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Highlights of JPM's Weekly FX Options Screener:

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  • CAD, AUD, PLN, NZD and HUF vs. USD vols are a buy, while CNH, INR, TRY, KRW and RUB are a sell while ZAR, HUF, PLN, BRL, MXN, AUD, NZD, CAD, SEK, NOK skews offer value.
  • On an underlying rates vols/correlations basis, AUD 1y vol is rich by 0.7 vols; CAD 1y vol is cheap by 2.4 vols and their model finds the average G10 FX USD vol as overvalued by 1.3 vols.
  • They conclude that gradual normalization of FX vol market since mid-March implies that most dislocations have corrected already, latest one being AUD, NZD and NOK vol richness, while BRL vol remains overvalued vs other G10 and EM vols.
  • EUR, CHF vols are rich vs GBP, JPY and CAD vols; ZAR vol is cheap vs. PLN and HUF vols.

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