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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. CDNA led gainers at +22.22%
2 Vol. 6 semis are realizing above implied (HV/IV > 1).
3 Laggards. RDDT led decliners at -29.22%.

1 Global Dashboard

Close-to-close moves across US equity indices, rates and crypto. Front-month contracts: Silver -5.59%; Gold -3.29%; Brent Crude +2.40%.

Index / ContractLast1 Day1 Wk1 MoYTD52-Wk RangeTrend
US EQUITY INDICES
S&P 500 7,580.07 -1.82% -0.57% -1.13% +10.73% 6,343.727,818.93
Nasdaq Composite 25,437.00 -2.86% -2.00% -5.34% +9.44% 20,794.6427,599.79
Dow Jones Industrial 51,770.31 -1.09% -0.85% +1.66% +7.71% 45,166.6454,349.12
Russell 2000 2,811.84 -1.66% +1.29% +0.19% +13.29% 2,305.113,068.42
INTERNATIONAL
FTSE 100 (UK) 10,729.80 +0.07% +0.37% +2.89% +8.04% 9,507.4010,910.60
DAX (Germany) 25,818.21 -0.85% +2.53% +3.52% +5.42% 22,300.7526,569.99
RATES & VOLATILITY
CBOE VIX 19.42 +12.91% -0.15% +18.49% +29.90% 13.4731.05
US 10-Year Yield 4.93% -6 bp -6 bp -31 bp +77 bp 3.96%5.31%
US 30-Year Yield 5.31% -2 bp -1 bp -29 bp +47 bp 4.63%5.67%
US 5-Year Yield 4.72% -8 bp -8 bp -28 bp +100 bp 3.51%5.09%
CRYPTO (24H)
Bitcoin 77,198.21 -0.74% -3.53% -6.48% -11.78% 58,558.8699,697.49
Ethereum 2,241.05 -0.38% -3.69% -9.84% -24.47% 1,564.823,354.72
ENERGY
WTI Crude 104.12 +2.08% +0.82% +12.11% +81.33% 55.27112.95
Brent Crude 117.64 +2.40% +0.79% +14.98% +93.33% 58.92118.35
Natural Gas 2.90 -1.83% +9.77% -2.33% -21.38% 2.527.46
METALS
Gold 3,898.90 -3.29% -2.72% -7.22% -10.19% 3,898.905,318.40
Silver 49.28 -5.59% -8.26% -18.85% -29.74% 47.79115.08
Copper 6.46 -1.86% -0.27% -0.36% +14.72% 4.936.80

Table 1. Close-to-close through 30 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 204.64 -4.22% -3.00% +9.86% 40% 55th 32% 0.81
AMD Adv. Micro Devices 504.80 -10.88% -2.32% +135.71% 59% 56th 69% 1.17
AVGO Broadcom 326.08 -5.48% +1.37% -5.27% 38% 12th 46% 1.22
AMAT Applied Materials 390.09 -7.49% +3.41% +52.33% 57% 64th 57% 1.00
TXN Texas Instruments 300.84 -3.40% +5.67% +76.32% 39% 47th 35% 0.90
MU Micron 884.74 -5.30% +0.82% +210.17% 41% 0th 58% 1.40
SNDK SanDisk 1,150.89 -13.47% -7.04% +384.83% 72% 12th 80% 1.11
WDC Western Digital 366.11 -7.41% +6.53% +112.68% 64% 15th 81% 1.25
STX Seagate 644.58 -7.98% +2.23% +134.06% 64% 18th 77% 1.20

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 344.63 -1.23% +27.11%
MSFT Microsoft 521.91 -1.55% +8.60%
GOOGL Alphabet 279.84 -1.40% -10.42%
AMZN Amazon 240.35 -1.41% +4.13%
META Meta Platforms 614.99 -1.53% -6.67%
TSLA Tesla 399.81 -0.87% -11.10%
NFLX Netflix 62.08 +0.05% -33.79%

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

IMPLIED VS REALIZED — SEMIS
404060608080IV = 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
CDNA Caredx, Inc. 87.41 +22.22%
MEOH Methanex Corp 71.57 +14.04%
REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 927.89 +13.33%
CVCO Cavco Industries, Inc. 619.00 +13.11%
GPN Global Payments Inc 96.84 +12.97%
BTSG Brightspring Health Services, Inc. 66.89 +11.08%
TOP LOSERS
TickerNameLast1 Day
RDDT Reddit, Inc. 91.73 -29.22%
INTC Intel Corp 65.76 -28.58%
CACC Credit Acceptance Corp 464.89 -19.26%
ILMN Illumina, Inc. 235.99 -18.64%
RBLX Roblox Corp 42.99 -18.05%
AGIO Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 30.55 -17.94%

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 57% +3.17% 64th
STX Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 64% +2.54% 18th
TXN Texas Instruments Inc 39% +0.63% 47th
ATM IV CRUSH
TickerNameATM IVΔ 1 DayIV %ile
MU Micron Technology Inc 41% -4.76% 0th
WDC Western Digital Corp 64% -3.49% 15th
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 38% -2.22% 12th
NVDA Nvidia Corp 40% -0.79% 55th
SNDK Sandisk Corp 72% -0.16% 12th

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: 21 buy / 19 sell prints (buy/sell ratio 1.11), led by GOOGL, PLTR, TXN.

Insider buy/sell ratio today 1.11 parity 1.00
FORM 4 FILINGS
FiledInsider · TitleTickerNameSideSharesValue
10-30 ARNOLD FRANCES · Director GOOGL Alphabet Inc. SELL 82 $23K
10-30 Taylor Ryan D. · See Remarks PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. BUY 211,208 —
10-30 Sankar Shyam · See Remarks PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. BUY 564,830 —
10-30 Glazer David A. · See Remarks PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. BUY 211,208 —
10-30 KIRK RONALD · Director TXN Texas Instruments Inc BUY 6,065 $481K
10-30 KIRK RONALD · Director TXN Texas Instruments Inc SELL 6,065 $1.9M

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
Mon 2 Nov AAPL earnings — tomorrow
Mon 2 Nov RYAAY earnings — tomorrow
Mon 2 Nov ETR earnings — tomorrow
Mon 2 Nov NBIX earnings — tomorrow
Mon 2 Nov UDR earnings — tomorrow
Mon 2 Nov ROKU earnings — tomorrow
Mon 2 Nov GRAB earnings — tomorrow
Mon 2 Nov CHKP earnings — tomorrow

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.

DAILY MARKET BRIEFING sharpeiq.com/research 30 OCTOBER 2026