Useful AUD facts (or not so useful!): AUD/USD headed for 1.07 in January!

Many thanks to the mine of information, David Scutt at Arab Bank, for some useful A$ facts to open proceedings for 2013:

• The AUD has risen 43% of the time in January since it floated in 1983, for an average monthly gain of 3.17%:
• When it’s fallen in January, the average loss has been 2.24%:
• Australian stocks have enjoyed a positive January on 71.4% of times following on from a Santa rally:
• Over the last 20 January’s, stocks have risen on 12 occasions by an average of 2.56%:
• Side-note; the market is still pricing in a 63% chance of a rate cut next month.

Statistics would therefore suggest that we get a risk-on move this month and we may see the AUD/USD rise by over 3% which would take us close to 1.0700.