How to Read the Market’s Footprints Before the Crowd Does Market sentiment has improved as oil retreated below $90. Bitcoin ETFs received over $1.5 billion in net inflows in the past 5 days alone. BTC needs to break above $78,

Wall Street futures were mixed on Friday as investors balanced a fresh burst of optimism in semiconductor stocks against lingering unease over the US-Iran conflict and the risk that elevated oil prices could weigh on growth.

(Editor’s note: The futures and ETFs data and headline were updated.) U.S. stock futures were mixed on Friday following Thursday's decline, after President Donald Trump announced the extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon by three weeks.

Futures tied to major U. S. indices were mixed on Friday, hovering around flat levels, while oil prices held above $100 per barrel as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz persisted despite a fragile U.

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq fell Thursday after a big wave of tech earnings failed to save the day. WTI crude oil futures rose.

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Oil edges lower in early trade. EIA data showed commercial crude oil stocks excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve increased by 1.9 million barrels in the week ended April 17.

Stock-market futures were down Sunday evening, suggesting investors were bracing for a sharp drop in major indexes after weekend talks between the U.S. and Iran failed to open the Strait of Hormuz and led President Donald Trump to announce a blockade of the crucial waterway.

By Hannah Lang April 22 (Reuters) - Global crypto exchanges are racing to capitalize on the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's expected move to allow trading in perpetual crypto futures, a popular but risky derivatives product that has so far largely remained offshore.

Perpetual futures allow investors to bet long or short on an asset, often a cryptocurrency, without an end date. Until now, perpetual futures have only been available on offshore markets.

Darin Newsom, senior market analyst with Barchart, says wheat is holding weather premium with the deteriorating crop conditions but longer term higher energy prices could spark some inflationary buying in grains.

The legal community believes the SEC is probing well-timed, high-dollar trades that have lately capitalized on surprise news developments, though the details remain murky.