Daily brief

Each market day's score moves, bias changes, strongest and weakest setups, releases due and COT shifts, written by a model from MarketBox's stored data.

Brief for Thu, 29 Oct 2026

An earlier day's brief. Read the newest, Wed, 11 Nov 2026

New Zealand dollar weakens sharply as the US dollar and yen strengthen across the board.

Biggest moves

NZDJPY fell −6 points on the day and −8 on the week, while GBPUSD dropped −4 on the day. Over the week USDJPY and the US Dollar Index each gained +6.

Bias changes

NZDJPY slipped from bullish to neutral, and Bitcoin turned bearish. USDZAR moved the other way, turning bullish.

Strongest and weakest

GBPNZD leads at +9 strong bullish, with USDJPY at +7. NZDUSD sits weakest at −8 strong bearish, alongside EURUSD at −7.

Releases due

EUR GDP q/q and EUR Unemployment rate are due with consensus at 0.2% and 6.4%. CNY Manufacturing PMI follows at 49.9.

COT positioning

British pound net shorts narrowed by 26,544 contracts and its long share rose 6.1 percentage points. New Zealand dollar net shorts deepened by 11,148.

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Wed, 11 Nov 2026US dollar strength dominates as GBPUSD turns bearish and gold stays weak.
Tue, 10 Nov 2026US Dollar Index strengthens while metals and NZDUSD remain weak.
Mon, 9 Nov 2026USDCAD and USDJPY lead strong bullish scores while NZDUSD and gold sit at the bottom.
Fri, 6 Nov 2026US Dollar Index turns strong bullish as USDJPY leads broad dollar gains.
Thu, 5 Nov 2026Dollar pairs weaken as EURUSD turns bearish and USDCAD leads bullish setups.
Wed, 4 Nov 2026Gold and silver weaken sharply while sterling crosses lead a bullish board.
Tue, 3 Nov 2026Gold and spot gold drop 10 points on the week as USDJPY turns bullish.
Mon, 2 Nov 2026

Daily brief

Each market day's score moves, bias changes, strongest and weakest setups, releases due and COT shifts, written by a model from MarketBox's stored data.