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Global FX Market Overview, May 4–9 – USD caught between Hormuz risk and monetary policy divergence

📌 Over the past week, the FX market was driven more by geopolitics than by traditional macro data. Tensions around the Strait of Hormuz pushed WTI oil briefly toward $102.5 per barrel before prices pulled back sharply as de-escalation signals emerged, causing capital flows to swing quickly between risk-off and risk-on.

💡 DXY moved narrowly around the 98 area, showing that the USD still retained its safe-haven role during stress periods but lacked enough strength to form a clear uptrend. Pressure came from expectations that the Fed would remain more cautious than the ECB, BoE, and RBA, while weaker-than-expected US labor data only played a secondary role.

🔎 EUR/USD climbed toward 1.174–1.175, GBP/USD held around 1.353–1.360, while AUD and NZD stood out as risk appetite returned and the RBA raised rates to 4.35%. CAD was also relatively supported by still-elevated oil prices, helping USDCAD remain more stable than many other major pairs.

⚠️ USD/JPY was the most volatile pair, briefly approaching 160 before falling back to the 154–155 area after BoJ intervention, then recovering toward 156–157. This pair is now reflecting safe-haven demand, carry trade flows, and intervention risk at the same time, so the chance of sharp volatility remains high.

⏱️ Emerging-market currencies faced clearer pressure, especially in energy-importing economies such as IDR, KRW, and INR. When oil stays high, import costs and inflation pressure make EM FX vulnerable during risk-off phases, even though some recovery appeared when markets priced in lower geopolitical tension.

✅ Next week, the key levels to watch are WTI oil around $100–105 and the US 10Y yield near 4.45%. If Hormuz tensions keep easing, the USD may remain soft while EUR, GBP, and AUD stay supported; otherwise, a new escalation headline could quickly bring USD, JPY, and CHF back to the center of defensive flows.

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📊 $AAVE – Liquidation Map (7 days) – Index ~96

🔎 Quick read
• The nearest long-liq cluster below sits at 95.2–94.4, gets clearly denser at 91.4–89.8, and deepens further at 89.8–88.2.
• Short-liq above starts forming from 96.6–97.4, then thickens at 97.4–98.2, with farther clusters at 101.4–103.0 → 103.8–105.6.
• The thin zone near price is around 96.0–96.6, which suggests price is sitting right at the edge of a relatively light-liquidity pocket; once it leaves this base, the move could accelerate more quickly.

🧭 Higher-probability path
• If $AAVE holds the 95.2–96.0 pivot and gradually reclaims 96.6–97.4, the higher-probability path is a sweep toward 97.4–98.2 first.
• If short pressure continues to unwind, the move could extend into 101.4–103.0. Above that cluster, there is still a farther attraction zone at 103.8–105.6, although the liquidity density becomes thinner.

🔁 Alternate path
• If $$AAVE oses 95.2–96.0, price could slide into 95.2–94.4 first.
• If that zone fails to hold, the pull could continue into 91.4–89.8 and deeper toward 89.8–88.2, where long-liq below becomes much heavier.

📌 Navigation levels
• Pivot: 95.2–96.0
• Bullish confirmation: 96.6–97.4
• Reaction support: 95.2–94.4
• Near resistance: 97.4–98.2, farther up at 101.4–103.0

⚠️ Risk notes
• Favor break or pullback setups around 95.2–96.0 with tight invalidation, since the liquidity layer near price is still relatively thin.
• Because this is a 7-day map, if price clears 98.2 decisively, trailing may make more sense; on the other hand, losing 94.4 would materially increase the risk of a deeper downside sweep.

$ALLO - Mcap 20.79M$ - 81%/ 3.8K votes Bullish

SC02 M15 - pending Short order. Entry lies within HVN + meets positive simplification with a previously very profitable Short order, the current resistance zone is approximately 1.72% wide. The downtrend has lasted for 2 days 6 hours 15 minutes, with the largest recorded price decline at 12.16%. If price breaks above this resistance zone, there is a high probability that the trend will reverse to the upside.

INTC jumps after Apple reportedly reaches a preliminary chipmaking deal with Intel

📌 Intel shares surged on May 8 after WSJ reported that Apple and Intel had reached a preliminary agreement for Intel to manufacture part of Apple-designed chips, following more than a year of talks.

💡 The key point is not only the short-term price reaction, but also the signal of confidence in Intel Foundry. If the deal moves into execution, Apple would become a landmark customer and strengthen Intel’s turnaround story in contract chip manufacturing.

🔎 For Apple, the move fits its need to diversify supply chains beyond TSMC, especially as geopolitical risks and tight advanced-chip capacity remain major issues across the semiconductor industry.

⚠️ Still, this remains a preliminary agreement, with no clear details yet on production volume, product lines, timeline, or process node. The market is reacting to expectations, while the real impact will depend on Intel’s execution.

✅ In the short term, the news continues to support INTC’s momentum, but after such a strong move, the stock may stay sensitive to any follow-up confirmation from Apple, Intel, or US policymakers.

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$HAEDAL - Mcap 13.44M$ - 84%/ 5.1K votes Bullish

SC02 H1 - pending Long order. Entry lies within LVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current support zone is approximately 2.22% wide. The uptrend has lasted for 2 days 15 hours, with the largest recorded price increase at 10.89%. If price loses this support zone, there is a high probability that the trend will reverse to the downside.

Jane Street sets a Q1 record, showing how volatility is becoming a major advantage for technology-driven trading.

📌 Jane Street recorded $16.1 billion in trading revenue in Q1/2026, its highest-ever first-quarter result and already equal to more than 40% of its full-year 2025 trading revenue.

💡 Net income reached $10.3 billion, more than double the same period last year, showing that market volatility did not just lift revenue but also translated strongly into actual profit.

🔎 The main drivers came from market swings around geopolitical tension, energy risks, inflation pressure, and the AI wave, creating a favorable backdrop for quant and machine-driven trading strategies.

⚠️ However, this result was not purely driven by trading growth, as part of the performance was also supported by AI-related investments such as Anthropic and CoreWeave.

⏱️ Q2 will be an important test. If volatility remains elevated, Jane Street may continue to benefit; if markets stabilize, growth momentum could cool quickly.

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📊 $PAXG – Liquidation Map (7 days) – Index ~4,708.1

🔎 Quick read
• Long-liq below sits at 4,708.1–4,634.9, gets clearly denser at 4,634.9–4,599.9, and deepens further at 4,599.9–4,494.9 → 4,494.9–4,424.9.
• Short-liq above starts forming from 4,769.9–4,839.9, then thickens at 4,874.9–4,909.9, with farther clusters at 5,004.9–5,074.9 → 5,149.9–5,184.9.
• The thin zone near price is around 4,708.1–4,769.9, which suggests price is sitting right at the edge of a relatively light-liquidity pocket; once it leaves this base, the move could accelerate more quickly.

🧭 Higher-probability path
• If $PAXG holds the 4,634.9–4,708.1 pivot and gradually reclaims 4,769.9–4,839.9, the higher-probability path is a sweep toward 4,874.9–4,909.9 first.
• If short pressure continues to unwind, the move could extend into 5,004.9–5,074.9. Above that cluster, there is still a farther attraction zone around 5,149.9–5,184.9, although the liquidity density becomes thinner.

🔁 Alternate path
• If $$PAXG oses 4,634.9–4,708.1, price could slide into 4,634.9–4,599.9 first.
• If that zone fails to hold, the pull could continue into 4,599.9–4,494.9 and deeper toward 4,494.9–4,424.9, where long-liq below becomes much heavier.

📌 Navigation levels
• Pivot: 4,634.9–4,708.1
• Bullish confirmation: 4,769.9–4,839.9
• Reaction support: 4,634.9–4,599.9
• Near resistance: 4,874.9–4,909.9, farther up at 5,004.9–5,074.9

⚠️ Risk notes
• Favor break or pullback setups around 4,634.9–4,708.1 with tight invalidation, since the liquidity layer near price is still relatively thin.
• Because this is a 7-day map, if price clears 4,909.9 decisively, trailing may make more sense; on the other hand, losing 4,599.9 would materially increase the risk of a deeper downside sweep.

$PROM - Mcap 36.11M$ - 81%/ 8.2K votes Bullish

SC02 M15 - pending Short order. Entry lies within LVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current resistance zone is approximately 0.91% wide. The downtrend has lasted for 18 hours 15 minutes, with the largest recorded price decline at 4.57%. If price breaks above this resistance zone, there is a high probability that the trend will reverse to the upside.

$CHIP - Mcap 145.1M$ - 78%/ 3.2K votes Bullish

SC02 M5 - pending Long order. Entry lies within HVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current support zone is approximately 4.92% wide. The uptrend has lasted for 1 day 8 hours 15 minutes, with the largest recorded price increase at 41.79%. If price loses this support zone, there is a high probability that the trend will reverse to the downside.

U.S. consumer confidence falls to a historic low as gasoline prices and living costs continue to weigh on households

📉 Preliminary U.S. consumer sentiment for May fell to 48.2, the lowest level since the survey began in 1952. Although the decline from the previous month was only 3.2%, the break to a new historic low shows that household sentiment remains extremely weak.

⛽ The biggest pressure comes from the sharp rise in gasoline prices, with the national average reaching $4.54 per gallon. Fuel costs are highly visible in daily life, making consumers feel the pressure more directly and dragging the assessment of current conditions lower.

📊 The Current Conditions Index dropped 9% to 47.8, showing that real pressure on household budgets is heavier than longer-term expectations. The Expectations Index edged up to 48.5, but it remains deeply depressed and is not enough to change the broader picture.

⚠️ One-year inflation expectations at 4.5% and five-year expectations at 3.4% remain important signals. If energy prices stay elevated, the Fed may find it harder to ease policy soon, while prolonged weakness in consumption could add more risk to U.S. growth in Q2–Q3.

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$ANTHROPIC

SC02 M5 - pending Long order. Entry lies within LVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current support zone is approximately 7.34% wide. The uptrend has lasted for 10 hours 40 minutes, with the largest recorded price increase at 54.33%. If price loses this support zone, there is a high probability that the trend will reverse to the downside.

📊 $LTC – Liquidation Map (7 days) – Index ~57.7

🔎 Quick read
• The nearest long-liq cluster below sits at 57.6–56.1, gets clearly denser at 55.7–55.3, and deepens further at 54.9–54.1 → 53.3–52.9.
• Short-liq above starts forming from 57.9–58.3, then thickens at 58.3–59.1, with farther clusters at 59.1–60.7.
• The thin zone near price is around 57.6–57.9, which suggests price is sitting right at the edge of a relatively light-liquidity pocket; once it leaves this base, the move could accelerate more quickly.

🧭 Higher-probability path
• If $LTC holds the 57.6–57.7 pivot and gradually reclaims 57.9–58.3, the higher-probability path is a sweep toward 58.3–59.1 first.
• If short pressure continues to unwind, the move could extend into 59.1–60.7. Above that cluster, there is still farther attraction overhead, although liquidity density becomes noticeably thinner.

🔁 Alternate path
• If $LTC loses 57.6–57.7, price could slide into 57.6–56.1 first.
• If that zone fails to hold, the pull could continue into 55.7–55.3 and deeper toward 54.9–54.1 → 53.3–52.9, where long-liq below becomes much heavier.

📌 Navigation levels
• Pivot: 57.6–57.7
• Bullish confirmation: 57.9–58.3
• Reaction support: 57.6–56.1
• Near resistance: 58.3–59.1, farther up at 59.1–60.7

⚠️ Risk notes
• Favor break or pullback setups around 57.6–57.7 with tight invalidation, since the liquidity layer near price is still relatively thin.
• Because this is a 7-day map, if price clears 59.1 decisively, trailing may make more sense; on the other hand, losing 56.1 would materially increase the risk of a deeper downside sweep.

April NFP beat expectations and eased recession concerns, but the quality of the US labor market is still not truly strong

📌 The US April jobs report showed 115,000 new jobs, clearly above expectations of 55,000–65,000, while the unemployment rate held at 4.3%. This suggests the labor market still has resilience, especially as energy costs, geopolitical risks, and policy pressure remain in the background.

💡 The positive point is that the economy has not shown a sharp breakdown in employment. Healthcare, transportation and warehousing, and retail continued to drive most of the job gains, supporting the short-term soft-landing view rather than a sudden downturn.

⚠️ However, the underlying details were not entirely strong. Part-time workers for economic reasons rose sharply to 4.9 million, the labor force participation rate fell to 61.8%, while job growth remained concentrated in sectors where the quality of expansion is not especially high.

🔎 Average hourly earnings rose only 0.2% on the month and 3.6% from a year earlier, suggesting wage-driven inflation pressure is cooling. This gives the Fed less reason to worry about a wage-price spiral, but the stronger-than-expected job gain also lowers the chance of an early rate cut.

⏱️ For markets, this report leans supportive for risk sentiment in the short term, as it reduces recession fears without creating a major wage-inflation shock. Still, the May jobs report will matter more in confirming whether the US labor market is only slowing in a controlled way or entering a clearer weakening phase.

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📊 $LINK – Liquidation Map (7 days) – Index ~10.07

🔎 Quick read
• The nearest long-liq cluster below sits at 10.05–9.85, gets clearly denser at 9.77–9.61, and deepens further at 9.61–9.37 → 9.29–8.97.
• Short-liq above starts forming from 10.11–10.19, then thickens at 10.19–10.27, with farther clusters at 10.35–10.51.
• The thin zone near price is around 10.05–10.11, which suggests price is sitting right at the edge of a relatively light-liquidity pocket; once it leaves this base, the move could accelerate more quickly.

🧭 Higher-probability path
• If $LINK holds the 10.05–10.07 pivot and gradually reclaims 10.11–10.19, the higher-probability path is a sweep toward 10.19–10.27 first.
• If short pressure continues to unwind, the move could extend into 10.35–10.51, where the upper liquidity cluster remains clearly visible on the 7-day map.

🔁 Alternate path
• If $$LINK oses 10.05–10.07, price could slide into 10.05–9.85 first.
• If that zone fails to hold, the pull could continue into 9.77–9.61 and deeper toward 9.61–9.37, where long-liq below becomes much heavier.

📌 Navigation levels
• Pivot: 10.05–10.07
• Bullish confirmation: 10.11–10.19
• Reaction support: 10.05–9.85
• Near resistance: 10.19–10.27, farther up at 10.35–10.51

⚠️ Risk notes
• Favor break or pullback setups around 10.05–10.07 with tight invalidation, since the liquidity layer near price is still relatively thin.
• Because this is a 7-day map, if price clears 10.27–10.35 decisively, trailing may make more sense; on the other hand, losing 9.85 would materially increase the risk of a deeper downside sweep.

$TIA - Mcap 403.78M$ - 78%/ 73.9K votes Bullish

SC02 M1 - pending Long order. Entry lies within LVN + meets positive simplification with a previously profitable Long order, the current support zone is approximately 1.21% wide. The uptrend has lasted for 1 hour 19 minutes, with the largest recorded price increase at 6.39%. If price loses this support zone, there is a high probability that the trend will reverse to the downside.

$STRK - Mcap 340.08M$ - 67%/ 5.4K votes Bullish

SC02 M5 - pending Long order. Entry lies within HVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current support zone is approximately 4.55% wide. The uptrend has lasted for 1 day 10 hours 20 minutes, with the largest recorded price increase at 46.49%. If price loses this support zone, there is a high probability that the trend will reverse to the downside.

Iran’s seizure of the Ocean Koi tanker in the Gulf of Oman brings maritime risk back into focus around the sensitive Hormuz energy route

📌 Iran has seized the Ocean Koi oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman and escorted it to its southern coast, accusing the vessel of actions that disrupted oil exports. The case drew attention because the tanker was reportedly carrying Iranian oil, sailing under the Barbados flag, and linked to a shipping network previously sanctioned by the US.

🔎 The key point is not the size of a single tanker, but the signal that Iran may be tightening control over oil flows in the region. When a vessel connected to Iranian oil can still be seized, the market has to price in greater uncertainty around shipping routes near the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz.

⚠️ For crude oil, the immediate impact is not large enough to create a major supply shock, but it may add a short-term risk premium. Markets are usually more sensitive to incidents around Hormuz, as it remains a critical energy transit route where even limited disruptions can affect price expectations.

⛽ The next points to watch are the US response, the status of the crew, the legal outcome for the vessel, and whether Iran repeats similar actions against other tankers. If this remains a one-off incident, the impact may fade quickly; if it becomes a new pattern of control, shipping insurance costs and oil transport risk could stay in focus over the next few sessions.

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📊 $ASTER – Liquidation Map (7 days) – Index ~0.667

🔎 Quick read
• The nearest long-liq cluster below sits at 0.659–0.653, gets clearly denser at 0.653–0.643, and deepens further at 0.638–0.628.
• Short-liq above starts forming from 0.675–0.678, then thickens at 0.685–0.690, and becomes much heavier around 0.695–0.705 → 0.705–0.710.
• The thin zone near price is around 0.667–0.675, which suggests price is sitting right at the edge of a relatively light-liquidity pocket; once it leaves this base, the move could accelerate more quickly.

🧭 Higher-probability path
• If $ASTER holds the 0.659–0.667 pivot and gradually reclaims 0.675–0.678, the higher-probability path is a sweep toward 0.685–0.690 first.
• If short pressure continues to unwind, the move could extend into 0.695–0.705, and then continue toward 0.705–0.710, where the upper liquidity cluster becomes noticeably heavier on the 7-day map.

🔁 Alternate path
• If $A$ASTER ses 0.659–0.667, price could slide into 0.659–0.653 first.
• If that zone fails to hold, the pull could continue into 0.653–0.643 and deeper toward 0.638–0.628, where long-liq below becomes much heavier.

📌 Navigation levels
• Pivot: 0.659–0.667
• Bullish confirmation: 0.675–0.678
• Reaction support: 0.659–0.653
• Near resistance: 0.685–0.690, farther up at 0.695–0.705 → 0.705–0.710

⚠️ Risk notes
• Favor break or pullback setups around 0.659–0.667 with tight invalidation, since the liquidity layer near price is still relatively thin.
• Because this is a 7-day map, if price clears 0.690 decisively, trailing may make more sense; on the other hand, losing 0.653 would materially increase the risk of a deeper downside sweep.

$AGT - Mcap 37.06M$ - 81%/ 2.1K votes Bullish

SC02 M5 - pending Long order. Entry lies within LVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current support zone is approximately 5.92% wide. The uptrend has lasted for 14 hours 30 minutes, with the largest recorded price increase at 50.24%. If price loses this support zone, there is a high probability that the trend will reverse to the downside.

$COLLECT - Mcap 21.5M$ - 85%/ 1.6K votes Bullish

SC02 M1 - pending Long order. Entry lies within HVN + meets simplification with a previously very profitable Long order, the current support zone is approximately 1.09% wide. The uptrend has lasted for 3 hours 14 minutes, with the largest recorded price increase at 10.28%. If price loses this support zone, there is a high probability that the trend will reverse to the downside.