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Gold settles at 4,608 with a 94-point loss into Wednesday's FOMC. The 4,498 magnet sits 110 points below, and the FOMC binary will choose the path.
S&P 500 E-mini (ES) futures sit pre-FOMC Tuesday with the 7,232 Call Wall as the friction and the 7,182 dealer support shelf as the pivot.
WTI June settled 94.40 on a distribution candle. Saturday Iran talks + Sunday Globex carry gap risk into Apr 27.
NQ closed 27,441 on a chip-led ATH breakout. The 27,540 line decides Monday before the FOMC week takes over. Levels, setups, dealer-map context.
S&P 500 E-mini (ES) futures close at a fresh 7,165 all-time high ahead of a pre-FOMC week. The 7,200 SPX Call Wall is the friction, 7,145 the line.
WTI June closed 96.89 on a 17 percent week off the 78.97 low. With no EIA Friday and Hormuz live, the 98.39 pivot high decides the weekly close.
Gold settled Thursday at 4,709.5 as the Dollar Index hit a 1.5-week high, while a soft 5-Year TIPS auction built a quieter real-yield bid into Friday.
WTI crude settled 92.96 on Wednesday after a 19% Hormuz-driven rally. Thursday's 08:30 jobless claims and 09:45 PMI flashes pick the next leg.
Gold settled at 4,744 on a stronger dollar and Iran ceasefire extension. Thursday's Bessent testimony and 5-year TIPS auction decide whether the 20-day at 4,729 holds.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 · Evening Review NQ ripped 448 points to a record 27,136 on Iran de-escalation, IBM and Tesla beats, and a dovish Hassett. Thursday’s 09:45 ET PMI is the next test. NQ ATH 27,136 NQ Close 27,083 Session +1.68% At 15:58 ET on Wednesday, NQ printed 27,136.00 and stopped. The number is […]
