How to check it: log Bund futures and EURUSD each morning from 07:00 to 08:00 London, and the EURUSD move from 08:00 to 08:30.
What to look at:
- On large Bund moves (pick a threshold in ticks, for example 30), how often EURUSD moved clearly in the same window, and in which direction.
- Whether small Bund moves say anything at all.
- Days with US data or ECB speakers, kept separately, because both markets react to the same news.
Even without a lead, it's a useful sanity check. A Bund moving sharply before London suggests a busier EURUSD open.
Does anyone watch bond futures alongside FX for scalping? Is the Schatz more useful than the Bund for this?