🗞 Newsmakers — MID ET, 2026-09-18

📊 MARKET MACRO: S&P 500 $758.70 -0.51% Nasdaq $715.98 -0.13% Dow $514.53 -0.74% Russell 2K $282.80 -0.92% VIX $15.51 +0.45% US Dollar $28.41 +0.12% Oil $155.03 -0.18% Gold $401.22 +0.72% Bitcoin $81,012.53 +6.11% Treasuries: 10Y 5.01% 30Y 5.35% Today's Fed / econ events: 19:30 [Medium] CFTC S&P 500 speculative net positions 19:30 [Medium] CFTC Gold Speculative net positions 19:30 [Medium] CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions 19:30 [Medium] CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions 15:45 [Medium] Fed Schmid Speech 13:30 [Medium] Fed Bowman Speech 13:15 [Medium] Industrial Production MoM (Aug)

🔥 HOT SECTORS TODAY (the sectors to watch): Financial Services +0.40% Consumer Defensive +0.30% Technology +0.21% Real Estate +0.04%

📰 MARKET THEMES & CATALYSTS: • Two-Year U.S. Treasury Yield Reaches New Multi-Year High The two-year yield touched 4.744%, its highest intraday yield since July 2024, as markets grow more confident the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates to fight inflation. — wsj.com · 09/18 12:16p https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/two-year-u-s-treasury-yield-reaches-new-multi-year-high-99d3112b • Auto industry urges Trump to not allow Chinese automakers in U.S. ahead of Xi visit Leaders of six major auto trade groups urged President Donald Trump to maintain policies that "keep the door firmly shut" for Chinese automakers to operate in the U.S. The letter to the president comes ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington, D.C., next week. — cnbc.com · 09/18 12:10p https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/xi-visit-automakers-urge-trump-to-bar-chinese-automakers-in-us.html • ET Stock Outperforms Industry in the Past 6 Months: How to Play? Energy Transfer's fee-based model, NGL export expansion and rising earnings estimates support growth, but weaker margins and ROE remain key concerns. — zacks.com · 09/18 12:06p https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2992127/et-stock-outperforms-industry-in-the-past-6-months-how-to-play?cid=CS-STOCKNEWSAPI-FT-analyst_blog|most_popular_stocks-2992127 • Rates Could Reach 4.5% On AI Spending, And Semiconductors Get Paid First Semiconductor funds iShares Semiconductor ETF and VanEck Semiconductor ETF remain Buys, driven by robust AI-fueled capital investment and sectoral demand outpacing most of the market. AI infrastructure is pulling unprecedented capital into semiconductors, raising the U.S. neutra… — seekingalpha.com · 09/18 11:54a https://seekingalpha.com/article/4947893-rates-could-reach-4-5-percent-on-ai-spending-and-semiconductors-get-paid-first • Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: U.S. PMI Data, Various Central Bank Decisions in Focus Provisional purchasing managers' surveys measuring activity in the U.S. manufacturing and services sectors during September are due on Wednesday. — wsj.com · 09/18 11:50a https://www.wsj.com/economy/week-ahead-for-fx-bonds-u-s-pmi-data-various-central-bank-decisions-in-focus-1be5eb5a

🐘 BIG-CAP MOVERS ON NEWS (≥$10B — the MRVL-class catalysts):

1. MSTR +13% $149.84 (50B cap) Strategy (MSTR), Coinbase as Bitcoin hits $80k again, SEC eases tokenized trading Crypto-related stocks rose sharply on Friday as Bitcoin reclaimed the $80,000 level and investors responded to a new US regulatory framework for tokenized stocks. Strategy (formerly known as MicroStrategy) MSTR gained about 12%, while MARA Holdings rose 9%. — invezz.com · 09/18 12:17p https://invezz.com/news/2026/09/18/strategy-mstr-coinbase-as-bitcoin-hits-80k-again-sec-eases-tokenized-trading/

2. BMNR +8% $25.83 (15B cap) Bitmine Climbs 4% as Ethereum Rallies Despite CLARITY Act Failure; Sharplink Gains 3% Ethereum treasury stocks are posting gains on a morning when the broader market is red, the CLARITY Act just collapsed in the Senate, and the Fed hiked rates for the first time in three years. Find out why Bitmine and Sharplink are bucking every headline that should have crushed… — 247wallst.com · 09/18 9:10a https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/09/18/bitmine-climbs-4-as-ethereum-rallies-despite-clarity-act-failure-sharplink-gains-3/

3. ETHA +6% $19.62 (12B cap) Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin Down 3% This Week This weekly update tracks some of the largest cryptocurrencies by market share: Bitcoin and Ether. While both are considered high-risk assets, they possess foundational differences that investors should understand. — etftrends.com · 09/18 11:23a https://www.etftrends.com/crypto-content-hub/cryptocurrencies-bitcoin-down-3-this-week/

4. IBIT +6% $45.90 (77B cap) Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin Down 3% This Week This weekly update tracks some of the largest cryptocurrencies by market share: Bitcoin and Ether. While both are considered high-risk assets, they possess foundational differences that investors should understand. — etftrends.com · 09/18 11:23a https://www.etftrends.com/crypto-content-hub/cryptocurrencies-bitcoin-down-3-this-week/

5. SOXL +2% $117.13 (32B cap) Precision vs. Risk: A Targeted Approach to Semiconductor ETFs Semiconductors remain one of the equity market's most vital and volatile sectors, sitting at the center of several major investment themes, from artificial intelligence (AI) and data center spending to smartphones, autos, and broader technology demand. — etftrends.com · 09/17 8:06a https://www.etftrends.com/leveraged-inverse-content-hub/precision-vs-risk-targeted-approach-semiconductor-etfs/

📈 TOP 3 GAINERS (small/mid-cap % leaders, with catalyst):

1. FWDI +21% $7.51 (553M cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

2. ALMR +17% $37.43 (2.6B cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

3. DSP +17% $11.71 (768M cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

— auto-generated, alert-only (not investment advice). 'No fresh news' = likely a technical/low-float move, not a catalyst.