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Issue #24 · Friday, July 24, 2026 | | Volatility (VIX) Cautious · 18.8 ▲ from 18.7 yesterday | | Worth noting Tesla (TSLA) moved -14.52% on the day. | | Stock indexes fell sharply today with the Nasdaq down 2.15%, while investors digest earnings reports and weigh policy headwinds ahead. |
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● The Numbers | S&P 500 | 7,408.30 -1.21%
-1.67% this week | | Nasdaq Composite | 25,137.69 -2.15%
-2.88% this week | | Dow Jones | 51,711.65 -0.97%
-1.60% this week | | Russell 2000 | 2,940.16 -0.67%
-1.16% this week |
Before the bell: see how Asia, Europe & US futures traded overnight → |
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● The Movers Leaders | SPCX SpaceX | +2.59% | | ^RUT Russell 2000 | -0.67% | | ^DJI Dow Jones | -0.97% |
| Laggards | TSLA Tesla | -14.52% | | GOOGL Alphabet | -7.13% | | AMZN Amazon | -4.57% |
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The day's best and worst of the tracked indices and mega-caps · day-over-day change. |
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● The Read S&P 500 — description, not prediction Between its 50-day (7,471.79) and 200-day (7,002.37) averages — a trend in transition. 30-day range 7,266.99–7,575.39; currently in the middle third of that range. RSI(14) 44 — momentum weak. See where every market sits on the daily page → |
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