US jobs beat expectations, nudging unemployment lower and letting the Fed delay cuts—supporting a rangebound dollar. Traders may sell near-term dollar volatility, while global growth boosts AUD/NZD ahead of CPI. – vtmarketsmy.com
EUR/USD steadies after a jobs-data dip, hinting at renewed upside. Bullish trend since February 2025 holds; yields support euro strength. Resistance thins above 1.19, targeting 1.20. Traders eye calls, or sell puts. – vtmarketsmy.com
Home sales just plunged 8.4% in January—wiping out last month’s gains. High 6.8% mortgages are crushing affordability, hitting housing stocks, boosting rate-cut bets, and reviving volatility hedges. – vtmarketsmy.com
Surprise housing slump: January existing home sales missed forecasts (3.91M vs 4.15M), highlighting affordability pain from 7%+ mortgages, boosting rate-cut odds and reshaping trades in housing stocks and bonds. – vtmarketsmy.com
Brent nears $70 as Iran fears and OPEC+ cuts outweigh a huge U.S. stock build. Drone-hit refinery news lifts margins, but Kazakhstan’s CPC exports rebound soon, limiting gains. India’s Russian demand shift looms. – vtmarketsmy.com
TripAdvisor’s Q4 EPS crashed to $0.04, missing forecasts by 73% as revenue stalled. Shares already down 16.5%, volatility spiking. Macro travel weakness and Wayfair’s report add bearish fuel. – vtmarketsmy.com
Gold holds above $5,000, stuck between $5,000–$5,100 as strong US jobs cool rate-cut hopes but geopolitics boosts safe-haven demand. Traders eye low-volatility options plays ahead of CPI, PPI. – vtmarketsmy.com
UK growth limped into 2026, but a rebound is forecast. The catch: it depends on shoppers saving less. With PMI data looming, traders eye rate cuts, weaker sterling, and FTSE 250 hedges. – vtmarketsmy.com
AUD/USD hit 0.7147 in 2025 on RBA hike bets amid 5% inflation expectations. Now inflation cooled, RBA and Fed paused, AUD/USD ranges near 0.6650; low-volatility strategies. – vtmarketsmy.com
USD/CAD hovers near 1.357 as weaker US data and soft CPI cap the dollar. But USMCA exit fears support USD. Volatility rises—options straddles/strangles may profit. – vtmarketsmy.com
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