trading the rouble if situation goes fubar

TRADING THE RUBLE IF RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINECrazy, but just in case

No guns nessecary

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The game of chicken that Russia is playing in Eastern and Southern Ukraine could get out of hand.

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Out concern in the Forex markets is trading the Ruble if Russia invades Ukraine in full force.

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Russian President Putin was quoted as saying that he could be in Kiev in two weeks. If worse comes to worse what will happen to the Ruble in Forex trading?

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At that time a Ruble was worth three cents. Today it is worth 2.6 cents, a fall of over ten percent versus the US dollar.

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Western sanctions have hurt Russia but have also taken a bite out of German profits as well.

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What sort of profits could traders have gained if they had anticipated the recent fall of the Ruble?

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Trading the Ruble with Leverage

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Note recently that Russia is selling dollar reserves because of a weakening Ruble. They claim it is because they want to reduce treasury holdings.

10% of Russia’s FX reserve value are gold. This is still a tiny amount compared to the capital requirements of the Russian economy

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A common approach to trading currencies is to use a margin account. The trader puts in $10,000 but can trade $1,000,000 worth of a given currency with 1:100 leverage.

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As an example in trading the Ruble with 1:100 leverage and using $10,000 in a margin account one could have purchased $1,000,000 with Rubles at the beginning of the year.

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Today that $1,000,000 could be traded back into Rubles for a more than ten percent gain or more than $100,000.

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This would have been a ten-fold profit in trading the Ruble as it fell over the last few months.

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Trading the Ruble if Things Get Worse

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Russia, or more specifically Vladimir Putin, does not seem to be interested in backing off on his demands for autonomy for the Russian speakers in Eastern and Southern Ukraine.

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He annexed Crimea some months ago and is integrating that former Ukrainian state into the Russian Federation.

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As Ukraine has made gains against separatists in the East Russia has sent troops and arms to directly aid rebels.

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The USA and European allies have specifically ruled out a military solution in Ukraine but are ready to beef up their forces if Russia becomes hungry for more land in other adjacent states.

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The Cold War may well be back. How will it be trading the Ruble if Russia advances farther into Ukraine or threatens others of their neighbors?

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There is only so far that Russia can go in this regard. Will the Ruble plummet?

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Anyone who has made money by selling Rubles for dollars may be hesitant to buy back into the Russian currency if a full-fledged war breaks out in Ukraine.

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Keep Your FX Trades ShortBuy the gold when the oligarchs sell

Maybe buy artic oil interests

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Trading the Ruble does not mean that you need to hold Rubles long term and, in fact, if things go from bad to worse you do not want to.

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But one can scalp for profits or trade short term trends as events in the region drive the relative value of the Ruble up and down.

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There a numerous Forex trading tactics that can be applied to making money trading the Ruble in the current situation.

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As always do not trade what you do not understand as no one ever lost any money by not trading.