US Market Report · as of 2026-08-12 NY close
The S&P 500 closed at 7,748.50, up 0.26% on the day. Overall regime call: INFLATION.
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S&P 500 Close
7,748.50
+0.26% · -0.1% vs peak
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VIX
14.6
Calm <20
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USD/KRW
1,416.7
-0.04% · 1M -5.4%
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Regime
INFLATION
🟢 Entries allowed
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📝 US Market Wrap
■ Market Overview & Leaders
Wall Street closed mixed as chip stocks stole the show. The Nasdaq added 0.54% to 26,588.49 and the S&P 500 edged up 0.26% to 7,748.50, while the Dow slipped 0.04% to 53,770.27. The real story was the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, which surged 2.49% to 12,399.38 — a move likely to set a bullish tone for Asian chip names overnight. Oracle (+5.4%), Applied Materials (+4.3%), Intel (+3.3%) and NVIDIA (+3.0%) led large-cap gainers, alongside Walmart (+2.4%). On the downside, Meta (-3.4%), Home Depot (-3.1%), Microsoft (-2.3%), Salesforce (-2.1%) and Adobe (-1.9%) weighed on sentiment.
■ Flows & Breadth
Despite the index-level gains, breadth was soft: only 19 of 40 large-caps advanced versus 21 decliners, a divergence worth flagging as the rally stayed concentrated in semis and select mega-caps. VIX fell sharply, down 4.78% to 14.55, signaling reduced hedging demand. USD/KRW was essentially flat at 1,416.73 (-0.04%).
■ Takeaway
A narrow, semiconductor-driven advance masked underlying softness, with decliners outnumbering advancers even as headline indices ticked higher. 📈
📊 Market Snapshot
| Index | Close | 1D | 5D | 1M | vs Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 7,748.50 | +0.26% | +0.3% | +2.7% | -0.1% |
| Nasdaq | 26,588.49 | +0.54% | +0.9% | +1.8% | -1.9% |
| Dow | 53,770 | -0.04% | -1.1% | +2.4% | -1.1% |
| PHLX Semiconductor | 12,399.4 | +2.49% | +3.3% | -2.1% | -15.3% |
| VIX | 14.6 | -4.78% | -8.0% | -11.8% | -34.5% |
| USD/KRW | 1,416.7 | -0.04% | -0.8% | -5.4% | -8.9% |
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🏷️ Large-Cap Movers (Today)
| Gainers | Chg | Losers | Chg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle | +5.4% | Meta | -3.4% |
| Applied Materials | +4.3% | Home Depot | -3.1% |
| Intel | +3.3% | Microsoft | -2.3% |
| NVIDIA | +3.0% | Salesforce | -2.1% |
| Walmart | +2.4% | Adobe | -1.9% |
Large-cap breadth: 19 up · 21 down (of 40)
⚠️ The index rose, but decliners outnumbered gainers — a concentration illusion driven by a few mega-caps (Oracle, Applied Materials). The market felt weaker than the index suggests.
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🔄 Sector Rotation
| Sector | 1M | 3M | Score | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | +5.4% | +10.3% | 25.5 | Growth |
| Consumer Discretionary | +9.7% | +11.2% | 11.5 | Growth |
| Energy | +12.5% | +3.4% | 10.2 | Defensive |
| Industrials | +1.4% | +17.3% | 8.9 | — |
| Materials | +3.3% | +3.3% | 8.7 | — |
| Health Care | +6.5% | +15.1% | 7.8 | Defensive |
| Financials | +0.9% | +10.3% | 7.3 | Defensive |
| Real Estate | -0.7% | -2.5% | -0.8 | — |
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📐 Market Breadth
(40 names)
| Above 200-DMA | Above 50-DMA | Up over 1M | 52-wk highs | 52-wk lows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68% | 58% | 70% | 10% | 0% |
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📰 Headlines
- Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq slip amid US-Iran impasse, Alphabet stock sinks — Yahoo Finance
- Stock Market News, Aug. 11, 2026: Dow ends over 180 points lower, S&P 500 and Nasdaq slide as hopes for a U.S.-Iran deal fade; gold settles at 2-month high — MarketWatch
- S&P 500 posts back-to-back losses, weighed down by tech sell-off and Iran uncertainty — CNBC
- Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: US market edges higher as investors assess deadlock in … — The Economic Times
- S&P 500 Falls Short of Record While Nasdaq Slips — Barron’s
- Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq edge higher on cooler inflation data, strong earnings — Yahoo Finance
- Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures little changed in wait for key inflation data — Yahoo Finance
- S&P 500 closes little changed as oil rises on Iran uncertainty, Intel leads chips lower — CNBC
Headlines are credited to their publishers — click a headline to open the original article.
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🌐 Macro Dashboard
| Indicator | Level | 1M | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| US 10Y yield | 0.81 | — | — |
| Dollar Index (DXY) | 119.06 | -1.2% | — |
| Gold | 4,462 | +9.9% | — |
| WTI Crude | 84.80 | -1.5% | — |
| Bitcoin | 63,436 | -4.0% | — |
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🌡️ Regime & Risk Diagnosis
- Regime call: INFLATION — Inflationary — growth with rising price pressure
- Allocation guide: Tilt toward real assets and value
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🎯 System Watchlist
Sectors in focus: Consumer Discretionary 6 names · Health Care 4 names · Financials 3 names · Consumer Staples 3 names · Technology 2 names
| Name | Mkt | Sector | Style | Score | Target | Stop | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSIC | US | Health Care | Swing | 100 | +11.2% | -5.6% | Watching |
| ZBRA | US | Technology | Swing | 100 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| CINF | US | Financials | Swing | 100 | +19.0% | -9.5% | Watching |
| PFG | US | Financials | Swing | 100 | +15.6% | -7.8% | Watching |
| NWSA | US | Communication Services | Swing | 100 | +18.3% | -9.1% | Watching |
| SBUX | US | Consumer Discretionary | Swing | 100 | +17.6% | -8.8% | Watching |
| MNST | US | Consumer Staples | Swing | 100 | +15.6% | -7.8% | Watching |
| DXCM | US | Health Care | Swing | 100 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| NVDA | US | Technology | Swing | 100 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Held |
| NTRS | US | Financials | Swing | 100 | +15.8% | -7.9% | Held |
| STLD | US | Materials | Swing | 90 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| CHTR | US | Communication Services | Squeeze | 90 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
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🤖 System Trading Status
Closed today:
| Name | Mkt | Exit type | Held | P&L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAYX | US | ROTATION_EXIT | 6d | -0.25% |
5 open positions — average unrealized P&L +7.14% (5 winning / 0 losing)
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Published 2026-08-13 07:16 KST
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