Here is what you need to know for Tuesday, August 4: Oil prices fell sharply on Monday amid growing expectations that talks between the US and Iran will resume soon. US President Donald Trump stated that conversations are underway after Tehran said it had no plans for direct negotiations. The US Dollar Index (DXY) rises around 0.1% and trades…
2026.08.03 2026.08.03 What Is a Tokenized Stock? From Fractionalized Shares to Perpetual Contracts Maxim Tkachenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/maxim-tkachenko/ Imagine buying a fraction of a Tesla share for the price of a cup of coffee and trading it at 3 a.m. while stock exchanges are closed. Sounds impossible? At first glance, yes. However, a technology combining blockchain and traditional finance has made it…
U.S. factory activity grew at its fastest pace since 2022 in July, beating forecasts, but rising prices from tariffs and the Iran war complicate the Fed’s move.
AUDUSD: Sellers push the price lower after stretching to test the 100 day MA. !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}
The Pound Sterling retreats somne 0.27% on Monday as the Greenback recovers some ground, as the US pauses strikes on Iran, and as both parties resume negotiations aimed at securing a rapid deal. The GBP/USD trades at 1.3439, after reaching a daily high of 1.3506. GBP/USD retreats as stronger US ISM Manufacturing PMI, UK fiscal concerns and easing Oil…
2026.08.03 2026.08.03 What Is an ICT Rejection Block and How to Trade It? Alex Rodionovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alex-rodionov/ The ICT Rejection Block is a price action pattern employed in the Inner Circle Trader (ICT) and Smart Money Concepts (SMC) trading methods. It is defined by a candlestick with a prominent wick. Since the pattern is easy to identify and comes with clear…
Instead of taking responsibility for a bad trade, we blame the market, our broker, and even the cat outside the window. Are you guilty of these habits?
US has made a concession to Iran on Hormuz but Iran won’t open until the war is over !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}
ING’s Chris Turner highlights rare joint US-Japan FX intervention, with Washington participating via the Fed and Japan using the FIMA repo facility to raise Dollars against Treasuries. He argues the action does not alter fundamentals of a near-hiking Fed versus loose Japanese policy, and doubts USD/JPY can be driven sustainably below 155, seeing intervention mainly as a cap on…
2026.08.03 2026.08.03 US, Japan, and South Korea Join Forces to Support Yen. Forecast as of 03.08.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Over the past few weeks, the USD/JPY pair has been trading amid concerns about potential currency interventions. Eventually, the Forex market saw them happen. The coordinated intervention was meant to further temper speculators. Let’s discuss this topic and develop a trading…
