Saturday, October 24, 2026

Today's Headlines

Around X:

  • @Zerohedge 
  • @BarronsOnline
  • Had bullish commentary on (EL), (SPCX), (T), (VZ), (TMUS), (NEE), (JNJ), (LLY), (MRK).
  • Had bearish commentary on (META) and (HSY). 
  • @IGSquawk 
  • @MarioNawfal
  • @ValerieAnne1970
  • @GuntherEagleman
  • @nogps1
  • @WallStreetApes
  • @EricLDaugh
  • @RadioGenoa
  • @DailyMail
  • @NicHulscher
  • OVER 10 TOP ATHLETES DEAD OR HIT BY SUDDEN HEALTH EMERGENCIES IN OCTOBER 2026 ALONE. Across the NFL, NHL, NCAA, WNBA, and international pro leagues, world-class athletes continue to suffer blood clots, turbo cancers, cardiac arrests, aortic dissections, undergo heart transplants, and die suddenly. Major professional sports leagues COERCED players into taking the lethal mRNA injections, imposing strict restrictions and financial penalties on those who refused. Now, they are unfortunately observing the consequences. (video)
  • BILL GATES: The COVID pandemic “didn't work the way I expected.” “Over the next several years… you will see a lot of ATTACKS different in terms of scale than anything we've seen in the past.” That literally sounds like a threat… (video) 
  • @BRICSinfo
  • @TheRealisticRN
  • @danbostic
  • @cryptopunk7213
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Friday, October 23, 2026

Weekly Scoreboard*


S&P 500 7,632.4 -.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Market Wrap by Edward Jones.

Indices

  • DJIA 52,277.4 +.5%
  • NASDAQ 25,975.0 -.5%
  • Russell 2000 2,774.7 +1.9%
  • NYSE FANG+ 18,248.9 -1.7%
  • Goldman 50 Most Shorted 274.4 +1.6%
  • Vaneck Social Sentiment 34.32 -.8%
  • Wilshire 5000 75,104.7 -.2%
  • Russell 1000 Growth 4,824.2 -1.3%
  • Russell 1000 Value 2,532.0 +.6%
  • S&P 500 Consumer Staples 986.8 +.3%
  • Bloomberg Cyclicals/Defensives Index(Ex Telecom) 262.7 -.2% 
  • NYSE Technology 9,155.9 -.8%
  • Transports 20,075.9 +.6%
  • Utilities 1,096.9 +1.2%
  • MSCI Europe Banks 122.9 -4.8%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets 61.9 -1.1%
  • Credit Suisse AllHedge Long/Short Equity Index 261.8 -.7%
  • Credit Suisse AllHedge Equity Market Neutral Index 136.6 -.9%
Sentiment/Internals
  • NYSE Cumulative A/D Line 611,840 +.04%
  • Nasdaq/NYSE Volume Ratio 10.7 -23.6%
  • Bloomberg New Highs-Lows Index -697 +31
  • Crude Oil Commercial Bullish % Net Position -11.9 +4.0%
  • CFTC Oil Net Speculative Position 100,343 +1.3%
  • CFTC Oil Total Open Interest 1,900,979 +.6%
  • Total Put/Call .91 -4.3%
  • OEX Put/Call .32 -61.5%
  • Equity Put/Call .80 -4.9%
  • NYSE Arms .80 +1.3%
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk-Off Index 126.1 +2.1%
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index .79 -29.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg European Financial Conditions Index 1.18 -27.0 basis points
  • Volatility(VIX) 19.9 +.3%
  • S&P 500 Intraday % Swing .63 -61.5%
  • CBOE S&P 500 3M Implied Correlation Index 15.4 +11.2%
  • G7 Currency Volatility (VXY) 6.80 +2.4%
  • Emerging Markets Currency Volatility (EM-VXY) 7.41 +1.0%
  • Smart Money Flow Index 18,364.6 -2.0%
  • CFTC Weekly Equity Positioning Sentiment Gauge(0-100) 45.0 +5.0
  • ICI Money Mkt Mutual Fund Assets $7.945 Trillion +.3%
  • ICI Domestic Equity Long-Term Mutual Fund/ETFs Weekly Flows -$479.392 Million
  • AAII % Bulls 36.9 -4.7%
Futures Spot Prices
  • CRB Index 414.98 -.6%
  • Crude Oil 103.1/bbl. +1.1%
  • Reformulated Gasoline 320.6 -.8%
  • Natural Gas 2.62 -14.8%
  • US Power PJM Western Hub Peak Forward Y1 87.1 USD/Megawatt -3.1% 
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 93.3 euros/megawatt-hour +5.9%
  • Heating Oil 498.7 +2.0% 
  • Newcastle Coal 154.5 (1,000/metric ton) -.2%
  • Gold 3,995.7 -4.0%
  • Silver 54.0 -5.3%
  • Bloomberg Industrial Metals Index 173.1 +.6%
  • Copper 650.4 -.9%
  • US No. 1 Heavy Melt Scrap Steel 394.5 USD/Metric Tonne +1.5%
  • China Iron Ore Spot 90.3 USD/Metric Tonne -1.4%
  • China Battery Grade Lithium Carbonate 17,425.0 USD/metric tonne n/a
  • Silicon Data LLM Token Expenditure Index .96(price per million tokens) -.4% 
  • inSpectrum Tech Inc. DRAM Spot DDR5 16Gb 1Gx16 52.22 +2.0%  
  • CME Lumber 519.5 -2.1%
  • UBS-Bloomberg Agriculture 1,535.1 -2.0%
  • US Gulf NOLA Potash Spot 345.0 USD/Short Ton -.7%
  • US Gulf NOLA Urea Granular Spot 435.0 USD/Short Ton +1.5%
Economy
  • Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q3 Forecast +3.5% -10.0 basis points
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 11.1 +.8 percentage point
  • NY Fed Real-Time Weekly Economic Index 3.3 +10.3%
  • Caldara Iacoviello Geopolitical Risk Index 248.7 -27.4% 
  • Global Monitor Iran Instability Index 67.0 -2.0
  • Strait of Hormuz Oil Tanker Traffic Curtailed 25.0% -20.0 percentage points
  • US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index 258.6 +73.3%
  • Bloomberg Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Index .6 +.1
  • DOGE Total Taxpayer Dollars Saved $215.0 Billion($1,335.40 Savings Per Taxpayer) unch.
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(122 of 500 reporting) +38.0% -9.3 percentage points
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 412.05 +3.57:  Growth Rate +25.5% +.6 percentage point, P/E 18.6 -.3
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 16.37% +6.0 basis points
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(3 of 10 reporting) +499.8% -513.3 percentage points
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 1,093.4 +1.91: Growth Rate +62.8% +.3 percentage point, P/E 16.7 -.9
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 44.4 -.7 point
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 11.7 -31.7 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 28.0 -3.2 points
  • Fed Fund Futures imply 0.0%(unch.) chance of -25.0 basis point cut to 3.5-3.75%, 90.6%(+6.1 percentage points) chance of no change, 9.4%(-6.1 percentage points) chance of +25.0 basis point hike to 4.0-4.25% on 10/28
  • US Dollar Index 101.8 +.02%
  • MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index 1,930.8 +.03%
  • Bitcoin/USD 81,412 +.8%
  • Euro/Yen Carry Return Index 201.57 -1.1%
  • Swiss Franc/Offshore Chinese Renminbi Cross 8.08 -.4%
  • Yield Curve(2s/10s) 30.25 -5.0 basis points
  • 10-Year US Treasury Yield 4.99% -11.0 basis points
  • Japan 30-Year Yield 3.84% -18.0 basis points
  • Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet $6.707 Trillion -.03%
  • Federal Reserve's Discount Window Usage $8.935 Billion -21.0%
  • U.S. Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 46.3 +4.9%
  • Illinois Municipal Debt Credit Default Swap 196.8 +2.9%
  • Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread 123.0 +17.0 basis points
  • France Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 103.2 +30.5% 
  • UK Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 27.8 +7.4%
  • China Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 39.0 +4.7%
  • Brazil Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 120.0 +.7%
  • Israel Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 59.5 +8.4%
  • Saudi Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 76.3 +10.4%
  • South Korea Sovereign Debt Credit Default Swap 25.5 +3.9%
  • China Corp. High-Yield Bond USD ETF(KHYB) 23.49 -.44%
  • China High-Yield Real Estate Total Return Index 119.3 -.1%
  • Atlanta Fed Low Skill Wage Growth Tracker YoY +3.4% unch.
  • Zillow US All Homes Rent Index YoY +2.9% unch.
  • US Urban Consumers Food CPI YoY +2.5% unch.
  • CPI Core Services Ex-Shelter YoY +2.9% -10.0 basis points
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +3.05% unch.: CPI YoY +3.75% -2.0 basis points
  • 1-Year TIPS Spread 2.69 -31.0 basis points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.35 -1.0 basis point
  • Treasury Repo 3M T-Bill Spread 25.0 -5.0 basis points
  • 2-Year SOFR Swap Spread -14.5 -.5 basis point
  • 3-Month EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap -4.25 -1.25 basis points
  • N. America Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index 63.9 +2.7% 
  • BofA Private Credit Proxy Index 65.4 -2.0%
  • America Energy Sector High-Yield Credit Default Swap Index 148.0 -1.2%
  • High-Yield Tech Sector OAS Index 472.9 -2.4% 
  • Bloomberg TRACE # Distressed Bonds Traded 279.0 +42.0
  • European Financial Sector Credit Default Swap Index 77.88 +9.2%
  • Emerging Markets Credit Default Swap Index 171.1 +5.3%
  • MBS 5/10 Treasury Spread 123.0 unch.
  • Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade Bbb Average OAS 558.0 unch.
  • Avg. Auto ABS OAS .53 +4.0 basis points
  • M2 Money Supply YoY % Change +5.7% unch.
  • Commercial Paper Outstanding $1,502.6B +1.5%
  • 4-Week Moving Average of Jobless Claims 197,750 -.5%
  • Continuing Claims Unemployment Rate 1.1% unch.
  • Kastle Back-to-Work Barometer(entries in secured buildings) 55.1 -1.7%
  • Average 30-Year Fixed Home Mortgage Rate 7.45% -7.0 basis points
  • Weekly Mortgage Applications 188,600 -5.3%
  • Weekly Retail Sales +9.70% -70.0 basis points
  • OpenTable US Seated Diners % Change YoY +10.0% +1.0 percentage point
  • Box Office Weekly Gross $122.7M -7.7%
  • Nationwide Gas $4.29/gallon -.04/gallon 
  • Nationwide Diesel $6.32/gallon -.01/gallon 
  • Baltic Dry Index 2,693.0 +7.3%
  • Drewry World Container Freight Index $4,585.1/40 ft Box +2.2%
  • China (Export) Containerized Freight Index 1,876.3 -2.4%
  • Oil Tanker Rate(Arabian Gulf to U.S. Gulf Coast) 485.0 -11.8%
  • Truckstop.com Market Demand Index 93.6 +.3%
  • Rail Freight Carloads 308,015 +1.9%
  • TSA Total Traveler Throughput 2,781,103 +21.8% 
  • US Morning Consult Daily Consume Sentiment Index 86.0 +.2 point
  • Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Approval Tacking Poll 42.0% -1.0 percentage point
Best Performing Style
  • Small-Cap Growth +1.9%
Worst Performing Style
  • Large-Cap Growth -1.3%
Leading Sectors
  • Computer Services +9.1%
  • Cyber Security +7.2%
  • Software +5.8%
  • Oil Service +4.7%
  • Regional Banks +4.0%
Lagging Sectors
  • Semis -2.8%
  • Electric Vehicles -3.6%
  • Nuclear -4.4%
  • Lithography/Photonics -4.5%
  • Gold & Silver -7.8%
Weekly High-Volume Stock Gainers (44)
  • RHI, GMAB, CCI, SAIL, NE, CUBI, NTSK, NET, ZLAB, HSAI, WFRD, SLB, SIGI, CRWD, VG, OSPN, ZS, SDRL, CLF, VIST, REPX, EQNR, HAL, APPN, VTOL, APA, KRC, REXR, DVN, QLYS, VET, NICE, E, CHKP, COLB, CBOE, PAA, GFL, TALO, OXY, SSL and AMT
Weekly High-Volume Stock Losers (48)
  • KN, CR, ECG, IHG, STRL, GGG, MEI, AXP, FIGR, NCLH, HWM, PPTA, WH, VSEC, SGHC, LOAR, MGM, MET, MRTN, MMYT, CBRE, CRBG, PENN, GNTX, EQH, TMUS, STC, DECK, T, ENVA, AXSM, KNSL, KALU, GL, KRUS, VC, CRDO, NAMS, WGS, FIX, FLG, SLM, BE, CORT and LKQ
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