Saturday, February 21, 2026

Today's Headlines

Around X:

  • @Zerohedge 
  • @BarronsOnline
  • Had bullish commentary on (ULTA) and (BEP).
  • @kevinnbass
  • THE BILL GATES FILES. Over the past day, I have read some of the most insane things I have read in my life. I cannot believe it. Gates said he had "several meetings" with Jeffrey Epstein. The documents show at least 205 dates with meetings or dinners and at least 93 of Epstein's daily schedules with Gates on them. Gates said it was about philanthropy. At least 122 documents mention dollar amounts -- investment funds, hush payments, fund structures, reimbursements. Gates said it wasn't deep. Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff has at least 141 documents coordinating Gates logistics. Gates' own scheduler Larry Cohen has at least 138 documents on email chains with Epstein. These are operational volumes -- not a casual acquaintance. This is going to sound insane. That is because it is. BUT JEFFREY EPSTEIN WAS A CENTRAL INSIDER AT THE GATES FOUNDATION--CRITICAL TO ITS FINANCES AND OPERATIONS. 8 senior Gates Foundation staff had direct, documented contact with Jeffrey Epstein. Not through Gates -- directly and constantly. Gates personally sent at least 42 emails to or through Epstein. The relationship was still active in January 2019 -- six months before Epstein's arrest. Gates has been systematically, relentlessly lying about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Here are the most nuclear documents from the BILL GATES FILES...
  • @SeedOilDsrspctr
  • @MarioNawfal
  • @TheSCIF
  • @GenFlynn
  • @MikeBenzCyber is 100% right. Please listen to every word of this interview below. This is what and why we face such severe problems in national security and in our political system. The assault against our country’s system of government by “intelligence professionals” who think they know better than the majority of the American people is so dangerous to our way of life. This guy speaking in the interview is a perfect example of what the deep state looks and sounds like. @MikeBenzCyber needs to be applauded for highlighting these wannabee bureacratic deep state thugs! @realDonaldTrump @JDVance @DNIGabbard. All three of you need to take action to reform the organizations that are still controlling our nation before it is too late.
  • @OcraziocornPop
  • @TonySeruga
  • @Richardgage_911
  • @LauraLoomer
  • @BGatesIsaPsycho
  • @TheEpsteinFiles
  • @LaraLogan
  • @jackunheard
  • @wideawakeawake_media
  • @WallStreetApes
  • @thefoodbabe
  • @BensonNewsHub 
  • @EmeraldRobinson
  • @TheChiefNerd
  • @Rothbard1776
  • @John_F_kJr
  • EPSTEIN FILES: FBI found 14.6 terabytes of archived data in the Epstein case. Including "obscene material" they're still figuring out what to do with. "We are looking at a total of approximately 14.6 terabytes of archived data to unpack." "1B136 is secured until we can determine the best way to move forward with it (obscene material)." 14.6 terabytes. That's millions of files. Videos, photos, documents. We haven't seen anything yet. -ShadowofEzra
  • @CynicalPublius
  • @redpillb0t
  • Open your eyes.. look Up! Clouds have never been created by aircraft.. this isn't natural. This is geoengineering! It's time to stop listening to the propaganda machine and start realizing what is actually happening. Our skies are being relentlessly filled with poison!
  • @thehealthb0t
  • Joe Rogan exposes American bread. “Our bread is so f*cked — We're f*cking poisoned”. People are not gluten intolerant, they’re poison intolerant. Here’s the breakdown. “In America what we call bread can't even be considered food in parts of Europe. See, here in America, it's not so much the gluten as what we've done to the grain. - About 200 years ago, we started stripping the bran and germ or the fiber in nutrients to make flour shelf stable, also nutritionally dead. - Because the nutrients were gone, we enriched it with folic acid, which a large majority of the population can't even metabolize. Therefore many people experience fatigue, anxiety, hyperactivity and inflammation.
  • @ClaytonMorris
  • @OldeWorldOrder
  • @DiligentDenizen
  • @EricLDaugh
  • @delbigtree
  • @ArthurMacwaters
  • @thematrixb0t
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Friday, February 20, 2026

Weekly Scoreboard*


S&P 500 6,902.2 +1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Market Wrap by Edward Jones.

Indices

  • DJIA 49,590.0 +.3%
  • NASDAQ 22,871.2 +1.3%
  • Russell 2000 2,654.7 +1.5%
  • NYSE FANG+ 14,425.8 +1.2%
  • Goldman 50 Most Shorted 251.1 +1.2%
  • Vaneck Social Sentiment 30.3 +1.4%
  • Wilshire 5000 68,358.3 +1.2%
  • Russell 1000 Growth 4,559.1 +1.0%
  • Russell 1000 Value 2,209.4 +1.1%
  • S&P 500 Consumer Staples 976.1 -2.2%
  • Bloomberg Cyclicals/Defensives Index(Ex Telecom) 252.2 +2.3%
  • NYSE Technology 7,095.8 +1.7%
  • Transports 19,802.3 +4.1%
  • Utilities 1,161.6 +1.8%
  • MSCI Europe Banks 118.7 +3.5%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets 62.3 +3.5%
  • Credit Suisse AllHedge Long/Short Equity Index 255.1 +.5%
  • Credit Suisse AllHedge Equity Market Neutral Index 133.4 +1.5%
Sentiment/Internals
  • NYSE Cumulative A/D Line 607,887 +.5%
  • Nasdaq/NYSE Volume Ratio 10.0 +1.7%
  • Bloomberg New Highs-Lows Index 193 -780
  • Crude Oil Commercial Bullish % Net Position -15.5 -5.2%
  • CFTC Oil Net Speculative Position 117,814 -5.4%
  • CFTC Oil Total Open Interest 2,070,538 -.99%
  • Total Put/Call .92 -3.4%
  • OEX Put/Call .79 -6.5%
  • ISE Sentiment 103.0 -6.0%
  • NYSE Arms 1.31 +4.2%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk-Off Index 100.6 +.8%
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index .58 +12.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg European Financial Conditions Index 1.49 -13.0 basis points
  • Volatility(VIX) 19.1 -6.0%
  • S&P 500 Intraday % Swing 1.08 -16.4%
  • CBOE S&P 500 3M Implied Correlation Index 15.2 -.6%
  • G7 Currency Volatility (VXY) 7.7 -3.0%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility (EM-VXY) 6.9 unch.
  • Smart Money Flow Index 19,850.1 -1.1%
  • NAAIM Exposure Index  82.9 +2.3
  • ICI Money Mkt Mutual Fund Assets $7.791 Trillion +.2%
  • ICI Domestic Equity Long-Term Mutual Fund/ETFs Weekly Flows -$3.993 Million
  • AAII % Bulls 34.5 -10.4%
  • AAII % Bears 36.9 -3.2%
  • CNN Fear & Greed Index 42.0 (FEAR) +1.0
Futures Spot Prices
  • CRB Index 309.1 -.1%
  • Crude Oil 66.4/bbl. +5.6%
  • Reformulated Gasoline 199.9 +5.0%
  • Natural Gas 3.04 -2.8%
  • US Power PJM Western Hub Peak Forward Y1 69.9 USD/Megawatt -.2% 
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 32.0 euros/megawatt-hour -1.0%
  • Heating Oil 257.9 +9.5% 
  • Newcastle Coal 121.8 (1,000/metric ton) +1.9%
  • Gold 5,074.5 +.5%
  • Silver 83.2 +6.3%
  • Bloomberg Industrial Metals Index 169.0 +.3%
  • Copper 586.2 +1.1%
  • US No. 1 Heavy Melt Scrap Steel 378.0 USD/Metric Tonne +1.1%
  • China Iron Ore Spot 95.8 USD/Metric Tonne -1.1%
  • China Battery Grade Lithium Carbonate 21,275.0 USD/metric tonne -4.7%
  • CME Lumber 569.0 -4.9%
  • UBS-Bloomberg Agriculture 1,294.5 -.04%
  • US Gulf NOLA Potash Spot 300.0 USD/Short Ton unch.
Economy
  • Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q2 Forecast +3.1% -.6 percentage point
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 30.8 -.9 percentage point
  • NY Fed Real-Time Weekly Economic Index 2.6 +6.2%
  • US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index 707.0 +91.7%
  • Bloomberg Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Index 1.4 +.2
  • DOGE Total Taxpayer Dollars Saved $215.0 Billion($1,335.40 Savings Per Taxpayer) unch.
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(425 of 500 reporting) +12.4% +.2 percentage point
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 319.66 +1.18:  Growth Rate +18.7% +.4 percentage point, P/E 21.5 unch.
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 12.46% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(7 of 10 reporting) +19.1% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 505.97 +2.59: Growth Rate +23.1% +.6 percentage point, P/E 28.4 unch.
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 25.7 -9.9 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 32.4 +5.5 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 30.70 +2.8 points
  • Fed Fund Futures imply 4.0%(-5.2 percentage points) chance of -25.0 basis point cut to 3.25-3.5%, 96.0%(+5.2 percentage points) chance of no change, 0.0%(unch.) chance of +25.0 basis point hike to 3.75-4.0% on 3/18/26
  • US Dollar Index 97.8 +.9%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index 1,871.2 -.01%
  • Bitcoin/USD 67,809 -1.9%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 207.8 +.8%
  • Swiss Franc/Offshore Chinese Renminbi Cross 8.90 -1.1%
  • Yield Curve(2s/10s) 60.25 -3.75 basis points
  • 10-Year US Treasury Yield 4.08% +3.0 basis points
  • Japan 30-Year Yield 3.34% -12.0 basis points
  • Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet $6.566 Trillion -.14%
  • Federal Reserve's Discount Window Usage $4.658 Billion +.93%
  • U.S. Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 33.6 -1.2%
  • Illinois Municipal Debt Credit Default Swap 179.7 -.8%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 60.0 unch.
  • UK Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 16.0 -1.2%
  • China Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 43.0 -.5%
  • Brazil Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 126.6 -1.2%
  • Israel Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 74.4 +6.2%
  • South Korea Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 22.6 +1.1%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 24.8 +.3%
  • China High-Yield Real Estate Total Return Index 120.0 +.3%
  • Atlanta Fed Low Skill Wage Growth Tracker YoY +3.7% unch.
  • Zillow US All Homes Rent Index YoY +1.9% -30.0 basis points
  • US Urban Consumers Food CPI YoY +2.9% unch.
  • CPI Core Services Ex-Shelter YoY +2.8% unch.
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +2.84% unch.: CPI YoY +2.39% +1.0 basis point
  • 1-Year TIPS Spread 3.55 +19.0 basis points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.29 unch.
  • Treasury Repo 3M T-Bill Spread 3.5 +.5 basis point
  • 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -18.25 -1.0 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap 2.5 unch.
  • N. America Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index 51.6 -.6%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield Credit Default Swap Index 106.0 -3.7%
  • High-Yield Tech Sector OAS Index 510.75 -3.3% 
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 212.0 -34.0 
  • European Financial Sector Credit Default Swap Index 54.4 -1.2%
  • Emerging Markets Credit Default Swap Index 127.2 +.6%
  • MBS 5/10 Treasury Spread 103.0 unch.
  • Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 582.0 -9.0 basis points
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS .50 +1.0 basis point
  • M2 Money Supply YoY % Change +4.6% unch.
  • Commercial Paper Outstanding $1,404.2B -1.8%
  • 4-Week Moving Average of Jobless Claims 219,000 -.5%
  • Continuing Claims Unemployment Rate 1.2% unch.
  • Kastle Back-to-Work Barometer(entries in secured buildings) 56.3 +.8%
  • Average 30-Year Fixed Home Mortgage Rate 6.20% +1.0 basis point
  • Weekly Mortgage Applications 339,000 +2.8%
  • Weekly Retail Sales +6.8% +.3 percentage point
  • OpenTable US Seated Diners % Change YoY +15.0% unch.
  • Box Office Weekly Gross $81.7M -25.0%
  • Nationwide Gas $2.93/gallon -.01/gallon
  • Baltic Dry Index 2,019.0 -3.1%
  • Drewry World Container Freight Index $1,918.7/40 ft Box -.7%
  • China (Export) Containerized Freight Index 1,088.1 -3.0%
  • Oil Tanker Rate(Arabian Gulf to U.S. Gulf Coast) 85.0 +13.3%
  • Truckstop.com Market Demand Index 105.7 -6.3%
  • Rail Freight Carloads 285,116 +2.4%
  • TSA Total Traveler Throughput 2,766,705 +33.4% 
  • Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Approval Tacking Poll 47.0% +1.0 percentage point
Best Performing Style
  • Mid-Cap Growth +2.5%
Worst Performing Style
  • Large-Cap Value +.9%
Leading Sectors
  • Shipping +8.1%
  • Gold & Silver +6.7%
  • Defense +4.9%
  • Digital Health +4.9%
  • Computer Hardware +4.0%
Lagging Sectors
  • Airlines -1.6%
  • Computer Services -1.7%
  • Video Gaming -1.9%
  • Coal -3.1%
  • Gambling -3.8%
Weekly High-Volume Stock Gainers (61)
  • TNDM, RNG, AXTI, LGN, FIVN, PRGS, OIS, SYRE, AAOI, FSM, CELH, SII, TTMI, FN, SCZM, SEDG, BAND, GLW, AU, COHR, LITE, ATEX, THRM, AEHR, ETSY, PAY, STRL, AG, PRDO, GOOD, TPL, FSLY, LYV, ECO, XP, GOOG, PDD, CTO, HLIT, FIX, EBAY, ZETA, ODD, AERO, BWLP, APP, EVER, NICE, VIAV, ST, INSM, MKSI, OMCL, SHOP, PRAX, GCO, SNDK, ICHR, CCSI and JBL
Weekly High-Volume Stock Losers (43)
  • BWA, GTX, BX, OTF, TEAM, TDS, BBIO, CPRT, FNF, CVI, HLNE, OWL, BRC, RBLX, ONTO, STEP, SEM, WKC, KYIV, HHH, JACK, EGO, LMND, AMG, LMND, PLSE, FIGR, OLED, AKAM, CXW, LPTH, MATV, CRWV, HRMY, GEO, MTUS, CC, DNOW, CCOI and GRAL
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