Crypto & US Market Brief — 2025-12-18

**Crypto & US Market Brief (2025-12-17)**

📊 **Fear & Greed Index**
– Index today: 16 (Extreme Fear) / as of 2025-12-17 00:00
– One-line interpretation: cautious due to heightened market anxiety.

💰 **Crypto News**
(Top4 24h) BTC ▼1.82% | ETH ▼4.32% | SOL ▼4.19% | XRP ▼3.30%
• Coinbase adds stock trading, prediction markets in ‘everything app’ push
• Here’s what happened in crypto today
• Coinbase gets nod from Indian regulators to acquire CoinDCX stake
• Jito Foundation to return to US amid ‘clearer rules’ for digital assets
• Bitcoin $70K flush would reset cycle, not confirm new bear market: Analyst
• Acting CFTC chair to join MoonPay after leaving agency

**Top Gainers (Crypto) (Top 3)**
• Audiera (BEAT) ▲24.18%
– Strong trading volume and positive news.
• TOMI (TOMI) ▲18.32%
– Increased momentum following recent announcements.
• Canton (CC) ▲6.07%
– Notable interest from investors boosting price.

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📈 **US Stocks News**
(Indices) Nasdaq100 ▼1.85% | S&P500 ▼1.10% | Dow ▼0.46%
(M7) AAPL ▼1.01%, AMZN ▼0.58%, GOOGL ▼3.21%, META ▼1.21%, MSFT ▼0.08%, NVDA ▼3.81%, TSLA ▼4.63%
• Oracle stock dips 5% as Blue Owl Capital pulls out of funding $10 billion data center
• Obamacare subsidies extension to get vote after 4 Republicans buck leadership
• FCC chief Brendan Carr tells Senate that his agency is ‘not formally … independent’

**Top Gainers (US Stocks) (Top 3)**
• Toro Company (The) (TTC) ▲10.71%
– Strong earnings report drives investor confidence.
• Hut 8 Corp. (HUT) ▲8.98%
– Positive guidance boosts stock performance.
• Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL) ▲7.59%
– Sector demand propels stock increase.

🎯 **Today’s Strategy**
– Crypto: Focus on high-volume altcoins for potential rebounds.
– Stocks: Look for undervalued companies with solid earnings.

🏷️ **Hashtags**
#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #nasdaq #sp500 #stocks #marketupdate #riskmanagement #trend #investing

💡 **GPT Investment Direction**
– Crypto: Consider diversifying into stablecoins to mitigate risk.
– Stocks: Evaluate defensive stocks to weather market volatility.

– Quote of the day: “In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” – Sun Tzu

📦 US ETF Summary

[Index/Growth]
SPY 671.40 -1.10% (YTD +15.19%)
VOO 617.37 -1.10% (YTD +14.87%)
QQQ 600.41 -1.85% (YTD +17.85%)
DIA 479.78 -0.46% (YTD +13.21%)
IWM 247.22 -1.06% (YTD +11.79%)

[Dividend/Value]
SCHD 27.60 +0.47% (YTD +1.25%)
VYM 144.06 -0.26% (YTD +12.95%)
JEPI 57.23 -0.50% (YTD -0.45%)
SPYD 43.96 +0.73% (YTD +1.97%)
YMAX 10.20 -2.67% (YTD -40.14%)

[Thematic/Growth]
ARKK 77.74 -2.99% (YTD +36.65%)
XLK 139.39 -2.22% (YTD -39.91%)
XLF 54.63 -0.02% (YTD +13.32%)
XLE 44.78 +2.21% (YTD -48.33%)
SMH 339.24 -3.61% (YTD +38.58%)

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