Tuesday, 25 August 2026

Tedious micro chop

US equity indexes closed a little higher, SPX +24pts (0.3%) at 7677. Nasdaq comp' +0.7%. Dow +0.3%. The Transports settled +0.1%. R2K +0.5%

SPX – daily

VIX – daily


Summary

Equities opened on a positive note, but all the bulls could manage was 7686, cooling to 7650, and settling at 7677.

Volatility was itself very subdued, the VIX settling -2.5% to 15.45.
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Spiky


21c/70f... another Goldilocks day


Bullish trees




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Monday, 24 August 2026

Leaning weak

US equity indexes mostly closed on a weak note, SPX -21pts (0.3%) at 7652. Nasdaq comp' -0.8%. Dow +0.3%. The Transports settled -0.6%. R2K -0.7% 

SPX – daily


VIX – daily

Summary

US equities opened on a weak note, and whilst there was numerous micro bounces... all the were sold into, settling marginally lower at 7652. 

Volatility picked up... if mostly due to the new week, the VIX settling +4.8% to 15.85 
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Skyward


Sometimes... my timing is very good

 

Full moon is Friday




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Saturday, 22 August 2026

Weekend update - US equity indexes

It was a bearish week for US equity indexes, with net weekly declines ranging from -2.0% (Nasdaq comp'), -1.7% (R2K), -1.4% (SPX), -1.0% (Trans), -0.8% (Dow), to -0.4% (NYSE comp').

Lets take our regular look at six of the main US indexes

sp'500

Nasdaq comp'

Dow

R2K

NYSE comp'

Trans

Summary

All six US equity indexes were net lower for the week

The Nasdaq comp' lead the way down, whilst the NYSE comp' was most resilient.

The NYSE comp' broke a new hist' high. 


Looking ahead

Earnings:

M - $XPEV $PDD $NSSC $GRRR $PICS $WDS $TUYA 

T - $DKS $BNS $SLQT $VIPS $BMO $BZ $EH $INTU $SMTC $ZM $BOX $NCNO $JOYY $HEI $ELMO $QFIN $STRT 

W - $KSS $ANF $DY $WSM $SJM $LI $PLAB $DCI $BBWI $HDL $NVDA $CRM $CRWD $OKTA $SNPS $A $VEEV $OOMA $P $NTNX 

T - $BBY $BILI $CM $DG $DLTR $DG $RY $TD $HQY $HRL $BURL $MRVL $IREN $ADSK $AFRM $ULTA $WDAY $S $RBRK $ESTC $GAP 

F - $CHA $MNSO

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Econ-data/events

M - 

T - Case-Shiller HPI, new home sales, consumer conf'

W - Q2 GDP (print'3), durable goods orders, Pers' income/spending, PCE

T - Weekly jobs, intl' trade, wholesale & retail invent', 

F - *Warsh at Jackson Hole*, Chicago PMI, consumer sent' 

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