In one very small, and at least to date obscure, corner of the crypto market, investors are rushing in rather than heading for the exits. So-called HYPE exchange-traded funds are taking in new assets from investors at a time when the leading crypto bets, including bitcoin and ether, are tanking. In May, Bitwise and 21shares … Read more
The next massive gains in artificial intelligence may come from thousands of miles away. Tim Urbanowicz, chief investment strategist at Innovator from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, is urging investors to look beyond their backyards to the emerging markets. “[It’s] where a lot of the big money can be made on the AI trade,” he told … Read more
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on May 28, 2026. NYSE Assets in leveraged ETF nearly doubled over two months, as investors scrambled for maximum exposure to the artificial intelligence trend. “Investors increasingly use leveraged instruments linked to the ‘AI-trade’ – assets in leveraged ETFs linked to AI and Tech themes have surged, … Read more
Could it be “SaaSpocalypse Never?” Software stocks are surging back from an artificial intelligence-driven sell-off that saw the group shed almost 40% from highs last year, rallying about 6% Monday in a surge that brought the year-to-date performance in the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) into positive territory for the first time. The fund … Read more
Retail investors are rushing into the space investing trade ahead of the SpaceX IPO, and one ETF has cashed in on the excitement. Tema ETFs’ Space Innovators ETF, which launched on March 30 and trades under the ticker symbol NASA, crossed $1 billion in assets in just 37 trading days, and by the end of … Read more
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on May 28, 2026. NYSE Forget a tale of two cities, it’s two different worlds for traders in the U.S. stock market. If you’re tracking index gains in the S&P 500, it’s a slow and steady grind as volatility declines to the lowest since January, with the … Read more
Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching as the S & P 500 posted another record close, and what’s on the radar … Read more
Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images Drone stocks surged Thursday on a report the Trump administration is in talks to fund several companies including one in which Donald Trump Jr. is a shareholder. The Pentagon has held months of discussions with a group of drone companies about potential funding deals, people familiar with the … Read more
The Micron Memory Japan K.K. booth at the Semicon Japan exhibition in Tokyo, Dec. 18, 2025. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images The rally in semiconductor stocks is so incredible, traders can’t help but bet against it. Open interest in put contracts on the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) have surged the past two months … Read more
Options traders are convinced the “SaaS-pocalypse” is over. Whether that’s true will likely depend on the market’s reaction to Salesforce earnings after the bell Wednesday. Volume ratios in options trading on the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) have been increasingly bullish throughout this month, including on Tuesday — when more than twice as many … Read more