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DAILY MARKET BRIEFING 6 NOVEMBER 2026
S&P 500 7,376.86 +0.31% NASDAQ 24,579.43 +1.09% DOW 51,285.73 -0.46% RUSSELL 2,754.11 +0.89% FTSE 10,673.90 -1.01% DAX 25,820.36 -1.92% VIX 25.64 -9.01% US 10Y 4.86% +2 bp BTC 75,775.87 -5.76% ETH 2,230.81 -7.92%
U.S. CLOSE EDITION

KRMN leads, IRTC lags — U.S. market close

SharpeIQ Research Desk · data as of 6 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. KRMN led gainers at +42.13%
2 Vol. 8 semis are realizing above implied (HV/IV > 1).
3 Laggards. IRTC led decliners at -30.70%.

1 Global Dashboard

Close-to-close moves across US equity indices, rates and crypto. Front-month contracts: WTI Crude -1.10%; Natural Gas +0.54%; Copper -0.50%.

Index / ContractLast1 Day1 Wk1 MoYTD52-Wk RangeTrend
US EQUITY INDICES
S&P 500 7,376.86 +0.31% -2.68% -5.00% +7.76% 6,343.72 7,818.93
Nasdaq Composite 24,579.43 +1.09% -3.37% -9.61% +5.75% 20,794.64 27,599.79
Dow Jones Industrial 51,285.73 -0.46% -0.94% +0.11% +6.70% 45,166.64 54,349.12
Russell 2000 2,754.11 +0.89% -2.05% -1.43% +10.97% 2,305.11 3,068.42
INTERNATIONAL
FTSE 100 (UK) 10,673.90 -1.01% -0.52% +2.22% +7.48% 9,507.40 10,910.60
DAX (Germany) 25,820.36 -1.92% +0.01% +4.09% +5.43% 22,300.75 26,569.99
RATES & VOLATILITY
CBOE VIX 25.64 -9.01% +32.03% +66.39% +71.51% 13.47 31.05
US 10-Year Yield 4.86% +2 bp -7 bp -37 bp +70 bp 3.96% 5.31%
US 30-Year Yield 5.26% +1 bp -5 bp -35 bp +42 bp 4.63% 5.67%
US 5-Year Yield 4.65% +4 bp -7 bp -34 bp +93 bp 3.51% 5.09%
CRYPTO (24H)
Bitcoin 75,775.87 -5.76% -3.16% -7.02% -13.41% 58,558.86 96,929.33
Ethereum 2,230.81 -7.92% -1.86% -7.81% -24.81% 1,564.82 3,354.72
ENERGY
WTI Crude 90.83 -1.10% -12.76% -0.72% +58.19% 55.27 112.95
Brent Crude 98.32 +0.03% -16.42% -5.72% +61.58% 58.92 118.35
Natural Gas 3.00 +0.54% +3.45% -5.37% -18.67% 2.52 7.46
METALS
Gold 4,074.90 +0.48% +4.51% -1.97% -6.13% 3,898.90 5,318.40
Silver 51.80 +0.47% +5.51% -12.29% -26.14% 49.10 115.08
Copper 6.22 -0.50% -3.72% -4.62% +10.44% 4.94 6.80

Table 1. Close-to-close through 6 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 186.64 +2.78% -8.80% +0.20% 61% 100th 47% 0.76
AMD Adv. Micro Devices 449.04 +11.04% -11.05% +109.68% 47% 6th 104% 2.20
AVGO Broadcom 293.69 +0.74% -9.93% -14.68% 49% 58th 55% 1.13
AMAT Applied Materials 332.72 +4.22% -14.71% +29.93% 61% 73rd 76% 1.25
TXN Texas Instruments 277.36 -0.28% -7.80% +62.56% 43% 66th 51% 1.18
MU Micron 690.00 +5.12% -22.01% +141.90% 48% 5th 91% 1.91
SNDK SanDisk 835.06 +3.55% -27.44% +251.78% 71% 10th 119% 1.68
WDC Western Digital 263.78 -1.44% -27.95% +53.23% 72% 38th 96% 1.34
STX Seagate 460.99 -1.19% -28.48% +67.40% 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 342.37 -0.52% +26.28%
MSFT Microsoft 530.61 -0.99% +10.41%
GOOGL Alphabet 284.78 +0.78% -8.84%
AMZN Amazon 259.30 -0.35% +12.34%
META Meta Platforms 610.15 +0.84% -7.40%
TSLA Tesla 358.22 +4.23% -20.35%
NFLX Netflix 63.41 -3.28% -32.37%

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

IMPLIED VS REALIZED — SEMIS
404060608080100100120120IV = 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
KRMN Karman Holdings Inc. 45.61 +42.13%
FLY Firefly Aerospace Inc. 20.76 +36.80%
FROG Jfrog Ltd 100.98 +35.33%
LASR Nlight, Inc. 38.02 +29.58%
TMDX Transmedics Group, Inc. 88.24 +27.92%
IONQ Ionq, Inc. 32.62 +23.42%
TOP LOSERS
TickerNameLast1 Day
IRTC Irhythm Holdings, Inc. 90.22 -30.70%
DKNG Draftkings Inc. 18.51 -21.30%
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc. 313.00 -18.18%
FIVN Five9, Inc. 28.12 -17.63%
BKD Brookdale Senior Living Inc. 9.01 -16.65%
TEAM Atlassian Corp 153.68 -16.15%

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
NVDA Nvidia Corp 61% +15.40% 100th
AVGO Broadcom Inc. 49% +6.83% 58th
WDC Western Digital Corp 72% +6.19% 38th
AMAT Applied Materials Inc /De 61% +2.54% 73rd
TXN Texas Instruments Inc 43% +1.11% 66th
ATM IV CRUSH
TickerNameATM IVΔ 1 DayIV %ile
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc 47% -12.70% 6th
STX Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 64% -11.43% 16th
SNDK Sandisk Corp 71% -6.19% 10th
MU Micron Technology Inc 48% -3.97% 5th

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: 7 buy / 33 sell prints (buy/sell ratio 0.21), led by NVDA, CRWD.

Insider buy/sell ratio today 0.21 parity 1.00
FORM 4 FILINGS
FiledInsider · TitleTickerNameSideSharesValue
11-06 COXE TENCH · Director NVDA Nvidia Corp SELL 500,000 —
11-06 Kurtz George · Director, PRESIDENT AND CEO CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. SELL 200 $48K
11-06 Kurtz George · Director, PRESIDENT AND CEO CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. SELL 1,607 $388K
11-06 Kurtz George · Director, PRESIDENT AND CEO CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. SELL 2,034 $493K
11-06 Kurtz George · Director, PRESIDENT AND CEO CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. SELL 3,036 $738K
11-06 Kurtz George · Director, PRESIDENT AND CEO CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. SELL 923 $226K

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 9 Nov TIMB earnings — in 2 days
Mon 9 Nov KKR earnings — in 2 days
Mon 9 Nov OXY earnings — in 2 days
Mon 9 Nov NRG earnings — in 2 days
Mon 9 Nov RBA earnings — in 2 days
Mon 9 Nov KSPI earnings — in 2 days
Mon 9 Nov CEG earnings — in 2 days
Mon 9 Nov RKLB 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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