Market recap

February 2025 in returns

February 2025 was one of the widest crypto-versus-stock splits on the board. 2 of 84 coins finished the month green (2%) versus 440 of 866 stocks (51%). The majors: Bitcoin -17.7%, Ethereum -32.2%; the S&P 500 -1.4%, the Nasdaq -4.0%. SMCI (+45%) and BABA (+34%) led the large-cap gainers; TTD (-41%) and WST (-32%) fell hardest.

Biggest single large-cap move this month: SMCI (Supermicro) at +45%. This is a look back at the numbers, not financial advice — see our Terms.