Crypto: Sentiment is recovering, Bitcoin finds support at ever-higher levels

The crypto market cap rose by 2.52% over the past 24 hours to $2.56 trillion. Among the most liquid coins, the top gainers are Basic Attention Token (+7.7%), Immutable (+7.6%) and Toncoin (+5.9%). Lagging are Tron (−0.74%), Uniswap (−0.68%) and Algorand (+0.2%).

The sentiment index is continuing its recovery, rising to 33, its highest level since 19 January. This remains in fear territory but is now close to neutral levels.

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The euro has closed the gap but is in no hurry to rise

Talks between the US and Iran are likely to take place.

Divergence in monetary policy is supporting EURUSD.

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⚠️ USA — Retail Sales at 03:00 GMT

✔️ Prev: 0.7% | 0.7%

🕒 Exp: 1.4% | 1.4%

🎯 Fact.: 1.7% 📈 | 1.9% 📈

Gold is ready for short-term suffering for a higher goal

Throughout the conflict in the Middle East, gold has moved in tandem with risk assets and has shown a negative correlation with oil and the dollar. Unsurprisingly, Tehran’s announcement that it was opening the Strait of Hormuz triggered a surge in gold to monthly highs, whilst the US seizure of an Iranian tanker caused the precious metal to take a step down.

Markets are gradually growing weary of geopolitics and are beginning to consider the consequences of the conflict in the Middle East. Investors are asking: how high will inflation rise and how long will it last? Rapid consumer price inflation will force central banks to raise rates aggressively, which is negative for gold. Standard Chartered forecasts that the average price in the second quarter will fall to $4,605 per ounce before rising to $4,850 in the third.

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🇺🇸 US Pre-Market: Mostly Positive 📈

The US stock market is showing a predominantly positive trend in pre-market trading, with a significant proportion of the largest large-cap names trading in positive territory, indicating moderate risk-on sentiment.

In the Financials sector, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) is up 0.08%, while JPMorgan Chase (JPM) is up 0.03%.

In the Information Technology sector, NVIDIA (NVDA) is up 0.23%, while Apple (AAPL) is down 0.66%.

In the Consumer Discretionary sector, Amazon (AMZN) is up 2.29%, while in the Consumer Staples sector, Walmart (WMT) is up 0.02%.

The rise in mega-cap shares and the strong performance of Amazon and parts of the technology sector are creating a risk-on environment with limited demand for the dollar as a safe-haven asset. In the short term, this sets a neutral-to-moderate backdrop for the dollar: appreciation potential is limited, and performance will largely depend on incoming macroeconomic data and geopolitical expectations.

⚠️ USA — Fed Chair-Designate Warsh Testifies at 14:00 GMT

🗓 Economic Calendar at 2026/04/22 (GMT)

06:00 🇬🇧 ⚡️ Consumer Price Index — Exp: 0.6% | 3.3% Actual: 0.7% | 3.3%

06:00 🇬🇧 Core CPI — Exp: 3.2% Actual: 3.1%

06:00 🇬🇧 Retail Price Index — Exp: 0.7% | 3.9% Actual: 0.8% | 4.1%

06:00 🇬🇧 Producer Price Index Input — Exp: 2.8% | 3.4% Actual: 4.4% | 5.4%

14:30 🇺🇸 Crude Oil Inventories — Exp: -1900K Actual: 1925K

17:30 🇪🇺 ECB President Christine Lagarde Speaks


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⚠️ UK — Consumer Price Index at 03:00 GMT

✔️ Prev: 0.4% | 3.0%

🕒 Exp: 0.6% | 3.3%

🎯 Fact.: 0.7% 📈 | 3.3%

Bitcoin should have no trouble rising to $86K

The cryptocurrency market capitalisation stands at $2.61T, up 2.48% over the past 24 hours. Leading the gains are Dash (+7.9%), Cosmos (+6.5%) and Immutable (+5.9%), while laggards include Basic Attention Token (−0.2%), Aave (+0.1%) and Theta (+0.3%). The sentiment index fell by 1 point over the past day to 32, remaining in the fear zone.

Bitcoin is rewriting 11-week highs, briefly slipping above $78.4K. This marks a continuation of the upward trend that has been in place since the start of the month. In our view, the $75–86K range is not saturated with strong resistance levels, and in the absence of significant negative factors, we anticipate a positive upward momentum. However, at $86K, the leading cryptocurrency will encounter the 200-day moving average, which is also near an important pivot zone. Breaking through this zone would signify much more than the current relatively quiet range.

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Republicans are indirectly backing a tougher Fed policy

Congress is in no hurry to confirm Warsh.

US-Iran talks have broken down.

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Bulls control Crude Oil

The conflict in the Middle East has altered the dynamics of the oil market.

The longer the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked, the higher the risks of a Brent rally.

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CHFJPY Wave Analysis – 22 April 2026

- CHFJPY reversed from resistance zone

- Likely to fall to support level 202.00

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🇺🇸 US Pre-Market: Mostly Positive 📈

The US stock market is showing a positive trend in pre-market trading, with major companies in the technology and consumer sectors trading higher, indicating sustained risk appetite.

In the Information Technology sector, NVIDIA (NVDA) is up 0.48%, Broadcom (AVGO) is up 1.45%, while Microsoft (MSFT) is up 0.67%.

In the Communication Services sector, Alphabet (GOOGL) is up 1.66%.

In the Consumer Discretionary sector, Amazon (AMZN) is up 1.00%, while in the Consumer Staples sector, Walmart (WMT) is up 0.20%.

The currency market is shifting toward a risk-on mode: capital inflows into US equities are supporting stock indices, while interest in the dollar as a safe-haven asset remains limited. The short-term USD trend appears subdued.

Aluminium Wave Analysis – 22 April 2026

- Aluminium reversed from support area

- Likely to rise to resistance level 3670.00

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Natural Gas Wave Analysis – 22 April 2026

Natural Gas: ⬆️ Buy

- Natural Gas reversed from support area

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Bitcoincash Wave Analysis – 22 April 2026

- Bitcoincash broke daily Triangle

- Likely to rise to resistance level 480.00

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🗓 Economic Calendar at 2026/04/23 (GMT)

07:15 🇫🇷 Manufacturing PMI — Exp: 49.5 Actual: 52.8

07:15 🇫🇷 Services PMI — Exp: 48.5 Actual: 46.5

07:15 🇫🇷 PMI Composite — Exp: 48.6 Actual: 47.6

07:30 🇩🇪 Manufacturing PMI — Exp: 51.4 Actual: 51.2

07:30 🇩🇪 Services PMI — Exp: 50.4 Actual: 46.9

07:30 🇩🇪 PMI Composite — Exp: 51.1 Actual: 48.3

08:00 🇪🇺 Manufacturing PMI — Exp: 50.9 Actual: 52.2

08:00 🇪🇺 Services PMI — Exp: 49.8 Actual: 47.4

08:00 🇪🇺 PMI Composite — Exp: 50.2 Actual: 48.6

08:30 🇬🇧 Manufacturing PMI — Exp: 50.2 Actual: 53.6

08:30 🇬🇧 Services PMI — Exp: 50.0 Actual: 52.0

08:30 🇬🇧 PMI Composite — Exp: 49.8 Actual: 52.0

12:30 🇺🇸 Unemployment Claims — Exp: 211K Actual: 214K

13:45 🇺🇸 Manufacturing PMI — Exp: 52.5 Actual: 54.0

13:45 🇺🇸 Services PMI — Exp: 50.5 Actual: 51.3

13:45 🇺🇸 PMI Composite — Exp: 50.6 Actual: 52.0

23:30 🇯🇵 ⚡️ National Consumer Price Index

23:30 🇯🇵 National Consumer Price Index Ex-Fresh Food — Exp: 1.7%


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The crypto market pauses as Bitcoin holds firm

The crypto market capitalisation has fallen by 0.8% over the past 24 hours to $2.6 trillion, driven by pressure on altcoins, while Bitcoin has been pulling the market upwards, a relatively unusual situation. Leading the day’s gains with fairly modest figures were Bitcoin (+0.4%), Hedera (0%) and Aptos (0%). The corrective pullback is more pronounced, with losses of 5% for Dash, 4.9% for Theta and 4.8% for Basic Attention Token.

Sentiment continues to improve rapidly, with the corresponding index rising to 46 — a high not seen in over three months.

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Market jitters are pushing the dollar higher again

The dollar has been gaining ground and popularity in recent months.

High oil prices are weighing on the euro and gold.

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