Friday’s tariff scare rattled traders, sending crypto and equity indices lower. By Monday, futures opened green, and gold was also higher. Headlines now hint at cooler US-China rhetoric, with talk of no expanded tariffs and possible relief on rare earths. The tape is mixed: a rebound in Nasdaq futures alongside firm safe-havens says panic was likely overdone, yet hedging remains in play.What likely happenedPositioning reset: Friday’s shock forced de-risking. Into the new week, traders covered shorts and rebuilt exposure, which lifts indices and some coins at the same time.Hedged risk-on: Professional flows often re-enter risk while keeping gold or cash buffers until the policy tone is clearer. Seeing green in both futures and metals fits that pattern.Headline cooling: Softer signals around tariffs and rare earths reduce tail-risk premia, hence the bounce. The absence of cash-equity trading on Monday delays the full price discovery to Tuesday’s US open.What to watch into TuesdayNasdaq 100 futures vs cash open: Does strength survive the first 30 to 60 minutes after the bell.Gold and silver pullback test: Healthy risk-on often coincides with metals holding higher lows on lighter volume.USD and US yields: A firm dollar or rising real yields can cap the rebound.China proxies: Copper, AUD, USD/CNH sensitivity to any follow-up headlines on tariffs or rare earths.Crypto breadth: If BTC and ETH stabilize while high beta altcoins stop underperforming, sentiment is mending.Talking points brokers can use with clients“Oversold scare, hedged rebound.” Explain that both futures and gold can rise together when traders re-risk with protection.“Decision points on Tuesday.” Emphasize that the real test is the US cash open, not the holiday futures session.“Headline optionality.” Outline how tariff and rare-earth headlines affect indices, metals, copper, AUD, and USD/CNH.Instruments to surface on platforms todayIndex futures and micros: Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, Dow.Metals: Gold, silver, copper for China-sensitive read-through.FX: USD/CNH, AUD/USD for tariff tone; USD/JPY for risk mood; DXY for the macro anchor.Crypto majors: BTC, ETH for sentiment, with alerts on breadth and funding.Quick client education snippetsRound numbers and magnets: Explain why 1,000 on a coin or 18,000 on an index future can attract price and whipsaw stops.Gap and retest logic: After a news shock, strong sessions often retest the prior day’s range before trend resumes.Risk layering: Re-enter with partial size, add only above reclaimed levels, keep a hedge via metals or dollar exposure.Broker playbook: actions that increase engagementLaunch a cross-asset “rebound vs hedge” dashboard: Futures, gold, DXY, USD/CNH, copper on one screen, updated intraday. For your growing stock traders audience, you can give them some possible research assistance (always stress, it is not financial advice), like done here at investingLive.com (formerly ForexLive.com): Market Correction? Maybe. But here are 5 Possibly Weaker Stocks to Look IntoSet event timers and alerts:Tuesday 30-minute and 60-minute check at the US open.Alerts for gold holding a higher low, Nasdaq reclaiming or losing VWAP, USD/CNH moving 0.3 percent.Push two scenario notes to clients:Continuation: Indices hold the open, metals ease on lighter volume, dollar soft, look for buy-the-dip with tight stops.Fade: Indices fail the first hour, metals firm on rising volume, dollar up, consider defensive stances or mean-reversion shorts.Curate trade ideas, not tickers lists: One idea each in indices, metals, FX, crypto, with entry zones, invalidation, and first target.Segment messaging:Newer traders: simple checklists, smaller contract sizes, risk caps.Advanced clients: depth tools, order-book heat, funding and basis for crypto, options skew for indices and metals.Sample client message you can send“Friday’s tariff scare forced de-risking. Futures and gold are both green today, which often signals hedged re-risking rather than a clean trend. The real test comes at Tuesday’s US open. Watch Nasdaq’s first hour, gold’s higher-low retest, and USD/CNH. We are featuring Nasdaq 100, gold, copper, AUD/USD, and BTC with alerts for key levels.”[#highlighted-links#]Bottom line for brokersThe panic looks overdone for now, yet hedges are still on. Provide clients with two clear paths, surface the assets most sensitive to the tariff and rare-earth narrative, and anchor decisions around Tuesday’s cash open. This keeps your messaging timely, educates traders on what matters, and raises high-intent activity on your platform.This article was written by Itai Levitan for FinanceMagnates.com at www.financemagnates.com.