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Macro Regime SLUG

XAUUSD - Wave c of Correction (4) Running, the Hawkish FOMC and a 13-Month DXY High Press Gold Toward the 4,036 Completion Zone

XAUUSD $4,191 | Wave c running, nearing the wave (4) floor | 22 June 2026 Last week gold was mildly bullish as Iran peace drained dollar haven premium. This week the thesis reversed entirely: hawkish FOMC, DXY at a 13-month high, positive real yield 0.290% -- all pressing gold. But price is approaching structural floor. Large wave count: wave (3) topped ~5,596, now in wave (4) correction. Inside (4): a ~4,400, b ~5,370, wave c running lower. Price $4,191, below the 4,381 pivot ("Watch for Price Rejection or Breakout"). Wave c target: 4,036. Deeper: 3,861-3,797 (green box). After wave (4) completes, wave (5) above 5,596 is the long-term picture. The pipeline showed wrong numbers. CPI US 2.4% (actual 4.2%, real yield 0.290%). Fed pipeline: "Hold ~40% hike Apr 2027" (actual: hold + projected hike later 2026). Chart header 2,763 is an artifact; actual $4,191. Also today: UK PM Starmer resigned, VIX jumped to 17.62, silver surged +1.6% -- partial safe-haven flow and precious metals bid despite the strong dollar. Three scenarios: → Wave c continues to 4,036, wave (4) completes. Probability: 40% → Weak data or Iran collapse, break above 4,381. Probability: 25% → Wave c deeper to 3,861-3,797. Probability: 20% The tell: the 4,381 pivot. A rejection keeps wave c alive; a breakout signals wave (4) done. Conviction: Medium Bear near-term, approaching floor. --- Intermarket Edge | Institutional Macro & Intermarket Analysis For informational purposes only. Not financial advice.

Jun 22, 2026

Macro Regime SLUG

DXY - A 13-Month High After the FOMC Confirms Wave (3), a Wave (4) Pullback to 99.1 Sets Up the Wave (5) Push Toward 103-104

DXY 100.623 | 13-month high confirms wave (3), wave (4) pullback ahead | 22 June 2026 Last week the FOMC confirmed the direction. This week the dollar holds a 13-month high -- and the chart says the pullback before the next leg up is the trade to watch. Foundation: the FOMC under Warsh held + projected a hike later in 2026. DXY climbed to a 13-month high and held. The basket is uniform: EURUSD 1.1461, GBPUSD 1.3216, USDJPY 161.678. US yields elevated: US10Y 4.480%, US2Y jumped to 4.220%, real yield 0.280%. New wrinkle: Iran peace talks Round 1 ended but cracks emerged. The haven premium that drained last week is partially returning. The pipeline showed you the wrong numbers. CPI US: 2.4% (actual 4.2%). Fed: "Hold ~40% hike Apr 2027" (actual: hold + projected hike later 2026). BoJ: "Hold" (actual: hiked to 1.00%). JP10Y: 1.47% (actual: 2.660%). ECB: 2.50% cutting (actual: 2.00% neutral). D1 structure: a large impulse. (1) ~99, (2) ~95.5, (3) nearing completion ~101. Wave (4) pullback expected to 99.427/99.113, deeper to 98.549. Then wave (5) to 103.571 then 104.246-104.734. Invalidation: 97.695. Three scenarios: → Wave (4) to 99.4-99.1 then wave (5) to 103-104. Probability: 40% → Strong data or deeper Iran cracks, extension through 101 toward 103. Probability: 25% → Deeper wave (4) to 98.549, weak data triggers, then resume. Probability: 20% Event risk: Waller today, Flash PMI + ADP tomorrow. The tell: wave (4) pullback. Strong data skips it and extends to 103; weak data triggers the dip to 99.1 that sets up the real move. Do not chase at the 100.6 top. Conviction: Medium-High Bull structural. Intermarket Edge | Institutional Macro & Intermarket Analysis For informational purposes only. Not financial advice.

Jun 22, 2026

Macro Regime SLUG

USDJPY - Wave (5) Exhaustion at the 161.94 Intervention Ceiling, the BoJ Hike Compresses the Spread to 1.81% as the Yen Hits a 23-Month Low

USDJPY 161.354 | Wave (5) exhaustion at the 161.94 intervention ceiling | 19 June 2026 The foundation says bullish. The ceiling says caution. Three capping forces converge at exactly the level where Japan's MOF has intervened before -- and the wave count says the impulse is running out of room. USD leg strong: FOMC 17/06 held + projected hike later this year, DXY ~101. Japan May CPI subdued (core +1.4%, core-core +1.8%), less BoJ urgency. Three capping forces: First, acute MOF intervention risk. The yen hit a 23-month low, Japan warned verbally, USDJPY beyond 160. When triggered: 300-500 pips in hours. Second, the BoJ hiked to 1.00% with hawkish guidance. JP10Y jumped to 2.640% (not the stale 1.47%). The real US-JP spread is just 1.811% -- nearly a third narrower than the pipeline's 2.981%. Third, wave (5) exhaustion at the 161.940 ceiling. The wave count expects completion then an (a)(b)(c) correction. The pipeline showed you the wrong number. JP10Y: 1.47% (stale). Actual: 2.640%. US-JP spread: 2.981%. Actual: 1.811%. D1 structure: impulse (1)~149, (2)~140, (3)~159, (4)~152, (5) now ~161.35, ceiling 161.940. Correction targets: 157.2 (0.382) / 155.2 (0.5) / 153.5 (0.618). Above 161.94 opens extension to 164. Three scenarios: → Wave (5) completes then correction to 155-157. Probability: 35% → MOF intervention, sharp drop to 155 then 152. Probability: 25% → Break above 161.94, extension to 164. Probability: 25% The tell: three forces at one ceiling. Wave (5), the MOF warning, and the compressed spread all point to 161.94. Above it, 164; below 160, the correction begins. Do not chase longs at 161. Conviction: Medium Bull structural, near-term correction lean. --- Intermarket Edge | Institutional Macro & Intermarket Analysis For informational purposes only. Not financial advice.

Jun 19, 2026

Intermarket Analysis SLUG

USDCAD - Wave (3) Impulse on Post-FOMC Dollar Strength, CAD at a 7-Month Low, a Wave (4) Pullback Sets Up the Wave (5) Push Toward 1.45

USDCAD 1.4115 | Wave (3) impulse on post-FOMC dollar strength | 18 June 2026 Two currencies moving in opposite directions met in one pair: the Fed projected a hike, and the Canadian dollar hit a 7-month low. The wave count says the big move hasn't started yet. USD leg: the FOMC on 17/06 held rates but projected a hike later in 2026 -- a hawkish dot plot. The dollar extended gains, DXY to a two-month high near 100.6. EUR/GBP/AUD all falling, confirming broad USD strength. CAD leg: the Canadian dollar at a 7-month low (newsfeed: "Canadian Dollar Hits 7-Month Low"). Crude ticked up to 74.46 but stays low after the war premium unwound -- pressure on CAD. The pipeline showed you the wrong numbers. Fed pipeline: "Hold 2026, hike Apr 2027." Actual: hold + projected hike later 2026 (hawkish, done). Pipeline CPI US 2.4%. Actual 4.2%, real yield 0.263%. D1 structure: a bullish Elliott impulse. (1) ~1.38, (2) ~1.347, (3) now ~1.414. Price at 1.4115, just below the 1.41388 resistance. The chart expects a wave (4) pullback to the fib region 1.39 (0.382) / 1.385 (0.5) / 1.378 (0.618), pivot 1.39660. Then wave (5) up to 1.44473 → 1.45400. Three scenarios: → Wave (4) to 1.39-1.385 then wave (5) up to 1.44473. Probability: 40% → Direct break above 1.41388 toward 1.44473, shallow pullback. Probability: 25% → Deeper wave (4) to 1.378 then resume up. Probability: 20% Invalidation: daily close below 1.347 (early warning: a break of 1.378). The tell: the wave (4) pullback. A hold above 1.378 with the dollar firm keeps the path to 1.45 alive. Position around the 1.39-1.385 fib region rather than chasing at the top. Conviction: Medium-High Bull. --- Intermarket Edge | Institutional Macro & Intermarket Analysis For informational purposes only. Not financial advice.

Jun 18, 2026

Intermarket Analysis SLUG

USOIL - The War Premium Fully Unwound to Pre-War Support, a Post-FOMC Bearish Tide Meets a Bullish -8.263M Draw

USOIL $73.58 | War premium fully unwound to pre-war support | 18 June 2026 Oil has handed back nearly the entire Iran-war rally and returned to where it started. Here, a bearish tide meets a bullish draw. The Iran war broke out Feb 28, lifting oil from ~57-70 to a 120 peak (April). The peace deal and the prospect of a Hormuz reopening have drained the haven premium steadily. Now 73.58, back in the pre-war zone. Last night's hawkish FOMC lifted DXY to ~100, VIX to 18.43, equities lower. A strong dollar plus demand risk is another bearish layer for oil. Add OPEC+ raising +411kbpd. But against the tide: the EIA draw was -8.263M (forecast just -3.6M, prior -7.227M). US supply is tightening -- a real support. The newsfeed agrees: "Tightness in US Crude Supplies Supports Prices." The pipeline showed you the wrong field. Pipeline EIA: "awaiting release." Actual: -8.263M. DXY now ~100 (jumped post-FOMC). D1 structure: key support 74.49-71.11 (pre-war zone). Resistance 78.06 → 80.74. A break of 71.11 opens 67-68 → 63.57. Three scenarios: → Hold 71.11 + inventory tightness: technical bounce toward 78-80. Probability: 35% → Break 71.11 (Hormuz fully reopens + OPEC + strong dollar): toward 67 then 63. Probability: 35% → Standoff, bearish macro vs bullish draw: 71-78. Probability: 30% Invalidation: daily close above 80.74. The tell: the 71.11 support against the inventory draws. A break with Hormuz fully reopening sends oil to 67; a hold on tightness bounces it to 78. Do not chase shorts into 71.11. Conviction: Medium Bear at support, two-sided. Intermarket Edge | Institutional Macro & Intermarket Analysis For informational purposes only. Not financial advice.

Jun 18, 2026

Macro Regime SLUG

EURUSD - Wave (c) Correction Lower After the 1.21 Top, the DE-US Spread at -1.51% Reinforces the USD Carry Advantage Into the FOMC

EURUSD 1.1595 | Wave (c) lower meets the Warsh dot plot tonight | 17 June 2026 The structure and the yield spread both point down. One event tonight decides the pace. The Elliott Wave count on the D1 is clean: EURUSD completed a five-wave impulse to the wave (5) top near 1.21 (Feb), then an ABC correction: (a) ~1.142, (b) ~1.182, and wave (c) now running lower. Price at 1.1595 sits inside wave (c). The yield foundation reinforces the decline. The DE-US spread is -1.510% -- US yields 1.51 points above German, a strong USD carry advantage. The ECB at 2.00% sits below the Fed. The pipeline is showing you the wrong numbers. Pipeline CPI US: 2.4% (stale). Actual: 4.2%, real yield 0.238%. Pipeline ECB: 2.50% cutting. Actual: 2.00% neutral hold. Chart header price 1.16416 is an artifact -- actual ~1.1595. D1 structure: key support 1.14100 (wave a low). Near wave (c) target: 1.145 → 1.141. A break opens the deeper projection 1.10-1.105. Resistance: descending trendline 1.165-1.168, then the wave (b) top ~1.182. Pre-FOMC EUR scenarios: → Hawkish, hike dot: break below 1.145 toward 1.141 then 1.10-1.105. Probability: 40% → Dovish, no hike dot: bounce to the trendline 1.165-1.168. Probability: 25% → Neutral, balanced dots: drift in wave (c) 1.155-1.165. Probability: 25% Wave-count invalidation: daily close above ~1.182. The tell: tonight's dot plot. A hike dot accelerates wave (c) toward 1.141; a dovish hold bounces EURUSD to the trendline. Do not chase ahead of the dot plot. Conviction: Medium-High Bear. Intermarket Edge | Institutional Macro & Intermarket Analysis For informational purposes only. Not financial advice.

Jun 17, 2026

Macro Regime SLUG

GBPUSD - Contracting Triangle Into a Dual-Catalyst Day, UK CPI This Morning and FOMC Tonight as the Rate Spread Flips GBP-Positive

GBPUSD 1.3432 | Contracting triangle, dual-catalyst day | 17 June 2026 Two central-bank-grade events land on the same day: UK CPI this morning, the first Warsh dot plot tonight. And one number just flipped, changing which way the break goes. Last week the bearish GBPUSD thesis rested partly on a negative UK-US spread. This week, with UK10Y at 4.782% and US10Y at 4.434%, the spread flipped to +0.348% -- UK yields now above US. That is a GBP-supportive shift that softens the bear case. On top of that, the leading headline: "Dollar on the defensive ahead of first Fed decision under Warsh." A defensive dollar pre-FOMC is also near-term GBP-positive. The pipeline is showing you the wrong number. Pipeline UK10Y: 4.50% (stale). Actual: 4.782%. The real UK-US spread is +0.348%, not negative like last week. D1 structure: a contracting triangle. Descending trendline from the 1.387 high (Feb) caps; ascending trendline from the 1.295 low (Nov) supports. Now 1.3432 in the middle. Resistance/invalidation 1.3500. Target (downside break): 1.30813 → 1.30077. Three scenarios today: → Hawkish FOMC + soft UK CPI: break down toward 1.30813. Probability: 35% → Dovish FOMC + hot UK CPI: break above 1.3500, invalidation, toward 1.36917. Probability: 25% → Mixed signals, triangle compresses: 1.335-1.350. Probability: 25% Invalidation: daily close above 1.3500. The tell: tonight's FOMC dot plot, set against this morning's UK CPI. A hike dot plus a soft UK print breaks the triangle down; the reverse breaks it up. Do not chase ahead of the two prints. Conviction: Medium Bear, two-sided. Intermarket Edge | Institutional Macro & Intermarket Analysis For informational purposes only. Not financial advice.

Jun 17, 2026

Intermarket Analysis SLUG

EURGBP - GBP Carry Advantage Drives the Descending Channel, ECB Neutral-Hawkish Hold the Lone EUR Counterweight

EURGBP 0.8646 | GBP carry advantage drives the channel | 16 June 2026 Many read the EURGBP decline as euro weakness. The reverse is true. This is a sterling-strength story, not a euro collapse. The ECB completed its eighth cut to 2.00% and shifted to a neutral, slightly hawkish-leaning hold. The market no longer prices deep cuts -- that is neutral-to-mildly bullish for the euro. The euro leg is not weak. The real driver is yield. UK10Y at 4.784% sits above DE10Y at 2.922% by 1.862 percentage points. That wide gap, plus the BoE holding above the ECB, is a carry advantage tilted to sterling. The newsfeed confirms: "Sterling steady... focus turns to UK data and BoE." The pipeline is showing you the wrong numbers. Pipeline UK10Y: 4.50% (stale). Actual: 4.784%. Pipeline ECB: 2.50%, still cutting. Actual: 2.00%, neutral hold. D1 structure: a descending channel from the 0.888 high (Nov 2025). Now 0.8646, below the 0.87415 resistance, approaching the 0.86110 support. Target: 0.84418 → 0.84117. Three scenarios: → Break below 0.86110: activates the 0.84418 target. Probability: 40% → Bounce to test 0.869 then resume lower. Probability: 25% → Surprise dovish BoE: EURGBP bounces to 0.87415. Probability: 20% Invalidation: daily close above 0.87415. The tell: the upcoming BoE meeting. A higher-for-longer BoE keeps sterling's 1.86% yield edge intact and the channel pointing down. Conviction: Medium-High Bear. Intermarket Edge | Institutional Macro & Intermarket Analysis For informational purposes only. Not financial advice.

Jun 16, 2026

Macro Regime SLUG

EURJPY - BoJ Hikes with Hawkish Guidance, the Yen-Positive Catalyst Activates the Head and Shoulders

Everyone Was Braced for the One Dovish Sentence That Crashed the Yen in 2024. Today the BoJ Said the Opposite — and a Textbook Top Just Got Its Trigger. EURJPY 185.55. For days, the single biggest risk to anyone short the yen was a replay of August 2024 — when Deputy Governor Uchida used one press conference to reverse the entire BoJ signal and set off a global carry unwind. The market braced for that sentence again. It got the opposite. The BoJ hiked to 1% today — the first time Japan's policy rate has been at 1% in over three decades — and attached hawkish guidance to it. The statement says the bank will continue hiking, warns underlying inflation risks deviating above its 2% target, and judges the risk of a sharp growth slowdown has decreased. The only dovish note: conditions remain accommodative even after the hike. The bond market read it instantly. JP10Y jumped +2.68% to 2.643%. Here is the number that matters and that most screens get wrong. The data pipeline still shows Japan's 10-year at 1.47%, implying a wide, EURJPY-friendly Germany-Japan carry spread near 1.5%. The real spread, using the live 2.643%, is just 0.327% — and compressing by the hour. The euro's advantage over the yen is evaporating in real time. Now the chart. EURJPY has been carving a textbook Head and Shoulders top: left shoulder in January, the head near 188 in February, and the right shoulder forming right now at 185.5-186.5. The neckline sits at 181. The hawkish hike is the fundamental trigger this pattern was waiting for. Why hasn't it dropped yet? Two reasons. Japan's Ministry of Finance is defending the 160 line on USDJPY, capping yen strength on the dollar leg. And the dollar is firming into tonight's Fed dot plot. The move is coiled, not cancelled. Three scenarios: Right-shoulder rejection + break below the 181 neckline: H&S target 171.047. Probability: 40%. Hawkish Fed + MOF holds 160: EURJPY ranges 184-186.5, the shoulder extends. Probability: 30%. Risk-off Fed + carry unwi

Jun 16, 2026