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Issue #74 · Monday, October 5, 2026 | | Volatility (VIX) Cautious · 16.2 ▲ from 15.3 yesterday | | Worth noting SpaceX (SPCX) moved +7.35% on the day. | | S&P 500 and Nasdaq both rose Monday as traders digested weak jobs data and rising Treasury yields, signaling reduced near-term rate-hike pressure. |
| | | | | ● The Numbers | S&P 500 | 7,722.72 +0.73%
-0.27% this week | | Nasdaq Composite | 27,190.86 +1.19%
+0.45% this week | | Dow Jones | 51,176.96 +0.49%
-1.26% this week | | Russell 2000 | 2,832.90 +0.94%
-0.16% this week |
Before the bell: see how Asia, Europe & US futures traded overnight → |
| ● The Movers Leaders | SPCX SpaceX | +7.35% | | TSLA Tesla | +4.65% | | GOOGL Alphabet | +1.56% |
| Laggards | META Meta | +0.30% | | ^DJI Dow Jones | +0.49% | | ^GSPC S&P 500 | +0.73% |
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The day's best and worst of the tracked indices and mega-caps · day-over-day change. |
| ● The Read S&P 500 — description, not prediction Trading above both its 50-day (7,657.64) and 200-day (7,225.82) averages — the longer-term trend reads as up. 30-day range 7,551.81–7,764.70; currently in the upper third of that range. RSI(14) 59 — momentum firm. See where every market sits on the daily page → |
| ● The Brief | | Jobs data, bond yields shape week ahead for stocks A weaker-than-expected jobs report last week has eased recession and rate-hike concerns, while Treasury yields remain elevated. Traders are monitoring how these forces influence Fed policy expectations. (CNBC) |
| | Intel shares fall on TSMC-Musk chip venture report Intel's stock declined after reports that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company may partner with Elon Musk on his Teraweb chip factory, potentially competing with Intel's foundry ambitions. (MarketWatch) |
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