DAILY MARKET BRIEFING 8 OCTOBER 2026
S&P 500 7,787.37 -0.18% NASDAQ 27,429.48 -0.40% DOW 51,161.42 -0.04% RUSSELL 2,778.14 -0.54% FTSE 10,488.55 +0.29% DAX 24,963.06 -0.56% VIX 15.44 +2.39% US 10Y 5.28% 0 bp BTC 82,252.23 -2.23% ETH 2,529.94 -3.08%
U.S. CLOSE EDITION

HAE leads, ARGX lags — U.S. market close

SharpeIQ Research Desk · data as of 8 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. HAE led gainers at +12.77%
2 Vol. 3 semis are realizing above implied (HV/IV > 1).
3 Laggards. ARGX led decliners at -13.01%.

1 Global Dashboard

Close-to-close moves across US equity indices, rates and crypto. Front-month contracts: Brent Crude +2.85%; Silver -2.68%; Natural Gas +2.65%.

Index / ContractLast1 Day1 Wk1 MoYTD52-Wk RangeTrend
US EQUITY INDICES
S&P 500 7,787.37 -0.18% +1.58% +1.98% +13.76% 6,343.727,818.93
Nasdaq Composite 27,429.48 -0.40% +2.08% +4.48% +18.02% 20,794.6427,599.79
Dow Jones Industrial 51,161.42 -0.04% +0.46% -2.33% +6.45% 45,166.6454,349.12
Russell 2000 2,778.14 -0.54% -1.02% -4.90% +11.94% 2,305.113,068.42
INTERNATIONAL
FTSE 100 (UK) 10,488.55 +0.29% +0.58% -1.70% +5.61% 9,354.6010,910.60
DAX (Germany) 24,963.06 -0.56% +0.10% -2.40% +1.93% 22,300.7526,569.99
RATES & VOLATILITY
CBOE VIX 15.44 +2.39% -5.80% -6.20% +3.28% 13.4731.05
US 10-Year Yield 5.28% 0 bp +4 bp +45 bp +112 bp 3.95%5.31%
US 30-Year Yield 5.65% -1 bp +5 bp +37 bp +81 bp 4.54%5.67%
US 5-Year Yield 5.04% +2 bp +4 bp +43 bp +132 bp 3.51%5.09%
CRYPTO (24H)
Bitcoin 82,252.23 -2.23% -2.96% +7.65% -6.01% 58,558.86114,119.33
Ethereum 2,529.94 -3.08% -5.85% +3.38% -14.73% 1,564.824,120.12
ENERGY
WTI Crude 92.05 +2.04% -0.88% -4.16% +60.31% 55.27112.95
Brent Crude 104.49 +2.85% +2.13% +3.24% +71.72% 58.92118.35
Natural Gas 3.21 +2.65% +8.36% +13.93% -12.78% 2.527.46
METALS
Gold 4,151.80 -0.32% -1.20% -6.92% -4.36% 3,960.505,318.40
Silver 59.43 -2.68% -2.13% -12.53% -15.26% 46.56115.08
Copper 6.61 -0.43% +1.93% -2.89% +17.35% 4.856.80

Table 1. Close-to-close through 8 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 236.06 -0.59% +2.25% +26.73% 29% 2nd 37% 1.27
AMD Adv. Micro Devices 638.84 -1.09% +3.75% +198.30% 54% 36th 49% 0.90
AVGO Broadcom 368.30 -2.18% +7.18% +6.81% 36% 7th 34% 0.95
AMAT Applied Materials 513.02 -1.47% -3.08% +100.12% 53% 45th 49% 0.93
TXN Texas Instruments 287.30 -0.58% +2.13% +68.38% 46% 78th 29% 0.64
MU Micron 1,066.20 -2.00% -2.84% +273.78% 45% 1st 46% 1.03
SNDK SanDisk 1,647.89 -2.63% -7.82% +594.20% 62% 0th 65% 1.04
WDC Western Digital 405.23 -0.05% -12.39% +135.40% 67% 23rd 56% 0.84
STX Seagate 797.14 -1.29% -15.70% +189.46% 68% 36th 63% 0.93

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 337.23 +0.17% +24.38%
MSFT Microsoft 531.78 +0.38% +10.66%
GOOGL Alphabet 351.80 +0.37% +12.61%
AMZN Amazon 258.60 -0.51% +12.03%
META Meta Platforms 721.37 +0.01% +9.48%
TSLA Tesla 372.12 -1.51% -17.26%
NFLX Netflix 71.18 +2.13% -24.08%

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

IMPLIED VS REALIZED — SEMIS
202040406060IV = 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
HAE Haemonetics Corp 114.70 +12.77%
LQDA Liquidia Corp 28.61 +7.25%
COCO Vita Coco Company, Inc. 53.94 +6.49%
ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. 93.71 +6.43%
GFS Globalfoundries Inc. 51.00 +6.10%
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc 32.64 +6.08%
TOP LOSERS
TickerNameLast1 Day
ARGX Argenx Se 807.68 -13.01%
GKOS Glaukos Corp 153.02 -11.13%
SHAZ Sharonai Holdings Inc. 41.10 -8.90%
RVMD Revolution Medicines, Inc. 185.59 -7.61%
PSKY Paramount Skydance Corp 8.89 -6.72%
HUT Hut 8 Corp. 83.79 -6.17%

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
AMAT Applied Materials Inc /De 53% +2.38% 45th
ATM IV CRUSH
TickerNameATM IVΔ 1 DayIV %ile
STX Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 68% -7.46% 36th
SNDK Sandisk Corp 62% -4.60% 0th
TXN Texas Instruments Inc 46% -1.11% 78th
MU Micron Technology Inc 45% -0.95% 1st
WDC Western Digital Corp 67% -0.95% 23rd

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: 33 buy / 7 sell prints (buy/sell ratio 4.71), led by TSM.

Insider buy/sell ratio today 4.71 parity 1.00
FORM 4 FILINGS
FiledInsider · TitleTickerNameSideSharesValue
10-08 Yuan Lipen · VP TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd BUY 40 $3K
10-08 Yeap Choh Fei · SVP TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd BUY 52 $4K
10-08 Zhang Kevin Xiaoqiang · SVP and Deputy Co-COO TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd BUY 59 $5K
10-08 Yoo Chue-San · VP TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd BUY 50 $4K
10-08 Wu Shien-Yang · SVP TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd BUY 53 $4K
10-08 Wei Che-Chia · Director, Chairman and CEO TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd BUY 144 $11K

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
Thu 8 Oct PEP earnings — today
Fri 9 Oct DAL earnings — tomorrow
Tue 13 Oct JPM earnings — in 5 days
Tue 13 Oct GS earnings — in 5 days
Tue 13 Oct WFC earnings — in 5 days
Tue 13 Oct C earnings — in 5 days
Tue 13 Oct JNJ earnings — in 5 days
Tue 13 Oct UNH earnings — in 5 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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