Daily Market Highlights

On September 29, 2026, Beijing time, international crude oil prices remained volatile at high levels. Data from Gate 行情 show that, as of press time, WTI 原油 (CL/USDT) was trading at $92.33, down 3.59% over 24 hours, with an intraday range of $91.14 to $96.41 and 24-hour trading volume of approximately $77.63 million; 布伦特原油（BZ/USDT） was trading at $97.41, down 3.23%, with a price range of $96.20 to $101.14; natural gas (NG/USDT) was trading at $3.080, down 1.50%.{curre

The 15th round of the 2026 F1 season, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, concluded at the Baku City Circuit. Starting from pole, George Russell won by a narrow margin of 0.196 seconds after two safety car periods, securing his third win of the season and eighth of his career, while also cutting his deficit to teammate Kimi Antonelli in the Drivers’ Championship from 81 points to 66. However, Gate’s F1 Drivers’ Championship Event Market shows that Antonelli’s implied probability remains as high as 91%, w

On September 28, 2026, NVIDIA (NVDA) closed at $228.86 during regular U.S. trading, up $3.79, or 1.68%, from the previous trading day, with its total market capitalization holding near $5.52 trillion. On the same day, the company announced that it was expanding its share buyback authorization by $15 billion, raising the total authorization from $8.5 billion to $23.5 billion and setting a record for the largest single buyback authorization increase in U.S. stock market history. The stock briefly

Bitcoin (BTC) continued to retreat, trading at around $82,920 on Sept. 29. After spending $143 million to purchase Bitcoin and $152 million to repurchase STRC, Strategy set a record by holding 847,666 Bitcoin. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) updated its token buyback FAQ, stating that a buyback arrangement without a centralized entity may not constitute an investment contract. Macro Events & Crypto Hotspots According to Cryptopolitan, Strategy spent $142.7 million to purchase 1

Bitcoin (BTC) fell further to $83,178 on Sept. 29. On the macro front, Trump rejected Iran’s proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude oil immediately rebounded above $100 per barrel, driving the dollar higher and U.S. Treasury yields up and creating dual pressure on non-yielding assets such as Bitcoin. The FED raised the benchmark interest rate to a range of 3.75% to 4%. ETF Inflows Slow: Weekly Net Inflows of $2.39 Billion, Daily Average Falls fr

As of Beijing time on September 28, 2026, all three major U.S. stock indices closed higher last Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.51% to 7,743.41, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.48% to 27,068.72, ending its three-session pullback. However, during Monday’s Asia-Pacific trading session, Nasdaq 100 futures extended their decline to 0.8%, while S&P 500 futures and Dow futures fell 0.4%. Market sentiment turned cautious as data week began. The key pricing signals for U.S. stocks this week are clear and c

From October 27 to 28, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the FED will hold its interest-rate meeting. This is the first follow-up meeting after the FED resumed rate hikes in September, and its outcome will directly influence the direction of the global interest-rate path for the remainder of 2026. As of September 28 Beijing time, Gate event market data showed that market pricing for the FED's October decision was highly concentrated: the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged

At Friday’s close, BE stock stood at $288.70, up 8.27% for the day, with an intraday high of $292.72 and trading volume of 17.3 million shares, about 11% above the daily average. On Thursday, it had fallen as low as $251.30, with a maximum intraday decline of 8.7%. The two-day swing was nearly 14%, with a market cap of approximately $85 billion. The sell-off was triggered by Oracle’s force majeure notice regarding Project Jupiter, an AI data center campus in New Mexico, citing delays in natural

Bitcoin (BTC) has retreated from last week's high and is currently trading at around $84,140. Strategy founder Michael Saylor proposed a “Digital Rights Charter,” advocating five freedoms for digital assets: creation, issuance, ownership, transfer, and use. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit unanimously ruled that Kalshi's sports contracts are not futures exchange contracts and that gambling laws in Ohio and Tennessee apply to prediction markets. Macroeconomic Events & Crypto Hotspo

Bitcoin (BTC) pulled back from last week’s high on September 28 and is currently trading at $83,930; its quarterly gain has reached 44%. Bitget was hacked for $452 million, but large-cap assets such as BTC showed no significant weakness. According to Bitfinex on-chain data, BTC holders recently realized approximately $2.4 billion in profits. Bitcoin ETF net inflows over the past six days have reached $2.84 billion. On-Chain Realized Profit Analysis: $2.4 Billion Is One-Third of Historical Market

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield broke above 5.1% in September 2026, reaching as high as 5.14%—the first time since October 2023. This breakthrough was not an isolated event: the Dollar strengthened in tandem, with the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rising as much as 0.6% in a single day, while all G10 currencies fell. More importantly, market pricing dynamics are shifting. The interest-rate swaps market has fully priced in expectations for three 25-bps rate hikes over the next year, with significan

The U.S. composite PMI output index rose from 56.0 in August to 58.4 in September, reaching a 62-month high. The services PMI rose from 56.5 to 58.7, while the manufacturing output index climbed from 53.1 to 56.7, with manufacturing and services expanding in tandem. The new orders index jumped from 55.2 to 58.2, its highest level since March 2022; backlogs of work also rose to their highest level since May 2022. Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, noted

On September 23, 2026, preliminary U.S. September PMI data released by S&P Global exceeded market expectations across the board, immediately triggering a Chain Reaction across global risk assets. The CME FedWatch tool shows that the probability of the Fed keeping rates unchanged at 3.75%-4.00% at its October meeting is 29.1%, while the probability of a 25-bps rate hike is 70.9%. Meanwhile, according to data from Gate 行情, 比特币 was trading near $84,138 as of September 24 Beijing time, down approxim

The semiconductor equipment sector has shown clear structural divergence year to date. While market focus has centered on the AI chip design side, the transmission of capital expenditures through the manufacturing and packaging segments is quietly reshaping equipment makers' order curves. According to Gate 股票 market data, ACM Research (NASDAQ: [ACMR]) (https://www.gate.com/stocks/ACMR), as of the September 23 close in U.S. Eastern Time) rose 6.42% in a single day to $80.67, with trading volume o

Bitcoin (BTC) has retreated from its early-week high and was trading at around $84,320 as of September 24. Bloomberg cited people familiar with the matter as saying that the United States is considering promoting USD-backed stablecoins overseas. Kalshi said the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has not contacted it, and the company does not believe it is under a formal investigation, rejecting reports that its prediction market trading activities are facing regulatory scrutiny. Ma

Bitcoin (BTC) fell from this week’s high on September 24, trading at around $84,340, down approximately 2.2% over 24 hours. According to CoinGlass data, approximately $444 million in long positions were liquidated in the 24 hours through that time, the highest level since September 15. FED Governor Michael Barr hinted that “further policy adjustments may be needed” to curb inflation. $444 Million in Long Liquidations: Timing Connection Between PMI Data and FED Rate-Hike Signals According to Coin

According to Gate event market data, as of September 23, 2026, the market priced in a 31% probability that BTC would break above $90,000 by the end of September, a 14% probability of breaking above $92,500, a 7% probability of breaking above $95,000, and a 2% probability of breaking above $100,000. The probabilities of falling below $85,000, $82,500, $80,000, $77,500, and $75,000 were 94%, 49%, 20%, 10%, and 5%, respectively. In addition, according to Gate market data, BTC is currently quoted at

The Senate rejected the motion to invoke cloture on the CLARITY Act on September 15 by a vote of 49 to 50, fourteen months after the bill passed the House by 294 to 134. This was not a simple procedural setback. Cloture requires 60 votes, meaning at least seven Democratic senators would have had to cross party lines, yet no Democrat voted in favor in the final tally. The bill itself was substantially revised by Republicans on September 10, expanding from 616 pages in the July version to 630 page

Bitcoin (BTC) maintains a strong rebound posture, trading at around $86,620 as of September 23. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) warned that “Mention Market” prediction market contracts carry a high risk of manipulation and may only be offered in limited circumstances. The European Central Bank and EU central banks proposed expanding the MiCA framework to prohibit crypto platforms from offering yields on Stablecoins through indirect methods such as lending and staking, and re

Bitcoin was last quoted at $86,660 on September 23, maintaining its strong rebound. Over the weekend, the U.S. approved an “innovation exemption,” providing regulatory facilitation for trading tokenized stocks through blockchain technology. This reignited positive market expectations for the integration of the crypto ecosystem with traditional finance, becoming one of the key catalysts behind the recovery in Bitcoin demand. On September 18, Bitcoin ETFs recorded more than $400 million in net inf