Carry Trades: How Long Does Liquidation Take to Recover?

Date August 6, 2007

The drawdown in carry trades last night matched the sell-off that we saw back in March. David Rodriguez, one of my Currency Analysts at DailyFX.com did a great study on how prior cases of carry trade liquidation lasted and the amount it took for the entire move to be recovered.

Carry Trade Recovery

Here is a good chart with prior carry trade drawdowns (this article was done on Friday)

Link to Article on DailyFX

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