The US session (New York open · the afternoon drive) · updated 2026-08-27 12:01 UTC.
US Session Prep — Wednesday, 12:00–21:00 UTC
Good morning. Crypto regulation still owns the tape — the SEC's revived custody rule and a new Bank of England stablecoin objective — while central banks quietly rebuild gold reserves, the metal itself holding neutral above 4,587.98 with Jackson Hole now underway. The overnight story has shifted, though: oil's clear bear has faded to neutral after bouncing off 81.61, and USD/JPY has flipped from neutral to the session's clearest bull.
The calendar is light: unemployment claims is the only medium-tier print, flanked by low-tier reads from Canada's current account, goods trade balance, wholesale inventories, natural gas storage and China's leading index. Jackson Hole is the wildcard — no headline speech in this window, but the symposium can still move the tape.
The gauge keeps the bullish lean in crypto — BTC squeezed between 79,304.6 and 79,951.7, ETH under 2,514.2 — while EUR/USD and GBP/USD are the soft spots: neutral by structure, but H1 RSI in the low 30s and EUR flashing a divergence caution against its D1 uptrend. Oil's squeeze between 81.61 and 82.13 is the breakout call of the day. Data this thin means the coffee rule applies — keep levels close and let them do the talking.
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