MoneyDiscourse

Stats

The board

The levels I actually look at: where the major markets are, what volatility is pricing, what the curve is doing, and the themes currently in focus. Not a comprehensive terminal — a short list that earns its place.

As of 13 Aug 2026, 22:09 UTC

Volatility

What the options market is charging, and across which tenors.

VIX

14.63

Today
+0.5%
52w range
6%
VVIX
89.4
11.379-day14.6330-day18.613-month20.936-month
Upward sloping — 84% from front to back. The normal, calm state, and the condition in which selling premium is paid for taking duration risk rather than crash risk.

Rates and the dollar

Treasury yields across the curve, the 10s2s spread, and the dollar index.

10y − 2y

Positively sloped

+48bp

Market levels
13-weekConstant maturity3.87%−0.51%
2-yearConstant maturity4.20%−0.47%
5-yearConstant maturity4.38%−0.23%
10-yearConstant maturity4.68%−0.43%
30-yearConstant maturity5.24%0.00%
Market levels
US Dollar Index99.97−0.05%

Indices

Level, today's move, and where each sits in its own 52-week range.

United States

United States
S&P 5007,798.99+0.65%
Nasdaq 10030,084.50+1.15%
Dow Jones53,839.99+0.13%
Russell 20003,052.85+0.24%

Europe

Europe
Euro Stoxx 506,545.47+0.18%
DAX26,299.74−0.12%
FTSE 10010,772.67−0.56%

Asia

Asia
Nikkei 22568,308.59+1.16%
Hang Seng25,396.51−0.17%
SSE Composite3,926.96−0.50%

In focus — Memory

Memory pricing read through the tradeable proxies rather than contract prices, which sit behind paid subscriptions.

Market levels
Roundhill Memory ETF56.93+3.89%
VanEck Semiconductor589.12+0.73%
Micron Technology949.83+4.23%

Themes

Where money has been moving. A curated list, not a screen.

Market levels
SemiconductorsSMH589.12+0.73%
MemoryDRAM56.93+3.89%
SoftwareIGV106.28+3.10%
TechnologyXLK190.77+1.01%
Robotics & AIBOTZ37.82+0.03%
UraniumURA45.25+0.11%
US InfrastructurePAVE58.31−0.31%
BitcoinIBIT35.88−0.03%
BiotechXBI156.86−1.59%
ARK InnovationARKK82.59+1.50%

Levels are a snapshot from the last refresh, not live prices, and are shown for context rather than for trading against. Nothing here is investment advice.