I get NOKed down.. but I get up again...You're never gonna keep me down,
I get NOKed down, but I get up again,
You're never gonna keep me down!
Now that you all hopefully have the song stuck as much into your head as I have ;) we can go straight to the facts:
It is true that over the past two years, the Norwegian krone has all too often been one of the big losers in the FX market.
Not only has it embarrassingly been constantly beaten up against the EUR and traded at an all-time low, but it has even brought up the rear of ALL G10 currencies since November 2022.
This was hardly surprising as almost all fundamental factors spoke against the NOK.
However, the tide will turn dramatically in 2024, especially in the EURNOK:
NOK positive:
โก๏ธ Energy prices appear to have bottomed out and could rise again.
โก๏ธ The oil price appears to be stabilising at the USD 60-70 mark and could rise if necessary in the event of a soft landing
โก๏ธ January and February are seasonally positive for the NOK
โก๏ธ Norges Bank surprised EVERYONE in December by raising interest rates again
โก๏ธ Norges Bank enters 2024 as one of the hawkishest of the G10 central banks
โก๏ธ A further rate hike by Norges Bank in early 2024 cannot be ruled out
โก๏ธ It would raise interest rates while virtually all other central banks would be in rate-cutting mode
โก๏ธ Norges Bank will drastically reduce its NOK purchases from January (as previously announced by me in the NOKSEK Tradeidee) , see here:
My CHFNOK Short should also be a sure winner in 2024: