DAILY MARKET BRIEFING 24 SEPTEMBER 2026
S&P 500 7,693.87 -0.16% NASDAQ 26,936.04 -0.69% DOW 51,432.29 -0.15% RUSSELL 2,824.89 -0.49% FTSE 10,735.00 +0.28% DAX 25,382.05 -0.11% VIX 15.69 +3.36% US 10Y 5.11% +15 bp BTC 84,070.74 -0.37% ETH 2,670.15 -0.54%
U.S. CLOSE EDITION

P leads, VKTX lags — U.S. market close

SharpeIQ Research Desk · data as of 24 Sep 2026 close

A close-to-close read on the latest session across US equity indices, rates, commodities, the semiconductor complex and options volatility, with notable insider filings and headlines.

1 Movers. P led gainers at +18.90%
2 Vol. 6 semis are realizing above implied (HV/IV > 1).
3 Laggards. VKTX led decliners at -13.60%.

1 Global Dashboard

Close-to-close moves across US equity indices, rates and crypto. Front-month contracts: Brent Crude -4.31%; Natural Gas +4.13%; WTI Crude +1.95%.

Index / ContractLast1 Day1 Wk1 MoYTD52-Wk RangeTrend
US EQUITY INDICES
S&P 500 7,693.87 -0.16% +1.88% +0.54% +12.39% 6,343.72 7,798.99
Nasdaq Composite 26,936.04 -0.69% +3.67% +2.89% +15.89% 20,794.64 27,122.09
Dow Jones Industrial 51,432.29 -0.15% -0.06% -3.72% +7.01% 45,166.64 54,349.12
Russell 2000 2,824.89 -0.49% -1.19% -5.68% +13.82% 2,305.11 3,068.42
INTERNATIONAL
FTSE 100 (UK) 10,735.00 +0.28% +0.44% -1.10% +8.09% 9,354.60 10,910.60
DAX (Germany) 25,382.05 -0.11% -0.61% -3.37% +3.64% 22,300.75 26,569.99
RATES & VOLATILITY
CBOE VIX 15.69 +3.36% -11.41% -1.01% +4.95% 13.47 31.05
US 10-Year Yield 5.11% +15 bp +12 bp +38 bp +95 bp 3.95% 5.11%
US 30-Year Yield 5.40% +10 bp +4 bp +12 bp +56 bp 4.54% 5.40%
US 5-Year Yield 5.00% +16 bp +17 bp +57 bp +128 bp 3.51% 5.00%
CRYPTO (24H)
Bitcoin 84,070.74 -0.37% +3.49% +3.44% -3.93% 58,558.86 123,354.87
Ethereum 2,670.15 -0.54% +1.45% +6.46% -10.01% 1,564.82 4,527.65
ENERGY
WTI Crude 93.96 +1.95% -7.80% +14.08% +63.64% 55.27 112.95
Brent Crude 98.64 -4.31% -5.90% +11.36% +62.10% 58.92 118.35
Natural Gas 3.15 +4.13% +8.51% +13.65% -14.60% 2.52 7.46
METALS
Gold 4,309.60 -0.20% -2.05% -8.20% -0.73% 3,868.10 5,318.40
Silver 63.83 -0.86% -2.50% -7.00% -8.99% 46.00 115.08
Copper 6.77 +1.43% +2.84% +0.95% +20.31% 4.70 6.80

Table 1. Close-to-close through 24 Sep. Rate changes in basis points; crypto is 24-hour; commodities are front-month contracts. Trend = trailing two weeks.

2 Semiconductors & Technology

Semiconductor and megacap-tech price action by horizon.

SEMICONDUCTOR COMPLEX — PRICE & VOLATILITY
TickerNameSpot1 Day1 WkYTDATM IVIV %ile30d HVHV/IV
NVDA NVIDIA 222.60 -1.29% +1.48% +19.50% 31% 2nd 39% 1.26
AMD Adv. Micro Devices 614.84 +0.04% +12.80% +187.09% 49% 17th 55% 1.13
AVGO Broadcom 348.17 -1.92% +0.43% +0.97% 37% 4th 37% 1.02
AMAT Applied Materials 462.68 -2.47% +10.85% +80.49% 43% 19th 50% 1.18
TXN Texas Instruments 269.60 -1.11% +3.43% +58.01% 44% 77th 29% 0.65
MU Micron 1,055.40 -1.54% +7.97% +270.00% 59% 14th 55% 0.94
SNDK SanDisk 1,778.69 -2.09% +10.18% +649.30% 68% 6th 90% 1.32
WDC Western Digital 460.43 -2.80% +8.63% +167.47% 65% 21st 61% 0.93
STX Seagate 917.93 -0.64% +17.21% +233.32% 65% 27th 69% 1.07

Table 2. Price by horizon + at-the-money implied vol (≈30-day, annualized), 52-week IV percentile, trailing 30-session realized vol and HV/IV. HV/IV > 1.0 (highlighted) = realizing more than implied. Memory/storage tickers highlighted.

MEGACAP TECHNOLOGY
TickerNameSpot1 DayYTDTrend
AAPL Apple 337.99 +0.29% +24.66%
MSFT Microsoft 492.27 -1.66% +2.44%
GOOGL Alphabet 337.20 -0.19% +7.94%
AMZN Amazon 246.56 -1.09% +6.82%
META Meta Platforms 757.55 +1.81% +14.97%
TSLA Tesla 379.07 -0.28% -15.71%
NFLX Netflix 71.65 +0.41% -23.58%

Table 3. Same conventions as Table 2 (price only).

IMPLIED VS REALIZED — SEMIS
2020404060608080100100IV = HV · parityNVDAAMDAVGOAMATTXNMUSNDKWDCSTX Implied volatility (%) 30-day realized vol (%)
Figure 1. Above the dashed parity line = realizing more than options imply. Memory/storage highlighted.

3 Session Movers

The session's largest one-day moves in the liquid optionable universe.

TOP GAINERS
TickerNameLast1 Day
P Everpure, Inc. 130.38 +18.90%
TWST Twist Bioscience Corp 170.70 +7.70%
VCYT Veracyte, Inc. 46.36 +5.80%
BLLN Billiontoone, Inc. 120.47 +5.29%
NBIS Nebius Group N.V. 237.57 +4.84%
TXG 10X Genomics, Inc. 78.84 +4.26%
TOP LOSERS
TickerNameLast1 Day
VKTX Viking Therapeutics, Inc. 35.99 -13.60%
MGM Mgm Resorts International 33.89 -10.46%
ACAD Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc 22.83 -10.20%
KGC Kinross Gold Corp 24.83 -10.11%
FSLY Fastly, Inc. 26.71 -9.92%
SNX Td Synnex Corp 259.80 -9.76%

Table 4. Largest one-day moves, liquid U.S. optionable universe (known market cap ≥ $2B). Bars scaled within each panel.

4 Options & Implied Volatility

ATM implied-volatility movers and the semiconductor vol board.

ATM IV RISERS
TickerNameATM IVΔ 1 DayIV %ile
ATM IV CRUSH
TickerNameATM IVΔ 1 DayIV %ile
AMAT Applied Materials Inc /De 43% -6.19% 19th
SNDK Sandisk Corp 68% -4.60% 6th
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc 49% -1.59% 17th
STX Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 65% -0.95% 27th
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 37% -0.79% 4th

Table 5. ATM implied-volatility movers across the semiconductor complex — Δ in vol points vs. prior close; percentile over 52 weeks.

5 Insider Filings, Desk Briefing & Week Ahead

Form 4 flow today: 9 buy / 31 sell prints (buy/sell ratio 0.29), led by SOFI, KEY, BRO.

Insider buy/sell ratio today 0.29 parity 1.00
FORM 4 FILINGS
FiledInsider · TitleTickerNameSideSharesValue
09-23 Keough Kelli · EVP, GBUL, SIPS SOFI Sofi Technologies, Inc. SELL 10,203 $173K
09-23 Rishel Jeremy · Chief Technology Officer SOFI Sofi Technologies, Inc. SELL 18,624 $326K
09-23 Gorman Christopher M. · Director, Chairman and CEO KEY Keycorp /New/ SELL 29,821 —
09-23 Hunt James S · Director BRO Brown & Brown, Inc. SELL 5,000 —
09-23 ROTHBLATT MARTINE A · Director, Chairperson & CEO UTHR United Therapeutics Corp BUY 9,500 $1.1M
09-23 ROTHBLATT MARTINE A · Director, Chairperson & CEO UTHR United Therapeutics Corp SELL 240 $118K

Table 6. Notable Form 4 filings; value = reported transaction value.

DESK BRIEFING
• SNX — TD SYNNEX reported record fiscal 2026 third quarter revenue of $21.6 billion, up 37.7% year-over-year, with non-GAAP diluted EPS of $5.68, up 58.7% year-over-year. reported results of operations (SEC 8-K).
• AMD — Nvidia, AMD Love This High-Tech Facilitator. So Does Wall Street. · Investor's Business Daily.
• TSLA — Tesla Semi Joins Parade Of New Model Showcases; Stock Falls · Investor's Business Daily.
• MSFT — Microsoft Stock Gets Another Upgrade, Price-Target Hike · Investor's Business Daily.
• MU — Dow Jones Futures: Nasdaq Hits New High; Sandisk, Micron Trigger Buy Signals · Investor's Business Daily.
• NFLX — HSBC sends blunt message to Netflix stock investors · TheStreet.
• NVDA — Nvidia once rattled IonQ stock. Now it plans to install IonQ tech · TheStreet.
• NFLX — Ackman's $1 billion Netflix return has a remarkable twist · TheStreet.
THE WEEK AHEAD
WhenEvent
Thu 24 Sep HM-B.ST earnings — today
Thu 24 Sep DRI earnings — today
Fri 25 Sep COST earnings — tomorrow
Tue 29 Sep CCL earnings — in 5 days
Wed 30 Sep FDS earnings — in 6 days
Wed 30 Sep JBL earnings — in 6 days
Thu 1 Oct MU earnings — in 7 days
Thu 1 Oct ACN earnings — in 7 days

Table 7. Upcoming earnings, next three weeks.

For informational purposes only — not investment advice, a recommendation, or an offer to buy or sell any security. Data may contain errors or omissions.

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