US markets
Market state
Sentiment, volatility, and major US equity indexes in one five-minute server snapshot. Public-source values may be delayed.
Snapshot retrieved
Oct 15, 2026, 2:07 AM ET
Sentiment
Fear & Greed
CNN's composite measure of how fear and greed are influencing US equities.
32.3/100
fear
Extreme fearFearNeutralGreedExtreme greed
Source: CNN Fear & Greed · As of Oct 14, 2026, 8:00 PM ET
Volatility
VIX
Cboe Volatility Index
16.87
-0.23 (-1.35%) today
Source: Yahoo Finance · As of Oct 14, 2026, 4:15 PM ET
Equity context
Major indexes
Closing levels and daily movement for two broad measures of US equities.
S&P 500
US equity index
7,718.94
+98.96 (+1.30%) today
Source: Yahoo Finance · As of Oct 14, 2026, 4:36 PM ET
Nasdaq Composite
US equity index
26,692.87
+506.46 (+1.93%) today
Source: Yahoo Finance · As of Oct 14, 2026, 5:15 PM ET