Gold remains well offered around $4,400
Gold regains some traction after finding a floor near the key $4,000 area per troy ounce earlier on Monday. The yellow metal now hovers around the $4,400 region, albeit with modest losses, as markets continue to digest President Trump’s decision to delay military strikes on Iranian power plants following “productive conversations” with Tehran.
EUR/USD retreats from tops, back to 1.1600
EUR/USD now surrenders some gains and recedes toward the 1.1600 neighbourhood in quite an auspicious start to the week. The pair’s strong rebound comes as the US Dollar faces renewed downside pressure. The move follows President Trump’s decision to delay strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure, a shift that has improved overall risk sentiment and weighed on the Greenback.
GBP/USD stays bid beyond 1.3400
GBP/USD regains traction and moves above the 1.3400 mark on Monday, while also testing its key 200-day SMA, as the US Dollar comes under renewed selling pressure. The softer tone in the Greenback follows President Trump’s decision to postpone planned strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, lending support to Cable.
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DEEPER DIVE
Gold meltdown underway: What’s ahead as key $4,000 level looms Premium
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES
Ripple rebounds as Trump suspends attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure
XRP rises above $1.42 from the daily low of $1.36 as Trump’s order to stop attacks on Iran’s power plants and energy infrastructure lifts sentiment. XRP bulls eye a higher, robust support as momentum indicators suggest indecision among traders.
Meme Coins Price Prediction: Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Pepe at risk of falling further as social interest wanes
Meme coins, including Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), and Pepe (PEPE), are under intense selling pressure as the tensions in the Middle East weigh down on the broader cryptocurrency market.
Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum hold key support, XRP stays weak as Iran war dampens sentiment
The cryptocurrency market remains under pressure, with Bitcoin (BTC) trading in the lower $68,000s at the time of writing on Monday, after correcting from its March peak of around $76,000.
STOCKS
The S&P 500 will see a countertrend rally soon
In our update from last week, we showed that the SP500 YTD responded quite well to mid-term election-year seasonality, therefore suggesting a low around March 13 and a high around March 20. We use “around” because these dates are approximately ±3 trading days.
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: War continues to steal the limelight, and not for good Premium
The EUR/USD pair bounced back in the last few days, settling for the week around 1.1530. The Iran war and central banks’ monetary policy announcements took centre stage, yet none was enough to impress speculative interest.
Gold: Major central banks’ hawkish tone weighs heavily Premium
Gold (XAU/USD) extended its slide into a third consecutive week and lost more than 6%, its worst weekly performance since March 2020, as major central banks adopted a hawkish tone because of the upside risks to inflation posed by rising energy prices.
GBP/USD: Pound Sterling tests 200-day SMA on the road to recovery Premium
The Pound Sterling (GBP) staged a late rebound from near three-month lows against the US Dollar (USD), testing the critical 1.3440 supply zone.
Bitcoin: The Fed kills the vibe
US Dollar: The Dollar stumbles, but the macro story hasn’t changed Premium
The US Dollar just reminded markets that trends are rarely linear.
Week ahead – Flash PMIs and UK, Japan and Australian CPI data in focus
After hawkish Fed, dollar traders turn to preliminary PMI data. Pound set for a busy week amid inflation, PMI and retail sales numbers. Japan’s CPI to determine how likely an April BoJ hike is.
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