The October 21, 2026 cash session, and what is scheduled today
The S&P 500 rose 0.58% to 7,757.17 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.05% to 26,702.86, with the Nasdaq-100 up 1.13%.
Breadth281 up / 221 down
LeadershipNasdaq-100 by 0.55pp
Member coverage100%
Futures now
Ahead of the open, S&P 500 futures are down 0.96%, Nasdaq 100 futures down 1.66%, Dow futures down 0.53% and Russell 2000 futures down 0.60% against their previous settlement. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 is down 2.65%, the Hang Seng down 3.03% and the Shanghai Composite down 1.48%. In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down 1.41%, the DAX down 0.78% and the FTSE 100 down 0.28%. Across markets, WTI is up 2.24% at 99.33, Gold is down 1.73% at 4,078.00 and EUR/USD is down 0.25% at 1.1198.
Market
Level
Change
As of
S&P 500 futures
7,725.00
-75.25 (-0.96%)
2026-10-22
Nasdaq 100 futures
29,509.25
-497.75 (-1.66%)
2026-10-22
Dow futures
52,777.00
-282.00 (-0.53%)
2026-10-22
Russell 2000 futures
2,777.50
-16.70 (-0.60%)
2026-10-22
Where the tape closed
S&P 500
7,757.17
+44.60 (+0.58%)
5d +0.50% · 1m -0.10%
Nasdaq Composite
26,702.86
+278.04 (+1.05%)
5d +0.04% · 1m -1.99%
Nasdaq-100
29,822.52
+332.24 (+1.13%)
5d -0.43% · 1m -2.96%
VIX
16.68
-0.63 (-3.64%)
5d -1.13% · 1m +17.38%
The Session
Of the 503 S&P 500 members that printed, 281 rose and 221 fell. Information Technology led the sector table at +1.65% on an equal-weighted basis and Consumer Discretionary sat at the bottom at -0.80%. Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) rose 3.41% and carried the largest share of the weighted index move. The VIX fell 3.64% to 16.68. 26 universe names reported on the session.
After the close:WDC (cons. 3.99) · NEM (cons. 1.94) · BE (cons. 0.56) · FIX (cons. 12.70) · VRSN (cons. 2.42) · OMC (cons. 2.68) · DECK (cons. 1.82)
Overnight and across markets
Asia and Europe
Market
Level
Change
As of
Nikkei 225
62,907.84
-1,713.40 (-2.65%)
2026-10-22
Hang Seng
22,934.68
-717.19 (-3.03%)
2026-10-22
Shanghai Composite
3,658.03
-55.00 (-1.48%)
2026-10-22
Euro Stoxx 50
6,119.83
-87.69 (-1.41%)
2026-10-22
DAX
25,444.29
-200.75 (-0.78%)
2026-10-22
FTSE 100
10,723.00
-29.90 (-0.28%)
2026-10-22
Commodities, currencies and rates
Market
Level
Change
As of
WTI crude
99.33
+2.18 (+2.24%)
2026-10-22
Gold
4,078.00
-72.00 (-1.73%)
2026-10-22
EUR/USD
1.1198
-0.0029 (-0.25%)
2026-10-22
USD/JPY
157.05
-1.22 (-0.77%)
2026-10-22
US 10-year yield
5.13%
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2026-10-21
Where the indices sit
S&P 500 daily bars for the last 30 sessions, then three months of closes rebased to 100.
S&P 500 — last 30 sessions · daily OHLC · 2026-09-10 to 2026-10-21S&P 500 — last 30 sessions | Latest: 7757 (2026-10-21) O 7736 H 7770 L 7709 C 7757 | Range: 7508–7845 | Source: Daily OHLC
Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-21Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-21 | Latest (2026-10-21): S&P 500 103.3; Nasdaq Composite 103.4 | Range: 94.6–106.8 | Source: Daily closes
S&P 500 against the VIX · left axis: index level · right axis: VIXS&P 500 against the VIX | Latest: 7757 (2026-10-21) | Range: 7316–7819 | Source: Daily closes | Trend(5pt): 7499,7799,7719,7671,7757 | VIX: 16.68 (range 14.21–20.66)
What carried the session
Proxy: dollar-volume share among members that printed, times the move. Not official index weight.
Sector moves equal-weighted across members that printed.
Distribution of member moves · S&P 500 members per 1% bucketDistribution of member moves | ≤-3: 12, -3:-2: 14, -2:-1: 73, -1:0: 122, 0:+1: 144, +1:+2: 72, +2:+3: 30, ≥+3: 36 | Range: 12–144 | Source: Session closes
Sector read — average member move · equal-weighted across S&P 500 members that printedSector read — average member move | Info Tech: 1.65%, Industrials: 0.86%, Financials: 0.65%, Utilities: 0.39%, Energy: 0.3%, Materials: 0.13%, Health Care: -0.04%, Comm Svcs: -0.68%, Real Est: -0.68%, Staples: -0.76%, Cons Disc: -0.8% | Range: -0.8%–1.65% | Source: Session closes
Sector
Average member move
Members
Information Technology
+1.65%
75
Industrials
+0.86%
83
Financials
+0.65%
76
Utilities
+0.39%
31
Energy
+0.30%
21
Materials
+0.13%
24
Health Care
-0.04%
60
Communication Services
-0.68%
22
Real Estate
-0.68%
30
Consumer Staples
-0.76%
34
Consumer Discretionary
-0.80%
47
Largest moves
Largest moves — best and worst 6 printsLargest moves — best and worst 6 prints | SKYD: 10.85%, SMCI: 9.55%, CRL: 9.33%, SPCX: 7.79%, MSTR: 7.54%, ECHO: 7.23%, SBAC: -4.18%, EXPE: -5.03%, CMG: -5.16%, NFLX: -5.31%, DXCM: -6.39%, T: -6.45% | Range: -6.45%–10.85% | Source: Session closes
Risers
Ticker
Name
Session
SKYDSPX
Skydance Corporation
+10.85%
SMCISPX
Supermicro
+9.55%
CRLSPX
Charles River Laboratories
+9.33%
SPCXNDX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
+7.79%
MSTRNDX
Strategy Inc
+7.54%
ECHOSPX
EchoStar
+7.23%
BESPX
Bloom Energy
+7.13%
DDOGSPXNDX
Datadog
+6.50%
Fallers
Ticker
Name
Session
TSPX
AT&T
-6.45%
DXCMSPXNDX
Dexcom
-6.39%
NFLXSPXNDX
Netflix
-5.31%
CMGSPX
Chipotle Mexican Grill
-5.16%
EXPESPX
Expedia Group
-5.03%
SBACSPX
SBA Communications
-4.18%
DASHSPXNDX
DoorDash
-3.77%
PDDNDX
PDD Holdings Inc.
-3.56%
Earnings reported in the session
Beat and miss shown only where consensus and actual are both published.
No high-impact US print on the calendar for this session or the next.
What to watch
27 universe names on the next earnings calendar (PG, UNP, WDC, LMT, VLO, NEM).
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