The US stock scene is pretty tricky right now: last Friday, the Nasdaq Composite dropped about 4.2% in a single day, marking its biggest slump since April 2025. Then, come Monday morning, Nasdaq 100 futures bounced back by about 1.1%, S&P 500 futures rose around 0.6%, and Dow futures rebounded by about 85 points, with chip stocks like Micron leading the charge.
On the surface, it looks like a "technical rebound after a deep drop," but the environment isn't exactly friendly: interest rates are still high, and the tension between Iran and Israel hasn't really eased, which means risk appetite could be knocked down again by geopolitical issues at any moment. Plus, the market is eyeing the anticipated massive SpaceX IPO, which typically drains some liquidity from hot sectors like tech and AI.
Callie Cox put it bluntly: the stock market may be becoming a victim of its own success. Under high interest rates and inflation, growth stocks and momentum strategies are more likely to get dumped first. For the crypto market, this means we need to pay close attention to the fluctuations in the "tech growth + liquidity" narrative, rather than just focusing on the price action of a single asset's candlestick.