Gold and bitcoin set anti-records on February 2, falling to levels of $4621 and $74,592 respectively. By evening, the decline slowed down. Alexei Tretyakov, a manager with 25 years of experience in the financial market and author of the Telegram channel <a href="https://web.telegram.org/k/#@warwisdom">War, Wealth &amp; Wisdom</a>, believes that what is happening is a reason for holders of stablecoins to think.

The synchronized fall of gold and bitcoin: why it matters for stablecoin

The market was supported by good data on manufacturing activity

Stocks in the U.S. returned to growth after a series of declines. Gold slowed down

Gold prices have become more volatile than bitcoin quotes, Bloomberg has <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-02/gold-volatility-tops-bitcoin-in-wildest-price-swings-since-2008">calculated</a>. According to the agency, the 30-day volatility of gold exceeded 44% - this has not happened since the 2008 crisis, notes Bloomberg, emphasizing that - for comparison - bitcoin volatility for the same period was about 39%.

Gold's volatility has surpassed bitcoin. It is at its highest since 2008

The Walt Disney Company

The company credited the success of "Zveropolis 2" as well as the new installments of the "Avatar" and "Predator" franchises

Disney reported record parks revenue and streaming growth. Why did the stock fall?

The precious metals have fallen sharply in price, but sentiment on them varies considerably

'Total madness': how one of the most dramatic gold and silver collapses unfolded

Despite the <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/ceny-na-zoloto-za-nedelu-vzleteli-i-upali-bolee-cem-na-500-cto-budet-dal-se">collapse in precious metals prices</a> at the end of last week and the beginning of this week, JPMorgan expects gold to rise to $6300 per ounce by the end of 2026. This estimate implies a 33% increase from current levels. Deutsche Bank did not change its target for gold either, its analysts expect gold at $6000 per ounce.

JPMorgan, despite price collapse, expects gold to rise to $6300. Will the rally recover?

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Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

Morning in New York: investors fleeing risk

The dollar does not look like a reliable defense against Donald Trump's unpredictable actions, DoubleLine Capital states

"Not volatility, but devaluation": the market is waiting for the dollar to decline despite the rebound

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iShares Biotechnology ETF

On January 28, the S&amp;P index <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/s-p-500-vpervye-v-istorii-prevysil-7000-punktov">hit the</a> 7,000 mark for the first time, fueled by optimism around artificial intelligence and expectations of corporate results. Two days later, a 10% drop in Microsoft shares triggered a large-scale sell-off. Oninvest asked Alexei Primak, founder of the Institute of Financial and Investment Technologies, what trends await us in February and where $10000 should be invested. His choice: the technology market (S&amp;P 500), gold ETFs, and a biotechnology fund.

Where to invest $10,000 in February: an example of a simple investment portfolio

Gold and silver on February 2 continue the large-scale sell-off that began last week. The correction has spilled over to bitcoin, which hit a ten-month low. Financier Sergey Romanchuk writes in his <a href="https://web.telegram.org/k/#@sergey_romanchuk">Telegram channel</a> that bitcoin was once positioned by the cryptocommunity as digital gold, but in the end, gold became a substitute for cryptocurrencies. We publish his post without bills.

Gold instead of bitcoin: how precious metals have become the new speculative game

Oil prices on Monday, February 2, were down more than 5% at the moment, marking their biggest one-day drop in more than six months, Seeking Alpha <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/news/4545131-oil-hits-six-month-low-as-iran-de-escalation-talks-spur-selloff">pointed out</a>. This is how investors reacted to US President Donald Trump's reports that Iran is in "serious talks" with Washington over the nuclear deal. This could be taken as a signal of a potential de-escalation of the conflict between the US and OPEC member Iran.

"Geopolitics masks 'bearish' trend": oil suffered its worst drop in six months

The value of silver collapsed 12% and bitcoin approached its lowest since Trump's return to the White House

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