$1T wiped from US stock market at open amid volatility

US equities shed roughly $1 trillion in market value at the open amid sharp volatility, a loss large enough to reinforce risk aversion across investor portfolios. The drop rippled through broader market sentiment, with the selloff framed as a potential drag on economic confidence rather than an isolated equity event. Crypto markets, which have grown increasingly sensitive to macro risk appetite, face pressure as traders watch whether the equity drawdown deepens or stabilizes. The scale of the single-session loss makes it a key signal for how institutions may reposition exposure across both traditional and digital assets. What to watch next is whether the volatility persists into the close and whether crypto holds its correlation to equities or decouples.