🟢 XLE (Energy) +2.8% · XLU (Utilities) +0.9% · XLK (Technology) -0.7% 🔴 COPX (Copper…
MARKET WRAP · March 17, 2026, 21:15 UTC
🟢 XLE (Energy) +2.8% · XLU (Utilities) +0.9% · XLK (Technology) -0.7% 🔴 COPX (Copper Miners) -4.3% · XLB (Materials) -1.2% · XLI (Industrials) -2.9%
Closing Prices
BTC:
$74,691
· ETH:
$2,339
· SOL:
$95.27
· GOLD:
$5,000
· SPY:
$670.79
(+1.3%) · QQQ:
$603.31
(+1.6%) · VIX:
$22.37
(-4.8%) · TLT:
$87.45
(+1.1%) · DXY:
$99.56
(-0.1%) · OIL:
$95.15
(+1.8%)
Sector Close
🟢 XLE (Energy) +2.8% · XLU (Utilities) +0.9% · XLK (Technology) -0.7% 🔴 COPX (Copper Miners) -4.3% · XLB (Materials) -1.2% · XLI (Industrials) -2.9%
Signals
🟡 Crypto / Bitcoin (intensity 100) — BTC, ETH 🟡 AI / Tech (intensity 51) — NVDA, MSFT, GOOGL 🟡 Defense / Geopolitics (intensity 49) — ITA, LMT, RTX 🟡 Oil / Energy (intensity 49) — XLE, USO, OXY
Evening News
🔴 Crypto Gift Card Platform Bitrefill Discloses Hack, Points Finger at North Korean Groups 🔴 Traders Dial Back Bets Against Fed Cuts as Growth Worries Build 🔴 Dollar Pressured by Rising Stocks 🔴 USD/CHF Price Forecast: US Dollar slips toward 0.7850 ahead of Fed decision 🟢 USD/THB: Overbought but still upside risks – OCBC 🟢 Crypto Power Move: Bitmine Ramps Up Ethereum Buys To 4.6M ETH
Regime Check
🔴
Risk-off · Neutral
· STAGFLATION · Gauge: 100/100
Upcoming — High Impact
US University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Index (Final)(Mar) — Mar 27, 02:00 PM UTC (prev: 55.5) EU Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (Preliminary)(Mar) — Mar 24, 09:00 AM UTC (prev: 50.8) National Consumer Price Index (YoY)(Feb) — Mar 23, 11:30 PM UTC (prev: 1.5%) US Producer Price Index (YoY)(Jan) — Mar 20, 11:30 PM UTC (prev: 3.0%) US New home sales (AAMR)(Jan) — Mar 19, 02:00 PM UTC (prev: -1.7%) GDP(YoY)(Q4) — Mar 19, 12:03 PM UTC (prev: 2.1%) agentcanary.ai | Not financial advice