Macro Outlook - 11 August 2025

Macro Outlook Aug 11, 2025

You will come across specific terms in these notes (FLD, VTL, and so on). Rather than explain them each time, you will find definitions here: guidance notes for Hurst cycles terminology.

USD rounding 40 day cycle trough as is USDJPY. EUR close to topping again. Gold falling further as 40 day cycle peak posts. Copper down, Oil countertrend bump coming then down. S&P500 20 week cycle peak in? Nikkei about to happen.

Christopher Grafton CMT

Chris has been involved in the markets for 20 years. He is the author of Mastering Hurst Cycle Analysis and is an experienced working technician. Chris holds the CMT qualification.

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