Markets
Market Pulse
Post-Close Edition · Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Nasdaq 100 up 0.6% as tech leads a quiet, broad advance Long Treasuries fell 0.78% and utilities 0.84%, while CNN's Fear & Greed Index sits at 36.
The Daily Digest
- 01Nasdaq 100 up 0.6% at the close, the strongest of the four US indices on the board
- 02Technology up 0.8%, the best sector of the session
- 03S&P 500 up 0.34%, Dow Jones up 0.27%, Russell 2000 up 0.4%, gains broad and small
- 04Crude oil up 1.64%, the biggest move anywhere on the board
- 05Energy sector up 0.35%, taking little of the move in crude
- 06TLT, the ETF holding 20 year Treasuries, down 0.78% as long-end yields climb
- 07TBT, the ETF that bets against long Treasuries, up 1.4%
- 08Utilities down 0.84%, the only sector lower as long rates rise
- 09Gold up 0.33%, silver down 0.2%, no clear haven bid either way
- 10Natural gas down 1.45%, the deepest drop of the session
- 11Bitcoin up 0.36% to $81,260, Ethereum up 0.37% to $2,362, Solana up 1.05%
- 12CNN Fear & Greed Index at 36, Fear, with equities green across the board
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Crude Oil yesterday, you'd have $1,016.40 today.
The Big Picture
Nothing broke, and nothing ran. Every index on the board closed higher, with the Nasdaq 100 up 0.6%, the S&P 500 up 0.34% and the Dow Jones up 0.27%. Technology did the work, up 0.8%. The sellers showed up in bonds instead: TLT, the ETF that holds 20 year Treasuries, fell 0.78%, and TBT, which bets against those bonds, rose 1.4%. Higher long rates hit the one sector built on borrowing cheaply, and utilities fell 0.84%, the only sector lower on the board. Crude oil was the biggest mover anywhere, up 1.64%, though energy stocks took little of it, up 0.35%. Gold added 0.33% while silver slipped 0.2%. Crypto tracked stocks, Bitcoin up 0.36% to $81,260. The read on the crowd does not match the tape: CNN's Fear & Greed Index sits at 36, Fear. Watch the long end.Fear & Greed Index
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| Nasdaq 100 | 725.61 | +0.60% |
| Russell 2000 | 281.29 | +0.40% |
| S&P 500 | 772.31 | +0.34% |
| Dow Jones | 524.68 | +0.27% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 81,260.00 | +0.36% |
| Ethereum | 2,361.81 | +0.37% |
| Solana | 102.53 | +1.05% |
| XRP | 1.33 | +0.48% |
| Cardano | 0.21 | +0.35% |
| Commodities | ||
| Crude Oil | 166.57 | +1.64% |
| Gold | 373.51 | +0.33% |
| Silver | 49.06 | -0.20% |
| Natural Gas | 9.50 | -1.45% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| Short 20Y | 39.01% | +1.40% |
| 20Y Treasury | 80.99% | -0.78% |
| 1-3Y Treasury | 81.47% | +0.02% |
| Sectors | ||
| Financials | 56.13 | +0.45% |
| Energy | 68.45 | +0.35% |
| Utilities | 42.49 | -0.84% |
| Healthcare | 179.72 | +0.30% |
| Technology | 191.00 | +0.80% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 17.02 | -2.13% |