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Trade Idea Short FXI / Long IWM New Research Item Summarized 5 Topics Central Bank Preview FOMC Interest Rate Decision • 15 Sources Trade Idea Long Semiconductors / Short Treasuries Watchlist Item CZK • Summary • Sentiment Score: 0.46 Trending Topic Trump's Trade and Political Moves • 3 Sources • 4 Summaries Risk Event US CPI • 20 Sources Custom Query “What are the risks to the USD over Jackson Hole?” Watchlist Item Bank of Japan (BoJ) • Summary • Sentiment Score: -0.16 New Research Item Tagged Morning Reading • Top 5 EMFX • GS

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Example Input

Source: Brent Donnelly (Spectra Markets)
Title: am/FX 16th Sept 2025
Word count: 1,127
Reading time: ~4 min
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Summarization

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On receipt, every email is summarized down to as little as 20% of its original length.

Word count: 385
Reading time: 1 min 24 secs

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    • NASDAQ Performance and Historical Win Streaks
    • 2025 Seasonality Performance Analysis
    • Fed and Bank of Canada Meetings Insights
    • USD Softness Amid Rate Differential Changes
    • EUR/USD Chart Analysis and Price Targets
    • USD/BRL Key Levels and Trading Strategy
    • Canadian Economic Weakness and CAD Forecast
    • NASDAQ Performance and Historical Win Streaks: The NASDAQ has experienced a 10-day win streak, up 25% over the past six months. Historically, the longest win streak from 1998-2000 was 8 days, indicating current low volatility compared to that period. The author suggests that government intervention may reduce panic in the market, leading to less volatility. The forward performance after a 10-day win streak with over a 25% return is negative on days 11 and 12 but mostly positive beyond that.
    • 2025 Seasonality Performance Analysis: The author notes that seasonality has not worked well in 2025, despite strong performances in 2023 and 2024. They argue that policy shocks have overshadowed seasonal flows, impacting market behavior. The performance of the trader handbook seasonality signals has been poor this year.
    • Fed and Bank of Canada Meetings Insights: The upcoming Fed meeting is anticipated to be significant, with 95 out of 97 economists predicting a 25bps rate hike. However, some strategists, including Steve Englander, advocate for a 50bps hike as a catch-up measure. The author expresses skepticism about the likelihood of a 50bps hike but acknowledges the logic behind it.
    • USD Softness Amid Rate Differential Changes: The USD is currently soft as interest rate differentials widen, with the ECB and other central banks less likely to cut rates. The author notes that the broader direction of rate differentials against the USD remains relevant, particularly for EUR/USD and USD/BRL pairs.
    • EUR/USD Chart Analysis and Price Targets: The EUR/USD is approaching a key resistance level near 1.1827, last seen in September 2021. A breakout above this level could target 1.21 or 1.22 based on previous price movements. The author suggests bullish trades at 1.20 with sell strikes at 1.23.
    • USD/BRL Key Levels and Trading Strategy: The USD/BRL is nearing a significant level at 5.2870, which was a spike high in April 2024. The author anticipates a bounce off this level, suggesting traders reduce near 5.29 and consider adding back at 5.39.
    • Canadian Economic Weakness and CAD Forecast: The author believes the Canadian economy is struggling, citing poor housing starts and consistent bad data. They predict CAD will weaken against other currencies, recommending long positions in EUR/CAD and AUD/CAD into year-end.
    • NASDAQ Performance and Historical Win Streaks
    • 2025 Seasonality Performance Analysis
    • Fed and Bank of Canada Meetings Insights
    • USD Softness Amid Rate Differential Changes
    • EUR/USD Chart Analysis and Price Targets
    • USD/BRL Key Levels and Trading Strategy
    • Canadian Economic Weakness and CAD Forecast

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Brent Donnelly - am/FX: NASDAQ, USD, EURCAD

  • Long EURCAD EXPLICIT

    • "Long EURCAD and long AUDCAD into year-end will end up as great trades, I think, but three months is beyond my trading time horizon so I only mention this if you are the type of macro person that trades 2-month or 3-month ideas."
    • "The entry point in EURCAD requires courage, but we could go another 10 figs between now and December as rising unemployment and falling house prices undo an economy heavily-geared to real estate that has been building up leverage for 20 years."

  • buy 1.68 digital for 15% or so EXPLICIT

    • "i like 3-month eurcad topside. buy 1.68 digital for 15% or so."

  • Short CAD EXPLICIT

    • "My only strong view is that the Canadian economy is finally in trouble (housing starts abysmal today, adding to the steady run of bad data) and CAD will weaken against the crosses into year end."

  • Long EURCAD EXPLICIT

    • "Long EURCAD and long AUDCAD into year-end will end up as great trades, I think, but three months is beyond my trading time horizon so I only mention this if you are the type of macro person that trades 2-month or 3-month ideas."
    • "The entry point in EURCAD requires courage, but we could go another 10 figs between now and December as rising unemployment and falling house prices undo an economy heavily-geared to real estate that has been building up leverage for 20 years."

Watchlist & Sentiment

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Track mentions of assets and entities across incoming research to weight your consumption toward the positions and risks you focus on.

  • NASDAQ

    0.12
    Market Sentiment and Technical Analysis: The Nasdaq has experienced a low volatility meltup, rising 25% over six months and achieving a 10-day win streak. Historical data suggests that such patterns often lead to negative performance on days 11 and 12, but positive outcomes in longer time frames.

  • EUR

    0.48
    Market Sentiment and Technical Analysis: The EURUSD is nearing a three-year high, with significant resistance at 1.1827 and previous tops at 1.1900/10. A bullish outlook suggests buying at 1.20 and selling at 1.23 strikes could be profitable as the current rally targets levels around 1.21 or 1.22.

  • AUD

    0.24
    Central Bank Rate Cuts and Economic Outlook: The Canadian economy is showing signs of trouble, particularly with abysmal housing starts data. Predictions suggest that the CAD will weaken against other currencies as rising unemployment and falling house prices impact the economy. Long positions in EURCAD and AUDCAD are recommended for year-end trading, with expectations of significant movement in these pairs.

  • Fed

    0.05
    Central Bank Rate Cuts and Economic Outlook: The Fed's upcoming meeting is generating interest, with a consensus for a 25bps cut among economists. Some strategists advocate for a more aggressive 50bps cut to catch up with economic conditions, although this may not gain enough support.

  • ECB

    -0.15
    Central Bank Rate Cuts and Economic Outlook: The upcoming Fed meeting is expected to be significant, with 95 out of 97 economists predicting a 25bps cut. Some strategists, however, suggest a potential 50bps cut as a catch-up move. This could affect interest rate differentials as the ECB and other central banks are less likely to cut rates, which may soften the USD.

  • USD

    -0.35
    Market Sentiment and Technical Analysis: The USD is currently softening as interest rate differentials widen due to the Fed's potential actions. The broader direction of rate differentials seems to correlate with USD performance, particularly as key support levels are tested in various currency pairs.

  • NASDAQ

    0.12
    Market Sentiment and Technical Analysis: The Nasdaq has experienced a low volatility meltup, rising 25% over six months and achieving a 10-day win streak. Historical data suggests that such patterns often lead to negative performance on days 11 and 12, but positive outcomes in longer time frames.

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Transform a vast array of unstructured data into repeatable, quantifiable sentiment scores, delivering a systematic, crowd-sourced view of market trends.

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"Consensus in a click"

Pull together all your research for a specific risk event in one click. Pre-populated with a client-defined calendar, select an event to pull the most relevant research, extracted topics, and a concise summary with citations. Everything you need to price the risk is in one place.

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    "tradeIdea": "Short CAD",
    "quote": {
        "text": "My only strong view is that the Canadian economy is finally in trouble (housing starts abysmal today, adding to the steady run of bad data) and CAD will weaken against the crosses into year end.",
        "tenses": [ "future", "simplePresent" ],
        },
    "assetClass": "fx",
    "data": "no",
    "derived": "explicit",
    "explanation": "The statement regarding the weakening of CAD is explicit, as it directly states that CAD will weaken against other currencies."
}

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