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Crypto ETF Weekly Report | Last Week, U.S. Bitcoin Spot ETFs Saw Net Inflows of $631 Million; U.S. Ethereum Spot ETFs Saw Net Inflows of $70.3 Million

Crypto ETF Weekly Report: US Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $631 million last week, bringing total net assets to $106.66 billion. BlackRock's IBIT led inflows with $596 million. US Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $70.3 million, with total net assets reaching $13.73 billion, primarily driven by BlackRock's ETHA ($100 million). In Hong Kong, Bitcoin spot ETFs had a net inflow of 15.57 BTC (assets: $320 million), while Ethereum spot ETFs saw no inflows. On the options front, Bitcoin spot ETF options saw a total notional trading volume of $976 million and a put/call ratio of 2.90, indicating heightened short-term trading activity and a bullish sentiment. Additionally, a market report noted Coinbase and Kraken dominate 22% of AI citations in the US crypto sector, with BlackRock's IBIT leading responses to "Bitcoin ETF" queries. Meanwhile, the SEC has delayed its review of the first batch of prediction market ETFs linked to real-world events like election outcomes.

链捕手05/11 02:02

Crypto ETF Weekly Report | Last Week, U.S. Bitcoin Spot ETFs Saw Net Inflows of $631 Million; U.S. Ethereum Spot ETFs Saw Net Inflows of $70.3 Million

链捕手05/11 02:02

Duan Yongping's Bottom-Fishing in CoreWeave Is Turning into a Battleground for Bulls and Bears

CoreWeave's Q1 2026 earnings report has intensified the ongoing bull-bear battle over the AI infrastructure stock. While revenue doubled year-over-year to $2.08B and the firm's remaining performance obligation (RPO) surged to nearly $100B, its net loss more than doubled to $740M. The critical point of contention is profitability: while adjusted EBITDA margin was a robust 56%, the adjusted operating margin collapsed to just 1% due to soaring infrastructure and sales costs. A weaker-than-expected Q2 revenue guidance further triggered an 11.4% single-day stock drop. The bull thesis hinges on CoreWeave's massive order backlog, deep strategic ties with NVIDIA (as a customer, investor, and key supplier), and a diversified client base now including Anthropic and Meta. The bear case focuses on the "scale at all costs" model, where expanding revenue leads to wider losses, ballooning debt ($25B), and massive capital expenditures ($6.8B in Q1). Insider selling by executives contrasts with a notable new investor: Chinese investor Duan Yongping initiated a small position (0.12% of his portfolio) in Q4 2025 near the stock's lows. The coming Q2 report is seen as a key test for management's promise of a profit margin recovery.

marsbit05/11 00:09

Duan Yongping's Bottom-Fishing in CoreWeave Is Turning into a Battleground for Bulls and Bears

marsbit05/11 00:09

This Finance CEO Picks Solana Instead Of Bitcoin — Here’s Why

Finance CEO Raoul Pal prefers Solana over Bitcoin, citing its high throughput and low transaction costs as better suited for the future crypto-AI era. He believes Solana is ideal for machine-to-machine microtransactions and AI-driven DeFi activity, predicting AI agents will soon dominate DeFi users. While Bitcoin serves as a store of value, Pal sees higher growth in networks built for mass, automated transactions. This view was highlighted at Consensus 2026, where AI integration and crypto infrastructure were key themes.

bitcoinist05/10 10:31

This Finance CEO Picks Solana Instead Of Bitcoin — Here’s Why

bitcoinist05/10 10:31

Tom Lee's 2026 Investment Core Thesis: Companies Selling Scarce Assets Are Crushing the Market

Tom Lee, founder of Fundstrat, identifies "scarcity" as the key investment theme for 2026. He argues companies selling scarce assets—those with structurally constrained supply and explosively growing demand—are outperforming the market due to strong pricing power. He highlights three primary areas: 1) AI compute (e.g., NVIDIA, AMD), constrained by advanced chip manufacturing capacity; 2) AI memory/HBM (e.g., Micron), with complex production and limited supply; and 3) Energy infrastructure (e.g., GE Vernova), facing long lead times to meet soaring data center power needs. Lee provides a macro trading framework: peaking oil prices signal reduced inflationary pressure, potentially allowing Fed rate cuts, which benefits growth assets like the S&P 500 and tech stocks. He notes exceptionally strong corporate earnings, driven by AI productivity gains, and maintains a bullish year-end S&P 500 target of 7700, expecting a mid-year "feel-like" bear market correction to be a buying opportunity for scarce assets. The top investment priorities are: 1) Global labor scarcity combined with AI adoption, and 2) Cybersecurity and energy security. The core logic is that AI-driven demand, met with physically constrained supply, creates lasting pricing power and excess returns for companies controlling scarce resources.

marsbit05/10 03:13

Tom Lee's 2026 Investment Core Thesis: Companies Selling Scarce Assets Are Crushing the Market

marsbit05/10 03:13

The "Big Short" Prototype Makes a Major Bet: Shorting Nvidia, Going Long on Software Stocks 'Scared Away' by AI

'The Big Short' Legend Michael Burry Doubles Down on AI Bet: Shorts Nvidia, Buys Beaten-Down Software Stocks As the Nasdaq hits record highs and Nvidia's market cap nears $5.3 trillion, Michael Burry—famed for his 2008 subprime mortgage bet—is making a major contrarian move. He is significantly expanding his bearish wagers against the AI frenzy while buying traditional software stocks he believes have been unfairly punished. Burry's latest portfolio adjustments, revealed in his Substack column, include maintaining and increasing put options on Nvidia and Palantir. He has also initiated new short positions on Palantir and expanded bearish bets on the semiconductor ETF (SOXX), the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ), and Oracle. Simultaneously, he is buying shares of software companies like Adobe, Autodesk, Salesforce, and Veeva Systems. He argues these stocks have been sold off due to "AI disruption" fears and technical selling pressure from private credit funds, not deteriorating fundamentals. Their valuations have fallen to multi-year lows. This creates a complete hedge: short the perceived "AI winners" and long the oversold "AI losers." Burry believes the current AI infrastructure spending boom mirrors the late-1990s internet bubble, with inflated demand projections and questionable accounting practices by large cloud customers extending GPU depreciation schedules. While his Palantir short is currently profitable, his Nvidia put options are deeply underwater as the stock trades near all-time highs. Burry remains steadfast, comparing Nvidia to Cisco during the dot-com era. He anticipates a broad repricing of the AI bubble, where overvalued beneficiaries fall and unfairly battered companies rebound.

marsbit05/10 03:06

The "Big Short" Prototype Makes a Major Bet: Shorting Nvidia, Going Long on Software Stocks 'Scared Away' by AI

marsbit05/10 03:06

Tom Lee's Core Investment Logic for 2026: Companies Selling Scarce Assets Are Crushing the Market

Tom Lee, founder of Fundstrat and manager of the Granny Shots fund, argues "scarcity" is the core investment theme for 2026. His thesis states companies selling "scarce assets"—products or services with structurally constrained supply and explosively growing demand—are dominating the market due to strong pricing power. He identifies three key scarcity areas: 1) AI compute (e.g., NVIDIA, AMD), limited by advanced chip manufacturing capacity; 2) AI memory/HBM (e.g., Micron), facing complex production challenges; and 3) energy infrastructure (e.g., GE Vernova), with long lead times for equipment needed to power booming data centers. Lee provides a macro trading framework: peaking oil prices signal lower inflation and potential Fed rate cuts, which benefit growth assets like the S&P 500 and Magnificent 7 stocks. Despite the S&P reaching his initial 7300 target, he sees a potential "feel-like-a-bear-market" mid-year pullback as a buying opportunity, raising his year-end target to 7700. Investment themes are prioritized as: 1) Global labor scarcity + AI automation, 2) Cybersecurity + energy security. The conclusion is that identifying companies benefiting from fundamental supply-demand imbalances, not just chasing rallies, is the path to outperformance in 2026.

链捕手05/10 03:05

Tom Lee's Core Investment Logic for 2026: Companies Selling Scarce Assets Are Crushing the Market

链捕手05/10 03:05

TACO Is Outdated, Wall Street Is Betting Heavily on NACHO

The article discusses a shift on Wall Street from the "TACO" (Trump Always Chickens Out) trading theme to a new one called "NACHO" (Not A Chance Hormuz Opens). This change reflects the market's adaptation to a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz following U.S.-Israel airstrikes on Iran in late February. Unlike TACO, which bet on former President Trump de-escalating crises, NACHO bets on a protracted stalemate keeping the vital oil chokepoint shut. Key evidence for the NACHO regime includes a fundamental decoupling of oil prices and the S&P 500 since late March. While Brent crude has remained elevated (around $109 in May), the stock index has rallied to new highs. The market is pricing in a long but finite period of high oil prices, as seen in the steep futures curve. This theme is backed by real money in three derivatives markets: soaring war risk insurance for ships, an inverted oil futures structure, and evaporating expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026. Within the equity market, the NACHO dynamic has caused a sharp divergence, with the energy sector (XLE) vastly outperforming the transportation sector (IYT), which is highly sensitive to fuel costs. The article notes a concrete deadline for this trade: early June. Analysts warn that global commercial oil inventories could approach critical "operational pressure" levels by then, potentially triggering more severe market disruptions if the Strait remains closed. Prediction markets currently assign a very low probability to the Strait reopening normally before June.

marsbit05/10 01:32

TACO Is Outdated, Wall Street Is Betting Heavily on NACHO

marsbit05/10 01:32

Plummeting Around 12%, Duan Yongping's Bottom-Fishing CoreWeave Turns into a Fierce Battlefield Between Bulls and Bears

On May 8th, AI cloud computing provider CoreWeave (CRWV) plunged 11.4% following its Q1 2026 earnings report, intensifying the polarized market view on the stock. While revenue doubled year-over-year to $2.08B and its Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO) surged to nearly $100B, its net loss also widened to $740M. The key trigger was a weaker-than-expected Q2 revenue forecast, coupled with rising costs that compressed adjusted operating margin to just 1%. The bull thesis centers on CoreWeave's massive order backlog, deep strategic ties with NVIDIA as a key customer and investor, and client diversification with major names like Anthropic and Meta. Supporters point to its 'hyperscale' status and over $20B in recent financing. Bears highlight the "growth at all costs" model: despite soaring revenue, losses are expanding, capital expenditures are massive (~$6.8B in Q1), and total debt has ballooned to around $25B. Significant insider selling by executives adds to skepticism. This contrast is embodied by investor Duan Yongping (known as "China's Buffett"), who initiated a small, exploratory position (~0.12% of his portfolio) in Q4 2025 near the stock's lows, viewing it as a speculative bet on the AI infrastructure chain. The upcoming Q2 report is seen as a critical test for management's promise of a profit margin rebound. CoreWeave remains a battleground stock where long-term narrative clashes with near-term financial reality.

marsbit05/09 09:15

Plummeting Around 12%, Duan Yongping's Bottom-Fishing CoreWeave Turns into a Fierce Battlefield Between Bulls and Bears

marsbit05/09 09:15

Smart Money Hoards $40 Billion in Cash, Retail Bets $2.6 Trillion on Calls: The Critical Moment of the US Stock Market's AI Narrative

Title: Smart Money Hoards $40 Billion in Cash, Retail Traders Bet $2.6 Trillion on Call Options: The Tipping Point for the AI Narrative in U.S. Stocks The U.S. stock market is experiencing a striking divergence. While the S&P 500 hits new highs, the financial sector is down 6% year-to-date, underperforming more than during the 2008 and COVID crises. In contrast, a record $2.6 trillion in S&P 500 call options traded in a single day, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index RSI is at its highest since 1999. This reflects a clear split: "smart money" is retreating while retail traders chase gains. Key data points highlight this critical juncture in the AI-driven rally: 1. SoftBank had to cut its $10 billion loan target against its OpenAI stake to $6 billion, as lenders questioned the valuation of the private AI giant, signaling primary market skepticism. 2. The explosive $2.6 trillion daily options volume, with 60% being calls, is described by a Goldman Sachs partner as a "semi-irrational chase," drawing parallels to the 1999 tech bubble. 3. The financial sector's severe underperformance relative to the S&P 500 is a classic technical warning signal, indicating potential underlying economic stress. 4. Apollo Global Management, despite strong earnings, is building a $40 billion cash buffer in its insurance business, preparing for what its CEO calls a 30-35% probability of an exogenous shock from geopolitics, inflation, and AI's economic disruption. 5. Consumer behavior mirrors this split: while Whirlpool plunged on a worsening macro outlook for big-ticket items, DoorDash rose on strong demand for small, immediate services. Together, these conflicting signals from primary markets, secondary markets, leading sectors, and top institutions suggest market risk premia have compressed to a precarious level. The current price action may be increasingly reliant on speculative sentiment rather than fundamental support, marking a potential tipping point for the AI investment narrative.

marsbit05/09 07:40

Smart Money Hoards $40 Billion in Cash, Retail Bets $2.6 Trillion on Calls: The Critical Moment of the US Stock Market's AI Narrative

marsbit05/09 07:40

‘The Big Short’ Prototype Doubles Down on AI Crash Bets: Continues Shorting Nvidia and Palantir, While Buying Software Stocks

Michael Burry, the investor made famous by "The Big Short" for betting against the subprime mortgage bubble, is now building a comprehensive portfolio to bet against the AI rally. He maintains and has increased his bearish bets on AI beneficiaries Nvidia and Palantir, while expanding his short positions to include semiconductor ETF SOXX, Nasdaq 100 ETF QQQ, and Oracle. Concurrently, he is buying shares of traditional software companies like Adobe, Autodesk, Salesforce, and Veeva Systems, which have seen their prices decline amid the AI frenzy. Burry's core thesis is that an "AI infrastructure overbuild" is creating a bubble, drawing parallels to the dot-com era. He argues that major cloud customers are extending GPU depreciation schedules to inflate profits and that current capital expenditures are based on overly optimistic demand forecasts. While his short on Palantir is currently profitable, his Nvidia put options are underwater as the stock nears all-time highs. The combination of shorting high-flying AI stocks and buying depressed "AI victim" stocks forms a market-neutral hedge. Burry is betting that a repricing of the AI narrative will punish the former group while benefiting the latter.

marsbit05/09 06:48

‘The Big Short’ Prototype Doubles Down on AI Crash Bets: Continues Shorting Nvidia and Palantir, While Buying Software Stocks