Pre-Market Stock Futures:
Futures are exploding higher on news of a peace deal with Iran expected to be signed this Friday. This follows a historic Friday that saw the coming-out party of Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX), widely known as Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The record-breaking size of the offering, raising $75 billion, the company’s debut easily shattered the previous record set by Saudi Aramco’s 2019 listing, which raised $29.4 billion. The stock surged to open at $150 per share, briefly pushing the company’s valuation past $2.25 trillion. The massive IPO helped lift all major indices, which finished higher on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial closed the day at 51,202, up 0.70%, while the S&P 500 finished the session at 7,431, higher by 0.50%. The Nasdaq closed the day at 25,888, up 0.31%, while the small-cap-heavy Russell 2000 was last seen at 2,943, up 0.77%. With a strong finish today, the Russell 2000 is the clear winner as we near the halfway point of 2026, up over 18%, almost double the Nasdaq.
Treasury Bonds:
Oil and Gas:
Once again, the hopes for an end to the war with Iran, which, after more than a few false starts, does look on track this time. That positive momentum helped drive sellers to take both major oil indexes down on Friday, with Brent Crude closing at $86.83, down 3.93%, and West Texas Intermediate closing at $84.32, down 3.87%. Natural gas finished the session at $3.13, up 1.46%.
Gold:
The precious metals complex, which has been struggling, closed modestly higher on Friday, with Gold closing up $4,215, up 0.11%, while Silver closed at $67.87, up 0.92%. Gold has moved lower since the fall of 2025 as investors became more confident about the economy and shifted money into stocks and other risk assets. Higher interest rates and a stronger U.S. dollar also hurt gold, which does not pay income like bonds or savings accounts. After a strong run higher in previous years, many investors also took profits, adding pressure to gold prices. While a run to new highs seems unlikely, a move back closer to $4,500 seems possible.
Crypto:
Cryptocurrencies staged a strong rebound on Friday after a rough week of selling pressure. Bitcoin climbed back to roughly $63,500 while Ethereum advanced to about $1,671, recovering from lows that briefly pushed Bitcoin below $59,000 earlier in the week. The rally was fueled by renewed investor optimism as spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows, snapping a 13-day streak of withdrawals. At the same time, easing tensions between the U.S. and Iran helped improve overall risk appetite, encouraging investors to return to beaten-down crypto assets after the recent pullback. At 8 AM EDT, Bitcoin is trading at $66,119. At the same time, Ethereum was quoted at $1,762.
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Here are some of the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen on Monday, June 15, 2026.
Upgrades:
- Aviant Networks (NASDAQ: AVNW) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Northland, with a $25 target price.
- Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) | DDOG Price Prediction was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Truist, which blasted the target price to $300 from $190.
- Ferrari (NYSE: RACE) was raised to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley, which lifted the target price for the legendary car company to $438 from $388.
- Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) was raised to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup, which lifted the target price for the shares to $140 from $99.
- Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ: RKLB) was upgraded to Overweight from Sector Weight at KeyBanc, with a $135 target price.
Downgrades:
- Accenture (NYSE: ACN) was downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley, which slashed the target price to $177 from $240.
- Caesars Entertainment (NYSE: CZR) was cut to Hold from Buy at Stifel, with an unchanged target price of $31.
- Credicorp (NYSE: BAP) was downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan, with a $415 target price.
- MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Stifel, which bumped the target price to $49 from $48.
- Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) was downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Baird, which left the target price at $160.
Initiations:
- Dupont de Nemours (NYSE: DD) was initiated with a Neutral rating at Goldman Sachs, with a $53 target price.
- Epam Systems (NYSE: EPAM) was started with a Neutral rating at Wedbush, with a $99 target price objective.
- TeraWulf (NASDAQ: WULF) was initiated with a Buy rating at Bank of America, which has a $34 target price.
- 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) was reinstated with a Buy rating at Goldman Sachs, which has a $190 target price for the shares.
- Twist Bioscience (NASDAQ: TWST) was started with a Buy rating at Canaccord, with a $90 target price.
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