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Issue #87 · Thursday, October 22, 2026 | | Volatility (VIX) Cautious · 18.3 ▲ from 16.7 yesterday | | Worth noting SpaceX (SPCX) moved +7.79% on the day. | | S&P 500 and Nasdaq both gained ground as mixed earnings rolled in, though bond-market turbulence abroad signals caution. |
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● The Numbers | S&P 500 | 7,757.17 +0.58%
+0.50% this week | | Nasdaq Composite | 26,702.86 +1.05%
+0.04% this week | | Dow Jones | 52,856.09 +0.69%
+2.39% this week | | Russell 2000 | 2,781.02 +0.27%
+1.89% this week |
Before the bell: see how Asia, Europe & US futures traded overnight → |
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● The Movers Leaders | SPCX SpaceX | +7.79% | | TSLA Tesla | +3.41% | | NVDA Nvidia | +2.54% |
| Laggards | GOOGL Alphabet | -1.62% | | AMZN Amazon | -0.10% | | MSFT Microsoft | +0.20% |
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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 (7,704.85) and 200-day (7,284.21) averages — the longer-term trend reads as up. 30-day range 7,551.81–7,818.93; currently in the upper third of that range. RSI(14) 58 — momentum firm. See where every market sits on the daily page → |
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● The Brief | | Procter & Gamble beats earnings on 4% sales growth P&G topped Wall Street estimates with stronger-than-expected quarterly results, driven by demand for laundry and home products. A major consumer-staples company beating guidance matters for broader economic health signals. (CNBC) |
| | World's largest wealth fund records $30 billion loss Norway's sovereign wealth fund posted significant losses amid global bond-market turbulence, reflecting broader financial stress in fixed-income markets. When mega funds struggle, it signals stress spreading through global capital markets. (CNBC) |
| | Brent crude tops $111 amid Middle East tensions Oil prices climbed above $111 per barrel as geopolitical risks escalate with reported U.S. and Israeli plans for fresh Iran strikes. Energy costs ripple through inflation and corporate earnings widely. (CNBC) |
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