According to @StockMKTNewz, US stock index futures trading has resumed, signaling the approach of the cash market open and offering an early read on risk sentiment for traders; source: x.com/StockMKTNewz/status/1990117547073491165. CME Group indicates equity index futures on CME Globex provide near 24-hour price discovery and reopen Sunday at 6 p.m. ET, making futures moves a key pre-market signal before the New York cash session; source: cmegroup.com/markets/equities.html. IMF research documents a sharp post-2020 rise in the correlation between Bitcoin and US equities, implying that notable S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures moves can spill over to BTC and ETH pricing during pre-market and overnight sessions; source: imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2022/01/11/Crypto-Prices-Move-More-in-Sync-With-Stocks. For crypto traders, monitoring S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures during reopen can help gauge near-term risk appetite and potential volatility in BTC and ETH pairs on major exchanges; sources: imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2022/01/11/Crypto-Prices-Move-More-in-Sync-With-Stocks and cmegroup.com/markets/equities.html.