Short U.S. Market Update - August 19, 2026 - Closing Bell

May go overnight to 7740-7750, but may go lower. OPEX bearish 7600 probably. Metals still hold

Market close, August 19, 2026. The put wall caught the low to within seven hundredths of a point, and the only thing that really moved today was metal.

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