Yen strength is causing a negative feedback loop as stops get triggered and overstretched carry positions get unwound. This is rattling positioning in global risk assets, according to trader Simon Ree.
Andrei Kazantsev from Goldman Sachs noted that bitcoin and ether were affected by the yen carry trade unwind, emphasizing the global VAR shock of Aug. 5.
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