Caixin: Bitcoin, FAAMNG and Cocoa are the top performers in the global market in 2024

Here is the English translation: The news from Mars Finance reports that according to Caixin, 2024 was a year of bull markets in both Chinese stocks and bonds. Among global assets, virtual currencies and US tech stocks performed impressively. A strong US dollar put pressure on global exchange rates. Looking at the performance of the global market in 2024, the top tier assets were scarce resources: the highest increase was cocoa (NYBOT futures price) which rose 169.36% for the year, Bitcoin (BTC) rose 133.83%, FAAMNG (the six major US tech stocks: Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Google) rose 60.77%. In addition, Ethereum (ETH) rose 53.41% for the year, NYMEX natural gas rose 45.49%, and the Nasdaq index achieved a 30.78% increase, all of these assets had annual gains exceeding 30%.