Gold drops 2% as Mideast tensions rise; traders await CPI, Fed outlook; technicals turn bearish.
Oil dips despite Trump’s Iran helicopter claim, as traders bet on Hormuz diplomacy and range-bound prices.
Gold drops 2% as Mideast tensions rise; traders await CPI, Fed outlook; technicals turn bearish.
DXY rebounds near 99.93 amid US-Iran uncertainty; traders eye CPI, hawkish Fed odds, and options hedges.
US-Iran nuclear deal nears; 15-year enrichment freeze could return Iranian oil, pressuring WTI and boosting put strategies.
DXY rebounds near 99.93 amid US-Iran uncertainty; traders eye CPI, hawkish Fed odds, and options hedges.
US-Iran nuclear deal nears; 15-year enrichment freeze could return Iranian oil, pressuring WTI and boosting put strategies.
SOX hit 13,998 then fell 15.9%, entering a corrective W-iv toward 10,185–11,490 before 15,000.
Gold hit March lows as dollar strengthened; hawkish Fed, Middle East uncertainty, and CPI ahead pressured prices.
US three-year note auction yield surged to 4.192%, boosting hawkish Fed bets, volatility, dollar strength positioning.
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