Market Overview
Friday, August 28, 2026
Pre-Market Futures
FUTURESES=F
S&P 500 Futures
7,738.50
NQ=F
NASDAQ 100 Futures
29,590.75
YM=F
Dow Futures
53,718.00
RTY=F
Russell 2000 Futures
3,021.80
Previous Close
Thu, Aug 27^GSPC
S&P 500
7,730.99
^IXIC
NASDAQ
26,541.35
^DJI
Dow Jones
53,569.44
^RUT
Russell 2000
3,014.34
Top Gainers
- OKTAOkta, Inc.$172.91+28.63%
- CRWDCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.$227.96+20.50%
- VEEVVeeva Systems Inc.$282.13+15.20%
- SNPSSynopsys, Inc.$464.89+13.39%
- FIGFigma, Inc.$30.62+13.28%
- PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.$382.85+12.83%
- SAILSailPoint, Inc.$20.45+12.24%
- FROGJFrog Ltd.$104.03+12.10%
- MAASMaase Inc.$16.54+11.83%
- TENBTenable Holdings, Inc.$37.62+11.76%
- MSTRStrategy Inc$137.40+11.54%
- RBRKRubrik, Inc.$107.02+11.33%
- BBBlackBerry Limited$8.65+11.04%
- PURRHyperliquid Strategies Inc$12.83+10.99%
- SRPTSarepta Therapeutics, Inc.$21.59+10.95%
- SLSSELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc$15.21+10.78%
- SSentinelOne, Inc.$22.71+10.73%
- BRZEBraze, Inc.$34.09+10.65%
- KVYOKlaviyo, Inc. Series A$19.61+10.23%
- TEAMAtlassian Corporation$185.62+10.18%
- NOWServiceNow, Inc.$138.43+10.04%
- ZSZscaler, Inc.$187.30+9.98%
- FTNTFortinet, Inc.$172.78+9.67%
- PATHUiPath, Inc.$18.33+9.37%
- XMTRXometry, Inc.$96.26+9.29%
- TTANServiceTitan, Inc.$100.64+9.12%
- BULLWebull Corporation$9.57+9.00%
- BSPBending Spoons S.p.A.$46.15+8.87%
- NVDANVIDIA Corporation$227.98+8.74%
- NTSKNetskope, Inc.$15.12+8.62%
Top Losers
- HQYHealthEquity, Inc.$93.39-10.56%
- PAYPaymentus Holdings, Inc.$35.61-9.69%
- BURLBurlington Stores, Inc.$290.00-7.64%
- SFMSprouts Farmers Market, Inc.$81.04-6.67%
- SPHRSphere Entertainment Co.$147.34-6.39%
- CELHCelsius Holdings, Inc.$32.99-6.36%
- VERAVera Therapeutics, Inc.$34.60-6.03%
- CASYCaseys General Stores, Inc.$763.38-5.42%
- TPRTapestry, Inc.$123.24-5.38%
- MNSOMINISO Group Holding Limited$10.81-5.34%
- CHEChemed Corp$520.27-5.16%
- URBNUrban Outfitters, Inc.$78.79-5.02%
- FOURShift4 Payments, Inc.$43.94-4.99%
- BHVNBiohaven Ltd.$16.12-4.90%
- TOSTToast, Inc.$35.17-4.87%
- MAIRMadison Air Solutions Corporati$27.17-4.70%
- MRNAModerna, Inc.$142.77-4.60%
- CAKEThe Cheesecake Factory Incorpor$110.09-4.56%
- LKNCYLuckin Coffee Inc.$35.25-4.52%
- GNRCGenerac Holdlings Inc.$197.29-4.52%
- BZKANZHUN LIMITED - American Depo$18.00-4.46%
- VIPSVipshop Holdings Limited$13.47-4.33%
- LVSLas Vegas Sands Corp.$44.24-4.30%
- MUSAMurphy USA Inc.$509.08-4.24%
- KYMRKymera Therapeutics, Inc.$120.23-4.24%
- CLMTCalumet, Inc$45.77-4.23%
- YUMCYum China Holdings, Inc.$44.91-4.22%
- EXPEExpedia Group, Inc.$318.92-4.22%
- SPOTSpotify Technology S.A.$527.25-4.14%
- HAWKHawkEye 360, Inc.$20.47-4.12%
Wall Street finished Thursday on a firm footing, with the S&P 500 rising 0.72% to 7,730.99 and the Nasdaq outperforming with a 1.57% advance to 26,541.35, its best day in more than three weeks. The Dow added a more modest 0.20% to 53,569.44, while the Russell 2000 gained 0.28% to 3,014.34. The move was broadly risk-on, reinforced by a VIX decline to 14.51, a level that points to subdued fear and improved appetite for equities. Large-cap growth once again led the tape, helped by strength in Nvidia and renewed enthusiasm around AI-linked megacap names, while cyclicals and rate-sensitive small caps participated more quietly. The market also appeared to be leaning into the idea that the Fed’s next chapter may be more accommodative, even as investors digested fresh discussion around leadership changes and the possibility of a near-term pullback. Overall breadth looked constructive, with gains extending beyond a single theme, but technology remained the clear engine of the session.
Short Term
Neutral
Medium Term
Bullish
Long Term
Bullish
^GSPC’s technical profile is constructive but not unambiguous. Near term, momentum has cooled: RSI is neutral, MACD is negative, and volume is contracting, which limits immediate follow-through even though price remains above the 20-day average and near the top of its recent trading band. Medium and longer-term signals are stronger, with price above the 50-day and 200-day averages, Golden Cross territory intact, and the index holding in the upper third of its 52-week range. The most important levels to watch are $7701.09/$7720.72 on the downside and $7740.34/$7759.29 on the upside, since they frame whether the current consolidation resolves into another leg higher or broadens into a deeper pause.
Price Outlook
The path of least resistance remains modestly higher, with a likely test of $7740.34 and then $7759.29 if buyers regain short-term momentum. The key downside risk is a loss of $7701.09, which would open a move toward $7648.78 and the broader weekly support zone around $7643.42.
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