Crypto companies spent years monetizing volatility, but now, they're trying to survive without it. First-quarter earnings underscored that crypto's era of easy moonshots and hype-driven returns is fading. As lower bitcoin and ether prices drained speculative demand – and investors pulled back from risk assets broadly amid macro uncertainty –...
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For better or worse, investors are living through Trump’s stock market. Here’s why
President Donald Trump has been considered the ultimate stock market president, overseeing an expansion to numerous record highs while serving as a catalyst for major declines.Within the first two months of Trump's second term, the S&P 500 experienced one of the fastest falls to correction territory since World War II,...
Goldman says tech stock ‘up crash’ is sign of even more gains to come
Stocks are rallying so fast it's creating a volatility dynamic that's only been seen four times in history — and equity prices kept climbing following each instance.Implied volatility in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 has held firm despite record after record, with the VIX little changed since slipping below 18...
Coinbase posts steep first-quarter loss after slide in crypto prices; shares fall 4%
Coinbase posted lower-than-expected results for the first quarter as crypto prices fell, weighing on one of the companies' major revenue drivers — spot trading in digital assets .Here's how Coinbase performed in its quarter ended March 31, compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts...
Bulls are piling into this Warren Buffett favorite ahead of earnings
The surge in crude prices is igniting traders' appetite for one of the energy sector's most notable leaders.Traders piled into bullish options trades on Occidental Petroleum (OXY) ahead of its earnings report on Tuesday, with call volumes outpacing puts 7-to-1, and three times as many calls bought in Monday's session...