U.S. equities retreated today with the S&P 500 falling 0.69% and the Nasdaq 100 declining 1.68%, signaling weakness in growth-heavy tech stocks despite a modest Dow resilience. The VIX remained subdued at 15.76 while the Fear & Greed Index shifted to neutral fear territory at 46, suggesting cautious sentiment rather than panic. With the 10-year Treasury yield holding steady at 4.71% and inflation remaining elevated at 3.54%, investors appear to be reassessing growth expectations amid persistent rate pressures.
Watch today: Monitor the 10-year yield and any Fed commentary today for signals on rate duration; the persistence of 4.71% yields combined with today's tech selloff suggests growing concerns about sustained borrowing costs pressuring valuations.
| Dow Jones (YM=F) | $53,451.00 (+97.00, +0.18%) |
| S&P 500 (ES=F) | $7,717.00 (+10.25, +0.13%) |
| Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) | $29,539.00 (+11.25, +0.04%) |
| Russell 2000 (RTY=F) | $3,025.50 (+2.70, +0.09%) |
| Apple (AAPL) | $310.03 (-0.19, -0.06%) |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | $481.63 (+0.27, +0.06%) |
| Amazon (AMZN) | $259.45 (-0.05, -0.02%) |
| Alphabet (GOOGL) | $344.20 (+0.10, +0.03%) |
| Meta (META) | $543.67 (-1.00, -0.18%) |
| Tesla (TSLA) | $336.87 (+0.69, +0.21%) |
| Nvidia (NVDA) | $219.74 (+0.49, +0.22%) |
| Semiconductors (SMH) | $569.77 (+2.80, +0.49%) |
| Energy (XLE) | $63.68 (+0.14, +0.22%) |
| Real Estate (XLRE) | $44.63 (+0.04, +0.09%) |
| Biotech (XBI) | $160.11 (+0.08, +0.05%) |
| Regional Banks (KRE) | $76.85 (-0.00, -0.00%) |
| Materials (XLB) | $51.78 (-0.00, -0.00%) |
| Utilities (XLU) | $44.02 (-0.02, -0.05%) |
| Communication Services (XLC) | $110.48 (-0.20, -0.18%) |
| Consumer Staples (XLP) | $85.58 (-0.28, -0.33%) |
| Industrials (XLI) | $183.57 (-0.88, -0.48%) |
| Homebuilders (XHB) | $105.95 (-2.24, -2.07%) |
| Bitcoin (BTC) | $64,475.00 (+0.50% 24h) |
| Ethereum (ETH) | $1,921.33 (+1.30% 24h) |
| Solana (SOL) | $77.52 (+1.90% 24h) |
| Ripple (XRP) | $1.00 (+1.00% 24h) |
| Cardano (ADA) | $0.17 (+0.60% 24h) |
| Fear & Greed | 46 – Fear |
| US Avg Gas (regular) | $4.049/gal EIA week ending 2026-08-17 |
| US Avg Diesel | $5.454/gal EIA week ending 2026-08-17 |
| Crude Oil (WTI) | $84.74 (+0.06, +0.07%) |
| Gold (GC=F) | $4,424.90 (+15.90, +0.36%) |
| Silver (SI=F) | $63.50 (+0.37, +0.58%) |
| USD/JPY | ¥159.11 (-0.48, -0.30%) |
| EUR/USD | 1.1609 (+0.00, +0.26%) |
| US 13-Week T-Bill | 3.705% (+0.002, +0.05%) |
| US 10-Year Treasury | 4.706% (-0.018, -0.38%) |
| 30-Year Mortgage Rate | 6.67% (-0.30pp MoM)Freddie Mac weekly average |
| What price will Bitcoin hit in 2026 | $60K @ 74.5% (-1.0pp vs prev)next: $70K @ 70.5% · vol $55K/24h · ends 2027-01-01 |
| What price will Bitcoin hit in August | $65K @ 83.5% (+1.5pp vs prev)next: $62K @ 51.4% · vol $515K/24h · ends 2026-09-01 |
| When will Bitcoin hit $150k | $150K @ 1.2% (+0.3pp vs prev)vol $3K/24h · ends 2027-01-01 |
| How high will Bitcoin get in 2026 | $100K @ 9.5% (-3.0pp vs prev)next: $110K @ 7.5% · vol $25K/24h · ends 2027-01-31 |
| Bitcoin price at the end of 2026 | $60K-$65K @ 14.3% (+2.1pp vs prev)next: $65K-$70K @ 11.3% · vol $97K/24h · ends 2027-01-01 |
| When will Bitcoin hit $150k | Before January 2027 @ 3.5% (+0.0pp vs prev)next: Before September 2026 @ 0.5% · vol $8K/24h · ends 2027-01-31 |
| Will Bitcoin be above $200k by 2027 | $200K @ 2.5% (+0.0pp vs prev)vol $10K/24h · ends 2027-01-31 |
| How high will BTC get in August | $68K @ 27.5% (+1.0pp vs prev)next: $70K @ 9.5% · vol $64K/24h · ends 2026-09-08 |
| Eggs, Grade A Large | $2.19/doz (+2.24% MoM)BLS monthly · latest: 2026-07-01 |
| Milk, whole | $4.31/gal (-0.09% MoM)BLS monthly · latest: 2026-07-01 |
| CPI – Shelter | (+3.08% YoY) Rent & housing costs · 2026-07-01 |
| Real GDP Growth | (+1.50% QoQ ann.) BEA quarterly · 2026-04-01 · level: $32.48T |
| CPI – All Items | (+3.54% YoY) Headline inflation · 2026-07-01 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.1% (-2.38pp MoM) |
| US National Debt | $39.99T (+53.0B DoD)US Treasury · as of 2026-08-17 |