Markets
Market Pulse
Pre-Market Edition · Thursday, September 17, 2026
Stocks, bonds and gold all rally pre-market as rate cut bets build Nasdaq 100 up 1.32% and silver up 3.56%, but Fear and Greed still reads 30.
The Daily Digest
- 01Nasdaq 100 up 1.32% pre-market as tech leads a broad risk bid
- 02S&P 500 up 0.93% while the Dow lags at 0.43%
- 03Technology sector up 1.91%, the widest sector gap on the board
- 04Silver up 3.56%, the biggest single move of the session
- 05Gold up 2.01% as the metals bid runs alongside stocks, not against them
- 0620Y Treasury ETF TLT up 0.74% as long yields fall
- 07Russell 2000 up 1.09% as small caps join the move
- 08Crude oil down 0.89%, the one risk asset sitting it out
- 09Financials flat at -0.05% and energy unchanged as money crowds into tech
- 10Ethereum up 1.93% to $2,444 and Solana up 2.68% to $100
- 11Dollar index pinned at 99.68 with EUR/USD, USD/JPY and GBP/USD all unchanged
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Cardano yesterday, you'd have $1,036.60 today.
The Big Picture
Everything is bid pre-market, and that is the tell. Stocks, bonds and metals rise together: Nasdaq 100 up 1.32%, gold up 2.01%, silver up 3.56%, and the 20Y Treasury ETF up 0.74%, which means long yields are falling. Markets that move like this are pricing easier money, not better growth. Tech does the heavy lifting, with the sector up 1.91% while financials sit flat at -0.05% and energy does not move at all. Crude oil falls 0.89%, the only risk asset left behind. Crypto tracks equities: Ethereum up 1.93% to $2,444, Solana up 2.68% to $100. The catch: CNN's Fear and Greed Index reads 30, still Fear. The dollar index has not budged from 99.68. Watch whether it breaks before the open.Fear & Greed Index
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| S&P 500 | 761.07 | +0.93% |
| Nasdaq 100 | 714.04 | +1.32% |
| Dow Jones | 517.44 | +0.43% |
| Russell 2000 | 287.01 | +1.09% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 76,236.00 | +0.62% |
| Ethereum | 2,443.60 | +1.93% |
| Solana | 99.96 | +2.68% |
| XRP | 1.30 | +1.48% |
| Cardano | 0.20 | +3.66% |
| Commodities | ||
| Natural Gas | 10.35 | -0.10% |
| Silver | 59.08 | +3.56% |
| Gold | 399.62 | +2.01% |
| Crude Oil | 154.78 | -0.89% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| Short 20Y | 38.92% | -1.47% |
| 20Y Treasury | 81.48% | +0.74% |
| 1-3Y Treasury | 81.34% | +0.12% |
| Forex | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.15 | 0.00% |
| USD/JPY | 155.05 | 0.00% |
| GBP/USD | 1.35 | 0.00% |
| Dollar Index | 99.68 | 0.00% |
| Sectors | ||
| Financials | 55.90 | -0.05% |
| Energy | 64.03 | 0.00% |
| Technology | 187.45 | +1.91% |
| Utilities | 41.61 | +0.70% |
| Healthcare | 168.52 | +0.45% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 17.07 | -3.40% |