Global Indices & Fear & Greed Index

Gate News update: On April 14, after the U.S. stock market closed, the Dow Jones rose 0.63%, the S&P 500 Index rose 1.02%, and the Nasdaq rose 1.23%. The crypto sector moved higher across the board—Circle rose 12.09%, Solana rose 7.41%, a certain CEX rose 3.98%, Strategy (MSTR) rose 2.89%, SharpLink rose 2.76%, and Bitmine rose 1.08%.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, TW88 (MSCI Taiwan) has surged by 1.5% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

BlackRock raises its outlook for the U.S. stock market, citing reduced geopolitical risk and strong corporate earnings expectations. The report says the impact of the Middle East conflict is being contained, with S&P 500 profit forecasts rising and investment opportunities in defense and aerospace among others looking attractive. The U.S. and emerging markets are rated as areas to add to positions.

Gate News, April 14, April 14 (Tuesday) at the open, both Japanese and South Korean stock markets opened higher. The South Korea KOSPI Index (Korean Composite Stock Price Index) rose by 145.23 points, up 2.5%, to 5,953.85 points. The Nikkei 225 Index (Japan’s benchmark stock index) rose by 556.96 points, up 0.99%, to 57,059.73 points.

Due to market expectations that the United States and Iran will reach an agreement, the S&P 500 index has rebounded to its highest level since the war, and Bitcoin has also surged to $74,900. Despite the failure of peace talks between the U.S. and Iran, the U.S. has imposed a maritime blockade to pressure Iran. MicroStrategy once again made a large-scale purchase of Bitcoin, indicating that investor confidence is picking up.

The founder of Muddy Waters, Carson Block, after trying the AI tool Claude, shifted his view of the economic outlook from optimistic to pessimistic. He warned that AI replacing knowledge work will trigger a severe economic crisis, and has already started shorting ETFs in the credit market. He noted that 15% of knowledge work is about to disappear, and predicted it will lead to a contraction in consumption and a systemic crash. His move to restart the short-selling setup has drawn attention in the current market.

On April 13, gold and silver prices fell to $4,732.92 per ounce and $74.209 per ounce, respectively. The BTC volatility index rose by 0.42%, and the ETH volatility index rose by 0.31%. The U.S. dollar versus the Chinese yuan and the Japanese yen edged up slightly, major European stock indexes generally fell, while WTI and Brent crude oil prices rose. The Gate platform supports trading for multiple asset types.

On April 13, U.S. stocks opened lower: the Dow Jones fell 0.5%, the S&P 500 fell 0.22%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.26%. Crypto-related stocks were broadly down, with one CEX down 1.66% and Robinhood down 1.65%. msx.com is a decentralized RWA trading platform that has already launched multiple U.S. stock and ETF tokens.

The U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz caused oil prices to surge sharply, but global stock markets responded relatively calmly. The VIX index suggests that market panic sentiment has eased, and investors have started to factor geopolitical risks into their considerations. Analysts believe that the worst period of panic may already be over and expect oil prices to fall back.

Gate News message: On April 13, European stocks opened broadly lower. The EURO STOXX 50 Index (the benchmark for European blue-chip stocks) fell 1.02%, the German DAX Index (the benchmark for the German stock market) fell 1.42%, the UK FTSE 100 Index fell 0.5%, the Spain IBEX35 Index fell 1.06%, and the France CAC40 Index fell 0.89%.

The U.S. Navy began blockading the Strait of Hormuz starting April 13, U.S. Eastern Time, with all passage halted. Crude oil prices jumped nearly 10% in a single day, while Bitcoin fell 1.2% over the past 24 hours.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, VIX (VIX) has surged by 3% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, JPN225 (Nikkei 225) has dropped by 1.5% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

The U.S. imposes a naval blockade on Iran, causing the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks to fall apart. Market risk sentiment intensifies, and Bitcoin drops to $71,000, with a 24-hour decline of 3.1%. Traditional market capital flows into safe-haven assets, and analysts are divided on Bitcoin’s future trend, with $70,000 support acting as a key level.

Gate News message, April 13. According to Alternative.me data, today the Crypto Fear and Greed Index is 12, down further from yesterday’s 16, with the market in an “extreme fear” state. This index evaluates market sentiment across multiple dimensions, including volatility, market trading volume, social media, market surveys, Bitcoin’s share of the overall market, and Google Trends keyword analysis. The lower the number, the greater the level of fear.

Gate News message. April 13. On Monday, the Japanese and South Korean stock markets opened lower. The Nikkei 225 Index (Japan’s benchmark stock index) opened down 557.91 points on April 13 (Monday), a decline of 0.98%, to 56,366.20 points. The Korea KOSPI Index (South Korea’s benchmark stock index) opened down 127.08 points on April 13 (Monday), a decline of 2.17%, to 5,731.79 points.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost noted that although March CPI recorded the largest month-over-month increase, core CPI remained stable, indicating that U.S. inflation has not fully spread yet. Attention should be paid to upcoming PCE data. If the Iran-Iraq conflict continues, inflation could evolve into a systemic risk and affect economic growth, and the Federal Reserve may need to continue raising rates to respond.

Macro investor Jordi Visser believes that if Bitcoin and Ethereum break through $76,000 and $2,400 respectively, it will kick off a sustainable uptrend. He expects high inflation to push investors to seek profitable assets, and notes that the probability of an economic recession has fallen to 24%. This view contrasts with the current bearish expectations in the crypto industry.

Gate News message. On April 12, according to on-chain data monitoring, Sky (formerly MakerDAO) co-founder Rune’s 7x leveraged Nasdaq 100 short positions have all been closed. He currently still holds 20x leveraged WTI crude oil futures long positions, 7x leveraged Brent crude oil long positions, and 20x leveraged S&P 500 short positions, and all of them are in a loss position. His overall position value has now fallen to about $680k, with an unrealized loss of about $60k, and the return on investment is -21.78%.

Gate News update: On April 12, according to Alternative Data, today’s Crypto Fear and Greed Index is 16 (15 yesterday), and market panic sentiment has eased slightly. The index runs on a threshold of 0-100 and is calculated from six indicators: volatility (25%), market trading volume (25%), social media buzz (15%), market survey (15%), Bitcoin’s share of the entire market (10%), and Google keyword trend analysis (10%).