EUR/USD pops to daily highs near 1.1430
EUR/USD starts the week on a positive note, climbing to as high as the 1.1430 zone, or daily tops, on Monday. The pair’s recovery comes in response to the broad-based US Dollar weakness, while investors continue to monitor developments from the Middle East ahead of the beginning of the ECB's annual forum.
GBP/USD surges to multi-day peaks past 1.3250
GBP/USD leaves behind Friday’s small pullback and advances past 1.3250 level, or five-day highs, on Monday. Cable’s upside follows extra losses in the Greenback, while traders continue to assess the geopolitical front and upcoming key events.
Gold remains supported by $4,000
Gold remains under marked selling pressure, holding on just above the key $4,000 mark per troy ounce at the beginning of the week. The precious metal reverses two daily advances in a row as renewed effervescence in the Middle East revive inflation concerns and bolster Fed rate hike expectations.
Bitcoin four-year cycle: BTC risks 75% drawdown with four months of bear market still ahead
Bitcoin price continues to trend downward below the $60,000 support zone after losing over 50% of its value since the $126,199 high in October. Bitcoin’s four-year cycle, measured from cycle tops to bottoms, suggests that four months of a bear market are still ahead.
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 stabilizes as support holds amid steady ETF inflows
Ripple pares losses and trades around $1.05 at the time of writing on Monday. The cross-border remittance token is attempting a recovery after last week’s sell-off, which intensified as the US and Iran exchanged fire.
Crypto Today: Bitcoin and Ethereum edge higher, XRP pares losses as US and Iran agree to resume talks
Bitcoin is showing renewed signs of recovery, approaching the $60,000 mark at the time of writing on Monday. Among altcoins, Ethereum is positioned for a potential breakout above $1,600, while Ripple continues to face bearish pressure, holding just above the key $1.00 psychological support.
Bitcoin four-year cycle: BTC risks 75% drawdown with four months of bear market still ahead
Bitcoin price continues to trend downward below the $60,000 support zone after losing over 50% of its value since the $126,199 high in October. Bitcoin’s four-year cycle, measured from cycle tops to bottoms, suggests that four months of a bear market are still ahead.
STOCKS
Tokyo has hitched itself to Seoul’s AI rollercoaster
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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Versus Trade named Fastest Growing Broker 2026 at UF Awards Global
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