[Stifel Strategist: Bitcoin Peaking Is Not a Good Sign for U.S. Stocks] Golden Finance reported that Stifel Nicolaus & Co. said that investors lost interest in cryptocurrencies after Bitcoin hit a record high last month, which more broadly indicates that the enthusiasm for risk assets and U.S. stocks is fading. The team led by Barry Bannister, the company's chief equity strategist, said that the peak of Bitcoin portends a weakening stock market. Bannister said that after the Federal Reserve's policy began to shift in the fourth quarter of 2023, Bitcoin and the Nasdaq 100 Index are synonymous with "speculative fever." The Fed's dovish stance has sparked market frenzy, and Bitcoin "may be peaking."