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MARKET WRAP · April 28, 2026 · 21:15 UTC

▼ Robinhood Shares Slide on 34% Decrease in Crypto Revenue ▲ Powell gets high marks on…

MARKET WRAP · April 28, 2026, 21:15 UTC

▼ Robinhood Shares Slide on 34% Decrease in Crypto Revenue ▲ Powell gets high marks on pandemic, weaker grade on inflation, Bullard says ▼ Hollywood Gear Supplier Quixote to Exit Atlanta Operations ▲ Bitcoin Flashes Bear…

Closing Prices

BTC:

$76,442

· ETH:

$2,296

· SOL:

$83.79

· GOLD:

$4,596

· SPY:

$711.69

(-0.3%) · QQQ:

$657.55

(-1.0%) · VIX:

$17.83

(-1.1%) · TLT:

$86.37

(-0.4%) · DXY:

$98.63

(+0.2%) · OIL:

$99.62

(+3.4%)

Evening News

▼ Robinhood Shares Slide on 34% Decrease in Crypto Revenue ▲ Powell gets high marks on pandemic, weaker grade on inflation, Bullard says ▼ Hollywood Gear Supplier Quixote to Exit Atlanta Operations ▲ Bitcoin Flashes Bearish Signal. Is 10% Drop Imminent? ▲ Bitwise CIO says Strategy’s STRC could keep fueling Bitcoin’s latest rally ▲ Blockchain Association pushes to remove reputation risk from bank supervision

Scenario Shifts

▲ Late Cycle: Crypto stress and inflation persistence suggest late-cycle dynamics strengthening ▲ Recession: Crypto liquidations and asset quality concerns point to potential downturn risks ▼ Goldilocks: Multiple stress signals and policy uncertainty reduce goldilocks probability ▲ Stagflation: Inflation persistence concerns and defense spending increases support stagflationary pressures ▲ Hegemony: European defense acceleration and geopolitical tensions reinforce hegemonic competition themes ▲ Displacement: Mining industry AI transition exemplifies ongoing technological displacement accelerating

Regime Check

Risk-on · Neutral

· OVERHEATING · Gauge: 23/100

Upcoming — High Impact

US University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Index (Preliminary)(May) — May 8, 02:00 PM UTC (prev: 49.8) US Unemployment Rate(Apr) — May 8, 12:30 PM UTC (prev: 4.3%) US Seasonally adjusted changes in non-agricultural employment population (thousands)(Apr) — May 8, 12:30 PM UTC (prev: 178) EU Retail Sales (MoM)(Mar) — May 7, 09:00 AM UTC (prev: -0.2%) US Change in ADP employment (thousands)(Apr) — May 6, 12:15 PM UTC (prev: 62.0) EU Producer Price Index (YoY)(Mar) — May 6, 09:00 AM UTC (prev: -3.0%)

Contrarian

• The $1.2B crypto ETP inflows during market stress suggest institutional accumulation may be setting • European defense spending acceleration could signal strength rather than desperation, positioning EU agentcanary.ai | Not financial advice