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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