This article has been translated from English to Gen Z Slang.
Risk aversion is basically when traders yeet their high-risk, high-reward assets and go full-on safety mode, sliding those bucks into safe-haven currencies. 📉💼
This usually happens when everything's feeling sus and the markets are shakier than a shaky TikTok dance.
In the forex squad, the ones with the juicier interest rates are the high-yielding currencies, a.k.a. the spicy risky boys. 🔥
These bad boys are seen as the “riskier” flex options.
So when folks be risk-averse, they ghost these currencies faster than a bad Tinder date and chase after those tried-and-true “safe-haven” currencies. 
Safe haven currencies are the real MVPs expected to stay steady or even glow up in value when it’s looking apocalyptic out here (think: geopolitical drama). 🌍🛡️
The U.S. dollar (USD), Japanese yen (JPY), and Swiss franc (CHF) are like the popular kids in the safe-haven club.
When the world’s feeling extra chaotic, there’s a major “flight to safety” moment and everyone's trying to hang out with these currencies.
They’re seen as safer bets, thanks to their thicc capital markets and liquidity vibes.