📊 Technical Analysis – February 18, 2026

📊 Technical Analysis – February 18, 2026

📊 Overall Structure

“Short-term dollar rebound, but higher timeframes still show underlying dollar weakness. AUD is the strongest, gold is correcting, BTC is bouncing short-term.”

The market structure is currently:
Short-term USD rebound × Medium-term USD weakness.

The picture changes depending on the timeframe.

💵 Dollar Majors

🔹 EUR/USD (1.1836)

• Short-term: Strong sell

• Daily: Neutral

👉 Pullback phase. The broader uptrend has temporarily stalled.

🔹 GBP/USD (1.3571)

• Short-term: Strong buy

• Daily: Sell

👉 A rebound move, but higher timeframes remain weak.

🔹 AUD/USD (0.7080)

• All timeframes: Strong buy

👉 The current leading currency.
The most stable and clean uptrend in the market.

🔹 NZD/USD (0.6014)

• Short-term: Strong buy

• Hourly structure: Sell

👉 At a potential trend inflection point.

🔺 USD/JPY (153.72)

• Short-term: Strong buy

• Daily: Strong sell

👉 Short-term rebound.
The broader structure still points downward.

🔺 USD/CHF (0.7712)

• Short-term: Buy

• Daily: Sell

👉 A clear example of the dollar’s short-term rebound.

🔁 Cross Yen Pairs

Short-term: Buy bias
Daily: Sell bias

👉 Yen selling rebound is underway, but medium-term structure still favors yen strength.

🥇 Gold (4,921)

• Short-term: Strong sell

• Higher timeframe: Neutral

👉 In correction mode.
Potential formation of a pullback base.

🥈 Silver (75.94)

• Short-term: Buy

• Daily: Strong sell

👉 Classic rebound within a broader downtrend.

🧊 BTC (68,268)

• Short-term: Strong buy

• Daily: Strong sell

👉 Typical relief rally.
Not a confirmed structural reversal.

🌍 Relative Strength Ranking

🔺 Strongest

1. AUD

2. GBP (short-term)

🔻 Weakest

1. EUR

2. CHF

3. USD (on higher timeframes)

🎯 Strategy Framework

🟢 Short-Term Long Setups

• AUD/USD

• AUD/JPY

• GBP/USD

🔴 Medium-Term Fade Candidates

• USD/JPY

• EUR/JPY

• BTC/USD

• XAG/USD

📝 One-Line Summary

“Dollar is rebounding short-term,
but the broader trend still leans USD-weak.
AUD leads, gold is correcting, BTC is bouncing.”

This is a market where timeframe divergence can be exploited.