Market analysis

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a leading British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, focused on vaccines, and specialty medicines.

Meta Platforms (META) is a global technology company best known for its flagship social media app – Facebook – as well as Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads.

Shares fall over 3% in extended trading following the event, yet to derail most of its key technical indicators and where client sentiment is still very much in extreme buy territory.

As of 20 August 2025, PayPal (PYPL) shares were trading at around $69 – broadly unchanged from a year earlier, and down 19% since January.

Rotation out of tech for two sessions in a row hits the tech-heavy index and a couple key short-term technical indicators, but both clients and CoT speculators remain majority buy.

Futures take a small dip and CoT speculators remain net sell, but there’s no denying what has been more positive technical bias.

We’re at levels unseen since December of last year as the small-cap index outperforms, with technicals turning bullish and price action moving in favor of majority client sentiment.

Not far off recovering from last Thursday’s losses buoyed by big gains from a few of Big Tech, and in sentiment still a story of majority buy bias.

As of 21 August 2025, the palladium price stood at $1,110 an ounce – up from $909 at the start of the year, but still some distance from recent highs.

Iron ore is a vital industrial commodity, underpinning steel production and infrastructure worldwide.

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Traders await updates on bullion tariffs after “misinformation” claim, but that isn’t the only event this week on the fundamental front that can move the needle.

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The US dollar just collapsed against the Taiwanese new dollar, with the pairing falling 8% in just a few days, crashing below this key support line and reaching its lowest level in over a year.

Chainlink, launched by Sergey Nazarov and Steve Ellis, is a decentralised oracle network that connects blockchain smart contracts to real-world data, APIs and payments.

Avalanche is a smart contract blockchain focused on speed, low transaction costs, and network scalability. Its native cryptocurrency is called ‘AVAX’.

As of 18 August 2025, Litecoin (LTC) has risen over 17% since January and nearly 80% year on year. While it remains well below its 2021 all-time high, its 2025 gains attracted renewed attention.

Bitcoin Cash (BCH), launched on 1 August 2017 as a hard fork of bitcoin, was designed to provide faster, lower-cost transactions for everyday payments.