DAILY MOVE

BTCBitcoin

Aug 19, 8:00pm ET

$69,300

+7.14%

Bitcoin's 7.14% jump to $69,300.01 is its biggest single-day gain in months and puts $70,000 back in play after a punishing year off the highs. Traders who wrote off the recovery now have a level to defend.

DAILY MOVE

ETHEthereum

Aug 19, 8:00pm ET

$2,252

+17.48%

Ethereum's 17.48% jump to $2,251.69 is its sharpest single-day gain in months, snapping it back above the $2,000 area it has churned around since spring. The prior close of $1,916.72 is now the level bulls need to hold.

Personal financeAug 19, 7:03pm ET

Your 2028 Medicare Premium Is Being Written Right Now — by Every Financial Move You Make Before December 31.

Gerelyn Terzo

The income a retiree creates before December 31 this year will show up in a Medicare bill two years from now, and crossing one invisible line by even a small amount can cost thousands more annually.

ETFsAug 19, 6:25pm ET

NEOS's 'Boosted' S&P Fund Pays 17% While the Nasdaq Version Pays 21%

Ryne Mauck

NEOS built its reputation on a flagship S&P 500 income ETF that clears 12% annually, but a pair of younger siblings run the same playbook at a noticeably different intensity, and the tradeoffs are not what most income investors expect.

Dividend incomeAug 19, 6:05pm ET

4 Monthly Dividend ETFs Paying 10 to 14 Percent to Close Out 2026

Ryne Mauck

With the Fed on hold and Treasury yields leaving income seekers shortchanged, four monthly-paying ETFs are engineering double-digit yields through very different mechanisms, and choosing the wrong one for your portfolio could cost you more than just upside.

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CVXChevron

Aug 19, 6:00pm ET

Dividend raised$1.78ex-date 2026-08-19 · 3.43% yield · 26 yrs paying · +4.1% YoY

Chevron lifted the quarterly payout 4.1% to $1.78 a share, a 26th straight year of increases holders lock in only by owning before the August 19 ex-date.

KOCoca-Cola

Aug 19, 6:00pm ET

New 52-week high$90.35+1.4% vs prior high · 2026-07-29

Coca-Cola cleared $90 for the first time, setting a fresh 52-week high at $90.35. Keep an eye on the stock at these levels.

PFEPfizer

Aug 19, 6:00pm ET

New 52-week high$28.24+0.6% vs prior high · 2026-04-01

Pfizer closed at $28.24, a new 52-week high that clears the April 1 peak. The drugmaker has now taken out the ceiling that capped it all spring, making that old level the line to defend.

ABBVAbbVie

Aug 19, 6:00pm ET

New 52-week high$265.97+1.0% vs prior high · 2026-07-29

AbbVie touched a new 52-week high at $265.97, clearing its July 29 peak. The $470 billion pharma has left its spring range near $200 behind.

THE WIREAug 19, 6:00pm ET

Copper finished the session 2.21% higher at 273.93, a move big enough to matter for anyone holding miners or industrial names levered to the metal. Worth watching whether it holds into the next session.

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ETFsAug 19, 5:35pm ET

Medicare Covers Your Heart but Not Your Teeth, Eyes, or Ears. These 3 ETFs Pay for What It Skips

Ryne Mauck

Original Medicare leaves three recurring bills entirely off the table, and most retirees discover the hard way that good intentions never filled a funding gap. Three ETFs built around different income engines may be exactly what your benefits statement is missing.

ETFsAug 19, 5:05pm ET

SGOV's Monthly Check on $250,000 Fell From $1,127 to $763 While the Fee Never Changed

Ryne Mauck

A $250,000 stake in a popular Treasury ETF is generating hundreds of dollars less per month than it did a year ago, yet the fund’s fee never budged. Understanding why that fixed cost quietly grows more expensive as rates fall changes the math on where you park serious cash.