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Market Pulse
Midday Edition · Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Tech sells off hard, Nasdaq 100 down 1.98% as silver cracks 6% Healthcare up 2.3% is the only green sector, and gold down 1.86% gives no cover.
The Daily Digest
- 01Nasdaq 100 down 1.98% as technology leads the selling
- 02Technology sector off 2.85%, the worst performer of the session
- 03Russell 2000 down 2.09%, small caps take the heaviest hit
- 04S&P 500 down 1.28% while the Dow holds to a 0.45% loss
- 05Healthcare up 2.3%, the only sector in the green
- 06Silver down 6.04% in a sharp precious metals unwind
- 07Gold down 1.86% as the safe-haven bid fails to show up
- 08Crude oil up 1.01%, energy the second green sector at up 0.57%
- 09Natural gas down 3.94%, the second biggest commodity drop
- 10TLT, the 20Y Treasury ETF, up 0.47% as money moves into long bonds
- 11Bitcoin down 1.77% to $81,657, Ethereum down 2.71% to $2,434
- 12Fear and Greed Index at 32, reading Fear per CNN
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Healthcare yesterday, you'd have $1,023.00 today.
The Big Picture
Tech is the story. The Nasdaq 100 drops 1.98% and the technology sector falls 2.85%, dragging the S&P 500 down 1.28%. The Dow holds up better at down 0.45%, which tells you where the selling sits: the growth names, not the whole market. Small caps take the worst of it, the Russell 2000 off 2.09%. What stands out is that gold and silver are not catching the money leaving stocks. Silver drops 6.04% and gold 1.86%, a metals unwind running alongside the equity selloff. Crypto goes down with stocks, Bitcoin off 1.77% and Ethereum off 2.71%. The money that does move goes into long Treasuries, where TLT gains 0.47%, and into healthcare, up 2.3%. The Fear and Greed Index sits at 32, Fear per CNN, so the crowd is already defensive. Crude up 1.01% is the one commodity still bid.Fear & Greed Index
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| Nasdaq 100 | 728.82 | -1.98% |
| Russell 2000 | 270.93 | -2.09% |
| S&P 500 | 768.08 | -1.28% |
| Dow Jones | 513.89 | -0.45% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 81,657.00 | -1.77% |
| Ethereum | 2,433.73 | -2.71% |
| Solana | 104.50 | -2.57% |
| XRP | 1.33 | -2.65% |
| Cardano | 0.23 | -2.44% |
| Commodities | ||
| Crude Oil | 154.64 | +1.01% |
| Gold | 374.58 | -1.86% |
| Silver | 50.26 | -6.04% |
| Natural Gas | 10.96 | -3.94% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| Short 20Y | 41.28% | -0.86% |
| 20Y Treasury | 78.74% | +0.47% |
| 1-3Y Treasury | 81.19% | 0.00% |
| Forex | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.12 | +0.06% |
| USD/JPY | 158.45 | +0.21% |
| GBP/USD | 1.33 | +0.15% |
| Dollar Index | 102.22 | -0.04% |
| Sectors | ||
| Financials | 54.25 | -1.04% |
| Energy | 67.58 | +0.57% |
| Utilities | 41.67 | -0.48% |
| Healthcare | 173.56 | +2.30% |
| Technology | 190.68 | -2.85% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 16.59 | +3.56% |