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09/09/2026

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07/09/2026

Premium & Discount: Where Should You Actually Be Looking for Trades?

In this Arcstone Academy lesson, we break down Premium, Discount and Equilibrium and explain how these concepts can help traders improve their trade location rather than chasing price.

Being correct about market direction is only half the equation. The location where you choose to participate can have a significant impact on your risk, reward and overall ex*****on.

In this Arcstone Academy lesson, we break down Premium, Discount an...

07/09/2026

06/09/2026

Key Events This Week:

1. US Markets Closed, Labor Day - Monday

2. US 10Y Note Auction - Wednesday

3. August PPI Inflation data - Thursday

4. August Existing Home Sales data - Thursday

5. August CPI Inflation data - Friday

6. September MI Inflation Expectations data - Friday

7. September MI Consumer Sentiment data - Friday

This marks the final week of inflation data before the September Fed meeting.

31/08/2026

Good Morning, Arcstone Academy ☀️

A new week begins, and with it comes another opportunity to observe, learn and execute with intention.

This week, I want you to pay particular attention to the macro → rates → currency → asset relationship.

Don't rush into the market looking for trades. Start by understanding the environment.

Study the Long-Term Rates.
Watch the Daily closes.
Pay attention to the Weekly structure.
Then observe how DXY and Gold respond.

With Jackson Hole behind us, the market may begin revealing more clearly what it believes about the Fed's next steps.

Remember:

We don't predict the market. We build a thesis, wait for confirmation, and execute with discipline.

Have a productive and focused week.

Arcstone Academy
Clarity. Structure. Edge.

16/08/2026

10 Things to Do Instead of Overtrading

In most professions, the relationship between effort and income is relatively straightforward: the more hours you work, the more you earn. Trading does not work that way.

In trading, activity does not automatically create opportunity. In fact, excessive activity—overtrading—can become one of the fastest ways to erode an account through unnecessary losses, spreads, commissions, and poor-quality setups.

The objective is not to trade more. The objective is to trade better.

The highest-quality opportunities often require patience. Waiting for your market conditions, liquidity, structure, and entry model to align is part of the process. If the setup is not there, there is no obligation to trade.

Instead of forcing a position simply because the market is moving, use that time to develop your edge.

10 Productive Things to Do Instead of Overtrading

1. Backtest Your Models
Test your entry, exit, and risk parameters across historical data to determine what actually works.
2. Study Historical Market Leaders
Analyse the price action and fundamental drivers behind some of the strongest-performing assets in history.
3. Study Major Market Crashes
Examine how markets behaved during periods of extreme volatility and what preceded major sell-offs.
4. Study Powerful Bull Markets
Analyse how sustained bullish trends developed, expanded, retraced, and ultimately exhausted.
5. Expand Your Sample Size
Test your technical concepts across different assets and timeframes. A strategy should be evaluated across sufficient data—not a handful of trades.
6. Read Quality Trading Literature
Invest time in books and educational material that improve your understanding of markets, psychology, risk, and ex*****on.
7. Master Your Trading Platform
Learn the full functionality of your charting and ex*****on platforms. Your tools should enhance your analysis, not limit it.
8. Read High-Quality Market Research
Follow credible analysts and traders who provide well-reasoned market perspectives. Focus on understanding why they reach their conclusions.
9. Study Experienced Traders
Listen to interviews and discussions with professional traders. Pay particular attention to their approach to risk, patience, discipline, and decision-making.
10. Engage With Other Traders
Participate in constructive discussions. Explain your analysis, challenge your assumptions, and learn from different perspectives.

The Arcstone Principle

When there is no trade, there is still work to be done.

The market does not reward you for being constantly active. It rewards disciplined ex*****on when your edge is present.

Your responsibility is not to manufacture opportunities. Your responsibility is to recognise them when they appear.

Use periods of inactivity to sharpen your analysis, strengthen your model, and improve your ex*****on.

Patience is not inactivity. It is preparation.

Arcstone Institute — Knowledge. Discipline. Growth.

11/08/2026

ARCSTONE INTELLIGENCE | CPI WATCH

WEDNESDAY’S CPI COULD DELIVER THE NEXT DOVISH CATALYST

Wednesday’s U.S. inflation release could become the next major catalyst for a further repricing of Federal Reserve policy expectations.

Following June’s softer-than-expected inflation reading, consensus remains positioned for another relatively benign CPI print. A confirmation of this trend could further reduce the probability of additional Fed tightening being priced into markets.

The potential market transmission is significant:

Softer CPI → Reduced Rate-Hike Expectations → Lower Treasury Yields → Bull-Steepening Curve

Such a shift would create a potentially favorable “Goldilocks” macro environment, characterized by easing rate pressures and improving financial conditions, providing support across Gold, equities and broader risk assets.

For markets, the focus should therefore extend beyond the CPI headline.

The key question is how the data changes the trajectory of Fed expectations, yields and the Dollar.

Arcstone Intelligence — Macro. Markets. Positioning.

09/08/2026

Arcstone Research | New Market Intelligence

The latest U.S. employment report delivered a significant downside surprise, raising important questions around the Fed, interest rates, the U.S. Dollar and Gold.

In this week's Arcstone Research briefing, we break down the Employment Shock and why the changing macro environment could create a more favourable backdrop for Gold.

Weaker jobs → Lower rate expectations → Lower yields → Weaker USD → Stronger Gold.

🎥 Watch the full analysis below:
https://youtu.be/b0Q5z2pVRXg

Arcstone Research — Clarity. Structure. Edge.

09/08/2026

THE EMPLOYMENT SHOCK: WHY GOLD MAY BE ENTERING A MORE FAVOURABLE MACRO REGIME

The latest U.S. jobs report delivered a significant downside surprise, with payrolls falling 23,000 in July versus +85,000 expected, while June employment was revised lower by another 37,000 jobs.

The significance extends beyond the headline.

A weaker labour market reduces the pressure on the Federal Reserve to maintain or increase restrictive policy. If markets begin pricing a lower path for U.S. interest rates, Treasury yields and the Dollar could come under further pressure.

That creates a potentially favourable environment for Gold.

Weaker employment → Lower rate expectations → Lower yields → Weaker USD → Stronger Gold

Gold also benefits from a lower opportunity cost when interest rates decline, as bullion does not generate interest or a fixed yield.

The key variable from here is inflation. If inflation continues to moderate while labour-market conditions deteriorate, the case for a more accommodative Fed becomes stronger.

Arcstone Research continues to monitor the interaction between employment, inflation, rates, the Dollar and Gold to identify the broader macro regime.

Arcstone Research — Institutional Insight. Market Intelligence.

08/08/2026

ARCSTONE RESEARCH | S&P 500

Record Highs Are Back. What Comes Next?

History suggests that a new all-time high does not necessarily mark the end of a bull-market advance. Over the past three decades, the S&P 500 has advanced in 13 of the 17 instances following a significant breakout into record territory.

On average, the index gained approximately 6.3% over the subsequent six months.

However, the historical record also highlights an important caveat. The four exceptions occurred in 2000, 2007, 2018 and 2019 — with the first two preceding significant bear-market declines.

The latest comparable episode occurred in 2025, when the S&P 500 advanced approximately 12.3% during the six months following the breakout to a new all-time high.

The broader momentum remains notable. The index has already recorded 26 all-time highs in 2026, following 39 record closes in 2025 and 57 in 2024.

Arcstone Assessment

The historical evidence continues to favour trend persistence rather than immediate reversal. New highs, in isolation, should not be interpreted as a bearish signal.

That said, valuation, breadth, liquidity conditions, rates and macroeconomic deterioration remain critical variables in determining whether momentum can persist.

New highs are not the risk.
The question is whether the underlying market structure continues to support them.

Arcstone Research — Institutional Insight. Market Intelligence.