DAILY MARKET BRIEFING
29 OCTOBER 2026
S&P 500
7,720.39
-0.30%
NASDAQ
26,184.72
-1.38%
DOW
52,342.56
-0.25%
RUSSELL
2,859.22
+1.01%
FTSE
10,722.10
+0.26%
DAX
26,039.68
+1.31%
VIX
17.20
+1.71%
US 10Y
4.99%
-6 bp
BTC
79,960.02
-1.61%
ETH
2,310.92
-1.98%
U.S. CLOSE EDITION
GKOS leads, IOVA lags — U.S. market close
SharpeIQ Research Desk · data as of 29 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. GKOS led gainers at +33.65%
2
Vol. 4 semis are realizing above implied (HV/IV > 1).
3
Laggards. IOVA led decliners at -35.45%.
1 Global Dashboard
Close-to-close moves across US equity indices, rates and crypto. Front-month contracts: Natural Gas +4.79%; Silver -3.42%; Copper -1.52%.
Index / Contract Last 1 Day 1 Wk 1 Mo YTD 52-Wk Range Trend
US EQUITY INDICES
S&P 500
7,720.39
-0.30%
+0.74%
+0.90%
+12.78%
6,343.72 7,818.93
Nasdaq Composite
26,184.72
-1.38%
+0.68%
-2.52%
+12.66%
20,794.64 27,599.79
Dow Jones Industrial
52,342.56
-0.25%
-0.99%
+2.82%
+8.90%
45,166.64 54,349.12
Russell 2000
2,859.22
+1.01%
+2.70%
+2.23%
+15.20%
2,305.11 3,068.42
INTERNATIONAL
FTSE 100 (UK)
10,722.10
+0.26%
-0.03%
+1.09%
+7.96%
9,507.40 10,910.60
DAX (Germany)
26,039.68
+1.31%
+2.63%
+3.34%
+6.33%
22,300.75 26,569.99
RATES & VOLATILITY
CBOE VIX
17.20
+1.71%
-9.62%
+5.26%
+15.05%
13.47 31.05
US 10-Year Yield
4.99%
-6 bp
+4 bp
-30 bp
+83 bp
3.96% 5.31%
US 30-Year Yield
5.33%
-3 bp
+4 bp
-31 bp
+49 bp
4.60% 5.67%
US 5-Year Yield
4.80%
-7 bp
+3 bp
-29 bp
+108 bp
3.51% 5.09%
CRYPTO (24H)
Bitcoin
79,960.02
-1.61%
-1.03%
-2.10%
-8.63%
58,558.86 101,663.19
Ethereum
2,310.92
-1.98%
-1.91%
-6.51%
-22.11%
1,564.82 3,413.09
ENERGY
WTI Crude
102.00
-0.76%
+2.54%
+12.81%
+77.64%
55.27 112.95
Brent Crude
114.88
-0.38%
+1.51%
+10.96%
+88.79%
58.92 118.35
Natural Gas
2.95
+4.79%
+5.58%
-2.45%
-19.91%
2.52 7.46
METALS
Gold
4,031.40
-0.50%
-0.71%
-3.71%
-7.13%
3,960.50 5,318.40
Silver
52.19
-3.42%
-4.70%
-13.16%
-25.58%
47.13 115.08
Copper
6.58
-1.52%
+3.43%
+0.34%
+16.89%
4.93 6.80
Table 1. Close-to-close through 29 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
213.66
-0.80%
+0.68%
+14.70%
41%
63rd
30%
0.73
AMD
Adv. Micro Devices
566.42
-2.08%
+11.52%
+164.48%
59%
56th
57%
0.97
AVGO
Broadcom
345.00
-1.94%
+6.73%
+0.23%
38%
12th
43%
1.12
AMAT
Applied Materials
421.66
+1.36%
+12.27%
+64.66%
57%
64th
54%
0.95
TXN
Texas Instruments
312.94
+1.00%
+11.96%
+83.41%
40%
51st
33%
0.82
MU
Micron
934.27
-4.98%
+9.08%
+227.53%
41%
0th
57%
1.38
SNDK
SanDisk
1,330.05
-5.32%
+5.48%
+460.30%
77%
17th
67%
0.88
WDC
Western Digital
395.41
-0.25%
+11.64%
+129.70%
62%
7th
78%
1.26
STX
Seagate
700.47
+0.36%
+9.08%
+154.36%
71%
43rd
75%
1.05
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
348.91
+1.48%
+28.69%
MSFT
Microsoft
530.14
-0.16%
+10.31%
GOOGL
Alphabet
283.82
-12.64%
-9.15%
AMZN
Amazon
243.79
-4.25%
+5.62%
META
Meta Platforms
624.52
+1.96%
-5.22%
TSLA
Tesla
403.30
-0.23%
-10.32%
NFLX
Netflix
62.05
+0.10%
-33.82%
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
GKOS
Glaukos Corp
242.48
+33.65%
ADT
Adt Inc.
9.87
+33.20%
BHC
Bausch Health Companies Inc.
8.91
+28.76%
PRCH
Porch Group, Inc.
20.89
+28.16%
CROX
Crocs, Inc.
150.26
+25.54%
FTAI
Ftai Aviation Ltd.
196.01
+17.27%
TOP LOSERS
Ticker Name Last 1 Day
IOVA
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
9.56
-35.45%
NOW
Servicenow, Inc.
109.67
-26.95%
ALNY
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
174.00
-25.13%
SFM
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.
48.00
-22.58%
FTNT
Fortinet, Inc.
139.10
-20.09%
HLN
Haleon Plc
8.57
-14.30%
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
AMAT
Applied Materials Inc /De
57%
+3.17%
64th
SNDK
Sandisk Corp
77%
+1.43%
17th
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
41%
-4.76%
0th
AVGO
Broadcom Inc.
38%
-2.22%
12th
TXN
Texas Instruments Inc
40%
-1.59%
51st
NVDA
Nvidia Corp
41%
-1.27%
63rd
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 HIG, HBAN, VTMX.
Insider buy/sell ratio
today 0.29
parity 1.00
FORM 4 FILINGS
Filed Insider · Title Ticker Name Side Shares Value
10-29
Larsen Randy · Director
HIG
Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
BUY 1,050
$137K
10-29
Almodovar Priscilla · Director
HIG
Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
BUY 1,050
$137K
10-29
Costello Beth Ann · EVP and CFO
HIG
Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
SELL 10,000
—
10-29
TORGOW GARY · Director
HBAN
Huntington Bancshares Inc /Md/
BUY 12,700
$200K
10-29
SOTTIL ACHUTEGUI JUAN FELIPE · CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
VTMX
Vesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. De C.V.
SELL 313,839
$1.1M
10-29
Olson Anneliese · Pres Imaging Prtng & Solutions
HPQ
Hp Inc
BUY 29,099
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Table 6. Notable Form 4 filings; value = reported transaction value.
DESK BRIEFING
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AMZN — AMAZON COM INC reported results of operations (SEC 8-K).
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META — Meta Platforms, Inc. entered a material agreement (SEC 8-K).
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SNDK — Sandisk Corp reported results of operations (SEC 8-K).
THE WEEK AHEAD
When Event
Fri 30 Oct
GD earnings — today
Fri 30 Oct
NWG earnings — today
Fri 30 Oct
CNI earnings — today
Fri 30 Oct
AZN earnings — today
Fri 30 Oct
SNY earnings — today
Fri 30 Oct
REGN earnings — today
Fri 30 Oct
EXC earnings — today
Fri 30 Oct
CVE earnings — today
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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