Market Analysis
USDCHF week ahead: what to watch for the week of 2026-08-03
USDCHF closed last week near 0.8072 after a sharp mid-week drop. Here is where the levels sit and how positioning looks into the new week.
3 min readNAS100 opened last Monday at 28570.12 and closed Friday at 28220.94, a net loss of roughly 349 points, about 1.2 percent lower on the week. The damage was front-loaded. Price bled through Tuesday and Wednesday to a low of 27060.77 before a sharp Thursday recovery reclaimed most of the ground.
The economic calendar in this bundle carries no scheduled high-impact releases for NAS100 across the five sessions. That shifts the focus onto how the index handles the levels it left behind Friday. With no fixed catalyst on the board, price action and follow-through from last Thursday's rebound become the story to track.
Without a dated event to anchor to, watch the open for whether buyers extend the recovery or whether last week's rejection near 28603 caps the move again. A clean hold above Friday's close keeps the bounce alive. A fade back toward the midweek lows reopens the range that broke down on Wednesday. Open an LHFX account to trade NAS100 this week.
If price pushes above last week's 28603.27 high early, the next reference zone sits at the round 28700 area, and momentum indices like the S&P 500 would likely confirm the tone. If that ceiling rejects, the prior swing back toward 27958 comes into view. If sellers instead break Friday's close and hold below it, the Wednesday low at 27060.77 is back in play as the line last week's buyers defended.
Sentiment on NAS100 shows 54.7 percent long against 45.3 percent short as of the start of the week. That is a modest long skew, not a crowded one. It tells you the consensus leans toward the Thursday recovery continuing, but the balance is close enough that a break either way has fuel behind it.
Three reference points frame the open. Last week's high at 28603.27 marks the upper edge buyers failed to clear twice. Friday's close at 28220.94 is the near-term pivot for whether the bounce holds. The Wednesday low at 27060.77 is the floor that stopped the sell-off. These are reference levels for context, not entry signals.
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