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Today (Aug 19, 2026) the market broke its losing streak: S&P 500 +0.21% to 7,707.98, Nasdaq Composite +0.16% to 26,331.09, Dow +0.22% (119.65 points) to 53,463.05. The catalyst was the Treasury, which said it will more than double the size of its debt buyback operations (from $2 billion to at least $4 billion) — the 30-year yield fell 10 basis points to 5.18%, and that yield pressure is exactly what had been dragging the market down for three sessions. Under the surface the rotation continues: health care and cyclicals led, chipmakers lagged (Dell -7.2%, CrowdStrike -7.1%).

On the gold list (figures from the last scan, the Aug 18 close — today's scan hasn't run yet): CMCSA entered on its breakout at 26.20 and is flat at 0.0%. The two older positions are still red — CSGP entered at 33.05 trades at 31.38 (-5.05%), EFX entered at 185.58 trades at 181.84 (-2.02%); both remain far above their stops (25.89 and 150.75).

Closest to a breakout: TSCO at 34.72 against a 34.93 trigger — just 0.6% away, followed by TYL at 332.21 vs 336.12 (1.2%) and HCA at 411.73 vs 418.98 (1.8%). Today's strength in health care matters directly for HCA, SYK and DHR on the list.

What to watch tomorrow: TSCO — the closest to its trigger on the entire list and carrying the highest Wyckoff score there, 91.4; a breakout without real volume is a trap. No macro event is near (the next NFP is only Sep 4), so the question is simply whether the drop in yields holds for another day.