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The Markets:
📉 Fear & Greed Index: 36/100
🟢🔴🔴🔴🔴 — 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.Global Indices
Markets were broadly higher led by a tech‐driven Nasdaq, while volatility plunged and small caps and Canada underperformed modestly.
🟢 Nasdaq: 17,382.94 (+216.90 | +1.26%)
🟢 DAX: 22,242.45 (+177.94 | +0.81%)
🟢 Euro Stoxx 50: 5,156.05 (+41.07 | +0.80%)
🟢 S&P 500: 5,525.21 (+40.44 | +0.74%)
🟢 MSCI World: 3,618.48 (+22.32 | +0.62%)
🟢 S&P/BMV IPC: 56,720.12 (+338.12 | +0.60%)
🟢 CAC 40: 7,536.26 (+33.48 | +0.45%)
🟢 Bovespa: 134,739.00 (+159.00 | +0.12%)
🟢 FTSE 100: 8,415.25 (+7.81 | +0.09%)
🟢 Dow Jones: 40,113.50 (+20.10 | +0.05%)
⚪ Small Cap 2000: 1,957.62 (+0.03 | 0.00%)
🔴 S&P/TSX: 24,710.51 (−17.02 | −0.07%)
🔴 S&P 500 VIX: 24.84 (−1.63 | −6.16%)
Forex & Bonds
The dollar was mixed, with yen strength standing out, while bond yields fell across the curve and Bitcoin slid.
🟢 USD/JPY: 143.64 (+1.07 | +0.75%)
🔴 EUR/USD: 1.1362 (−0.0026 | −0.23%)
🔴 GBP/USD: 1.3304 (−0.0035 | −0.26%)
🔴 BTC/USD: 93,932.60 (−812.10 | −0.86%)
🔴 30-Year Treasury: 4.738% (−0.027 | −0.57%)
🔴 10-Year Treasury: 4.266% (−0.039 | −0.91%)
🔴 5-Year Treasury: 3.884% (−0.043 | −1.09%)
Top Movers
Tesla powered the day with a near-10% surge, broad tech names rallied, and Intel lagged heavily.
🟢 TSLA: +9.80%
🟢 RDDT: +5.21%
🟢 PLTR: +4.64%
🟢 NVDA: +4.30%
🟢 ABBV: +3.15%
🟢 META: +2.65%
🟢 GOOGL: +1.68%
🟢 GOOG: +1.47%
🟢 AMZN: +1.31%
🟢 MSFT: +1.17%
🟢 QQQ: +1.11%
🟢 PG: +0.93%
🟢 AAPL: +0.44%
🟢 NFLX: +0.42%
🔴 JPM: −0.45%
🔴 INTC: −6.70%
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Most Interesting Events:
TL;DR – Markets might step into Monday digesting four small-but-not-trivial threads: (1) whatever the IMF/World Bank cram into today’s closing communiqué, (2) Beltway chatter from a joke-free White House Correspondents’ Dinner, (3) Day-3 of the NFL Draft, and (4) a pair of micro-cap bank earnings. Independent Bookstore Day adds a niche retail data point. Nothing earth-shaking, but in weekend trading small sparks can carry.
Global & Policy
IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings (final day)
The International Monetary and Financial Committee meets this morning; its communiqué is expected mid-afternoon. Any language on tariffs, global growth, or FX coordination could frame dollar risk when futures reopen Sunday night.
Beltway Events
White House Correspondents’ Dinner (6-10 p.m. ET)
No comedian after Amber Ruffin’s removal. Market relevance depends on the President’s jokes—or a late-night post. It reliably fuels a weekend headline cycle that desks parse on Monday for policy hints.
Market Culture
2025 NFL Draft – Rounds 4-7 (Noon ET)
A televised ratings draw that often perks option flow in sports-media (DIS, PARA) and betting (DKNG) names.Independent Bookstore Day (nation-wide)
Last Saturday in April. Alternative-data shops will scrape foot-traffic next week; Amazon’s market-share blip is small but visible every year.
Corporate Items
US Metro Bancorp (USMT) – posted Q1 results pre-market; net-interest margin up 23 bp, credit costs flat.
First Central Savings Bank – reported EPS $0.17 with a 25 bp sequential margin pop. Thin liquidity means even these micro-caps can shade Monday sentiment.
What won’t move markets today
No U.S. macro releases.
No scheduled Fed, Treasury, or OPEC events.
Sources
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