DAILY MARKET BRIEFING 9 OCTOBER 2026
S&P 500 7,811.54 +0.31% NASDAQ 27,366.17 -0.23% DOW 51,654.95 +0.96% RUSSELL 2,806.98 +1.04% FTSE 10,565.11 +0.73% DAX 25,142.47 +0.72% VIX 15.15 -1.88% US 10Y 5.24% -4 bp BTC 83,103.52 +1.03% ETH 2,497.69 -1.27%
U.S. CLOSE EDITION

CCI leads, ASTS lags — U.S. market close

SharpeIQ Research Desk · data as of 9 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. CCI led gainers at +16.11%
2 Vol. 3 semis are realizing above implied (HV/IV > 1).
3 Laggards. ASTS led decliners at -12.27%.

1 Global Dashboard

Close-to-close moves across US equity indices, rates and crypto. Front-month contracts: Natural Gas -2.67%; Silver +2.43%; Brent Crude -1.66%.

Index / ContractLast1 Day1 Wk1 MoYTD52-Wk RangeTrend
US EQUITY INDICES
S&P 500 7,811.54 +0.31% +1.15% +2.90% +14.11% 6,343.727,818.93
Nasdaq Composite 27,366.17 -0.23% +0.64% +4.92% +17.74% 20,794.6427,599.79
Dow Jones Industrial 51,654.95 +0.96% +0.93% -0.79% +7.47% 45,166.6454,349.12
Russell 2000 2,806.98 +1.04% -0.91% -2.90% +13.10% 2,305.113,068.42
INTERNATIONAL
FTSE 100 (UK) 10,565.11 +0.73% +0.99% -0.41% +6.38% 9,354.6010,910.60
DAX (Germany) 25,142.47 +0.72% -0.35% -0.86% +2.66% 22,300.7526,569.99
RATES & VOLATILITY
CBOE VIX 15.15 -1.88% -1.05% -15.08% +1.34% 13.4731.05
US 10-Year Yield 5.24% -4 bp -4 bp +30 bp +108 bp 3.95%5.31%
US 30-Year Yield 5.61% -4 bp -2 bp +25 bp +77 bp 4.54%5.67%
US 5-Year Yield 5.00% -4 bp -5 bp +27 bp +128 bp 3.51%5.09%
CRYPTO (24H)
Bitcoin 83,103.52 +1.03% -3.90% +2.72% -5.03% 58,558.86114,119.33
Ethereum 2,497.69 -1.27% -8.39% -4.35% -15.82% 1,564.824,120.12
ENERGY
WTI Crude 90.64 -1.53% -0.52% -11.55% +57.85% 55.27112.95
Brent Crude 102.76 -1.66% +0.50% -4.52% +68.87% 58.92118.35
Natural Gas 3.13 -2.67% +3.10% +10.41% -15.11% 2.527.46
METALS
Gold 4,208.00 +1.35% +1.10% -4.52% -3.07% 3,960.505,318.40
Silver 60.88 +2.43% +1.50% -5.30% -13.20% 46.56115.08
Copper 6.70 +1.35% +3.15% +3.55% +18.94% 4.856.80

Table 1. Close-to-close through 9 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 229.28 -2.87% -2.00% +23.09% 29% 2nd 30% 1.02
AMD Adv. Micro Devices 608.10 -4.81% -4.07% +183.95% 54% 36th 51% 0.95
AVGO Broadcom 361.54 -1.84% +1.80% +4.85% 36% 7th 32% 0.89
AMAT Applied Materials 507.03 -1.17% -6.11% +97.79% 53% 47th 49% 0.93
TXN Texas Instruments 283.74 -1.24% -3.42% +66.30% 46% 78th 29% 0.64
MU Micron 1,029.00 -3.49% -4.27% +260.74% 45% 1st 48% 1.06
SNDK SanDisk 1,581.82 -4.01% -8.03% +566.37% 62% 0th 66% 1.06
WDC Western Digital 397.28 -1.96% -4.34% +130.79% 67% 23rd 56% 0.84
STX Seagate 783.00 -1.77% -7.77% +184.32% 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 336.64 -0.17% +24.17%
MSFT Microsoft 535.07 +0.62% +11.34%
GOOGL Alphabet 351.66 -0.04% +12.57%
AMZN Amazon 262.43 +1.48% +13.69%
META Meta Platforms 718.67 -0.37% +9.07%
TSLA Tesla 382.70 +2.84% -14.90%
NFLX Netflix 70.30 -1.24% -25.02%

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
CCI Crown Castle Inc. 79.64 +16.11%
FSLY Fastly, Inc. 29.30 +15.81%
MRNA Moderna, Inc. 225.00 +14.74%
ERAS Erasca, Inc. 16.03 +13.69%
PLSE Pulse Biosciences, Inc. 53.81 +13.24%
ARQT Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. 26.58 +13.15%
TOP LOSERS
TickerNameLast1 Day
ASTS Ast Spacemobile, Inc. 50.97 -12.27%
TMUS T-Mobile Us, Inc. 148.58 -11.73%
EQPT Equipmentshare.Com Inc 15.09 -10.21%
TIGO Millicom International Cellular Sa 79.48 -10.08%
T At&T Inc. 22.18 -9.56%
AXTI Axt Inc 68.46 -9.47%

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% +0.34% 47th
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: 15 buy / 25 sell prints (buy/sell ratio 0.60), led by NSC, ALAB.

Insider buy/sell ratio today 0.60 parity 1.00
FORM 4 FILINGS
FiledInsider · TitleTickerNameSideSharesValue
10-09 Huffard John C Jr · Director NSC Norfolk Southern Corp BUY 333 —
10-09 BARRATT CRAIG H · Director ALAB Astera Labs, Inc. BUY 68 $21K
10-09 HURLSTON MICHAEL E. · Director ALAB Astera Labs, Inc. BUY 72 $22K
10-09 Dyckerhoff Stefan A · Director ALAB Astera Labs, Inc. BUY 68 $21K
10-09 Dyckerhoff Stefan A · Director ALAB Astera Labs, Inc. SELL 3,505 $1.3M
10-09 Dyckerhoff Stefan A · Director ALAB Astera Labs, Inc. SELL 8,333 $3.1M

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 13 Oct JPM earnings — tomorrow
Tue 13 Oct GS earnings — tomorrow
Tue 13 Oct WFC earnings — tomorrow
Tue 13 Oct C earnings — tomorrow
Tue 13 Oct JNJ earnings — tomorrow
Tue 13 Oct UNH earnings — tomorrow
Wed 14 Oct BAC earnings — in 2 days
Wed 14 Oct FAST earnings — in 2 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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