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In terms of news, on March 6, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that Lumentum will be included in the S&P 500 Index, effective March 23, 2026. In addition, on March 2, Nvidia announced a $2 billion investment and reached a multi-year strategic cooperation with Lumentum, including a commitment to purchase billions of dollars worth of high-end laser components, focusing on AI data center optical technology.

ChainCatcher News: According to a post by Greeks.live on the X platform, this Wednesday will see the release of the US February CPI data, Thursday will have unemployment numbers, and Friday will feature the January PCE price index—three important macroeconomic indicators. However, in terms of real impact, the military action taken by the US and Israel against Iran, which has affected the Strait of Hormuz and global oil transportation, is the true macro event influencing the market.

BlockBeats News, March 9th: Analyst Adam from Greeks.live announced on social media that this Wednesday the U.S. CPI data for February will be released, Thursday will see the unemployment claims data, and Friday will feature the January PCE Price Index, three key macro data points. However, in terms of actual impact, the macro event that truly affected the market was the global oil transportation disruption caused by the U.S. military action against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Starting last week, there was a significant increase in major term implied volatilities, with BTC's short-term IV currently above 65% and ETH's short-term IV above 80%, both reaching recent highs. Market volatility expectations for this month continue to rise, and skew has been noticeably decreasing in recent days, indicating a persistent increase in market demand for downside protection.