On February 14th local time, the three major US stock indexes collectively closed higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.40%, the Nasdaq rising 203.55 points, or 1.30%, and the S&P 500 index rising 0.96%.
Bitcoin once climbed to $52000, up 4.5% as of its publication at $51672.41. Blockchain concept stocks surged, with Jianan Technology up over 30%, Marathon Digital and Riot Platforms up over 14%, and MicroStrategy up over 12%.
Due to operational errors, according to COIN data, a total of 40000 people across the cryptocurrency network have been liquidated in the past 24 hours, resulting in the evaporation of $140 million in funds (approximately 1 billion yuan).
Sean Farrell, head of digital asset strategy at Fundstrat, reported that the latest rebound appears to be driven by demand in the spot market, with a significant portion of this trading volume potentially entering the market through spot ETFs. Industry insiders believe that in the face of geopolitical uncertainty, some investors also view Bitcoin as a potential safe haven.
According to statistics from CoinMarketCap, the global total circulating market value of Bitcoin has exceeded $1 trillion, marking the first time since the end of 2021.
The semiconductor sector has strengthened, with ARM up over 5%, AMD up over 4%, and Uber up nearly 15%. The company announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $7 billion in common stock.
Nvidia rose 2.46% to $739, with a market value of $1.8253 trillion, surpassing Google A (with a market value of $1.8145 trillion) to become the third highest valued company in the United States.
According to the 13F file of Qiaoshui in the fourth quarter, the fund made a large adjustment in Q4, newly established 87 stocks, and cleared 85 stocks. Since rebuilding its position in Nvidia in March last year, it has continued to increase its holdings of 220000 Nvidia shares in the fourth quarter, with a holding ratio of 0.74%. In addition, Qiushui also increased its holdings in Google, MetaPlatforms, Cisco and other technology stocks, and reduced its holdings in Pinduoduo, Pepsi and Wal Mart. As of the end of Q4, the total holdings increased to $17.9 billion, an increase of $1.4 billion compared to the previous quarter.
Apple reported $184.15, a decrease of 0.48%, with a market value of $2.8 trillion. According to the Q4 13F report released by Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Berkshire Hathaway reduced its holdings of 10 million shares in Apple and increased its holdings of 16 million shares in Chevron. As of the end of Q4, the total holdings of the fund were $347 billion, an increase of $34 billion from the previous quarter, with Apple accounting for 50.19%.
Popular Chinese concept stocks generally rose, with the Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index closing 3.45% higher. TAL and Gaotu rose by over 6%, NIO and Xiaopeng Motors rose by over 5%, JD.com and Bilibili rose by over 4%, and Alibaba, Pinduoduo, NetEase, and Baidu rose by over 2%.
WTI March crude oil futures closed down $1.23, a decrease of 1.58%, at $76.64 per barrel. Brent's April crude oil futures closed down $1.17, a decrease of 1.41%, at $81.60 per barrel. NYMEX March natural gas futures closed down 4.73% at $1.609 per million British thermal units.