S&P 500
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Dow 30
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Nasdaq
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Russell 2000
3,068.42+0.51%
VIX
14.25-2.60%
Gold
4,437.30+0.38%
Bitcoin USD
63,052.50+0.10%
Social Sentiment Pulse
Reddit (WSB) • Search • Mentions
#1
NVDA
NVDA
NVIDIA Corp
2,480 mentions
88% Bullish
#2
SPY
SPY
S&P 500 ETF
1,920 mentions
74% Bullish
#3
PLTR
PLTR
Palantir Tech
1,450 mentions
91% Bullish
#4
MU
MU
Micron Tech
1,180 mentions
79% Bullish
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Earnings Calendar — Week of August 17

Nightly Market Wrap • Most anticipated releases

Monday, August 17
2 Releases
NSPR
NSPRPre-Mkt
BBW
BBWTBD
Tuesday, August 18
3 Releases
HD
HDPre-Mkt
BIDU
BIDUPre-Mkt
ELTK
ELTKPre-Mkt
Wednesday, August 19
5 Releases
TGT
TGTPre-Mkt
LOW
LOWPre-Mkt
TJX
TJXPre-Mkt
EL
ELPre-Mkt
PANW
PANWAfter-Hrs
Thursday, August 20
3 Releases
INTU
INTUAfter-Hrs
ROST
ROSTAfter-Hrs
WDAY
WDAYAfter-Hrs
Friday, August 21
2 Releases
UI
UIPre-Mkt
BKE
BKEPre-Mkt
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Upcoming Macroeconomics — FOMC & Inflation

Fed rate decisions, CPI/PCE inflation, NFP jobs & GDP releases

📅 Wednesday, Aug 19⏰ 2:00 PM ET
🔴 HIGH IMPACT

FOMC Meeting Minutes Release

• Federal Reserve

Detailed records of the Federal Open Market Committee policy debate, providing insight into upcoming rate path and inflation assessment.

Consensus Forecast
Dovish Outlook
Prior Reading
5.25% - 5.50%
📅 Thursday, Aug 20⏰ 8:30 AM ET
🟠 MEDIUM IMPACT

Initial Jobless Claims

• Labor Market

Weekly measure of newly filed unemployment insurance claims; key real-time pulse of labor market strength.

Consensus Forecast
228K
Prior Reading
233K
📅 Friday, Aug 21⏰ 10:00 AM ET
🔴 HIGH IMPACT

Jackson Hole Economic Symposium — Fed Chair Address

• Federal Reserve

Annual global central banking conference where the Fed Chair delivers keynote forward guidance on monetary policy.

Consensus Forecast
Rate Guidance
Prior Reading
Neutral / Dependent

Market Momentum

Real-time market movers & volume leaders

NVDA
NVDAVol: 48.2M
NVIDIA Corp
$128.50
+3.38%
PLTR
PLTRVol: 36.8M
Palantir Tech
$32.40
+4.68%
AMD
AMDVol: 29.5M
Advanced Micro Devices
$148.90
+2.62%
TSLA
TSLAVol: 42.1M
Tesla, Inc.
$218.40
+2.39%

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 corporate executive buys & sells

NVDA
NVDASELLAug 14, 2026
Jensen Huang • President & CEO
$15.42M
120,000 shs @ $128.50
OXY
OXYBUYAug 13, 2026
Warren Buffett / Berkshire • 10% Major Owner
$171.54M
2,950,000 shs @ $58.15
PLTR
PLTRSELLAug 12, 2026
Alexander Karp • Chief Executive Officer
$18.95M
585,000 shs @ $32.40
DELL
DELLBUYAug 11, 2026
Michael S. Dell • Chairman & CEO
$5.91M
50,000 shs @ $118.20
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