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MARKET WRAP · March 20, 2026 · 21:15 UTC

🟢 XLE (Energy) +3.2% · XLU (Utilities) +0.1% · XLK (Technology) +0.4% 🔴 COPX (Copper…

MARKET WRAP · March 20, 2026, 21:15 UTC

🟢 XLE (Energy) +3.2% · XLU (Utilities) +0.1% · XLK (Technology) +0.4% 🔴 COPX (Copper Miners) -9.2% · XLB (Materials) -3.9% · URA (Uranium) -4.9%

Closing Prices

BTC:

$70,525

· ETH:

$2,147

· SOL:

$89.61

· GOLD:

$4,501

· SPY:

$648.57

(-1.9%) · QQQ:

$582.06

(-2.2%) · VIX:

$26.78

(+11.3%) · TLT:

$85.83

(-1.3%) · DXY:

$99.5

(+0.3%) · OIL:

$98.09

(+2.0%)

Sector Close

🟢 XLE (Energy) +3.2% · XLU (Utilities) +0.1% · XLK (Technology) +0.4% 🔴 COPX (Copper Miners) -9.2% · XLB (Materials) -3.9% · URA (Uranium) -4.9%

Signals

🟡 Crypto / Bitcoin (intensity 88) — BTC, ETH

Evening News

🟢 UK lets US use British bases to strike Iranian missile sites targeting Strait of Hormuz 🟢 Britain’s bond panic is currently making the case for Bitcoin many people seem to have for 🟢 Bitcoin Cash: Here’s why BCH traders should watch THIS buy signal 🟢 Bitcoin price aims to hold $70K amid rising inflation concerns 🟢 Bitcoin Has Stabilized, But Investors Are Paying Up for Downside Protection: VanEck 🟢 Wall Street Angst Mounts as Oil Shock, Fed Freeze Roil Markets

Regime Check

🔴

Risk-off · Neutral

· STAGFLATION · Gauge: 78.7/100

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