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Based on market activity around early February 2026, gold and silver are indeed "catching their breath" following a violent, record-setting correction, with experts viewing the rebound as a stabilization phase rather than a complete reversal of the bullish trend. After hitting all-time highs and suffering one of the steepest multi-day crashes since 1980, prices have stabilized due to bargain hunting, with analysts suggesting the long-term fundamentals for the metals remain intact despite short-term volatility. 
Why the Market is "Catching Its Breath"
Correction vs. Reversal: The, sharp, 20-30%+ drop (in some cases higher for silver) was largely driven by profit-taking, reduced geopolitical tension, and a stronger U.S. dollar, rather than a fundamental collapse in demand.Bargain Hunting: The dip encouraged investors to re-enter the market at lower levels, providing a foundation for a rebound.Positioning: The sharp selloff was a "healthy" correction to shake out excessive speculative, leveraged positions.Support Levels: Gold and silver are currently consolidating, with prices holding near key support zones. 
Key Factors Driving the Volatility
Geopolitical and Monetary Factors: The market reacted heavily to the nomination of a more hawkish Fed Chair, which strengthened the dollar.Margin Requirements: CME Group raised margin requirements, forcing speculators to liquidate positions, accelerating the crash.Mixed Signals: While inflation fears and safe-haven demand persist, the market is balancing these against higher interest rate expectations. 
Outlook and Advice
"Wait and See" Approach: Many analysts advise against aggressive, immediate buying, suggesting a "staggered" approach to enter the market.Continued Volatility: Short-term volatility is expected to continue as the market digests the news and technicals.Long-Term Bull Case: Despite the volatility, many market experts maintain a positive long-term outlook for gold and silver, driven by central bank purchases and economic uncertainty. 
In summary, the rebound indicates that the market is normalizing after a period of extreme, rapid, and likely irrational growth, shifting from a panic-selling mode to a "buy-the-dip" accumulation phase. 
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The project has already moved more than $280 million of polished diamonds on-chain in Dubai, with Ripple providing custody infrastructure as the firms work toward a regulated tokenized trading setup.
What to know:
Billiton Diamond and tokenization firm Ctrl Alt have moved more than $280 million in certified polished diamonds on-chain in the UAE using Ripple’s custody technology and the XRP Ledger.The project aims to create an institutional-grade tokenization pipeline for polished stones, but broader platform rollout and distribution will depend on approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority.While Ripple provides the underlying custody and token infrastructure, key market details such as redemption mechanics, minimum lot sizes and pricing for individual stones remain unclear, raising questions about how tradable the tokens will be beyond a controlled pilot.Billiton Diamond and tokenization firm Ctrl Alt said Tuesday they had moved more than $280 million worth of certified polished diamonds on-chain in the UAE, using Ripple’s custody technology to secure the assets and the XRP Ledger to mint tokens tied to physical inventory.The initiative — framed as an institutional-grade tokenization pipeline for polished stones held in the UAE — has already tokenized over AED 1 billion ($280 million) in diamond inventory, the firms said.While the companies are positioning the project as a route to faster settlement and clearer provenance data, the next phase hinges on regulatory clearance: a broader platform launch and any move toward wider distribution would be subject to approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA).The companies said Ripple’s enterprise custody tools will secure the tokenized inventory, while the XRPL will handle issuance and transfers. That puts Ripple in the plumbing layer rather than the marketplace layer — a distinction that matters, because the harder question in tokenized commodities isn’t minting tokens, it’s whether they can trade meaningfully with tight spreads, reliable pricing and clear redemption mechanics.The firms also flagged a longer runway of “lifecycle” features — such as custody, transfers and secondary-market readiness — but did not share details on how redemptions would work, what minimum lot sizes might look like, or how pricing would be formed for individual stones, all key factors for any market that wants to move beyond a controlled pilot.Dubai’s DMCC said it played a coordinating role by connecting stakeholders and supporting the ecosystem around commodities tokenization, as the emirate pushes to make RWAs a real business line.$BTC $ETH $XRP @Binance_Square_Official

The supposed decentralised future of the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial (WLFI) looks remarkably like an old-fashioned state-sponsored acquisition.
A vehicle backed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE national security adviser, secretly purchased a 49% stake in the project for $500mn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal, which cited company documents and people familiar with the matter. The deal was signed on 16 Jan 2025, a mere four days before the inauguration, ensuring the incoming first family was well-capitalized by a foreign power before the moving vans even arrived at the White House.
The Abu Dhabi connection
The transaction was executed through Aryam Investment 1, an Abu Dhabi entity closely tied to the royal family, according to the report, which added documents reveal that $187mn of the $500mn was paid upfront directly to Trump family entities. An additional $31mn was directed to the family of Steve Witkoff, a co-founder of the project and current US envoy to the Middle East. For a platform that claims to use onchain technology to empower the average citizen, the primary beneficiaries appear to be a very small circle of politically exposed individuals.
This move follows a pattern of Emirati interest in the sector that Sandmark has been tracking for months. In November, we reported that Abu Dhabi’s Royal Group was revealed as a Bitcoin mining whale, demonstrating a strategic pivot toward digital asset infrastructure. Shortly after, the emirate furthered its influence by tripling its Bitcoin ETF stake in a $1bn Strategy play. It is now evident that these were not isolated market moves but part of a broader campaign to secure a seat at the table of the new US administration’s personal business interests.
National security and conflicts
The deal raises significant questions regarding US foreign policy, particularly concerning the UAE’s access to advanced technology. Following the inauguration, the US reversed long-standing restrictions on the sale of high-end Nvidia AI chips to Abu Dhabi. G42, an AI firm also overseen by Sheikh Tahnoon, is a primary recipient of this hardware. The White House maintains these decisions are based on strategic alignment.
World Liberty Financial and its backers deny any conflict of interest, describing the deal as a private commercial matter. However, with the project's valuation nearing $31bn as it prepares to unlock tokens on 2 Feb, the scale of the potential influence is unprecedented. If the crypto industry wants to achieve the institutional maturity of a firm like Strategy, it cannot afford to be seen as a back door for foreign diplomacy. For now, the official sometimes called the "Spy Sheikh" holds the keys to the kingdom, proving that onchain transparency is no match for a well-placed signature behind closed doors.

The United Arab Emirates has moved to colonise the dollar settlement layer of the digital economy.
Universal Digital has launched USDU, the first US dollar-backed stablecoin registered with the UAE Central Bank under the country’s Payment Token Services Regulation. While global giants continue to operate in the regulatory grey zones, USDU has effectively been granted a first-mover advantage on compliant onchain settlement within the federation.
The institutional gatekeeper
The token is issued from the Abu Dhabi Global Market and is backed one-to-one by US dollar reserves held in onshore accounts at Emirates NBD and Mashreq. This is a piece of corporate plumbing designed for institutional settlement and cross-border trade. Under the current framework, any payment for digital assets in the UAE must eventually align with registered foreign payment tokens. Since USDU is the first asset with this registration, Universal Digital is building a regulated toll booth at the heart of the Gulf’s crypto hub.
The regulatory framework is remarkably strict, requiring issuers to maintain fully segregated reserves and submit to regular audits. It is a calculated attempt to pull stablecoins inside the adult financial system. While US lawmakers continue to bicker over federal legislation, the UAE has simply built its own perimeter. By keeping the reserves in major domestic banks, the Central Bank ensures that the digital dollar remains firmly under its supervisory thumb.
Chasing the regulatory perimeter
The launch comes as stablecoins move from a crypto-focused tool into a core infrastructure layer for payments. The Financial Stability Board has previously described stablecoins as a growing component of cross-border payments, particularly in jurisdictions seeking faster settlement and reduced reliance on correspondent banking networks. However, the board also warned that weak reserve governance could pose financial stability risks if left unregulated.
Governments are responding by pulling stablecoin issuance inside strict boundaries. The European Union’s MiCA framework entered into force in 2023, providing a template for how digital assets can be tamed by the state. In the Middle East, regulators have moved even more decisively. For the UAE, the USDU approval aligns with a broader strategy to position the country as a regulated hub spanning tokenised securities and onchain funds. The era of "trust us, we have the cash" is over. In the new Middle Eastern order, you either have a registration or you are irrelevant.
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Candlestick charts has been around for hundreds of years. They are often referred to as "Japanese candles" because the Japanese would use them to analyze the price of rice contracts. A rice trader named Homma from the town of Sakata deserves much of the credit for candlestick development and charting. Over many years of trading, it's likely that his original concepts were altered and improved, eventually leading to the candlestick charting system that we use today. But many of the guiding principles remained the same throughout the years:
The price action is the supreme parameter and is above the noise(news, earnings, and so on) in the marketPrice is a reflection of the behaviours of the bears and bulls in the market—the underlying assumption will always be based on the fear and greed of the market.The actual price may/may not reflect the intrinsic value of the underlying asset
To understand the need and power of candlestick charts, let’s analyse the price action movement of TCS over the last month:
You have 2 minutes to come to a conclusion by just looking at the above table. What is your analysis? Could you understand the price movement, or could you observe any pattern?
If you are not a maths genius, I would say it would have been very difficult for you to draw any conclusion from all these numbers.
Let’s give it another go, but this time we’ll use the figure below:

The table and the candlestick chart both are representing the same information: Daily Price movement of TCS in Feb’23, but notice how much easier it is to process information when it is in the form of a chart or picture rather than old boring numbers in a table.
Just a look at the chart, you can easily figure out the road map of where the prices have been and get a sense of the trend the prices have been following in the last 1 month.
Simply put, candlesticks patterns are a way of communicating information about how price is moving. As the name suggests, the candlesticks charts resemble a simple candlestick with a body and wick.

What is a candlestick?
A candlestick displays the open, close, high and low price of the underlying asset for a time period. In a typical candlestick chart, each candlestick represents a specific time period, such as a day, a week, or an hour. The colour of the candlestick can indicate whether the price of the asset rose or fell during that time period. A green or white candlestick indicates that the price rose, while a red or black candlestick indicates that the price fell.

Simply, a candlestick has 5 factors; High, low, close, open and the body. Let's understand these terms using the same example of TCS.
On 1st Feb 2023, TCS’s stock opened at NSE at Rs.3,363. During the day, the price traded in the market naturally deviated from its open price, made a high of 3,419 and even touched 3,355, which was the lowest price at which TCS traded on that day. Finally, when the market closed, TCS's price settled at a close price of 3,408.35.
To sum it up, on 1st Feb 2023, TCS made a :
Open:3,363
High: 3,419
Close: 3,408.4
Low:3,355

The colour and the length of the body and the shadows/wick convey a snapshot of who’s winning the battle between the bulls and bears.
The thin vertical bars/lines above and below the body of the candle represent the price extremes of the trading session and are called shadows/wicks. The line above the body is called the “upper shadow/wick,” and the line below the candle is called the “lower shadow/wick”. The tip of the upper wick in a bullish candle is the high price, and the tip of the lower wick in a bullish candle is the low price of the trading session of the stock.
Candlestick Patterns
Individual candlesticks can take a variety of forms, some have long bodies, some short wicks/shadows, some have short bodies with long wicks, and so on.
The colour of the body, the size of the wick and the body and where the candle sits relative to the wick tell a lot about the price action that occurs over the time period represented by the candlestick.
Taking the example of the third candlestick in the above TCS chart, we see that this candlestick has almost no upper wick; this, along with the red body, indicates that TCS opened near the high of the day and closed near its lowest price as the lower wick is too far from the closing price.
Whereas the second candlestick in the chart has a relatively small green body and longer wicks, indicating that the price range throughout the day was much greater than the difference between the opening and the closing prices.
Therefore, you can see how well even a single candlestick communicates the “market sentiment”: whether (and to what extent) bears or bulls were in control and how far traders managed to push prices in both directions.
One-candlestick Patterns
1. Hammer
Hammer is a bullish trend reversal single candlestick pattern that forms after a decline in trend. Therefore, it indicates a change in trend, i.e. from a downtrend to an uptrend. It is so named because it hammers out the bottom. The resulting candlestick has a long lower wick with a short body and little to no upper wick.

Market view
The long lower wick's low suggests that sellers pushed prices lower throughout the session. The strong finish, on the other hand, suggests that buyers recovered to end the session strongly. Even though it might seem like enough to proceed, hammers need more bullish support. The low of the hammer indicates that there are still many sellers. Before taking action, there needs to be more buying pressure, ideally on an increasing volume. A gap up or a long green candlestick could provide such confirmation.
Criteria
The lower wick should be at least two times the length of the body.There should be no upper wick or a very small upper wick.The body is at the upper end of the trading range. The colour of the body is not important, although a green body should have slightly more bullish implications. A positive day, i.e. a green candle, is required the next day to confirm this signal.The stop loss level is the low of the hammer. The open and close of the hammer should be in the same price range. A perfect hammer can have its open=high or open=low with the body being in a small range with a 2x size shadow than its body
Trade setup
The longer the lower wick, the higher the potential of a reversal occurring.Large volume on hammer day increases the chances that a blow-off day has occurred.A gap down from the previous day's close sets the stage for a stronger reversal move if the day following the Hammer opens higher.Hammers can also be used to indicate support or bottom levels in addition to potential trend reversals.
The below examples are taken from the daily timeframe chart of LTI Mindtree and Maharashtra Scooter

2. Hanging Man
The "hanging man" pattern refers to a candle that has the same shape as a hammer, except that hammers occur in downtrends and the hanging man pattern occurs in uptrends.

Market view
The hanging man pattern is formed when bulls push prices higher at the open price of a trading session but bear then enter the market and push prices lower. The bulls eventually manage to push prices back up, but they can't maintain the momentum, and prices close near the open. This creates the small real body and long lower wick that characterizes the hanging man pattern.
The hanging man pattern is considered a bearish reversal pattern because it suggests that the bulls are losing control and bears are taking over. It is often interpreted as a signal that the uptrend is weakening and a downtrend may be starting.
Criteria
The candlestick must have a small real body near the lower end of the range for the day.The candlestick must have a long lower shadow, at least twice the length of the body.The upper shadow should be small or non-existent.The candlestick must occur after an uptrend.
Trade setup
To confirm the hanging man pattern, wait for the next candlestick to form. If the following candlestick closes below the hanging man's low, or there is a gap down, or a long red candle is formed with a heavy volume, then it could be a confirmation of the bearish reversal.You can sell the stock once the next candlestick closes below the hanging man's low, with a stop-loss set above the high of the hanging man candlestick. 3.  Inverted hammerAn "inverted hammer" is a bullish candlestick pattern that can potentially indicate a reversal in a downtrend. The candle has a small body, a long upper wick and a small or non-existent lower wick. This candlestick marks potential trend reversals but requires confirmation before action.Market viewInverted Hammers indicate a possible trend reversal or support levels. The long upper wick, which follows a decline, signals buying pressure during the session. The bulls, however, were unable to maintain this buying pressure, and prices closed substantially below their highs, resulting in a lengthy upper wick. This failure calls for bullish confirmation before taking any further action. Bullish confirmation could be provided by an Inverted Hammer supported by a gap-up or a long green candlestick with high volume.CriteriaThe candlestick must have a small real body near the upper end of the range for the day.The candlestick must have a long upper wick, at least twice the length of the body.The lower wick should be small or non-existent.The candlestick must occur after a downtrend.Trade setupA gap down from the close of the prior day creates the conditions for a more strong reversalTo confirm, a positive day is required the following day to confirm this signal 4.  Shooting starThe "shooting star" pattern appears at the peak of an uptrend; its long upper wick indicates that resistance to further bullish movement has been observed above the close, and a bearish reversal is possible.The Shooting Star, as its name implies, is a bearish reversal pattern that develops following an advance and in the star position.Market viewWhen prices open with a gap up, rise throughout the trading day, and close far from their highs, a shooting star is formed. The resulting candlestick has a small, green or red body and a long upper wick. To indicate a substantial reversal, the upper wick is relatively long and at least 2 times the length of the body. The long upper shadow suggests that buyers were able to push prices higher during the trading session, but selling pressure eventually overwhelmed them, causing prices to close near the session low. This indicates that the bullish momentum may be fading, and bears may be gaining control.CriteriaThe candlestick must have a small real body near the lower end of the range for the day.The candlestick must have a long upper shadow, at least twice the length of the body.The lower shadow should be small or non-existent.The candlestick must occur after an uptrend.Trade setupThe longer the upper wick, the higher the chances of a reversal occurring.A gap up from the previous day's close sets up for a stronger reversal move provided the day after the Shooting Star opens lower.Large volume on Shooting Star day increases the chances that a blow-off day has occurred, although it is not a necessity.The following day should confirm the Shooting Star signal with a red candle or a gap down with a lower close5. MarubozuA "marubozu" represents a strong continuation of the current trend. Marubozu does not have upper or lower wicks, and the high and low are represented by the open or close.Market viewA green Marubozu forms when open=low and close=high. This indicates that buyers controlled the price action from the first trade to the last trade. Red Marubozu forms when the open=high and close=low. This indicates that sellers controlled the price action from the first trade to the last trade.CriteriaThe candlestick must have a long real body with little or no wicks on either end.The candle can be green or red, and it can appear anywhere on the chart.A green Marubozu moves upward and is very bullish, and a red Marubozu moves downward and is very bearish.The longer the candle is, the more dramatic the jump in price has been (whether it jumped up or down).Trade setupAs marubozu indicatesa continuation of the trend, therefore a green marubozu candle indicates bullishness and a red marubozu candle indicates bearishness in the market.In case of an uptrend, it is advisable to enter a trade around the closing price of a bullish marubozu and keep the stoploss at the low of the marubozu candle.In case the markets moves in the opposite direction, exit the trade if price breakes the low of the marubozu.In a bearish market, sell around the closing price of a bearish or red marubozu and setting the stoploss at the high of the marubozu candle.A short marubozu candle signals subdued activity in the market, whereas a long marubozu candle signals extreme market activity. 6.  Spinning topCandlesticks with a long upper wick, long lower wick, and small real body are called spinning tops and typically represents indecision in the market.Market viewThe small body (whether red or green) of the candle indicates little movement from open to close, and the wicks indicate that both bulls and bears were active during the session. Despite the fact that the trading session opened and closed with little change, prices moved considerably higher and lower in the meantime. As a result, there was a standoff because neither buyers nor sellers could gain the upper hand. A spinning top after a long green candlestick denotes the bulls' weakness and hints at a potential trend change or interruption. Similarly, a spinning top after a long red candlestick denotes the bears' weakness and hints at a potential trend change or interruptionCriteriaThe candlestick must have a small body, with upper and lower wicks of roughly equal length.The candlestick must open and close near the same level.A substantially shorter body surrounded on both sides by two long candlestick wicks.It forms at the peak of an uptrend, the bottom of a downtrend, or in the middle of a trend. It can be a bearish or bullish candle.Trade setupSince the spinning top pattern indicates indecision, it's important to wait for confirmation before taking any trading action.Place a stop-loss below the low of the spinning top pattern if planning to go long or above the high of the pattern if planning to go short.If the spinning top pattern forms at a key support or resistance level, look for a break of that level to confirm a potential trend reversal. For example, if the spinning top forms at a key resistance level, a break of that resistance level could signal a bullish breakout.The spinning top pattern can also signal a period of consolidation in the market, where the price is trading within a range. In this case, look to trade the range by buying at the support level and selling at the resistance level. 7.   DojiDoji are a type of candlestick that provides information both on its own and as part of a number of important patterns. However, on its own doji is considered a neutral pattern.A doji is like a cross or a plus sign which is formed when the open and close price are nearly equal and the length of the upper and lower wicks varyAny bias, whether bullish or bearish, is based on past price action and potential future confirmationMarket viewDoji represent a tug-of-war or a sense of indecision between buyers and sellers. During the session, the prices move above and below but close at or near the opening level.The significance of a doji is determined by the preceding trend or candlesticks.Following a long green candlestick, a doji indicates that buying pressure is beginning to wane.After a long red candlestick, a doji signals that selling pressure is starting to diminish.The reason for the doji’s negative implications in an uptrend is because a doji represents indecision. Indecision among bulls will not maintain the uptrend. If the market has had an extended rally or is overbought, then the formation of a doji could mean the scaffolding of buyers’ support will give way.Doji are also valued for their ability to show reversal potential in downtrends. The reason may be that a doji reflects a balance between buying and selling forces.CriteriaThe open and close of a doji should ideally, but not always, be equal.You should give more importance to the essense of the doji candlestick, for example a doji formed among candlesticks with long bodies would be given more importance than a doji formed with small bodies.Trade setupA further downside is required following a doji for bearish confirmation. This may come as a gap down, long red candlestick, or decline below the long green candlestick's open. Traders should be on the lookout for a potential evening doji star after a long green candlestick and doji.Bullish confirmation could come from a gap up, long green candlestick or advance above the long red candlestick's open. Traders should be on the lookout for a potential morning doji star after a long red candlestick and doji.If there are many doji on a particular chart, one should not view the emergence of a new doji in that particular market as a meaningful development. That is why candlestick analysis usually should not use intra-day charts of less than 30 minutes. Less than 30 minutes and many of the candlestick lines become doji or near doji.Key takeawaysIn general, the length of a candlestick's body indicates the strength of the buying or selling pressure. Short candlesticks, on the other hand, signify consolidation and show little price movement.Candlesticks with short wicks indicate that most of the trading action was confined near the open and close. Candlesticks with long wicks show that prices extended well past the open and close.It's important to note that no single indicator can guarantee a successful trade, and traders should use multiple indicators to confirm their trading decisions.Additionally, it's important to manage risk by setting appropriate stop-loss orders and position sizing.FAQs on Candlestick PatternsWhat does the length of a candlestick indicate?In general, the length of a candlestick's body indicates the strength of the buying or selling pressure. Long candlesticks represent large price movements from opening to closing price. Short candlesticks, on the other hand, signify consolidation and show little price movement. Candlesticks with short wicks indicate that most of the trading action was confined near the open and close. Candlesticks with long wicks show that prices extended well past the open and close.What is the most accurate candlestick pattern?Always remember to use various candlestick patterns and indicators in order to support your research and trading strategy before buying a security.What is the 3-Candle rule in trading?The Three Candlestick rule is a trading strategy used to identify future price movements by examining the last three candles in a chart. It helps gauge market sentiment and potential reversals.How do you read a candlestick chart?The x-axis on the chart represents the timeframe, which you can adjust based on the scope of your analysis (for example, you can check a 1-day chart for short-term analysis and switch to a 1-year chart for a longer-term analysis). The y-axis, on the other hand, stands for the price levels the stock touched.Each candlestick represents the rise or fall in price of a stock in any given time period (this time period can also be adjusted). And under the pattern you can also view the degree of volume being traded at that particular time and price. The taller the bar, the higher the volume traded.What is the 5 Candle rule?This rule requires identifying a specific candlestick pattern over a 5-day period, with the fifth candle serving as an entry and exit signal.Which candle is best for intraday?There’s no specific candle that can be classified as being the “best” for intraday trading. Intraday trading in itself can be profitable with the right candlesticks, but their performance is also influenced by market sentiment. To minimize risks, it's recommended to use technical indicators alongside candlestick patterns to be surer about your analysis. Oh, and don’t forget using stop-loss to minimize your risk quotient.