DeltaFunded

Heads up, everyone! 👋

Because of Presidents’ Day (U.S.) and the Chinese New Year, a few market trading hours will be adjusted on Monday, 16 February 2026 (CET):

Indices
• US indices: close 19:00
• JAPAN225: close 19:00
• UK100: close 22:00
• EUGERMANY40: close 22:00
• HONGKONG50: close 05:00 (16 Feb), then closed 17–19 Feb

US shares & ETFs: Closed
Metals: Gold & Silver close 20:30

Everything else will trade as usual.

15% OFF all DeltaFunded Challenges til the end of the month

Use code WELCOME15 at checkout and start your next challenge for less.

Claim your discount now at

dashboard.deltafunded.com

🚨 Week Ahead (Feb 9–13): USD Jobs + CPI = the volatility engine

If you’re trading FX / indices / rates this week, it’s basically a two-step:

Wednesday (3:30 PM) = Nonfarm Payrolls + wages + benchmark revision (whipsaw risk)

Friday (3:30 PM) = US CPI (headline + core) (can reset Fed pricing)

Why it matters:
Markets will take their cue from front-end US yields (2Y) → then USD → then global risk-on/risk-off.

What we're watching

EUR: Lagarde speeches are locked (Mon 6:00 PM + Sat 6:30 PM) = headline risk / surprise tone shifts

GBP: UK GDP (Thu 9:00 AM) = growth check for BoE pricing

Friday double-header: EUR GDP (12:00 PM) before the main event US CPI (3:30 PM)

Typical reaction map

Hot CPI / strong jobs → yields up, USD up, equities wobble (rate shock)

Cool CPI / weak jobs → yields down, USD down, risk-on bounce (duration loves it)

👉 Full day-by-day breakdown + volatility windows + scenarios in the blog. Link in comments.

Market participants are bracing for a high-density schedule featuring three major central bank policy decisions and the January U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls report.

This convergence of data will likely determine whether the 2026 easing cycle gains momentum or if structural inflation risks necessitate a sustained restrictive stance.

Focus Areas for the Week:

Monetary Policy Divergence: Strategic assessments of the RBA, BoE, and ECB as they navigate the trade-off between stagnating growth and persistent core inflation.

Labor Market Equilibrium: Friday’s U.S. and Canadian employment data will serve as the primary arbiter for North American rate expectations.

Volatility Windows: Critical time blocks on Thursday and Friday where overlapping events may lead to significant liquidity shifts and price action.

Our latest briefing provides a comprehensive breakdown of the "3-Wave Reaction" for central bank announcements, scenario framing for high-impact data prints, and a ranking of the week’s top market-moving moments.

Access the full breakdown and trade plan via the link in the comments below.

[Link in Comments]

Gold and silver just ripped to fresh records. 🏅🥈

Gold topped $5,100/oz (+2%+) and silver surged to $110/oz (+4.9%).

Investors are piling into hard assets as global risks + fiscal fears climb.

Gold jumps to record highs on greenland tariff threats

📣 Trading Hours Update – 19 January 2026 (CET)

Due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the U.S., some markets will have adjusted trading hours on Monday, 19 January 2026:

✅ Indices
• US indices close at 19:00
• JAPAN225 closes at 19:00

✅ Metals
• Gold closes at 20:30
• Silver closes at 20:30

🕒 All times are CET.


Other markets remain unchanged.

Powell headlines overnight, then it’s all about US inflation.

Mon (3:00 AM) 🇺🇸 Powell speech → headline risk for USD + Treasury yields.

Tue (3:30 PM) 🇺🇸 CPI (Dec):

* Headline MoM 0.3% (prev 0.3%)

* Headline YoY 2.7% (prev 2.7%)

* Core MoM 0.3% (prev 0.2%) 👈 key

* Core YoY 2.7% (prev 2.6%)

How it trades:

🔥 Hotter core → yields up, USD up, equities risk-off (watch USDJPY / DXY)
❄️ Softer core → yields down, USD softer, equities risk-on

Wed (3:30 PM) 🇺🇸 Retail Sales 0.4% (prev 0.0%) + Core PPI 2.7% → confirms growth/inflation story.

Fri (9:00 AM) 🇪🇺 EUR HICP YoY 2.0% (prev 2.0%) → usually smaller move unless surprise.

Biggest volatility windows: Tue 3:30 PM and Wed 3:30 PM.

Full weekly breakdown in the comments.

A bit of a slower wrap-up to the year over here — but January’s already shaping up nicely and the momentum is building.

As we like to say: you keep trading, we keep paying. 💸📈

This week is all about inflation prints in Europe and a Friday jobs/wages super-window that can reprice rate cuts in a hurry. If you trade FX, rates, or index risk, expect the cleanest moves when the data clusters hit — not in the “in-between” hours.

What’s on the tape:

Tue 10:15 AM (EUR): ECB Cipollone speech (locked) → pure headline risk. Any hint on inflation persistence or cut timing can whip EUR + Bunds.

Tue 3:00 PM (EUR): CPI/HICP prelim → first big EUR volatility pocket. Hotter-than-expected inflation = more hawkish pricing, EUR bid, front-end Bund yields up.

Wed 12:00 PM (EUR): Core HICP + HICP cluster → the “ECB lens” print. Core is the stickiness check; a surprise here typically drives EURUSD + the 2Y Bund more than anything else midweek.

Wed 3:15 PM & 5:00 PM (USD): ADP + ISM Services → can reshape positioning into Friday (USD/yields move first, equities follow).

Fri 3:30 PM: Main event → Canada jobs + US NFP + wages all at once. This is the week’s peak volatility: USDCAD, DXY, UST yields can all gap.

Strong jobs / hotter wages → hawkish repricing → yields up, USD bid, risk can wobble.

Weak jobs / softer wages → dovish repricing → yields down, risk relief, USD/CAD can soften.

If you’re planning trades, the highest-probability action is around:

✅ Tue 3:00 PM
✅ Wed 12:00 PM
✅ Fri 3:30 PM

🔗 Full report link in comments

🎄 Holiday schedule update! With Christmas and New Year coming up, please note there will be changes to our broker's (Deltastock) trading and business hours.

Full details in the comments 👇

💥 Get ready for major market turbulence.

This week is stacked. We’re looking at a triple threat of central bank decisions (UK, Europe, and Japan) plus crucial US inflation data.

Check the image for the Top 5 high-impact events that will define the trading week.

👉 This is just the snapshot. To navigate this week successfully, you need the full schedule. We cover every market-moving event in detail on our blog.

Link in comments