As the final trading days of 2025 unfold, the "Hard Asset Super-Cycle" that dominated the financial landscape for the past twelve months has hit a sudden and jarring roadblock. On December 29, 2025, gold and silver prices experienced their most significant single-day retreats of the year, pulling back sharply from
As 2025 draws to a close, the financial markets are witnessing a rare and unsettling phenomenon: a simultaneous retreat in both risk-on assets and traditional safe havens. On December 29, 2025, the relentless rallies that defined the "Hard Asset Super-Cycle" and the AI-driven equity surge hit a collective wall. Investors,
As the final days of 2025 wind down, investors and institutional traders are readying their portfolios for the annual transition. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ICE) and the Nasdaq Stock Market (NASDAQ:NDAQ) have officially confirmed their holiday schedules, providing a clear roadmap for the final trading sessions of
The financial world witnessed a historic pivot on December 29, 2025, as gold and silver futures retreated sharply from their most aggressive rallies in decades. After a year defined by the "Hard Asset Super-Cycle," which saw gold breach the $4,500 mark and silver flirt with $84, the market entered
In a dramatic conclusion to the 2025 trading year, the global silver market has been sent into a tailspin following a decisive intervention by the CME Group (NASDAQ: CME). On December 29, 2025, silver prices plummeted from an all-time high of nearly $84.00 to a low of approximately $73.
In a stunning display of market momentum, silver futures surged 7.7% on December 26, 2025, pushing the "white metal" to historic intraday highs between $75 and $79 per ounce. This dramatic spike caps off a year of unprecedented growth for precious metals, which have transitioned from defensive hedges to
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As the closing bell approaches on this Friday, December 19, 2025, Wall Street is grappling with a staggering $7.1 trillion "Triple Witching" event—the simultaneous expiration of stock options, index futures, and index options. This massive derivatives expiration, the largest in financial history, has sent shockwaves through the market,
The global financial markets are currently navigating one of the most volatile trading sessions in recent history as today, December 19, 2025, marks the final "Triple Witching" event of the year. This quarterly phenomenon—the simultaneous expiration of stock options, stock index futures, and stock index options—has converged with
A groundbreaking "universal law" is poised to revolutionize our understanding of how large trades move stock prices, offering unprecedented insights into market dynamics and efficiency. Recent research, particularly a forthcoming study from the Tokyo Stock Exchange, provides compelling evidence for the Square-Root Law (SRL), a principle suggesting that the price
New York, NY – December 17, 2025 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has concluded December 2025 with a notable ascent, marking a period of robust performance that has seen the index reach new all-time record highs. This upward momentum, however, unfolds against a complex and often contradictory economic landscape, characterized
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As the financial calendar turns towards the close of 2025, the highly anticipated annual reconstitution and quarterly rebalance of the Nasdaq 100 Index is set to unfold, promising a significant recalibration of one of the world's most influential equity benchmarks. Scheduled for an announcement on December 12, 2025, with changes
Menlo Park, CA – In a year that has reshaped the landscape of retail finance, Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) has emerged as a financial titan, experiencing a staggering stock surge of over 260% throughout 2025. This remarkable ascent, which saw its stock price reach an all-time high of $153.86 on
San Francisco, CA – December 5, 2025 – In a significant leap forward for cryptocurrency derivatives analysis, Glassnode, a leading on-chain and market intelligence platform, officially introduced its interpolated implied volatility (IV) metrics for crypto options on December 5, 2025. This groundbreaking suite of tools promises to revolutionize how traders and investors assess risk and [...]
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Washington D.C. – December 4, 2025 – In a landmark decision poised to fundamentally reshape the U.S. digital asset landscape, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has officially cleared the path for federally regulated spot Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency trading on its registered futures exchanges. This pivotal announcement,
The financial markets are currently witnessing an unprecedented surge in derivatives trading, a trend underscored by Cboe Global Markets' recent reports of significant trading volumes and record-breaking activity in index options during November 2025. This escalation in derivatives engagement signals a profound shift in how investors and institutions manage risk,
In a landmark development for the burgeoning digital asset market, Bitnomial has officially debuted the first Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)-regulated spot crypto trading platform in the United States. Following the effective date of its self-certified rules on November 28, 2025, the platform is poised to commence trading of
Global financial markets were thrown into disarray on November 27-28, 2025, as a critical technical outage at CME Group (NASDAQ: CME), the world's largest derivatives marketplace, temporarily froze futures trading across a vast array of instruments. This unprecedented disruption, stemming from a data center failure, created immediate uncertainty and exposed
Global financial markets were plunged into disarray on November 28, 2025, as a multi-hour disruption at CME Group (NASDAQ: CME), the world's largest derivatives exchange, brought trading across a vast array of critical futures and options to a grinding halt. The unprecedented incident, stemming from a cooling system failure at
New York, NY – November 28, 2025 – Gold (XAU/USD) has surged dramatically, climbing above the $4,190 mark and posting a robust 2.9% weekly gain, solidifying its position for a fourth consecutive monthly advance and its strongest annual performance since 1979. This significant rally is unfolding against a backdrop
