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US Session's Technical Barometer
BearBull
EUR/USDBear tilt
Bull 30 · Bear 70
BearBull
GBP/USDBear tilt
Bull 36 · Bear 64
BearBull
USD/JPYBull tilt
Bull 65 · Bear 35
BearBull
GoldNeutral
Bull 58 · Bear 42
BearBull
OilNeutral
Bull 54 · Bear 46
BearBull
BitcoinNeutral
Bull 52 · Bear 48
BearBull
EthereumNeutral
Bull 50 · Bear 50
Educational gauge of the technical tilt — the combined read of indicators, patterns and scheduled events. Not a buy/sell signal, not investment advice. Demo only.
SESSION PREP · US

What to watch in the US session

The US session (New York open · the afternoon drive) · updated 2026-08-20 14:17 UTC.

Bitcoin’s charge continues — still north of $71,000 after the White House crypto push, SEC proposal, and a $517M ETF inflow day. But the other half of yesterday’s story is reversing: JPMorgan’s buyback warning is now playing out as pressure builds in the bond market and oil jumps, even though some headlines credit falling yields for crypto’s pop. The uninvited guest has arrived.

Today’s window stays light. The Philly Fed index and weekly jobless claims are the main events — factory sentiment and the labor pulse. Canada’s IPPI, NHPI, and RMPI are low-tier, as are the CB Leading Index and natural gas storage.

Watch whether the bond move overtakes crypto as the session’s driver. The technical gauge leans with the tape: EUR/USD bearish, GBP/USD bearish, USD/JPY bullish. Gold is neutral, an uptrend tempered by yield event-risk. Oil is neutral but tilted up after a sharp bounce. Bitcoin and Ethereum are neutral, with supportive headlines nudging bitcoin mildly higher. So the story continues on crypto but reverses on yields — if the data feeds the bond jitters, the mood could shift.

In this session window (12:00–21:00 UTC)

IPPI m/m

20 Aug 12:30 UTCCAD Low

NHPI m/m

20 Aug 12:30 UTCCAD Low

RMPI m/m

20 Aug 12:30 UTCCAD Low

Philly Fed Manufacturing Index

20 Aug 12:30 UTCUSD Medium

Unemployment Claims

20 Aug 12:30 UTCUSD Medium

CB Leading Index m/m

20 Aug 14:00 UTCUSD Low

Natural Gas Storage

20 Aug 14:30 UTCUSD Low

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