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Market Snapshot: Modest Equity Declines Amid Rising Rates, Oil, and Walmart Earnings Anticipation
What matters this morning (08:00 ET run)
- Equity futures are modestly lower into the cash open: Index futures point to a softer start after Wednesday’s session, keeping focus on rates sensitivity and mega-cap/AI positioning. (finance.yahoo.com)
- Rates remain a key swing factor: The official 10Y Treasury constant-maturity yield was 4.09% at the Feb 18 close (Treasury’s daily curve), setting the overnight backdrop for equity duration. (home.treasury.gov)
- Oil is higher: WTI is up ~1.8% pre-market, a potential headwind for inflation-sensitive sectors if the move persists. (it.finance.yahoo.com)
- Dollar firmer: DXY is up ~0.2%, which can tighten financial conditions at the margin and weigh on commodities/EM/ADRs. (it.finance.yahoo.com)
- Bitcoin is softer: BTC is down ~1.4%, signaling reduced overnight risk appetite in crypto-linked equities.
- Major US catalyst: Walmart earnings this morning: Walmart’s FY2026 Q4 materials are scheduled for ~6:00 a.m. CT (7:00 a.m. ET) with a call at 7:00 a.m. CT (8:00 a.m. ET)—a read-through for the consumer and staples defensives. (corporate.walmart.com)
Pre-market table
| Section | Item | Latest | Move/Status | Interpretation | Source(s) |
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| Market Overview | S&P 500 futures (ES=F, Mar-2026) | 6,832.75 | -0.27% (as of 6:35 AM ET) | Mild risk-off tone into the open; dip buying vs. de-risking is the key read. | (finance.yahoo.com) |
| Market Overview | Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ=F, Mar-2026) | 24,699.00 | -0.28% (as of 7:49 AM ET) | Tech leadership remains the main driver; small futures downtick keeps pressure on AI/megacaps. | (finance.yahoo.com) |
| Market Overview | Russell 2000 futures (RTY) | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable (unable to verify a live RTY quote from approved public dashboards at run time). | Unavailable |
| Rates & Dollar | US 10Y yield (official close, CMT) | 4.09% | +4 bps vs. Feb 17 (4.05%) | Higher closing yields tighten the discount rate; equities stay sensitive to any further backup. | (home.treasury.gov) |
| Rates & Dollar | DXY (ICE US Dollar Index) | 97.11 | +0.20% (time-stamped on page in ET) | Firmer USD can pressure commodities and overseas earners; watch China ADR beta. | (it.finance.yahoo.com) |
| Commodities | WTI (CL=F, front month) | 63.90 | +1.83% (time-stamped on page in ET) | Higher oil is a near-term inflation and margin input risk; energy may outperform if bid holds. | (it.finance.yahoo.com) |
| Commodities | Gold (GC=F) | 4,902.40 | -0.07% (as of 8:02 PM ET, delayed) | Gold flat-to-down suggests limited fresh hedging demand this morning. | (finance.yahoo.com) |
| Crypto | Bitcoin (BTC) | 66,913 | -1.43% | Crypto weakness can spill into COIN/miners via sentiment and beta. | |
| Notable Movers | Pre-market single-stock movers (top gainers/losers) | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable (CNBC blocked by robots; no verifiable premarket gainer/loser list found from allowed public sources at run time). | Unavailable |
| Earnings Today | Walmart (WMT) FY2026 Q4 | Materials ~7:00 AM ET; Call 8:00 AM ET | Scheduled | Consumer bellwether; guidance tone can move staples, broad retail, and “soft landing” narratives. | (corporate.walmart.com) |
| Macro / Policy Calendar | BLS releases today (Feb 19) | Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (Annual 2024); State JOLTS (Dec 2025) | Scheduled 10:00 AM ET | Not typically first-tier market movers, but can color labor-market narrative at the margin. | (bls.gov) |
| Macro / Policy Calendar | Fed speakers (February calendar) | Unavailable for Feb 19 | Unavailable | No Feb 19 entries could be verified from the Fed’s February 2026 calendar excerpt available at run time. | (federalreserve.gov) |
| Analyst Actions | Key upgrades/downgrades | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable (no verifiable free source list captured at run time). | Unavailable |
| Extraordinary International | China/ADR-relevant headlines | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable (no verifiable, market-moving China/ADR headline from allowed free sources captured at run time). | Unavailable |
Risks to today’s setup
- Headline risk around the consumer: Walmart guidance can quickly reprice “growth vs. defensives” and broad earnings expectations. (corporate.walmart.com)
- Rates volatility: With the 10Y close near 4.09%, any renewed move higher can pressure long-duration tech. (home.treasury.gov)
- Energy-driven inflation nerves: WTI up ~1.8% could revive input-cost concerns if sustained. (it.finance.yahoo.com)
Data timestamp: 05:41 AM ET (system clock); market snapshots pulled from cited sources as of their on-page timestamps (ET).
Market Preview: Fed Minutes Loom Amid Steady Rates, Oil Rise, and Gold Slump
What matters this morning (US, ~08:00 ET)
- Index futures are slightly higher after a quiet prior session; markets are setting up for Fed minutes later today. (investing.com)
- Rates are the main macro lever: the 10Y yield is ~4.08%, keeping the focus on “risk-off vs. soft-landing” positioning into the minutes. (gurufocus.com)
- Dollar is steady-firm (DXY ~97.1), a mild headwind for commodities and multinational earnings sensitivity. (investing.com)
- WTI is higher (~$62.6/bbl), keeping energy bid and complicating the “disinflation” narrative at the margin. (br.investing.com)
- Gold is sharply lower (below $5,000/oz), consistent with a firmer dollar and reduced haven bid. (marketwatch.com)
- Bitcoin is ~unchanged (~$67.9k); crypto isn’t driving macro tone pre-open.
Pre-market table
| Section | Item | Latest | Move/Status | Interpretation | Source(s) |
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| Market Overview | S&P 500 (ES) futures | 6,874.50 | +0.20% (10-min delayed) | Modest bid suggests a “wait-for-minutes” risk tone, not a strong conviction move. | (investing.com) |
| Market Overview | Nasdaq 100 (NQ) futures | 24,827.50 | +0.24% (10-min delayed) | Tech is stabilizing pre-open, but the real catalyst is the Fed signal later. | (investing.com) |
| Market Overview | Russell 2000 (RTY) futures | 2,653.20 | -0.02% (10-min delayed) | Small caps are flat, implying no major growth re-rating ahead of macro. | (investing.com) |
| Rates & Dollar | US 10Y yield | 4.075% | Daily update | Lower/steady long rates keep duration supported, but minutes can reset cut expectations. | (gurufocus.com) |
| Rates & Dollar | DXY (USD index futures) | 97.11 | +0.05% | Firm USD pressures metals and eases imported inflation—net neutral-to-slight risk-off. | (investing.com) |
| Commodities | WTI (front month) | $62.62/bbl | +0.58% | Higher oil supports energy equities but can re-awaken inflation sensitivity into the Fed. | (br.investing.com) |
| Commodities | Gold | Unavailable (live spot) | Down sharply (futures cited) | Gold weakness signals reduced haven demand and/or USD strength dominating. | (marketwatch.com) |
| Crypto | Bitcoin | $67,885 | +0.0007% | Flat BTC implies no crypto-led risk impulse into the cash open. | |
| Top headlines (last 24h) | Fed minutes due today (Jan meeting) | 2:00 PM ET | Scheduled | Minutes are the key macro catalyst; any “higher bar for cuts” language can reprice rates and equity multiples. | (thomsoninvestmentgroup.com) |
| Top headlines (last 24h) | Gold breaks below $5,000 (futures) | n/a | Reported | Metals downside can hit miners/precious complex and reflects USD/real-rate dynamics. | (marketwatch.com) |
| Notable Movers | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Premarket gainer/loser list not verified from approved public sources in the tool pull; skipping. | Unavailable |
| Earnings Today | Moody’s (MCO) | Before open | Scheduled | Credit-cycle and issuance commentary can move financials sentiment. | (sahmcapital.com) |
| Earnings Today | Verisk (VRSK) | Before open | Scheduled | Results can read through to data/analytics spending resilience. | (sahmcapital.com) |
| Earnings Today | Occidental (OXY) | After close | Scheduled | Oil/gas guidance and capex discipline can influence energy tape with crude higher. | (sahmcapital.com) |
| Earnings Today | Omnicom (OMC) | After close | Scheduled | Ad-spend trends are a macro read-through for consumer and enterprise demand. | (sahmcapital.com) |
| Macro / Policy Calendar | Housing starts / building permits | 8:30 AM ET | Due | Housing prints can move rates and homebuilding/REITs, especially with 10Y near ~4.1%. | (lbbw.de) |
| Macro / Policy Calendar | Durable goods (prelim.) | 8:30 AM ET | Due | A swingy but market-moving growth signal; upside can lift yields and cyclicals. | (lbbw.de) |
| Macro / Policy Calendar | Industrial production | 9:15 AM ET | Due | Confirms/contradicts “soft landing” narrative for Q1 tracking. | (lbbw.de) |
| Macro / Policy Calendar | FOMC minutes | 2:00 PM ET | Due | Primary catalyst; hawkish minutes = multiple compression risk, dovish tone = duration/growth support. | (lbbw.de) |
| Macro / Policy Calendar | Treasury: 17-week bill auction | 10:00 AM ET | Due | Limited direct equity impact; can matter for front-end funding conditions at the margin. | (thomsoninvestmentgroup.com) |
| Macro / Policy Calendar | Treasury: 20-year bond auction | 1:00 PM ET | Due | Tail risk for rates: weak demand could steepen and pressure duration equities. | (us500.com) |
| Analyst Actions | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | No verified, non-gated upgrades/downgrades captured in this pull; skipping. | Unavailable |
| Extraordinary International | Unavailable (China ADR catalyst) | Unavailable | Unavailable | No clearly verified China/ADR market-moving headline from approved public sources in this pull; skipping. | Unavailable |
Risks to today’s setup
- Fed minutes (2:00 PM ET) can quickly flip the rate path narrative and drive index-level volatility. (lbbw.de)
- 20-year auction (1:00 PM ET) is a potential rates shock if demand is weak, pressuring duration-sensitive equities. (us500.com)
- 8:30 AM ET macro cluster (housing + durables) can move yields before the open and change sector leadership early. (lbbw.de)
Data timestamp: 05:40:43 AM ET (system time); market/asset quotes pulled from cited sources in the minutes before publication. (investing.com)
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Market Update: Disinflation Supports Bonds, Cautious Equity Futures Amid US Holiday Thin Liquidity
What matters this morning (Mon, Feb 16, 2026 — ~08:00 ET)
- Disinflation narrative stays in play. January CPI (reported last week) came in cooler than expected, and commentary this morning points to 10Y yields easing toward ~4.07%, supporting duration-sensitive equities. (za.investing.com)
- US session is holiday-thinned. US cash equity/bond markets are closed for Washington’s Birthday; futures and some electronic markets still trade, but liquidity can be patchy and moves can be noisier. (riotimesonline.com)
- Equity index futures: small moves. Nasdaq 100 futures are fractionally higher; Russell 2000 futures slightly lower—setup reads as “wait-and-see” rather than risk-on/off. (webull.com)
- Dollar: data “Unavailable” at ~08:00 ET from allowed primary sources. ICE page confirms the product, but a clean, public, timestamped live print is not reliably verifiable from the allowed sources set here. (ice.com)
- Commodities: WTI ~low-$60s and gold still elevated. Oil is hovering around ~$62–$63 per barrel; gold is around ~$4,976/oz (site-reported live)—both consistent with a macro mix of softer inflation + geopolitics. (fxempire.com)
- Crypto: BTC near ~$68.7k (down over 24h in some reports). Crypto tone is cautious after another failed push above ~$70k, per public market news reports. (m.economictimes.com)
Pre-market table
| Section | Item | Latest | Move/Status | Interpretation | Source(s) |
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| Market Overview | S&P 500 (ES) futures | Unavailable | Unavailable | Cannot verify a clean ~08:00 ET ES front-month print from the allowed public sources in this run. | Unavailable |
| Market Overview | Nasdaq 100 (NQ) futures (Mar ’26) | 24,808.75 | +0.02% | Megacap/AI complex stabilizes, but the move is too small to imply broad risk-on. | (webull.com) |
| Market Overview | Russell 2000 (RTY) futures | 2,617.20 | -0.15% | Small caps lag slightly—consistent with cautious positioning into a thin-liquidity holiday session. | (finance.yahoo.com) |
| Rates & Dollar | US 10Y yield | ~4.07% | (level cited) | Lower yields keep a bid under long-duration growth, but confirmation will matter once cash trading resumes. | (za.investing.com) |
| Rates & Dollar | DXY (U.S. Dollar Index) | Unavailable | Unavailable | A verifiable live DXY print at ~08:00 ET could not be sourced from approved primary/public dashboards in this run. | (ice.com) |
| Commodities | WTI crude | ~62.8 | ~flat | Oil near low-$60s keeps headline inflation pressure contained; energy equities may lack a strong tailwind. | (fxempire.com) |
| Commodities | Gold | 4,975.78/oz | -1.31% (site-reported) | Elevated gold levels still signal hedging demand even as spot fluctuates day-to-day. | (pricegold.net) |
| Crypto | Bitcoin | ~68,700 | ~flat/down (24h) | BTC failing to hold above ~$70k suggests risk appetite is selective rather than broad. | (m.economictimes.com) |
| Notable Movers | US single-stock pre-market gainers/losers (top list) | Unavailable | Unavailable | Investing.com indicates “Pre-Market Closed” and does not provide a verifiable top gainers/losers table for this session in the captured view. | (investing.com) |
| Earnings Today | US earnings (pre / post) | Unavailable | Unavailable | Holiday session and lack of a verifiable public earnings calendar snapshot in this run. | Unavailable |
| Macro / Policy Calendar | US market holiday (Washington’s Birthday) | US closed | Today | Reduced liquidity can exaggerate futures moves; better to avoid over-reading small prints. | (riotimesonline.com) |
| Macro / Policy Calendar | Fed speaker: Bowman (listed) | Scheduled (time listed) | Unverified | Listed by a non-authoritative calendar source; no Fed confirmation captured here. | (riotimesonline.com) |
| Analyst Actions | Key upgrades/downgrades | Unavailable | Unavailable | No verifiable, non-gated analyst-action feed from approved sources captured in this run. | Unavailable |
| Extraordinary International | China/Lunar New Year closures (risk sentiment) | Many Asia markets closed | Today | Reduced Asia liquidity can dampen overnight price discovery; ADR moves may be less informative today. | (riotimesonline.com) |
Risks to today’s setup
- Holiday liquidity risk: futures can gap on small flows; signals may not carry into the Tuesday Feb 17 cash reopen. (riotimesonline.com)
- Rates narrative fragility: the “cooler CPI → lower yields” impulse can reverse quickly if markets reprice the Fed path once full liquidity returns. (za.investing.com)
- Cross-asset confirmation gaps: DXY and some “live” cross-asset prints were not verifiable from approved public primary dashboards in this run—watch for confirmation from ICE/CME/Treasury once accessible. (ice.com)
Data timestamp: 05:41 AM ET (system time captured); market data sources retrieved between ~05:41–05:55 AM ET.
US Markets Open Modestly Lower Amid Data Gaps and Earnings Volatility
What matters this morning (ET)
- US equity futures are modestly lower into the cash open. Tech-heavy beta is still leading the pullback. (finance.yahoo.com)
- Rates are the swing factor today, but live 10Y and DXY are Unavailable from approved public sources in this run. Don’t overfit the macro read without a verified tape.
- Crude is lower and gold is lower, keeping “inflation hedge” demand muted pre-open. (finance.yahoo.com)
- Bitcoin is down ~1.4% in early trading, consistent with softer risk appetite.
- Earnings are the main US equity catalyst today (notably Medtronic and several industrial/energy names pre-market). Expect single-stock volatility around prints/guidance. (nasdaq.com)
- Macro calendar: Fed statistical releases resume today after the Monday holiday; FOMC minutes are tomorrow (Feb 18). Expect rates sensitivity to return with the data flow. (federalreserve.gov)
- Treasury settlement today for last week’s refunding auctions is a background liquidity event. Watch for any rate-vol knock-ons in the afternoon. (home.treasury.gov)
Pre-market table
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| Market Overview | S&P 500 futures (ES) | 6,832.75 | -0.27% (as of 6:35:18 AM ET) | Slight risk-off tone into the open; dip-buying likely selective. | finance.yahoo.com |
| Market Overview | Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ) | Unavailable (live ~08:00 ET quote not verifiable in sources pulled) | Unavailable | Without a verified live NQ print, avoid drawing index-leadership conclusions beyond ES/RTY. | — |
| Market Overview | Russell 2000 futures (RTY) | 2,617.20 | -0.15% (as of 7:23:32 AM ET) | Small-caps are down less than large-cap futures—mild rotation signal if it holds. | finance.yahoo.com |
| Rates & Dollar | US 10Y yield | Unavailable (live) | Unavailable | Rates are a key driver for equities; confirm with a reliable tape before positioning. | — |
| Rates & Dollar | DXY (Dollar index) | Unavailable (live) | Unavailable | FX confirmation is missing; avoid over-interpreting cross-asset risk signals. | — |
| Commodities | WTI (front month, CL) | 62.40 | -0.70% (as of 7:22:57 AM ET) | Lower oil eases inflation impulse but can pressure energy equities near-term. | finance.yahoo.com |
| Commodities | Gold (front month, GC) | 5,007.60 | -0.77% (as of 11:52:51 AM ET shown on Yahoo chart) | Softer gold suggests reduced immediate hedge demand; confirm time alignment before trading off it. | es.finance.yahoo.com |
| Crypto | Bitcoin | 67,846 | -1.36% | Crypto weakness reinforces a cautious risk backdrop pre-open. | |
| Notable Movers | US pre-market movers (top gainers/losers with % + drivers) | Unavailable | Unavailable | A credible, timestamped premarket movers list with % moves and drivers wasn’t verifiable from allowed free sources in this run. | — |
| Earnings Today | Companies reporting pre-market (Feb 17) | MDT, ET, VMC, DTE, LH, LDOS, GPC, SGI, GMAB, CNH, ALLE, WSO (and others) | Scheduled | Dense pre-market tape: expect sector-specific volatility from guidance, not just headline EPS. | nasdaq.com |
| Macro / Policy Calendar | Fed statistical releases resume after holiday | Fed calendar notes releases shifted due to Washington’s Birthday; H.10/H.15 scheduled on Feb 17; FOMC minutes Feb 18 | Scheduled | Data flow returning can re-anchor rates expectations and index factor leadership. | federalreserve.gov |
| Macro / Policy Calendar | Treasury (refund settlement) | Settlement date Feb 17 for Feb refunding auctions | Scheduled | Settlement can affect funding conditions at the margin; watch afternoon rate action. | home.treasury.gov |
| Analyst Actions | Key upgrades/downgrades | Unavailable | Unavailable | Free, non-gated sources pulled here did not provide actionable US single-name calls with details. | — |
| Extraordinary International | China/ADR risk headlines likely to move US | Unavailable | Unavailable | No verified, market-moving China/ADR headline from approved free sources was captured in the last-24h pull. | — |
Risks to today’s setup
- Data gaps: Live 10Y and DXY weren’t verifiable here; any “rates-driven” equity narrative is incomplete without them.
- Earnings clustering pre-open: Multiple large US names reporting before the bell raises index-level whipsaw risk. (nasdaq.com)
- Post-holiday liquidity: First full session after the Monday holiday can exaggerate early moves. (federalreserve.gov)
Data timestamp: 5:40:47 AM ET (system time used for this run).
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Market Snapshot for Presidents Day Weekend, Feb 15, 2026: Holiday Closures and Key Market Risks
What matters this morning (Sun, Feb 15, 2026 • ~08:00 ET)
- Presidents Day tomorrow (Mon, Feb 16): U.S. cash equities closed. Positioning is likely to concentrate into Friday’s close and Tuesday’s reopen. (kiplinger.com)
- Rates backdrop: the U.S. 10Y yield is ~4.05% (latest available reading), keeping valuation sensitivity elevated for long-duration growth. (tradingeconomics.com)
- Dollar: DXY ~96.9 (latest available reading), still a key swing factor for multinationals and commodity-linked equities. (investing.com)
- Crypto risk tone: Bitcoin ~+$2% (24h) around $70.3k, offering a read-through to risk appetite for high-beta pockets. (coinbase.com)
- Earnings tape still driving dispersion: notable recent moves include DraftKings (guidance cut), Expedia (soft outlook), Coinbase (earnings miss but stock rally)—setups that can spill into sector sentiment next week. (investors.com)
Pre-market table
| Section | Item | Latest | Move/Status | Interpretation | Source(s) |
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| Market Overview | S&P 500 (ES) futures | Unavailable | Unavailable | Without a verifiable live quote at ~08:00 ET, avoid inferring risk tone from ES. | Unavailable (CME page did not surface quote in scrape) (cmegroup.com) |
| Market Overview | Nasdaq 100 (NQ) futures | Unavailable | Unavailable | NQ level/change not verifiable from accessible public data in this run. | Unavailable (CME page did not surface quote in scrape) (cmegroup.com) |
| Market Overview | Russell 2000 (RTY) futures | Unavailable | Unavailable | RTY quote not verifiable from accessible public data in this run. | Unavailable (CME page did not surface quote in scrape) (cmegroup.com) |
| Rates & Dollar | U.S. 10Y yield | ~4.05% | Unavailable (intraday bps not verified) | A 10Y around ~4% keeps the “rates constraint” on high-multiple equities. | (tradingeconomics.com) |
| Rates & Dollar | DXY (U.S. Dollar Index) | ~96.92 | Unavailable (intraday change not verified) | Softer dollar can be a mild tailwind for USD earners abroad, but confirm trend once live session opens. | (investing.com) |
| Commodities | WTI crude | Unavailable | Unavailable | No clean public live WTI quote captured at ~08:00 ET in this run. | Unavailable (apnews.com) |
| Commodities | Gold (spot) | Unavailable | Unavailable | Gold price not verifiable from the allowed public sources in this run. | Unavailable |
| Crypto | Bitcoin (BTC-USD) | ~$70,283 | ~+2% (24h) | BTC strength can support risk appetite at the margin, especially for crypto-linked equities. | (coinbase.com) |
| Notable Movers | Premarket top gainers/losers (US single-stocks) | Unavailable | Unavailable | A verified consolidated “top movers” list (with % and drivers) from approved sources was not captured for ~08:00 ET. | Unavailable |
| Earnings Today | Key earnings (pre-mkt / after-close) | Unavailable | Markets closed tomorrow; today is Sunday | No U.S. regular-session earnings slate for Sunday; focus shifts to the shortened week ahead. | (kiplinger.com) |
| Macro / Policy Calendar | Market holiday | Mon, Feb 16, 2026: U.S. stock market closed | Confirmed | Holiday reduces liquidity/price discovery; watch futures/FX/crypto for any weekend shocks. | (kiplinger.com) |
| Macro / Policy Calendar | Treasury auctions (context) | Refunding auctions occurred Feb 10–12; settlement Feb 17 | Completed / upcoming settlement | Auction cycle behind us; settlement Tuesday can still affect cash/GC dynamics at the margin. | (home.treasury.gov) |
| Analyst Actions | Key upgrades/downgrades | Unavailable | Unavailable | No verified, scannable analyst-action tape from approved public sources captured in this run. | Unavailable |
| Extraordinary International | China/ADR-moving developments | Unavailable | Unavailable | No verified China/ADR headline within the last 24h captured from allowed sources in this run. | Unavailable |
Risks to today’s setup
- Holiday liquidity risk: with U.S. cash markets closed Monday (Feb 16), any weekend geopolitical/macro shock can gap futures into Tuesday’s Feb 17 reopen. (kiplinger.com)
- Rates sensitivity: with 10Y near ~4.05%, any repricing higher can quickly pressure long-duration tech/growth leadership. (tradingeconomics.com)
Data timestamp: Feb 15, 2026, 5:41 AM ET (tool time capture; additional market quotes were attempted but not verifiable in this run).