Wednesday, 12 August 2026

A magical eclipse

US equity indexes mostly closed on a positive note, SPX +20pts (0.3%) at 7748. Nasdaq comp' +0.5%. Dow -0.04%. The Transports settled +1.4%. R2K +0.6%

SPX – daily


VIX – daily


Summary

With CPI inline, equities saw yet another day of considerable chop, if leaning on the upward side,

Volatility was ground lower, the VIX settling -4.8% to 14.55 
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Sunspot group 4508, and the mountains/valleys of the moon


91.4%, 7.13pm BST


Almost over


A fine evening


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