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DAILY NEWS BRIEF - MARKET OUTLOOK
June 16, 2026
 
   
 
Crude Oil (WTI)   Gold   EUR/USD   GBP/USD   USD/JPY   Silver   Dow Jones (CME)   S&P 500 (CME)  
 
 
  Market Wrap  
 
  Market Wrap: pre-opening session  
 
 
U.S. market futures trade steady jump as U.S. stocks rallied on Monday after the U.S. and Iran reached a peace agreement. The S&P 500 climbed 122 points (+1.65%) to 7,554, the Nasdaq 100 rose 907 points (+3.06%) to 30,543, and the Dow Jones gained 468 points (+0.92%) to 51,671, a new record close.

Top-performing sectors were Technology (XLK), Consumer Discretionary (XLY) and Industrials (XLI), while Energy (XLE), Real Estate (XLRE) and Health Care (XLV) lagged.

On the stat front in the U.S. housing starts and building permits for May are estimated to slip 2.0% and 0.6% month-on-month, respectively. Separately, import prices are seen up 0.9% in May on a monthly basis.

European indices are gaining ground. On the stat plan, Germany's ZEW economic sentiment index climbed to 10.5 in June (-6 expected) from -10.2 in May.

Asian indices were mixed. On the economic front, the Bank of Japan raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 1.00% as expected. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of Australia kept its benchmark rate unchanged at 4.35% as anticipated. Regarding stats, China's industrial production rose 4.5% year-on-year in May, above 4.2% estimated.

WTI crude oil prices keep declining, crossing below 80 dollars.

Gold and silver are both little changed, maintaining yesterday's gains.

Bitcoin keeps firm, currently trading slightly above 66,000 dollars.
 
 
  Premarket news  
 
 
SpaceX (SPCX) jumps above 200 dollars. The space company agreed to buy AI coding company Anysphere for 60 billion dollars. The stock soared 19.58% yesterday as CEO Elon Musk said he would be surprised if the company’s revenue does not exceed 1 trillion dollars by 2031.

Chipmakers such as Micron Technology (MU) or Qualcomm (QCOM) extend yesterday's rally.

Robinhood (HOOD), a commission-free stock trading & investing app, rises after announcing a 10% reduction of its full-time employees.

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY), a restaurant and entertainment company, tumbles as quarterly financial figures missed estimates.
 
 
  Expected Today  
 
 
No major earnings expected
 
 
  Canada  
 
 
On Monday, the S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.97% to 35,276 and the S&P/TSX 60 Index gained 0.65% to 2,064.

Keyera (KEY), an energy infrastructure company, was upgraded to "outperform" from "sector perform" at National Bank of Canada.

High Tide (HITI), a retail-forward cannabis enterprise, reported quarterly adjusted Ebitda up 73% to 13.9 million dollars on sales up 30% to 179.3 million dollars. Both figures beat estimates.

Groupe Dynamite (GRGD), a clothing retailer, posted quarterly adjusted EPS that doubled to 0.50 dollar. Sales rose 37% to 310.6 million dollars. The company raised full-year adjusted Ebitda margin guidance.

SSR Mining (SSRM), a mining company, announced "that its Board of Directors has approved an additional 500 million dollars for share repurchases and the reinstatement of a regular quarterly dividend as part of the company’s ongoing capital returns program. The Board of Directors anticipates declaring the first quarterly cash dividend of 0.03 dollar per common share in conjunction with the company’s second quarter 2026 financial results".
 
 
 
 
  Please note that due to market volatility, some of the key levels may have already been reached and scenarios played out.
 
 
     
 
Crude Oil (WTI)‎ (Q6)‎ intraday: under pressure.
 
Pivot:
78.45
 
Our preference:
Short positions below 78.45 with targets at 76.50 & 75.45 in extension.
 
Alternative scenario:
Above 78.45 look for further upside with 80.15 & 81.65 as targets.
 
Comment:
The immediate trend remains down and the momentum is strong.
 
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Gold intraday: the bias remains bullish.
 
Pivot:
4295
 
Our preference:
Long positions above 4295 with targets at 4365 & 4405 in extension.
 
Alternative scenario:
Below 4295 look for further downside with 4245 & 4170 as targets.
 
Comment:
The next resistances are at 4365 and then at 4405.
 
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EUR/USD intraday: towards 1.1640.
 
Pivot:
1.1575
 
Our preference:
Long positions above 1.1575 with targets at 1.1620 & 1.1640 in extension.
 
Alternative scenario:
Below 1.1575 look for further downside with 1.1555 & 1.1540 as targets.
 
Comment:
The RSI advocates for further advance.
 
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GBP/USD intraday: target 1.3460.
 
Pivot:
1.3385
 
Our preference:
Long positions above 1.3385 with targets at 1.3440 & 1.3460 in extension.
 
Alternative scenario:
Below 1.3385 look for further downside with 1.3360 & 1.3325 as targets.
 
Comment:
The next resistances are at 1.3440 and then at 1.3460.
 
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USD/JPY intraday: further upside.
 
Pivot:
160.00
 
Our preference:
Long positions above 160.00 with targets at 160.40 & 160.60 in extension.
 
Alternative scenario:
Below 160.00 look for further downside with 159.85 & 159.70 as targets.
 
Comment:
The immediate trend remains up but the momentum is weak.
 
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Silver intraday: towards 72.50.
 
Pivot:
68.95
 
Our preference:
Long positions above 68.95 with targets at 71.25 & 72.50 in extension.
 
Alternative scenario:
Below 68.95 look for further downside with 67.95 & 67.20 as targets.
 
Comment:
The RSI is bullish and calls for further advance.
 
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Dow Jones (CME)‎ (U6)‎ intraday: the upside prevails.
 
Pivot:
51940
 
Our preference:
Long positions above 51940 with targets at 52500 & 52730 in extension.
 
Alternative scenario:
Below 51940 look for further downside with 51600 & 51200 as targets.
 
Comment:
The next resistances are at 52500 and then at 52730.
 
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S&P 500 (CME)‎ (U6)‎ intraday: further upside.
 
Pivot:
7585
 
Our preference:
Long positions above 7585 with targets at 7675 & 7693 in extension.
 
Alternative scenario:
Below 7585 look for further downside with 7540 & 7520 as targets.
 
Comment:
The next resistances are at 7675 and then at 7693.
 
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