The three major U.S. stock indexes closed mixed. $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ fell by 0.15%, $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ Up 0.04%, $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ Up 0.36%. Most large-cap technology stocks rose, $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$ Up approximately 3%, Microsoft (MSFT.US) Rose more than 1%, $Apple(AAPL.US)$ 、$Tesla(TSLA.US)$ 、$Netflix (NFLX.US)$ 、 $Meta Platforms(META.US)$ Slightly increased; Google-A (GOOGL.US) Down more than 1%, $Intel (INTC.US)$ 、 $Amazon(AMZN.US)$ Slightly declined. Cryptocurrency-related stocks in the U.S. market performed strongly, $Figure(FGRD.US)$ Up over 17%, $Circle(CRCL.US)$ Up over 15%, $Strategy(MSTR.US)$ Increased by more than 6%.
Top 5 Gains in Commodity ETFs
$ProShares UltraShort Silver ETF (ZSL.US)$ Rose by more than 8.61%, with a trading volume of $376 million.
According to a report by the New York Post, Trump recently stated that he does not rule out the possibility of sending American ground troops to Iran if 'necessary,' and declared that he 'doesn't care about public opinion polls' after launching an attack on Saturday. Trump stated that he believes he did the 'right thing' and that most Americans support him - despite preliminary polls indicating otherwise. He argued that allowing 'crazy people' to obtain nuclear weapons would have even worse consequences than regional conflicts. Trump said, 'I have no qualms about sending troops to the ground. Unlike other presidents who always say 'never send ground troops.' I don’t say that; what I say is 'they may not be needed' or 'if necessary.' A poll conducted by Reuters/Ipsos on Saturday and Sunday showed that only 27% of Americans supported this attack, while 43% opposed it and 29% were unsure.
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil ETF (UCO.US) Rose by more than 8.54%, with a trading volume of $436 million.
According to information obtained by the reporter from the Central Radio and Television Station, late on the night of March 2 local time, an advisor to the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed, and Iranian forces will attack all vessels attempting to pass through the strait. As of now, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran has not issued an official statement. (CCTV)
$PowerShares DB Energy Fund (DBE.US)$ Rose by more than 7.99%, with a trading volume of $1.59 million.
United States Brent Oil Fund, LP (BNO.US) Rose by more than 7.27%, with a trading volume of $259 million.
$Power Shares Deutsche Bank Oil Fund (DBO.US)$ Rose by more than 6.79%, with a trading volume of $39.71 million.
Top 5 Gainers in U.S. Stock ETFs
$2x Leverage UPXI ETF - T-Rex (PXIU.US)$ Surged over 67.42%, with a trading volume of $592,500.
$T REX 2X Long FIGR Daily Target ETF (FGRU.US) Surged over 35.18%, with a trading volume of $2.07 million.
$Defiance Daily Target 2X Long RCAT ETF(RCAX.US)$ Surged over 33.59%, with a trading volume of $13.13 million.
$Tradr 2X Long COHR Daily ETF(COHX.US)$ Surged over 32.39%, with a trading volume of $23.04 million.
2x Long CRCL ETF-T-REX (CCUP.US) Surged over 30.20%, with a trading volume of $22.74 million.
Bitcoin briefly broke above $70,000 during intraday trading.
Top 5 Decliners in U.S. Stock ETFs
$2x Leverage AVAV ETF-Defiance (AVXX.US)$ Plummeted over 35.07%, with a trading volume of $42.60 million.
$2x Leverage Short CRCL ETF-T-REX (CRCD.US)$ Plummeted over 30.36%, with a trading volume of $57.61 million.
$2x Leverage Short ASTS ETF-Defiance (ASTN.US)$ Dropped by more than 19.43%, with a trading volume of 5.2669 million US dollars.
The space concept gained strength, $2x Leveraged ASTS ETF-Tradr (ASTX.US)$ with a surge of over 19%. Post-market earnings were released, showing Q4 2025 revenue at $54.3 million and annual revenue at $70.9 million.
$2x Leveraged CELH ETF-Tradr (CELT.US)$ Dropped by more than 16.84%, with a trading volume of 971,200 US dollars.
$2x Leverage RKT ETF-Defiance (RKTL.US) Dropped by more than 15.29%, with a trading volume of 557,200 US dollars.
Top 5 Gainers in Major U.S. Equity Index ETFs
$3x Leverage Small Cap ETF - Direxion (TNA.US)$ Rose by more than 2.71%, with a trading volume of 725 million US dollars.
$1.5X Ultra-Short VIX Futures Proshares (UVXY.US)$ Rose by more than 1.89%, with a trading volume of 453 million US dollars.
$ProShares Ultra Russell 2000 ETF (UWM.US)$ Rose by more than 1.72%, with a trading volume of 49.1271 million US dollars.
$ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY.US)$ Rose by more than 1.29%, with a trading volume of 158 million US dollars.
$S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN iPath (VXX.US)$ Rose by more than 1.25%, with a trading volume of 377 million US dollars.
Top 5 Industry ETF Gainers
$United States Natural Gas ETF(UNG.US)$ Rose by more than 4.17%, with a trading volume of 202 million US dollars.
$2X Long Energy ETF-Direxion (ERX.US)$ Increased by more than 4.03%, with a trading volume of 131 million US dollars.
$Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF - VanEck (NLR.US)$ Increased by more than 3.75%, with a trading volume of 92.5073 million US dollars.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had ordered strikes against Iran to halt its advancement in the nuclear program and a 'rapidly developing' ballistic missile program. This is Trump's most detailed statement regarding this conflict thus far. Trump stated, 'This is our last and best chance to act.' Trump mentioned that the military operation was proceeding 'faster than expected,' but did not disclose specifics. Trump explained that the core premise of this operation was to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons and to thwart its long-range ballistic missile program. Trump said, 'An Iranian regime armed with long-range missiles and nuclear weapons would pose an intolerable threat to the Middle East and also endanger the safety of the American people.' He also noted that the US military had sunk 10 Iranian vessels and expressed confidence in the progress of the operation. He indicated that the objectives of this war include destroying Iran’s missile capabilities, neutralizing its naval forces, and preventing it from acquiring nuclear weapons. Trump further stated that the third goal aligns with the United States’ long-term strategic direction—stopping Iran from supporting armed groups within the region.
$Commodity Index ETF - Invesco (DBC.US)$ Increased by more than 2.83%, with a trading volume of 43.9337 million US dollars.
$iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA.US)$ Increased by more than 2.81%, with a trading volume of 668 million US dollars.
Top 5 Decliners in Bond ETFs
$Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF (TMF.US)$ Decreased by more than 2.97%, with a trading volume of 243 million US dollars.
$ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury(UBT.US)$ Decreased by more than 1.56%, with a trading volume of 3.4165 million US dollars.
Invesco International Corporate Bond ETF (PICB.US) Decreased by more than 1.32%, with a trading volume of 4.2319 million US dollars.
$Proshares Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury(UST.US)$ Decreased by more than 1.25%, with a trading volume of 13.9075 million US dollars.
SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF (BWX.US) Dropped by more than 1.17%, with a trading volume of $113 million.
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