Stock index futures tied to the S&P 500 fell by an implied $300 billion in the first minute after trading opened, then reversed to gain back $350 billion within six minutes, according to figures cited by The Kobeissi Letter and reported by Cointelegraph.
Stock index futures · S&P 500
A $650B swing in S&P 500 futures within minutes of the open, after Jensen Huang news
Implied value in S&P 500-linked futures dropped about $300B in the first minute of trading, then recovered about $350B within six minutes. The details of the Nvidia CEO news behind the move were not available.
$300B
Implied drop in the first minute after the open
$350B
Implied gain back within six minutes
~$650B
Total implied movement in a very short window
Drop vs. recovery, drawn to scale
Each block = $50B in implied value. Columns are built from the same unit.
+$350B
Within six minutes
The recovery column is one block taller than the drop column, so the rebound exceeded the initial decline in implied value.
1. Shock
Futures open and implied value falls about $300B in one minute.
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2. Absorption
Buying returns and implied value recovers about $350B in six minutes.
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3. Open question
The cause and the lasting significance remain unconfirmed.
Read with caution
These are implied futures values, not a settled loss for investors
The figures reflect how futures pricing shifted, not a completed change in the value of listed stocks.
No independent confirmation of the calculation was available.
No breakdown of trading volume was available.
It is unclear how much of the drop reflected the Huang news versus other order flow or thin early-session liquidity.
Official market data and the specific statement behind the reaction are needed to judge its lasting significance.
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