Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are easing as the US and Iran move closer to an agreement that could end the war. Multiple outlets are reporting that Iran is expected to respond to a US proposal on Thursday through Pakistan with negotiations advancing on a preliminary 14-point memorandum co | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-0-00-2026-05-07

Markets quiet this hour — SPX at 7365.12, up 0% on the day... VIX at 17.39... No significant market-moving developments in the past thirty minutes. Bitcoin is trading at $81,425, up 0.6% in the past 24 hours. Balance of Trade is on the economic calendar within the next few hours. We are monitoring a | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-19-00-2026-05-07

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Bitcoin is trading at 81397 up 1.3 percent over the past 24 hours as traders digest the latest developments out of the Middle East. In the Asian market China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted his Iranian counterpart in Beijing with the US urging China to press Iran on the Strait of Hormuz. In the US | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-22-00-2026-05-06

Bitcoin is trading at 81025 up 1.1 percent over the past 24 hours and sitting within 2 percent of the 80k level as traders digest easing Middle East tensions. In the Asian market stocks are surging on news of US-Iran negotiation progress with the Nikkei and broader Asia-Pacific indices hitting recor | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-21-00-2026-05-06

Bitcoin is trading at 80928 up 1.4 percent over the past 24 hours and holding near the 80K level as traders assess fresh diplomatic moves in the Middle East. In the Asian market the US is pushing for a UN resolution to curb Iran's alleged aggression in the Strait of Hormuz with a draft that could tr | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-20-00-2026-05-06

Markets quiet this hour — SPX at 7259.22, up 0% on the day... VIX at 17.38... No significant market-moving developments in the past thirty minutes. Bitcoin is trading at $81,102, up 1.4% in the past 24 hours. AIB Services PMI is on the economic calendar within the next few hours. We are monitoring a | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-19-00-2026-05-06

Markets quiet this hour — SPX at 7259.22, up 0% on the day... VIX at 17.38... No significant market-moving developments in the past thirty minutes. Bitcoin is trading at $81,435, up 1.5% in the past 24 hours. Consumer Confidence is on the economic calendar within the next few hours. We are monitorin | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-18-00-2026-05-05

U.S. efforts to keep vessels moving through the Strait of Hormuz are intensifying as Washington insists its military operation in Iran is over and the ceasefire is holding. According to multiple outlets this development is keeping crude oil elevated with U.S. gasoline prices already up sharply sinc | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-17-00-2026-05-05

Bitcoin is trading at 81557 dollars up 2 percent over the past 24 hours and sitting within 2 percent of the 80k level as risk appetite returns in Asian trade. In the Asian market early strength in crypto is lifting sentiment with European pre-market futures pointing to a firmer open for equities. In | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-16-00-2026-05-05