According to @StockMKTNewz, Deutsche Bank has set a year-end 2026 target of 8,000 for the S&P 500, signaling a constructive outlook from a major sell-side bank. According to @StockMKTNewz, such a target is a bullish baseline that equity and multi-asset desks may track when calibrating risk exposure and hedging. According to IMF research (2022), crypto assets have shown increased correlation with U.S. equities since 2020, making a constructive S&P 500 outlook relevant for BTC and ETH beta. According to the IMF research (2022) and the @StockMKTNewz update, traders can treat an SPX-upbeat path as supportive for risk-on positioning in BTC and ETH while monitoring cross-asset flows. According to Cboe’s description of the VIX as a market volatility gauge, watching VIX trends alongside S&P 500 futures can help validate the risk backdrop that may spill over to crypto.