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A record S&P 500 close combined with subdued volatility has historically looked more like a stable bullish regime than a sign of complacency immediately preceding a major reversal - see what the historical data shows!

Razan Hilal, FOREX.com Market Analyst, examines why the Nasdaq, Dow Jones and U.S. banking sector are approaching critical technical levels despite strong earnings, softer U.S. inflation and robust AI-related results. She explains how renewed Middle East tensions, higher oil prices and investor caution are creating conditions for a major market breakout or pullback, highlighting the key technical levels traders are watching.

EUR/USD and Nasdaq forecast as softer US inflation, strong earnings, and Hormuz tensions shape markets. Key support, resistance, and breakout levels to watch.

The Nasdaq is consolidating just below record highs in a possible symmetrical triangle as investors rotate from tech and AI stocks into cyclical sectors ahead of a key earnings week. Razan Hilal, CMT, FOREX.com Market Analyst, maps the breakout and breakdown levels, the Fibonacci zones behind them, and why second half 2026 guidance may matter more than the quarter numbers.

Nasdaq Technical Forecast: Nasdaq consolidates below record highs ahead of earnings season. Key technical levels, earning reports, FOMC outlook, and breakout scenarios.

DXY and Nasdaq Price Forecast: The US dollar tests 13-month highs above 101 as rising rate hike expectations pressure technology stocks and risk assets.

ASX energy and technology stocks show signs of stabilising as traders focus on the key 9,000 level ahead of options expiry.

Nasdaq and Silver Price Outlook: Markets remain cautiously optimistic ahead of the FOMC as Hormuz optimism offsets inflation and dollar strength.

Bitcoin and Nasdaq remain capped below key resistance levels as markets await developments surrounding a potential US-Iran nuclear deal. Explore key support levels, resistance zones, and bullish and bearish scenarios.

EURUSD and Nasdaq face key support tests ahead of US CPI data. Explore downside volatility risks, critical technical levels, and potential dip-buying opportunities

Nasdaq and the Dow Jones are at critical technical crossroads, with Fibonacci levels, RSI divergence, and multi-year channel resistance now defining where US equity markets move next. Razan Hilal, CMT, Market Analyst at FOREX.com, breaks down the exact support and resistance levels that will determine if the post-selloff rebound in US indices holds or extends lower.

The S&P 500 has been bolstered by a bullish run that began in April. It’s been a steady climb, with several tailwinds lifting sentiment along the way — from Trump’s decision to delay reciprocal tariffs deadline, a welcome calming of tensions in the Middle East, to the US approving the “big, beautiful bill” of tax and spending policies that form the core of Trump's second-term agenda.