Equities surged across the board this morning, with the Nasdaq 100 leading at +1.66% and the Dow breaking through 50,000 for the first time, while the S&P 500 climbed +1.08%. Energy markets powered higher as WTI crude jumped +1.55% to $100.66, reflecting ongoing supply concerns. Despite the rally, the Fear & Greed Index remains deeply in fear territory at 29, suggesting investors are cautious despite today's gains—a potential signal of profit-taking risk ahead.
Watch today: Monitor the 10-year Treasury yield (4.57%) and any hawkish Fed commentary today, as a sustained break above 4.60% could temper equity momentum and trigger the profit-taking the Fear & Greed reading is flagging.
| Dow Jones (YM=F) | $49,990.00 (-32.00, -0.06%) |
| S&P 500 (ES=F) | $7,432.25 (-11.75, -0.16%) |
| Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) | $29,272.75 (-89.00, -0.30%) |
| Russell 2000 (RTY=F) | $2,806.90 (-10.00, -0.36%) |
| Apple (AAPL) | $302.25 (+1.24, +0.41%) |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | $421.06 (+2.60, +0.62%) |
| Amazon (AMZN) | $265.01 (+1.05, +0.40%) |
| Alphabet (GOOGL) | $388.91 (+1.41, +0.36%) |
| Meta (META) | $605.06 (+1.76, +0.29%) |
| Tesla (TSLA) | $417.26 (+2.51, +0.61%) |
| Nvidia (NVDA) | $223.47 (+2.81, +1.27%) |
| Technology (XLK) | $177.14 (+1.44, +0.82%) |
| Consumer Discretionary (XLY) | $117.94 (+0.43, +0.37%) |
| Energy (XLE) | $59.80 (+0.12, +0.20%) |
| Real Estate (XLRE) | $44.43 (+0.07, +0.16%) |
| Financials (XLF) | $51.66 (+0.08, +0.16%) |
| Health Care (XLV) | $147.13 (+0.13, +0.09%) |
| Industrials (XLI) | $170.73 (+0.08, +0.05%) |
| Materials (XLB) | $49.72 (+0.02, +0.04%) |
| Consumer Staples (XLP) | $85.52 (-0.03, -0.04%) |
| Communication Services (XLC) | $116.10 (-0.05, -0.04%) |
| Utilities (XLU) | $44.51 (-0.10, -0.22%) |
| Bitcoin (BTC) | $77,245.00 (-0.21% 24h) |
| Ethereum (ETH) | $2,115.73 (-0.53% 24h) |
| Solana (SOL) | $85.71 (+1.09% 24h) |
| Ripple (XRP) | $1.37 (-0.08% 24h) |
| Cardano (ADA) | $0.25 (-0.93% 24h) |
| Fear & Greed | 29 – Fear |
| US Avg Gas (regular) | $4.490/gal EIA week ending 2026-05-18 |
| US Avg Diesel | $5.596/gal EIA week ending 2026-05-18 |
| Crude Oil (WTI) | $100.66 (+1.54, +1.55%) |
| Gold (GC=F) | $4,520.30 (-9.60, -0.21%) |
| Silver (SI=F) | $75.29 (-0.42, -0.56%) |
| USD/JPY | ¥159.06 (+0.24, +0.15%) |
| EUR/USD | 1.1616 (-0.00, -0.12%) |
| US 2-Year Treasury | 3.557% (-0.018, -0.50%) |
| US 10-Year Treasury | 4.572% (-0.095, -2.04%) |
| 30-Year Mortgage Rate | 6.36% (-0.16pp MoM)Freddie Mac weekly average |
| Eggs, Grade A Large | $2.25/doz (-4.17% MoM)BLS monthly · latest: 2026-04-01 |
| Milk, whole | $4.14/gal (+1.70% MoM)BLS monthly · latest: 2026-04-01 |
| CPI – Food at Home | (+2.57% YoY) Grocery inflation · 2026-04-01 |
| CPI – Shelter | (+3.06% YoY) Rent & housing costs · 2026-04-01 |
| Real GDP Growth | (+2.00% QoQ ann.) BEA quarterly · 2026-01-01 · level: $31.86T |
| CPI – All Items | (+3.95% YoY) Headline inflation · 2026-04-01 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3% (+0.00pp MoM) |
| US National Debt | $39.07T (+61.8B DoD)US Treasury · as of 2026-05-19 |