DAILY MARKET BRIEFING
27 OCTOBER 2026
S&P 500
7,722.60
+0.60%
NASDAQ
26,477.81
+1.18%
DOW
52,377.57
+0.03%
RUSSELL
2,818.87
+1.16%
FTSE
10,686.54
-0.75%
DAX
25,590.77
+0.71%
VIX
17.52
-4.73%
US 10Y
4.99%
+1 bp
BTC
80,553.54
+0.68%
ETH
2,339.68
+0.84%
U.S. CLOSE EDITION
PSKY leads, XYL lags — U.S. market close
SharpeIQ Research Desk · data as of 27 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. PSKY led gainers at +41.46%
2
Vol. 2 semis are realizing above implied (HV/IV > 1).
3
Laggards. XYL led decliners at -14.21%.
1 Global Dashboard
Close-to-close moves across US equity indices, rates and crypto. Front-month contracts: Natural Gas +3.65%; WTI Crude -1.83%; Copper +1.75%.
Index / Contract Last 1 Day 1 Wk 1 Mo YTD 52-Wk Range Trend
US EQUITY INDICES
S&P 500
7,722.60
+0.60%
+0.13%
+0.51%
+12.81%
6,343.72 7,818.93
Nasdaq Composite
26,477.81
+1.18%
+0.20%
-1.28%
+13.92%
20,794.64 27,599.79
Dow Jones Industrial
52,377.57
+0.03%
-0.23%
+1.74%
+8.98%
45,166.64 54,349.12
Russell 2000
2,818.87
+1.16%
+1.64%
+0.03%
+13.58%
2,305.11 3,068.42
INTERNATIONAL
FTSE 100 (UK)
10,686.54
-0.75%
-0.43%
+0.02%
+7.60%
9,507.40 10,910.60
DAX (Germany)
25,590.77
+0.71%
+1.13%
+0.85%
+4.49%
22,300.75 26,569.99
RATES & VOLATILITY
CBOE VIX
17.52
-4.73%
+1.21%
+9.02%
+17.19%
13.47 31.05
US 10-Year Yield
4.99%
+1 bp
-12 bp
-25 bp
+83 bp
3.96% 5.31%
US 30-Year Yield
5.30%
0 bp
-12 bp
-26 bp
+47 bp
4.55% 5.67%
US 5-Year Yield
4.84%
+2 bp
-9 bp
-23 bp
+112 bp
3.51% 5.09%
CRYPTO (24H)
Bitcoin
80,553.54
+0.68%
-0.93%
-5.85%
-7.95%
58,558.86 105,996.59
Ethereum
2,339.68
+0.84%
-1.95%
-13.27%
-21.14%
1,564.82 3,568.46
ENERGY
WTI Crude
99.90
-1.83%
-1.86%
+7.88%
+73.98%
55.27 112.95
Brent Crude
113.88
-1.67%
+4.68%
+8.17%
+87.15%
58.92 118.35
Natural Gas
2.70
+3.65%
-8.98%
-10.10%
-26.83%
2.52 7.46
METALS
Gold
4,074.60
+0.90%
-1.64%
-2.25%
-6.14%
3,960.50 5,318.40
Silver
54.29
+0.34%
-5.91%
-11.31%
-22.59%
47.13 115.08
Copper
6.62
+1.75%
+0.85%
+0.85%
+17.62%
4.93 6.80
Table 1. Close-to-close through 27 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
Ticker Name Spot 1 Day 1 Wk YTD ATM IV IV %ile 30d HV HV/IV
NVDA
NVIDIA
217.94
+0.90%
+0.68%
+17.00%
41%
63rd
30%
0.73
AMD
Adv. Micro Devices
560.26
+5.45%
+4.77%
+161.61%
60%
62nd
55%
0.92
AVGO
Broadcom
342.33
+4.00%
+2.38%
-0.54%
42%
20th
41%
0.99
AMAT
Applied Materials
395.93
+2.15%
-2.23%
+54.61%
58%
68th
54%
0.93
TXN
Texas Instruments
308.91
+3.62%
+11.21%
+81.05%
40%
51st
33%
0.83
MU
Micron
928.76
+2.77%
+3.65%
+225.60%
51%
7th
51%
1.00
SNDK
SanDisk
1,304.84
+3.92%
-4.43%
+449.68%
77%
17th
59%
0.77
WDC
Western Digital
380.88
+6.95%
+4.55%
+121.26%
62%
7th
76%
1.23
STX
Seagate
667.85
+3.67%
-1.08%
+142.51%
71%
43rd
72%
1.01
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
Ticker Name Spot 1 Day YTD Trend
AAPL
Apple
347.10
+0.93%
+28.02%
MSFT
Microsoft
531.33
-0.24%
+10.56%
GOOGL
Alphabet
320.58
+1.19%
+2.62%
AMZN
Amazon
253.10
+1.61%
+9.65%
META
Meta Platforms
620.19
-1.64%
-5.88%
TSLA
Tesla
407.46
+4.04%
-9.40%
NFLX
Netflix
62.52
-2.16%
-33.32%
Table 3. Same conventions as Table 2 (price only).
IMPLIED VS REALIZED — SEMIS
20 20 40 40 60 60 80 80 IV = HV · parity NVDA AMD AVGO AMAT TXN MU SNDK WDC STX
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
Ticker Name Last 1 Day
PSKY
Skydance Corp
9.78
+41.46%
HRI
Herc Holdings Inc
156.06
+22.76%
KNSA
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc
89.20
+22.23%
HWKN
Hawkins Inc
153.85
+13.59%
SOFI
Sofi Technologies, Inc.
16.40
+13.42%
INFQ
Infleqtion, Inc.
9.74
+12.86%
TOP LOSERS
Ticker Name Last 1 Day
XYL
Xylem Inc.
92.86
-14.21%
BA
Boeing Co
168.18
-10.69%
UNF
Unifirst Corp
250.40
-10.46%
DK
Delek Us Holdings, Inc.
70.30
-10.41%
PARR
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.
74.53
-10.39%
VLO
Valero Energy Corp/Tx
387.34
-9.24%
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
Ticker Name ATM IV Δ 1 Day IV %ile
SNDK
Sandisk Corp
77%
+1.43%
17th
AVGO
Broadcom Inc.
42%
+1.27%
20th
AMAT
Applied Materials Inc /De
58%
+0.64%
68th
STX
Seagate Technology Holdings Plc
71%
+0.48%
43rd
ATM IV CRUSH
Ticker Name ATM IV Δ 1 Day IV %ile
WDC
Western Digital Corp
62%
-5.08%
7th
MU
Micron Technology Inc
51%
-2.22%
7th
TXN
Texas Instruments Inc
40%
-1.59%
51st
NVDA
Nvidia Corp
41%
-1.27%
63rd
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices Inc
60%
-0.48%
62nd
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: 18 buy / 22 sell prints (buy/sell ratio 0.82), led by GOOGL.
Insider buy/sell ratio
today 0.82
parity 1.00
FORM 4 FILINGS
Filed Insider · Title Ticker Name Side Shares Value
10-27
Saraci Marsida · VP, Chief Accounting Officer
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
SELL 121
—
10-27
Saraci Marsida · VP, Chief Accounting Officer
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
SELL 122
$39K
10-27
Saraci Marsida · VP, Chief Accounting Officer
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
SELL 101
—
10-27
Saraci Marsida · VP, Chief Accounting Officer
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
SELL 102
$32K
10-27
Saraci Marsida · VP, Chief Accounting Officer
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
SELL 69
—
10-27
Saraci Marsida · VP, Chief Accounting Officer
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
SELL 69
$22K
Table 6. Notable Form 4 filings; value = reported transaction value.
DESK BRIEFING
•
AVGO — Broadcom Inc. took on a material financial obligation (SEC 8-K).
•
STX — Seagate Technology Holdings plc reported results of operations (SEC 8-K).
THE WEEK AHEAD
When Event
Wed 28 Oct
STX earnings — today · date is an estimate
Wed 28 Oct
MSFT earnings — today
Wed 28 Oct
GOOGL earnings — today
Wed 28 Oct
GOOG earnings — today
Wed 28 Oct
GEV earnings — today
Wed 28 Oct
NOW earnings — today
Wed 28 Oct
TEL earnings — today
Wed 28 Oct
RJF earnings — today
Table 7. Upcoming earnings, next three weeks.
For a related look at AI infrastructure economics, see our Anthropic IPO preview .
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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