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Market Pulse

Post-Close Edition · Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Stocks fade 0.3% as energy and utilities absorb the megacap outflow Small caps buck the drift, silver drops 1.45%, and Fear and Greed still reads 61.


The Daily Digest

  1. 01S&P 500 slips 0.32% in a low-conviction drift lower
  2. 02Nasdaq 100 down 0.34% as megacap tech leads the fade
  3. 03Dow Jones off 0.32%, matching the broad large-cap pullback
  4. 04Russell 2000 up 0.34%, small caps buck the selling
  5. 05Energy sector jumps 1.25%, top performer as crude rallies
  6. 06Crude oil up 1.34%, the day's biggest commodity move
  7. 07Utilities climb 1.16% as defensive cash finds a home
  8. 08Silver drops 1.45% and gold slides 0.39% as metals unwind
  9. 0920Y Treasuries firm 0.16%, long bonds catch a modest bid
  10. 10Dollar index edges up 0.14% to 99.82, USD/JPY at 159.20
  11. 11Bitcoin down 0.72% to $63,640, with Cardano off 3.72%

Top Movers

Gainers

OILCrude Oil+1.34%
XLEEnergy+1.25%
XLUUtilities+1.16%
USD/JPYUSD/JPY+0.35%
RUTRussell 2000+0.34%

Losers

ADACardano-3.72%
SLVSilver-1.45%
BTCBitcoin-0.72%
NATGASNatural Gas-0.69%
SOLSolana-0.59%

What If?

If you had put $1,000 into Crude Oil yesterday, you'd have $1,013.40 today.


The Big Picture

A quiet fade, not a selloff. The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow each gave back about 0.3%, with no single catalyst behind it. Money did not leave the market so much as move around inside it: the Russell 2000 added 0.34%, so the pressure was on the megacaps, not stocks broadly. Follow the money and the rotation is clear. Energy jumped 1.25% as crude climbed 1.34%, and utilities gained 1.16%. Those two rarely lead together: one is a bet on higher oil prices, the other is where cash hides. Metals went the other way, silver down 1.45% and gold down 0.39%, while the dollar firmed 0.14%. The tension: Fear and Greed sits at 61, still Greed, with long bonds bid and crypto soft. Positioning is optimistic, the tape is not.

Fear & Greed Index

61Greed
0255075100

Market Overview

Indices
S&P 500770.56-0.32%
Nasdaq 100718.45-0.34%
Dow Jones537.28-0.32%
Russell 2000300.99+0.34%
Crypto
Bitcoin63,640.00-0.72%
Ethereum1,879.30+0.08%
Solana75.89-0.59%
XRP1.02-0.19%
Cardano0.19-3.72%
Commodities
Natural Gas10.07-0.69%
Silver58.55-1.45%
Gold400.96-0.39%
Crude Oil127.61+1.34%
Bonds & Rates
20Y Treasury82.19%+0.16%
1-3Y Treasury81.87%+0.02%
Short 20Y38.29%-0.42%
Forex
EUR/USD1.15-0.13%
USD/JPY159.20+0.35%
GBP/USD1.35-0.03%
Dollar Index99.82+0.14%
Sectors
Energy60.93+1.25%
Technology186.09-0.12%
Healthcare168.01-0.26%
Financials57.80-0.02%
Utilities43.63+1.16%
Volatility
VIX19.30-1.28%