U.S. Stock Futures Dip Slightly as Government Shutdown Concludes—Traders Eye Crypto Volatility for Alpha

Markets exhale—briefly—as Washington kicks the can down the road again.
While traditional assets wobble, Bitcoin quietly tests $37K amid institutional whispers.
Fun fact: The last shutdown saw BTC rally 28%. Coincidence? (Probably. But Wall Street hates uncertainty more than crypto hates regulators.)
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During Wednesday’s regular trading session, the three major indexes closed mixed as investors shifted from tech to value stocks such as those in the healthcare sector. Yesterday, the Dow Jones crossed the 48,000 mark for the first time, gaining 0.68%. The S&P 500 added 0.06%, while the Nasdaq slipped 0.26%.
Coming to trending stocks, Walt Disney (DIS) shares were down 4% in pre-market trading after the media giant reported mixed results for the fiscal fourth quarter. Meanwhile, Cisco (CSCO) stock jumped 7% in reaction to upbeat results for the fiscal first quarter.