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14 Feb 2025

It's been awhile since the US S&P500 $SPY has been in the bottom half of country ETF performance.

That's where it is YTD though. Europe has been flying in 2025. Source: Bespoke

13 Feb 2025

NEW: Spot bitcoin ETFs have bought 50,095 bitcoin while miners have only mined 18,678 new bitcoin in 2025

Source: Bitwise

10 Feb 2025

🚨CRYPTO ADOPTION 43% FASTER THAN MOBILE PHONES, 20% FASTER THAN INTERNET

Crypto has hit 300M users in just 12 years—43% faster than mobile phones and 20% faster than the internet, per BlackRock. Younger generations, inflation fears, and Trump’s pro-crypto stance are fueling the surge. With bitcoin ETFs projected to hit $250B and regulatory wins piling up, crypto’s mainstream takeover is accelerating. Source: BlackRock thru Mario Nawfal on X

7 Feb 2025

Trump is going to launch a Bitcoin Plus ETF.

Safe to say first-ever POTUS ETF issuer. Source: Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg

30 Jan 2025

S&P 500 ETF $SPY short interest has fallen near its lowest level in the last 14 years 🚨

Source: Barchart

27 Jan 2025

Bitcoin ETFs bought $4.2 BILLION bitcoin in the last 7 trading days.

$150b annual run rate... That's almost 4x the 2024 inflows. Source: Bitcoin Archive

22 Jan 2025

33 crypto ETFs now currently filed with SEC

The list doubled since Gensler left the building on Friday. Won't be surprised if it hits 50 within a week or two. Source: Eric Balchunas @EricBalchunas

8 Jan 2025

Believe it or not, retail ETF gold flows continued to be negative on a net basis last year.

Source: Bloomberg, The Methodical Investor

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