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Measured volatility, regime and correlations (majors)
How each major actually behaves, measured on FxPro’s MT5 feed — daily range, annualised volatility, the current volatility regime, trading style and the typical weekend gap:
| Instrument | Avg daily range | Annual volatility | Vol regime | Style | Avg weekend gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 57 pips | 4.7% | stable | mixed | 18.3 pips |
| GBP/USD | 72.7 pips | 5.91% | contracting | choppy | 23.3 pips |
| AUD/USD | 45.4 pips | 7.69% | contracting | choppy | 17.4 pips |
| USD/CAD | 55.8 pips | 3.54% | stable | trending | 12.1 pips |
| USD/JPY | 71.9 pips | 6.62% | contracting | mixed | 17.7 pips |
Measured correlations (14-day): most aligned — EUR/USD/GBP/USD +0.86, EUR/USD/AUD/USD +0.79; most opposed — EUR/USD/USD/CAD -0.59, GBP/USD/USD/CAD -0.59. Pairs that move together stack your risk; opposed pairs can offset it.
Best measured carry (annualised)
| Instrument | Best side | Carry |
|---|---|---|
| XAU/USD (Gold) | short | 2.42% a year |
| USD/JPY | long | 1.55% a year |
| EUR/USD | short | 0.61% a year |
| USD/CAD | long | 0.58% a year |
| GBP/USD | long | -0.84% a year |
ADR is the mean high-to-low over 14 days; volatility is annualised from daily closes; the regime compares recent with longer-run volatility; style is trending vs mean-reverting from the efficiency ratio; carry is the annualised swap yield. Measured, not a forecast.
Gold
Gold (XAU/USD) is a widely followed precious metal often used as a benchmark for risk sentiment and macroeconomic uncertainty. FxPro offers Gold as a metal CFD with spreads from 2.5 pips on Standard accounts or from 1.0 pip on Raw+ accounts, with leverage up to 1:200 available depending on account type and eligibility.
Sources: www.actionforex.com · www.forex.com · www.investing.com
Trade Gold with FxPro →Nasdaq
The Nasdaq 100 groups 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq exchange, with a heavy tilt toward technology and growth stocks. FxPro lists the Nasdaq as an index CFD with leverage up to 1:200 (subject to account type and eligibility), tradeable on MT4, MT5, cTrader and FxPro Edge without holding any underlying shares.
Sources: finance.yahoo.com
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Crude Oil is a key global energy commodity whose price is shaped by supply decisions, geopolitical events and macroeconomic demand cycles. FxPro lists Crude Oil under its Energies instrument range, giving traders CFD access with leverage up to 1:200 on platforms including MT4, MT5 and cTrader.
Sources: www.bloomberg.com
The US Dollar is the world's primary reserve currency, influencing virtually every forex pair and commodity priced in USD. At FxPro, major USD pairs like EUR/USD are available as forex CFDs with spreads from 1.2 pips on Standard accounts or as low as 0.2 pips on Raw+ — tradeable across MT4, MT5, cTrader and FxPro Edge.
Sources: focustaiwan.tw