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Market Pulse
Post-Close Edition · Monday, October 5, 2026
Stocks grind higher, Nasdaq 100 up 0.88% as risk appetite returns Crude ETF USO drops 2.29%, yet energy shares lead every sector with a 1.0% gain.
The Daily Digest
- 01Nasdaq 100 up 0.88% as tech leads a broad risk-on session
- 02S&P 500 up 0.67% and Russell 2000 up 0.66%, gains spread across sectors
- 03Dow Jones up only 0.2%, the laggard among the four major indices
- 04Energy sector up 1.0%, the day's best, even as crude ETF USO falls 2.29%
- 05Financials up 0.73% and healthcare up 0.72%, both ahead of technology's 0.56%
- 06Long bonds sell off: TLT down 0.48%, short-bond ETF TBT up 0.94%
- 07Silver up 0.71% while gold slips 0.16%, and natural gas adds 0.76%
- 08Dollar index firms 0.16% to 102.24, USD/JPY up 0.36% to 158.23
- 09Bitcoin flat at $85,805; Ethereum up 0.37% to $2,714
- 10Cardano up 7.01% to $0.27, the standout move in crypto
- 11CNN Fear and Greed Index at 43, still reading Fear
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Cardano yesterday, you'd have $1,070.10 today.
The Big Picture
Everything equity moved up, and the order tells the story. The Nasdaq 100 gained 0.88%, the S&P 500 0.67% and the Russell 2000 0.66%, while the Dow managed only 0.2%. Growth and small caps led, the blue chips lagged. Underneath, the day was less about tech than the index ranking suggests. Energy was the best sector at 1.0%, despite crude ETF USO falling 2.29%. Financials rose 0.73% and healthcare 0.72%, both beating technology's 0.56%. Long bonds sold off, with TLT down 0.48%, and the dollar index firmed 0.16% to 102.24. The tension: CNN's Fear and Greed Index sits at 43, still in Fear territory, and bitcoin went nowhere at $85,805. Watch whether energy shares keep rising while crude keeps falling.Fear & Greed Index
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| Dow Jones | 51,267.90 | +0.18% |
| S&P 500 | 7,773.95 | +0.66% |
| Nasdaq 100 | 31,076.44 | +0.87% |
| Russell 2000 | 2,847.14 | +0.50% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 85,524.00 | -1.14% |
| Ethereum | 2,701.58 | -1.04% |
| Solana | 120.20 | -0.79% |
| XRP | 1.50 | -1.41% |
| Cardano | 0.27 | -0.82% |
| Commodities | ||
| Gold | 4,156.70 | -0.00% |
| Silver | 61.16 | -0.23% |
| Crude Oil | 89.69 | +0.29% |
| Natural Gas | 3.08 | +0.29% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| 2Y Treasury | 4.83% | +1.05% |
| 10Y Treasury | 5.28% | +0.76% |
| 20Y Treasury | 5.67% | +0.53% |
| Forex | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.12 | -0.05% |
| USD/JPY | 158.03 | +0.09% |
| GBP/USD | 1.32 | -0.05% |
| Dollar Index | 102.18 | +0.02% |
| Sectors | ||
| Technology | 200.93 | +0.56% |
| Energy | 63.45 | +1.00% |
| Healthcare | 167.37 | +0.72% |
| Utilities | 39.97 | +0.35% |
| Financials | 53.88 | +0.73% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 15.52 | +1.37% |