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Issue #70 · Tuesday, September 29, 2026 | | Volatility (VIX) Cautious · 15.9 ▼ from 16.1 yesterday | | Worth noting Meta (META) moved -4.79% on the day. | | Stocks fell modestly as Treasury yields rose, while trade tensions and corporate actions shaped individual stock moves. |
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● The Numbers | S&P 500 | 7,683.69 -0.77%
-1.04% this week | | Nasdaq Composite | 26,820.38 -0.92%
-1.11% this week | | Dow Jones | 51,481.51 -0.67%
-1.09% this week | | Russell 2000 | 2,817.91 -0.69%
-2.00% this week |
Before the bell: see how Asia, Europe & US futures traded overnight → |
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● The Movers Leaders | NVDA Nvidia | +1.68% | | GOOGL Alphabet | -0.34% | | ^DJI Dow Jones | -0.67% |
| Laggards | META Meta | -4.79% | | TSLA Tesla | -3.94% | | SPCX SpaceX | -2.16% |
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The day's best and worst of the tracked indices and mega-caps · day-over-day change. |
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● The Read S&P 500 — description, not prediction Trading above both its 50-day (7,640.61) and 200-day (7,209.42) averages — the longer-term trend reads as up. 30-day range 7,551.81–7,764.70; currently in the middle third of that range. RSI(14) 51 — momentum roughly neutral. See where every market sits on the daily page → |
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● The Brief | | Nvidia launches massive stock buyback program Nvidia announced a large buyback, betting its stock is undervalued relative to earnings expectations. The move reflects management confidence but signals conviction at current price levels. (CNBC) |
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Markets 101 What is the opening bell? A literal bell rung at 9:30am ET to start the NYSE session — and the closing bell ends it at 4:00pm. Companies and guests are often invited to ring it as a ceremony. |
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“Markets are a description of today, not a forecast of tomorrow.” |
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