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Post-Close Edition · Friday, September 25, 2026
Dow up 0.94% as crude oil drops 3.11% and the dollar softens Energy is the only sector in the red, and Fear and Greed still reads 37.
The Daily Digest
- 01Crude oil down 3.11%, the biggest move of the session in any asset
- 02Dow Jones up 0.94% leads the index board as cyclicals catch a bid
- 03S&P 500 up 0.54%, Nasdaq 100 up 0.46%, Russell 2000 barely green at 0.11%
- 04Technology sector up 0.8%, the strongest sector of the day
- 05Energy sector down 0.89%, the only sector in the red as crude slides
- 06Natural gas down 3.64% on the same energy unwind
- 07Gold up 0.44% and silver up 0.9% as a softer dollar lifts metals
- 08Dollar Index down 0.3% to 100.98 on broad selling
- 09USD/JPY down 0.79% to 157.59, the sharpest currency move of the session
- 10EUR/USD up 0.32% to 1.1403, GBP/USD up 0.25% to 1.3252
- 11Solana up 4.6% to $122.34 while Bitcoin slips 0.43% to $84,068
- 12CNN Fear and Greed Index at 37, still in Fear despite green screens
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Solana yesterday, you'd have $1,046.00 today.
The Big Picture
Oil did the heavy lifting today, just not in the direction energy bulls wanted. Crude fell 3.11% and natural gas dropped 3.64%, and that cheaper energy bill showed up as a green day almost everywhere else. The Dow led with a 0.94% gain, the S&P 500 added 0.54%, and the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.46%. The dollar helped too. The Dollar Index slid 0.3% to 100.98 and USD/JPY fell 0.79% to 157.59, which gave gold a 0.44% lift and silver 0.9%. Energy was the only sector to fall, down 0.89%. Technology led, up 0.8%. The catch is breadth. Russell 2000 small caps managed only 0.11%, and CNN's Fear and Greed Index sits at 37, still in Fear. Bitcoin slipped 0.43% to $84,068 while Solana jumped 4.6%. Watch whether crude keeps sliding: that is the whole story here.Fear & Greed Index
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| Nasdaq 100 | 744.50 | +0.46% |
| Russell 2000 | 281.97 | +0.11% |
| S&P 500 | 771.35 | +0.54% |
| Dow Jones | 517.49 | +0.94% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 84,068.00 | -0.43% |
| Ethereum | 2,690.60 | +0.05% |
| Solana | 122.34 | +4.60% |
| XRP | 1.57 | +2.32% |
| Cardano | 0.26 | +3.25% |
| Commodities | ||
| Crude Oil | 148.33 | -3.11% |
| Gold | 393.41 | +0.44% |
| Silver | 58.14 | +0.90% |
| Natural Gas | 11.13 | -3.64% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| Short 20Y | 40.91% | +0.39% |
| 20Y Treasury | 79.32% | -0.13% |
| 1-3Y Treasury | 81.21% | +0.15% |
| Forex | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.14 | +0.32% |
| USD/JPY | 157.59 | -0.79% |
| GBP/USD | 1.33 | +0.25% |
| Dollar Index | 100.98 | -0.30% |
| Sectors | ||
| Financials | 54.84 | +0.57% |
| Energy | 62.04 | -0.89% |
| Utilities | 39.51 | +0.38% |
| Healthcare | 170.70 | +0.49% |
| Technology | 196.27 | +0.80% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 16.61 | -1.72% |