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📊 Daily Bullion Report – 18th Feb 2026

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🌍 Morning Macro & Geopolitical Update

🇺🇸 🇯🇵 Historic $550 Billion US–Japan Trade Deal Launched

Japan begins first wave of investments under its $550 Billion commitment to the U.S.

Projects Announced:

  • Oil & Gas – Texas

  • Power Generation – Ohio

  • Critical Minerals – Georgia

Impact on Markets:

✔ Strengthens U.S. industrial base
✔ Energy & infrastructure expansion
✔ Tariff-backed domestic production
✔ Boost to economic growth narrative

➡ This reduces immediate recession fear
➡ Strengthens USD sentiment medium term
➡ Limits aggressive upside in Gold


🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Iran–US Talks Continue Smoothly

Peace narrative continues.

Market Effect:

  • Risk premium fading

  • Safe-haven demand cooling

  • Gold not aggressively bought

  • No panic selling either

This confirms rotational behaviour around key magnet level.


🧲 The 4900$ Magnet Theory (Still Active)

Current structure:

  • Upside 5050$ → sellers appear → return to 4900$

  • Downside 4762$ → strong buyers → return to 4900$

Market is balancing.

Not trending.
Not breaking.
Rotating.


📊 Macro Indicators Snapshot

  • Gold/Silver Ratio: 65

  • 10-Year Yield: 4.07% (down from 4.28%) → Bullish for metals

  • Dollar Index: 97.22 (flat)

  • China Closed (Holiday) → Low liquidity → false breakouts possible

➡ Yields falling + Dollar flat = Gold may bounce
➡ But peace narrative caps rally

Conclusion: Expect bounce and pullback toward magnet zone.


📅 Fundamentals for the Day

🕖 7:00 PM – Core Durable & Durable Goods Orders
🏗 Building Permits & Housing Starts
🕚 11:15 PM – FOMC Member Bowman
🕧 12:30 AM – FOMC Minutes
🕝 2:30 AM – TLC Long-Term Purchase
🕒 3:00 AM – API Weekly Bulletin

⚠ FOMC Minutes = Volatility Event


🟡 GOLD (MCX)

Range: 151800 – 156200

Market Behaviour:

  • Consolidation phase

  • Volatility contraction

  • Range respect active


🔵 Our Preference:

Buy Gold @ 151800
Target: 154750 & 156200
Backup: 151200
SL: Below 151000 only if sustain

(Lower spike allowed — less than 30 min hold)


🔴 Alternative Scenario:

Sell Gold @ 156200
Target: 153700 & 152000
SL: 156700+ only if sustain


🎯 Trading Zone

154750 – Sell for session
SL: 155200
Target: 153600

Holding Position:
Buyers from 151800 → can hold till 156000

  • 150700 Break Out sell for target 148500
  • 153750 Sell @ 1st stroke with SL 300 point

⚪ SILVER (MCX)

Expiry Month Behaviour Active

Feb Range: 223500 – 280000
Current Active Range: 225000 – 256383

Silver volatility likely due to expiry positioning.


🔵 Our Preference:

Buy Silver @ 223500+
Target: 254900
Backup: 217000
SL: Below 214500 only if sustain


🔴 Alternative Scenario:

Sell Silver @ 256383
Target: 230000
SL: 259000+ only if sustain


🎯 Trading Zone

239065 – Sell for momentum
SL: 241000

247724 – Sell 1st stroke
Target: 242000
SL: 249000

214500 – Weekly Breakdown Sell Level


📈 Overall Market Conclusion

✔ US-Japan Deal → Growth optimism
✔ Iran talks → Reduced geopolitical fear
✔ Yields down → Mild support to bullion
✔ Dollar flat → No breakout signal
✔ China closed → Liquidity distortion

This is NOT a breakout market.
This is a liquidity rotation market.

Trade edges.
Avoid chasing.
Respect sustain rule.
Follow magnet logic.


If you understand magnet behaviour —
You trade probability, not prediction.

Tradeline Capital
Strategic • Disciplined • Unemotional

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