The three major U.S. stock indexes closed collectively lower, $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ Dropped by 1.02%,$S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ Dropped by 0.94%,$Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$Dropped by 0.83%,Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (.SOX.US) Dropped by 4.58%. Most large-cap technology stocks declined,$Micron Technology(MU.US)$ Down approximately 8%,$Intel (INTC.US)$ Dropped more than 5%,$Tesla(TSLA.US)$ with some dropping over 2%, $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$ Down over 1%, $Google-C(GOOG.US)$ 、$Apple(AAPL.US)$ Slightly declined;Microsoft (MSFT.US) An increase of over 1%,$Amazon(AMZN.US)$ 、$Netflix (NFLX.US)$ Some stocks posted modest gains.Target Corporation (TGT.US) Rose by 6.7%, marking the largest single-day gain since April 9, as the company unexpectedly issued a positive earnings guidance amid improving demand.
Top 5 Gains in Commodity ETFs
$ProShares UltraShort Silver ETF (ZSL.US)$ Surged over 17.81%, with a trading volume of $8.23 billion.
Juan Perez of Monex USA wrote that the surge in oil prices triggered by Middle East conflicts has been a key driver of the recent rise in the US dollar. He noted that since most crude oil trade is denominated in US dollars, shipping difficulties in the Strait of Hormuz will lead to higher oil prices, which in turn will force markets to increase borrowing in US dollars, thereby strengthening the currency while suppressing gains in gold and silver. Markets are concerned that this conflict could last longer than previously anticipated. Perez pointed out that emerging market currencies, which had performed relatively well until last week, are now weakening against the US dollar.
$2 times leveraged short Junior Gold Miners Index - Direxion (JDST.US) Increased by over 17.80%, with a trading volume of $132 million.
DUST.US, the Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares ETF Increased by over 17.60%, with a trading volume of $566 million.
$2 Times Leverage Short Gold ETF-ProShares (GLL.US) Increased by over 9.24%, with a trading volume of $388 million.
$Short Gold ETN (Deutsche Bank)(DGZ.US)$ Increased by over 5.10%, with a trading volume of $320 million.
Top 5 Gainers in U.S. Stock ETFs
$2x PLUG Leveraged ETF-Leverage Shares(PLUL.US)$ Increased by over 41.76%, with a trading volume of $1.4609 million.
As of the fiscal year 2025, the company’s revenue reached $709.9 million, up from $628.8 million in 2024. The net loss improved year-over-year to $1.7 billion compared to $2.1 billion last year. The company’s gross loss significantly decreased from $624.9 million last year to $242 million. As of December 31, 2025, the financial position showed $368.5 million in unrestricted cash and $186.7 million in restricted cash.
$MicroSectors Gold Miners -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs(GDXD.US)$ Increased by over 26.38%, with a trading volume of $70.3535 million.
$2x Leverage AVAV ETF-Defiance (AVXX.US)$ Increased by over 18.57%, with a trading volume of $19.7832 million.
AeroVironment stated that it is still actively negotiating with the U.S. regarding the contract for the delivery of ground stations. Specifically, the agreement includes deploying the BADGER phased array antenna system for the Satellite Communications Augmented Resource (SCAR) program. The company noted that the contract has been temporarily suspended as both parties are working towards a fixed-price agreement, which will provide a commercialized product solution with an expedited delivery schedule. AeroVironment emphasized that its 'innovative capabilities and ability to scale before manufacturing remain key differentiators' and expressed confidence in delivering the system ahead of competitors.
$ProShares UltraShort Silver ETF (ZSL.US)$ Surged over 17.81%, with a trading volume of $8.23 billion.
$2 times leveraged short Junior Gold Miners Index - Direxion (JDST.US) Increased by over 17.80%, with a trading volume of $132 million.
Top 5 Decliners in U.S. Stock ETFs
Tradr Daily MongoDB Bull 2X ETF (MDBX.US) Plummeted over 44.23% with a trading volume of $22.20 million.
Despite MongoDB's strong fourth-quarter results, the document database platform provider's guidance for the quarter fell short of market expectations, further unsettling investors already concerned that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) could disrupt its business.
$Direxion Daily South Korea Bull 3X Shares(KORU.US)$ (Triple Leveraged Korea) plunged over 31.10% with a trading volume of $1.135 billion.
In light of the concerning geopolitical situation in the Middle East, if oil prices remain persistently high, South Korea's GDP growth rate in 2026 could decline by nearly 0.5 percentage points.
$Tradr 2X Long CRDO Daily ETF (CRDU.US)$ Dropped over 30.19% with a trading volume of $38.45 million.
MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN (GDXU.US) Declined over 26.06% with a trading volume of $513 million.
Tradr Daily LITE Bull 2X ETF (LITX.US) Fell over 22.91% with a trading volume of $111 million.
Top 5 Gainers in Major U.S. Equity Index ETFs
$1.5X Ultra-Short VIX Futures Proshares (UVXY.US)$ Increased by more than 6.81%, with a trading volume of 809 million US dollars.
$Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares ETF (TZA.US)$ Increased by more than 5.12%, with a trading volume of 823 million US dollars.
$ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY.US)$ Increased by more than 4.64%, with a trading volume of 318 million US dollars.
$S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN iPath (VXX.US)$ Increased by more than 4.17%, with a trading volume of 789 million US dollars.
$ProShares UltraShort Russell 2000 ETF (TWM.US)$ Increased by more than 3.44%, with a trading volume of 54.079 million US dollars.
Top 5 Industry ETF Decliners
$Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF (SOXL.US)$ Decreased by more than 14.88%, with a trading volume of 6.983 billion US dollars.
$Triple Short Semiconductor ETF-Direxion (SOXS.US)$ Surged by 15%.
$Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF - VanEck (NLR.US)$ Decreased by more than 6.60%, with a trading volume of 111 million US dollars.
ProShares Ultra Basic Materials ETF (UYM.US) Decreased by more than 5.16%, with a trading volume of 4.3275 million US dollars.
$SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME.US)$ Decreased by more than 3.92%, with a trading volume of 390 million US dollars.
$Semiconductor Index ETF-VanEck (SMH.US)$ Decreased by more than 3.77%, with a trading volume of 5.343 billion US dollars.
Top 5 Decliners in Bond ETFs
$iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (LEMB.US)$ Dropped by more than 1.76%, with a trading volume of $36.37 million.
$SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Emerging Markets Local Bond (EBND.US)$ Dropped by more than 1.62%, with a trading volume of $30.13 million.
$SPDR Citi International Government Inflation-Linked Bond ETF (WIP.US)$ Dropped by more than 1.11%, with a trading volume of $6.21 million.
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (BWZ.US) Dropped by more than 1.02%, with a trading volume of $3.21 million.
SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF (BWX.US) Dropped by more than 1.01%, with a trading volume of $256 million.
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