On Thursday, after a 307-year-old union with England and Wales, Scottish voters age sixteen and over will decide in a referendum that will ask the question: Should Scotland be an independent country?
Most opinion polls show more Scots want to remain in the U.K. than leave it, but enough voters are undecided to swing it either way.
The “Better Together” campaign says Scotland should remain part of a larger country that has a greater say in the world and can better withstand financial shocks. Voting “no” to secession would also ensure it keeps the British pound after the U.K. government ruled out sharing the currency with an independent Scotland.
From the technical perspective I did get a possible buy signal ( see the blue diamond in the chart below). My diamond indicators are an output of an extreme overbought/ oversold along with price action that suggests a good counter trend move. In this case we saw an extreme sell off starting July 15th , falling over 11 points, I think if the market can take the 162.65 level , the door is open for a move up to 164.81 and 166.14!
British Pound (Globex) Equalized Active Daily Continuation Heikin Ashi
My recommendation ahead of the Thursday vote is one I normally don't make....Use short term options, like the ones expiring Oct. 3rd. My preference is to buy short term calls close to the money but some may actually look to buy both puts and calls in an attempt to benefit from a big move either way.
Either way this market will be moved by news and more important market interpretation of the news. In situations like this, the main thing is not to be right on the market but to create a good trading plan with a balanced risk/ reward strategy so when the action is fast and the kitchen is really hot, you won't need to make decisions but rather follow your game plan.
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About Ilan Levy-Mayer
Ilan Levy-Mayer has been a commodities broker for over 15 years, and holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Ilan is currently the Vice President and a Senior Broker at Cannon Trading Company.
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