Markets
Market Pulse
Post-Close Edition · Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Banks drop 1.97% and cancel a tech rally, S&P 500 ends flat Crude sinks 2.75% while natural gas jumps 5.85%, and Fear and Greed sits at 35.
The Daily Digest
- 01Financials drop 1.97%, the worst sector on the board and the move that defines the session
- 02Nasdaq 100 up 0.81% as the technology sector gains 0.73% and carries the tape
- 03S&P 500 finishes flat at -0.02% as bank losses cancel out tech gains
- 04Dow Jones falls 0.34%, its bank weighting doing the damage
- 05Russell 2000 up 0.57%, small caps follow the tech bid
- 06Crude oil slides 2.75% and drags the energy sector down 1.09%
- 07Natural gas jumps 5.85%, the biggest move of the day in any asset
- 08Silver climbs 1.84% and gold adds 0.42% as metals catch a bid
- 09Dollar index firms 0.17% to 100.40, EUR/USD down 0.23% to 1.1463
- 10Bitcoin slips 0.69% to $86,281 and Ethereum drops 0.90% to $2,752
- 11XRP up 2.82% to $1.57 and Cardano up 2.93%, bucking the crypto slide
- 12Fear and Greed Index at 35, still in Fear
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Natural Gas yesterday, you'd have $1,058.50 today.
The Big Picture
Two markets traded today. Technology gained 0.73% and pushed the Nasdaq 100 up 0.81%. Financials fell 1.97%, the worst sector on the board, and that one group was enough to hold the S&P 500 at dead flat, down 0.02%, and knock the Dow down 0.34%. Energy told a similar split. Crude oil fell 2.75% and dragged energy stocks down 1.09%, while natural gas ran 5.85% higher. Metals caught a bid: silver up 1.84%, gold up 0.42%. The dollar index firmed 0.17% to 100.40, which usually caps metals and did not. Crypto leaked, Bitcoin down 0.69% to $86,281, with XRP up 2.82% the exception. Treasuries barely moved, TLT down 0.06%, so the bank selloff is not a rate story. Fear and Greed at 35 says the crowd is already cautious. Watch whether financials find a bid or the tech bid runs out.Fear & Greed Index
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| Nasdaq 100 | 747.46 | +0.81% |
| Russell 2000 | 287.21 | +0.57% |
| S&P 500 | 773.38 | -0.02% |
| Dow Jones | 518.00 | -0.34% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 86,281.00 | -0.69% |
| Ethereum | 2,752.47 | -0.90% |
| Solana | 118.10 | -0.50% |
| XRP | 1.57 | +2.82% |
| Cardano | 0.25 | +2.93% |
| Commodities | ||
| Crude Oil | 144.08 | -2.75% |
| Gold | 400.07 | +0.42% |
| Silver | 60.73 | +1.84% |
| Natural Gas | 10.86 | +5.85% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| Short 20Y | 38.61% | +0.03% |
| 20Y Treasury | 81.75% | -0.06% |
| 1-3Y Treasury | 81.32% | +0.04% |
| Forex | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.15 | -0.23% |
| USD/JPY | 157.18 | -0.06% |
| GBP/USD | 1.34 | -0.24% |
| Dollar Index | 100.40 | +0.17% |
| Sectors | ||
| Financials | 54.80 | -1.97% |
| Energy | 61.78 | -1.09% |
| Utilities | 40.53 | -0.32% |
| Healthcare | 169.89 | +0.52% |
| Technology | 196.27 | +0.73% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 16.48 | -2.72% |