The US session (New York open · the afternoon drive) · updated 2026-09-23 12:00 UTC.
Good morning. The dollar bid that set up shop Friday is still clocked in — EUR/USD (1.14691) and GBP/USD (1.33731) both sit low in their ranges, USD/JPY (157.482) leans bullish, and gold (4342.88) is still boxed between 4333.73 and 4359.91. Crypto flipped the script: Bitcoin and Ethereum trend up across all three timeframes, but the last eight hours turned red, with XRP down almost 3%.
The calendar keeps its low-key promises: US flash manufacturing and services PMIs, crude oil inventories, and appearances from Fed members Barr and Goolsbee. Japan remains out for the bank holiday, so yen liquidity stays thin — worth remembering if USD/JPY makes a run at anything.
On the barometer, the stretched pairs are still stretched. EUR/USD leans neutral (H4 RSI 39.4, floor 1.14623 just below, resistance 11.9 ATR away), GBP/USD neutral (H4 RSI 40.9, resistance 15.8 ATR away), and USD/JPY leaning bullish (H4 RSI 66.2). Watch whether the dollar bid extends or those pairs finally breathe — and whether the PMIs give it a reason either way.
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