As of Thursday, July 9, 2026 (4:00 PM ET close), the S&P 500 closed at 7,543.64, up +0.81% on the day versus Wednesday July 8's 7,482.71 close and +0.81% WTD versus Thursday July 2's 7,483.24 close. Thursday was a clean risk-on rebound: the 30-year auction cleared at 5.058% (highest since 2007), jobless claims held at 215K, tech led (XLK +2.27%, QQQ +1.61%), and energy consolidated (XLE -1.28%). The 1-month target of 7,500 is now 0.58% below current. The 3-month target of 7,600 is +0.75% above current.