Closing Brief

Aug 04 · 4:30 PM EDT

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Stocks surged broadly with technology, materials, and industrials leading gains amid a backdrop of rising volatility and declining yields. Notable earnings beats from CAT and MRK supported sentiment, while the megacap portfolio remains behind the broader market this month.

Market Snapshot

IndexPriceChange
S&P 5007,736.52+1.79%
Dow Jones54,085.88+1.71%
Nasdaq26,584.99+2.59%
Russell 20003,036.98+1.85%
VIX16.50+4.04%
Sentiment:Greed (58)+20 from last week

Sector Performance

Leaders

Technology+4.98%
Materials+1.94%
Industrials+1.76%

Laggards

Utilities-0.56%
Energy-0.46%
Healthcare-0.09%

Cross-Asset Moves

10Y Yield

4.63%

-0.06

Gold

$4,132.70

+2.45%

Oil (WTI)

$75.36

-6.20%

Bitcoin

$64,085.52

+0.98%

USD Index

99.86

-0.10%

HYG

$79.55

+0.30%

Earnings Reported Today

SymbolEPSEst.Surprise
CAT(BMO)$8.17$6.26+30.52%
MRK(BMO)$-0.13$-0.27+52.43%
MCD(BMO)$3.38$3.35+0.78%
PFE(BMO)$0.77$0.69+11.37%
DUK(BMO)$1.43$1.32+8.50%

Signal Performance

Megacap Portfolio (2026-08 month-to-date)View signals ›
-0.2% portfolio+3.3% SPY

Current Headlines

Today's Events

Earnings Today

SymbolEPS Est.Rev. Est.
AMD(AMC)$1.63$11.4B
CAT(BMO)$6.26$19.5B
MRK(BMO)$-0.27$16.5B
ANET(AMC)$0.90$2.9B
AMGN(AMC)$5.73$9.6B

Focus turns to tomorrow's earnings from key names including ANET and AMGN, which could influence sector momentum heading into midweek.

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Closing Brief: S&P +1.8%, Greed — Aug 04 — Investica