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MARKET WRAP · April 6, 2026 · 21:15 UTC

▼ US-Iran ceasefire odds drop significantly as traders express skepticism ▲ Bitcoin…

MARKET WRAP · April 6, 2026, 21:15 UTC

▼ US-Iran ceasefire odds drop significantly as traders express skepticism ▲ Bitcoin surges over 4% to surpass $70,300 amid short liquidations and ETF inflows ▲ US ISM Services Sector Keeps Solid Expansion in March but Hi…

Closing Prices

BTC:

$69,832

· ETH:

$2,149

· SOL:

$82.01

· GOLD:

$4,655

· SPY:

$658.93

(+0.6%) · QQQ:

$588.5

(+0.7%) · VIX:

$24.17

(+1.3%) · TLT:

$86.65

(+0.5%) · DXY:

$99.99

(-0.0%) · OIL:

$112.61

(+1.0%)

Evening News

▼ US-Iran ceasefire odds drop significantly as traders express skepticism ▲ Bitcoin surges over 4% to surpass $70,300 amid short liquidations and ETF inflows ▲ US ISM Services Sector Keeps Solid Expansion in March but Hit by Transport Cost Spike, Mid ▲ Higher for longer: Wells Fargo expects the Fed to hold rates at 3.50%–3.75% through 2026 ▲ Vietnam: Inflation surge and SBV policy stance – UOB ▲ PIMCO Expands Active ETF Lineup With Timely Inflation-Linked Launch

Scenario Shifts

▲ Late Cycle: Fed higher for longer with employment softening but services resilient ▼ Goldilocks: Persistent inflation and geopolitical tensions preclude goldilocks scenario ▲ Stagflation: Transport cost spikes, persistent inflation, and geopolitical uncertainty ▲ Hegemony: US-Iran tensions escalating with Trump taking aggressive stance ▲ Displacement: Bitcoin institutional adoption accelerating with infrastructure improvements

Regime Check

Neutral · Neutral

· EXPANSION · Gauge: 42.9/100

Upcoming — High Impact

EU Consumer Price Index (YoY)(Final)(Mar) — Apr 16, 09:00 AM UTC (prev: 2.5%) EU Consumer Price Index (MoM)(Final)(Mar) — Apr 16, 09:00 AM UTC (prev: 1.2%) GDP (QoQ)(Q1) — Apr 16, 02:00 AM UTC (prev: 1.2%) GDP (YoY)(Q1) — Apr 16, 02:00 AM UTC (prev: 4.5%) Total retail sales of consumer goods (YoY)(Mar) — Apr 16, 02:00 AM UTC (prev: 2.8%) US Producer Price Index (YoY)(Mar) — Apr 14, 12:30 PM UTC (prev: 3.4%)

Contrarian

• Bitcoin's surge to $70K+ may be driven more by short liquidations than genuine institutional demand, • The market is underestimating how quickly geopolitical tensions could derail crypto adoption if trad agentcanary.ai | Not financial advice