Markets
Market Pulse
Post-Close Edition · Monday, August 17, 2026
Stocks slip as crude jumps 2.9% and long bonds sell off Gold, silver and bitcoin all catch a bid while financials drop 1%, the day's worst sector.
The Daily Digest
- 01Crude oil up 2.91%, the largest move on the board and the session's driver
- 02S&P 500 down 0.47% as the oil spike revives inflation worry
- 03Dow Jones down 0.49%, the weakest of the major indices
- 04Nasdaq 100 off just 0.16% as tech holds up best
- 05Financials down 1%, the worst sector despite a higher long end
- 06Energy up 1.08%, the strongest sector on the crude move
- 07TLT down 0.84% as long-dated Treasury yields push higher
- 08Silver up 1.86% and gold up 1% as hard assets catch an inflation bid
- 09Bitcoin up 2.08% to $64,315, leading risk assets higher
- 10Dollar index slips 0.16% to 99.45 with EUR/USD at 1.1593
- 11Fear and Greed Index holds at 60, still in Greed despite the red screen
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Crude Oil yesterday, you'd have $1,029.10 today.
The Big Picture
Oil did the damage. Crude jumped 2.91%, the biggest move on the board, and that was enough to nudge inflation expectations higher and knock the major indices back. The S&P 500 lost 0.47%, the Dow 0.49%, and long Treasuries fell 0.84% as yields at the long end climbed. The rotation underneath is the tell. Energy rose 1.08% and tech held nearly flat, while financials dropped 1%, the worst sector, and utilities slipped. Gold added 1%, silver 1.86% and bitcoin 2.08% to $64,315. Money is not fleeing risk, it is moving into things that hold value when prices rise. Watch the dollar. It slipped 0.16% even with long yields rising, an odd pairing. Fear and Greed sits at 60, so the crowd is still leaning greedy into a session that quietly repriced inflation.Fear & Greed Index
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| S&P 500 | 772.67 | -0.47% |
| Nasdaq 100 | 729.87 | -0.16% |
| Dow Jones | 534.19 | -0.49% |
| Russell 2000 | 304.06 | -0.34% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 64,315.00 | +2.08% |
| Ethereum | 1,907.06 | +1.33% |
| Solana | 75.93 | +1.15% |
| XRP | 1.00 | +0.38% |
| Cardano | 0.17 | -1.65% |
| Commodities | ||
| Silver | 59.57 | +1.86% |
| Natural Gas | 9.83 | -0.91% |
| Gold | 405.49 | +1.00% |
| Crude Oil | 130.29 | +2.91% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| 1-3Y Treasury | 82.00% | 0.00% |
| Short 20Y | 39.09% | +1.59% |
| 20Y Treasury | 81.35% | -0.84% |
| Forex | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.16 | +0.22% |
| USD/JPY | 159.23 | +0.14% |
| GBP/USD | 1.36 | +0.17% |
| Dollar Index | 99.45 | -0.16% |
| Sectors | ||
| Technology | 190.32 | +0.16% |
| Utilities | 44.18 | -0.29% |
| Energy | 62.58 | +1.08% |
| Financials | 57.58 | -1.00% |
| Healthcare | 167.05 | -0.19% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 18.82 | +1.02% |