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Live updates: Bitcoin, gold and tech futures edge higher as markets await U.S. jobs report

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Bitcoin trades above $86,000 as gold and tech futures rise, with investors expecting 90,000 new U.S. jobs and unemployment to hold at 4.1%.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust

    This price moves with the crypto market

  • COIN Coinbase

    The crypto exchange moves with trading volumes

  • MSTR Strategy

    This company's value is tied to its bitcoin holdings

  • MARA MARA Holdings

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond

    Long-term bonds move when yields change

  • IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond

    Treasury bonds move when yields change

  • RIOT Riot Platforms

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • HOOD Robinhood

    Retail trading apps move with crypto volumes

  • SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

    Short-term bonds move when the Fed changes rates

  • SPY SPDR S&P 500

    Stocks move when the Fed changes the rate path

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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MSTR———————
MARA———————
TLT———————
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RIOT———————
HOOD———————
SHY———————
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Bitcoin trades above $86,000 as gold and tech futures rise, with investors expecting 90,000 new U.S. jobs and unemployment to hold at 4.1%.

Source: CoinDesk

How far Ishares Future Exponential Tech Etf (XT) has moved since 2 Oct 2026

Since the first closing price after “Live updates: Bitcoin, gold and tech futures edge higher as markets await U.S. jobs report,” Ishares Future Exponential Tech Etf (XT) is -3.41%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.08% over the same days, a -2.33% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares Future Exponential Tech Etf (XT)

Companies tied to this story

  • XT Ishares Future Exponential Tech Etf

    For “Live updates: Bitcoin, gold and tech futures edge higher as markets await U.S. jobs report,” Ishares Future Exponential Tech Etf (XT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected XT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: futures, tech. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BITB Bitwise Bitcoin ETF

    In “Live updates: Bitcoin, gold and tech futures edge higher as markets await U.S. jobs report,” Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BITB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BITU Proshares Ultra Bitcoin Etf

    Proshares Ultra Bitcoin Etf (BITU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Oct 2026 story “Live updates: Bitcoin, gold and tech futures edge higher as markets await U.S. jobs report.” Reason on file: GA selected BITU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BITX 2X Bitcoin Strategy Etf

    For “Live updates: Bitcoin, gold and tech futures edge higher as markets await U.S. jobs report,” 2X Bitcoin Strategy Etf (BITX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BITX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FAS Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf

    For “Live updates: Bitcoin, gold and tech futures edge higher as markets await U.S. jobs report,” Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FAS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF

    For “Live updates: Bitcoin, gold and tech futures edge higher as markets await U.S. jobs report,” Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GBTC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Ishares Future Exponential Tech Etf (XT)

On 2 Oct 2026, “Live updates: Bitcoin, gold and tech futures edge higher as markets await U.S. jobs report” is the story that connects Ishares Future Exponential Tech Etf (XT) to this story.

The link for Ishares Future Exponential Tech Etf (XT) is this: GA selected XT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: futures, tech. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB): GA selected BITB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Ishares Future Exponential Tech Etf (XT) price range

BITB traded between 43.26 and 47.30 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 44.34. BITU traded between 13.70 and 16.49 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 14.38. XT traded between 81.72 and 85.12 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 82.02.

What the saved facts support for Ishares Future Exponential Tech Etf (XT)

46 out of 100

“Live updates: Bitcoin, gold and tech futures edge higher as markets await U.S. jobs report” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.