Monday, 18 May 2026

Tweet related swings

US equity indexes closed mixed, SPX -5pts (0.1%) at 7403. Nasdaq comp' -0.5%. Dow +0.3%. The Transports settled +0.4%. R2K -0.7%

SPX – daily


VIX – daily



Summary

US equities opened a little choppy. The SPX briefly printing 7434, before swinging lower to 7353. Trump posted at 3.01pm EDT...

... with the SPX bouncing to settle fractionally lower at 7403. 

 Volatility was a little mixed, the VIX printing a high of 18.90, but settling -3.3% at 17.82. 






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