Shares of Nvidia-backed CoreWeave opened for trading on Friday, raising $1.5 billion and making it the biggest U.S. tech IPO since 2021, even after it was priced below the expected range.

Share prices are driven by general expectations and then validated by financial results.

Wall Street likes predictability. And that's proving quite elusive these days. Which explains why stocks have been performing poorly of late.

A look at a one month chart shows WTI Crude Oil is within the higher elements of its price range.

The dollar's weakness in Q1 coincided with a pullback in US equities. European investors bought a record amount of US shares in 2024, which helped lift the greenback.

Ethereum price has crashed by over 55% from its highest point in 2024.