Equities posted modest gains across all major indices, with the Dow leading at +0.58% despite the VIX holding steady at 16.64 and the Fear & Greed Index signaling fear at 34. Crude oil tumbled 4.41%, suggesting renewed demand concerns, while the 10-year Treasury yield sits at 4.56% as inflation remains sticky at 3.95% year-over-year. Bitcoin slipped 0.29%, reflecting cautious sentiment across risk assets despite the broad equity advance.
Watch today: Monitor crude oil's continued weakness and what it signals about global growth expectations—a sustained decline below $92 could indicate recession concerns, which would conflict with today's equity strength. Watch for any CPI reaction given inflation remains above the Fed's 2% target at nearly 4%.
| Dow Jones (YM=F) | $50,959.00 (+297.00, +0.59%) |
| S&P 500 (ES=F) | $7,541.50 (+50.50, +0.67%) |
| Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) | $29,855.25 (+296.50, +1.00%) |
| Russell 2000 (RTY=F) | $2,904.50 (+32.40, +1.13%) |
| Apple (AAPL) | $308.82 (+0.42, +0.14%) |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | $418.57 (+0.78, +0.19%) |
| Amazon (AMZN) | $266.32 (+0.92, +0.35%) |
| Alphabet (GOOGL) | $382.97 (+0.68, +0.18%) |
| Meta (META) | $610.26 (+2.91, +0.48%) |
| Tesla (TSLA) | $426.01 (+2.33, +0.55%) |
| Nvidia (NVDA) | $215.33 (+1.03, +0.48%) |
| Real Estate (XLRE) | $44.56 (+0.49, +1.11%) |
| Health Care (XLV) | $149.89 (+0.81, +0.54%) |
| Consumer Discretionary (XLY) | $119.18 (+0.45, +0.38%) |
| Technology (XLK) | $180.39 (+0.37, +0.21%) |
| Communication Services (XLC) | $115.46 (+0.07, +0.06%) |
| Financials (XLF) | $51.94 (+0.02, +0.04%) |
| Consumer Staples (XLP) | $84.80 (+0.02, +0.02%) |
| Industrials (XLI) | $171.77 (+0.01, +0.01%) |
| Materials (XLB) | $50.29 (-0.00, -0.01%) |
| Utilities (XLU) | $45.35 (-0.10, -0.22%) |
| Energy (XLE) | $59.49 (-0.43, -0.72%) |
| Bitcoin (BTC) | $77,166.00 (-0.29% 24h) |
| Ethereum (ETH) | $2,118.72 (+0.12% 24h) |
| Solana (SOL) | $85.32 (-0.59% 24h) |
| Ripple (XRP) | $1.35 (-0.49% 24h) |
| Cardano (ADA) | $0.24 (-0.46% 24h) |
| Fear & Greed | 34 – 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) | $92.34 (-4.26, -4.41%) |
| Gold (GC=F) | $4,530.30 (+7.10, +0.16%) |
| Silver (SI=F) | $76.53 (+0.33, +0.43%) |
| USD/JPY | ¥159.14 (+0.23, +0.14%) |
| EUR/USD | 1.1644 (+0.00, +0.00%) |
| US 2-Year Treasury | 3.585% (+0.003, +0.08%) |
| US 10-Year Treasury | 4.558% (-0.028, -0.61%) |
| 30-Year Mortgage Rate | 6.51% (+2.36pp MoM)Freddie Mac weekly average |
| What price will Bitcoin hit in 2026 | $90K @ 59.5% next: $55K @ 48.5% · vol $84K/24h · ends 2027-01-01 |
| What price will Bitcoin hit in May | $70K @ 3.8% next: $85K @ 1.9% · vol $1.1M/24h · ends 2026-06-01 |
| When will Bitcoin hit $150k | $150K @ 9.5% next: $150K @ 1.4% · vol $5.8M/24h · ends 2027-01-01 |
| Will Bitcoin hit $150k by June 30, 2026 | Yes @ 1.4% next: No @ 98.7% · vol $5.8M/24h · ends 2026-07-01 |
| How high will Bitcoin get in 2026 | $100K @ 38.5% (+0.5pp vs prev)next: $110K @ 24.5% · vol $9K/24h · ends 2027-01-31 |
| Bitcoin price at the end of 2026 | $75K-$80K @ 8.9% (+1.9pp vs prev)next: $80K-$85K @ 8.0% · vol $60K/24h · ends 2027-01-01 |
| When will Bitcoin hit $150k | Before January 2027 @ 9.5% (+1.0pp vs prev)next: Before September 2026 @ 4.0% · vol $42K/24h · ends 2027-01-31 |
| Will Bitcoin be above $200k by 2027 | $200K @ 5.5% (+0.0pp vs prev)vol $32K/24h · ends 2027-01-31 |
| How high will Bitcoin get in May | $85K @ 3.5% (-3.0pp vs prev)next: $88K @ 1.5% · vol $49K/24h · ends 2026-06-08 |
| 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 (+21.6B DoD)US Treasury · as of 2026-05-21 |