08/31/2026
🍎 END OF AN ERA AT APPLE.
Tim Cook’s 15-year run as Apple CEO officially ends today, with John Ternus taking over tomorrow. Cook will remain as Executive Chairman.
When Cook took over in 2011, Apple was worth roughly $350B.
Today? $4.6T+.
Under Cook, Apple went from a company heavily defined by the iPhone to a massive ecosystem spanning Services, Apple Watch, AirPods, Apple Pay, and more.
📈 S&P 500 closes August +2.6%
The index just posted its first positive month since May, keeping the broader market firmly in recovery mode.
🥇 Gold had its best month since January
Gold surged 9.7%+ in August as investors continued piling into the precious metal.
🚀 $TSLA had its best month since September
Tesla finished August +18.2%, making it one of the biggest mega-cap movers of the month.
📊 Options traders were BUSY
August’s top tickers by options volume:
$SPY: 231M+
$QQQ: 148M+
$SPX: 96M+
$NVDA: 73M+
$TSLA: 53M+
$IWM: 28M+
$AAPL: 26M+
$SPCX: 24M+
$MU: 19M+
$AMZN: 17M+
And then there’s Amazon…
😬 $AMZN can’t catch a break
Over the last 21 trading sessions, Amazon has only managed 6 green days.
August ends with markets higher, gold ripping, Tesla surging, and one of the biggest leadership transitions in corporate history officially underway.
What a month. 👀