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Without a new bearish catalyst, ongoing trade optimism may keep the stock markets supported for a while yet. Our Dow Jones forecast remains mildly positive for now.

U.S. stocks are subdued today but have gained strongly across the week due to the de-escalation of the US-China trade war and cooling inflation. At the same time, investors shrugged off souring consumer sentiment.

This US-China trade truce has only had a limited influence on the dollar, with the greenback held back by soft data. Against this backdrop, the EUR/USD forecast remains modestly positive in the near-term outlook.

With the recent improvement in risk appetite causing stocks to surge higher, haven demand for gold is not the same as before. The gold forecast is thus not as strong, and we may see a dip to around $3K before dip-buyers step back in.

S&P 500 forecast remains bullish despite brief pullback, with US data dump in focus: retail sales, PPI, jobless claims among others. Tech stocks ease, but AI optimism means downside could be limited.

Over the past five trading sessions, the U.S. index has sustained a strong bullish movement, gaining more than 3.5% in the short term. However, this advance is now facing resistance at the 42,000-point level, where the price has begun to stabilize after a buying streak.

The USD has ripped since the lows on Easter Monday but USD/CAD retains appeal for U.S. Dollar bears, and the 1.4000 resistance level is now back in-play.

Nasdaq 100 forecast supported by trade optimism and renewed boost in chipmakers, and no major bearish catalysts in play, this is allowing dip-buyers to dominate as technical signs point to new highs amid strong bullish momentum

FTSE 100 forecast mildly optimistic following trade truce-led rally; UK equities lifted by global risk sentiment as benchmark stock index tries to break out of short-term consolidation pattern.

The gold forecast has taken a turn for the worse—at least in the near term. The US-China tariff truce sparked a risk-on rally across global markets on Monday, and while the dust hasn’t quite settled, today’s mild bounce in gold does little to shift the broader outlook.

Nasdaq 100 futures erased a 75-day bear market in just 23 sessions. Is this the start of a new bullish cycle—or just another bear market bounce?