Today
Today is a data page on the Briefing desk of Glassbox Auditing. The site at a glance: SPY, the VIX, the 10-year yield, gold and oil against the prior close, the latest official headlines, the tickers most named on Reddit and the newest cross-dataset signals, each leading to its full page. It is the quickest read on whether markets are calm or moving and what is in the news behind it.
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What is on this page today?
- Gold $4,074.90 an ounce, -0.94% from the 5 Nov close — Front-month futures, close on 6 Nov (COMEX, 6 Nov 2026)
- Oil (WTI) $90.83 a barrel, +0.34% from the 5 Nov close — Front-month futures, close on 6 Nov (NYMEX, 6 Nov 2026)
- S&P 500 7,376.86, +0.31% from the 5 Nov close — Index, close on 6 Nov (S&P Dow Jones Indices, 6 Nov 2026)
- 10-year Treasury yield 4.84%, -0.06 pts from 4 Nov — Daily rate, for 5 Nov (Federal Reserve (H.15), 5 Nov 2026)
Where does the data come from?
Items on this page come from COMEX; NYMEX; S&P Dow Jones Indices; Federal Reserve (H.15). Each item links to its own source. All sources, how items are checked.
What does this page lead to?
- Debt & Interest (Macro): The 10-year yield on Today is close to what the Treasury pays to borrow for ten years, so when it stays higher the cost of new and refinanced federal debt rises. (moves the same way; months; economy scale) Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis).
- Credit & Housing (Macro): The 30-year mortgage rate tends to track the 10-year yield plus a spread, so a lasting move in the yield on Today reaches home-loan rates within days. (moves the same way; days; economy scale) Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis).
- Oil to Prices (Macro): The oil price on Today is the first stage of the chain from crude to consumer prices; a move that lasts reaches the pump within weeks and other prices over months. (moves the same way; weeks to months; economy scale) Source: EIA, daily spot prices (Brent, NY Harbor ULSD, Gulf Coast jet; NYMEX futures to April 2024).
- Retail vs Institutions (Markets): Tickers most named on Reddit tend to draw heavier retail order flow, which shows in the retail share of their trading. (moves the same way; same day; company scale) Source: Arctic Shift Reddit archive (every public post and comment, archived as it is made).
- Company (Companies): Official releases and company-tagged headlines name the company they concern; an SEC, FTC or FDA action can move that company's shares the same day, either way. (either way, depending on the cause; same day; company scale) Source: Official press releases (Federal Reserve, SEC, FTC, Justice Department, FDA and BEA feeds; BLS release calendar).