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WEEKLY RECAP

Week ending 28 Aug 2026

24–28 Aug 2026

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On the Spotlight Index, where 50 is a normal week, this one scored 43.8: a calm week, busier than 3 of the past 44.

Each day on the Spotlight Index
44Mon24 Aug
41Tue25 Aug
38Wed26 Aug
46Thu27 Aug
50Fri28 Aug
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Five markets stood out

24–28 Aug 2026 · sized against each market's own history

Thursday27 AugIndex 46

Two stories carried this week. Salesforce beat its earnings forecast by a wide margin and announced a partnership with Anthropic, and software followed it higher. Bitcoin touched a three-month high near $80,000, which pulled Strategy's shares up nearly 40% from mid-August, and with them the leveraged fund that tracks the company.

The rest of the board was quieter but still moving. TJX kept sliding after last week's softer profit outlook, with a Jefferies downgrade added on.

Adobe rose on new AI features in Photoshop and a raised full-year outlook.

T-Rex 2x Long MSTR Daily Target ETF moved as bitcoin's rally lifted Strategy's shares.

Friday28 AugIndex 50

Sugar had its biggest week since May 2025 as the global supply picture tightened, with India, normally an exporter, opening the door to a million tonnes of imports.

Every move here is sized against that market's own history rather than by raw percentage. That is why a 3% week in sugar sits beside a 29% week in a leveraged fund: both are far outside their own normal.

Mon24 Aug44
Tue25 Aug41
Wed26 Aug38
Thu27 Aug46
−1.9%that day Week −4.5%Max
+23.1%that day Week +29.5%Very High
+22.6%that day Week +20.5%Very High
+5.7%that day Week +5.0%High
Fri28 Aug50
−3.5%that day Week +3.3%High

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