#WeakNFPShakesRateHikeOdds The 57,000 NFP just collapsed everything, this is the 3-day fallout After The July Rate Hike Narrative Destroyed This Friday The 6th of July, it is now Monday. I'm about three trading days removed from what was without a doubt the most important economic release of 2026. Allow me to share this community the latest read on what a dismal 57k NFP means for us three days after its release as markets have fully processed.
The 57,000 NFP result was not just a missed expectation but shattered them as analysts expected a 113k release.
April and May data were revised downwards by a combined 74,000 jobs lost. In a rather perplexing turn, the 4.2% unemployment rate dipped due to a record 832k jobs lost and the participation rate saw significant contraction. The market had three distinctly bear signals that hit in one report. This triggered the anticipated and textbook collapse in the July rate hike probability from 43% to less than 20% in a single day.
The expected date for any future hikes were shifted from Oct to Dec and the Dollar Index plummeted almost 40 points.
Gold rallied more than 2%, while Bitcoin shot up from $57,950 to hit a high of $62,053. Now, three days later, the key question is whether that relief holds. BTC is sitting at $62,191 - the initial price action appears to have held and even extended.
Gold broke the $4,200 mark today, building on Friday's momentum. ETH is currently trading at $1,737, while XRP has gained 13% in the first three days of July. Solana has seen a 18.6% increase over the last week.
Clearly, the macro relief trade is not just temporary; it is persistenting well into the new week.
The Fed's narrative for continued tightening seems not just shaken, but actually in full retreat. The CME FedWatch tool now indicates that the July hike probability has dipped to about 17.6%, further below the initial Friday assessment. Market participants have had the weekend to evaluate the data and rather than fading the dovish turn, they deepened it. This demonstrates a strong indication that the NFP report was not considered a simple one-off anomaly.
The impact of this specific NFP report goes beyond typical misses because of its convergence with other macro indicators.
Fed Chair Warsh made a statement at ECB Sintra just two days before the NFP, stating that "inflation risks have decreased significantly." Oil also dipped below $70 a barrel, down 40% from its peak during the Iran conflict, with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz also helping to alleviate inflationary pressures in energy markets. The confluence of three separate bearish indicators-from the Fed Chair's own comments, labor market data, and commodity prices-all occurring within the same week is no mere coincidence; it points to a significant macro regime shift.
Warsh's FOMC meeting on July 29-30 now becomes the focal point of the calendar. It will be his second meeting, and this time he'll be operating with a drastically different data backdrop. The previous fear surrounding PCE inflation, which was at 4.1%, may be mitigated.
If oil prices remain below $70 and the labor market shows further weakness, a lower June PCE print could give Warsh the justification to keep interest rates unchanged without appearing to back away from his hawkish stance.
The impending return of the CLARITY Act to the Senate on July 13th also adds a significant catalyst, with Polymarket at 48% and Galaxy Research at 50-50 suggesting the probability of regulatory clarity for crypto is nearly 50-50. Coupled with these improved macro conditions, the setup heading into the second half of July appears the most promising since Q4 2025. An honest disclaimer: A single weak NFP does not signal a definitive trend reversal. If July's jobs report prints strong, fears of rate hikes will inevitably resurface.
The coming six weeks will be crucial in determining whether this Friday's report was a false alarm or a harbinger of changing labor market dynamics.
For now, however, as of Monday, July 6th, the macro environment for Bitcoin and risk assets has become considerably less challenging than a week ago. And in trading, less hostile is the environment you operate within. Three days after the 57k NFP report sent tremors through the financial system, with Bitcoin holding steady above $62K, gold soaring above $4,200, and rate hike expectations continuing to decline, do you believe the FOMC meeting on July 29-30 will usher in a true policy pivot, driving crypto towards $70,000, or will another robust data point before the meeting revive rate hike concerns?
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