Weekly Risk Gauge (WRG): “Another Uptick for the Risk Gauge.”

August 17th, 2026

Gavin Lundgren

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The U.S. Risk Gauge remains in ‘Risk On’ across all time frames, with the Short Term ticking up another level as the S&P 500, Mid Caps, Small Caps, and Micro Caps all closed at weekly all-time highs.
Technology continues to strengthen, rising into the top three Sectors as Semis, IT Hardware, and Software all improve, with Software now ranking #1 in Very Short Term. . .

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