Sunday, January 11, 2026

Today's Headlines

Around X:

  • @Business   
  • @Zerohedge
  • @CNBC
  • @Barron's 
  • Had bullish commentary on (DHR) and (UBER). 
  • @IGSquawk 
  • @MarioNawful
  • U.S. MILITARY AIRLIFT SURGE TO MIDDLE EAST, SAME PATTERN AS JUNE'S IRAN STRIKE. Dozens of C-17 Globemasters flying from US bases through UK to Al Udeid Qatar and Saudi Arabia since January 1st. 160th SOAR (Night Stalkers) special ops at RAF Fairford. AC-130J gunships landed nearby. MQ-4C drones running daily recon over Strait of Hormuz. Two carriers in theater: USS Carl Vinson and USS Nimitz. 180 aircraft total, F-35Cs and F/A-18s. In short:  
  • @TheSCIF
  • @WallStreetApes
  • @TonyxTwo
  • @laralogan
  • @RenzTom
  • @WarClandestine
  • @GroverNorquist 
  • @disclosetv
  • @IranSpec
  • @KobeissiLetter
  • @ElonMusk
  • UPDATE: Just leaving the @GOPoversight hearing on Somali fraud in MN. This thing is crazy. The Walz admin knew about the fraud & went after whistleblowers to protect it. These MN officials that knew should be brought-up on conspiracy charges for defrauding the American people. -@ByronDonalds. Accurate. (video)
  • @annvandersteel
  • @nicksortor
  • @BasedSamParker
  • @chamath
  • @mickitiki
  • Paid protesters are given many tasks. Incite violence, disrupt law enforcement, cause chaos and spin the narrative that they’re the victim. Tragic side effects to this radical behavior is death. (pic)
  • @JebraFaushay
  • @EricLDaugh
  • @TonySeruga
  • @EvanAKilgore
  • @C_3C_3

Friday, January 09, 2026

Evening Headlines

Around X:

  • @Business 
  • @Zerohedge 
  • @MarioNawfal  
  • MINNESOTA WHISTLEBLOWERS WARNED TO STAY SILENT: “YOU’LL LOSE YOUR JOB, YOUR HOME, & THEY’LL TRACK YOUR KIDS”. Minnesota State Rep. Marion Rarick says whistleblowers trying to expose fraud in state-run programs are being hit with threats straight out of a political thriller. She warned that the intimidation is systemic, and basically if you speak up, expect your life to be dismantled. Whistleblowers are supposed to be protected by law, and if they’re being hunted for telling the truth, the system is being weaponized. (video)
  • NYC PROTESTERS CHANT "KILL THEM ALL, BURN THEM ALL". Thousands march Manhattan demanding ICE abolition as some escalate to outright calls for mass murder. Violent rhetoric spiraling beyond protest into terrorism territory. Unhinged. (video)
  • DELTA FORCE OPERATORS WHO CAPTURED MADURO NOW REPOSITIONING TO MIDDLE EAST AS IRAN CRISIS ESCALATES. The same elite special operations units that captured Nicolás Maduro days ago are now allegedly moving to the Middle East. Over a dozen U.S. strategic airlifters have crossed the Atlantic to Britain and then eastward, many carrying helicopters operated by the Night Stalkers, the elite unit that flew Delta Force commandos into Caracas. Delta Force has reportedly pivoted to the Middle East, with Army Rangers and Air Assault Forces from Europe being repositioned rapidly.
  • @CynicalPublius
  • Everything makes sense when you consider the following seven immutable truths: 1. A large majority of native-born Americans strongly oppose Democrat policies. 2. The only way Democrats can win national elections is to import new voters, both legal and illegal. 3. The way to ensure that the newly-imported voters vote Democrat is to give them free stuff, whether via fraud or legal wealth redistribution, or both. 4. Trump’s efforts to deport illegals are therefore an existential threat to the Democrat Party and its policies. 5. Because of the foregoing, it is imperative to Democrats that they shut down ICE operations. 6. A key factor in the attempt to shut down ICE operations is to create martyrs. 7. Dead SUV Karen is a martyr. Deep down they are glad she is dead, because they NEED her to be dead.
  • @TheSCIF 
  • @jigijordan
  • @EmeraldRobinson
  • @RenzTom
  • @elonmusk 
  • @TonySeruga
  • Both Republicans and Democrats, right now, in the appropriations committees, are still fully funding the very same Somali programs, i.e., Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), and the bloated Labor, Health, and Education bill which doesn’t just fund refugees—it cements Biden-era spending at least 20% above pre-pandemic levels, fueling a $2 trillion deficit this year! No true conservative should ever support this.
  • @GuntherEagleman
  • @OcrazioCornPop
  • @disclosetv
  • @BowesChay
  • @SenseReceptor
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Weekly Scoreboard*


S&P 500 6,775.0 +1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Market Wrap by Edward Jones.

Indices

  • DJIA 49,498.5 +2.3%
  • NASDAQ 23,708.0 +2.0%
  • Russell 2000 2,624.6 +4.9%
  • NYSE FANG+ 15,829.4 +1.4%
  • Goldman 50 Most Shorted 265.1 +7.3%
  • Vaneck Social Sentiment 35.0 +5.3%
  • Wilshire 5000 68,990.0 +1.8%
  • Russell 1000 Growth 4,802.9 +1.0%
  • Russell 1000 Value 2,143.9 +2.6%
  • S&P 500 Consumer Staples 881.7 +1.9%
  • Bloomberg Cyclicals/Defensives Index(Ex Telecom) 273.6 +3.3%
  • NYSE Technology 7,568.1 +2.5%
  • Transports 18,164.3 +3.4%
  • Utilities 1,070.7 -.6%
  • MSCI Europe Banks 114.9 -.4%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets 57.0 +1.7%
  • Credit Suisse AllHedge Long/Short Equity Index 252.1 +.8%
  • Credit Suisse AllHedge Equity Market Neutral Index 130.5 +.8%
Sentiment/Internals
  • NYSE Cumulative A/D Line 594,460 +1.0%
  • Nasdaq/NYSE Volume Ratio 11.8 +32.2%
  • Bloomberg New Highs-Lows Index 698 +301
  • Crude Oil Commercial Bullish % Net Position -7.9 +3.9%
  • CFTC Oil Net Speculative Position 64,591 -.5%
  • CFTC Oil Total Open Interest 1,898,257 +1.9%
  • Total Put/Call .73 -12.2%
  • OEX Put/Call .61 +18.2%
  • ISE Sentiment 155.0 +4.6%
  • NYSE Arms 1.3 +42.5%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk-Off Index 101.4 +.3%
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index .81 +3.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg European Financial Conditions Index 1.66 -33.0 basis points
  • Volatility(VIX) 14.6 -.1%
  • S&P 500 Intraday % Swing .73 -29.0%
  • CBOE S&P 500 3M Implied Correlation Index 12.3 -3.1%
  • G7 Currency Volatility (VXY) 6.7 -2.3%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility (EM-VXY) 6.3 -5.6%
  • Smart Money Flow Index 19,775.9 -3.4%
  • NAAIM Exposure Index  97.7 +4.8
  • ICI Money Mkt Mutual Fund Assets $7.804 Trillion +1.8%
  • ICI Domestic Equity Long-Term Mutual Fund/ETFs Weekly Flows +$29.308 Million
  • AAII % Bulls 42.5 +1.2%
Futures Spot Prices
  • CRB Index 302.4 +1.2%
  • Crude Oil 59.1/bbl. +3.6%
  • Reformulated Gasoline 178.2 +5.0%
  • Natural Gas 3.16 -12.2%
  • US Power PJM Western Hub Peak Forward Y1 67.5 USD/Megawatt -3.1% 
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 28.4 euros/megawatt-hour -1.5%
  • Heating Oil 213.5 +1.3% 
  • Newcastle Coal 107.5 (1,000/metric ton) unch.
  • Gold 4,500.9 +3.8%
  • Silver 80.0 +9.9%
  • Bloomberg Industrial Metals Index 169.8 +3.5%
  • Copper 589.6 +3.6%
  • US No. 1 Heavy Melt Scrap Steel 376.0 USD/Metric Tonne +1.9%
  • China Iron Ore Spot 108.9 USD/Metric Tonne +2.9%
  • China Battery Grade Lithium Carbonate 17,150.0 USD/metric tonne +15.3%
  • CME Lumber  563.5 -1.7%
  • UBS-Bloomberg Agriculture 1,326.3 +.6%
  • US Gulf NOLA Potash Spot 305.0 USD/Short Ton -1.6%
Economy
  • Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q2 Forecast +5.1% +2.4 percentage points
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 28.1 -.8 percentage point
  • NY Fed Real-Time Weekly Economic Index 2.1 -14.5%
  • US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index 580.8 +81.0%
  • Bloomberg Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Index 1.8 -32.2%
  • DOGE Total Taxpayer Dollars Saved $215.0 Billion($1,335.40 Savings Per Taxpayer) +$1.0B
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(17 of 500 reporting) +31.4% -1.4 percentage points
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 311.32 +n/a:  Growth Rate +15.6% +n/a percentage points, P/E 22.2 +n/a
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 13.5% -1.0 basis point
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(0 of 10 reporting) +17.6% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 486.94 +n/a: Growth Rate +18.5% +n/a percentage point, P/E 32.3 +n/a
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 7.8 -6.4 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 26.9 +.7 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 28.0 -4.1 points
  • Fed Fund Futures imply 5.0%(-11.6 percentage points) chance of -25.0 basis point cut to 3.25-3.5%, 95.0%(+11.6 percentage points) chance of no change, 0.0%(unch.) chance of +25.0 basis point hike to 3.75-4.0% on 1/28/26
  • US Dollar Index 99.1 +.7%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index 1,851.8 -.1%
  • Bitcoin/USD 90,139 -.7%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 208.6 +.03%
  • Swiss Franc/Offshore Chinese Renminbi Cross 8.71 -1.1%
  • Yield Curve(2s/10s) 63.5 -8.0 basis points
  • 10-Year US Treasury Yield 4.17% -2.0 basis points
  • Japan 30-Year Yield 3.42% +2.0 basis points. 
  • Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet $6.526 Trillion -1.0%
  • Federal Reserve's Discount Window Usage $8.029 Billion -14.0%
  • U.S. Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 28.4 -4.5%
  • Illinois Municipal Debt Credit Default Swap 183.3 -.9%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 63.0 -8.0 basis points
  • UK Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 16.5 -1.6%
  • China Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 41.0 -.2%
  • Brazil Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 137.0 -.4%
  • Israel Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 68.2 +1.2%
  • South Korea Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 20.8 -4.6%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 24.7 +.7%
  • China High-Yield Real Estate Total Return Index 117.6 +.9%
  • Atlanta Fed Low Skill Wage Growth Tracker YoY +3.6% unch.
  • Zillow US All Homes Rent Index YoY +2.3% unch.
  • US Urban Consumers Food CPI YoY +2.6% unch.
  • CPI Core Services Ex-Shelter YoY +3.0% unch.
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +2.76% +1.0 basis point: CPI YoY +2.57% -5.0 basis points
  • 1-Year TIPS Spread 2.67 +32.0 basis points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.28 +2.0 basis points
  • Treasury Repo 3M T-Bill Spread -1.75 basis points +7.0 basis points
  • 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -16.25 unch.
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap 3.25 -.5 basis point
  • N. America Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index 49.0 -2.4%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield Credit Default Swap Index 181.0 -5.5% 
  • High-Yield Tech Sector OAS Index 414.75 -2.2% 
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 231.0 +38.0 
  • European Financial Sector Credit Default Swap Index 52.9 -2.0%
  • Emerging Markets Credit Default Swap Index 125.8 +1.6%
  • MBS 5/10 Treasury Spread 97.0 -19.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 594.0 +4.0 basis points
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS .54 unch
  • M2 Money Supply YoY % Change +4.3% -30.0 basis points
  • Commercial Paper Outstanding $1,414.6B +9.8%
  • 4-Week Moving Average of Jobless Claims 211,750 -3.3%
  • Continuing Claims Unemployment Rate 1.2% unch.
  • Kastle Back-to-Work Barometer(entries in secured buildings) 56.3 unch.
  • Average 30-Year Fixed Home Mortgage Rate 6.23% -2.0 basis points
  • Weekly Mortgage Applications 270,800 +.3%
  • Weekly Retail Sales +6.8% +.1 percentage point
  • OpenTable US Seated Diners % Change YoY +14.0% -18.0 percentage points
  • Box Office Weekly Gross $328.9M -3.1%
  • Nationwide Gas $2.81/gallon -.02/gallon
  • Baltic Dry Index 1,718.0 -8.7%
  • Drewry World Container Freight Index $2,556.8/40 ft Box +15.6%
  • China (Export) Containerized Freight Index 1,194.9 +4.2%
  • Oil Tanker Rate(Arabian Gulf to U.S. Gulf Coast) 32.5 -18.8%
  • Truckstop.com Market Demand Index 59.8 +40.8%
  • Rail Freight Carloads 211,628 +3.9%
  • TSA Total Traveler Throughput 2,151,117 -17.4% 
  • Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Approval Tacking Poll 45.0% +1.0 percentage point
Best Performing Style
  • Small-Cap Growth +5.0%
Worst Performing Style
  • Large-Cap Growth +1.0%
Leading Sectors
  • Defense +12.2%
  • Gold & Silver +9.3%
  • Homebuilding +7.9%
  • Coal +7.9%
  • Disk Drives +7.6%
Lagging Sectors
  • Electrification +.1%
  • Utilities -.6%
  • Video Gaming -.7%
  • Networking -1.2%
  • Gambling -2.8%
Weekly High-Volume Stock Gainers (65)
  • NBY, CGON, MLTX, AEVA, ELVN, LQDA, CRML, APLD, SPRY, LGIH, TREE, SNDK, GLSI, BETR, BLDR, TWO, QURE, INTC, VST, KTOS, ASTS, CCS, FLY, EXK, AEHR, HE, ACMR, RDW, RKT, OKLO, CMPO, TOL, TIC, KALV, AVAV, FND, DHI, JCAP, COMP, WY, SCCO, AMR, MESO, ONC, SITE, PFSI, RPM, ALMS, LMT, SHC, RVMD, SMR, PSLV, OUST, ZETA, ATRO, TTAM, SKY, HCC, NVO, SLP and LEGN
Weekly High-Volume Stock Losers (9)
  • RIO, CALM, ANIP, SIG, MDGL, PCRX, MMSI, WW and BBNX
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