USD/JPY pushes harder, surpasses 162.50
USD/JPY climbs further north of the 162.50 level on Tuesday, reaching its highest level in four decades on Wednesday. However, growing expectations that Japanese authorities could step in to support the Yen are keeping investors from placing aggressive bullish bets on the pair.
EUR/USD stays offered, flirts with 1.1400
EUR/USD manages to reverse the early drop and now trades with marginal gains near 1.1420 on Tuesday. The pair’s recovery comes in response to some loss of momentum in the US Dollar.
Gold keeps the positive mood above $4,000
Following multi-month lows near $3,950, Gold now manages to regain some composure and reclaim the area beyond the key $4,000 yardstick per troy ounce on Wednesday. Still, any meaningful recovery appears limited as a broadly firmer US Dollar and rising US Treasury yields weigh on the yellow metal.
GBP/USD flirts with two-week tops around 1.3270
GBP/USD makes a U-turn and adds to Monday’s uptick, advancing to the area of two-week highs near 1.3270 on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Cable’s better tone follows a loss of upside traction in the Greenback, always amid the sharp rally in USD/JPY.
DEEPER DIVE
Kevin Warsh isn't expected to say much in Sintra: That's exactly why markets will listen
Financial markets could find an important catalyst in the enchanting, fairytale-like landscape of Sintra this week. The ECB Forum will, as it does every year, gather the crème de la crème of central banks. The new boss at the Fed, who has clearly said that the Fed should stop explaining everything, will need to talk – and traders should listen.
Just like Fed, is BoJ’s independence under threat?
When talking about central bank independence, most of the focus has been on Donald Trump’s pressure on the Federal Reserve. But a similar story, a quieter one for now, seems to be happening on the other side of the Pacific: Japan’s government may be testing the Bank of Japan’s independence.
Is Shiba Inu dead or just in a crisis? The data behind SHIB's 95% crash
Shiba Inu, the dog-themed meme coin that became one of the biggest success stories in crypto and turned early buyers into crypto millionaires, is facing tough times. Its price has fallen more than 32% so far this year, and it is down 95% from its all-time high in 2021.
CRYPTOCURRENCIES
Ripple slumps toward $1.00 despite network growth and ETF demand
Ripple (XRP) is holding above the key $1.00 psychological support level at the time of writing on Tuesday, even as the market endures a protracted downturn that began in mid-June.
Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP correction deepens as capitulation persists
The cryptocurrency market continues to face downward momentum on Tuesday, with Bitcoin (BTC) sliding below $60,000, Ethereum (ETH) breaching the $1,600 mark, and Ripple (XRP) retreating toward its critical $1.00 psychological threshold.
Why a hawkish Bank of Japan could trigger the next Bitcoin sell-off
The Japanese Yen (JPY) recorded its lowest level in four decades, at 162.00 against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, raising concerns that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) could intervene to protect the Yen.
STOCKS
Micron claws its way back to positive territory after deep sell-off Premium
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: US employment and central banks’ leaders take the stage Premium
The US economy beat the Iran shock. Can it beat inflation too?
Gold: Sell-off intensifies, putting the $4,000 handle at risk Premium
Bitcoin: BTC hits 20-month low, will the pain continue?
Bitcoin has remained under pressure this past week, losing over 5% as traders assess mixed signals from different parties involved in the Middle East conflict.
US Dollar: The Dollar's second wind as markets rethink the Fed Premium
Week ahead – NFP report to challenge Dollar strength and the hawkish Fed
Dollar strength dominates markets, as the hawkish Fed overshadows geopolitics and lower oil prices. NFP week could drive September Fed hike expectations and boost market volatility. The Euro lacks fresh bullish catalysts, all eyes on the preliminary inflation report and the ECB Forum.
EDUCATION
Four mental models that quietly separate profitable traders from the rest
Trading advice focuses on what to think. It rarely answers a simpler question: what should you actually do differently in your next session? After years in the markets and the drawdowns that come with them, the lessons that stuck weren't about indicators or motivation.
The habits that actually separate consistent traders from everyone else
There's a version of every trader who shows up at 3 a.m., wide awake, replaying a trade that closed six hours earlier. Recalculating what should have happened. Knowing, somewhere underneath the recalculation, that the strategy wasn't the problem.
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