The three major U.S. stock indexes closed collectively lower, $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ Dropped by 1.64%, $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ Fell by 1.46%, $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$Declined by 1.36%.$Golden Mining (AUMN.US)$Shares dropped, $Harmony Gold (HMY.US)$Dropping more than 8%,$Coeur Mining (CDE.US)$Dropping more than 8%,$Kinross Gold (KGC.US)$Fell more than 6%. The optical communications sector surged, $Lumentum(LITE.US)$Surging over 7%,$Coherent(COHR.US)$Rose over 4%; chip stocks advanced, $SanDisk (SNDK.US)$Surged over 4%, $Intel (INTC.US)$Increased by over 2%,Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US) rose more than 1%.
Top 5 Gainers in U.S. Stock ETFs
$2 Times Short RKLB ETF-Defiance(RKLZ.US)$ Surged over 23.58%, with a trading volume of $70.5443 million.
On March 17, 2026, Rocket Lab entered into an equity distribution agreement with multiple investment banks to establish a plan for selling up to $1 billion worth of common stock. The agreement involves major financial institutions, including BofA Securities, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley, acting as sales agents.
$MicroSectors Gold Miners -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs(GDXD.US)$ Increased by over 18.90%, with a trading volume of $53.4853 million.
$2x Long Volatility Index Futures ETF (UVIX.US)$ Increased by over 16.78%, with a trading volume of $642 million.
Tradr Daily LITE Bull 2X ETF (LITX.US) Increased by over 16.32%, with a trading volume of $168 million.
At the OFC exhibition held in Los Angeles on March 17, 2026, Lumentum seized the vast market opportunities brought by AI data centers, unveiling its core technological barriers, capacity expansion blueprint, the 'four engines' driving revenue growth, and an impressive financial target.
$2x Short BMNR ETF-Defiance (BMNZ.US) Increased by over 15.36%, with a trading volume of $46.72 million.
BitMine purchased 60,999 ETH at approximately $140 million, surpassing the 60,976 ETH acquired the previous week. Ethereum fell below $2,200.
Top 5 Decliners in U.S. Stock ETFs
$2x Long GEMI ETF-Leverage Shares(GEMG.US)$ Decreased by over 31.23%, with a trading volume of $1.16 million.
$2x Long RKLB ETF-Defiance (RKLX.US) Decreased by over 23.01%, with a trading volume of $128 million.
Rocket Lab secured a $190 million contract for 20-times faster rocket launches and solidified its leadership position in the hypersonic domain through collaboration with the Department of Defense.
MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN (GDXU.US) Decreased by over 19.12%, with a trading volume of $325 million.
2x Leveraged PL ETF-Defiance (PLU.US) Decreased by over 16.68%, with a trading volume of $4.31 million.
$2x Long GLXY ETF-T-REX (GLXU.US) Dropped more than 16.49%, with a trading volume of $12.805 million.
Top 5 Gainers in Major U.S. Equity Index ETFs
$1.5X Ultra-Short VIX Futures Proshares (UVXY.US)$ Surged over 12.70%, with a trading volume of $393 million.
$ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY.US)$ Rose by more than 8.78%, with a trading volume of $229 million.
$S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN iPath (VXX.US)$ Increased over 8.41%, with a trading volume of $520 million.
$ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 ETF (SDOW.US)$ Gained more than 5.02%, with a trading volume of $197 million.
$Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares ETF (TZA.US)$ Climbed over 4.84%, with a trading volume of $1.514 billion.
Top 5 Industry ETF Decliners
$Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X Shares (DRN.US)$ Fell more than 4.91%, with a trading volume of $14.9391 million.
ProShares Ultra Basic Materials ETF (UYM.US) Dropped over 4.09%, with a trading volume of $1.13 million.
: Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS.US) Decreased by more than 3.59%, with a trading volume of $120 million.
$2x Leveraged Real Estate ETF-ProShares (URE.US)$ Slumped over 3.19%, with a trading volume of $710,000.
iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB.US) Dropped by more than 3.05%, with a trading volume of 279 million U.S. dollars.
Top 5 Decliners in Bond ETFs
$Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF (TMF.US)$ Dropped by more than 1.76%, with a trading volume of 170 million U.S. dollars.
$SPDR Citi International Government Inflation-Linked Bond ETF (WIP.US)$ Dropped by more than 1.30%, with a trading volume of 2.4696 million U.S. dollars.
$ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury(UBT.US)$ Dropped by more than 1.02%, with a trading volume of 494,400 U.S. dollars.
$iShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond (LEMB.US)$ Dropped by more than 0.99%, with a trading volume of 14.9737 million U.S. dollars.
$iShares Global Treasury Bond ETF (IGOV.US)$ Dropped by more than 0.97%, with a trading volume of 7.6672 million U.S. dollars.
Top 5 Gains in Commodity ETFs
$2 times leveraged short Junior Gold Miners Index - Direxion (JDST.US) Rose by more than 13.83%, with a trading volume of 24.4533 million U.S. dollars.
DUST.US, the Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares ETF Rose by more than 12.55%, with a trading volume of 64.2964 million U.S. dollars.
$ProShares UltraShort Silver ETF (ZSL.US)$ Rose by more than 8.39%, with a trading volume of 285 million U.S. dollars.
The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday and forecasted that inflation would rise while unemployment remained stable, with only one rate cut expected this year. These projections were made as officials assessed the economic risks posed by the wars involving the United States, Israel, and Iran. New forecasts indicate that the Fed will lower interest rates by only 0.25 percentage points by the end of the year, without specifying a timeline for this move. This view is consistent with previous forecasts and contradicts Trump's demand for significant rate cuts. The Fed’s statement noted: “The impact of developments in the Middle East on the U.S. economy remains unclear.” The statement also highlighted that the unemployment rate is currently stable. Updated interest rate and economic projections show that the Fed has essentially set aside the effects of the oil crisis, with policymakers still anticipating a rate reduction this year. They forecast that inflation will reach 2.2% by the end of 2027, close to the central bank’s target of 2%. Notably, no policymaker believes that rates need to be raised further by the end of this year, although one official expects a rate hike by 2027.
$2 Times Leverage Short Gold ETF-ProShares (GLL.US) Increased by more than 6.40%, with a turnover of 158 million US dollars.
Deutsche Bank Gold Double Short ETN (DZZ.US) Increased by more than 6.06%, with a turnover of 63,300 US dollars.
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