{"id":17186,"date":"2026-08-10T03:47:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T03:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/?p=17186"},"modified":"2026-08-10T03:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T03:47:05","slug":"week-ahead-cpi-earnings-hormuz-aug-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/week-ahead-cpi-earnings-hormuz-aug-11\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week Ahead: US CPI Report and Hormuz Deal Talks Set to Move Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Over the weekend, the market is in a low-volatility consolidation phase as Bitcoin hovered at $65K and Ethereum still stabilized at $1,900. If a U.S.-Iran deal in Hormuz holds, it will pressure oil prices and lead traders to choose risk assets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/charts\/fear-and-greed-index\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crypto Fear and Greed Index<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is currently sitting at 41. This shows that while traders are cautious, there\u2019s still a hint of optimism in the air.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17187\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41.png?resize=1080%2C425&#038;quality=75&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41-980x385.png 980w, https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41-480x189.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000;\">What Traders Should Watch Out for This Week<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The big focus for the next few days will be the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-08-08\/us-cpi-to-show-inflationary-pressures-cooling-some\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">US CPI report<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (inflation data). Following some weak jobs numbers lately, traders are also watching to see if Fed officials will signal a more aggressive stance on interest rates.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earnings season continues with big <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stocksdownunder.com\/ai-earnings-week-nasdaq-coreweave-supermicro\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI-focused companies<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like AMAT and CSCO reporting. These results could shift momentum across different sectors, especially given the ongoing AI boom. Also, keep the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/trump-strait-of-hormuz-opening-iran-negotiations-b6a43ad6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iran-Strait of Hormuz situation<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on your radar; it\u2019s a major factor that could either ease market pressure or drive up commodity prices and inflation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Here are the major economic indicators to watch out for this week:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">August 11: NFIB index of small business optimism, existing home sales<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">August 12: CPI, CPI Core, Y\/Y%, and monthly treasury balance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">August 13: Weekly jobless claims, PPI, and ex-food &amp; energy PPI, M\/M%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">August 14: Retail sales, manufacturing &amp; trade: inventories, U. 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