The Endgame of AI Is Power: Nuclear ETFs Surge — Too Late to Buy?
At the beginning of 2026, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced in its public statement and restructuring outline that it aims to shorten the approval cycle for new nuclear reactors to approximately 18 months. The policy discussion also cited growing electricity demand from data centers and other high-energy-consuming industries as a key backdrop for capacity expansion. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Energy continues to support nuclear power through loan guarantees and demonstration projects, including advanced reactors and life extensions or restarts of existing plants. From a year-to-date total return perspective in 2026, nuclear-related ETFs have delivered notable gains: $Global X Uranium ETF(URA)$ is up approximately 28.5%, leadin
As diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran are expected to take place later this week, President Donald Trump once again issued a warning to Iran’s leadership. In the futures market, crude oil prices fell for the first time in three days. Brent crude dropped about 2% in early London trading to around $68 per barrel, while WTI crude declined roughly 2.1% to near $63 per barrel. Brent Crude Among energy ETFs with exposure to oil, year-to-date performance shows that $Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund(XLE)$ has risen 18.2%, $Vanguard Energy ETF(VDE)$ is up 17.9%, $Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf(XOP)$ has gained 13.9%,
Last week, gold saw a sharp correction after hitting a record high of 5,595.4 USD per ounce, briefly falling to 4,460 USD. Today, gold has moved back above 5,000 USD per ounce, with an intraday high of 5,092.3 USD. Over the past two trading days, prices have rebounded by more than 8.5%. Silver experienced an even more violent move. At its peak, silver briefly surged above 121 USD, before suffering the largest single-day drop on record, plunging 26.9% to 79 USD. The decline was significantly deeper than that of gold. Today, silver has reclaimed the 90 USD level, marking a recovery of 13.2%. Among physical gold ETFs, $SPDR Gold ETF(GLD)$ rose 6.4% on the day and $Gold Trust Ishares(IAU)$ gained 6.2%, closely
Tariffs finalized — Indian stocks surge! Which ETFs are worth watching?
On Monday evening, Donald Trump announced a new 18% tariff rate on Indian goods, lower than the 20% imposed on Vietnam and Bangladesh. Compared with the punitive tariffs of up to 50% introduced in August last year, the move is a clear positive for India’s labor-intensive export sectors, including apparel, footwear, and jewelry. On the back of this policy adjustment, Indian equities rallied across the board. Trump said the decision was made after a phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Following the announcement, the NSE Nifty 50 jumped as much as 2.85% intraday, while the S&P BSE Sensex 30 also rose 2.83%. India-related ETFs also saw gains: VWO, the largest dollar-denominated ETF, rose 0.5% daily; INDA and EPI gained 3.0%; FLIN increased 2.6%; and SMIN climbed 3.4%. Prev
Epic-level shock — has silver finally hit the top?
Yesterday, silver surged by as much as 14%, soaring past the $117 mark! However, the rally proved short-lived as silver plunged sharply during the session, with gains narrowing from 14% to less than 1%, leaving behind a long upper shadow! Silver-related ETFs also experienced massive volatility: $iShares Silver Trust(SLV)$ narrowed its gains from over 14% to 5.8%, $ProShares Ultra Silver(AGQ)$ retreated from nearly 30% to 9.7%, $Global X Silver Miners ETF(SIL)$ fell from over 6% to 0.4%, and $Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF(SILJ)$ even dropped 1%: In technical analysis, a long upper shadow forming at elevated levels often s
Gold Hits New All-Time High — Is $5,000 This Year Really That Crazy?
Lately, the question everyone keeps asking is pretty simple: “Gold has already run this far — is there still upside?”The most intriguing aspect of gold's recent performance isn't the magnitude of its gains, but its remarkable resilience after hitting historic highs—it simply refuses to fall. Many anticipated a sharp downward move, only to see the price consolidate at elevated levels. Today, gold reached a new all-time high of $4,722.78.Looking at gold ETFs, the overnight session tells the same story. $SPDR Gold ETF(GLD)$ was up 2.83%, $Gold Trust Ishares(IAU)$ gained 2.89%, and $VanEck Gold Miners ETF(GDX)$ jumped 3.83%. On the leveraged side,
Since the start of 2026, copper prices have remained volatile but biased higher. On January 14, LME copper surged to $13,407 per ton, marking a new all-time high. As of today, copper is trading at $12,939.5 per ton. While prices have seen some intraday fluctuations and a modest rebound, copper has clearly slipped back below the $13,000 level.Copper ETF Performance: Most copper mining-themed ETFs have delivered annualized returns exceeding 10% since the start of the year. The recent pullback following copper's price surge is also reflected in the after-hours price movements of copper ETFs. In today's after-hours trading, $Global X Copper Miners ETF(COPX)$ —the largest fund by assets—fell 0.01%, while $United S