The Asian session (Sydney · Australia · Tokyo · China · Singapore) · updated 2026-09-03 21:02 UTC.
The overnight US session handed off with oil and gold owning the storyline: Middle East tensions kept crude bid, while the Dutch central bank’s gold move to London kept the safe-haven subplot humming. Oil’s “no ceiling” story has changed shape, though — a tested ceiling now sits at 89.76, just 0.1 ATR overhead. Gold, meanwhile, has followed through on the breakout risk flagged earlier: the old ceiling area is now support near 4443.31, with the next tested level far overhead.
Asia’s calendar is light — Japanese household spending early, German factory orders late, both low tier. With little scheduled news, the charts get the first word.
The barometer’s lean is clear enough. USD/JPY remains the standout: bearish clear, deeply oversold on H4 and H1, with no tested floor beneath — stretched, so respect the snap risk rather than predict it. Crypto holds the bull corner: Bitcoin is bullish clear above 78552.3 support, but RSI near 77 says extended; Ether is a bullish-leaning squeeze between 2485.3 and 2513.1, a close call awaiting a breakout. EUR/USD and GBP/USD sit neutral by comparison, with balanced room on both sides.
03 Sep 23:30 UTCJPY Low
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