The crypto market ends the week with a market cap of $3 trillion.

Shorting out-of-the-money put options might be a better play.

WTI Crude Oil which has been a rather stable marketplace for traders the past few months without massive volatility could face an assortment of tests via values as news develops from the Middle East this coming week.

This week reinforced that markets are being shaped by three forces simultaneously: fragile geopolitics, a maturing and more selective AI investment cycle, and a steady but unspectacular macro backdrop.