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• Stocks remain mixed late Wednesday, a weaker DJIA dragging the tech-heavy Nasdaq index off earlier highs. Currently, the DJIA trades down 219.89 points (-0.49%) at 45077.47, S&P E-Minis up 6.75 points (0.11%) at 6432.75, Nasdaq up 119.3 points (0.6%) at 21399.8.
• Energy and Industrial sector shares continue to lead decliners in late trade, oil and gas shares reversing the prior session gains as crude prices reverse support (WTI -1.60 at 63.99): Diamondback Energy -4.96%, APA Corp -4.66%, EOG Resources -4.17%, ConocoPhillips -3.93% and Halliburton -3.61%.
• Capital goods shares weighed on the Industrials sector: Axon Enterprise -3.61%, PACCAR -2.39%, Boeing -2.35% and Carrier Global -2.20%.
• On the positive side, media and entertainment services shares buoyed the Communication Services sector: Alphabet +8.31%, Paramount Skydance +4.63%, Warner Bros Discovery +2.02% and Match Group +1.33%.
• Consumer Discretionary sector shares followed a close second: Norwegian Cruise Line +2.29%, Tesla +2.22%, PulteGroup +1.75%, CarMax and DoorDash both +1.69%.

• Spot gold has rallied by a further 1.2% to a fresh all-time high at $3,578/oz today, with the yellow metal now up by ~8% from the August 20 low.
• Spot is on track for its longest streak of daily higher highs since 2022, which was only previously surpassed in 2017.
• The recent rally has been spurred by fresh concerns around Fed independence amid the ongoing Governor Cook saga and mounting fears around fiscal pressures.
• Gold remains in a clear bull cycle, with this week’s gains confirming a resumption of the primary uptrend and an extension of the sequence of higher highs and higher lows.
• The next objective is the $3,600.00 handle, followed by $3,623.1, a Fibonacci projection.
• Meanwhile, silver has also rallied by 1.2% to $41.4/oz today, taking total gains since Aug 20 to around 12%.
• Trend signals in silver remain bullish, with the precious metal piercing resistance at $41.064, the 1.764 projection of the Apr 7 - 25 - May 15 swing, today. Above here, sights are on round number resistance at the $42.0 handle next.
• Elsewhere, crude has come under pressure on Wednesday after OPEC+ said it was considering further voluntary cut rollbacks at its upcoming weekend meeting.
• WTI Oct 25 is down by 2.6% at $63.9/bbl.
• A bear cycle in WTI futures remains intact, with initial support seen at $61.29, the Aug 13 low and the bear trigger. Clearance of this level would pave the way for a move towards $57.71, the May 30 low.

• RES 4: 151.62 61.8% retracement of the Jan 10 - Apr 22 bear leg
• RES 3: 150.92 High Aug 1 and a key resistance 
• RES 2: 149.81 76.4% retracement of the Aug 1 - 14 bear leg 
• RES 1: 149.14/149.12 High Sep 3 / 61.8% of Aug 1 - 14 bear leg  
• PRICE: 148.04 @ 16:41 BST Sep 3
• SUP 1: 147.12/146.21 50-day EMA / Low Aug 14 and bear trigger
• SUP 2: 145.86 Low Jul 24
• SUP 3: 145.40 50% retracement of the Apr - Aug upleg
• SUP 4: 145.19 Trendline drawn from the Apr 22 low 

USDJPY traded higher Tuesday. For now, the pair remains inside its range and resistance to watch is 148.78, the Aug 22 high. It has been pierced, a clear break of it would highlight a range breakout and a stronger bullish theme. This would also undermine the recent bear threat, and open 149.12, a Fibonacci retracement. The bear trigger lies at 146.21, Aug 14 low. Clearance of this level would resume a downtrend that started in  August.