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Wed, Aug 19th, 2026

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Wed, Aug 19th, 2026
Stocks Finish Mixed as Bond Yields Fall and Chipmakers Slide

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed up by +0.21% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down by -0.22%....

MSTR : 104.25 (+12.68%)
HL : 20.54 (+14.43%)
SNDK : 1,568.87 (-3.50%)
CDE : 20.93 (+13.07%)
GLXY : 21.90 (+7.20%)
TRI : 104.95 (+4.02%)
COIN : 160.20 (+9.55%)
STX : 832.56 (-7.87%)
WDC : 462.09 (-6.87%)
AMD : 466.42 (-3.71%)
CMC : 68.16 (-3.97%)
SCCO : 194.68 (+3.66%)
Did Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Just Save the Bond Market? Probably Not — Here’s What Traders Need to Know.

Inside the Treasury Department announcement that temporarily calmed the longer end of the yield curve.

GOOG : 341.70 (+0.12%)
GOOGL : 344.72 (+0.15%)
META : 546.03 (+0.43%)
EWJ : 94.78 (-0.62%)
TLT : 83.02 (+1.67%)
TOQ26 : 4.655s (-1.13%)
Stocks Supported by Lower Bond Yields

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.58% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.55%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.07%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26...

MSTR : 104.25 (+12.68%)
HL : 20.54 (+14.43%)
CDE : 20.93 (+13.07%)
GLXY : 21.90 (+7.20%)
TRI : 104.95 (+4.02%)
COIN : 160.20 (+9.55%)
STX : 832.56 (-7.87%)
WDC : 462.09 (-6.87%)
AMD : 466.42 (-3.71%)
SCCO : 194.68 (+3.66%)
^BTCUSD : 69,695.01 (+0.99%)
SPY : 769.06 (+0.21%)
Stocks Mixed on Lower Bond Yields and Chip Stock Weakness

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.33% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -0.33%. E-mini S&P futures...

AMAT : 496.17 (-3.53%)
B : 45.13 (+7.22%)
AVGO : 362.48 (-4.61%)
HL : 20.54 (+14.43%)
INTU : 362.47 (+3.44%)
SNDK : 1,568.87 (-3.50%)
CDE : 20.93 (+13.07%)
MRK : 152.20 (+12.60%)
TRI : 104.95 (+4.02%)
$IUXX : 29,426.02 (-0.22%)
ZNU26 : 108-250s (+0.20%)
ESU26 : 7,729.00s (+0.19%)
As Pressure on the Dollar Ramps Up, Make This 1 Trade Now

December British pound futures present a buying opportunity on more price strength.

$DXY : 98.79 (-0.87%)
B6Z26 : 1.3606s (+0.54%)
Chart of the Day: A Market That Could REALLY Use a Life Ring

Stuck holding a down-trending stock and want to make yourself feel better? Then just check out what’s happening in the housing market. The charts look much worse there!

XHB : 108.23 (+2.15%)
ITB : 99.26 (+3.10%)
RKT : 14.63 (+4.57%)
SPY : 769.06 (+0.21%)
ZG : 37.44 (+6.12%)
S&P Futures Steady as Bonds Stabilize After Selloff, FOMC Minutes on Tap

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU26) are down -0.02% this morning, steadying after yesterday’s drop as the global bond rout eased, while investors await the release of the Federal Reserve’s July...

TGT : 159.00 (+4.28%)
TJX : 144.50 (-4.21%)
SNDK : 1,568.87 (-3.50%)
INTU : 362.47 (+3.44%)
ADI : 373.26 (-0.89%)
EL : 98.01 (+16.30%)
FN : 454.55 (-5.81%)
SKHY : 156.16 (+0.35%)
KLAR : 14.73 (-2.19%)
GEBN.Z.IX : 567.000 (+7.43%)
LOW : 220.00 (+2.02%)
FLS.C.DX : 526.000 (+5.79%)
BofA Survey Shows Record Expectations for ‘No Landing’ as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Preps for Jackson Hole Debut

The pressure is on for Warsh ahead of Jackson Hole, both from soaring long-term yields and bullish fund manager forecasts.

Stocks Finish Lower as Chipmakers and AI Stocks Fall

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -0.69% on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down by -1.68%....

TRGP : 297.09 (-0.23%)
AMAT : 496.17 (-3.53%)
AVGO : 362.48 (-4.61%)
SNDK : 1,568.87 (-3.50%)
INTU : 362.47 (+3.44%)
ADI : 373.26 (-0.89%)
FN : 454.55 (-5.81%)
TRI : 104.95 (+4.02%)
TXN : 267.45 (-1.76%)
$IUXX : 29,426.02 (-0.22%)
BBWI : 19.67 (-1.85%)
DUOL : 146.03 (+4.58%)
QQQ Just 'Gamma Flipped' as Market Makers Were Forced to Sell. Here’s What Our Top Chart Expert is Tracking Next.

John Rowland, CMT, is watching heavy put strikes nearby and a Fibonacci retracement around QQQ’s prior bull gap.

QQQ : 716.08 (-0.20%)
$IUXX : 29,426.02 (-0.22%)

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S&P 500 $SPY fails to close above its 8-day exponential moving average for the 2nd consecutive day 🚨 https://t.co/SkneAWOrQq
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Stock Market returns to Greed 📈 🤑 Congrats everyone, we did it 🥳 https://t.co/Q9bfuvby3l
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BREAKING 🚨: ChinaChina just saw its largest monthly decline in bank loans in AT LEAST the last 6 years 📉 📉 https://t.co/Vp5wrgQXW6
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BREAKING 🚨: PhilippinesPhilippine Peso hits all-time low against the U.S. Dollar https://t.co/SNvpTUxLNv
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