Traditional Finance Alert: VIX Has Risen Over 3%

Wintermute Analyst: Capital has begun a phased shift towards cryptocurrencies, and BTC outperforming US stocks may be due to capital rotation

Wintermute analyst Jasper De Maere pointed out that over the past two months, crypto assets have underperformed other asset classes, but in the current market environment, digital assets may have an advantage due to their relative independence from macro factors. He warned that future performance could weaken due to inflationary pressures caused by geopolitical tensions, and the market is expected to remain highly volatile in the short term.

ETH short-term increase reaches 2.38%: Macroeconomic safe-haven capital inflows and ETF institutional funds resonate to drive prices higher

On March 4, 2026, from 15:15 to 15:30 (UTC), ETH achieved a return of +2.38% within 15 minutes, with a price range of 2088.93-2144.2 USDT and an amplitude of 2.65%. Trading volume significantly increased in a short period, market attention heightened, volatility intensified, and funds rapidly flowed into mainstream assets, with short-term activity clearly rising. The main drivers of this movement are the inflow of global macro risk-averse funds and continuous net inflows from ETF institutional investors. Escalating geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East have driven funds toward gold and cryptocurrencies, with ETH and BTC as the mainstream assets.

Traditional Finance Drop Alert: VIX Down Over 6%

Gate News bot message, according to the latest Gate TradFi data, VIX has dropped 6% in the short term, and the current volatility is significantly higher than the recent average level, indicating increased market activity.

纳指涨幅扩大至 1%

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Gate market data, the Nasdaq Composite Index has increased by 1%.

The S&P 500, NASDAQ, and Dow Jones all opened higher, with increases of 0.35%, 0.63%, and 0.25% respectively.

ChainCatcher message, according to Gate market data, the S&P 500 Index opened up 23.59 points on March 4th (Wednesday), a 0.35% increase, at 6,840.22 points; the Nasdaq Composite Index opened up 142.44 points, a 0.63% increase, at 22,659.13 points; the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened up 122.06 points, a 0.25% increase, at 48,623.33 points.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened higher, with the Dow Jones up 0.37%

ChainCatcher reports that according to Gate market data, at the opening of the US stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.37%, the S&P 500 increased by 0.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.45%. Major tech stocks generally rose, with Micron Technology up nearly 4%, ASML up 2.6%, and both Tesla and TSMC increasing by over 1%.