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BALD ARTHUR
Weekly Market Brief
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Issue #6
April 6 , 2026
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April 6 , 2026
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Welcome to Bald Arthur's Weekly Market Brief — your prop firm rankings, market news, and trading insights in one quick read.
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▲ Rankings|📅 Calendar|📰 News|📣 BA News|🎥 Streams
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🏆 Prop Firm Rankings
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Firm |
Code |
Key Update |
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Lucid(Click for Link) |
ARTHUR |
$100M total payouts milestone. Lucid Pro back with daily payouts, no caps. Listed on Prop Firm Match. |
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MyFundedFutures(Click For Link) |
ARTHUR |
No new updates |
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Tradeify |
coming soon |
Tradeify 3.0 dashboard update |
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Apex |
coming soon |
Apex 4.0: 6 rules removed (MAE, 5:1 RR, one-direction). EOD Trail added. Consistency now 50%. One-time payments only. |
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Topstep |
coming soon |
Comparison videos trending vs Apex post-4.0. Topstep TV continues. |
| 6 |
TakeProfitTrader |
coming soon |
No new updates |
| 7 |
Alpha |
Justin012755 |
April Trading Competition open (70 funded assessments, $100K top prize). 30% off with AC30. |
| 8 |
FXIFY |
ARTHUR |
$1M April trading competition ($400K first prize). New 25K Zero plan. $50M+ total payouts. |
| 9 |
Hola Prime |
ARTHUR |
Won "Fastest Payout Prop Firm - MEA 2026" at Ultimate Fintech Awards. Zero payout denials. Avg payout ~$4,500. |
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FundedNext |
REFICOFAR |
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| 11 |
TradeDay |
coming soon |
No new updates |
| 12 |
DayTraders |
ARTHUR |
No new updates |
| 13 |
Bulenox |
coming soon |
No new updates |
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📅 Week Ahead — Economic Calendar
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| Day |
Event |
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| THU |
8:30 AM EST
Feb PCE: Core +0.4% MoM, +3.0% YoY consensus. GDP Q4 Final: +0.7% annualized (unchanged from 2nd estimate). Both released simultaneously at 8:30 AM.
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🔴 HIGH |
| FRI |
8:30 AM EST
Headline CPI consensus: +1.0% MoM, +3.4% YoY. Core CPI: +0.3% MoM, +2.7% YoY. Energy prices from Iran war expected to drive the surge.
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🔴 HIGH |
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📰 Key News Events
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⚠️ GEOPOLITICAL
WTI crude at $111.54/barrel (+66% since war began). National gas average $4.09/gallon (+40% since late Feb). Peace talks stalled as mixed signals from both sides. Strait of Hormuz partially operational but risk premium remains. BofA forecasts PCE to peak near 4% this quarter.
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🌎 MACRO
S&P 500 +3.36% to 6,582. Nasdaq +4.44%. Dow +2.96%. Rally driven by early signals of potential Middle East wind-down. All major indices reclaimed their 52-week SMAs. VIX still elevated above 30. Rate cuts remain off the table for 2026.
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🌎 MACRO
March payrolls smashed consensus of +60K, adding 178K jobs. Unemployment held at 4.3%. Despite the beat, total employment over the last 15 months has only risen 321K. ADP showed +62K private jobs. Strong data but Fed stays on hold as inflation risks dominate.
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💼 INSTITUTIONAL
FOMC minutes from the March 17-18 meeting release Wednesday April 8 at 2:00 PM ET. Markets watching for signals on how long the Fed holds. No rate cuts expected in 2026. Cleveland Fed CPI nowcast shows +0.84% MoM for March — a key inflation surge signal. Pharma tariffs of up to 100% add further inflation risk.
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📣 Bald Arthur News
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Weekly Newsletter Updates
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Platform |
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Time |
| Andre (Anixwallo) |
Discord |
Everyday |
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| Andre (Anixwallo) |
Kick |
Everyday |
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Tuesday |
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| Bald Arthur |
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Monday |
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