Equities edged lower today with the Nasdaq 100 leading declines at –0.70%, while the S&P 500 and Dow held relatively steady, signaling modest risk-off sentiment. Oil surged 1.53% to $86.39 amid persistent supply concerns, while Bitcoin steadied with a small gain despite broader equity softness. The VIX remained calm at 15.22 and the Fear & Greed Index stayed in greed territory at 62, suggesting investors are balancing caution with underlying confidence amid a 3.54% CPI reading and 4.10% unemployment.
Watch today: Monitor crude oil's trajectory above $86—a sustained push higher could signal inflation concerns that pressure both equities and bond yields, especially with 10-year Treasuries already at 4.72%. Watch for any reversal in Nasdaq weakness, as tech strength is typically required to sustain broader market rallies.
| Dow Jones (YM=F) | $53,516.00 (+85.00, +0.16%) |
| S&P 500 (ES=F) | $7,709.75 (+17.00, +0.22%) |
| Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) | $29,454.75 (+106.00, +0.36%) |
| Russell 2000 (RTY=F) | $2,976.30 (+7.70, +0.26%) |
| Apple (AAPL) | $319.70 (-0.20, -0.06%) |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | $513.53 (+0.47, +0.09%) |
| Amazon (AMZN) | $266.43 (+0.33, +0.12%) |
| Alphabet (GOOGL) | $346.59 (+0.39, +0.11%) |
| Meta (META) | $578.02 (-0.33, -0.06%) |
| Tesla (TSLA) | $348.75 (+0.56, +0.16%) |
| Nvidia (NVDA) | $217.55 (-0.34, -0.16%) |
| Materials (XLB) | $53.18 (+0.92, +1.76%) |
| Communication Services (XLC) | $112.99 (+0.47, +0.42%) |
| Homebuilders (XHB) | $104.60 (+0.40, +0.38%) |
| Consumer Staples (XLP) | $85.45 (+0.25, +0.29%) |
| Industrials (XLI) | $177.14 (+0.15, +0.08%) |
| Regional Banks (KRE) | $74.30 (+0.05, +0.07%) |
| Semiconductors (SMH) | $553.11 (-0.49, -0.09%) |
| Real Estate (XLRE) | $44.48 (-0.07, -0.16%) |
| Biotech (XBI) | $162.38 (-0.30, -0.19%) |
| Energy (XLE) | $62.68 (-0.14, -0.22%) |
| Utilities (XLU) | $42.73 (-1.35, -3.06%) |
| Bitcoin (BTC) | $78,472.00 (+0.35% 24h) |
| Ethereum (ETH) | $2,451.58 (-0.38% 24h) |
| Solana (SOL) | $103.88 (-1.23% 24h) |
| Ripple (XRP) | $1.38 (-0.96% 24h) |
| Cardano (ADA) | $0.20 (-2.12% 24h) |
| Fear & Greed | 62 – Greed |
| US Avg Gas (regular) | $4.085/gal EIA week ending 2026-08-24 |
| US Avg Diesel | $5.652/gal EIA week ending 2026-08-24 |
| Crude Oil (WTI) | $86.39 (+1.30, +1.53%) |
| Gold (GC=F) | $4,507.80 (+35.80, +0.80%) |
| Silver (SI=F) | $68.06 (+1.22, +1.82%) |
| USD/JPY | ¥159.63 (-0.41, -0.25%) |
| EUR/USD | 1.1606 (+0.00, +0.16%) |
| US 13-Week T-Bill | 3.730% (+0.052, +1.41%) |
| US 10-Year Treasury | 4.720% (+0.048, +1.03%) |
| 30-Year Mortgage Rate | 6.66% (+0.15pp MoM)Freddie Mac weekly average |
| What price will Bitcoin hit in 2026 | $75K @ 83.0% (+4.5pp vs prev)next: $85K @ 68.5% · vol $438K/24h · ends 2027-01-01 |
| What price will Bitcoin hit in August | $80K @ 22.5% next: $75K @ 2.9% · vol $1.3M/24h · ends 2026-09-01 |
| When will Bitcoin hit $150k | $150K @ 31.0% (+27.6pp vs prev)next: $150K @ 30.0% · vol $371/24h · ends 2027-01-01 |
| How high will Bitcoin get in 2026 | $100K @ 25.5% (-5.0pp vs prev)next: $110K @ 14.5% · vol $2K/24h · ends 2027-01-31 |
| Bitcoin price at the end of 2026 | $75K-$80K @ 11.6% (+3.8pp vs prev)next: $70K-$75K @ 10.2% · vol $170K/24h · ends 2027-01-01 |
| When will Bitcoin hit $150k | Before January 2027 @ 5.5% (-1.0pp vs prev)next: Before September 2026 @ 0.5% · vol $7K/24h · ends 2027-01-31 |
| Will Bitcoin be above $200k by 2027 | $200K @ 3.5% (-1.0pp vs prev)vol $17K/24h · ends 2027-01-31 |
| How high will BTC get in August | $82K @ 2.5% (-30.0pp vs prev)next: $85K @ 1.5% · vol $118K/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 – Food at Home | (+2.75% YoY) Grocery inflation · 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: $32.49T |
| CPI – All Items | (+3.54% YoY) Headline inflation · 2026-07-01 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.1% (-2.38pp MoM) |
| US National Debt | $40.08T (+7.8B DoD)US Treasury · as of 2026-08-27 |