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Spot ETH ETF approvals reportedly on SEC desk for end-of-month action.
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The story
Two people familiar with the process tell CNBC the staff has shifted to final review on multiple S-1 amendments. Approval cluster expected within 10 days. ETH/BTC rallied 4% on the report.
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↑ LONG+12% target-5% stop2 weeks tactical
If you missed the BTC ETF run, the second-derivative trade is the brokers that get fee income on launch day. COIN + HOOD outperformed ETH itself by ~3x on BTC approval.
4 stocks · 3-month returnaverage · 3M-7.4%
ETH-9.4%BTC-15.9%COIN-22.8%HOOD+18.6%Average
The house read
Wrong ifSEC delay pushes approval out of the window.
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