US inflation continues to cool, with CPI around 2.4% y\/y and core inflation near 2.5%. That keeps expectations of rate cuts later in 2026 alive. However, markets are increasingly sensitive to any shift in Fed rhetoric. The narrative is supportive, but not risk-free.<\/p>\n
US equities remain elevated but momentum has slowed. The S&P 500 is holding near 6,800, while the Nasdaq shows more volatility as investors rotate away from crowded tech trades. Leadership is narrowing, and pullbacks are becoming sharper.\u00a0\ud83d\udcc9<\/p>\n
The US 10-year yield is trading close to 4.0%, reflecting a bond market that is cautiously optimistic on inflation but not fully convinced about aggressive easing. The dollar remains relatively firm, limiting upside in some risk assets.\u00a0\ud83d\udcb5<\/p>\n
Gold is consolidating near the 5,000 area after its strong rally, suggesting either healthy digestion or early signs of fatigue. Oil is stable, with Brent trading in the high-60s, as supply headlines balance global demand expectations. \ud83d\udee2\ufe0f<\/p>\n
bitcoin is hovering around 68,000\u201369,000 after several attempts to push decisively above 70,000. The structure remains constructive, but momentum is clearly less explosive than earlier in the rally.\u00a0\u26a1<\/p>\n
So what is it\u200a\u2014\u200amomentum or exhaustion?<\/p>\n
If breadth improves and participation widens, the rally can extend. If gains stay narrow and volatility increases on declines, the market may be entering a corrective phase. The next few sessions will be\u00a0crucial.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\ude80 Ready to trade the next move? \ud83d\udccd Mid-February Check: Momentum or Exhaustion? \ud83e\udd14\ud83d\udcca<\/a> was originally published in Coinmonks<\/a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" US inflation continues to cool, with CPI around 2.4% y\/y and core inflation near 2.5%. That keeps expectations of rate cuts later in 2026 alive. However, markets are increasingly sensitive to any shift in Fed rhetoric. The narrative is supportive, but not risk-free. US equities remain elevated but momentum has slowed. The S&P 500 is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":135615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135614"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=135614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/135615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=135614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=135614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=135614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Join here: https:\/\/my.nordfx.com\/en\/registration?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=nordfx<\/a><\/p>\n