The three major U.S. stock indexes closed collectively lower, $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ Down 1.59%, down 1.24% cumulatively this week; $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ Down 1.33%, down 2.02% cumulatively this week; $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ Down 0.95%, down 3.01% cumulatively this week. Large-cap technology stocks generally declined, $Intel (INTC.US)$ Dropped more than 5%. $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$ Down 3%, $Amazon(AMZN.US)$ 、 $Tesla(TSLA.US)$ 、 $Meta Platforms(META.US)$ Dropped over 2%, $Apple(AAPL.US)$ Dropped more than 1%, Microsoft (MSFT.US) 、 $Google-C(GOOG.US)$ Slightly declined. U.S. crypto-related stocks retreated, $Riot Platforms(RIOT.US)$ Fell more than 9%, IREN Ltd (IREN.US) the decline exceeded 8%. $Bitmine Immersion Technologies(BMNR.US)$ fell over 7%, $Robinhood(HOOD.US)$ 、 $Strategy(MSTR.US)$ 、 $Coinbase(COIN.US)$ with a drop exceeding 4%.
Top 5 Gainers in U.S. Stock ETFs
$2x Leveraged MRVL ETF-Direxion(MRVU.US)$ Surged over 37.45%, with a trading volume of $3.41 million.
GraniteShares UltraPro 2x MRVL ETF (MVLL.US) Surged over 35.57%, with a trading volume of $52.80 million.
Marvell Technology’s latest exceptionally strong earnings and outlook, coupled with explosive growth in financial data from the dominant player in the larger AI ASIC market the day before, Broadcom (AVGO.US)jointly underscored that, as the AI inference era fully arrives, cost-effective AI ASIC computing systems are making a strong challenge to NVIDIA’s near-90% market share monopoly in AI chips. This is driven by sustained robust demand for memory chips, surging demand for cloud-based AI inference computing power, and the trend of embedding large AI models into enterprise operations through 'micro-training,' which focuses on specific workloads.
$2x Leverage Short BE ETF-Tradr(BEZ.US)$ Surged over 30.18%, with a trading volume of $1.50 million.
Recently, U.S. President Trump convened AI giants such as Amazon, Google, and Meta at the White House to jointly sign the 'Electricity User Protection Pledge.'
These tech giants explicitly committed in the pledge to independently construct, introduce, or purchase new power generation resources and fully cover the costs of upgrading the electricity transmission infrastructure required for their data centers.
$2x Long Volatility Index Futures ETF (UVIX.US)$ Surged over 27.62%, with a trading volume of $891 million.
$2x Leverage Short APLD ETF-Tradr (APLZ.US)$ Up by more than 21.42%, with a trading volume of 5.3419 million US dollars.
On March 4, the company announced that its subsidiary APLD ComputeCo 2 LLC had completed the pricing of a private placement of 2.15 billion US dollars, issuing senior secured notes with a coupon rate of 6.750% maturing in 2031.
The notes were issued at 98% of the face value and were offered to qualified institutional buyers and investors outside the United States. The transaction is expected to close around March 10, subject to customary market conditions and closing terms.
Top 5 Decliners in U.S. Stock ETFs
$2x Leverage BE ETF-Leverage Shares (BEG.US)$ Down by more than 31.64%, with a trading volume of 2.9352 million US dollars.
$2x Leverage BE ETF-Tradr (BEX.US) Down by more than 30.33%, with a trading volume of 23.3693 million US dollars.
Tradr Daily LITE Bull 2X ETF (LITX.US) Down by more than 27.14%, with a trading volume of 96.9879 million US dollars.
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.
$2x Leveraged APLD ETF-Tradr (APLX.US)$ Down by more than 21.15%, with a trading volume of 25.1756 million US dollars.
$2x Leverage TER ETF-Leverage Shares(TERG.US)$ Down by more than 21.08%, with a trading volume of 1.6477 million US dollars.
Top 5 Gainers in Major U.S. Equity Index ETFs
$1.5X Ultra-Short VIX Futures Proshares (UVXY.US)$ Up by more than 20.87%, with a trading volume of 664 million US dollars.
$S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN iPath (VXX.US)$ Up by more than 13.71%, with a trading volume of 820 million US dollars.
$ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY.US)$ Increased by over 13.51%, with a trading volume of $342 million.
$Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares ETF (TZA.US)$ Increased by over 7.03%, with a trading volume of $1.12 billion.
ProShares UltraShort Russell 2000 ETF (TWM.US) Increased by over 4.59%, with a trading volume of $52.34 million.
Top 5 Industry ETF Decliners
$Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF (SOXL.US)$ Decreased by over 12.61%, with a trading volume of $6.19 billion.
$Triple Short Semiconductor ETF-Direxion (SOXS.US)$ Increased by over 12%.
: Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS.US) Decreased by over 4.02%, with a trading volume of $143 million.
ProShares Ultra Basic Materials ETF (UYM.US) Decreased by over 3.97%, with a trading volume of $532,000.
$Semiconductor Index ETF-VanEck (SMH.US)$ Decreased by over 3.74%, with a trading volume of $4.742 billion.
$iShares Transportation ETF (IYT.US)$ Decreased by over 3.18%, with a trading volume of $202 million.
Top 5 Decliners in Bond ETFs
$Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF (TMF.US)$ Dropped over 1.24%, with a trading volume of 274 million US dollars.
$ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury(UBT.US)$ Dropped over 0.93%, with a trading volume of 2.2598 million US dollars.
$Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt - PowerShares(PCY.US)$ Dropped over 0.88%, with a trading volume of 13.81 million.
$iShares Emerging Markets USD Bond ETF (EMB.US)$ Dropped over 0.65%, with a trading volume of 1.195 billion US dollars.
$iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG.US)$ Dropped over 0.49%, with a trading volume of 6.417 billion US dollars.
Top 5 Gains in Commodity ETFs
$United States Oil ETF (USO.US)$ Increased over 13.01%, with a trading volume of 7.24 billion US dollars.
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation will establish a $20 billion reinsurance mechanism to restart maritime cargo and oil transportation in the Strait of Hormuz, which was disrupted by airstrikes conducted by the United States and Israel against Iran. CEO Ben Black and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that this mechanism has been coordinated with the Central Command and will cover hull, machinery, and cargo, thereby restoring trade confidence. Black stated that this would “stabilize international markets.” Qatar’s Energy Minister warned that the conflict could “drag down the global economy.” Brent crude oil prices broke above $92 per barrel.
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil ETF (UCO.US) Increased over 9.42%, with a trading volume of 585 million US dollars.
The Public Relations Department of the Iranian Army announced on the evening of the 6th local time that on the same night, missile systems from the Iranian Army and Navy launched a shore-to-sea missile at the US Navy's USS Lincoln aircraft carrier. (CCTV News)
United States Brent Oil Fund, LP (BNO.US) Increased over 9.22%, with a trading volume of 479 million US dollars.
$Power Shares Deutsche Bank Oil Fund (DBO.US)$ Increased by over 8.24%, with a transaction volume of 56.6153 million.
$PowerShares DB Energy Fund (DBE.US)$ Increased by over 6.87%, with a transaction volume of 1.9948 million.
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