The US session (New York open · the afternoon drive) · updated 2026-08-25 12:01 UTC.
US Session Prep — Tuesday
The London story carries into New York rather than reversing: crypto still leads the tape, with Bitcoin hovering just above $79,000 after rebounding toward $80,000 on deregulation hopes, while oil's pullback continues as “Operation Economic Outcast” targets Iran — but stops short of new secondary sanctions. So far, it remains more headline than crude catalyst.
The calendar is light enough to let headlines and charts lead again. CB Consumer Confidence is the only medium-tier item; the rest are low-tier — HPI, New Home Sales, Richmond Manufacturing, the ADP weekly jobs figure, two Barkin speeches, and API inventories late in the session.
The barometer still tilts bullish where higher timeframes align. Gold and Bitcoin are bullish-clear on D1/H4; BTC sits squeezed between 78,651.5 and 79,646.7, so a breakout is on the table. USD/JPY is bullish-leaning but flashes an RSI divergence warning. Oil remains the outlier — H4/H1 down, RSI 26 oversold, and a significant 30-minute move. The bearish lean holds until it reclaims 81.94; below, 80.99 is the tested floor. EUR/USD stays neutral, split between a D1 uptrend and H4 downtrend — a coin flip until one wins.
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