$USD Breaks Down – “Mission Accomplished” or Just Getting📉 The US Dollar Index ( AMEX:USD / TVC:DXY / $USINDEX) has officially broken beneath the multi-year support zone from 2020, right as Trump prepares to declare "Mission Accomplished".
From Inauguration to Liberation Day, and now the final stage: Meltdown.
🧭 Key Events Marked:
🟥 Inauguration
🟥 Trade War
🟥 Liberation Day
🟩 Mission Accomplished
🔻 Meltdown incoming?
📊 The breakdown aligns with a sharp spike in Nasdaq down volume (see chart). This isn't just a currency move — it's a market-wide stress signal.
Watch closely:
TVC:DXY below 99 = structural weakness.
Risk-on assets may melt up temporarily, but volatility could snap back fast.
Global currency pairs ( FX:EURUSD , FX:USDJPY , FX:GBPUSD ) are all on alert.
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Nasdaq 100 Fills "Liberation Day" Gap – New Bull Market?The Nasdaq 100 ( CME_MINI:NQ1! ) has officially filled the Liberation Day gap from April 3rd.
It took three weeks of grinding to recover from a three-day crash.
Bulls are now calling this the start of a new bull market... really?
📌 Technical Recap:
Gap filled ✅
Resistance area retested ✅
Next step: Follow-through needed above 19,600 to confirm strength.
🚨 Caution: A gap fill is not a breakout. FOMO is high. Momentum needs to prove itself now or risk a hard rejection.
Not Even Gold Escaped the Volatility of Liberation DayWe finally saw the shakeout on gold I was expecting around $3000. This clearly changes things for gold traders over the near-term, even though the fundamentals remain in place for bulls. I highlight key levels for gold and take a look at the devastation left across key assets on Thursday.
Matt Simpson, Market Analyst at City Index and Forex.com
Liberation Day: Fear or greed in the air? We are less than hour out from the Liberation Day tariff announcements. The U.S. is preparing to roll out reciprocal tariffs on all countries, with rates set at 10%, 15%, and 20%, according to Sky News.
Investors hoping for certainty may be disappointed—this could mark the start of a longer phase of trade battles.
Mexico, once again, is reading the room. President Sheinbaum has confirmed Mexico won’t respond with tit-for-tat tariffs. They understand that the way to deal with Trump is to treat him with kid gloves.
Meanwhile, gold hit another record high, reaching $3,149.04 on Tuesday before pulling back a little. Buyers might have a better setup around the parallel pivot line to position for further upside.
Why the RBA should cut rates todayThe Reserve Bank of Australia should cut rates today, argues James Glynn in the Wall Street Journal .
Markets, however, expect the central bank to wait until May for its next move. RBA Governor Michele Bullock remains cautious, citing lingering inflation.
But Glynn contends that global uncertainty now outweighs the RBA’s desire to wait for marginal improvements in inflation data. That uncertainty is set to escalate this Wednesday, with the Trump administration announcing sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners—likely triggering retaliatory measures.
Andrew Boak, chief economist at Goldman Sachs Australia, appears to support Glynn’s view: “There are costs to waiting until May to cut. Waiting is not always a virtue.”
Is Glynn simply chasing a contrarian headline or is there actually a possibility the RBA could act today?