EOD Brief — Fri., May 15, 2026
ES
7,418.00
-1.43%
NQ
29,173.00
-1.73%
VIX
18.43
+6.78%
DXY
99.27
-0.01%
The Big Story
Oil-driven inflation fears tightened Fed expectations and pressured equities.
- Wall Street ended lower as mounting inflation worries hit risk appetite.
- Brent crude settled up 3.35% at $109.26 a barrel.
- Odds of a 2026 Fed rate cut fell to 27%, with hike odds rising.
- Closing imbalances showed $1.14 billion in S&P 500 sell pressure and $1.72 billion in Nasdaq 100 sell pressure.
- Soaring fuel costs drove major fund repositioning across airline stocks.
Sector Performance
Energy
XLE
+2.36%
Financials
XLF
-0.37%
Cons Staples
XLP
-0.40%
Comm
XLC
-0.88%
Healthcare
XLV
-1.04%
Nasdaq 100
QQQ
-1.51%
Real Estate
XLRE
-1.55%
Industrials
XLI
-1.78%
Cons Disc
XLY
-1.80%
Tech
XLK
-1.81%
Utilities
XLU
-2.29%
Materials
XLB
-2.65%
Today’s Movers
Top Gainers
SEDG
61.76
+22.93%
FIG
22.92
+13.24%
MICC
16.66
+10.92%
ENPH
52.89
+10.16%
SOC
15.13
+10.04%
VG
14.23
+9.38%
WING
129.21
+8.62%
TEAM
87.46
+8.16%
Top Decliners
POET
15.97
-22.36%
TNGX
20.56
-17.33%
YSS
24.02
-17.00%
DLO
11.01
-13.03%
USAS
6.25
-12.59%
HTFL
28.32
-12.17%
FRMI
6.51
-11.67%
WOLF
62.13
-11.19%
Closing Levels
| Ticker | Close | High | Low | VWAP | Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | 737.34 | 743.46 | 737.96 | 740.43 | -1.45% |
| QQQ | 706.49 | 715.12 | 705.55 | 710.98 | -1.85% |
| AAPL | 299.85 | 303.20 | 296.53 | 296.62 | +0.55% |
| AMD | 420.19 | 439.00 | 423.36 | 446.44 | -6.56% |
| AMZN | 262.59 | 264.35 | 260.89 | 266.94 | -1.73% |
| GOOGL | 395.28 | 399.54 | 393.18 | 393.88 | -1.44% |
| META | 610.40 | 621.20 | 609.31 | 608.65 | -1.30% |
| MSFT | 419.67 | 428.16 | 412.92 | 411.76 | +2.50% |
| NVDA | 224.41 | 231.50 | 224.25 | 225.13 | -4.81% |
| TSLA | 418.57 | 434.66 | 422.00 | 437.29 | -5.58% |