1 PM Market Flash: SPX Holds Near Highs as VIX Dips | Sanara MedTech Turns Profitable | Ave Maria Fund Crushes S&P | Bitcoin Surges Near 80

US stocks are holding near record territory with the SPX trading at 7494.82, down just 0.08 percent on the session as traders digest mixed corporate earnings and await the next policy signal. The VIX is at 17.35, down 0.91 percent from the previous close, signaling modest complacency in equity options. Sanara MedTech delivered its first GAAP profit in years on 19 percent revenue growth and gross margins above 93 percent, while the Ave Maria Value Focused Fund posted a 19.97 percent total return for the first quarter against a negative 4.33 percent for the S&P 500. In the crypto market, Bitcoin is trading at 81546 dollars, up 3.1 percent over the past 24 hours and sitting within 2 percent of the 80K level, reflecting broad risk appetite that often compresses implied volatility for US options traders. I am your VixShield news reporter. Back to you, Russell.