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💰 Bitcoin has emerged as a relative safe haven, climbing about 14% to ~$75,000 since the Iran war began while oil surged 40% and both gold (-5%) and global stocks (-4%) declined.

🇺🇸 The US shifted to a more unilateral stance while threatening strikes on Kharg Island, risking disruption to millions of barrels per day of exports and keeping oil above $100.

🇨🇭The Swiss National Bank is expected to hold rates at 0% while signaling potential intervention to curb franc strength.

🍫 Unilever Plc is exploring a potential spin-off of its food division, with options under review ahead of a possible deal timeline beyond 2027.

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📆 CALENDAR FOR TODAY - 18.03.2026

🇺🇸 Core PPI m/m – 15:30 GMT+3
🇺🇸 PPI m/m – 15:30 GMT+3
🇨🇦 BOC Rate Statement – 16:45 GMT+3
🇨🇦 Overnight Rate – 16:45 GMT+3
🇨🇦 BOC Press Conference – 17:30 GMT+3
🇺🇸 Federal Funds Rate – 21:00 GMT+3
🇺🇸 FOMC Economic Projections – 21:00 GMT+3
🇺🇸 FOMC Statement – 21:00 GMT+3
🇺🇸 FOMC Press Conference – 21:30 GMT+3

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🔽🔄↘️ℹ️🔽⏺️

🪙 On the weekly chart, SOLUSD bounced off a strong support zone after breaking below the lower Bollinger Band. The CCI has moved out of the oversold zone, and there is an imbalance at the top.

🔼 A break above 95.00 will pave the way for further gains in SOLUSD;
🎯 Target: 120.00.

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✂️🅰️ℹ️ℹ️🔽⏺️ ⏮️🅰️↘️↘️🔽

🥇Gold is rapidly approaching support, and the price is about to drop. The Parabolic SAR confirms the start of the decline.

🔽 We are considering selling XAUUSD if the price falls below 4980 and the nearest fractal;
🎯 Target: 4900.

DESTROY ❤️❤️❤️ IF YOU LOVE TRADING XAUUSD!

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🇺🇸 Federal Funds Rate:

🟢 Actual — 3.75%
🟢 Expected — 3.75%
🟢 Previous — 3.75%

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🇺🇸The Federal Reserve held the federal funds rate at 3.75%, with projections unchanged at 3.75% as policymakers signal a cautious path amid inflation risks.

🛢Brent crude climbed to $113 per barrel after strikes hit major gas sites, including Qatar’s LNG complex, raising risks to supply and fueling inflation fears across global markets.

🇪🇺The European Central Bank is expected to hold its deposit rate at 2%, as markets weigh an Iran-driven inflation shock with bets shifting toward a potential rate hike.

🇳🇴 Norway’s $2.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, which owns about 1.5% of global equities, warned the Iran war risks testing market complacency and global economic resilience.

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📆 CALENDAR FOR TODAY - 19.03.2026

🇬🇧 Claimant Count Change – 10:00 GMT+3
🇨🇭 SNB Monetary Policy Assessment – 11:30 GMT+3
🇨🇭 SNB Policy Rate – 11:30 GMT+3
🇨🇭 SNB Press Conference – 12:00 GMT+3
🇬🇧 Monetary Policy Summary – 15:00 GMT+3
🇬🇧 MPC Official Bank Rate Votes – 15:00 GMT+3
🇬🇧 Official Bank Rate – 15:00 GMT+3
🇺🇸 Unemployment Claims – 15:30 GMT+3
🇪🇺 Main Refinancing Rate – 16:15 GMT+3
🇪🇺 Monetary Policy Statement – 16:15 GMT+3
🇪🇺 ECB Press Conference – 16:45 GMT+3

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🇨🇦 USDCAD has broken through the downtrend line, and the MACD histogram indicates growing bullish sentiment, with an overbought condition at the top.

⤴️ We are considering buying USDCAD if it rises above 1.3750 and the nearest fractal;
🎯 Target: 1.3910.

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✂️🅰️⏩️ℹ️🔽⏺️

🥈 XAGUSD is falling rapidly and has reached support, forming a triple top. The price has crossed below the lower Bollinger Band, so let’s consider two scenarios:

🔽A drop below 71.000 will send silver down to 64.000;
🔼A bounce off support will bring XAGUSD back up to 82.000 and 89.500.

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⚡️ XAUUSD: +15000 points⚡️

🥇 It reached the target easily. Click ❤️ if you've traded Gold

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🛢Oil pulled back with Brent near $107 and WTI around $94 after US and Israeli reassurances eased fears of further disruption to Gulf energy supplies.

🇪🇺The European Central Bank could hike rates as soon as April, potentially lifting the 2% deposit rate by 25 bps if Iran-driven energy costs push inflation above target.

🇨🇳China imported over 790 tons of silver in Jan–Feb, including a record 470 tons in February, tightening global supply as demand surges.

🤖 OpenAI is developing a unified desktop app combining ChatGPT, Codex and an AI browser, aiming to boost user engagement amid rising competition.

#MarketNews

📆 CALENDAR FOR TODAY - 20.03.2026

🇨🇦 Retail Sales m/m – 15:30 GMT+3

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📉 NZDUSD has rebounded from the upper boundary of the ascending channel, and the CCI and %R have already moved out of the overbought zone.

⤵️ A drop below 0.5865 will send NZDUSD down to the lower boundary;
🎯 Target 1: 0.5850;
🎯 Target 2: 0.5825.

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👉🥇🇻🇦🛸👈XAUUSD ALERT!

🥇On the H1 chart, gold has formed a bearish flag pattern and broken below the lower boundary. The DeMarker has moved out of the overbought zone, and the Parabolic SAR confirms the downtrend.

🔽 We are considering selling XAUUSD if it falls below 4650;
🎯 Target: 4575.

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🔥 How to trade geopolitical news?

📰 Iran vs Israel, oil surging, gold pumping, indices collapsing — and your chart looks like it had a seizure. Geopolitical news doesn’t break price levels — it breaks traders.

🛫Price action isn’t about what happened — it’s about who’s caught offside. The news is just the trigger. The real move comes from how markets absorb, amplify, or fade the shock.

📈 Examples:

🟠An airstrike hits headlines → oil gaps +3%. But is there follow-through volume? Or was it an illiquid knee-jerk?
🟠Gold spikes — but is bond duration confirming the risk-off flow? Or are you just watching reflexive CTA demand?
🟠US Indeces puke — but is volatility term structure steepening? Or is it just retail panic selling into empty books?

📝 Here's how pros stay alive in geopolitical storms:

1️⃣ Let the first wave pass — The initial spike is pure emotion + algos. Don’t chase.
2️⃣ Watch the retest — Did price absorb aggressive buyers/sellers? If yes, that’s the real setup.
3️⃣ Look cross-market — If crude flies but CAD stays flat, there’s dislocation = opportunity.
4️⃣ Use context over candles — A “bullish” engulfing on war news means nothing if it’s just stop-hunting liquidity.

👇 Professional advice from FBS👇
During global tension, volatility pricing breaks across markets. Smart traders build synthetic volatility trades — like 🍻 Gold vs Gold miners, or 🛢 Oil vs USDCAD — and profit from such crisises without guessing direction.

🧠 You can’t control the news — but you can control your response

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🥇 XAUUSD: +7500 Points!

😏 QUICK AND EASY, GUYS!

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🌉Gold plunged nearly 5% below $4,300/oz, erasing 2026 gains and marking its worst weekly drop since 1983 as war-driven inflation fears delay rate cuts.

🌍 Global PMI surveys are expected to decline across major economies, signaling a broad slowdown as the Iran war-driven oil shock weighs on growth and business activity.

💵 Major US banks including Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised China inflation forecasts and delayed rate-cut expectations as oil-driven costs rise.

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📆 CALENDAR FOR TODAY - 23.03.2026

🇳🇿 RBNZ Gov Breman Speaks - 23:00 GMT+3;

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ℹ️🔽3️⃣0️⃣

🈁 On the weekly chart, the US30 has begun to correct; momentum has already fallen below 100.0. The alligator’s lips have crossed below its jaws, confirming the possibility of a further decline.

🔽 We are considering selling the US30 if it falls below 45,300;
🎯 Target: 43,500.

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👀 BTCXAU has bounced off extremely strong support, and the Parabolic SAR confirms the potential for an uptrend to begin. The DeMarker is about to exit the oversold zone.

⤴️ If it breaks above 16,000, BTCXAU will rise;
🎯 Target: 19,000.

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