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09:00 - 22.07.2026
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USD/JPY Price Forecast: Likely to extend rally towards 164.00

The Japanese Yen (JPY) hovers near a multi-decade high at around 163.24 against the US Dollar (USD) during the early European trading session on Wednesday. The USD/JPY pair reflects significant strength as the Japanese currency underperforms due to surging Oil prices.

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07:00 - 22.07.2026
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AUD/USD Price Forecast: Consolidates near 0.7000 as bulls await 38.2% Fibo. breakout

The AUD/USD pair struggles to capitalize on a modest Asian session uptick and extends its sideways consolidative price move around the 0.7000 psychological mark on Wednesday.

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06:00 - 22.07.2026
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EUR/JPY Price Forecast: Tests ascending triangle top above 186.00

EUR/JPY extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around 186.20 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The currency cross is retaining a bullish near-term bias as it holds above both the nine-period and 50-period Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs).

04:00 - 22.07.2026
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WTI rises above $84.50 as escalating global supply risks threaten key export hubs

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price gains ground for the second successive day, trading around $84.60 per barrel during the Asian hours on Wednesday. Crude oil prices surge as supply risks intensified across several key export routes, extending well beyond the Middle East.

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18:00 - 21.07.2026
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USD/JPY climbs above 163.00 for the first time since 1986

USD/JPY trades higher near 163.00 on Tuesday after briefly reaching 163.04, marking its first move above the 163.00 level since December 1986. The US Dollar (USD) remains supported by safe-haven demand as investors assess renewed Middle East tensions and rising Oil prices.

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17:00 - 21.07.2026
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Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD surges as Middle East tensions boost safe-haven demand

Silver (XAG/USD) rallies to around $58.85 on Tuesday at the time of writing, up 4.31% on the day. The white metal is supported by strong safe-haven demand as investors continue to monitor escalating tensions between the United States (US) and Iran.

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13:00 - 21.07.2026
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Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD attempts Descending Triangle breakout near $4,070

Gold price (XAU/USD) is up 1.5% to near $4,067 during the European trading session on Tuesday. The precious metal outperforms as the rally in oil prices has stalled, with investors turning confident that negotiations between the United States (US) and Iran towards peace have resumed.

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12:00 - 21.07.2026
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GBP/USD Price Forecast: Tests nine-day EMA support near 1.3400

GBP/USD remains weaker for the fourth consecutive day, trading around 1.3430 during the European hours on Tuesday. The technical analysis of the daily chart indicates a prevailing bullish bias as the pair remains within the ascending channel.

11:00 - 21.07.2026
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WTI Price Forecast: Struggles below $82.00 and one-month high; bullish potential intact

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US Crude Oil price – struggles to capitalize on the previous day's late rebound from the $79.50-$79.45 area and trades with a negative bias through the first half of the European session on Tuesday.

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10:00 - 21.07.2026
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Forex Today: US Dollar struggles to extend rebound as focus remains on Middle East

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Bitcoin volatility signals impulsive move ahead, bulls pay steep price to get a piece of the action

Bitcoin (BTC) volatility has hit an all-time low, coming on the back of an extremely bored market, possibly due to the lack of proper impulse or catalyst. With extremely low volatility, money-making opportunities have shrunk, even for the most patient investors.

Bitcoin volatility shrinks, longs use leveraged bets to drive activity

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to move within a narrow range, with the overall fluctuations between highs and lows not leaving enough room for traders to rake in significant profits. The ultra-low volatility has influenced longs to take leveraged bets on shorts, offering up to $200 million in debt in an attempt to maintain a balance between their contract prices and the current price of BTC.

To explain leveraged bets for the layperson, the longs have let the shorts use debts to increase their buying power, which is expected to fuel a price surge because of increased demand. Short traders are expected to buy more BTC for speculation with the additional funds.

If it plays out as the longs have planned it, then this group of traders has potential returns coming their way because their take profits could soon be triggered, and their pockets will be filled in the selloff.

On the other hand, short traders face unparalleled risks if the narrative plays in favor of long traders. This is because their positions (buys) could soon transform into outsized losses when Bitcoin price rises. To make matters worse, they would still need to return the $200 million debt, with possible interest and transaction fees, among other expenses.

Anticipating Bitcoin's next big move with historical volatility patterns

Either way, based on the take-profit selloff that could play out for longs, or the fresh buys incoming as short traders exit their positions (buy), experts anticipate that a possible big move is underway for Bitcoin price. If history is enough to go by, then the expectation of a big move is accurate, considering the breakouts BTC indicated every time the volatility fell that low.

However, there is always the chance that the turnout defies expectations, as it happened in 2018 when both Bitcoin volatility and price skyrocketed. In such a state, however, the market would be highly uncertain, and the price can change dramatically in either direction and within a short period.

Data provided by CoinGlass shows that FUD on August 15 wiped out traders holding long positions, resulting in total losses of around $121 million. This was because of the liquidation of their holdings over the last 24 hours. This sent the crypto market capitalization down by $14 billion to $1.16 trillion at the time of writing.

This slump came on the back of Binance Exchange shutting down its regulated buy-and-sell cryptocurrency arm, Binance Connect.  

While the impact was mainly felt among altcoins, BTC did not go unscathed, with almost $12 million worth of long positions liquidated.

Based on the chart above, almost $3 million worth of long positions were liquidated on Binance alone, meaning the exchange closed the leveraged positions because of a partial or total loss of the initial margin.

As traders reacted to the news, Bitcoin price soared to the $29,500 range before a quick pullback to $29,178 at the time of writing.

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