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Post-Close Edition · Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Crude oil spikes 5.46% and drags stocks lower across the board Gold falls 2.86% on a risk-off day, the tell that this is a rates move, not fear.
The Daily Digest
- 01Crude oil jumps 5.46%, the move that set the tone for the session
- 02S&P 500 falls 0.69% as the oil spike sours risk appetite
- 03Nasdaq 100 drops 1.27%, the worst of the major indices
- 04Technology sector down 1.53%, the heaviest sector loss
- 05Energy up 1.27%, bid alongside utilities at 0.78% and healthcare at 0.66%
- 06Gold sinks 2.86% even with stocks falling
- 07Silver drops 3.68%, the steepest decline on the board
- 08Russell 2000 off 1.14% as small caps follow the broad risk-off
- 09TLT falls 0.79% as long Treasury yields push higher
- 10Bitcoin slides 1.91% to $77,330, Solana down 3.8%
- 11Dollar index edges up to 99.64, USD/JPY at 160.16
- 12CNN Fear and Greed Index at 45, in Fear
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Crude Oil yesterday, you'd have $1,054.60 today.
The Big Picture
Oil did the damage. Crude jumped 5.46%, and everything priced off cheap energy went the other way. The S&P 500 fell 0.69%, the Nasdaq 100 dropped 1.27%, and technology led sector losses, down 1.53%. Higher energy costs mean stickier inflation, which means fewer rate cuts, which is why long bonds sold too: TLT fell 0.79%. The odd part is metals. Gold dropped 2.86% and silver 3.68% on a day stocks fell. That is not a fear trade, it is a rates trade, and it points to positioning being unwound rather than money running for cover. Energy rose 1.27%, utilities 0.78%, healthcare 0.66%. Crypto took the same hit as tech: Bitcoin down 1.91% to $77,330, Solana down 3.8%. Watch whether crude holds the gain. Fear and Greed sits at 45.Fear & Greed Index
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| S&P 500 | 761.78 | -0.69% |
| Nasdaq 100 | 707.64 | -1.27% |
| Dow Jones | 527.75 | -0.72% |
| Russell 2000 | 290.57 | -1.14% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 77,330.00 | -1.91% |
| Ethereum | 2,416.56 | -2.23% |
| Solana | 99.73 | -3.80% |
| XRP | 1.35 | -2.78% |
| Cardano | 0.20 | -1.71% |
| Commodities | ||
| Silver | 57.92 | -3.68% |
| Natural Gas | 10.58 | +0.38% |
| Gold | 396.75 | -2.86% |
| Crude Oil | 141.00 | +5.46% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| 1-3Y Treasury | 81.59% | -0.37% |
| Short 20Y | 38.47% | +0.84% |
| 20Y Treasury | 81.87% | -0.79% |
| Forex | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.16 | -0.05% |
| USD/JPY | 160.16 | +0.27% |
| GBP/USD | 1.35 | -0.06% |
| Dollar Index | 99.64 | +0.09% |
| Sectors | ||
| Technology | 183.64 | -1.53% |
| Energy | 64.77 | +1.27% |
| Utilities | 42.56 | +0.78% |
| Financials | 57.20 | -0.88% |
| Healthcare | 171.67 | +0.66% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 17.80 | +3.01% |