Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

South Korea's KOSPI index surged 3.56% today (July 21), recovering the 6,700 level as semiconductor stocks led the rally. The recovery was supported by improved foreign investor inflows and semiconductor investment sentiment, with the Korean won strengthening against the U.S. dollar for the sixth co

Bybit launched six U.S. stock and ETF perpetual futures contracts today: XLFUSDT, XLKUSDT, XLVUSDT, NVDLUSDT, SOXXUSDT, and ONUSDT, with maximum leverage of 20x. During the launch period, users enjoy limited-time fee discounts: limit orders at 0% fee and market orders at 50%

Wells Fargo analyst Ken Gawrelski raised price targets for Alphabet Inc. (GOOG, GOOGL), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), and Meta Platforms Inc. (META) stocks on Tuesday, citing rising AI infrastructure costs that the firm expects major cloud providers to offset through customer pricing. According to

Galaxy Digital launched a Bitcoin Quantum Readiness Initiative on Tuesday, committing up to $5 million in developer grants alongside a research program and a newly formed Quantum Advisory Council. The Nasdaq-listed firm announced the effort targets the eventual arrival of quantum computers capable o

According to Wells Fargo analyst Ken Gawrelski, the firm raised its price targets on Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), and Meta Platforms Inc. (META) on Tuesday, citing rising AI infrastructure costs. Gawrelski increased Alphabet's price target to $438

The ADP national employment report for the week ending July 18 is scheduled to be released shortly on July 21. The data tracks the change in private sector employment and serves as an early indicator ahead of the official monthly jobs report.

According to ChainCatcher, U.S. bitcoin spot ETFs attracted $700 million in net inflows over the past five trading days, marking the longest consecutive inflow period since May. This contrasts sharply with the $7.5 billion in redemptions between mid-May and June. Over the past two months, large bitc

Brent crude oil rose 1.5% intraday on July 21, reaching $90.56 per barrel, while WTI crude gained 1.5% to $83.72 per barrel during the same period.

On July 21 evening opening, Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D rose 1.61% to 886.35 yuan per gram, while silver T+D surged 4.55% to 14,348.0 yuan per kilogram.

According to Bloomberg via Odaily, BlackRock's iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) saw net inflows of $2.8 billion last week, marking a new weekly record and significantly surpassing the previous high of $1.2 billion set in February. The fund has allocated approximately 25% of its position to SK

Nodal Exchange announced on July 20 that it plans to launch hourly power futures contracts on August 31, with 168 contracts covering seven major U.S. power regions. Each region will offer contracts for 24 hourly periods within a single day, supporting trading up to five business days ahead,

Retail investors surveyed by Stocktwits split their votes between Oracle (ORCL) and IREN as top AI infrastructure plays, each capturing 39% among roughly 3,800 participants. Bloom Energy (BE) received 15% and Hut 8 (HUT) garnered 7%. Year-to-date, Hut 8 stocks are up 96.9% and Bloom Energy stocks ar

Foreign private investors purchased $121 billion in US stocks in May, marking the second-largest monthly inflow on record, according to The Kobeissi Letter citing Reuters data. The purchases rose $35.2 billion month-over-month and reflect strong global confidence in American companies despite

According to The Kobeissi Letter citing Reuters data, foreign private investors poured $121 billion into US stocks in May, marking the second-largest monthly inflow on record. This represents a $35.2 billion month-over-month increase, continuing a trend of consecutive monthly gains. Year-to-date, fo

According to ChainCatcher, Nasdaq-listed bitcoin miner Bitdeer reported unaudited production updates for June 2026. The company's bitcoin mining output reached 990 BTC in June, up 388% year-over-year. Bitdeer's self-operated hash rate

According to Korean Economic TV, KOSDAQ liquidity deteriorated sharply on July 21, with daily trading volume falling below 5 trillion won for two consecutive days despite government stimulus measures. Monthly trading volume and turnover rate have dropped to approximately 50% of previous levels,

The KOSDAQ market faces a severe liquidity crisis as trading volume plunged to 4.83 trillion won on the 20th, marking the second consecutive day below 5 trillion won despite multiple government stimulus measures. The index closed at 753.34 on the 21st, up 0.49%, but hit an intraday low of 730.81—the

SpaceX (SPCX) stocks rose in pre-market trade on Tuesday after hitting a record low of under $120 in the previous session, driven by Cathie Wood's Ark Invest adding more than 170,000 shares across several ETFs. The rebound came as retail traders on Stocktwits signaled they're waiting for further

On Tuesday (July 21), SpaceX (SPCX) stock rebounded 1.7% in pre-market trading after hitting a fresh record low below $120 the previous day, as Cathie Wood's Ark Invest added 170,634 shares across multiple ETFs including ARKK, ARKQ, ARKX, and ARKW. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits turned extremely be

NinjaTrader Group has appointed Mark Omens, former CME Group Head of Retail Business and Americas Sales, as Senior Vice President of Commercial Strategy. Omens brings 25 years of futures industry experience, having led CME's global retail strategy and built relationships with brokers, technology