Wednesday, 19 August 2026

Black candles all over the place

US equity indexes mostly closed a little higher, SPX +16pts (0.2%) at 7707. Nasdaq comp' +0.2%. Dow +0.2%. The Transports settled -0.2%. R2K +0.4%

SPX – daily

VIX – daily


Summary

Equities opened moderately positive, with the SPX pushing to 7643... an effective fill of teal gap. The afternoon saw some cooling to settle marginally higher at 7707. Today's candle is black, which bodes for a red Thursday. 

Volatility was ground lower, the VIX settling -6.0% to 14.98.  



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