US stocks generally decline, market volatility at year-end

On December 31, news from 4E monitoring shows that US stocks fell across the board on Monday without any obvious negative news, with the three major indices down about 1%. Aside from Nvidia rising 0.35%, many tech giants experienced declines.

However, the S&P rose about 24% for the year, the Dow about 13%, marking the best performance since 2021, while the Nasdaq approached 30%, achieving the longest consecutive quarterly rise.

The cryptocurrency market is under pressure, with Bitcoin continuing to pull back after hitting a new high on December 17, dropping to $91,530 last night amid strong selling pressure, down over 15% from its peak, yet still up nearly 110% for the year.

Altcoins followed the decline, with most gains erased, but AI concept Meme tokens surged against the trend, with ai16z and ELIZA hitting new highs, showing clear inflows of capital.

In the forex market, the US dollar index rose about 0.1%, approaching a two-year high, with a cumulative increase of 6.7% this year; the euro and pound have cumulatively fallen against the dollar by 5.7% and 1.2%, respectively.

Oil prices saw a slight increase, with US crude near $71, up over 1%, while spot gold fell over 0.5% to $2,600, but still up nearly 27% for the year.

Market trading is thin at year-end, with profit-taking prevalent; under tight liquidity, declines are easier to occur. Historically, after large institutions adjust their portfolios at year-end, the probability of a market rise in January is relatively high.

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