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Market Pulse
Post-Close Edition · Monday, August 24, 2026
Nasdaq 100 falls 1% as money rotates out of tech Financials climb 1.29% and the Dow closes green while long Treasury yields ease lower.
The Daily Digest
- 01Nasdaq 100 down 1% as the Technology sector drops 1.78%
- 02S&P 500 slips 0.29%, cushioned by rotation into value names
- 03Dow Jones up 0.27%, the only major index to close green
- 04Financials up 1.29%, the strongest sector on the board
- 05Utilities up 1.05% as cash hunts defensive yield
- 06Russell 2000 down 0.66% as small caps follow the risk-off tone
- 07TLT up 0.62% as long Treasury yields ease lower
- 08Gold up 0.79% on a steady haven bid
- 09Crude oil down 1.8%, pulling the Energy sector 0.83% lower
- 10Bitcoin up 1.91% to $78,892, ignoring the equity wobble
- 11Dollar index up 0.33% to 99 as EUR/USD slides to 1.1664
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Bitcoin yesterday, you'd have $1,019.10 today.
The Big Picture
This was a rotation, not a retreat. Technology fell 1.78% and dragged the Nasdaq 100 down 1%. The money did not leave the market though. It moved. Financials gained 1.29%, utilities 1.05%, and the Dow closed up 0.27%. Long Treasuries rose 0.62%, which means long yields eased, a tailwind for the dividend payers investors were buying. Gold added 0.79% while crude fell 1.8%, taking energy stocks down 0.83% with it. The dollar firmed 0.33%. Here is the tension. CNN's Fear and Greed Index still reads 55, squarely in greed, and Bitcoin climbed 1.91% to $78,892 while stocks sagged. Neither of those looks like fear. That makes this a positioning shift rather than a scare, and it holds only while yields keep drifting lower.Fear & Greed Index
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| S&P 500 | 763.47 | -0.29% |
| Nasdaq 100 | 706.32 | -1.00% |
| Dow Jones | 533.65 | +0.27% |
| Russell 2000 | 297.97 | -0.66% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 78,892.00 | +1.91% |
| Ethereum | 2,473.07 | +1.01% |
| Solana | 96.51 | +1.48% |
| XRP | 1.48 | -1.76% |
| Cardano | 0.22 | -2.45% |
| Commodities | ||
| Silver | 62.20 | -0.83% |
| Natural Gas | 10.15 | +1.60% |
| Gold | 426.69 | +0.79% |
| Crude Oil | 132.21 | -1.80% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| 1-3Y Treasury | 82.00% | -0.01% |
| Short 20Y | 38.03% | -1.22% |
| 20Y Treasury | 82.56% | +0.62% |
| Forex | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.17 | -0.30% |
| USD/JPY | 159.12 | +0.26% |
| GBP/USD | 1.36 | -0.16% |
| Dollar Index | 99.00 | +0.33% |
| Sectors | ||
| Technology | 180.05 | -1.78% |
| Energy | 63.11 | -0.83% |
| Utilities | 43.22 | +1.05% |
| Financials | 58.22 | +1.29% |
| Healthcare | 174.70 | +0.05% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 18.24 | +0.16% |