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The BoJ Executed A Synthetic Intervention USD/JPY spiked to 160.73 overnight — the highest since July 2024 — then crashed in a matter of hours. Vice Finance Minister Mimura issued what he called his "final advisory" to speculators — essentially telling leveraged yen shorts to get out while they can. Finance Minister Katayama followed up saying Tokyo is nearing the timing for "decisive action." Reports suggest rate checks followed, the same playbook as January when a single rate check sent USD/JPY down 500+ pips without Japan spending a dollar of reserves. This is synthetic intervention — verbal threats backed by coordination with the US. It costs nothing, spooks the speculative community into covering, and creates the move for free. The January parallel is almost exact. The question is whether this reversal holds or fades like it did before — the fundamental rate differential (3.75% Fed vs 0.75% BoJ) keeps pulling the pair higher. Japan is just buying some time for now. Imo. - Alan

S&P Finishes It's Best Month Since 2020 S&P 500 is near the highs despite the Fed's hawkish guidance yesterday — three dissents, the most since 1992.. April is closing out at +9.3%, the index's best month since 2020. Last night's mega-cap earnings were a split decision. Alphabet was the standout — revenue up 22%, cloud up 63%, net income surged 81%. Amazon beat across the board with AWS up 28%. But Meta dropped 9% after raising capex guidance to $125–145B while missing on user growth. Microsoft slipped 2% despite solid numbers. Combined, these four companies now project up to $725B in 2026 capex. That number is the market's new fault line — the gap between AI investment and AI returns is where the next correction will start if it comes. The S&P is pricing in peace, peak earnings, and a patient Fed simultaneously. All three held through April. But with WTI now above $100 and the Fed signaling it won't cut anytime soon, the margin for error at these levels is razor thin. Apple reports tonight. - Alan

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Two Centrals Banks Battle It Out Today (USD/CAD) USD/CAD is coiling ahead of what could be the most consequential 24 hours for this chart in months — the BoC just spoke, and the Fed speaks at 1:00 PM CT. The BoC held at 2.25% as expected, fourth consecutive hold. The key language: Macklem is "looking through" the war's immediate inflation impact but warned the BoC will not let higher energy prices become persistent. CPI is expected to hit 3% in April. GDP forecast held at a soft 1.2%. The door to hikes is open but they're not walking through it yet. Canada's oil-exporter status is the wildcard. With WTI above $103, energy revenues are flooding in and supporting the loonie. But the broad dollar bid and soft domestic growth are capping the downside in USD/CAD. Now it's Powell's turn. A hawkish lean on inflation pushes USD/CAD higher. A neutral-to-dovish tone lets the oil-driven CAD bid take over. - Alan

Oil Inventories Are Dropping Fast And The Blockade May Get Extended WTI above $103, third straight session of gain. Price is back in breakout mode with the only technical resistance nearby is ~117. The supply picture is tightening fast. US crude inventories fell 6.2M barrels vs expectations of just 0.2M. Gasoline stocks dropped 6.1M barrels, nearly triple the forecast. Distillates down 4.5M vs 2.2M expected. Across the board, draws are accelerating as the Strait of Hormuz shutdown — roughly 20% of global oil shipments — squeezes supply chains the IEA is calling the largest supply shock on record. The UAE's exit from OPEC effective May 1 is the structural story. It doesn't change supply today — Hormuz is closed anyway — but post-war, the UAE will pump without quota constraints, targeting 5M bpd. That's long-term bearish, but irrelevant at $103. Near-term, there's no relief valve. Peace talks are stalled, Trump rejected Iran's latest proposal, and Washington is escalating sanctions pressure. - Alan

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ServiceNow analysis: The bull case for NOW, according to StockBox's scorecard, is that the market is currently "mispricing" a high-growth, high-efficiency software giant. By almost every metric—whether it's earnings, sales, or cash flow—the stock is trading at a steep discount to its historical norms while still maintaining double-digit revenue growth. I personally will continue to look for opportunities to add shares of this stock to my personal portfolio. Note: This is a log of my personal trading activity and opinions for educational purposes only. This is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. A1 Trading is not responsible for your investment decisions.