Overview desk · Evening edition · Thursday, August 13, 2026

Cautious risk-on: equities grind higher on in-line inflation despite a 4.68% 10-year

Overview desk · auto-generated · written Aug 12, 2026, 8:20 PM EDT

Prices in this edition were taken live, not from stored closes. They were read at the Evening edition slot on Thursday, August 13, 2026. Anything named as a cause may come from a headline the desk was given.

Fundamental

July CPI at 3.4% annual, up 0.1% monthly, keeps the Fed on hold rather than cutting soon.
Cisco's 18% revenue growth and Cerebras' raised guidance both met selling — AI expectations now exceed blowout results.
July's deficit, worst since March 2021, pushes fiscal-year red ink near $1.8 trillion and underpins the 4.68% 10-year.

Technical

Breadth confirms: 88% of tracked indices above both 50- and 200-day averages while the adds 0.26%.
up 0.61% and Nasdaq up 0.54% beat the flat Dow — no defensive tilt in the tape.
Leadership is broadening beyond tech: Energy +7.16% and Health Care +6.41% over the month lead the 's 2.72%.

Sentiment

Fear & Greed at 62 sits in greed but not extreme, up from 47 a month ago and 60 last week.
at 14.55, down 11.8% on the month, shows complacency priced in — thin cushion for a growth shock.
Burry's short against Oracle and skepticism on chip backlogs are healthy dissent, not yet a sentiment turn.

Stance

Tape and breadth favor staying engaged, but a 4.68% 10-year caps multiple expansion — don't fight the Fed.
Sell-the-news reactions in Cisco and Cerebras argue for trimming crowded AI exposure rather than chasing strength.
Hormuz traffic 90% below normal keeps an energy shock tail risk live; size positions for that possibility.

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