Interesting paradox brewing in the forex markets right now. Everyone's talking about the Bank of Japan potentially hiking rates this month, yet traders keep piling into positions betting the yen will slide further against the dollar.



The divergence is striking—monetary tightening usually strengthens a currency, but market sentiment seems convinced otherwise. Could be that traders think the rate move is already priced in, or maybe they're betting the Fed holds rates higher for longer. Either way, this disconnect between policy expectations and actual market positioning is worth watching.
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TokenRationEatervip
· 19h ago
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates, but the yen still fell? This move is pretty wild. What is the market betting on?
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ContractExplorervip
· 12-07 22:40
Bank of Japan rate hike actually bearish for the yen? This shows the market had already priced it in, nothing new here.
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DefiEngineerJackvip
· 12-07 22:33
nah this is just classic carry trade logic, BoJ hiking doesn't matter if the rate differential still favors usd. traders aren't dumb, they've already factored the move in—*that's* the market efficiency you're not seeing
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MetaMaskVictimvip
· 12-07 22:23
This old trick of the Bank of Japan raising interest rates—the market has seen through it long ago... The real big boss is the Federal Reserve. Who really believes Japan will take real action?
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GhostAddressHuntervip
· 12-07 22:23
Everyone's already tired of the Bank of Japan's rate hike playbook; the market has long priced it in... Those still desperately shorting the yen, do they really think the Fed will stay hawkish forever?
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PerennialLeekvip
· 12-07 22:20
Even a rate hike by the Bank of Japan can't save the yen? I've seen this playbook before—surely the market has already priced this in... If the Fed keeps tightening, the yen will get dragged even lower.
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PositionPhobiavip
· 12-07 22:19
It's this kind of market contrarian move again... Even the BOJ rate hike is useless, the dollar is still on steroids? Basically, people are just betting that the Fed will keep holding strong. The Japanese move was already fully priced in.
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BlockchainRetirementHomevip
· 12-07 22:19
The Bank of Japan's move is just too outrageous. They said they would raise interest rates, but the market turned around and shorted the yen. Where's the logic in that... The Fed is still holding back, so let's wait and see.
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