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Post-Close Edition · Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Nasdaq 100 drops 1.69% as money rotates out of tech Energy and healthcare climb while silver falls 3.58%, a selloff that looks like rotation, not fear.
The Daily Digest
- 01Nasdaq 100 falls 1.69% as tech leads a broad de-risking session
- 02Technology sector drops 2.47%, the worst performer on the board
- 03S&P 500 slips 0.68% as energy and healthcare cushion the damage
- 04Dow Jones off just 0.24%, defended by value and industrial names
- 05Russell 2000 down 1.26% as small caps follow the risk-off tone
- 06Energy up 1.76%, the day's best sector with crude holding firm
- 07Healthcare adds 1.6% and financials gain 0.45% in a clear rotation out of tech
- 08Silver tumbles 3.58% and gold sheds 1.71% in a sharp precious metals unwind
- 09Natural gas jumps 2.75%, the strongest commodity move of the session
- 10TLT, the 20Y Treasury ETF, rises 0.38% as cash moves into long bonds
- 11Dollar index firms 0.19% to 99.64 with USD/JPY up 0.3% to 159.70
- 12Bitcoin holds at $64,560, up 0.39%, ignoring the equity selloff
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Natural Gas yesterday, you'd have $1,027.50 today.
The Big Picture
Tech carried the losses. The technology sector fell 2.47% and dragged the Nasdaq 100 down 1.69%, while the Dow gave up just 0.24%. That gap is the whole story: this was a sale of one crowded corner of the market, not a broad exit. The money did not leave. Energy rose 1.76%, healthcare added 1.6%, financials gained 0.45%, and long dated Treasuries caught a bid. Classic rotation. The odd piece is metals. Silver dropped 3.58% and gold 1.71%, which is not what happens in a genuine fear day. That looks like crowded positions being unwound alongside tech. Fear and Greed sits at 54, dead neutral, and bitcoin barely moved. Watch whether the metals selling stops here or turns into something wider.Fear & Greed Index
54Neutral
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| S&P 500 | 767.45 | -0.68% |
| Nasdaq 100 | 717.51 | -1.69% |
| Dow Jones | 532.91 | -0.24% |
| Russell 2000 | 300.23 | -1.26% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 64,560.00 | +0.39% |
| Ethereum | 1,912.38 | +0.28% |
| Solana | 76.89 | +1.27% |
| XRP | 1.00 | -0.35% |
| Cardano | 0.17 | -0.72% |
| Commodities | ||
| Silver | 57.44 | -3.58% |
| Natural Gas | 10.10 | +2.75% |
| Gold | 398.55 | -1.71% |
| Crude Oil | 130.66 | +0.28% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| 1-3Y Treasury | 82.02% | +0.02% |
| Short 20Y | 38.88% | -0.54% |
| 20Y Treasury | 81.66% | +0.38% |
| Forex | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.16 | -0.15% |
| USD/JPY | 159.70 | +0.30% |
| GBP/USD | 1.35 | -0.25% |
| Dollar Index | 99.64 | +0.19% |
| Sectors | ||
| Technology | 185.62 | -2.47% |
| Energy | 63.68 | +1.76% |
| Utilities | 44.02 | -0.36% |
| Financials | 57.84 | +0.45% |
| Healthcare | 169.73 | +1.60% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 18.86 | +0.21% |