Crypto & US Market Brief — 2025-09-02

**Crypto & US Market Brief (2025-09-02)**

📊 Fear & Greed Index
– Index today: 49 (Neutral) / as of 2025-09-02 00:00
– One-line interpretation: cautious; investors are uncertain amid mixed signals.

💰 Crypto News
(Top4 24h) BTC ▲1.03% | ETH ▼1.99% | SOL ▼1.68% | XRP ▼0.13%
• Here’s what happened in crypto today
• Hide your crypto: Infamous ‘try my game’ Discord scam on the rise
• Coinbase, OKX push crypto into Australia’s retirement system
• Bitcoin clings to $109K as whales rotate to ETH and UK bonds spike
• Trump family’s World Liberty stake surges to $5B after token unlock
• UAE’s RAK Properties to accept Bitcoin, other cryptos for real estate deals

Top Gainers (Crypto) (Top 3)
• MemeCore (M) ▲18.48%
– Increased trading volume and positive market sentiment.
• Four (FORM) ▲3.80%
– Recent partnerships driving investor interest.
• Sky (SKY) ▲3.59%
– Momentum from a successful product launch.

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📈 US Stocks News
(Indices) Nasdaq100 ▼1.16% | S&P500 ▼0.60% | Dow ▼0.15%
(M7) AAPL ▼0.18%, AMZN ▼1.12%, GOOGL ▲0.60%, META ▼1.65%, MSFT ▼0.58%, NVDA ▼3.32%, TSLA ▼3.50%
• Trump’s immigration policy threatens key sectors of California’s economy, long reliant on immigrant workers
• Behind the smiles with Putin, Modi and Xi at China summit
• Asia markets set to open mixed as investors assess SCO summit amid new tariff concerns

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

📦 US ETF Summary

[Index/Growth]
SPY 645.05 -0.60% (YTD +10.66%)
VOO 593.08 -0.58% (YTD +10.35%)
QQQ 570.40 -1.16% (YTD +11.96%)
DIA 456.09 -0.15% (YTD +7.62%)
IWM 235.17 -0.44% (YTD +6.34%)

[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 90.39 +0.55% (YTD +4.30%)
SMH 290.29 -2.87% (YTD +18.59%)

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🎯 Today’s Strategy
– Crypto: Focus on diversifying holdings to mitigate risk.
– Stocks: Consider defensive sectors to buffer against volatility.

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#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #nasdaq #sp500 #stocks #marketupdate #riskmanagement #trend #investing

💡 GPT Investment Direction
– Crypto: Proceed with caution; market volatility remains a concern.
– Stocks: Maintain a balanced approach; economic indicators may shift rapidly.

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

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