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MARKET WRAP · March 9, 2026 · 21:15 UTC

🟢 Gold dips with inflation in focus but rises after-hours as Trump signals Iran war…

MARKET WRAP · March 9, 2026, 21:15 UTC

🟢 Gold dips with inflation in focus but rises after-hours as Trump signals Iran war nearly o 🔴 Humanity Protocol [H] drops 8% – Can $0.128 demand zone hold? 🟢 Pudgy Penguins Launches ‘Pudgy World’ Browser Game 🟢 Bitc…

Closing Prices

BTC:

$68,985

· ETH:

$2,028

· SOL:

$85.98

· GOLD:

$5,137

· SPY:

$678.27

(-0.4%) · QQQ:

$607.76

(-0.2%) · VIX:

$25.5

(+7.4%) · TLT:

$89.23

(+0.5%) · DXY:

$98.73

(-0.3%) · OIL:

$87.55

(-7.6%)

Evening News

🟢 Gold dips with inflation in focus but rises after-hours as Trump signals Iran war nearly o 🔴 Humanity Protocol [H] drops 8% – Can $0.128 demand zone hold? 🟢 Pudgy Penguins Launches ‘Pudgy World’ Browser Game 🟢 Bitcoin jumps toward $69K as oil plunges 30% amid US–Iran tensions 🟢 Zcash Outpaces Bitcoin Gains as Key Development Team Raises $25 Million 🟡 World leaders eye oil reserves, but so far hold off on tapping them

Scenario Shifts

↑ Late Cycle: Oil shock and China inflation suggest economy heating up late in cycle ↓ Goldilocks: Rising inflation and geopolitical tensions breaking benign environment ↑ Stagflation: Oil shock plus China CPI surge creating classic stagflationary pressures ↑ Hegemony: Critical minerals competition and Middle East tensions heightening bloc tensions ↑ Displacement: Bitcoin ETF flows and minerals reshoring showing alternative system building

Regime Check

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Risk-on · Neutral

· STAGFLATION · Gauge: 49.4/100

Upcoming — High Impact

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate(Feb) — Mar 19, 12:30 AM UTC (prev: 4.1%) US Producer Price Index (YoY)(Feb) — Mar 18, 12:30 PM UTC EU Consumer Price Index (YoY)(Final)(Feb) — Mar 18, 10:00 AM UTC (prev: 1.9%) EU Consumer Price Index (MoM)(Final)(Feb) — Mar 18, 10:00 AM UTC (prev: 0.7%) US New home sales (AAMR)(Jan) — Mar 16, 02:00 PM UTC (prev: -1.7%) Total retail sales of consumer goods (YoY)(Feb) — Mar 16, 02:00 AM UTC (prev: 0.9%)

Contrarian

• Bitcoin ETF inflows during risk-off periods suggest crypto is becoming a genuine portfolio diversifi • China's inflation surge might be temporary demand catch-up rather than persistent pricing power, mak agentcanary.ai | Not financial advice