Markets
Market Pulse
Midday Edition · Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Dollar up 0.59% drags metals and crypto lower as small caps lead equity slide Ethereum down 5.48%, silver down 2.52%, and healthcare up 1.62% is the only real green.
The Daily Digest
- 01Dollar index up 0.59% to 102.41, pressuring everything priced against it
- 02Russell 2000 down 1.12% leads the equity decline as small caps take the worst of it
- 03Dow Jones down 0.57%, Nasdaq 100 down 0.32%, S&P 500 down 0.21% in a slow bleed
- 04Ethereum down 5.48% to $2,547 as crypto sells off hardest
- 05Cardano down 6.76% and XRP down 5.77%, the deepest cuts of the session
- 06Bitcoin down 2.85% to $83,115, holding above $83k
- 07Silver down 2.52% and gold down 1.39% as metals fall with the dollar bid
- 08Healthcare up 1.62%, the only sector with real green
- 09Energy down 0.99% as crude slides 1.45%
- 10Natural gas up 2.42%, the lone commodity catching a bid
- 11EUR/USD down 0.82% to 1.1177, GBP/USD down 0.54% to 1.3205
- 12CNN Fear and Greed Index at 45, in Fear
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Natural Gas yesterday, you'd have $1,024.20 today.
The Big Picture
The dollar is doing the damage. The dollar index is up 0.59% at 102.41 by midday, and almost everything priced against it is lower: EUR/USD down 0.82%, gold down 1.39%, silver down 2.52%, crude down 1.45%. Equities are soft rather than broken, with the S&P 500 off 0.21% and the Nasdaq 100 off 0.32%, but the Russell 2000 is down 1.12%, so the selling is heaviest in small caps. Crypto is taking the real pain. Ethereum is down 5.48% to $2,547, XRP down 5.77%, Cardano down 6.76%, Bitcoin down 2.85% to $83,115. Inside equities, the only green is defensive: healthcare up 1.62% and utilities up 0.15% while energy drops 0.99%. Treasuries are not catching the bid you would expect. TLT is down 0.16%. CNN's Fear and Greed Index sits at 45, in Fear. Watch the dollar: if 102.41 keeps climbing, the metals and crypto bleed continues.Fear & Greed Index
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| Nasdaq 100 | 757.24 | -0.32% |
| Russell 2000 | 278.20 | -1.12% |
| S&P 500 | 777.47 | -0.21% |
| Dow Jones | 511.61 | -0.57% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 83,115.00 | -2.85% |
| Ethereum | 2,547.28 | -5.48% |
| Solana | 116.14 | -3.56% |
| XRP | 1.42 | -5.77% |
| Cardano | 0.25 | -6.76% |
| Commodities | ||
| Crude Oil | 142.81 | -1.45% |
| Gold | 376.95 | -1.39% |
| Silver | 54.05 | -2.52% |
| Natural Gas | 11.00 | +2.42% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| Short 20Y | 42.95% | +0.44% |
| 20Y Treasury | 77.16% | -0.16% |
| 1-3Y Treasury | 81.14% | +0.01% |
| Forex | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.12 | -0.82% |
| USD/JPY | 158.23 | +0.09% |
| GBP/USD | 1.32 | -0.54% |
| Dollar Index | 102.41 | +0.59% |
| Sectors | ||
| Financials | 53.78 | -0.43% |
| Energy | 63.12 | -0.99% |
| Utilities | 41.22 | +0.15% |
| Healthcare | 169.79 | +1.62% |
| Technology | 201.42 | -0.29% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 16.22 | +0.75% |