Weekly Updates 16/6/25 – 20/6/25 June 16, 2025
This weekly update is designed to help you stay informed and relate economic and company earnings to potentially value-add your CFD (Contract For Difference) trading via hedging (risk reducing). This article should be used for educational purposes only and not as financial advice. We urge all traders to carry out your own due diligence before submitting trades.
Recap for last week (9 Jun – 13 Jun 2025)
*These prices are taken based on the previous Monday’s opening price and the preceding Friday’s closing price.
Last week’s market action revolved around the escalation between Israel and Iran over reports that Iran has reached Uranium-235 enrichment of 60%, signalling major progress into weapon grade Uranium of 80%+ enrichment. Causing tensions to rise in the region with Israel and Iran exchanging military fire. Causing global stock markets to fall as global stock market prices in global instability. Furthermore, Air India flight crashed shortly after take off sending shockwaves throughout the aviation industry. With Boeing shares price ending -5% for the week.
Updates for the week (16 June – 20 June 2025)
The data below showing the economic releases read as “Analyst’s estimate/ Consensus | Previous data”.
This week’s upcoming macro-economic news releases mainly focuses on China publishing Retail Sales and Industrial production data on Monday and US publishing Retail Sales Advance and FOMC rate decision on Thursday 2am. Market participants are eager to find out the recovery rate of the Chinese consumer and economy. With inflation at 0 or even negative, economists are worried that the second largest economy will slip in to prolong deflation. The US FOMC committee is expected to keep rates flat at 4.50% upper bound, any deviation from this will cause volatility in the markets.
No Major earnings release from US, HK, China and Singapore for the week of 16th June 2025 to 20th June 2025. While Accenture Plc got target price lowered by Morgan Stanley and had a YTD return of -10.64%.
EUR/USD: Greenback Comeback by Tan Peng Chien
Key Entry Price Pivot(s)
- 1.1393
Recommended Trade
- Short at 1.1531
- Stop Loss: 1.1632
- Take Profit: 1.1393
Alternative Case
- Long at 1.1393
- Stop Loss: 1.1312
- Take Profit: 1.1610
Remarks
- Following the month-long rally in the EUR/USD pair, the key question is whether the U.S. Dollar will stage a comeback to halt the current uptrend, or if the pair will continue pushing toward new highs as the greenback weakens.
- A potential short setup could involve entering at 1.1531, aiming to target resting liquidity below. The suggested profit target would be 1.1393, with a stop-loss placed at or above 1.1632.
- Alternatively, a long position may be considered at the pivot level of 1.1393, with a tighter stop-loss at 1.1312. This trade would target the previous high around 1.1610, assuming the U.S. Dollar remains under pressure.
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Investments are subject to investment risks. The risk of loss in leveraged trading can be substantial. You may sustain losses in excess of your initial funds and may be called upon to deposit additional margin funds at short notice. If the required funds are not provided within the prescribed time, your positions may be liquidated. The resulting deficits in your account are subject to penalty charges. The value of investments denominated in foreign currencies may diminish or increase due to changes in the rates of exchange. You should also be aware of the commissions and finance costs involved in trading leveraged products. This product may not be suitable for clients whose investment objective is preservation of capital and/or whose risk tolerance is low. Clients are advised to understand the nature and risks involved in margin trading.
You may wish to obtain advice from a qualified financial adviser, pursuant to a separate engagement, before making a commitment to purchase any of the investment products mentioned herein. In the event that you choose not to obtain advice from a qualified financial adviser, you should assess and consider whether the investment product is suitable for you before proceeding to invest and we do not offer any advice in this regard unless mandated to do so by way of a separate engagement. You are advised to read the trading account Terms & Conditions and Risk Disclosure Statement (available online at https://www.poems.com.sg/) before trading in this product.
Any CFD offered is not approved or endorsed by the issuer or originator of the underlying securities and the issuer or originator is not privy to the CFD contract.
This advertisement has not been reviewed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
This material is intended for general circulation only and does not take into account the specific investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person. You should seek advice from a financial adviser regarding the suitability of the investment product, taking into account your specific investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs, before making a commitment to invest in such products.
About the author
Sam Hei Tung (Assistant Manager, Dealing) | Onisha Thye (Dealing)
Sam graduated from National University of Singapore with a Master of Science in Finance. He personally manages his own investment portfolio and does equity and economic research in his free time. Sam believes that education and information is essential to making good financial decisions.
Onisha is a dealer at the CFD Dealing Desk. She graduated from Monash University with a double major in finance and econometrics. Her natural curiosity for finance is what drove her to be in this field as she is fascinated by all the possibilities and opportunities.
