17 April 2026 – 08:43 Central Euro Time

Presently, all eight BEGOS Markets are within their respective Neutral Zones for today, and session volatility is very light. The Bond (currently 113^20) yesterday moved under Market Profile support (114^06 now resistance) and price slid below the Market Magnet (114^01); nonetheless, by its Market Trend, the Bond’s linreg is positive and improving upside consistency given the rising “Baby Blues”. Gold again has been recording a comparatively narrow week; the yellow metal’s EDTR (see Market Ranges) has compressed from 196 points two weeks ago to now 140 points; further insight per tomorrow’s 857th consecutive Saturday Edition of The Gold Update. Nothing is due for the Econ Baro until next Tuesday. And Q1 Earnings Season for the S&P 500 is off to a well above-average start: of the 26 constituents having thus far reported, 22 (85%) have bettered their quarterly year-over-year bottom lines; problematic is that the nominal level of earnings is too low to support an S&P here at 7041, given the “live” (futs-adj’d) P/E of 47.8x.