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Why are crypto and stock markets crashing so hard today?

Source Cryptopolitan

Markets are in free fall. Over the past two months, the S&P 500 and crypto have lost a staggering $5.5 trillion in market value. That’s an insane amount of money gone in record time.

The sell-off has been so brutal that sentiment has flipped from Extreme Greed to Extreme Fear practically overnight.

The S&P 500 has erased $4.5 trillion since February 20th alone. That’s $350 billion per day for 13 straight days. The Nasdaq is now 8% away from bear market territory, something it hasn’t seen since 2022.

Meanwhile, crypto has been completely wrecked, crashing $1.3 trillion in market cap since its peak on December 16th. That’s a 33% drop in just three months, an average of $15.5 billion lost every single day for 84 days straight.

Big money is pulling out first

The trade war is being blamed for this collapse, but that’s not the full story. Institutional investors started bailing long before the drop even began. Heading into 2025, hedge fund exposure to Magnificent 7 stocks hit a 22-month low.

That means the biggest players on Wall Street started reducing their risk before the crash happened, leaving retail investors to hold the bag.

On February 9th, institutional investors built the largest Ethereum short position in history. At the same time, retail traders were diving headfirst into crypto, fueled by optimism over the US Strategic Reserve.

That didn’t end well. Even when the US Bitcoin Reserve was confirmed, the market sold off instead of rallying, turning it into a classic sell-the-news event.

The shift in risk sentiment has been so extreme that even firms like Apollo—who just two months ago predicted a 0% chance of a US recession—are now scrambling to adjust their outlook. Fear is completely taking over.

The outflows are breaking records

Money is fleeing every corner of the market. Crypto funds alone lost $2.6 billion last week, the biggest weekly outflow ever recorded. That’s $500 million more than the previous record set in 2024.

The S&P 500 has been hit just as hard. US small-cap stocks saw $3.5 billion in outflows, the most since December 18th. Mid-cap funds lost $2.1 billion, and sectoral funds dumped another $4.5 billion, with $1.9 billion of that coming from tech stocks alone.

The Volatility Index (VIX) has shot up over 70% in a single month, signaling that wild price swings are here to stay. Wall Street traders are now preparing for 1,000+ point swings in the Dow to become routine.

Tech stocks have taken some of the biggest hits. MicroStrategy has plunged 16%, Tesla is down 14%, and Palantir has fallen 10%. Even big names like Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Nvidia, Amazon, Netflix, and Microsoft have all lost between 4% and 7%.

The S&P 500’s $4.5 trillion wipeout has left the Nasdaq 100 just 7% away from bear market territory. Meanwhile, crypto’s $1.3 trillion crash is raising the question: Has the 2025 crypto bear market already begun?

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