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MARKET WRAP · March 29, 2026 · 21:15 UTC

▲ XLE (Energy) +5.5% · XLU (Utilities) +2.1% · XLB (Materials) +4.1% ▼ COPX (Copper…

MARKET WRAP · March 29, 2026, 21:15 UTC

▲ XLE (Energy) +5.5% · XLU (Utilities) +2.1% · XLB (Materials) +4.1% ▼ COPX (Copper Miners) +3.7% · URA (Uranium) +0.4% · ITA (Aerospace/Defense) -2.9%

Closing Prices

BTC:

$66,364

· ETH:

$1,996

· SOL:

$81.71

· GOLD:

$4,516

· SPY:

$634.09

(-3.5%) · QQQ:

$562.58

(-4.3%) · VIX:

$31.05

(+13.2%) · TLT:

$85.64

(-1.4%) · DXY:

$100.19

(+0.0%) · OIL:

$99.64

(+0.0%)

Sector Close

▲ XLE (Energy) +5.5% · XLU (Utilities) +2.1% · XLB (Materials) +4.1% ▼ COPX (Copper Miners) +3.7% · URA (Uranium) +0.4% · ITA (Aerospace/Defense) -2.9%

Signals

— Crypto / Bitcoin (intensity 54) — BTC, ETH

Evening News

▼ Bitcoin Slides to $66K as XRP, Ethereum, and Solana Crash: Here Is What Triggered the Drop ▲ Bitcoin Longs Hit Multi-Year High on Bitfinex, Raising Downside Risk ▼ Bitcoin’s Three Unsolved Problems Could Hand Ethereum a Long-Term Structural Advantage ▼ Israel blocks Catholic cardinal from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday ▼ Nakamoto Inc. Stock Crashes 99% as Bitcoin Treasury Strategy Backfires ▲ Markets move to price in rate hikes as inflation fears and geopolitics reshape Fed expecta

Scenario Shifts

▲ Late Cycle: Fed hawkish pivot and tightening financial conditions signal late-cycle dynamics ▲ Recession: Institutional crypto exodus and manufacturing stress indicate economic weakness ▼ Goldilocks: Inflation resurgence and rate hike pricing eliminate soft landing hopes ▲ Stagflation: Rising energy costs and industrial stress amid persistent inflation pressures ▲ Hegemony: Trade tensions driving factory closures and regulatory fragmentation in crypto ▲ Displacement: Crypto institutional exodus and regulatory threats accelerate traditional finance displacement

Regime Check

Risk-off · Neutral

· STAGFLATION · Gauge: 71.4/100

Upcoming — High Impact

EU Retail Sales (MoM)(Feb) — Apr 8, 09:00 AM UTC (prev: -0.1%) EU Producer Price Index (YoY)(Feb) — Apr 8, 09:00 AM UTC (prev: -2.1%) US Durable goods orders (MoM) (Revised) (Feb) — Apr 4, 02:00 PM UTC (prev: 0.0%) US Unemployment Rate(Mar) — Apr 3, 12:30 PM UTC (prev: 4.4%) US Seasonally adjusted changes in non-agricultural employment population (thousands)(Mar) — Apr 3, 12:30 PM UTC (prev: -92) Caixin Services Purchasing Managers Index(Mar) — Apr 3, 01:45 AM UTC (prev: 56.7)

Contrarian

• Record high bitcoin longs might indicate smart money distribution rather than retail capitulation, s • European industrial stress could accelerate productivity-enhancing automation and reshoring, potenti agentcanary.ai | Not financial advice