Citi says merchants count on the most important Fed-day transfer within the S&P 500 since 2023

Bloomberg cite information compiled by Citi:

• the S&P 500 index is implied to maneuver 0.95% on Wednesday … in accordance with an choices technique referred to as an at-the-money straddle, the place merchants purchase an equal variety of calls and places with the identical strike worth and expiration
• the final time merchants priced in an FOMC-day transfer this extensive was in Could 2023

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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)’s coverage determination will probably be launched on Wednesday Could 1 at 2 pm US EDT (1800 GMT) with Fed Chair Jerome Powell following up along with his press convention at 2:30 pm (1830 GMT).

Earlier previews:

• Fed rate cuts in 2024? BlackRock’s CIO predicts more monetary easing ahead

• BoA on the FOMC meeting – more clarity on inflation is needed, in “want and see” mode

• FOMC meet this week: “the most interesting news about this meeting will come on 22 May”
• “Fed has simply run into a brick wall”
• expect a hawkish Fed and Powell
• Fed cuts are not imminent

This text was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.