📊 Daily Market Pulse

Generated August 11, 2026 7:30 AM ET

Market Closed

AI Morning Briefing

U.S. equities finished modestly lower across all major indices, with the Nasdaq lagging at -0.34% while the S&P 500 and Dow held near flat. The Fear & Greed Index remains depressed at 29, signaling genuine fear sentiment despite a benign VIX at 15.46, suggesting underlying caution rather than acute panic. Oil pulled back slightly to $81.93 and gold remains elevated at $4,448, while the 10-year yield held steady at 4.70% with unemployment stable at 4.10%.

Watch today: Monitor the 10-year Treasury yield for any decisive move above or below 4.70%—it's currently the critical fulcrum between equity support and inflation expectations. Any sharp move could trigger rotation flows given the elevated Fear & Greed reading despite muted volatility.

📈 US Market Futures
Dow Jones (YM=F) $54,090.00 (+24.00, +0.04%)
S&P 500 (ES=F) $7,788.25 (+1.25, +0.02%)
Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) $29,842.25 (+8.25, +0.03%)
Russell 2000 (RTY=F) $3,030.20 (-0.20, -0.01%)
💎 Magnificent 7
Apple (AAPL) $308.26 (+0.70, +0.23%)
Microsoft (MSFT) $506.06 (+0.80, +0.16%)
Amazon (AMZN) $278.09 (+0.86, +0.31%)
Alphabet (GOOGL) $357.52 (+0.97, +0.27%)
Meta (META) $594.92 (+0.72, +0.12%)
Tesla (TSLA) $330.88 (+0.58, +0.18%)
Nvidia (NVDA) $217.55 (-0.44, -0.20%)
📊 Sector Performance
Consumer Staples (XLP) $84.95 (+0.24, +0.29%)
Communication Services (XLC) $111.83 (+0.09, +0.08%)
Real Estate (XLRE) $44.40 (+0.02, +0.05%)
Regional Banks (KRE) $76.03 (+0.04, +0.05%)
Biotech (XBI) $158.03 (+0.03, +0.02%)
Homebuilders (XHB) $108.24 (-0.00, -0.00%)
Industrials (XLI) $184.60 (-0.02, -0.01%)
Materials (XLB) $53.18 (-0.02, -0.04%)
Energy (XLE) $60.18 (-0.03, -0.05%)
Utilities (XLU) $43.13 (-0.05, -0.12%)
Semiconductors (SMH) $569.41 (-1.19, -0.21%)
🪙 Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin (BTC) N/A
Ethereum (ETH) N/A
Solana (SOL) N/A
Ripple (XRP) N/A
Cardano (ADA) N/A
Fear & Greed 29 – Fear
⛽ Energy
US Avg Gas (regular) $4.079/gal EIA week ending 2026-08-03
US Avg Diesel $5.348/gal EIA week ending 2026-08-03
Crude Oil (WTI) $81.93 (-0.19, -0.23%)
🥇 Metals
Gold (GC=F) $4,448.00 (-29.00, -0.65%)
Silver (SI=F) $65.43 (-0.53, -0.81%)
💱 Currencies
USD/JPY ¥159.17 (-0.09, -0.05%)
EUR/USD 1.1542 (-0.00, -0.05%)
🏦 Bonds & Interest Rates
US 2-Year Treasury 3.718% (+0.008, +0.22%)
US 10-Year Treasury 4.699% (+0.039, +0.84%)
30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.69% (+0.45pp MoM)Freddie Mac weekly average
🔮 Polymarket — BTC
What price will Bitcoin hit in 2026 $60K @ 78.0% (+2.5pp vs prev)next: $70K @ 71.5% · vol $147K/24h · ends 2027-01-01
What price will Bitcoin hit in August $65K @ 87.5% (+28.0pp vs prev)next: $62K @ 68.0% · vol $404K/24h · ends 2026-09-01
When will Bitcoin hit $150k $150K @ 3.5% (-0.1pp vs prev)vol $335/24h · ends 2027-01-01
🎲 Kalshi — BTC
How high will Bitcoin get in 2026 $100K @ 13.5% (+0.0pp vs prev)next: $110K @ 8.5% · vol $2K/24h · ends 2027-01-31
Bitcoin price at the end of 2026 $65K-$70K @ 14.2% (+0.3pp vs prev)next: $60K-$65K @ 11.2% · vol $80K/24h · ends 2027-01-01
When will Bitcoin hit $150k Before January 2027 @ 3.5% (-1.0pp vs prev)next: Before September 2026 @ 0.5% · vol $3K/24h · ends 2027-01-31
Will Bitcoin be above $200k by 2027 $200K @ 3.5% (+0.0pp vs prev)vol $13K/24h · ends 2027-01-31
How high will BTC get in August $68K @ 44.5% (-9.0pp vs prev)next: $70K @ 20.5% · vol $61K/24h · ends 2026-09-08
🛒 Consumer Prices
Eggs, Grade A Large $2.14/doz (-2.28% MoM)BLS monthly · latest: 2026-06-01
Milk, whole $4.32/gal (+2.37% MoM)BLS monthly · latest: 2026-06-01
CPI – Food at Home (+2.92% YoY) Grocery inflation · 2026-06-01
CPI – Shelter (+3.05% YoY) Rent & housing costs · 2026-06-01
📉 Macro Economy
Real GDP Growth (+1.50% QoQ ann.) BEA quarterly · 2026-04-01 · level: $32.48T
Unemployment Rate 4.1% (-2.38pp MoM)
US National Debt $39.89T (-5.0B DoD)US Treasury · as of 2026-08-07