According to @StockMKTNewz, the top S&P 500 performers year-to-date in 2025 are HOOD +249%, WDC +180%, STX +161%, NEM +144%, MU +140%, PLTR +136%, LRCX +96%, AMD +93%, NRG +87%, APP +85%, INTC +85%, CVS +84%, GEV +82%, APH +81%, and GE +80% (source: @StockMKTNewz). The list is concentrated in semiconductors and data storage, alongside a leading retail broker, indicating leadership in high-beta risk exposures (source: @StockMKTNewz). For crypto traders, HOOD’s outsized move is noteworthy because Robinhood offers crypto trading alongside equities, making it a direct public-market proxy for retail crypto activity (source: Robinhood Markets, Inc., Crypto product and regulatory disclosures).