Nasdaq 100 (US100): news flow leaning bearish — the net readUS100SKILLING:US100PulseVane The wire has been busy on Nasdaq 100 (US100). Weighing the stories from the last 24h against each other — new against old, and tracking which ones have already faded: −−− Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD wavers around $4,100 with the bearish trend intact −−− Gold heads for weekly loss as Middle East tensions, Fed hike fears cap recovery ++ United States Dollar Index extends losses as US and Iran attempt to resume talks ++ Australian Dollar rises on hawkish RBA, Iran diplomacy pressures USD ++ Sovereign wealth funds pivot to national priorities as AI spending hits $404 billion Net read: −−− leaning bearish — top of our scale. What this is: a measure of which way the *news* is leaning right now — not a promise about price. Strong reads fade as the market digests them, and a fresh headline can flip the whole picture. That's exactly what we track. The rule of this account: every read gets a public update once the market has had time to speak — the ones that landed and the ones that didn't. No deleted calls. Watch for the update on this idea. (Informational only — not financial advice, not a signal.)