Markets
Market Pulse
Post-Close Edition · Thursday, November 5, 2026
Tech craters 8%, dragging the S&P 500 down 4.37% in a broad risk purge Bitcoin falls 5.29% to $75,909 and CNN's Fear and Greed Index hits 20, Extreme Fear.
The Daily Digest
- 01Technology sector down 8.01%, the worst sector move of the session
- 02Nasdaq 100 down 6.31% as tech leads the decline
- 03S&P 500 down 4.37% and Dow Jones down 3.48%, with every sector lower
- 04Russell 2000 down 4.52% as small caps get no shelter
- 05CNN's Fear and Greed Index at 20, Extreme Fear
- 06Ethereum down 7.58% to $2,234 and Bitcoin down 5.29% to $75,909
- 07XRP down 6.12% to $1.22, Cardano down 7.01%, no bid anywhere in crypto
- 08Treasuries catch the flight to safety: TLT up 0.28%, SHY up 0.2%
- 09GLD ETF up 0.77% on the safe-haven bid while SLV slips 0.53%
- 10Dollar Index up 0.33% to 101.59, EUR/USD down 0.38% to 1.1224
- 11Energy stocks down 2.9% even as USO ETF climbs 1.85%
- 12Utilities down only 0.65%, the mildest sector drop of the day
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Crude Oil yesterday, you'd have $1,018.50 today.
The Big Picture
Tech broke, and everything else followed. The technology sector fell 8.01%, dragging the Nasdaq 100 down 6.31% and the S&P 500 down 4.37%. No sector finished green. Utilities, down 0.65%, was the best place to hide. The flight out of risk was wide. Bitcoin fell 5.29% to $75,909 and Ethereum fell 7.58% to $2,234, so the selling was not confined to stock market hours. Buyers went where they always go: long Treasuries via TLT rose 0.28%, short-dated SHY rose 0.2%, GLD added 0.77%, and the dollar index gained 0.33% to 101.59. The odd one out is energy. USO climbed 1.85% while energy stocks fell 2.9%, a split that usually resolves one way or the other. CNN's Fear and Greed Index sits at 20, Extreme Fear.Fear & Greed Index
20Extreme Fear
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| Nasdaq 100 | 648.31 | -6.31% |
| Russell 2000 | 271.19 | -4.52% |
| S&P 500 | 733.28 | -4.37% |
| Dow Jones | 514.55 | -3.48% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 75,909.00 | -5.29% |
| Ethereum | 2,234.18 | -7.58% |
| Solana | 90.03 | -4.92% |
| XRP | 1.22 | -6.12% |
| Cardano | 0.18 | -7.01% |
| Commodities | ||
| Crude Oil | 148.10 | +1.85% |
| Gold | 375.35 | +0.77% |
| Silver | 46.91 | -0.53% |
| Natural Gas | 9.26 | -0.16% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| Short 20Y | 37.87% | -0.41% |
| 20Y Treasury | 81.99% | +0.28% |
| 1-3Y Treasury | 81.67% | +0.20% |
| Forex | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.12 | -0.38% |
| USD/JPY | 158.46 | +0.13% |
| GBP/USD | 1.35 | -0.30% |
| Dollar Index | 101.59 | +0.33% |
| Sectors | ||
| Financials | 57.51 | -2.85% |
| Energy | 61.68 | -2.90% |
| Utilities | 43.33 | -0.65% |
| Healthcare | 184.98 | -2.47% |
| Technology | 162.37 | -8.01% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 21.20 | +29.58% |