Stock Market Today: Futures Hold as Buffett Steps Down
Friday, September 18, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET · MTC Market Intelligence The stock market today is trying to close the week on the front foot. Thursday the tape did exactly what a healthy bounce is supposed to do — the opening gap got sold, and then buyers stepped in and lifted it all day. […]
Stock Market Today: Futures Rebound After Fed Rate Hike
Thursday, September 17, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET · MTC Market Intelligence The stock market today is trying to bounce off the Fed. Wednesday the FOMC did what almost no one thought it would a few months ago — it hiked. New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s committee voted 12-0 to lift rates 25bp to 3.75%-4.00%, […]
Stock Market Today: Futures Steady as Fed Set to Hike
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET · MTC Market Intelligence The stock market today is holding its breath. This is Fed decision day — the FOMC lands at 2 PM ET, and for the first time in this whole cycle the market is bracing for a HIKE, not a cut. CME FedWatch has […]
Stock Market Today: Stocks Bounce as CPI Lands In Line
Friday, September 11, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET · MTC Market Intelligence The stock market today is trying to bounce for the first time in a week — and for once it has a reason. August CPI landed at 8:30 this morning at +0.4% monthly and +3.4% year-over-year, exactly in line, and oil is finally […]
Stock Market Today: Oil, Yields Grind Stocks Into CPI Test
Thursday, September 10, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET · MTC Market Intelligence The stock market today is grinding, not crashing — three straight down days driven by the same two forces: oil and yields. WTI is up about 1.5% to $97.47 with Brent over $102 as the US-Iran war escalates — American aircraft were damaged […]
Stock Market Today: Oil Near $100 Revives Fed Hike Bets
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET · MTC Market Intelligence The stock market today is coiled, not trending. Oil is the whole story again — WTI is up about 1.6% toward $94.50 and Brent is pressing $99 after the US struck five Iranian oil tankers, and that single move keeps the inflation trade […]
Stock Market Today: Oil Spikes, Chips Rip Ahead of CPI
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET · MTC Market Intelligence The stock market today has one driver: oil. WTI is up about 3.3% toward $94.50 and Brent is pressing $100 on Middle East supply fears, and that single move is reviving the inflation trade right into Friday’s CPI. Futures are slipping — the […]
Stock Market Today: Futures Fall as Oil, Yields Spike — Sep 2
S&P 500 futures fall as the US-Iran war lifts oil above $95 and the 10-year hits 4.81%. MongoDB drops 12%, VIX 16.77. SPX levels for Sep 2.
Stock Market Today: Futures Flat as Warsh Speech Looms — Aug 28
S&P 500 futures sit flat as markets wait on Fed Chair Warsh at Jackson Hole. PayPal drops 14%, Marvell sinks, VIX at 14.45. SPX levels for Aug 28.
Stock Market Today: Futures Jump as Nvidia Blows Out — Aug 27
Thursday, August 27, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET · MTC Market Intelligence The number the whole tape was waiting on delivered, and now the only question that matters is discipline. Nvidia reported fiscal Q2 2027 after Wednesday’s close and blew the doors off: revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106% year over year and roughly $4B […]
