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Post-Close Edition · Thursday, September 24, 2026
Energy rips while stocks stall: natural gas up 6.3%, crude up 2.9% Long bond ETF TLT falls 1.29% as yields climb, and utilities drop 0.98% on the squeeze.
The Daily Digest
- 01Natural gas up 6.3%, the biggest move on the board in today's session
- 02Crude oil up 2.9%, lifting energy stocks 0.37% while the rest of the tape stalls
- 03TLT, the 20Y Treasury ETF, drops 1.29% as long end yields push higher
- 04Utilities down 0.98%, the sector that hates rising yields most
- 05Dow Jones down 0.32%, the weakest of the four major indices
- 06S&P 500 off 0.08% and Nasdaq 100 flat at -0.01% as the index tape goes nowhere
- 07Healthcare up 0.63%, the one defensive group catching a bid
- 08Dollar index up 0.41% to 101.29, with EUR/USD down 0.39% to 1.1367
- 09USD/JPY up 0.59% to 158.85 as the dollar grinds against the yen
- 10Gold down 0.3% and silver down 0.93% under the stronger dollar
- 11Cardano +4.28% and XRP +3.11% lead altcoins while Bitcoin holds $84,394
- 12CNN Fear and Greed Index at 36, still in Fear despite the flat close
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Natural Gas yesterday, you'd have $1,062.60 today.
The Big Picture
Energy did the moving today. Natural gas jumped 6.3% and crude oil climbed 2.9%, the two biggest moves on the board, while the four major indices finished within a tenth of a percent of flat. The S&P 500 slipped 0.08%, the Nasdaq 100 was unchanged, and the Dow lagged at -0.32%. Higher energy costs fed straight into the bond market. The 20Y Treasury ETF fell 1.29%, which means long term yields rose, and utilities took the hit at -0.98% since that sector borrows heavily and competes with bond payouts. The dollar index added 0.41%, pushing gold down 0.3% and silver down 0.93%. Crypto ignored all of it. Cardano rose 4.28% and XRP 3.11% while Bitcoin held $84,394. Fear and Greed sits at 36, still Fear. Watch the long end: another leg up in yields breaks the equity calm.Fear & Greed Index
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| Nasdaq 100 | 741.10 | -0.01% |
| Russell 2000 | 281.66 | -0.09% |
| S&P 500 | 767.18 | -0.08% |
| Dow Jones | 512.68 | -0.32% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 84,394.00 | +0.08% |
| Ethereum | 2,688.59 | +0.60% |
| Solana | 116.93 | +2.38% |
| XRP | 1.53 | +3.11% |
| Cardano | 0.25 | +4.28% |
| Commodities | ||
| Crude Oil | 153.09 | +2.86% |
| Gold | 391.69 | -0.30% |
| Silver | 57.62 | -0.93% |
| Natural Gas | 11.55 | +6.26% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| Short 20Y | 40.75% | +2.72% |
| 20Y Treasury | 79.42% | -1.29% |
| 1-3Y Treasury | 81.09% | -0.04% |
| Forex | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.14 | -0.39% |
| USD/JPY | 158.85 | +0.59% |
| GBP/USD | 1.32 | -0.43% |
| Dollar Index | 101.29 | +0.41% |
| Sectors | ||
| Financials | 54.53 | -0.02% |
| Energy | 62.60 | +0.37% |
| Utilities | 39.36 | -0.98% |
| Healthcare | 169.87 | +0.63% |
| Technology | 194.71 | -0.32% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 16.90 | +0.66% |