WTI recovers losses on doubts over the Strait of Hormuz reopening
West Texas Intermediate, the US oil benchmark, has changed course, staging a modest rebound in European trading on Monday. Iran's Foreign Ministry's remarks raised concerns over the potential US-Iran peace deal and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, helping the black gold find some demand. Traders look forward to further developments on the ongoing peace talks.
EUR/USD consolidates gains below 1.1650
EUR/USD keeps its firm tone at the beginning of the week, navigating just below 1.1650 as the US Dollar (USD) faces renewed downward pressure in response to growing optimism that the US and Iran could reach an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. With no major data releases on the agenda, investors are likely to keep their attention firmly on developments and headlines emerging from the Middle East.
Gold hits $4,580, four-day tops
Gold keeps trading on a firm note, climbing markedly and shifting its focus to the $4,600 mark per troy ounce on Monday. Weekend developments boosted hopes for a potential US-Iran peace agreement, keeping the Greenback under pressure and underpinning the yellow metal’s bounce.
GBP/USD looks solid just above 1.3500
GBP/USD gains further traction in quite a positive session on Monday, climbing to multi-day peaks just past the 1.3500 mark. Improving risk sentiment, driven by growing optimism surrounding a potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, keeps the Greenback under pressure and allows Cable to extend its positive momemtum.
DEEPER DIVE
Why the Pound is starting to trade like an emerging-market currency Premium
The Sterling is the second-weakest G10 currency against the US Dollar this year, and with GBP/USD cracking through 1.3400 to its lowest since early April, the textbook relationship between rising yields and currency strength has stopped working.
Nvidia made $58 billion in a quarter: Here’s what is really driving profits Premium
Nvidia (NVDA) has now beaten Wall Street in something like 18 of its last 20 quarters, and for three reports running, the stock has been sold off on reaction anyway.
Fed’s hawkish pivot may be closer than markets expect Premium
A 6% Producer Price Index print, the hottest in nearly four years, landed on a market that has spent most of 2026 quietly preparing for the wrong policy regime.
CRYPTOCURRENCIES
NEAR Price Forecast: Three reasons NEAR could extend its rally
Near Protocol (NEAR) extends its rebound above $2.50 on Monday, as crypto prices broadly stabilize amid optimism of a potential US-Iran peace agreement.
XRP builds momentum as ETF inflows support fragile rebound
Ripple (XRP) is holding support at $1.35 at the time of writing on Monday, as crypto prices broadly recover amid optimism for a US-Iran ceasefire deal. XRP’s momentum, although subtle, aligns with steady demand through related investment products.
Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP steady above supports on Iran deal hopes
Cryptocurrency prices are broadly holding steady on Monday, with Bitcoin (BTC) trading above its short-term $77,000 support, Ethereum (ETH) above the $2,100 demand area and Ripple (XRP) hovering above $1.36.
STOCKS
Old economy cash flows vs future mobility bets: Why TSLA vs FORD is becoming a different trade
For a while, the EV trade felt almost too easy. You had carmakers rolling out announcements about new battery plants, dropping hints about software revenue and self-driving, bumping up production targets — and investors just kept rewarding them for it.
Nasdaq 100 rebound looks strong… or is it just a trap?
The Nasdaq 100 spent the past few sessions recovering strongly from its November lows, rebounding from 24,307 and climbing back into the 25,100–25,150 mid-range zone. While the candles look convincing, the broader picture reveals a different story: the index remains trapped inside a 4H range structure.
WEEKLY FORECAST
EUR/USD: Awaiting more war-related headlines and central banks Premium
The EUR/USD pair fell for a second consecutive week, settling not far above a fresh multi-week low of 1.1576. War-related headlines kept driving financial markets, coupled with mounting speculation that the United States (US) Federal Reserve (Fed) will deliver a rate hike before the year is over.
Gold: Downside remains exposed on US-Iran uncertainty, hawkish Fed expectations Premium
Gold (XAU/USD) struggled to attract buyers as uncertainty surrounding the conflict between the United States (US) and Iran caused markets to continue pricing in a hawkish tilt in the Federal Reserve (Fed) policy expectations.
A new Fed chair, an old instinct: Why markets may be misreading Warsh
Kevin Warsh was sworn in as the 17th head of the Fed on Friday, the first chair to take the oath at the White House since Alan Greenspan in 1987, a venue choice that says plenty about how close this central bank now sits to the executive branch. The optics got stranger from there.
Bitcoin: The return of the sellers
Bitcoin (BTC) remains under pressure so far this week, consolidating around $77,000 on Friday after being rejected from the overhead supply zone the previous week. The institutional sell-off continues, with spot BTC Exchange-Traded funds (ETFs) recording billions in outflows.
US Dollar: What’s up, Kevin? Premium
The US Dollar’s (USD) week was an apathetic one. There were ups and downs and plenty of uncertainty in the geopolitical field.
Week ahead – US PCE inflation in focus amid Middle East uncertainty, RBNZ decides on rates
Middle East developments keep the dollar range bound. But Fed rate hike bets remain elevated ahead of key US PCE data. RBNZ decision and Australia CPI data to text steep implied rate paths.
EDUCATION
Prop trading in the United States: Why more traders are looking at futures
The United States is a major financial market, but it is much more restrictive for retail traders who want to try prop trading. As a result, US traders face a different prop-trading environment than those in Europe, Asia, or offshore locations.
How to detect market mispricings and turn them into high-probability trades
On Monday, GBP/USD was climbing. Most traders looking at the chart saw a bullish move and were either already long or thinking about buying the pullback. But the fundamentals were telling a completely different story — the dollar should have been strengthening.
PRESS RELEASES
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