Daily Brief archive · 2026-06-18

Archived snapshot from 2026-06-18.

MARKET 46 NEUTRAL CREDIT 55 NEUTRAL SENTIMENT 34 FEAR GEO 51 UNSETTLED

▦ SECTORS

Sector leaders: XLK +1.67%, XLI +1.32%, XLF -0.15%. Laggards: XLE -3.28%, XLC -3.21%, XLP -2.34%. wide rotation — meaningful dispersion.

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⇄ FX STRONG

DXY +0.54% (firm) · EUR/USD -1.17% · USD/JPY +0.29% · USD/CNH -0.03%.

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═ BONDS NORMAL

10Y at 4.43% · -0.69% today · curve normal (+0.78) · flattening today · vol very calm.

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⛏ COMMODITIES

Groups: Ags +0.62% · Energy -2.42% · Metals -2.75%. Leaders: Cotton +3.59%, Sugar +2.74%, Soybeans +0.93%, Wheat +0.41%. Laggards: Silver -5.14%, WTI Crude -4.60%, Platinum -4.07%, Palladium -3.57%.

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◆ METALS GOLD DUMPING

Gold -1.97% · Silver -5.14% · Platinum -4.07% · Palladium -3.57% · Copper -0.90%.

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⚡ ENERGY WEAK

Brent $77.27 (-2.87%) · WTI $73.26 (-4.60%) · B-W spread $+4.01 · NatGas $3.15 (+0.19%) · OVX geopolitical premium.

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▲ AGS

Grains avg +0.11% · Softs avg +0.92% · Leader Cotton +3.59% · Laggard Corn -1.01%.

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◎ CRYPTO SOFT

BTC -1.87% · ETH -1.53% · SOL -2.21% · F&G 15.

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∿ VOL NORMAL

VIX 17.28 (normal) · -6.29% today · MOVE 70.7 · SKEW 142.6.

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§ CBs

Cutting: BoE, SNB, RBA · On hold: US Fed, ECB, BoJ, BoC · Next: SNB in 0d.

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