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Bitcoin breaking higher as risk sentiment improves with traders pricing in less immediate geopolitical fallout. Bitcoin is currently trading at 81196 up 0.2 percent over the past 24 hours and remains within 2 percent of the 80k level. In Asian markets President Trump says the U.S. can resolve the Ir | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-0-00-2026-05-13

Bitcoin is trading at 79,785, down 1.5 percent over the past 24 hours and sitting just below the key 80,000 level as traders weigh fresh geopolitical risks. In Asian markets, Russia launched a massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine's capital, killing at least one and injuring 33 with significa | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-2-00-2026-05-14

Bitcoin is trading at 79398 dollars down 2.2 percent over the past 24 hours and sitting within 2 percent of the 80 thousand dollar level as traders digest fresh signs of slowing global growth. In the Asian market BRICS foreign ministers are meeting in New Delhi with Iran's conflict oil prices and in | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-1-00-2026-05-14

Bitcoin is trading at 79,325 dollars, down 2.1 percent over the past 24 hours, as traders digest the Trump-Xi summit and its potential ripple into risk assets. In the Asian market, President Trump received full military honors including a 21-gun salute from Xi Jinping at Beijing's Great Hall, with t | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-23-00-2026-05-14

Bitcoin is trading at 79,557 dollars, down 1.8 percent over the past 24 hours, as traders digest the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing. In the Asian market, President Donald Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People with high-level talks centered on trade, artificial intelligen | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-22-00-2026-05-14

Bitcoin is trading at 79,567, down 1.4 percent over the past 24 hours, as traders digest fresh geopolitical risks from the Middle East that are rippling through crypto and Asian markets. In the Asian market, energy prices are surging with the Japan-Korea Marker LNG benchmark holding 51 percent above | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-21-00-2026-05-14

Bitcoin is trading at 79,278 dollars, down 1.4 percent over the past 24 hours, as risk-off flows hit crypto amid escalating Middle East tensions. In the Asian market, President Trump has landed in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping, where the agenda includes trade, technology | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-20-00-2026-05-14

Bitcoin is trading at 79,402 dollars, down 1.6 percent over the past 24 hours and holding just below the key 80,000 dollar level as traders digest fresh US growth data. Preliminary fourth-quarter GDP figures show the economy expanding at a solid pace while capital expenditure and private consumption | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-19-00-2026-05-14

Bitcoin is currently trading at 79,371, down 1.7 percent over the past 24 hours and sitting within striking distance of the 80,000 level as traders weigh fresh diplomatic signals out of Asia. In the Asian market, President Trump is in Beijing meeting with Xi Jinping, with the agenda centered on pres | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-18-00-2026-05-13

Bitcoin is trading at 79,563, down 1.5 percent over the past 24 hours, holding near the 80,000 level as traders digest fresh political headlines from Asia and Washington. In the Asian market, China changed the spelling of Marco Rubio's name in an apparent diplomatic workaround to sidestep sanctions | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-17-00-2026-05-13

Kevin Warsh has been confirmed as the next chair of the Federal Reserve after a narrow Senate vote of 54 to 46. Multiple outlets are reporting that the confirmation hands new leadership to the world's most powerful central bank at a fraught moment with geopolitical tensions and the Iran war helping | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-15-00-2026-05-13

US stocks are edging lower this afternoon with the SPX trading at 7444.28, down 0.15 percent on the session, while the VIX sits at 17.77, down 0.28 percent from the previous close. Bitcoin is trading at 79,723, down 0.9 percent over the past 24 hours and now within 2 percent of the 80K level as trad | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-15-30-2026-05-13

Kevin Warsh has won Senate confirmation as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. In a largely party-line vote the Senate approved the former Morgan Stanley banker and one-time Fed governor to succeed Jerome Powell putting him at the helm as the central bank grapples with intensifying inflation and | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-14-00-2026-05-13

US stocks are holding near the flat line with the SPX trading at 7448.05, down just 0.05 percent on the session as traders digest the latest central bank commentary from Europe. In the European market, ECB President Lagarde and chief economist Lane both delivered speeches that left the euro little c | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-14-30-2026-05-13

Senate confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chairman is moving forward on Wednesday bringing new leadership to the world's most powerful central bank at a critical time for the global economy. SPX is trading at 7456.33 up 0.12 percent on the session while the VIX sits at 17.81 dow | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-13-30-2026-05-13

Producer prices just posted their biggest jump in four years, putting fresh pressure on the Federal Reserve as inflation accelerates. U.S. producer prices surged in April on higher costs for goods and services, with economists warning the Israel-Iran conflict is complicating the Fed's path and hitti | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-12-00-2026-05-13

US stocks are holding steady in early afternoon trade with the SPX trading at 7442.85, up seven-tenths of one percent on the session. The VIX is at 18.02, down about four-tenths of a percent. Traders are digesting the latest from Fed Governor Kashkari who spoke earlier this afternoon on the economic | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-12-30-2026-05-13

S and P five hundred is holding near record highs as tech strength offsets hotter than expected producer prices data that keeps the Federal Reserve on hold. SPX is trading at seven thousand four hundred twenty point eight eight unchanged on the session while the VIX ticks higher to eighteen point el | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-11-00-2026-05-13

US stocks are holding steady with the SPX trading at 7418.41, down just 0.03 percent on the session as traders digest the latest five-year bond auction. The 5-year note sale came in with a high yield of 3.249 percent matching the previous auction exactly... that means demand held firm with no big su | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-11-30-2026-05-13

Producer prices just recorded their biggest surge in four years as goods and services costs spiked higher, driven by the ongoing US-Israeli conflict with Iran... this adds fresh inflationary pressure on the Federal Reserve and households alike. Wall Street is drifting in mixed trade after that disco | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-10-00-2026-05-13

Markets quiet this hour — SPX at 7411.14, up 0.1% on the day... VIX at 18.00... No significant market-moving developments in the past thirty minutes. Bitcoin is trading at $79,611, down 1.1% in the past 24 hours. Fed Collins Speech is on the economic calendar within the next few hours. We are monito | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-10-30-2026-05-13

Nvidia earnings are emerging as a bigger market mover than the latest Fed minutes with AI spending and hyperscaler capex now driving Wall Street sentiment more than central bank signals. SPX is trading at 7404.30, up 0.08 percent on the session while the VIX sits at 18.13, up 0.11 percent. Milestone | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-9-30-2026-05-13

Hotter than expected producer prices are keeping the Federal Reserve on hold and that's weighing on equities. SPX is trading at 7392.44, down 0.12 percent on the session while the VIX sits at 18.26, up 1.61 percent. In the US market the S and P 500 opened muted as the PPI data reinforced bets that r | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-9-00-2026-05-13

US two-year yields have reclaimed the 4 percent level after a hotter-than-expected PPI report sent Treasury yields climbing sharply and reinforced concerns that price pressures are staying persistent. SPX is trading at 7400.96 unchanged on the session while the VIX sits at 18.06 up half a percent. I | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-8-00-2026-05-13

Iran's war with Israel has wiped out more than a billion barrels of global oil supplies according to the IEA... leaving the market facing a deficit for the rest of this year as Middle East production stays disrupted. That risk premium is keeping crude supported even as traders digest Vietnam's plea | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-7-00-2026-05-13

Bitcoin is currently trading at 81235 up half a percent over the past 24 hours and sitting within 2 percent of the 80k level as crypto markets extend this week's risk-on tone. In the Asian market traders are watching for any spillover from Iran's latest comments that peace cannot be built through th | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-6-00-2026-05-13

Bitcoin breaking higher as Asian markets digest high-stakes diplomacy. Bitcoin is currently trading at 81150, up 0.4 percent over the past 24 hours and now within striking distance of the 80K level. President Trump has arrived in China for direct talks with President Xi Jinping, joined by Nvidia chi | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-5-00-2026-05-13

Bitcoin is trading at 80976 up two-tenths of a percent over the past 24 hours and holding just below the 81-thousand level... traders are watching whether this risk-on tone carries into Asian and European sessions. In the US market the second estimate for fourth-quarter GDP growth came in at just on | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-4-00-2026-05-13

Bitcoin is trading at 80954 dollars down a tenth of a percent over the past 24 hours and remains within 2 percent of the 80-thousand dollar level as traders weigh persistent geopolitical risks from the Middle East. In Asian markets the Chinese Nostradamus commentator Jiang Xueqin warns the US-Iran c | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-3-00-2026-05-13

Middle East tensions are dominating global markets with fresh reports of Saudi airstrikes inside Iran during the West Asia conflict... those tit-for-tat moves reportedly paving the way for a fragile de-escalation between the two powers. In the Asian market the BRICS foreign ministers meeting in New | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-2-00-2026-05-13

Geopolitical tensions are driving risk sentiment lower as traders digest the latest flare-up in the Middle East. Bitcoin is trading at 81023 dollars down 0.2 percent over the past 24 hours and remains within 2 percent of the 80k level as crypto tracks the broader risk-off mood. In the Asian market c | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-23-00-2026-05-13

Geopolitical tensions are escalating across the Middle East with fresh reports of covert attacks and energy deals reshaping the region. In the Asian market China is urging Pakistan to step up mediation efforts between the US and Iran as Pakistan has emerged as a key player in the conflict. Multiple | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-22-00-2026-05-13

Bitcoin is trading at 80,691, down 1 percent over the past 24 hours and holding near the 80,000 level as traders weigh geopolitical risk and potential shifts in risk appetite. In Asian markets, President Trump says he does not need China's help to end the Iran conflict even as Tehran tightens its gr | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-21-00-2026-05-13

Bitcoin is trading at 80481 down 1.5 percent over the past 24 hours and remains within 2 percent of the 80K level as traders digest fresh geopolitical risks from the Middle East. In the Asian market Senator Rubio who helped write the tough sanctions legislation against Beijing is now heading to the | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-20-00-2026-05-13

Bitcoin breaking lower as risk-off sentiment takes hold with traders citing geopolitical tensions. Bitcoin is currently trading at 80557 dollars, down 1.5 percent over the past 24 hours, while trending tokens like Zano, Firo, Venice Token, Saga and Wojak are seeing mixed moves on CoinGecko. In the A | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-18-00-2026-05-12

Bitcoin is trading at 80809 dollars down 1.4 percent over the past 24 hours and remains within 2 percent of the 80K level as risk sentiment stays cautious overnight. In the Asian market Kuwait has accused Iran of launching a failed attack on an island where China is helping build a port with ceasefi | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-17-00-2026-05-12

Bitcoin is trading at 80,678 down 1.3 percent over the past 24 hours as traders digest the latest headlines out of Washington and Beijing. In the Asian market, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will join President Donald Trump on his upcoming trip to Beijing with the leaders expected to talk trade, Tai | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-16-00-2026-05-12

US stocks are holding steady in late afternoon trade with the SPX at 7401.03, up just 0.03 percent on the session while the VIX sits at 18.05, up 0.28 percent. Bitcoin is trading at 80480, down 1.9 percent over the past 24 hours and now within 2 percent of the 80k level as crypto follows the risk of | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-15-30-2026-05-12

SPX is trading at 7401.11, up zero point zero three percent on the session as traders digest the latest headlines from the Middle East. President Trump told reporters he's not thinking about Americans' finances even a little bit in his Iran negotiations, a stance that adds fresh uncertainty around p | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-15-00-2026-05-12

Rising inflation and the costs of conflict with Iran are weighing on Wall Street this hour. The S&P 500 slipped from record highs as hotter than expected inflation data raised fresh doubts about the pace of future rate cuts while the Pentagon said the price tag for the Iran war has climbed to nearly | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-14-00-2026-05-12

US stocks are holding steady in afternoon trade with the SPX at 7382.48, up just 0.03 percent on the session as traders digest mixed corporate earnings and await the next policy signals. The VIX is sitting at 18.09, down 0.06 percent, reflecting modest complacency across equity options desks. Bitcoi | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-14-30-2026-05-12

US stocks are holding modest gains with the SPX trading at 7382.77, up 0.13 percent on the session as traders digest the Senate's confirmation of Kevin Warsh as a Federal Reserve governor... that vote puts him one step closer to the chair position and markets are watching what it means for the Fed's | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-13-30-2026-05-12

SPX is trading at 7342.12, down 0.21 percent on the session as traders digest the latest comments from Fed officials. Chicago Fed President Goolsbee spoke earlier this morning on the economic outlook, adding to the conversation around the pace of potential rate cuts. In the European market, Bank of | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-12-30-2026-05-12

US stocks are edging lower with the SPX trading at 7345.44 down 0.16 percent on the session as traders digest fresh details on the rising cost of the Iran conflict. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending the administration's 1.5 trillion dollar military budget request for 2027 before Congress w | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-11-00-2026-05-12

US stocks are edging lower with the SPX trading at 7343.27, down 0.19 percent on the session as traders digest the latest WASDE report. The VIX is at 18.83, down 1.15 percent from the previous close, signaling a modest easing in options hedging demand. Bitcoin is trading at 80,649, down 0.2 percent | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-11-30-2026-05-12

US stocks are holding steady with the SPX trading at 7346.99 down just a fraction of a percent on the session as traders digest mixed signals from credit markets and policy headlines. Credit card debt has now hit one point two five trillion dollars according to the New York Fed a record level that c | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-10-30-2026-05-12

US stocks are edging lower as traders digest a wave of corporate earnings and AI themed deals. SPX is trading at 7369.09, down 0.19 percent on the session, while the VIX sits at 18.72, down 0.58 percent from the previous close. Cerebras has raised its IPO range after the deal was reported twenty tim | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-9-30-2026-05-12

US stocks are opening lower as hotter than expected April inflation data and ongoing Middle East conflict weigh on sentiment. SPX is trading at 7369.11, down 0.59 percent on the session, while the VIX sits at 18.67, down 0.37 percent from the previous close. According to multiple outlets, the S and | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-9-00-2026-05-12

U.S. stock index futures are sliding as hotter-than-expected April inflation data raises fresh doubts about the Federal Reserve's rate path. The Consumer Price Index rose 3.8 percent yearly and 0.6 percent monthly with core CPI at 2.8 percent annually... that has traders pricing in fewer rate cuts a | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-8-00-2026-05-12