Weekly Forex Forecast – USD/JPY, AUD/USD, WTI Crude Oil, S&P 500 Index, Bitcoin, Gold – 22 February 2026
Weekly Forex Forecast – USD/JPY, AUD/USD, WTI Crude Oil, S&P 500 Index, Bitcoin, Gold

Weekly Forex Forecast – USD/JPY, AUD/USD, WTI Crude Oil, S&P 500 Index, Bitcoin, Gold
The WTI crude oil price continued rising, reaching its highest level since August last year. It jumped to $67, up sharply from last December’s low of $55, as tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated.
The US dollar has rallied a bit during the early part of the trading session on Thursday as traders are looking forward to the PCE Price Index announcement on Friday.
The US dollar has been all over the place against the Canadian dollar during trading on Thursday, but still remains in the same range we have been in.
The New Zealand dollar has rallied slightly against the Swiss franc on Thursday, as we continue to see a lot of questions asked about the risk appetite of the overall market.
Bitcoin tried to rally a bit during the early hours on Thursday, but at this point in time, the market simply doesn’t have any real reason to get going.