2026.03.31 2026.03.31 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 31.03.2026 Roman Oneginhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/roman-onegin/ Dear readers, I’ve prepared a short-term forecast for Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum based on Elliott Wave analysis. The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways BTCUSD: The last part of impulse 5 appears to be developing. Consider short positions with Take Profit at 60,915.12. XRPUSD: The price…

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The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has long been the outlier of the global financial world. While other central banks were aggressively hiking interest rates to battle post-pandemic inflation, Japan stayed anchored to its ultra-low rate policy. However, the tides are shifting. The summary of the BOJ’s March meeting, released this week, paints a picture of a policy board in…

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Prior +0.9% HICP +1.9% vs +1.9% y/y expected Prior +1.1% The headline estimate is the highest since August 2024 as French inflation picks up amid higher energy prices as a result of the US-Iran conflict. The monthly reading shows that consumer prices were up 0.9%, the steepest jump since February 2024. The breakdown shows that food price inflation was…

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GBP/USD Price Forecast: Holds gains near 1.3200 despite persistent bearish bias GBP/USD halts its five-day losing streak, trading around 1.3200 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The technical analysis of the daily chart indicates an ongoing bearish bias, as the pair moves downwards within the descending channel pattern. The near-term bias stays mildly bearish as the GBP/USD pair holds below both…

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Earlier this week, Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell walked into a Harvard University introductory economics class and handed markets one of the clearest policy signals of the year: the Fed is not going to raise interest rates to fight inflation caused by the Iran war’s oil shock. Before he’d finished speaking, market odds of a Fed rate hike…

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Summary: Global equities saw largest net selling since April 2025 Marks sixth consecutive week of equity outflows Selling heavily skewed toward short positions (5.6:1 vs longs) North America and Europe led selling in dollar terms Tech, industrials and healthcare hardest hit Asia saw sharp divergence between EM and DM flows European short exposure hits 10-year high Global equity markets…

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Citing administration officials, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump told aides he is willing to end the US military campaign against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed. Administration officials assess that forcing the waterway back open would mean extending the military mission beyond his timeline of four to…

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EUR/JPY is showing fresh signs of momentum fatigue after a multi-week rebound attempt. The latest daily candle pushed sharply lower from the 184.50 area, hinting that sellers are still active near recent highs. At the same time, a closely watched momentum gauge has flipped, putting the recent upswing back under scrutiny. Traders often treat this type of shift as…

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Full text is here. Summary: RBA minutes after March hike was a tightly split 5-4 decision Board agreed financial conditions needed to be restrictive Members agreed further tightening would likely be needed, but differed on timing Oil near USD100/bbl seen capable of lifting June-quarter CPI to around 5% Majority feared inflation expectations could become unanchored without prompt action Minority…

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