Crypto Markets Continue to See Mixed Signals, Dow Jones Up Over 360 Points

Feb. 15 - crypto markets have continued trading sideways after hitting a multi-month high of daily trading volume of more than $36 billion yesterday, according to CoinMarketCap data.

Bitcoin is slightly down over the past 24 hours, and is trading at $3,626 at press time.

At press time, the biggest cryptocurrency is up around 0.41 percent over the past 7 days, while down some 0.1 on the day.

After surging up to $124 per coin on Feb. 10, Ethereum is holding its weekly momentum, up more than 5 percent over the past 7 days, and up around 0.11 percent on the day.

Ripple, the third top cryptocurrency by market cap, is seeing slight losses today, down 1.38 percent over the past 24 hours.

Trading at $0.3, the coin is also down around 2.60 percent on the week.

Out of top 20 cryptos by market cap, Maker is down the most, with its price tumbling almost 7 percent on the day.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 368 points or around 1.4 percent at press time as J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs outperformed.

The S&P 500 gained 0.84 percent, led by the energy and industrials sectors.

Major oil prices are also seeing a flush of green this Friday, with the Canadian Crude Index rising rising almost 4 percent at press time, while Brent Crude is up by 2.62 percent and West Texas Intermediate has grown by 2.19 percent, according to oilprice.com.