Saturday, May 16, 2026

Today's Headlines

Around X:

  • @Zerohedge 
  • @BarronsOnline
  • Had bullish commentary on (NVDA) and (CASY).
  • @IGSquawk 
  • @robbystarbuck
  • @LaraLogan
  • @MarioNawfal
  • @MJTruthUltra
  • @ShadowofEzra
  • @GenFlynn
  • @FirstSquawk
  • @DiedSuddenly
  • Huge win for health! RFK Jr just explained that doctors will now get paid to take patients OFF unnecessary and harmful medications through a new policy called “deprescribing.” This is the first policy of its kind, and will incentivize doctors to STOP prescribing unnecessary medications. (video)
  • @HormuzLetter
  • @WallStreetApes
  • @BGatesIsaPsycho
  • @WallStreetMav
  • @nicksortor
  • BREAKING: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has now CONFIRMED he has commuted Tina Peters’ sentence, saying he believes the election whistleblower’s free speech rights were violated. Polis says the judge “held her speech against her.” Peters will OFFICIALLY be free in just a couple weeks, with a release date of June 1. (video)
  • @EricLDaugh
  • @OcrazioCornPop
  • @johnrich
  • @Fa21519230
  • @CathyLathamTX
  • @KobeissiLetter
  • @unusual_whales
  • @adamemedia1
  • @CostaKapo
  • “We’re facing the largest supply shortage of lubricating fluids in the modern history of America. Realistic, middle-of-the-road estimates are for our average available supply in this product category to drop by 40%.” Internal AutoZone Memo. (pic)
  • @GuntherEagleman
  • Elon just endorsed it. Gad Saad dropped the hammer on Fox this morning. We now live in a world where: - Rape victims get less sympathy than their rapists - Homeowners get less than the squatters breaking in - American vets get less than illegal migrants - Repeat felons with 186 charges get 200 more “chances” because “society made them do it”. This isn’t kindness. This is suicidal empathy. (video)
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Friday, May 15, 2026

Weekly Scoreboard*


S&P 500 7,434.7 +.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Market Wrap by Edward Jones.

Indices

  • DJIA 49,582.2 -.1%
  • NASDAQ 26,305.1 +.5%
  • Russell 2000 2,803.0 -1.9%
  • NYSE FANG+ 17,342.2 +.8%
  • Goldman 50 Most Shorted 294.7 -1.7%
  • Vaneck Social Sentiment 36.9 -.7%
  • Wilshire 5000 73,144.8 +.2%
  • Russell 1000 Growth 5,035.6 +1.5%
  • Russell 1000 Value 2,285.2 -.6%
  • S&P 500 Consumer Staples 963.2 +1.4%
  • Bloomberg Cyclicals/Defensives Index(Ex Telecom) 257.7 -.4%
  • NYSE Technology 8,932.6 -.2%
  • Transports 20,083.0 -.7%
  • Utilities 1,095.6 -1.6%
  • MSCI Europe Banks 115.7 -2.3%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets 65.4 -4.1%
  • Credit Suisse AllHedge Long/Short Equity Index 257.6 +1.2%
  • Credit Suisse AllHedge Equity Market Neutral Index 134.2 +1.0%
Sentiment/Internals
  • NYSE Cumulative A/D Line 614,352 +.1%
  • Nasdaq/NYSE Volume Ratio 12.6 -17.7%
  • Bloomberg New Highs-Lows Index 1,158 +37
  • Crude Oil Commercial Bullish % Net Position -18.1 +8.5%
  • CFTC Oil Net Speculative Position 178,786 -6.8%
  • CFTC Oil Total Open Interest 2,027,827 +2.5%
  • Total Put/Call .81 +6.7%
  • OEX Put/Call .30 +20.8%
  • ISE Sentiment 145.0 +1.4%
  • NYSE Arms .60 -68.1%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk-Off Index 123.1 +4.7%
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index 1.06 unch.
  • Bloomberg European Financial Conditions Index 1.23 +7.0 basis points
  • Volatility(VIX) 18.2 +4.4%
  • S&P 500 Intraday % Swing .67 +28.5%
  • CBOE S&P 500 3M Implied Correlation Index 12.7 -4.8%
  • G7 Currency Volatility (VXY) 6.75 unch.
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility (EM-VXY) 7.3 +4.0%
  • Smart Money Flow Index 20,269.3 +.8%
  • NAAIM Exposure Index  77.3 -19.4
  • ICI Money Mkt Mutual Fund Assets $7.749 Trillion n/a
  • ICI Domestic Equity Long-Term Mutual Fund/ETFs Weekly Flows -$8.186 Million
  • AAII % Bulls 39.3 +2.6%
  • AAII % Bears 36.6 +10.9%
  • CNN Fear & Greed Index 64.0 (GREED) -3.0
Futures Spot Prices
  • CRB Index 400.30 +3.2%
  • Crude Oil 105.50/bbl. +11.3%
  • Reformulated Gasoline 370.7 +5.4%
  • Natural Gas 2.97 +7.8%
  • US Power PJM Western Hub Peak Forward Y1 76.3 USD/Megawatt +.1% 
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 51.0 euros/megawatt-hour +16.4%
  • Heating Oil 406.2 +4.7% 
  • Newcastle Coal 136.5 (1,000/metric ton) +1.0%
  • Gold 4,562.3 -3.4%
  • Silver 77.0 -4.3%
  • Bloomberg Industrial Metals Index 182.1 +.6%
  • Copper 629.0 +.3%
  • US No. 1 Heavy Melt Scrap Steel 413.0 USD/Metric Tonne unch.
  • China Iron Ore Spot 108.90 USD/Metric Tonne -2.3%
  • China Battery Grade Lithium Carbonate 28,400.0 USD/metric tonne +11.6%
  • inSpectrum Tech Inc. DRAM Spot DDR4 16Gb 2048Mx8 56.6 -2.4%  
  • CME Lumber 592.5 +1.6%
  • UBS-Bloomberg Agriculture 1,406.0 -.9%
  • US Gulf NOLA Potash Spot 342.5 USD/Short Ton +1.5%
  • US Gulf NOLA Urea Granular Spot 565.0 USD/Short Ton -6.2% 
Economy
  • Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q2 Forecast +4.0% +.3 percentage point
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 12.9 -4.4 percentage points
  • NY Fed Real-Time Weekly Economic Index 2.7 unch.
  • Caldara Iacoviello Geopolitical Risk Index 286.6 +11.3% 
  • Global Monitor Iran Instability Index 100.0 unch.
  • Strait of Hormuz Oil Tanker Traffic Curtailed 95.0% -4.0 percentage points
  • US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index 151.7 -77.9%
  • Bloomberg Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Index .7 -.3
  • DOGE Total Taxpayer Dollars Saved $215.0 Billion($1,335.40 Savings Per Taxpayer) unch.
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(454 of 500 reporting) +25.1% -.2 percentage point
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 354.47 +1.8:  Growth Rate +27.9% +.6 percentage point, P/E 21.2 +.4
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 15.37% -1.0 basis point
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(8 of 10 reporting) +62.1% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 859.89 +8.23: Growth Rate +117.2% +2.1 percentage points, P/E 20.4 +.6
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 45.0 +8.3 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index -53.3 +5.5 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 42.0 -7.6 points
  • Fed Fund Futures imply .8%(-5.8 percentage points) chance of -25.0 basis point cut to 3.25-3.5%, 99.2%(+5.8 percentage points) chance of no change, 0.0%(unch.) chance of +25.0 basis point hike to 3.75-4.0% on 6/17
  • US Dollar Index 99.3 +1.5%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index 1,870.5 -.5%
  • Bitcoin/USD 79,200.7 -1.9%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 210.5 +.02%
  • Swiss Franc/Offshore Chinese Renminbi Cross 8.66 -1.1%
  • Yield Curve(2s/10s) 51.5 +4.75 basis points
  • 10-Year US Treasury Yield 4.59% +23.0 basis points
  • Japan 30-Year Yield 4.04% +30.0 basis points
  • Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet $6.681 Trillion +.3%
  • Federal Reserve's Discount Window Usage $5.877 Billion -8.7%
  • U.S. Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 41.7 +6.5%
  • Illinois Municipal Debt Credit Default Swap 190.3 +1.0%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 78.0 +6.0 basis points
  • UK Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 19.6 +4.2%
  • China Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 42.5 +1.9%
  • Brazil Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 124.5 -.6%
  • Israel Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 64.1 +1.0%
  • Dubai Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 89.0 +4.3%
  • South Korea Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 23.7 -6.5%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 24.20 -.1%
  • China High-Yield Real Estate Total Return Index 116.1 +1.6%
  • Atlanta Fed Low Skill Wage Growth Tracker YoY +3.6% -10.0 basis points
  • Zillow US All Homes Rent Index YoY +1.7% unch.
  • US Urban Consumers Food CPI YoY +3.2% +50.0 basis points
  • CPI Core Services Ex-Shelter YoY +3.2% +10.0 basis points
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +3.31% +3.0 basis points: CPI YoY +4.18% +62.0 basis points
  • 1-Year TIPS Spread 3.15 +18.0 basis points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.51 +5.0 basis points
  • Treasury Repo 3M T-Bill Spread 12.0 +2.5 basis points
  • 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -15.75 +.5 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -1.25 -2.0 basis points
  • N. America Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index 53.9 +1.9% 
  • BofA Private Credit Proxy Index 73.4 -2.9%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield Credit Default Swap Index 106.0 -31.3%
  • High-Yield Tech Sector OAS Index 458.25 -1.5% 
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 239.0 +12.0
  • European Financial Sector Credit Default Swap Index 61.0 +2.9%
  • Emerging Markets Credit Default Swap Index 159.7 +2.7%
  • MBS 5/10 Treasury Spread 114.0 +2.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 552.0 -27.0 basis points
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS .49 -2.0 basis points
  • M2 Money Supply YoY % Change +4.6% unch.
  • Commercial Paper Outstanding $1,432.1B +.1%
  • 4-Week Moving Average of Jobless Claims 203,750 +.4%
  • Continuing Claims Unemployment Rate 1.2% unch.
  • Kastle Back-to-Work Barometer(entries in secured buildings) 54.7 -.7%
  • Average 30-Year Fixed Home Mortgage Rate 6.46% +4.0 basis points
  • Weekly Mortgage Applications 290,100 +1.7%
  • Weekly Retail Sales +9.6% +230.0 basis points
  • OpenTable US Seated Diners % Change YoY +13.0% +4.0 percentage points
  • Box Office Weekly Gross $230.6M +14.8%
  • Nationwide Gas $4.53/gallon -.02/gallon
  • Baltic Dry Index 3,195.0 +7.3%
  • Drewry World Container Freight Index $2,553.4/40 ft Box +11.7%
  • China (Export) Containerized Freight Index 1,280.5 +.1%
  • Oil Tanker Rate(Arabian Gulf to U.S. Gulf Coast) 250.0 unch.
  • Truckstop.com Market Demand Index 128.5 +2.7%
  • Rail Freight Carloads 283,724 +.7%
  • TSA Total Traveler Throughput 2,858,330 +36.9% 
  • US Morning Consult Daily Consume Sentiment Index 89.0 -.7 point
  • Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Approval Tacking Poll 42.0% unch.
Best Performing Style
  • Large-Cap Growth +1.5%
Worst Performing Style
  • Small-Cap Value -2.6%
Leading Sectors
  • Cyber Security +5.1%
  • Energy +4.9%
  • Oil Service +4.3%
  • Lithography/Photonics +3.2%
  • Alt Energy +2.3%
Lagging Sectors
  • Gold & Silver -5.4%
  • Homebuilding -5.6%
  • Retail -6.2%
  • Nuclear -7.1%
  • Airlines -7.5%
Weekly High-Volume Stock Gainers (24)
  • SEDG, FIG, SHLS, MICC, ENPH, HUBS, ARX, WGS, YETI, BAND, SPIR, INOD, NOW, DXCM, PZZA, SNOW, DMRA, MSFT, HRTG, PCT, NOG, ALAB, HMC and HG
Weekly High-Volume Stock Losers (24)
  • BELFB, LKQ, LFUS, JRI, BILI, BABA, NU, CCAP, CHTR, BIRK, DLO, QUIK, TWST, PSLV, NGG, BLSH, CRVS, ATA, OMER, PICS, TNDM, IDR, YSS and TNGX
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