Crypto & US Market Brief — 2025-12-28

**Crypto & US Market Brief (2025-12-27)**

📊 Fear & Greed Index
– Index today: 23 (Extreme Fear) / as of 2025-12-27 00:00
– One-line interpretation: cautious due to persistent market volatility.

💰 Crypto News
(Top4 24h) BTC ▲0.16% | ETH ▲0.23% | SOL ▲1.42% | XRP ▲0.83%
• Fed’s ‘skinny’ accounts end Operation Chokepoint 2.0 — Senator Lummis
• Google search volume for ‘crypto’ craters as 2025 comes to a close
• Emerging market economies to drive RWA tokenization in 2026: Crypto exec
• Here’s what happened in crypto today
• Coinbase CEO says reopening GENIUS Act is ‘red line,’ slams bank lobbying
• No $90K Bitcoin till next year: BTC futures open interest hits 8-month low

Top Gainers (Crypto) (Top 3)
• Fasttoken (FTN) ▲110.36%
– Significant trading volume surge noted.
– Positive news in the ecosystem driving interest.
• sBTC (SBTC) ▲24.33%
– Increased momentum following recent developments.
– Strong community support fueling gains.
• Zcash (ZEC) ▲14.74%
– Rising demand amid privacy concerns.
– Positive market sentiment contributing to growth.

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📈 US Stocks News
(Indices) Nasdaq100 ▼0.01% | S&P500 ▼0.01% | Dow ▲0.00%
(M7) AAPL ▼0.15%, AMZN ▲0.06%, GOOGL ▼0.18%, META ▼0.64%, MSFT ▼0.06%, NVDA ▲1.02%, TSLA ▼2.10%
• Airlines cancel 600 more flights but disruptions from winter storm ease. Here’s what to know
• Nvidia-Groq deal is structured to keep ‘fiction of competition alive,’ analyst says
• Europe is at a ‘fork in the road’ between AI competition and climate, fund managers say

Top Gainers (US Stocks) (Top 3)
• Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC) ▲8.92%
– Strong earnings report boosts investor confidence.
– Positive guidance for the upcoming quarter.
• “Sprott Physical Silver Trust” (PSLV) ▲8.68%
– Increased demand for precious metals driving prices.
– Favorable market conditions noted in sector.
• Zeta Global Holdings Corp. (ZETA) ▲8.32%
– Strong performance in recent earnings results.
– Positive outlook attracting investor interest.

📦 US ETF Summary

[Index/Growth]
SPY 690.31 -0.01% (YTD +18.43%)
VOO 634.84 +0.01% (YTD +18.12%)
QQQ 623.89 -0.01% (YTD +22.46%)
DIA 487.03 +0.00% (YTD +14.92%)
IWM 251.42 -0.51% (YTD +13.69%)

[Dividend/Value]
SCHD 27.64 -0.07% (YTD +1.39%)
VYM 145.09 +0.02% (YTD +13.76%)
JEPI 58.02 +0.09% (YTD +0.92%)
SPYD 43.50 +0.14% (YTD +0.90%)
YMAX 10.27 +0.00% (YTD -39.73%)

[Thematic/Growth]
ARKK 79.70 -1.18% (YTD +40.09%)
XLK 146.53 +0.16% (YTD -36.83%)
XLF 55.62 -0.20% (YTD +15.37%)
XLE 44.20 -0.38% (YTD -49.00%)
SMH 365.86 +0.46% (YTD +49.46%)

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🎯 Today’s Strategy
– Crypto: Focus on short-term volatility management.
– Stocks: Consider defensive positions amid market uncertainty.

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💡 GPT Investment Direction
– Crypto: Exercise caution due to market fluctuations.
– Stocks: Be aware of potential volatility in the coming weeks.

– Quote of the day: “In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable.” — Robert Arnott

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