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Post-Close Edition · Friday, October 30, 2026
Technology drops 4.89% and drags the S&P 500 down 1.77% Gold and silver sell off with stocks, down 3.47% and 5.67%. Only energy, utilities and healthcare finish green.
The Daily Digest
- 01Technology sector sinks 4.89%, the session's biggest drag
- 02Nasdaq 100 falls 3.47% as tech selling accelerates into the close
- 03S&P 500 drops 1.77% while the Dow Jones, lighter on tech, loses 1.07%
- 04Russell 2000 slides 1.65% as small caps follow the tape lower
- 05Silver tumbles 5.67% and gold falls 3.47% in a hard metals flush
- 06Energy up 1.91%, the top sector, with crude oil adding 0.38%
- 07Utilities gain 0.67% and healthcare 0.45% as defensives catch a bid
- 08TLT, the 20Y Treasury ETF, up 0.43% as cash moves into long bonds
- 09Dollar Index down 0.43% to 101.85 even with equities falling
- 10GBP/USD up 0.62% to 1.3399, USD/JPY down 0.51% to 157.25
- 11Bitcoin down 2.97% to $76,731, Ethereum off 1.61% to $2,237
- 12CNN Fear and Greed Index reads 26, in Fear
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Energy yesterday, you'd have $1,019.10 today.
The Big Picture
Tech broke and took the market with it. The technology sector fell 4.89%, the Nasdaq 100 lost 3.47%, and since tech carries the heaviest weight in the S&P 500, the index gave up 1.77% while the Dow, which holds less of it, lost only 1.07%. The strange part: gold and silver sold off alongside stocks. Gold fell 3.47% and silver dropped 5.67%, so this was not a flight into hard assets. Bitcoin fell 2.97% to $76,731. Buyers went to Treasuries instead, with TLT up 0.43%, and into utilities, up 0.67%, and healthcare, up 0.45%. Energy led everything at 1.91%. The dollar fell 0.43% to 101.85, which does not fit a classic panic. CNN's Fear and Greed Index sits at 26. Watch whether tech finds a floor.Fear & Greed Index
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| Nasdaq 100 | 690.49 | -3.47% |
| Russell 2000 | 279.33 | -1.65% |
| S&P 500 | 755.72 | -1.77% |
| Dow Jones | 517.13 | -1.07% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 76,731.00 | -2.97% |
| Ethereum | 2,237.33 | -1.61% |
| Solana | 95.42 | -1.87% |
| XRP | 1.25 | -0.56% |
| Cardano | 0.19 | +0.32% |
| Commodities | ||
| Crude Oil | 168.83 | +0.38% |
| Gold | 355.78 | -3.47% |
| Silver | 44.60 | -5.67% |
| Natural Gas | 9.08 | -1.09% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| Short 20Y | 38.41% | -0.41% |
| 20Y Treasury | 81.84% | +0.43% |
| 1-3Y Treasury | 81.70% | +0.15% |
| Forex | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.12 | +0.38% |
| USD/JPY | 157.25 | -0.51% |
| GBP/USD | 1.34 | +0.62% |
| Dollar Index | 101.85 | -0.43% |
| Sectors | ||
| Financials | 56.51 | -0.76% |
| Energy | 70.02 | +1.91% |
| Utilities | 43.43 | +0.67% |
| Healthcare | 184.87 | +0.45% |
| Technology | 179.51 | -4.89% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 18.41 | +10.50% |