DAILY MARKET BRIEFING 5 NOVEMBER 2026

S&P 500 7,353.73 -4.36% NASDAQ 25,736.51 +1.44% DOW 51,523.06 -3.44% RUSSELL 2,729.89 -4.45% FTSE 10,782.70 -0.43% DAX 26,325.01 -0.43% VIX 28.18 +69.66% US 10Y 4.89% -6 bp BTC 80,409.48 +0.01% ETH 2,422.72 +0.02%

U.S. CLOSE EDITION

APP leads, FSLY lags — U.S. market close

SharpeIQ Research Desk · data as of 5 Nov 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. APP led gainers at +31.04%

2 Vol. 8 semis are realizing above implied (HV/IV > 1).

3 Laggards. FSLY led decliners at -26.88%.

1 Global Dashboard

Close-to-close moves across US equity indices, rates and crypto. Front-month contracts: Brent Crude -8.67%; Silver -1.07%; Natural Gas +0.78%.

Index / ContractLast1 Day1 Wk1 MoYTD52-Wk RangeTrend

US EQUITY INDICES

S&P 500 7,353.73 -4.36% -4.75% -5.74% +7.42% 6,343.72 7,818.93

Nasdaq Composite 25,736.51 +1.44% -3.06% -6.75% +10.73% 20,794.64 27,599.79

Dow Jones Industrial 51,523.06 -3.44% -1.57% +0.67% +7.20% 45,166.64 54,349.12

Russell 2000 2,729.89 -4.45% -4.52% -2.27% +9.99% 2,305.11 3,068.42

INTERNATIONAL

FTSE 100 (UK) 10,782.70 -0.43% +0.57% +3.10% +8.57% 9,507.40 10,910.60

DAX (Germany) 26,325.01 -0.43% +1.10% +4.86% +7.49% 22,300.75 26,569.99

RATES & VOLATILITY

CBOE VIX 28.18 +69.66% +63.84% +86.87% +88.49% 13.47 31.05

US 10-Year Yield 4.89% -6 bp -15 bp -38 bp +73 bp 3.96% 5.31%

US 30-Year Yield 5.28% -4 bp -8 bp -36 bp +44 bp 4.63% 5.67%

US 5-Year Yield 4.69% -5 bp -18 bp -34 bp +97 bp 3.51% 5.09%

CRYPTO (24H)

Bitcoin 80,409.48 +0.01% +3.84% -2.11% -8.11% 58,558.86 96,929.33

Ethereum 2,422.72 +0.02% +7.55% -0.73% -18.35% 1,564.82 3,354.72

ENERGY

WTI Crude 91.84 +0.70% roll -9.96% +4.03% +59.94% 55.27 112.95

Brent Crude 94.62 -8.67% -17.95% -5.93% +55.50% 58.92 118.35

Natural Gas 2.98 +0.78% +1.02% -6.90% -19.10% 2.52 7.46

METALS

Gold 4,055.60 -0.43% +0.60% -2.06% -6.58% 3,898.90 5,318.40

Silver 51.56 -1.07% -1.21% -13.92% -26.48% 49.10 115.08

Copper 6.40 +0.38% -3.59% -2.90% +13.73% 4.94 6.80

Table 1. Close-to-close through 5 Nov. 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 181.60 -9.26% -15.01% -2.51% 46% 82nd 45% 0.98

AMD Adv. Micro Devices 404.40 -17.26% -28.60% +88.83% 60% 61st 94% 1.58

AVGO Broadcom 291.53 -10.43% -15.50% -15.30% 42% 22nd 56% 1.33

AMAT Applied Materials 319.25 -13.58% -24.29% +24.67% 58% 69th 73% 1.25

TXN Texas Instruments 278.15 -10.70% -10.68% +63.02% 43% 66th 51% 1.19

MU Micron 656.39 -17.46% -29.74% +130.11% 52% 10th 88% 1.71

SNDK SanDisk 806.43 -22.26% -39.37% +239.72% 71% 10th 117% 1.65

WDC Western Digital 267.63 -17.35% -32.32% +55.47% 72% 38th 97% 1.34

STX Seagate 466.53 -16.25% -33.40% +69.41% 64% 16th 90% 1.40

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 344.17 -1.53% +26.94%

MSFT Microsoft 535.93 -3.58% +11.52%

GOOGL Alphabet 282.57 -2.20% -9.55%

AMZN Amazon 260.21 -2.19% +12.73%

META Meta Platforms 605.08 -3.96% -8.17%

TSLA Tesla 343.69 -10.77% -23.58%

NFLX Netflix 65.56 -1.25% -30.08%

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

IMPLIED VS REALIZED — SEMIS

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

APP Applovin Corp 356.10 +31.04%

ECPG Encore Capital Group Inc 126.17 +26.26%

ADMA Adma Biologics, Inc. 13.21 +26.05%

WRBY Warby Parker Inc. 26.08 +22.50%

MGNI Magnite, Inc. 27.52 +20.75%

EPAM Epam Systems, Inc. 165.70 +20.63%

TOP LOSERS

TickerNameLast1 Day

FSLY Fastly, Inc. 15.38 -26.88%

PENG Penguin Solutions, Inc. 37.22 -23.02%

AXTI Axt Inc 36.72 -22.76%

SNDK Sandisk Corp 806.43 -22.26%

MXL Maxlinear, Inc 44.31 -22.06%

CAI Caris Life Sciences, Inc. 26.03 -21.64%

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

WDC Western Digital Corp 72% +6.19% 38th

TXN Texas Instruments Inc 43% +1.11% 66th

ATM IV CRUSH

TickerNameATM IVΔ 1 DayIV %ile

STX Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 64% -11.43% 16th

MU Micron Technology Inc 52% -7.62% 10th

AMAT Applied Materials Inc /De 58% -6.98% 69th

AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc 60% -6.51% 61st

SNDK Sandisk Corp 71% -6.19% 10th

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: 6 buy / 34 sell prints (buy/sell ratio 0.18), led by AMZN, META.

Insider buy/sell ratio today 0.18 parity 1.00

FORM 4 FILINGS

FiledInsider · TitleTickerNameSideSharesValue

11-04 Herrington Douglas J · CEO Worldwide Amazon Stores AMZN Amazon Com Inc SELL 1,000 $243K

11-04 Olivan Javier · Chief Operating Officer META Meta Platforms, Inc. SELL 946 $581K

11-04 Olivan Javier · Chief Operating Officer META Meta Platforms, Inc. SELL 57 $35K

11-04 Olivan Javier · Chief Operating Officer META Meta Platforms, Inc. SELL 82 $50K

11-04 Olivan Javier · Chief Operating Officer META Meta Platforms, Inc. SELL 408 $251K

11-04 Andreessen Marc L · Director META Meta Platforms, Inc. SELL 5,573 $3.4M

Table 6. Notable Form 4 filings; value = reported transaction value.

DESK BRIEFING

• GOOGL — Alphabet Inc. disclosed a material event (SEC 8-K).

• META — Meta Platforms, Inc. disclosed a material event (SEC 8-K).

• MSFT — MICROSOFT CORP announced an executive/board change (SEC 8-K).

• MU — MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC announced an executive/board change (SEC 8-K).

THE WEEK AHEAD

WhenEvent

Fri 6 Nov CHTR earnings — today

Fri 6 Nov HUM earnings — today

Fri 6 Nov PPL earnings — today

Fri 6 Nov BIP earnings — today

Fri 6 Nov ENB earnings — today

Fri 6 Nov BEN earnings — today

Fri 6 Nov VEON earnings — today

Fri 6 Nov BAM 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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