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ETFs News 11 September 2025 - 31 October 2025

Stocks Surge as Trump Eases China Tariff Threats – Fed Rate-Cut Hopes Ignite Rally

VOO ETF Rockets to Record Highs After Fed Rate Cut – Tech Surge Powers Rally, Analysts Weigh In

VOO tracks the S&P 500 Index (500 large-cap U.S. stocks) and has roughly the same YTD return as its peers SPY and IVV (around 16%finviz.comfinviz.com). By contrast, the tech-heavy Nasdaq ETF QQQ is up ~22.5% YTDfinviz.com, reflecting the AI-driven rally. An ETF flow report notes that VOO’s ~$625 price (Oct 10) reflects the S&P 500’s ~15% gain in 2025ts2.tech. Importantly, VOO has led all U.S. ETFs in inflows year-to-date (over $80 B in 2025) as investors favor its ultra-low 0.03% feets2.techainvest.com. Recent Performance and Trends Through October 2025, VOO has logged steady gains. It’s roughly 16.0% above its Jan 2025 levelfinviz.com (and
31 October 2025
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XRP Price Jumps Back After Wild Swing – Ripple’s Token Eyes ETF Catalyst in Volatile Crypto Market

XRP Surges Past $2.60 on ETF Hopes and Fed Pivot – Experts Eye $5 Target

Analysis – Technicals: XRP’s charts show a bullish bias. CoinDesk analysts report that the critical near-term support now sits around $2.61–2.63coindesk.com, with resistance clustered near $2.70–2.80coindesk.comts2.tech. A decisive close below ~$2.50 would undermine this structurecoindesk.com. Momentum indicators (RSI, MACD) have turned cautiously positive in recent sessionscoindesk.com, and the recent breakout was accompanied by heavy volume (one session saw volume ~31–147% above normal)coindesk.comts2.tech. Chart observers note a “cup-and-handle” consolidation forming on XRP’s daily chart; a confirmed move above ~$2.63 could project toward ~$5–$10 in theoryts2.tech. Conversely, failure of the ~$2.60 support band could invite a retest of the ~$2.20–2.40 zonecoindesk.comts2.tech. Fundamentals
29 October 2025
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XRP Price Jumps Back After Wild Swing – Ripple’s Token Eyes ETF Catalyst in Volatile Crypto Market

XRP Price Surges to $2.43 on ETF Buzz, Fueled by Ripple’s $1B Treasury Plan

XRP Holds Near $2.4 as Crypto Rally Continues On Oct. 22, XRP was trading around $2.40–2.45, roughly flat for the day but well above the $1.64 low hit on Oct. 10ts2.techcoindesk.com. Trading volume picked up, suggesting institutional buyers are positioning ahead of key eventscoindesk.com. TechStock² (ts2.tech) reports that XRP is “+40% year-over-year” and remains the third-largest crypto by market cap (~$140–150B)ts2.tech. The rebound has been underpinned by a broader crypto upswing: Bitcoin not only topped $100K but pierced $126,000 on Oct. 5reuters.com, and Ethereum has rallied back above $4,000–4,200cointelegraph.com. As one analyst noted, “improving macro sentiment – including hints of
22 October 2025
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BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Smashes $100B Mark as Uptober Rally Stalls – Inside IBIT’s Wild Ride

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Smashes $100B Mark as Uptober Rally Stalls – Inside IBIT’s Wild Ride

IBIT Price and Recent Performance BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) has ridden Bitcoin’s rollercoaster in October. The fund’s share price currently sits around $60–61 (USD)foxbusiness.com, up modestly on the day but down from its early-month highs. In the first week of October, IBIT surged alongside Bitcoin’s “Uptober” rally – reaching the low $70s per share (its 52-week high was $71.32ishares.com). But as Bitcoin retreated in mid-October, IBIT shares also pulled back roughly 15% from their peak. Even after the dip, IBIT is still well in the green for 2025. Year-to-date, the fund has returned on the order of +15–20%
18 October 2025
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Why Investors Are Fleeing S&P 500 Funds for Vanguard’s $2T VTI – Analysts See 15% More Upside

Why Investors Are Fleeing S&P 500 Funds for Vanguard’s $2T VTI – Analysts See 15% More Upside

Market Backdrop – Fed and Trade News U.S. stocks have been in a record-setting rally this fall, but newsflow has kept volatility high. After plunging on Oct. 10 when Trump announced 100% tariffs on Chinese goods, markets snapped back on Oct. 13 when he “softened his tone” on trade reuters.com reuters.com. That Monday rally lifted the S&P 500 +1.56% (Nasdaq +2.21%) reuters.com, powered largely by chipmakers like Broadcom and Nvidia. Analysts noted that AI-driven tech stocks were “the momentum driver” and that investors bought the dip reuters.com. Meanwhile, gold hit a new record above $4,100/oz as traders nervously bought safe
14 October 2025
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Tech Stocks Storm the Market: QQQ Rockets on Trade Truce while TQQQ Investors Cash In (Oct 14, 2025)

Tech Stocks Storm the Market: QQQ Rockets on Trade Truce while TQQQ Investors Cash In (Oct 14, 2025)

In-Depth Analysis: The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) tracks the Nasdaq-100, heavy in tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and NVIDIA. This ETF has been one of 2025’s top performers – up ~16% YTD tipranks.com – thanks to blockbuster tech earnings and AI-driven optimism. On Oct. 10, QQQ plunged ~3.5% after President Trump threatened 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, sparking a tech sell-off ts2.tech ts2.tech. Over the weekend, however, Trump backtracked (“trade relations…will all be fine”), which sent October 13 futures surging about 1.8% ts2.tech ts2.tech. This sharp reversal illustrates how sensitive QQQ’s trajectory is to U.S.-China trade rhetoric. Looking
14 October 2025
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Vanguard’s VTI ETF Surges on Tariff News – Experts See 15% Upside

Vanguard’s VTI ETF Surges on Tariff News – Experts See 15% Upside

Market Context – Record Rally & Fed Optimism U.S. stocks have been near record highs this October ts2.tech. The S&P 500 briefly hit an all-time intraday high above 6,730 in early Oct ts2.tech. Investors have cheered signs of cooling inflation and growing bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts (markets put ~95% odds on a 25bp cut at the late-Oct meeting reuters.com). This “Fed pivot” hope, along with strong tech earnings, has fueled a broad rally: even small-cap indexes are up ~34% YTD, slightly outpacing large caps (+30%) ts2.tech. VTI, by tracking the whole market, has closely mirrored this ~+15% YTD
13 October 2025
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Tech ETFs Explode (and Implode) After Trade Truce: QQQ Rockets as TQQQ Traders Cash Out – What’s Next?

Tech ETFs Explode (and Implode) After Trade Truce: QQQ Rockets as TQQQ Traders Cash Out – What’s Next?

Market Recap: Trade Truce Sends QQQ Higher QQQ, the Nasdaq-100 ETF, tracks the 100 largest non-financial companies on Nasdaq (heavy in Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, etc.) azat.tv. On Friday Oct 10, QQQ plunged ~3.5% as President Trump announced plans to double tariffs on Chinese imports and restrict rare-earth exports, renewing trade war fears tipranks.com reuters.com. This knocked major tech shares lower (for example, Friday’s Nasdaq Composite lost ~820 points) and dragged QQQ to a 5-day decline of about 2.9% tipranks.com. Over the weekend Trump backpedaled, tweeting that he didn’t want to “hurt” China and that things would be fine, which soothed
13 October 2025
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BlackRock’s GIP Poised for $38B AES Power Grab – AI-Fuelled Demand Sparks Takeover Frenzy

BlackRock’s Bold AI & Crypto Gambits Pay Off Big: Bitcoin ETF Nears $100B, $40B Data-Center Deal Shakes Markets

Deep Dive: BlackRock – the world’s largest asset manager (managing ~$12.5 trillion in client assetsnews.bloomberglaw.com) – has staked a huge claim in AI, crypto and energy. In late 2024 it launched two active ETFs focused on AI and tech, calling AI a “mega force with broad investing implications”ts2.techreuters.com. Those funds hold leading semiconductor and software companies, capturing the current AI euphoria. Simultaneously, its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) capitalizes on the crypto craze. As CoinDesk notes, IBIT “has emerged as the asset manager’s most profitable ETF, with just under $100 billion in assets” less than two years after launchcoindesk.com. These ETF successes reflect record
12 October 2025
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High-Flying Tech ETFs See $14 Billion Exodus – Why Investors Are Bailing on TQQQ & SOXL’s Rally

High-Flying Tech ETFs See $14 Billion Exodus – Why Investors Are Bailing on TQQQ & SOXL’s Rally

Record Rally Meets Record Outflows Tech stocks have been on fire in 2025 – yet investors are yanking money out of some of the hottest funds. TQQQ, which delivers triple the daily return of the Nasdaq-100, and SOXL, a 3× play on semiconductor stocks, have both posted stellar gains this year. TQQQ is up roughly 37% year-to-date and recently hit a new 12-month high around $107–$109 per sharemarketbeat.com. SOXL has fared even better on paper, soaring about 53% in 2025. By comparison, their non-leveraged counterparts – the regular Nasdaq-100 ETF (QQQ) and iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) – are up ~20%
10 October 2025
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Investors Flee S&P 500 ETF for Total Market: Vanguard’s VTI Soars as VOO Sees Outflows

Investors Flee S&P 500 ETF for Total Market: Vanguard’s VTI Soars as VOO Sees Outflows

Vanguard ETFs See Opposite Fund Flows Amid Market Rally Investors are making a notable allocation shift between Vanguard’s two flagship equity funds. Over the first week of October, VOO – Vanguard’s S&P 500 Index ETF – experienced significant net withdrawals of just over $1 billiontipranks.com. Yet VTI – Vanguard’s Total Stock Market ETF – simultaneously enjoyed roughly $1 billion of net new moneytipranks.com. This is striking because both funds posted modest gains for the week (under 1%), reflecting a rising market rather than any performance shortfalltipranks.comtipranks.com. In other words, investors pulled cash from VOO even as its price inched higher, and poured cash into
10 October 2025
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XRP Plunges Below $3 as ETF Delays Stir Market Jitters – Will Ripple’s Token Rebound?

XRP Plunges Below $3 as ETF Delays Stir Market Jitters – Will Ripple’s Token Rebound?

XRP Price Slides Under $3 Amid Market Pullback XRP’s price took a sharp turn downward on Tuesday, Oct. 7, breaking below the psychological $3 level as crypto markets turned “risk-off.” The token dropped about 4.5% on the day, closing around $2.85 fxleaders.com. Earlier in the session XRP had climbed above $3 (tapping resistance near $3.07) before a wave of profit-taking – led by some large institutional wallets – knocked it back down fxleaders.com. This pullback mirrored a broader market correction: Bitcoin slid ~2.4% and the overall crypto market shed roughly 2% in value, as traders cooled off after last week’s
8 October 2025
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Gold Prices Smash All-Time Highs – Is Now the Moment to Buy or Bail?

Gold Smashes Past $4,000 as Safe-Haven Demand Fuels Record ETF Inflows

Gold’s Record Surge Amid Turmoil Gold’s break above the $4,000 barrier marks a psychological and historic milestone for the precious metal. In early trading on Tuesday, October 7, U.S. gold futures jumped to $4,003/oz – the first time ever crossing the $4k thresholdwtop.com – while spot gold traded near record highs around $3,960 per ouncewtop.com. This extends an extraordinary rally that began last year and accelerated through 2025. Gold prices are now up roughly 47–50% year-to-date, after already climbing 27% in 2024reuters.comreuters.com. By comparison, stocks and other assets have lagged far behind, making gold one of the best-performing assets of the yeartheguardian.comtheguardian.com. In fact, bullion is on track
7 October 2025
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Bitcoin ETF Frenzy: BlackRock’s IBIT Soars Past $90B as Uptober 2025 Rally Sets Records

Bitcoin ETF Frenzy: BlackRock’s IBIT Soars Past $90B as Uptober 2025 Rally Sets Records

Uptober 2025: Bitcoin’s Rally and IBIT’s Breakout Moment Early October 2025 brought a perfect storm of bullish catalysts for Bitcoin – and IBIT was a major beneficiary. After a sluggish summer, Bitcoin erupted in a classic “Uptober” surge, soaring past $120K and closing in on its all-time hights2.tech. By October 3, BTC reached ~$123,300 intraday, less than 2% shy of its peak pricets2.tech. This momentum carried into the weekend: on October 5, Bitcoin hit a fresh record high around $125,000reuters.com. Analysts pointed to multiple drivers behind the rally: safe-haven demand from a U.S. government shutdown and dollar weakness, hopes of
6 October 2025
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DOGE Goes DeFi? Meme‑Coin Rallies on ETF Hopes and Zero‑Knowledge Upgrade – October 2025 Market Report

DOGE Goes DeFi? Meme‑Coin Rallies on ETF Hopes and Zero‑Knowledge Upgrade – October 2025 Market Report

Key facts at a glance Current market overview Dogecoin has enjoyed a resurgence during early October 2025. Real‑time data from Bitbo shows DOGE priced at $0.26 with a market cap near $24.92 billionbitbo.io. A 5‑day return of ≈10.5 % and a 1‑month return of ≈21 % highlight a short‑term uptrend after the coin traded around $0.23 in early September. These figures align with market‑analysis reports: Finance Magnates recorded DOGE at $0.2409 on 10 September with a 7‑day gain of 10.50 % and 30‑day gain of 1.63 %financemagnates.com, indicating that the coin has appreciated since then. Trading volumes have surged; Brave New Coin cites about $3.1 billion in daily spot
5 October 2025
Rezolve AI PLC (RZLV) Stock Skyrockets: The Real Story Behind the Surge (Hint: Rezolve AI)

Market Madness: RZLV (Direxion 2X S&P ETF) Soars With Record Highs

Market Context: Stocks Rally to New Highs U.S. equity markets are buoyant. On Oct 2, the S&P 500 closed around 6,715 (up ~0.06%) reuters.com, Nasdaq near 22,844 (+0.39%) reuters.com, and Dow ~46,519 (+0.17%). That session saw multiple intraday records (S&P briefly ~6,731 reuters.com). Investors are pricing in Fed policy easing after soft ADP/employment data reuters.com reuters.com, and U.S. Treasury yields dipped (2-year ~3.53%, 10-year ~4.10% reuters.com). Commodities: Gold hit a new high near $3,895/oz (a “strange warning signal” according to Reuters reuters.com), while oil eased to ~$60-64/barrel. Crucially, the government shutdown appears not to be spooking markets: with no fresh
3 October 2025
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Rising Short Interest and Record Distributions: Inside John Hancock’s Fundamental All Cap Core ETF & Closed‑End Fund Payout Boom

Rising Short Interest and Record Distributions: Inside John Hancock’s Fundamental All Cap Core ETF & Closed‑End Fund Payout Boom

Background: John Hancock’s Active ETF Experiment John Hancock Investment Management, the asset‑management arm of Manulife, is known for its multi‑manager approach. On 2 November 2023 the firm expanded its ETF lineup by launching two actively managed funds, including the Fundamental All Cap Core ETF (JHAC). According to John Hancock, JHAC is its first semi‑transparent ETF: it publishes a tracking basket of securities rather than disclosing full holdings daily, allowing managers to hide proprietary strategies and reduce front‑running risk johnhancock.com. The fund is managed by Emory W. (Sandy) Sanders Jr., CFA and Jonathan T. White, CFA, co‑leaders of the U.S. Core Value Equity Team at Manulife Investment Management johnhancock.com. Their mandate is
2 October 2025
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Vanguard’s Crypto U-Turn: $10T Giant Opens Doors to Bitcoin ETFs

Vanguard’s Crypto U-Turn: $10T Giant Opens Doors to Bitcoin ETFs

Background: Vanguard’s Historic Crypto Caution For years Vanguard famously shunned cryptocurrencies. Its founder, John Bogle, viewed Bitcoin as “speculative” and not fitting Vanguard’s long-term, value-focused philosophy cryptoslate.com coinlaw.io. Even after the first US spot Bitcoin ETFs launched in Jan 2024, Vanguard refused to list them on its brokerage platform coinlaw.io cryptoslate.com. By early 2024 it had removed even Bitcoin futures products from its offerings. In short, Vanguard had been a crypto outlier among big asset managers cryptoslate.com cryptoinamerica.com. That stance began to shift with the arrival of CEO Salim Ramji (formerly a top BlackRock ETF executive) in mid-2024. Ramji’s background
27 September 2025
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Crypto Earthquake: Bitcoin Blasts Past $114K, Dogecoin ETF Debuts & Global Blockchain Shakeups (Sept 10–11, 2025)

Crypto Earthquake: Bitcoin Blasts Past $114K, Dogecoin ETF Debuts & Global Blockchain Shakeups (Sept 10–11, 2025)

Key Facts Cryptocurrency Price & Market Movements Bitcoin Bulls Charge Past $110K: The crypto market surged mid-week, led by Bitcoin’s rally on Sept. 10 that saw the leading cryptocurrency breach $114,000 cointelegraph.com. Traders cheered a U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) report showing inflation cooling more than expected – just 2.6% YoY in August (vs 3.3% forecast) cointelegraph.com – which bolstered confidence that the Federal Reserve will pivot to easing. “Markets are viewing interest rate cuts as increasingly imminent,” noted the Kobeissi Letter, after PPI turned negative month-over-month and prior inflation figures were revised down cointelegraph.com cointelegraph.com. Prediction markets put odds
11 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

Fabrinet stock price jumps nearly 14%: what FN investors watch before Monday’s open

Fabrinet stock price jumps nearly 14%: what FN investors watch before Monday’s open

8 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 21:30 (ET) — Market closed. Fabrinet shares jumped 13.8% on Friday, ending at $503.99 as buyers pushed back after a sharp midweek pullback. The stock traded between $456.50 and $509.77, with about 1.03 million shares changing hands. (StockAnalysis) With U.S. markets shut for the weekend, the question into Monday is whether the rally holds above the $500 level or fades into profit-taking. Fabrinet has become a fast-moving proxy for investors trying to price demand in the optical and electronics supply chain, and the tape has been jumpy. Zacks Research upgraded Fabrinet to a “strong-buy” rating
Hua Hong Semiconductor Class A stock price: two dates traders can’t ignore after Friday’s drop

Hua Hong Semiconductor Class A stock price: two dates traders can’t ignore after Friday’s drop

8 February 2026
Hua Hong Semiconductor’s Shanghai-listed shares fell 0.6% to 130.26 yuan Friday, down 16% for the week. Shareholders will vote Feb. 10 on an acquisition and share issuance plan, with a board meeting set for Feb. 12 to review unaudited quarterly results. The company aims to buy nearly all of Shanghai Huali Microelectronics for 8.27 billion yuan, funded by new shares and a private placement.
First Solar stock price slides into next week as Tesla ramps solar hiring; earnings due Feb. 24

First Solar stock price slides into next week as Tesla ramps solar hiring; earnings due Feb. 24

8 February 2026
First Solar shares fell 6.7% to $218.73 Friday, trading over double their 50-day average volume as the broader market rallied. Tesla announced hiring tied to Elon Musk’s 100-gigawatt U.S. solar manufacturing goal. First Solar will report Q4 and full-year 2025 results and 2026 guidance on Feb. 24. Policy changes and competitive moves have heightened volatility in the U.S. solar sector.
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