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Issue #29 · Friday, July 31, 2026 | | Volatility (VIX) Cautious · 16.9 ▼ from 17.1 yesterday | | Worth noting Microsoft (MSFT) moved +15.51% on the day. | | Stocks climbed broadly as earnings season continues, with energy and tech leading gains amid geopolitical tensions. |
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● The Numbers | S&P 500 | 7,437.63 +1.66%
+0.40% this week | | Nasdaq Composite | 25,122.18 +2.78%
-0.06% this week | | Dow Jones | 52,208.06 +1.19%
+0.96% this week | | Russell 2000 | 2,946.10 +1.37%
+0.20% this week |
Before the bell: see how Asia, Europe & US futures traded overnight → |
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● The Movers Leaders | MSFT Microsoft | +15.51% | | AMZN Amazon | +3.90% | | TSLA Tesla | +3.53% |
| Laggards | META Meta | -7.95% | | AAPL Apple | -1.41% | | GOOGL Alphabet | -0.91% |
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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 (7,468.79) and 200-day (7,019.93) averages — a trend in transition. 30-day range 7,316.15–7,575.39; currently in the middle third of that range. RSI(14) 40 — momentum weak. See where every market sits on the daily page → |
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Markets 101 What is a 52-week high or low? The highest and lowest price a stock has traded at over the past year. It frames where today's price sits in its recent range — a context number, not a prediction. |
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