Two Catalysts. FOMC Minutes Wednesday.
CPI Friday Defines The Trend.
FOMC Minutes on Wednesday (Apr 8, 2:00 PM ET) reveal March deliberations — hawkish/dovish tilt sets the stage. CPI on Friday (Apr 10, 8:30 AM ET) is the inflation print that either validates or kills the rate-cut narrative. Iran deadline tonight adds a tail risk layer across all scenarios.
Generating scenarios...
Dovish Minutes + Cool CPI
30%
Minutes reveal rate-cut discussion. CPI prints ≤2.8% YoY. Goldilocks.
Fed signals patience but not panic. Disinflation back on track. Risk-on across the board — equities rally, BTC breaks higher. Short-covering + momentum buyers pile in.
S&P 5,700–5,900
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BTC $85–95K
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Oil $95–105
Stalemate + Data Driven
40%
"Talks ongoing" but no deal. CPI in-line at 3.0–3.2%. Grind.
FOMC offers no new information. CPI neither hot nor cold. Market stays in wait-and-see. Range-bound chop. Iran deadline extends again — same playbook as March 21.
S&P 5,400–5,650
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BTC $73–82K
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Oil $105–115
Data Shock
20%
Hawkish minutes + CPI re-accelerates above 3.3%. Stagflation fear returns.
Fed trapped — can't cut with inflation sticky. Treasury yields spike. Risk-off. Equities test lows. DXY strengthens. BTC correlates down. Iran escalation amplifies.
S&P 5,100–5,350
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BTC $60–72K
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Oil $115+
Escalation / Iran Strikes
10%
Trump executes infrastructure strikes. Iran closes Strait fully.
Oil spikes to $130–145. S&P gaps down 4–5%. CPI and FOMC become irrelevant. Vol explosion. Gold outperforms. BTC flush then potential safe-haven bid later.
S&P 5,000–5,200
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BTC $55–65K
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Oil $130–145
Tue 4/7 🚨
Iran Deadline
8PM ET. Hormuz ultimatum. Pattern is extension. Primary tail risk.
Wed 4/8 ★
FOMC Minutes
2:00 PM ET. Mar deliberations. Tone = primary signal this week.
Thu 4/9
Jobless Claims
8:30 AM ET. Pre-CPI positioning. Last signal before Friday.
Fri 4/10 ⚡
CPI (Mar)
8:30 AM ET. Highest-impact print. Core ex-energy most watched.
Ongoing
Hormuz Flow
8 tankers/day vs 20M bbl prewar. Watch for resumption signal.
▦  Equity Drivers
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"Iran deal materializes" → oil drops $15–25 → short covering rally. Biggest upside — nobody positioned.
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Dovish minutes + cool CPI → rate-cut timeline pulled forward → multiple expansion → gap up potential.
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Dow/Nasdaq in correction. S&P -8.7% from peak. Earnings estimates not yet revised down. Risk mispriced.
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Hot CPI + hawkish tone = stagflation narrative. Fed paralyzed. Yields spike. Equities reprice lower.
₿  Bitcoin Drivers
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Bad NFP = bullish paradox. Job losses → Fed forced to cut → liquidity → BTC runs. F&G at 15 = contrarian signal.
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Ceasefire = explosive. Oil drops → risk-on → BTC breaks $85K. Institutional rotation follows.
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$73K testing lower range. Rising floor under pressure. DXY above 100. Watch for breakdown vs. hold.
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Hot CPI = higher-for-longer. No liquidity catalyst. BTC correlates with risk-off. Iran escalation = initial flush.