Saturday, August 29, 2026

Today's Headlines

Around X:

  • @Zerohedge 
  • @BarronsOnline
  • Had bullish commentary on (FCFS) and (FWONA).
  • @IGSquawk 
  • @MJTruthUltra
  • @BGatesIsaPsycho
  • @TheSCIF
  • @NicHulscher
  • @ConstitutionX
  • @LibsOftiktok
  • @KanekoaTheGreat
  • @ConservativeTht
  • @AGHamilton29
  • @liz_Churchill10
  • @Barchart
  • @Polymarket
  • @HighWireTalk
  • @nicksortor
  • LMAO! AOC whipped out her BLACK ACCENT today while speaking to a crowd of Al Sharpton's bussed-in black folks in DC. And SEVERAL TIMES the "accent" started slipping, causing her to stutter. These people are so fake. "There is a TIIIIDE RISIN' in this country, brothers and sisters. They can put p-p-ah uh, they can put obstacles in our path, but they cannot turn us back around!".
  • @EmeraldRobinson
  • @unusual_whales
  • @amuse
  • @LaraLogan
  • @ChrisMartzWX
  • @RedWavePress
  • HILARIOUS: Bill Maher: “Trump is so mad at Canada, he renamed Lake Ontario Lake America… Liberals are very pissed at this. They say you can’t just go around renaming to suit your political agenda. Just ask any Latinx birthing person.” NUKED! (video)
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Friday, August 28, 2026

Weekly Scoreboard*


S&P 500 7,707.2 +.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Market Wrap by Edward Jones.

Indices

  • DJIA 53,576.4 +.5%
  • NASDAQ 26,391.7 +.9%
  • Russell 2000 2,976.2 -1.3%
  • NYSE FANG+ 18,788.0 +2.4%
  • Goldman 50 Most Shorted 325.1 -1.3%
  • Vaneck Social Sentiment 36.2 -1.4%
  • Wilshire 5000 76,253.4 +.3%
  • Russell 1000 Growth 4,940.2 +.4%
  • Russell 1000 Value 2,533.4 +.3%
  • S&P 500 Consumer Staples 935.8 -.5%
  • Bloomberg Cyclicals/Defensives Index(Ex Telecom) 272.4 unch. 
  • NYSE Technology 9,532.6 +.4%
  • Transports 21,411.2 -.9%
  • Utilities 1,075.9 +.1%
  • MSCI Europe Banks 138.3 -.9%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets 67.0 unch.
  • Credit Suisse AllHedge Long/Short Equity Index 265.0 -.5%
  • Credit Suisse AllHedge Equity Market Neutral Index 136.7 -.3%
Sentiment/Internals
  • NYSE Cumulative A/D Line 627,148 +.3%
  • Nasdaq/NYSE Volume Ratio 16.9 +26.9%
  • Bloomberg New Highs-Lows Index 315 +198
  • Crude Oil Commercial Bullish % Net Position -14.6 -157%
  • CFTC Oil Net Speculative Position 122,090 +23.1%
  • CFTC Oil Total Open Interest 1,888,960 -.2%
  • Total Put/Call .84 +13.7%
  • OEX Put/Call .73 -30.0%
  • ISE Sentiment 179.0 unch.
  • NYSE Arms .97 +16.7%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk-Off Index 129.1 +1.3%
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index 1.27 +1.0 basis point
  • Bloomberg European Financial Conditions Index 1.34 -8.0 basis points
  • Volatility(VIX) 14.6 -3.8%
  • S&P 500 Intraday % Swing .72 +.49.0%
  • CBOE S&P 500 3M Implied Correlation Index 10.3 +.8%
  • G7 Currency Volatility (VXY) 6.41 +3.4%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility (EM-VXY) 6.82 +.2%
  • Smart Money Flow Index 18,414.7 -1.3%
  • CFTC Weekly Equity Positioning Sentiment Gauge(0-100) 59.0 -n/a
  • ICI Money Mkt Mutual Fund Assets $7.934 Trillion +.1%
  • ICI Domestic Equity Long-Term Mutual Fund/ETFs Weekly Flows +$8.683 Million
  • AAII % Bulls 32.9 -7.3%
Futures Spot Prices
  • CRB Index 405.2 -.3%
  • Crude Oil 83.1/bbl. -3.9%
  • Reformulated Gasoline 348.2 +5.3%
  • Natural Gas 2.88 +3.9%
  • US Power PJM Western Hub Peak Forward Y1 82.9 USD/Megawatt +6.2% 
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 66.3 euros/megawatt-hour -.7%
  • Heating Oil 434.4 -3.2% 
  • Newcastle Coal 139.5 (1,000/metric ton) +3.3%
  • Gold 4,460.2 -3.0%
  • Silver 66.3 -3.5%
  • Bloomberg Industrial Metals Index 179.9 unch.
  • Copper 654.6 -.3%
  • US No. 1 Heavy Melt Scrap Steel 390.5 USD/Metric Tonne -1.0%
  • China Iron Ore Spot 99.0 USD/Metric Tonne +1.2%
  • China Battery Grade Lithium Carbonate 22,150.0 USD/metric tonne n/a
  • Silicon Data LLM Token Expenditure Index 1.07(price per million tokens) +1.4% 
  • inSpectrum Tech Inc. DRAM Spot DDR5 16Gb 1Gx16 50.0 -.9%  
  • CME Lumber 565.0 -1.5%
  • UBS-Bloomberg Agriculture 1,623.4 +3.5%
  • US Gulf NOLA Potash Spot 345.0 USD/Short Ton +1.5%
  • US Gulf NOLA Urea Granular Spot 412.0 USD/Short Ton +5.6%
Economy
  • Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q3 Forecast +4.6% +60.0 basis points
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 13.6 -.8 percentage point
  • NY Fed Real-Time Weekly Economic Index 2.90 +10.0%
  • Caldara Iacoviello Geopolitical Risk Index 165.2 +14.3% 
  • Global Monitor Iran Instability Index 60.0 -6.0
  • Strait of Hormuz Oil Tanker Traffic Curtailed 90.0% -2.0 percentage points
  • US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index 131.2 -24.7%
  • Bloomberg Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Index 1.1 +.1
  • DOGE Total Taxpayer Dollars Saved $215.0 Billion($1,335.40 Savings Per Taxpayer) unch.
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(485 of 500 reporting) +52.1% +2.5 percentage points
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 395.71 +4.62:  Growth Rate +20.6% -12.2 percentage points, P/E 19.5 -.1
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 16.31% +3.0 basis points
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(9 of 10 reporting) +133.34% -5.1 percentage points
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 965.27 +13.97: Growth Rate +86.1% +2.7 percentage points, P/E 19.5 +.3
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 21.20 -5.0 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 87.6 -.3 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 24.0 -.4 point
  • Fed Fund Futures imply 0.0%(unch.) chance of -25.0 basis point cut to 3.25-3.5%, 42.5%(-17.6 percentage points) chance of no change, 57.5%(+17.6 percentage points) chance of +25.0 basis point hike to 3.75-4.0% on 9/16
  • US Dollar Index 99.7 +.9%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index 1,922.6 +.3%
  • Bitcoin/USD 77,334 +.5%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 212.5 unch.
  • Swiss Franc/Offshore Chinese Renminbi Cross 8.32 -.9%
  • Yield Curve(2s/10s) 37.5 -13.0 basis points
  • 10-Year US Treasury Yield 4.73% -1.0 basis point
  • Japan 30-Year Yield 4.12% +4.0 basis points
  • Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet $6.684 Trillion -.2%
  • Federal Reserve's Discount Window Usage $5.346 Billion +3.5%
  • U.S. Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 36.0 -3.2%
  • Illinois Municipal Debt Credit Default Swap 181.3 +1.1%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 82.0 -1.0 basis point
  • UK Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 17.9 +.8%
  • China Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 35.2 -.7%
  • Brazil Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 122.2 -1.1%
  • Israel Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 53.7 -.9%
  • Dubai Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 61.8 -3.4%
  • South Korea Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 21.5 -1.7%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 24.1 +.1%
  • China High-Yield Real Estate Total Return Index 122.4 -.1%
  • Atlanta Fed Low Skill Wage Growth Tracker YoY +3.4% unch.
  • Zillow US All Homes Rent Index YoY +2.4% unch.
  • 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 +3.40% +11.0 basis points: CPI YoY +3.37% +1.0 basis points
  • 1-Year TIPS Spread 2.06 +2.0 basis points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.32 -2.0 basis points
  • Treasury Repo 3M T-Bill Spread 19.75 unch.
  • 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -13.75 +1.0 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -.25 -.5 basis point
  • N. America Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index 50.3 -1.0% 
  • BofA Private Credit Proxy Index 74.0 +.6%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield Credit Default Swap Index 99.0 -33.3%
  • High-Yield Tech Sector OAS Index 432.75 -6.7% 
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 209.0 +3.0
  • European Financial Sector Credit Default Swap Index 53.9 -.4%
  • Emerging Markets Credit Default Swap Index 137.9 -1.3%
  • MBS 5/10 Treasury Spread 111.0 -2.0.0 basis point
  • Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 558.0 +3.0 basis points
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS .44 -1.0 basis point
  • M2 Money Supply YoY % Change +5.4% -10.0 basis points
  • Commercial Paper Outstanding $1,447.3B +.4%
  • 4-Week Moving Average of Jobless Claims 205,500 +.6%
  • Continuing Claims Unemployment Rate 1.2% unch.
  • Kastle Back-to-Work Barometer(entries in secured buildings) 52.8 n/a
  • Average 30-Year Fixed Home Mortgage Rate 6.71% -2.0 basis points
  • Weekly Mortgage Applications 245,300 -1.0%
  • Weekly Retail Sales +8.40% +40.0 basis points
  • OpenTable US Seated Diners % Change YoY +17.0% +2.0 percentage points
  • Box Office Weekly Gross $231.4M -22.0%
  • Nationwide Gas $4.09/gallon -.02/gallon
  • Baltic Dry Index 3,107.0 +9.4%
  • Drewry World Container Freight Index $4,472.9/40 ft Box -1.2%
  • China (Export) Containerized Freight Index 1,834.0 +.7%
  • Oil Tanker Rate(Arabian Gulf to U.S. Gulf Coast) 275.0 +7.8%
  • Truckstop.com Market Demand Index 92.9 -3.8%
  • Rail Freight Carloads 296,577 +1.6%
  • TSA Total Traveler Throughput 2,502,263 +16.4% 
  • US Morning Consult Daily Consume Sentiment Index 89.1 -3.2 points
  • Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Approval Tacking Poll 43.0% +1.0 percentage point
Best Performing Style
  • Large-Cap Value +.3%
Worst Performing Style
  • Small-Cap Growth -1.9%
Leading Sectors
  • Software +5.9%
  • Cyber Security +4.1%
  • Internet +2.9%
  • Coal +2.2%
  • I-Banking +1.2%
Lagging Sectors
  • Construction -2.9%
  • Defense -3.4%
  • Pharma -3.8%
  • Alt Energy -4.2%
  • Space -5.4%
Weekly High-Volume Stock Gainers (15)
  • ESTC, SOLS, GAP, PD, DKNG, WDAY, FRNM, ACM, FENC, NOW, SGI, WBTN, CRM and WBTN
Weekly High-Volume Stock Losers (23)
  • PHYS, NEWT, NEXA, B, PSLV, MRNA, ULTA, GENB, BURL, MNSO, PWRL, GNRC, EIX, ESI, S, CYTK, PCG, BNTX, RBRK, REAX, PYPL, IREN and LPTH
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