gauge
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Joining the S&P 500 tends to boost a stock because passive index funds that track the benchmark gauge are legally required to load up on members’ shares.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Bitcoin prices, a gauge of Wall Street’s appetite for speculation, had been falling for days.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Baxter: Lionel Messi will have another spectacular World Cup, but Ronaldo is tougher to gauge.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Strategists stress the gauge is not designed to time markets or predict the start or end of stock-market corrections, but rather guide decisions during pullbacks and signal when investors should be more concerned.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Much later, investigators would realize that faulty readings from the broken gauge accompanied by the sound of the explosion from unit 4 had led operators to the wrong conclusion.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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