Limit Up! 12th August 2025

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Overnight

With only yet more very short bill issuance to deal with and CPI later today, markets were bearish, particularly Gold and Silver.

Bitcoin had a blast higher running stops but ended poorly.

US Equities

Breaking

RBI Said to Have Sold at Least $5 Billion to Boost Rupee [Bloomberg]

Bitcoin

Definitely looking like a bearish close on BTC with a double shooting star top. Looking to go back to $112k for support.

BITCOIN/USD Daily

Commodities

Gold and Silver did eventually pull back after tariffs were ruled out. Wedge has to break soon.

Trump says gold imports will not face US tariffs [FT]

GOLD/USD Daily

Foreign Exchange

Cable looking to roll over as bear flag but that's a steep slope. USD needs to put in a higher low to confirm.

GBP/USD Daily

Equities

NASDAQ hanging above post COVID channel. Definite loss of momentum. Yet again hopes of US interest rate cuts buoying markets. 

NASDAQ COMPOSITE Daily

Bonds

Re-imaging the post COVID structure of US 10 year yields. It's a battle between soft yield curve control by Treasury and market having to digest so much issuance. Result: going nowhere at the moment.

US 10 Year Government Bond Yield Daily

Interesting

More than half of industries are already shedding workers, a ‘telling’ sign that’s accompanied past recessions, top economist says [Fortune]

Economic Indicators Today