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Post-Close Edition · Thursday, October 29, 2026
Nasdaq 100 drops 1.42% as money rotates out of tech into healthcare Small caps gain 0.97%, but silver falls 3.63% and bitcoin sheds 2.87%. This is not a flight to safety.
The Daily Digest
- 01Nasdaq 100 down 1.42% as megacap tech leads the selling
- 02Technology sector down 1.18%, the only sector in the red
- 03Russell 2000 up 0.97%, small caps break from the tech slide
- 04S&P 500 off 0.38% and Dow down 0.37%, both cushioned by non-tech sectors
- 05Healthcare up 2.4%, the strongest sector of the session
- 06Utilities up 1.53% and financials up 1.44% as cash rotates out of tech
- 07Bitcoin down 2.87% to $78,935 as crypto sells off across the board
- 08Cardano down 6.65%, XRP down 5.75% and Solana down 5.39% lead the altcoin losses
- 09Silver down 3.63% and gold down 1.32% as the metals bid unwinds
- 10Natural gas down 3.37% while crude oil gains 0.97%
- 11TLT, the 20Y Treasury ETF, up 0.62% as buyers take the long end
- 12CNN Fear and Greed Index at 35, in Fear
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Healthcare yesterday, you'd have $1,024.00 today.
The Big Picture
Tech took the hit and almost nothing else did. The Nasdaq 100 fell 1.42% and the technology sector dropped 1.18%, while the Russell 2000 gained 0.97% and healthcare rose 2.4%. The S&P 500 lost just 0.38% because everything outside tech absorbed it. The same split showed up elsewhere. Silver fell 3.63% and gold 1.32%, so this is not a rush into hard assets. Bitcoin fell 2.87% to $78,935, with Cardano down 6.65% and XRP down 5.75%. Long Treasuries caught a bid, TLT up 0.62%, and crude oil rose 0.97%. CNN's Fear and Greed Index sits at 35, Fear. Utilities up 1.53% and financials up 1.44% say money is rotating, not leaving. The level to watch is whether small caps hold the 0.97% gain if tech keeps selling.Fear & Greed Index
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| Nasdaq 100 | 715.34 | -1.42% |
| Russell 2000 | 284.01 | +0.97% |
| S&P 500 | 769.36 | -0.38% |
| Dow Jones | 522.73 | -0.37% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 78,935.00 | -2.87% |
| Ethereum | 2,268.64 | -3.95% |
| Solana | 97.05 | -5.39% |
| XRP | 1.25 | -5.75% |
| Cardano | 0.19 | -6.65% |
| Commodities | ||
| Crude Oil | 168.19 | +0.97% |
| Gold | 368.57 | -1.32% |
| Silver | 47.28 | -3.63% |
| Natural Gas | 9.18 | -3.37% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| Short 20Y | 38.57% | -1.13% |
| 20Y Treasury | 81.49% | +0.62% |
| 1-3Y Treasury | 81.58% | +0.14% |
| Forex | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.11 | -0.03% |
| USD/JPY | 158.06 | +0.06% |
| GBP/USD | 1.33 | +0.22% |
| Dollar Index | 102.28 | -0.06% |
| Sectors | ||
| Financials | 56.94 | +1.44% |
| Energy | 68.71 | +0.38% |
| Utilities | 43.14 | +1.53% |
| Healthcare | 184.04 | +2.40% |
| Technology | 188.74 | -1.18% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 16.66 | -2.12% |