Crypto & US Market Brief — 2025-08-30

**Crypto & US Market Brief (2025-08-30)**

📊 Fear & Greed Index
– Index today: 39 (Fear) / as of 2025-08-30 00:00
– One-line interpretation: cautious due to market volatility and recent declines.

💰 Crypto News
(Top4 24h) BTC ▼3.68% | ETH ▼3.33% | SOL ▼5.09% | XRP ▼4.91%
• Elon Musk’s lawyer to chair $200M Dogecoin treasury: Report
• Here’s what happened in crypto today
• PENGU token loses 20% in August amid Pudgy Party game launch
• Bitcoin heads toward $100K as US trade deficit, China bank woes raise alarm
• Gryphon approves reverse merger with American Bitcoin, Nasdaq ticker ABTC
• Strategy Bitcoin lawsuit dismissed as investors withdraw case

Top Gainers (Crypto) (Top 3)
• MemeCore (M) ▲24.36%
– Strong trading volume and positive sentiment driving growth.
• Saros (SAROS) ▲2.87%
– Recent news coverage boosts interest and buying activity.
• OKB (OKB) ▲2.40%
– Momentum from partnerships enhances market confidence.

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📈 US Stocks News
(Indices) Nasdaq100 ▼1.16% | S&P500 ▼0.58% | Dow ▼0.14%
(M7) AAPL ▼0.18%, AMZN ▼1.12%, GOOGL ▲0.60%, META ▼1.65%, MSFT ▼0.58%, NVDA ▼3.36%, TSLA ▼3.50%
• Most Trump tariffs ruled illegal by appeals court, dealing major blow to trade policy
• Spirit Airlines files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in a year
• ‘AI may eat software,’ but several tech names just wrapped a huge week

Top Gainers (US Stocks) (Top 3)
• (none)

📦 US ETF Summary

[Index/Growth]
SPY 645.15 -0.58% (YTD +10.68%)
VOO 593.08 -0.58% (YTD +10.35%)
QQQ 570.40 -1.16% (YTD +11.96%)
DIA 456.17 -0.14% (YTD +7.64%)
IWM 235.22 -0.42% (YTD +6.37%)

[Dividend/Value]
SCHD 27.92 +0.36% (YTD +2.42%)
VYM 139.18 -0.06% (YTD +9.13%)
JEPI 57.15 -0.07% (YTD -0.59%)
SPYD 45.01 +0.74% (YTD +4.41%)
YMAX 12.71 -0.70% (YTD -25.41%)

[Thematic/Growth]
ARKK 74.96 -1.46% (YTD +31.76%)
XLK 262.45 -1.53% (YTD +13.14%)
XLF 53.99 +0.26% (YTD +11.99%)
XLE 90.38 +0.53% (YTD +4.29%)
SMH 290.29 -2.87% (YTD +18.59%)

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🎯 Today’s Strategy
– Crypto: Focus on high-volume tokens with strong fundamentals.
– Stocks: Monitor tech sector developments for potential rebounds.

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💡 GPT Investment Direction
– Crypto: Consider established coins but be wary of volatility.
– Stocks: Look for opportunities in resilient sectors while managing exposure.

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

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