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US Bitcoin ETFs see largest single-day inflow since late July, Bitcoin climbs past $60,000

US Bitcoin ETFs see largest single-day inflow since late July, Bitcoin climbs past $60,000

Key Takeaways US Bitcoin ETFs experienced the largest inflow since late July with over $263 million in a single day. Bitcoin’s price increase coincides with huge ETF investments, peaking over $60,000. Share this article Inflows into US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds surged on Friday, with net buying topping $263 million, the largest single-day inflow since […]
Money-Market Fund Assets Hit Another New Record High As Domestic Bank Depos Surge To Pre-SVB Levels

Money-Market Fund Assets Hit Another New Record High As Domestic Bank Depos Surge To Pre-SVB Levels

Image by Allange from PixabayAmid all the volatility of the last few weeks in stocks, money markets have seen a constant inflow of funds (six straight weeks) with the last week adding $23.4BN to total MM fund AUM to a new record high of $6.324TN…Source: BloombergThat is $188BN of inflow in six weeks – the biggest since the turn […]
Small & Mids Offer “Value” Here

Small & Mids Offer “Value” Here

Image Source: UnsplashWednesday saw an unusually strong reversal from early losses to gains. I saw lots of folks commenting about the last time we saw -1%+ losses turn into +1%+ gains was right at the bear market low in October 2022. To me, that’s irrelevant. Stocks had declined 20-30% in 2022 and in 2024 they were […]
High Total Returns From Overlay Strategies

High Total Returns From Overlay Strategies

Image Source: PixabayThe Overlay Shares ETFs launched in 2019. These funds strive to boost the total returns of selected ETFs by overlaying options trading. These funds don’t pay large dividend yields, but the options overlay strategy does impact total returns.Let’s look at the three Overlay Shares equity ETFs and some return results.Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity […]
Metals Mania

Metals Mania

Image Source: PixabayBesides Bay Area real estate, the other market whose ascent I can applaud is precious metals. I’m delighted to see gold blast above $2600 for the first time, nothing yet another lifetime high.Silver is nowhere near its lifetime high, but it is definitely trying hard to catch up with gold’s performance.As more and more people realize that the U.S. […]
The Weekender: It’s Not Just The First Rate Cut, But The Tempo Ahead

The Weekender: It’s Not Just The First Rate Cut, But The Tempo Ahead

Image Source: UnsplashMARKETSU.S. stocks continued their upward march on Friday afternoon, positioning for robust weekly gains as Wall Street’s confidence in a jumbo Fed rate cut gathered steam overnight. In a sharp reversal, traders who had nearly written off the possibility of a significant pivot by the Federal Reserve following recent inflation and jobs data are […]
How Stable Is The Stock Market?

How Stable Is The Stock Market?

Image Source: PixabayWith the Fed’s call on 25 basis points or 50 basis points coming next week, how concerned is the stock market?Video Length: 00:27:27More By This Author:Is It Time To Dump Stocks?Why The Bulls Have An Edge Over The BearsAre The Charts Starting To Drift From The Soft-Landing Script?
Top Stock Reports For Verizon, Prologis & Medtronic

Top Stock Reports For Verizon, Prologis & Medtronic

Image Source: PixabayThe Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today’s Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), Prologis, Inc. (PLD), and Medtronic plc (MDT), as well as a micro-cap stock Crimson Wine Group, Ltd. (CWGL). The Zacks microcap research is unique as […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Storm Warning

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Storm Warning

Image Source: PexelsStocks continued their upward drift today, as complacency in the largesse of the Fed to Wall Street continues to build.Gold and silver continued their breakout, moving higher.The VIX fell.The Dollar fell.Clearly indications to lower rates amid a slowing economy and lower inflationary pressures.I took a trip out west of here this morning to Amish […]
Nvidia & NikiLeaks Spark Surge In Stocks, Gold, & Crypto This Week

Nvidia & NikiLeaks Spark Surge In Stocks, Gold, & Crypto This Week

Image Source: UnsplashAn event-full week (US CPI, US PPI, Presidential debate, ECB rate decision, and WSJ Fed whispers) left stocks, bonds, gold, crypto, and crude all higher in price, while the dollar was clubbed like a baby seal.Soft survey data continues to rebound higher (full of hope) while hard data – most notably labor market-related – has been […]