FX Increasing Volume, Cooling Investment Enthusiasm!

The Financial Futures Association of Japan10/15announcedFXmonthly report that indicates this year1-9monthly turnover in cumulative terms reached the fastest pace on record,1reaching 10 trillion yen. As the dollar-yen exchange rate moved as shown in the chart, from the beginning of the year when it was around140yen,7months later it briefly rose to around162yen, then, after the Ministry of Finance's intervention to buy yen and Bank of Japan((BOJ)-led rate hikes, the yen strengthened rapidly, temporarily falling below140yen in September, showing volatile price movements that contributed to the sharp expansion of trading volume. However, looking at the investment behavior of individual investors, it becomes evident that profits have not necessarily been realized, so we will explain the reasons and share winning strategies for the future.