📈 Close: Dow 52,475.10, +98 — S&P 7,743.98, Nasdaq 26,549.85; BTC $81,252 at 6:00; 2:00’s 52,503 Already Ran

The 2:00 tape was a draft. 4 p.m. is the grade.

Yahoo Finance, Wednesday 4:00 p.m. ET: Dow Jones 52,475.10, up 97.53 from Tuesday’s 52,377.57, +0.19%. S&P 500 7,743.98, up 21.38, +0.28%. Nasdaq Composite 26,549.85, up 72.04, +0.27%. Russell 2000 2,830.51, up 11.64, +0.41%. Midday we had Dow 52,503.13 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Do not smash 52,475 into 52,503. They are not the same print. 52,475.10 is the close. 52,503 at 2:00 already ran as a tape. Tuesday already filed the unused close as 52,377.57. We will not reprint it as first-day news.

Yahoo, Wednesday 6:00 p.m. ET: Bitcoin $81,252.43. That is not 2:00’s unused $80,820.98. That is not Tuesday 6:00’s unused $80,759.45. WTI futures (CL=F) $101.94 at 4:59 p.m. ET, vs 2:00’s unused $102.79 at 1:50. Brent futures (BZ=F) $110.44 at 4:59, vs 2:00’s unused $111.63 at 1:50. Those are futures. They are not a Wednesday oil settle we invent. Do not smash 2:00’s $102.79 / $111.63 into tonight. 10-year (^TNX) 5.045% at 2:59 p.m. ET, vs 2:00’s unused 5.022% at 1:45, vs Tuesday’s unused 4.993% at 2:59. Funds are still 3.75–4%, 10–2. This afternoon already filed the unused statement: a hold, not a hike, not 12–0. Lisa D. Cook and Beth M. Hammack dissented. We will not reprint 12–0 as today’s vote. We will not invent Chair Kevin Warsh’s press conference.

What this means for you

If you hold an index, Wednesday’s grade is 52,475, not 52,503 at 2:00 and not Tuesday’s 52,378. If you wanted tonight’s unused bitcoin, it is $81,252 at 6:00. Not investment advice.

Bottom line: Close 52,475.10. Not 2:00’s 52,503. Not Tuesday’s 52,378. $81,252 at 6:00. Hold 10–2, not 12–0.

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