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Kickstart video for August 12: US Dollar is lower ahead of key CPI report

Kickstart video for August 12: US Dollar is lower ahead of key CPI report. The U.S. dollar is starting the session lower against the major currencies. The dollar is slightly lower versus the euro, with EURUSD up 0.03%, and lower against the

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Kickstart video for August 12: US Dollar is lower ahead of key CPI report. The U.S. dollar is starting the session lower against the major currencies. The dollar is slightly lower versus the euro, with EURUSD up 0.03%, and lower against the

Kickstart video for August 12: US Dollar is lower ahead of key CPI report

Lead

Kickstart video for August 12: US Dollar is lower ahead of key CPI report. The U.S. dollar is starting the session lower against the major currencies. The dollar is slightly lower versus the euro, with EURUSD up 0.03%, and lower against the

Context

The U.S. dollar is starting the session lower against the major currencies. The dollar is slightly lower versus the euro, with EURUSD up 0.03%, and lower against the British pound, with GBPUSD up 0.15%. Against the Japanese yen, the dollar is also slightly lower, with USDJPY down 0.12%. In the Kickstart video above, I take a technical look at EURUSD, USDJPY and GBPUSD, with the focus on the three things every trader should know: the bias, the risk and the targets. Where do the buyers have control? Where do the sellers have control? What levels would change the bias, and where are the targets i…

Conclusion

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Market impact

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NIC · Impact scores

Global: 100 · Market: 100 · Urgency: 60 · Confidence: 90 · Neutral

Themes: inflation, crypto, precious_metals

Asset impact

  • Gold — Neutral (55) · Gold mentioned with balanced cues.
  • USD — Neutral (55) · USD mentioned with balanced cues.
  • EUR — Neutral (55) · EUR mentioned with balanced cues.
  • JPY — Neutral (55) · JPY mentioned with balanced cues.
  • GBP — Neutral (55) · GBP mentioned with balanced cues.
  • BTC — Neutral (55) · BTC mentioned with balanced cues.
  • US Stocks — Neutral (55) · US Stocks mentioned with balanced cues.
  • Indices — Neutral (55) · Indices mentioned with balanced cues.
  • Bonds — Neutral (55) · Bonds mentioned with balanced cues.
  • Commodities — Neutral (55) · Commodities mentioned with balanced cues.

Market reaction

  • XAUUSD: 4395.485 → 4395.485 (0%) · T-15m / T0 / T+15m / T+60m
  • DXY: Price snapshot pending · T-15m / T0 / T+15m / T+60m
  • EURUSD: 1.1548500000000002 → 1.1548500000000002 (0%) · T-15m / T0 / T+15m / T+60m
  • USDJPY: Price snapshot pending · T-15m / T0 / T+15m / T+60m
  • GBPUSD: Price snapshot pending · T-15m / T0 / T+15m / T+60m
  • BTCUSD: 64219.755000000005 → 64219.755000000005 (0%) · T-15m / T0 / T+15m / T+60m

Trading insight

Analysis only. Not a trade signal. Not investment advice. No Entry/TP/SL is generated by NIC.

Scenarios

  • Two-way reaction likely until the market digests the data surprise vs forecast.
  • Whipsaw risk is elevated inside the first 15–60 minutes after release.
  • For XAUUSD, map USD/rate impulse first, then confirm direction on M15 structure.

Watch factors

  • Actual vs forecast surprise (priced-in risk)
  • USD / yields impulse if macro-sensitive
  • Liquidity and spread during the news window
  • Follow-through after T+15m / T+60m
  • Relative reaction in gold
  • Relative reaction in usd
  • Relative reaction in eur
  • Relative reaction in jpy

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