Subheading: Why traders are caught between structural restraint and fear. Recent months have highlighted a familiar contradiction in the oil market. Official production guidance continues to point toward stability, while geopolitical headlines reinforce a sense of persistent fragility. Prices have often been consolidated before reacting sharply to isolated shipping, security, or policy developments, underscoring the
Given the clear daily uptrend and the bearish Japanese yen sentiment seen across the FX markets today, CHFJPY currency pair be expected to rise to the next resistance level 116.00 (target for the completion of the active short-term impulse wave 5). AUDJPY broke resistance area Likely to rise to resistance level 116.00 AUDJPY currency pair
Oracle shares climbed above $160, reaching their highest level in roughly six weeks, following the release of a robust earnings report: → EPS: $1.79 vs. $1.70 expected → Revenue: $17.2bn vs. $16.7bn expected This marks the first quarter in 15 years in which both revenue and earnings grew more than 20% simultaneously. Key drivers included:
Given the strength of the resistance level 203.4, moderate outflows from Swiss franc on the easing of the security situation in the USA-Iran conflict and the bearish divergence on the daily Stochastic indicator, CHFJPY currency pair be expected to fall to the next support level 201.00 (which stopped the previous minor correction 4). CHFJPY
The S&P 500 index (US SPX 500 mini on FXOpen) is trading around the 6,800 level this morning. However, market sentiment could shift sharply once the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data are released at 15:30 GMT+3. Ongoing military tensions in the Middle East and sharp fluctuations in oil prices continue to influence investor sentiment. As
Given the reversal of the risk-off sentiment see across the global crude oil markets, the strength of the aforementioned resistance area and the overbought daily Stochastic and RSI indicators, WTI Crude Oil can be expected to fall to the next support level 90.00 (which is also the target price for the completion of the active
Oil volatility drives markets: CAD weakens as crude retreats, USD strengthens, Gold pressured below $5,100 while traders reassess inflation risks and Fed rate cuts. The Hormuz Stranglehold and the Energy Shock The primary engine of global market volatility is the escalating conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran, which has culminated in the closure of
In last week’s edition, we wrote that the price of oil would now be calling the shots and thus determining the performance of global financial markets. The last few days have confirmed this thesis – and with more force than we ourselves would have expected. Since the publication of the last Thoughts, the price of
The XAU/USD chart indicates that gold has been moving within the $5,060–$5,200 range during the last few trading sessions. Bullish perspective: the lower boundary of the long-term ascending channel — in place since early 2026 — currently serves as the main support level. Bearish perspective: the market is facing pressure following comments from President Donald
This preview of weekly data examines USOIL and XAUUSD, with economic data expected later this week as the primary market drivers of the near-term outlook. 9/03/2026 Highlights of the week: US inflation, UK GDP, US core PCE Wednesday US Inflation rate at 12:30 GMT, with the consensus pointing to an increase of around 0.1% to