Markets are on edge as the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, the Fed is frozen on hold, and the ECB is turning hawkish. Here\u2019s where the major instruments stand heading into a pivotal NFP week\u00a0\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcb6 EUR\/USD\u200a\u2014\u200a1.1721<\/strong> Flat on the week but with a bullish tilt\u200a\u2014\u200athe ECB is eyeing rate hikes while the Fed can\u2019t move. NFP on Friday May 8 is the deciding\u00a0factor.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udee2\ufe0f Brent Crude\u200a\u2014\u200a$108.17<\/strong> Second weekly gain in a row. Oil hit $114 intraday before pulling back on Iran\u2019s new peace proposal\u200a\u2014\u200awhich Trump promptly rejected. Supply shock deepening.<\/p>\n \ud83e\udd47 Gold\u200a\u2014\u200a$4,661.40<\/strong> Caught in a paradox: geopolitical crisis supports it, but oil-driven inflation fights back. Central banks are buying at record levels. Watch NFP for direction.<\/p>\n \ud83e\udd48 Silver\u200a\u2014\u200a$76.71<\/strong> Recovered from a $71 low on Friday but still under pressure. AI capex boom ($715B committed by Big Tech) supports industrial demand long-term.<\/p>\n \u20bf Bitcoin\u200a\u2014\u200a~$77,400<\/strong> Remarkably stable through a stormy macro week. Exchange reserves at 7-year lows, institutional accumulation record-strong. $80,000 is the key breakout\u00a0level.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd37 Ethereum\u200a\u2014\u200a~$2,284<\/strong> Slightly underperforming BTC. Strong on-chain fundamentals vs. soft price action. $2,345 is the resistance to\u00a0crack.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd0d Full analysis with all key levels and baseline views: \ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/nordfx.com\/market-news\/forex-cryptocurrency-forecast-may-4-8-2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u26a0\ufe0f Trading on financial markets is risky and can lead to a complete loss of deposited funds.<\/em><\/p>\n #NordFX #Forex #Crypto #Bitcoin #Ethereum #Gold #Silver #BrentCrude #EURUSD #ForexForecast #CryptoForecast #Trading #WeeklyForecast<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcca NordFX Weekly Forecast: May 4\u20138, 2026<\/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":" Markets are on edge as the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, the Fed is frozen on hold, and the ECB is turning hawkish. Here\u2019s where the major instruments stand heading into a pivotal NFP week\u00a0\ud83d\udc47 \ud83d\udcb6 EUR\/USD\u200a\u2014\u200a1.1721 Flat on the week but with a bullish tilt\u200a\u2014\u200athe ECB is eyeing rate hikes while the Fed can\u2019t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":162288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-162287","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\/162287"}],"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=162287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/162288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=162287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=162287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=162287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}