Stock futures are higher-Oil Shed - Bitcoin snapped losing 5 months streak to start the month as optimism around Iran war ending grows

https://www.investopedia.com/stock-market-today-dow-jones-s-and-p-500-04012026-11940240 Stock futures rose on Wednesday, while oil prices declined to start the month, as hope grew that an end to the U.S.-Iran war was on the horizon. Futures linked to the S&P 500 were last up 0.8%, and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 371 points, or 0.8%. Tuesday’s broad market rally lifted bitcoin into positive territory to close out March trading. The flagship cryptocurrency rose 2% on Tuesday to end the month up 1.43% at $67,802.36, per Coin Metrics. That was bitcoin’s first positive month in six. However, it still ended the first quarter down 22.36%, marking its second straight quarterly decline and its first back-to-back drop since 2022. Investors will get more clues on the path forward for the U.S.-Iran war Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET, with Trump set to deliver an address “to the nation to provide an important update.”