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Market Pulse
Pre-Market Edition · Friday, October 16, 2026
Tech sells off 2.98% pre-market while healthcare and small caps rally Silver drops 6.11% as gold climbs 1.79%, leaving the S&P 500 flat at +0.09%.
The Daily Digest
- 01Technology sector down 2.98% pre-market, the session's biggest drag
- 02Nasdaq 100 down 1.97% as tech leads the losses
- 03Healthcare up 2.53%, the strongest sector on the board
- 04Russell 2000 up 1.37% as small caps catch the rotation bid
- 05Dow Jones up 1.08%, old-economy names outrunning tech
- 06S&P 500 up 0.09%, flat as sector moves cancel each other out
- 07Silver down 6.11% while gold climbs 1.79%, a rare split between the two
- 08TLT 20Y Treasury ETF up 1.98%, putting long yields lower
- 09Ethereum +4.66% to $2,454 leads a broad crypto bid
- 10Bitcoin +1.77% to $81,806, shrugging off the equity weakness
- 11Energy up 0.64% while financials slip 0.55%
- 12Fear and Greed Index at 30, Fear, per CNN
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Ethereum yesterday, you'd have $1,046.60 today.
The Big Picture
Money is moving out of tech and into everything else. Technology is down 2.98% pre-market and the Nasdaq 100 down 1.97%, while healthcare gains 2.53%, the Russell 2000 adds 1.37% and the Dow adds 1.08%. The S&P 500 sits at +0.09%, flat only because the two sides cancel out. Long bonds are bid: TLT up 1.98%, which puts long yields lower. Gold adds 1.79%. Silver is the outlier, down 6.11% from its previous close, a break from gold, which it usually tracks. Crypto ignores the equity selloff, with Ethereum up 4.66% to $2,454 and Bitcoin up 1.77% to $81,806. CNN's Fear and Greed Index reads 30, Fear. Watch whether silver's 6.11% drop spreads to gold.Fear & Greed Index
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| Nasdaq 100 | 728.95 | -1.97% |
| Russell 2000 | 275.08 | +1.37% |
| Dow Jones | 521.18 | +1.08% |
| S&P 500 | 772.49 | +0.09% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 81,806.00 | +1.77% |
| Ethereum | 2,453.83 | +4.66% |
| Solana | 105.41 | +3.60% |
| XRP | 1.33 | +2.77% |
| Cardano | 0.23 | +4.05% |
| Commodities | ||
| Crude Oil | 153.56 | +0.31% |
| Gold | 382.71 | +1.79% |
| Silver | 50.22 | -6.11% |
| Natural Gas | 11.22 | -1.67% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| Short 20Y | 41.19% | -1.08% |
| 20Y Treasury | 80.45% | +1.98% |
| 1-3Y Treasury | 81.17% | -0.02% |
| Sectors | ||
| Financials | 54.52 | -0.55% |
| Energy | 67.63 | +0.64% |
| Utilities | 41.70 | -0.04% |
| Healthcare | 173.96 | +2.53% |
| Technology | 190.43 | -2.98% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 16.53 | +3.18% |