Part 1: Previous Session Review

Friday, 8 May 2026, was a productive but still controlled session for the desk. The blotter showed 9 trades across EURUSD, US500, GBPNOK, USDJPY, GBPUSD, SOLUSD, USDSEK and BTCUSD, with 4 winners and 2 losers recorded in the closed result set. Net performance finished at +91.1 pips.

The better opportunities came from clean intraday continuation rather than aggressive reversal attempts. USDJPY and the sterling crosses offered clearer structure once liquidity settled, while BTCUSD and SOLUSD remained tradable but required wider breathing room. The main positive was not just the profit figure, but the fact that risk was contained and the losing trades did not force the book into recovery mode.

There are no high-impact news events scheduled, so the immediate focus is on price acceptance, liquidity pockets and whether Friday’s moves can hold without macro support. In this type of environment, chasing extended candles is usually less attractive than waiting for retests, failed breakouts and cleaner risk-to-reward entries.

Part 2: Weekly Crypto Recap

Crypto ended the week with a steadier tone, but not a risk-free one. BTC held the centre of attention, with buyers still defending key higher-timeframe areas while short-term traders continued to react quickly around liquidity sweeps. The market is not behaving like a clean one-way trend; it is still a two-sided tape where late entries can be punished quickly.

For BTC, the important point is whether support continues to attract real spot demand rather than only short-covering. A firm weekly close near the upper part of the recent range would keep momentum constructive. A rejection from resistance, however, would bring attention back to mid-range liquidity and could encourage another round of leverage flushes.

ETH remained comparatively stable, but it still needs stronger relative performance to lead the market. The structure is acceptable while higher lows remain intact, yet ETH bulls need expansion in volume and follow-through above resistance before the move can be treated as more than defensive rotation.

SOL was the more active name from a trading perspective. Its volatility continues to offer opportunity, but the same volatility makes position sizing important. SOL can move cleanly when liquidity aligns, yet it also tends to reverse sharply when crowded longs build too quickly. For the coming sessions, the best setups are likely to come from pullbacks into defined support or failed breakdowns rather than emotional breakout chasing.

Overall, BTC, ETH and SOL enter the weekend with constructive but selective conditions. The market is tradable, not easy. The priority is to respect weekend liquidity, avoid oversized leverage, and let structure confirm before committing fresh risk.