Saturday, July 18, 2026

Today's Headlines

Around X:

  • @Zerohedge 
  • @BarronsOnline
  • Had bullish commentary on (DE) and (WMB).
  • @IGSquawk 
  • @TheSCIF
  • Fulton County ordered over 1,000,000 EXTRA ABSENTEE BALLOTS without STUBS or ENVELOPES for the 2020 Election and lied about it. The total number of ballots ordered in addition to what was mailed to voters was 1,058,910. This should tell you everything you need to know. (pic)
  • @ShadowofEzra  
  • @MarioNawfal
  • @MJTruthUltra
  • @EvanAKilgore
  • BREAKING: Ben Shapiro comes out AGAINST Vice President J.D. Vance in his latest episode. He says the @JDVance is starting to "sound like a Democrat" and embrace Left-Wing values. Shapiro says he doesn't know if Vance can win the 2028 election.
    @benshapiro is now pushing the narrative that the Vice President is starting to push "conspiratorial crap," spew anti-American rhetoric, and is deeply concerned about his "conservative" principles. Shapiro just spent 50 minutes criticizing J.D. Vance for his appearance on @joerogan and attacking his new book. He even goes so far as to say that J.D. Vance is starting to sound "exactly like Gavin Newsom." The paid propagandists' foreign-funded talking points have just gone out and they are now all TURNING on J.D. Vance. Pay attention to the "influencers" who are starting to condemn @VP and make lists, like @alexbruesewitz is doing, of these grifting frauds. It's time to EXPOSE all of these paid shills and put America First. (video)
  • @negligible_cap
  • @Emerald Robinson
  • @Unusual_whales
  • @LauraLoomer
  • @OcrazioCornPop 
  • @BGatesIsaPsycho
  • @aakashgupta
  • @Geiger_Capital
  • @PepesGrandma
  • @GeoengWatch
  • @DSchlopesIsBack
  • @TrueOnX
  • @IvanaSpear
  • @ClassicLearner
  • @realJennaEllis
  • @Anc_Aesthetics
  • @Shilohmarx
  • @MAGAVoice
  • @FirstSquawk
  • @BennyJohnson
  • @GenFlynn
  • @HormuzLetter
  • @paulsperry_
  • @nataliegwinters
  • @Goddek
  • HOW THEY ENGINEERED THE FAKE PANDEMIC: 1. China released staged footage of people “dropping dead” in the streets; scenes never witnessed anywhere else in the world before or after December 2019. 2. A PCR test was rolled out that could not determine whether someone was actually sick. The vast majority of results were false positives. 3. The claim of asymptomatic transmission was heavily promoted to justify restrictions on healthy people and to force mass testing on the entire population; which led to tens of millions of false positive test results. 4. Tech companies and media outlets were mobilized to censor dissent and rebrand inconvenient truths as “misinformation.” 5. Behavioral psychologists were brought in to design fear-based messaging specifically intended to secure public compliance. 6. To keep the illusion of a deadly pandemic alive, they required excess mortality data. 7. Ordinary mild respiratory symptoms alone could not produce those numbers, so the population was subjected to sustained psychological pressure capable of triggering mass psychogenic illness. 8. Relentless fear messaging kept cortisol levels chronically elevated, weakening immune function, particularly among the elderly.... (list)
  • @C_3C_3
  • @LeadingReport
  • @JamieAA_Again
  • @Polymarket
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Friday, July 17, 2026

Weekly Scoreboard*


S&P 500 7,469.7 -1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Market Wrap by Edward Jones.

Indices

  • DJIA 52,171.3 -.8%
  • NASDAQ 25,537.2 -2.7%
  • Russell 2000 2,958.4 -.7%
  • NYSE FANG+ 17,237.4 -2.0%
  • Goldman 50 Most Shorted 312.0 -4.1%
  • Vaneck Social Sentiment 33.8 -6.5%
  • Wilshire 5000 73,950.8 -1.4%
  • Russell 1000 Growth 4,817.7 -3.6%
  • Russell 1000 Value 2,438.7 +.4%
  • S&P 500 Consumer Staples 941.0 +1.2%
  • Bloomberg Cyclicals/Defensives Index(Ex Telecom) 258.9 -1.3%
  • NYSE Technology 9,019.9 -7.2%
  • Transports 22,712.8 +2.4%
  • Utilities 1,149.5 unch.
  • MSCI Europe Banks 132.7 +.9%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets 63.50 -4.6%
  • Credit Suisse AllHedge Long/Short Equity Index 269.21 +.01%
  • Credit Suisse AllHedge Equity Market Neutral Index 137.22 +.84%
Sentiment/Internals
  • NYSE Cumulative A/D Line 623,357 +.3%
  • Nasdaq/NYSE Volume Ratio 10.2 -6.7%
  • Bloomberg New Highs-Lows Index 216 -52
  • Crude Oil Commercial Bullish % Net Position -10.2 +31.3%
  • CFTC Oil Net Speculative Position 75,749 -31.5%
  • CFTC Oil Total Open Interest 1,905,761 -.5%
  • Total Put/Call .93 +12.5%
  • OEX Put/Call .17 unch.
  • ISE Sentiment 179.0 unch.
  • NYSE Arms 1.0 +4.3%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk-Off Index 121.6 -3.4%
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index 1.17 +1.0 basis point
  • Bloomberg European Financial Conditions Index 1.28 -21.0 basis points
  • Volatility(VIX) 18.62 +18.6%
  • S&P 500 Intraday % Swing .90 +18.9%
  • CBOE S&P 500 3M Implied Correlation Index 8.84 +17.7%
  • G7 Currency Volatility (VXY) 5.86 -3.6%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility (EM-VXY) 6.51 -2.8%
  • Smart Money Flow Index 19,376.4 +1.1%
  • NAAIM Exposure Index  95.6 +12.6
  • ICI Money Mkt Mutual Fund Assets $7.893 Trillion -.8%
  • ICI Domestic Equity Long-Term Mutual Fund/ETFs Weekly Flows +$42.545 Million
  • AAII % Bulls 44.9 +23.7%
Futures Spot Prices
  • CRB Index 375.97 +2.7%
  • Crude Oil 82.34/bbl. +15.1%
  • Reformulated Gasoline 339.0 +14.7%
  • Natural Gas 2.91 -1.0%
  • US Power PJM Western Hub Peak Forward Y1 81.2 USD/Megawatt -.6% 
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 58.5 euros/megawatt-hour +21.2%
  • Heating Oil 406.9 +15.5% 
  • Newcastle Coal 133.0 (1,000/metric ton) +3.1%
  • Gold 4,012.1 -2.6%
  • Silver 56.14 -6.5%
  • Bloomberg Industrial Metals Index 172.7 -.3%
  • Copper 626.4 -.3%
  • US No. 1 Heavy Melt Scrap Steel 378.0 USD/Metric Tonne -6.2%
  • China Iron Ore Spot 100.0 USD/Metric Tonne +1.5%
  • China Battery Grade Lithium Carbonate 24,025.0 USD/metric tonne +1.4%
  • Silicon Data LLM Token Expenditure Index 1.57(price per million tokens) -3.6% 
  • inSpectrum Tech Inc. DRAM Spot DDR5 16Gb 1Gx16 47.26 +2.6%  
  • CME Lumber 637.0 +.1%
  • UBS-Bloomberg Agriculture 1,460.9 +4.7%
  • US Gulf NOLA Potash Spot 337.50 USD/Short Ton unch.
  • US Gulf NOLA Urea Granular Spot 386.5 USD/Short Ton unch.
Economy
  • Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q2 Forecast +1.7% +.4 percentage point
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 15.4 +.9 percentage point
  • NY Fed Real-Time Weekly Economic Index 2.61 -16.4%
  • Caldara Iacoviello Geopolitical Risk Index 154.3 -17.7% 
  • Global Monitor Iran Instability Index 54.0 -2.0
  • Strait of Hormuz Oil Tanker Traffic Curtailed 87.0% +15.0 percentage points
  • US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index 427.5 +62.5%
  • Bloomberg Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Index .6 unch.
  • DOGE Total Taxpayer Dollars Saved $215.0 Billion($1,335.40 Savings Per Taxpayer) unch.
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(47 of 500 reporting) +52.4% -84.4 percentage points
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 375.20 +2.26:  Growth Rate +27.1% +.4 percentage point, P/E 20.1 -.1
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 15.65% +1.0 basis point
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(2 of 10 reporting) +510.0% -716.6 percentage points
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 907.59 +7.04: Growth Rate +75.0% +1.3 percentage points, P/E 19.3 -.2
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 55.2 -2.6 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 8.5 +4.6 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 28.0 -6.0 points
  • Fed Fund Futures imply 0.0%(unch.) chance of -25.0 basis point cut to 3.25-3.5%, 87.7%(+21.9 percentage points) chance of no change, 12.3%(-21.9 percentage points) chance of +25.0 basis point hike to 3.75-4.0% on 7/29
  • US Dollar Index 100.77 -.2%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index 1,869.7 +.3%
  • Bitcoin/USD 63,901.3 -.1%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 212.5 +.7%
  • Swiss Franc/Offshore Chinese Renminbi Cross 8.40 -.1%
  • Yield Curve(2s/10s) 37.0 +1.25 basis points
  • 10-Year US Treasury Yield 4.54% -3.0 basis points
  • Japan 30-Year Yield 3.87% -3.0 basis points
  • Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet $6.696 Trillion +.1%
  • Federal Reserve's Discount Window Usage $6.607 Billion -15.3%
  • U.S. Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 41.3 +.5%
  • Illinois Municipal Debt Credit Default Swap 182.1 -.4%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 82.0 +8.0 basis points
  • UK Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 18.6 +2.7%
  • China Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 37.7 +3.3%
  • Brazil Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 125.2 +1.3%
  • Israel Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 61.7 +11.4%
  • Dubai Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 65.0 +5.0%
  • South Korea Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 23.0 +3.4%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 24.1 unch.
  • China High-Yield Real Estate Total Return Index 117.56 -.5%
  • Atlanta Fed Low Skill Wage Growth Tracker YoY +3.3% unch.
  • Zillow US All Homes Rent Index YoY +2.1% +20.0 basis points
  • US Urban Consumers Food CPI YoY +3.0% -10.0 basis points
  • CPI Core Services Ex-Shelter YoY +3.0% -50.0 basis points
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +3.33% -10.0 basis points: CPI YoY +3.32% -60.0 basis points
  • 1-Year TIPS Spread 1.16 -15.0 basis points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.25 -1.0 basis point
  • Treasury Repo 3M T-Bill Spread 20.0 -6.75 basis points
  • 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -15.0 -.5 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap .5 -.25 basis point
  • N. America Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index 52.07 +1.8% 
  • BofA Private Credit Proxy Index 70.1 +.2%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield Credit Default Swap Index 104.0 -4.7%
  • High-Yield Tech Sector OAS Index 455.25 +1.9% 
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 197.0 -4.0
  • European Financial Sector Credit Default Swap Index 55.8 +2.8%
  • Emerging Markets Credit Default Swap Index 144.7 +3.5%
  • MBS 5/10 Treasury Spread 111.0 +2.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 557.0 +2.0 basis points
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS .45 -1.0 basis point
  • M2 Money Supply YoY % Change +5.6% unch.
  • Commercial Paper Outstanding $1,388.7B -.5%
  • 4-Week Moving Average of Jobless Claims 214,250 -2.2%
  • Continuing Claims Unemployment Rate 1.2% unch.
  • Kastle Back-to-Work Barometer(entries in secured buildings) 51.3 -3.6%
  • Average 30-Year Fixed Home Mortgage Rate 6.60% +4.0 basis points
  • Weekly Mortgage Applications 259.100 -2.7%
  • Weekly Retail Sales +8.20% -190.0 basis points
  • OpenTable US Seated Diners % Change YoY +13.0% unch.
  • Box Office Weekly Gross $190.0M -25.2%
  • Nationwide Gas $3.98/gallon +.10/gallon
  • Baltic Dry Index 2,840.0 -3.5%
  • Drewry World Container Freight Index $4,546.6/40 ft Box -2.0%
  • China (Export) Containerized Freight Index 1,910.7 +2.0%
  • Oil Tanker Rate(Arabian Gulf to U.S. Gulf Coast) 200.0 -4.8%
  • Truckstop.com Market Demand Index 128.77 +28.8%
  • Rail Freight Carloads 280,485 +4.1%
  • TSA Total Traveler Throughput 2,850,229 +13.9% 
  • US Morning Consult Daily Consume Sentiment Index 89.1 -.5 point
  • Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Approval Tacking Poll 43.0% -2.0 percentage points
Best Performing Style
  • Small-Cap Value +1.3%
Worst Performing Style
  • Large-Cap Growth -3.0%
Leading Sectors
  • Energy +6.7%
  • Shipping +2.5%
  • Regional Banks +2.4%
  • Road & Rail +2.3%
  • REITs +2.3%
Lagging Sectors
  • Airlines -7.2%
  • Semis -8.6%
  • AI Innovation -9.3%
  • Space -10.3%
  • Computer Services -22.2%
Weekly High-Volume Stock Gainers (20)
  • FEIM, DRTS, PESI, SLS, TRVI, ETON, ORKA, GPRE, FBRX, SION, CADL, SONO, TRV, BJRI, XMTR, MMED, LOGI, IIIN and FIG
Weekly High-Volume Stock Losers (14)
  • MNST, WSE, WAFD, SKM, AA, ALV, SHOE, INDB, NN, NFLX, STAA, SNPS, CDNS and ISRG
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