DAILY MARKET BRIEFING 5 OCTOBER 2026
S&P 500 7,773.95 +0.66% NASDAQ 27,477.31 +1.05% DOW 51,267.90 +0.18% RUSSELL 2,847.14 +0.50% FTSE 10,497.90 +0.34% DAX 25,254.21 +0.09% VIX 15.52 +1.37% US 10Y 5.31% +3 bp BTC 84,497.21 +2.03% ETH 2,668.15 +1.46%
U.S. CLOSE EDITION

PTC leads, SPHR lags — U.S. market close

SharpeIQ Research Desk · data as of 5 Oct 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. PTC led gainers at +33.49%
2 Vol. 1 semis are realizing above implied (HV/IV > 1).
3 Laggards. SPHR led decliners at -13.61%.

1 Global Dashboard

Close-to-close moves across US equity indices, rates and crypto. Front-month contracts: Copper +2.64%; WTI Crude -1.84%; Brent Crude -1.55%.

Index / ContractLast1 Day1 Wk1 MoYTD52-Wk RangeTrend
US EQUITY INDICES
S&P 500 7,773.95 +0.66% +1.17% +0.34% +13.56% 6,343.727,798.99
Nasdaq Composite 27,477.31 +1.05% +2.45% +3.36% +18.22% 20,794.6427,477.31
Dow Jones Industrial 51,267.90 +0.18% -0.41% -4.50% +6.67% 45,166.6454,349.12
Russell 2000 2,847.14 +0.50% +1.04% -4.08% +14.72% 2,305.113,068.42
INTERNATIONAL
FTSE 100 (UK) 10,497.90 +0.34% -1.75% -3.08% +5.70% 9,354.6010,910.60
DAX (Germany) 25,254.21 +0.09% -0.47% -3.04% +3.12% 22,300.7526,569.99
RATES & VOLATILITY
CBOE VIX 15.52 +1.37% -3.42% +8.38% +3.81% 13.4731.05
US 10-Year Yield 5.31% +3 bp +7 bp +55 bp +115 bp 3.95%5.31%
US 30-Year Yield 5.67% +4 bp +10 bp +42 bp +83 bp 4.54%5.67%
US 5-Year Yield 5.07% +1 bp 0 bp +56 bp +134 bp 3.51%5.09%
CRYPTO (24H)
Bitcoin 84,497.21 +2.03% +3.42% +12.55% -1.18% 58,558.86114,119.33
Ethereum 2,668.15 +1.46% +1.86% +10.07% -8.11% 1,564.824,120.12
ENERGY
WTI Crude 89.43 -1.84% -3.42% -2.05% +55.75% 55.27112.95
Brent Crude 100.67 -1.55% -4.38% +5.39% +65.44% 58.92118.35
Natural Gas 3.07 +1.02% +2.20% +5.25% -16.82% 2.527.46
METALS
Gold 4,156.80 -0.13% -0.28% -8.44% -4.25% 3,960.505,318.40
Silver 60.87 +1.49% -0.57% -9.11% -13.21% 46.56115.08
Copper 6.66 +2.64% +1.48% +1.32% +18.36% 4.856.80

Table 1. Close-to-close through 5 Oct. 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 238.90 +2.12% +4.39% +28.25% 31% 3rd 39% 1.27
AMD Adv. Micro Devices 631.75 -0.34% +3.93% +194.99% 52% 25th 51% 0.98
AVGO Broadcom 362.51 +2.08% +3.70% +5.13% 36% 6th 33% 0.91
AMAT Applied Materials 542.28 +0.41% +11.41% +111.54% 51% 40th 48% 0.95
TXN Texas Instruments 294.90 +0.37% +5.96% +72.84% 48% 81st 28% 0.60
MU Micron 1,063.96 -1.02% +0.95% +273.00% 60% 17th 48% 0.81
SNDK SanDisk 1,704.16 -0.92% -0.51% +617.90% 69% 5th 67% 0.97
WDC Western Digital 441.64 +6.34% -2.56% +156.55% 67% 23rd 57% 0.85
STX Seagate 887.09 +4.49% -3.74% +222.12% 73% 51st 61% 0.84

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 332.89 -0.24% +22.78%
MSFT Microsoft 525.18 +1.48% +9.28%
GOOGL Alphabet 346.47 +0.86% +10.91%
AMZN Amazon 251.40 -0.05% +8.92%
META Meta Platforms 741.90 +1.90% +12.59%
TSLA Tesla 378.73 +2.20% -15.79%
NFLX Netflix 67.50 +0.66% -28.01%

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

IMPLIED VS REALIZED — SEMIS
2020404060608080IV = 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
PTC Ptc Inc. 192.26 +33.49%
XP Xp Inc. 28.15 +30.93%
PCVX Vaxcyte, Inc. 73.82 +30.70%
RXO Rxo, Inc. 28.65 +22.54%
PAGS Pagseguro Digital Ltd. 10.95 +21.40%
STNE Stoneco Ltd. 11.54 +20.84%
TOP LOSERS
TickerNameLast1 Day
SPHR Sphere Entertainment Co. 110.80 -13.61%
CHRW C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 140.61 -10.85%
PGEN Precigen, Inc. 7.74 -9.37%
UMC United Microelectronics Corp 23.92 -8.95%
SRRK Scholar Rock Holding Corp 43.40 -7.28%
LEN Lennar Corp /New/ 74.44 -6.73%

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
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc 52% +2.86% 25th
STX Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 73% +2.22% 51st
TXN Texas Instruments Inc 48% +0.79% 81st
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 36% +0.48% 6th
ATM IV CRUSH
TickerNameATM IVΔ 1 DayIV %ile
MU Micron Technology Inc 60% -2.22% 17th
WDC Western Digital Corp 67% -0.95% 23rd
SNDK Sandisk Corp 69% -0.95% 5th
NVDA Nvidia Corp 31% -0.32% 3rd
AMAT Applied Materials Inc /De 51% -0.32% 40th

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: 19 buy / 21 sell prints (buy/sell ratio 0.90), led by AAPL.

Insider buy/sell ratio today 0.90 parity 1.00
FORM 4 FILINGS
FiledInsider · TitleTickerNameSideSharesValue
10-05 COOK TIMOTHY D · Director, Executive Chair AAPL Apple Inc. BUY 374,541 —
10-05 COOK TIMOTHY D · Director, Executive Chair AAPL Apple Inc. SELL 199,038 $65.7M
10-05 COOK TIMOTHY D · Director, Executive Chair AAPL Apple Inc. SELL 23,143 $7.7M
10-05 COOK TIMOTHY D · Director, Executive Chair AAPL Apple Inc. SELL 39,492 $13.1M
10-05 COOK TIMOTHY D · Director, Executive Chair AAPL Apple Inc. SELL 88,239 $29.4M
10-05 COOK TIMOTHY D · Director, Executive Chair AAPL Apple Inc. SELL 40,879 $13.7M

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

DESK BRIEFING
No fresh headlines for report names in the window.
THE WEEK AHEAD
WhenEvent
Tue 6 Oct RPM earnings — today
Tue 6 Oct STZ earnings — today
Wed 7 Oct INDU-C.ST earnings — tomorrow
Thu 8 Oct PEP earnings — in 2 days
Fri 9 Oct DAL earnings — in 3 days
Tue 13 Oct JPM earnings — in 7 days
Tue 13 Oct GS earnings — in 7 days
Tue 13 Oct C 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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