SPX closed at 7,736.52 on Monday August 4 — a new high relative to the pre-selloff print. Breadth at 100% (every S&P 500 component above its 50-day MA). VIX 16.35, term ratio 0.796 — a bull regime. Consolidation risk rising.

As of Wednesday, August 5, 2026 (4:00 PM ET close), the S&P 500 closed at 7,723.55 (per public.com realtime index print), down -0.17% on the…

SPX 7489, SPY $747. VIX 15.70 (term ratio 0.764). SPY flat 20d, QQQ correction -3.45%. Breadth held at 50% through Monday's quiet session. Mega-cap earnings absorbed. New week, clean calendar.

As of Tuesday, August 4, 2026 (4:00 PM ET close), the S&P 500 closed at 7,736.52 (per public.com realtime index print), up +1.79% on the session…

SPX 7489, SPY $747, VIX 15.99 (term ratio 0.841). SPY flat 20d, QQQ correction -4.82%. Breadth held at 50% through a hawkish FOMC and near-consensus NFP. Mega-cap earnings clean sweep. Market digesting.

As of Monday, August 3, 2026 (4:00 PM ET close), the S&P 500 closed at 7,600.50 (per public.com realtime index print; XSP $760.05 × 10 cross-check = $7,600.50), up +1.48% on the session versus Friday's 7,489.72…

SPY $741.69, VIX 16.79 (term ratio 0.820, backwardated). Breadth recovered from the post-FOMC low of 25% back to 50%. The dual binary: MSFT/AMZN/META pre-market, NFP Friday 8:30 AM ET.

As of Friday, July 31, 2026, the S&P 500 closed at 7,489.72 — up +0.70% on AMZN/PCE all-clear…

The hawkish-lean FOMC is being digested: rate held, 2026 median dots shifted up. SPY/QQQ/IWM sold off 1.5–2.0%, VIX up 1.28 points to 19.51, and breadth halved from 50% to 25% in a single session.

As of Thursday, July 30, 2026, the S&P 500 closed at 7,437.63 — up +1.66% on MSFT's record surge…

FOMC Day 2 is here: rate decision at 2:00 PM ET, presser at 2:30 PM ET. VIX 18.23 (term ratio 0.888, backwardated) as the tech selloff extends into the dot-plot binary.

As of Wednesday, July 29, 2026, the S&P 500 closed at 7,316.15 — down -1.52% on hawkish FOMC hold…