Volatility alert for 05 Feb 00:30

Due to the Australia Retail Sales MoM news event later today, we are expecting a large increase in volatility on the these instruments following the event release at 05 Feb 00:30:

The table below summarizes how the volatility of each instrument is expected to change during this news event.

Symbol Normal Movement Range Movement range during AU Retail Sales MoM
EURUSD 12-20 pips 14-23 pips (14.43%)
GBPUSD 15-26 pips 19-32 pips (19.45%)
USDCAD 14-22 pips 16-25 pips (12.00%)
USDCHF 10-16 pips 14-21 pips (27.52%)
NZDUSD 16-25 pips 21-30 pips (17.89%)
USDJPY 19-35 pips 26-41 pips (18.74%)
AUDUSD 14-23 pips 27-39 pips (68.41%)