Financial & Forex Weekly Recap: October 19 – 23, 2026
Oil climbed about 4% on Saudi attacks and Iran strike fears, gold fell 4.0% to near $4,000, tech stocks sold off, and the dollar index slipped.
Oil climbed about 4% on Saudi attacks and Iran strike fears, gold fell 4.0% to near $4,000, tech stocks sold off, and the dollar index slipped.
The major U.S. stock indices closed lower on Friday, with the Dow industrial average leading the declines. The Nasdaq 100 came within a little more than one point of unchanged, but the performance underneath the surface was less encouraging. Only six of the 30 Dow stocks advanced in the supplied breadth snapshot. Within the Nasdaq 100, declining stocks outnumbered…
The Mexican Peso (MXN) appreciates about 0.30% on Friday against the US Dollar (USD), but it remains poised to end the week with losses of more than 1% even as risk appetite soured amid a potential escalation of the Middle East conflict. The USD/MXN pair trades at 18.66 after hitting 18.80. USD/MXN retreats as resilient Mexican economic activity offsets…
2026.10.23 2026.10.23 USD/JPY: Elliott Wave Analysis and Forecast for 23.10.26–30.10.26 Alex Geutahttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alex-geuta/ The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways Main scenario: Consider short positions from corrections below the level of 158.35 with a target of 151.76–148.92. A sell signal: the price holds below 158.35. Stop Loss: above 158.95, Take Profit: 151.76–148.92. Alternative scenario: Breakout and consolidation above the…
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Earnings macro week ahead: The Fed and Big Tech report on the same day !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}
The single currency alternated gains and losses against the US Dollar (USD) this week, prompting EUR/USD to stabilise around the 1.1200 neighbourhood on Friday, while remaining unable to sustain its earlier bull run toward the 1.1260 zone. On the monthly chart, the second drop in a row appears almost unavoidable. Furthermore, spot has given away around six big figures…
2026.10.23 2026.10.23 WTI: Elliott Wave Analysis and Forecast for 23.10.26–30.10.26 Alex Geutahttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alex-geuta/ The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways Main scenario: Consider long positions from corrections above 94.85 with a target of 107.00–115.50. A buy signal: the price holds above 94.85. Stop Loss: below 93.35, Take Profit: 107.00–115.50. Alternative scenario: Breakout and consolidation below 94.85 will allow the…
Gold was supposed to shine as yields fell, but a frantic scramble for cash dragged it down with stocks anyway.
AUDUSD recovery runs into the 100-day moving average. What next? !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}