Friday, 16 January 2026

Into the long weekend

US equity indexes mostly closed on a weak note, SPX -4pts (0.1%) at 6940. Nasdaq comp' -0.1%. Dow -0.2%. The Transports settled -0.8%. R2K +0.1%

SPX - daily


VIX - daily


Summary

US equities saw a day of considerable minor chop, but that was natural for what was OPEX.

Volatility was subdued into the long weekend, the VIX settling +0.1% to 15.86
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