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.
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
Ripple bearish outlook holds despite ETF inflows, falling exchange reserves
XRP remains below major averages, as pressure mounts on $1.35 short-term support. XRP reserves on the Binance exchange drop to 2.74 billion tokens on Thursday after peaking at 2.78 billion tokens in May.
Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP strain to gain momentum amid broader risk-off market sentiment
Cryptocurrencies broadly face headwinds on Friday, reflecting an overall reduction in investor risk appetite. Bitcoin (BTC) preserves $77,000 as a short-term support level but faces increasing pressure, limiting its recovery potential.
Bitcoin Weekly Forecast: The return of the sellers
Bitcoin 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.
STOCKS
Elliott Wave view: Dow futures break higher following March 2026 correction
The short‑term Elliott Wave outlook for Dow Futures (YM) indicates that the Index has completed its correction against the cycle from the March 30, 2026 low and has resumed higher. The rally from that low is unfolding as a clear impulse.
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
The race to launch: Why 15 days is becoming the benchmark for prop firms
Most prop firm founders do not lose to better competitors, but to slower ones.
STARTRADER CEO Peter Karsten hosts University of Europe sessions on AI, operations, and market risk
Across three sessions in Dubai this spring, the conversations moved from how AI agents are built and reshaping business operations to whether the market's pricing of the build-out can hold.
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