The three major U.S. stock indexes closed collectively lower, $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ Down 1.61%, $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ Down 0.57%, $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ Down 0.26%. Large-cap technology stocks showed mixed performance, Microsoft (MSFT.US) Rose more than 1%, $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$ 、 $Netflix (NFLX.US)$ 、 $Amazon(AMZN.US)$ 、 $Intel (INTC.US)$ slightly increased; $Meta Platforms(META.US)$ Down over 1%, $Apple(AAPL.US)$ 、 $Tesla(TSLA.US)$ 、 $Google-C(GOOG.US)$ Slightly declined. U.S. cybersecurity stocks strengthened, $Okta(OKTA.US)$ up 11%, $CrowdStrike(CRWD.US)$ rose more than 4%, $Datadog(DDOG.US)$ rose more than 3%.
Top 5 Gainers in U.S. Stock ETFs
$2x Long TTD ETF-T-Rex (TTDU.US)$ Surged over 36.76%, with a trading volume of $17.31 million.
OpenAI has entered into early discussions with the publicly-listed advertising technology company The Trade Desk regarding cooperation, aiming to assist ChatGPT's developer in launching its advertising sales business.
These negotiations indicate that OpenAI, which only launched its advertising business on ChatGPT in early February this year, will initially rely on external partners to help sell advertisements and rapidly scale its operations. For example, The Trade Desk provides advertisers with a large-scale automated ad placement platform, along with advanced targeting and performance measurement technologies. Following the release of this news, The Trade Desk's stock price rose 9% during after-hours trading on Wednesday.
$2x Long CRDO ETF-Tradr (CRDU.US)$ Surged over 23.65%, with a trading volume of $21.87 million.
Broadcom (AVGO) has expressed its stance on the technology roadmap for co-packaged optics (CPO) versus copper-based interconnects in large processor racks, currently clearly favoring copper cables.
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan stated that when scaling vertically within a single rack or cluster, direct-attach copper cables represent the best option in terms of latency, power consumption, and cost, enabling speeds to reach up to 400G; for horizontal scaling, optical solutions can be utilized.
Leveraged Shares' 2x Long OKTA ETF (OKTG.US) Surged over 21.37%, with a trading volume of $1.58 million.
Okta achieved revenue of $3 billion in fiscal year 2026 and has high expectations for growth in the coming years.
Brett Tighe, Chief Financial Officer, emphasized the achievement of reaching the Rule of 40, reflecting a balance between growth and profitability.
Okta announced a $1 billion stock repurchase program, demonstrating its robust financial position and commitment to shareholder value.
In the fourth quarter, Okta completed contract signings worth nearly $1.3 billion, showcasing significant business momentum.
$2x Leverage Short ASTS ETF-Defiance (ASTN.US)$ Surged over 20.98%, with a trading volume of $8.16 million.
$2x Short IREN ETF-Tradr (IREZ.US) Surged over 16.99%, with a trading volume of $79.43 million.
Top 5 Decliners in U.S. Stock ETFs
2x Leveraged ASTS ETF-Tradr (ASTX.US) Plummeted over 20.81%, with a trading volume of $145 million.
$2x Leverage UPXI ETF - T-Rex (PXIU.US)$ Plummeted over 19.03%, with a trading volume of $7.51 million.
$Direxion Daily South Korea Bull 3X Shares(KORU.US)$ (Triple-leveraged South Korea) plunged over 18.46%, with a trading volume of $967 million.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung emphasized on Thursday the country's 100 trillion won (approximately $68.2 billion) market stabilization plan, as Seoul is striving to address historic volatility triggered by escalating conflicts in Iran. On Thursday, the benchmark KOSPI index surged by 12% at one point, marking its largest intraday gain since October 2008. Amidst heightened tensions in the Middle East prompting capital to retreat from risky assets, the index had plummeted by a similar magnitude the previous day during a turbulent week of global sell-offs. At a cabinet meeting, Lee Jae-myung instructed officials to manage the market stabilization plan 'appropriately and swiftly' to 'eliminate any instability in the currency markets.' Lee stressed that the government would not directly intervene to prop up the stock market. He stated, 'We are not directly supporting the stock index.' The fund 'aims to prevent temporary anomalies rather than enforce price adjustments.'
$2x Leveraged UEC ETF-Leverage Shares(UECG.US)$ Fell over 18.08%, with a trading volume of $100,100.
Stocks related to uranium and nuclear power companies are declining due to market volatility and the impact of tensions in the Middle East on the demand outlook for the nuclear industry.
$2x Long IREN ETF-Defiance (IRE.US) Fell over 17.00%, with a trading volume of $168 million.
IREN announced a $6 billion financing plan, sparking a debate on Wall Street about whether the move will allow the company to capitalize on the next wave of artificial intelligence infrastructure growth or dilute shareholders' equity.
On March 5 Eastern Time, the company reached a landmark procurement agreement with Dell Technologies(DELL.US). According to the agreement, IREN will purchase more than 50,000 NVIDIA Blackwell architecture B300 GPUs, significantly expanding its total GPU holdings to 150,000 units. The total value of this procurement contract is $3.5 billion, marking a key step in the company's transition from a Bitcoin mining enterprise to a global leading AI computing infrastructure provider. $2x Short IREN ETF-Tradr (IREZ.US) rose nearly 17%.
Top 5 Gainers in Major U.S. Equity Index ETFs
$1.5X Ultra-Short VIX Futures Proshares (UVXY.US)$ Rose over 9.98%, with a trading volume of $653 million.
$S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN iPath (VXX.US)$ Rose over 6.45%, with a trading volume of $558 million.
$ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY.US)$ Rose over 6.38%, with a trading volume of $220 million.
$Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares ETF (TZA.US)$ Increased by over 5.65%, with a trading volume of $1.302 billion.
$ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 ETF (SDOW.US)$ Increased by over 4.83%, with a trading volume of $314 million.
Top 5 Industry ETF Decliners
$Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF - VanEck (NLR.US)$ Decreased by over 4.45%, with a trading volume of $74.158 million.
ProShares Ultra Basic Materials ETF (UYM.US) Decreased by over 4.08%, with a trading volume of $522,500.
$SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME.US)$ Decreased by over 4.06%, with a trading volume of $363 million.
$iShares Transportation ETF (IYT.US)$ Decreased by over 3.24%, with a trading volume of $54.7725 million.
$Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF (SOXL.US)$ Decreased by over 3.21%, with a trading volume of $5.891 billion.
Top 5 Decliners in Bond ETFs
$Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF - VanEck (NLR.US)$ Decreased by over 4.45%, with a trading volume of $74.158 million.
ProShares Ultra Basic Materials ETF (UYM.US) Decreased by over 4.08%, with a trading volume of $522,500.
$SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME.US)$ Decreased by over 4.06%, with a trading volume of $363 million.
The US Department of Defense is seeking information on the potential stockpiling of five key minerals. The Defense Logistics Agency announced on its official website on Wednesday that it is seeking information on lithium, nickel, tin, chromium, and tellurium to understand details such as interested suppliers, product specifications, material sources, and market conditions. The Defense Logistics Agency stated that this information request aims to prepare for potential procurement, involving 550 tons of lithium carbonate, 3,500 tons of nickel, 1,978 tons of London Metal Exchange (LME) grade tin, 37 tons of tellurium, and 4,500 short tons of chromium. In addition, the Defense Logistics Agency is also seeking information on the reprocessing or remelting of 1,978 tons of tin ingots affected by 'tin pest.'
$iShares Global Treasury Bond ETF (IGOV.US)$ Decreased by over 3.24%, with a trading volume of $54.7725 million.
$Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF (SOXL.US)$ Decreased by over 3.21%, with a trading volume of $5.891 billion.
Top 5 Gains in Commodity ETFs
$2 times leveraged short Junior Gold Miners Index - Direxion (JDST.US) Increased by more than 8.75%, with a trading volume of 28.1675 million US dollars.
CME Group has reduced the initial margin requirement for its COMEX 100 Gold Futures from 9% to 7% and for its COMEX 5000 Silver Futures from 18% to 14%.
DUST.US, the Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares ETF Increased by more than 7.85%, with a trading volume of 64.5859 million US dollars.
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil ETF (UCO.US) Increased by more than 5.32%, with a trading volume of 457 million US dollars.
$United States Oil ETF (USO.US)$ Increased by more than 5.19%, with a trading volume of 4.525 billion US dollars.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum stated that the Trump administration is weighing a range of options to address the surge in oil and gasoline prices during the Iran war. He said, "All options are on the table," adding that the list of options includes actions that could have an immediate impact as well as longer-term, more complex solutions.
$United States Gasoline Fund LP(UGA.US)$ Up more than 4.70%, with a trading volume of 7.5479 million US dollars.
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