Market Wrap-up for February 18, 2026: Risk-On Stocks, Risk-Off Crypto: Wall Street Grinds Higher as Yields Climb

KAHROS Team•February 18, 2026•

SPY

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

$679.52

-0.06%

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TL;DR

Quick Summary

* U.S. stocks pushed higher: S&P 500 6,879.66 (+36.44), Dow 49,662.67 (+129.47), NASDAQ 22,753.6346 (+175.2503).

* Treasury yields rose again (10-year 4.083, +0.031) and the dollar strengthened (U.S. Dollar Index 97.72, +0.565), keeping financial conditions from getting too easy.

* Crypto slid while stocks rallied: Bitcoin 66,400.01 (change: -1,066.69), Ether 1,944.61 (change: -46.22), Solana 81.49 (change: -3.66).

* Inflation-sensitive signals were loud: oil jumped (WTI 64.87, +2.54; Brent 70.15, +2.73) and gold surged to 5,000.6 (+94.7).

The Big Picture

Wednesday, February 18, 2026, was one of those sessions where the headline says “stocks up,” but the takeaway is more nuanced: equities kept marching, yet the price of money moved against them.

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SPY

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

$679.52

-0.06%

As of Apr 10, 4:00 PM

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