Bitcoin

$81,000

-0.5% from open

S&P 500

7,294

-1.0% from ATH

Crude Oil

$93.46

-1.7% at open

Gold

$4,753

+1.0%

Must Know Today

BTC holds $81K for 3rd straight day — opened $81,424 (highest since Jan 31); $82.5K intraday high rejected

Spot BTC ETFs hit 9-day inflow streak totaling $2.7B — Tuesday alone +$467M; May at $1.63B in 7 days

S&P touched record 7,365 yesterday on Iran peace deal hopes; easing this morning ahead of jobs Friday

GraniteShares 3x long/short XRP ETFs launch TODAY on Nasdaq — first leveraged XRP product ever

Watch this week

Iran ceasefire narrative has knocked oil from $104 to $93 — but Hormuz route remains fragile. A single escalation headline can snap markets 2-3% instantly. May 9 jobs print (first since 2025 shutdown) + May 13 CPI are the structural pivots that will lock in the rate path for the rest of 2026.