The dollar posted its worst April in 10 months as the ECB and BoE signal rate hikes, Japan intervened to push USDJPY below 160, and EURUSD climbed to 1.1740.

Bitcoin has rebounded to $77K amid record highs for the Nasdaq and S&P 500. Ethereum is under pressure from the 200-week MA. Options at $80K are holding back growth, while May is historically positive for BTC.

The US dollar is getting a boost from the Fed, equities are hovering near record highs, gold is facing headwinds, and Bitcoin has hit a ceiling.

The dollar has strengthened: Powell is stepping down as chair but will remain on the FOMC; Brent crude is above $120. Markets are anticipating 2–3 rate hikes in 2026 due to accelerating inflation.

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The crypto market is edging lower, but Dogecoin continues to rise, signalling a bullish trend amid neutral news and reduced investor interest.

Starbucks: ⬆️ Buy – Starbucks broke resistance area – Likely to rise to resistance level 110.00 Starbucks recently broke the resistance area between the resistance levels 101.40, 104.20 (top of wave 1 from January) and the resistance trendline of the weekly up.

NOKIA: ⬆️ Buy – NOKIA broke resistance area – Likely to rise to resistance level 12.50 NOKIA rising sharply after the earlier breakout of the resistance area between the resistance level 11.00 and the resistance trendline of the daily up.

USDJPY: ⬆️ Buy – USDJPY from the support zone – Likely to test resistance levels 160.40 and 161.00 USDJPY currency pair recently reversed from the support zone between the key support level 157.50 (which stopped the previous correction iv) and.

AUDUSD: ⬇️ Sell – AUDUSD reversed from key resistance level 0.7190 – Likely to fall to support level 0.7100 AUDUSD currency pair recently reversed from the resistance zone between the key resistance level 0.7190 (which has been reversing the price.

The US keeps the Strait of Hormuz blocked, pressuring Iran. The UAE left OPEC+, opening the door to higher output. The World Bank raised its 2026 Brent forecast from $60 to $86.

The Fed and ECB are adopting a wait-and-see approach amid geopolitical tensions and inflation; investors are watching their rhetoric and rate decisions as the dollar consolidates.