The S&P 500 rose 0.6% to ~6,880, the Nasdaq 100 gained 0.8%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.3%, led by chipmakers and software. Strong industrial production, business investment, and housing data supported sentiment, but minutes from the Federal Reserverevealed some policymakers may hike rates if inflation stalls, pushing 10-year yields up to 4.08%.
The Stoxx 600 climbed 1.2% to a fresh all-time high, driven by defence, mining, energy, and banks. Defence stocks rallied on geopolitical tensions, miners surged with higher copper prices, and energy stocks hit their highest level since 2007 as oil spiked.
The UK inflation rate cooled to 3% in January, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, boosting the odds of a Bank of England rate cut.
Brent crude rose 4.2% to $70.24 and West Texas Intermediate gained 4.9% to $65.39. Gold climbed 2.1% to $4,985/oz. The US dollar strengthened after Fed minutes, while bitcoin fell 2.3% to $66,103.
US Spot ETF Flows
Asset
Daily Inflow
Daily Change
Weekly Inflow
Total Assets
Daily Volume
BTC ETFs
$-133.3M
+27.1%
$-238.1M
$83.6B
$2.8B
ETH ETFs
$-41.8M
-186.0%
$6.8M
$11.1B
$892.4M
SOL ETFs
$2.4M
+9.3%
$4.6M
$697.1M
$20.3M
US BTC Spot ETF Flows
US ETH Spot ETF Flows
US SOL Spot ETF Flows
Crypto Liquidations Summary
Liquidation Type
Value
% of Total
24h Change
Total Liquidations
$214.21M
-
$+41.80M (+24.24%)
Shorts
$58.89M
27.5%
$+2.25M (+3.96%)
Longs
$155.32M
72.5%
$+39.55M (+34.16%)
BTC
$80.34M
37.5%
$+12.58M (+18.56%)
ETH
$60.34M
28.2%
$+15.99M (+36.06%)
Founders Fund, linked to Peter Thiel, dumps its 7.5% ETHZilla stake, now owning zero shares as of a new SEC filing, after disclosing the stake in 2025.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs log $105M outflows as investors analyze Q4 2025 filings showing institutional buying and selling activity, including a mystery IBIT buyer.
Hyperliquid launches its DeFi lobby, the Hyperliquid Policy Center, to advocate for policies on perpetual derivatives and blockchain infrastructure on Capitol Hill.
Federal Reserve researchers say Kalshi's data could inform policy due to its real-time measurement of expectations during major financial events.
