⭐️ Tesla tests robotaxi service with employees in Austin — April 24, 2025

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The Markets:

📉 Fear & Greed Index: 29/100

🟢🔴🔴🔴🔴 — Fear based on VIX (the moods are lifting)

(It’s best to trade when the index is neutral—right in the middle.)

The calculation is based on VIX:
σ² = (2 / T) * Σ[ΔK * (K^(-2)) * e^(RT) * Q(K)] - (1 / T) * [(F / K0) - 1]²

Where:
- T is the time to expiration in years.​
- ΔK is the interval between strike prices.​
- K is the strike price of the option.​
- R is the risk-free interest rate.​
- Q(K) is the midpoint of the bid-ask spread for each option with strike K.​
- F is the forward index level derived from index option prices.​
- K0 is the first strike below the forward index level F.

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Market Indices

US benchmarks kicked off the week with solid gains—Nasdaq led the charge, up 2.50%, while European equities struggled and volatility eased marginally. Latin American markets also finished in positive territory.

• 🟢 Dow Jones: 39,606.57 (+419.59 | +1.07%)

• 🟢 S&P 500: 5,375.86 (+88.10 | +1.67%)

• 🟢 Nasdaq: 16,708.05 (+407.63 | +2.50%)

• 🟢 Small Cap 2000: 1,919.14 (+28.86 | +1.53%)

• 🔴 S&P 500 VIX: 28.36 (−0.09 | −0.32%)

• 🟢 S&P/TSX: 24,472.68 (+166.70 | +0.69%)

• 🟢 Bovespa: 132,216 (+1,752 | +1.34%)

• 🟢 S&P/BMV IPC: 55,766.58 (+988.74 | +1.80%)

• ⚪ MSCI World: 3,539.49 (+1.52 | +0.04%)

• 🔴 DAX: 21,880.39 (−51.80 | −0.24%)

• ⚪ FTSE 100: 8,389.77 (−13.41 | −0.16%)

• 🔴 CAC 40: 7,461.26 (−21.10 | −0.28%)

• 🔴 Euro Stoxx 50: 5,082.05 (−16.69 | −0.33%)

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Forex & Bonds

The dollar softened broadly, led by a 0.63% drop against the yen, while euro and sterling both firmed. Short-term Treasury yields climbed further, even as 10- and 30-year rates pulled back slightly.

• 🟢 EUR/USD: 1.1369 (+0.0055 | +0.49%)

• 🔴 USD/JPY: 142.49 (−0.90 | −0.63%)

• 🟢 GBP/USD: 1.3306 (+0.0056 | +0.42%)

• ⚪ BTC/USD: 92,678.00 (+40.50 | +0.04%)

• 🟢 5-Year Treasury: 4.014% (+0.037 | +0.93%)

• ⚪ 10-Year Treasury: 4.387% (−0.002 | −0.05%)

• 🔴 30-Year Treasury: 4.833% (−0.046 | −0.94%)

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Top Movers

Growth and momentum names dominated the leaderboard—ServiceNow surged nearly 6%, while Tesla added over 5%. On the downside, consumer staples and ride-hailing stocks lagged.

• 🟢 NOW: +5.98%

• 🟢 TSLA: +5.37%

• 🟢 AMZN: +4.28%

• 🟢 META: +4.00%

• 🟢 NVDA: +3.86%

• 🟢 GOOGL: +2.56%

• 🟢 GOOG: +2.48%

• 🟢 AAPL: +2.43%

• 🟢 JPM: +2.25%

• 🟢 CMCSA: +0.79%

• 🟢 ADBE: +0.59%

• ⚪ WMT: +0.12%

• 🔴 PEP: −0.84%

• 🔴 UBER: −0.90%

• 🔴 PG: −1.28%

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