Friday, September 18, 2026

Weekly Scoreboard*


S&P 500 7,637.3 -.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Market Wrap by Edward Jones.

Indices

  • DJIA 51,710.5 -1.7%
  • NASDAQ 26,489.2 +.6%
  • Russell 2000 2,855.3 -1.7%
  • NYSE FANG+ 18,782.7 +1.1%
  • Goldman 50 Most Shorted 315.5 +.2%
  • Vaneck Social Sentiment 37.9 +1.6%
  • Wilshire 5000 75,416.3 -.3%
  • Russell 1000 Growth 4,952.0 +.7%
  • Russell 1000 Value 2,479.2 -1.1%
  • S&P 500 Consumer Staples 917.0 -.5%
  • Bloomberg Cyclicals/Defensives Index(Ex Telecom) 270.6 -.1% 
  • NYSE Technology 9,575.9 +.5%
  • Transports 20,080.4 -2.7%
  • Utilities 1,046.3 -2.1%
  • MSCI Europe Banks 137.7 -.3%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets 67.10 -1.3%
  • Credit Suisse AllHedge Long/Short Equity Index 265.8 unch.
  • Credit Suisse AllHedge Equity Market Neutral Index 137.7 +.2%
Sentiment/Internals
  • NYSE Cumulative A/D Line 617,192 -.3%
  • Nasdaq/NYSE Volume Ratio 11.6 -.5%
  • Bloomberg New Highs-Lows Index -46 +872
  • Crude Oil Commercial Bullish % Net Position -15.8 -5.1%
  • CFTC Oil Net Speculative Position 136,579 +5.1%
  • CFTC Oil Total Open Interest 1,939,911 +1.0%
  • Total Put/Call .84 -3.5%
  • OEX Put/Call 1.19 +68.2%
  • Equity Put/Call .70 -5.4%
  • NYSE Arms 1.3 +30.2%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk-Off Index 132.5 +.1%
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index 1.25 +7.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg European Financial Conditions Index 1.42 +2.0 basis points
  • Volatility(VIX) 15.0 -5.8%
  • S&P 500 Intraday % Swing .51 -3.6%
  • CBOE S&P 500 3M Implied Correlation Index 11.2 +.4%
  • G7 Currency Volatility (VXY) 6.64 -4.9%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility (EM-VXY) 7.28 +1.8%
  • Smart Money Flow Index 17,149.3 +.5%
  • CFTC Weekly Equity Positioning Sentiment Gauge(0-100) 46.0 -9.0
  • ICI Money Mkt Mutual Fund Assets $7.922 Trillion -.7%
  • ICI Domestic Equity Long-Term Mutual Fund/ETFs Weekly Flows -$13.376 Million
  • AAII % Bulls 28.8 -24.2%
  • AAII % Bears 53.3 +35.6%
  • CNN Fear & Greed Index 29.0 (FEAR) -6.0
Futures Spot Prices
  • CRB Index 422.6 -.1%
  • Crude Oil 99.77/bbl. -.2%
  • Reformulated Gasoline 350.90 +5.8%
  • Natural Gas 2.90 +2.70%
  • US Power PJM Western Hub Peak Forward Y1 88.7 USD/Megawatt +3.6% 
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 79.23 euros/megawatt-hour -1.2%
  • Heating Oil 503.7 +.8% 
  • Newcastle Coal 143.3 (1,000/metric ton) -2.7%
  • Gold 4,382.6 +.8%
  • Silver 66.51 +3.2%
  • Bloomberg Industrial Metals Index 180.5 +1.3%
  • Copper 670.1 +2.2%
  • US No. 1 Heavy Melt Scrap Steel 403.50 USD/Metric Tonne +2.8%
  • China Iron Ore Spot 97.2 USD/Metric Tonne +1.5%
  • China Battery Grade Lithium Carbonate 20,700.0 USD/metric tonne -10.6%
  • Silicon Data LLM Token Expenditure Index .95(price per million tokens) -2.8% 
  • inSpectrum Tech Inc. DRAM Spot DDR5 16Gb 1Gx16 49.44 +.2%  
  • CME Lumber 538.0 -5.0%
  • UBS-Bloomberg Agriculture 1,563.5 -2.1%
  • US Gulf NOLA Potash Spot 352.5 USD/Short Ton +2.2%
  • US Gulf NOLA Urea Granular Spot 468.0 USD/Short Ton +3.4%
Economy
  • Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q3 Forecast +5.1% +70.0 basis points
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 8.8 -.7 percentage point
  • NY Fed Real-Time Weekly Economic Index 3.1 -17.7%
  • Caldara Iacoviello Geopolitical Risk Index 189.5 +126.4% 
  • Global Monitor Iran Instability Index 60.0 -11.0
  • Strait of Hormuz Oil Tanker Traffic Curtailed 90.0% unch.
  • US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index 342.2 -52.9%
  • Bloomberg Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Index .8 -.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(3 of 500 reporting) +19.8% n/a
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 401.65 +1.25:  Growth Rate +22.5% +.3 percentage point, P/E 19.0 unch.
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 16.27% -3.0 basis points
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(0 of 10 reporting) +n/a
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 984.01 +6.36: Growth Rate +46.5% +.9 percentage point, P/E 19.1 +.2
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 30.7 +3.7 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 65.9 -8.6 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 17.90 -2.5 points
  • Fed Fund Futures imply 0.0%(unch.) chance of -25.0 basis point cut to 3.5-3.75%, 44.6%(-6.4 percentage points) chance of no change, 55.4%(+12.9 percentage points) chance of +25.0 basis point hike to 4.0-4.25% on 10/28
  • US Dollar Index 100.2 +1.2%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index 1,919.1 -.9%
  • Bitcoin/USD 81,260 +4.4%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 206.3 +1.0%
  • Swiss Franc/Offshore Chinese Renminbi Cross 8.14 -.9%
  • Yield Curve(2s/10s) 25.5 -7.25 basis points
  • 10-Year US Treasury Yield 5.0% +7.0 basis points
  • Japan 30-Year Yield 4.08% +3.0 basis points
  • Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet $6.699 Trillion +.1%
  • Federal Reserve's Discount Window Usage $6.608 Billion +23.5%
  • U.S. Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 34.9 +.8%
  • Illinois Municipal Debt Credit Default Swap 182.5 +2.9%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 92.0 +7.0 basis points
  • UK Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 18.4 +2.8%
  • China Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 32.8 -4.8%
  • Brazil Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 111.5 +.9%
  • Israel Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 54.0 +.4%
  • Dubai Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 60.5 +.4%
  • South Korea Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 20.7 -.2%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 24.0 -.2%
  • China High-Yield Real Estate Total Return Index 120.8 -.8%
  • Atlanta Fed Low Skill Wage Growth Tracker YoY +3.5% unch.
  • Zillow US All Homes Rent Index YoY +2.6% +20.0 basis points
  • 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 +3.40% unch.: CPI YoY +3.50% +7.0 basis points
  • 1-Year TIPS Spread 2.42 unch.
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.32 -5.0 basis points
  • Treasury Repo 3M T-Bill Spread 24.0 -16.5 basis points
  • 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -11.75 .75 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap .75 +1.0 basis point
  • N. America Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index 50.8 -.5% 
  • BofA Private Credit Proxy Index 70.5 -1.3%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield Credit Default Swap Index 141.0 +47.8%
  • High-Yield Tech Sector OAS Index 405.10 -6.8% 
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 218.0 unch.
  • European Financial Sector Credit Default Swap Index 57.4 +3.9%
  • Emerging Markets Credit Default Swap Index 139.6 +.3%
  • MBS 5/10 Treasury Spread 116.0 +1.0 basis point
  • Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 554.0 -1.0 basis point
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS .42 -3.0 basis points
  • M2 Money Supply YoY % Change +5.4% unch.
  • Commercial Paper Outstanding $1,442.1B +.4%
  • 4-Week Moving Average of Jobless Claims 203,250 -1.3%
  • Continuing Claims Unemployment Rate 1.1% -10.0 basis points
  • Kastle Back-to-Work Barometer(entries in secured buildings) 52.6 -1.3%
  • Average 30-Year Fixed Home Mortgage Rate 6.94% +13.0 basis points
  • Weekly Mortgage Applications 230,800 -4.1%
  • Weekly Retail Sales +8.40% +10.0 basis points
  • OpenTable US Seated Diners % Change YoY +15.0% +13.0 percentage points
  • Box Office Weekly Gross $140.4M -.1%
  • Nationwide Gas $4.47/gallon +.17/gallon
  • Baltic Dry Index 3,336.0 -4.9%
  • Drewry World Container Freight Index $4,500.1/40 ft Box +.5%
  • China (Export) Containerized Freight Index 1,897.2 +.5%
  • Oil Tanker Rate(Arabian Gulf to U.S. Gulf Coast) 500.0 +53.9%
  • Truckstop.com Market Demand Index 91.8 -8.3%
  • Rail Freight Carloads 271,305 -9.3%
  • TSA Total Traveler Throughput 2,700,658 +37.5% 
  • US Morning Consult Daily Consume Sentiment Index 86.6 -1.0 point
  • Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Approval Tacking Poll 41.0% -1.0 percentage point
Best Performing Style
  • Large-Cap Growth +.4%
Worst Performing Style
  • Small-Cap Value -1.8%
Leading Sectors
  • Cyber Security +5.3%
  • Digital Health +4.0%
  • Medical Equipment +2.0%
  • Pharma +2.0%
  • Shipping +2.0%
Lagging Sectors
  • Construction -3.7%
  • Computer Services -4.4%
  • Banks -5.1%
  • Oil Service -6.1%
  • Gambling -7.0%
Weekly High-Volume Stock Gainers (25)
  • MSTR, ABTC, MARA, COIN, PS, BMNR, HOOD, PURR, ALMR, CRCL, AERO, ASST, INSP, MG, SSMR, TRMD, HTFL, ELMT, FPS, COO, YETI, GFS, FRNM and HAFN
Weekly High-Volume Stock Losers (24)
  • BCS, AMCX, PSKY, VOD, BETA, GOLD, AN, F, COGT, LEN, ROCK, VC, REAX, NFLX, GM, QCOM, TRLV, BTU, LFTO, NUE, CEPU, NNE, HELP and XENE
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