The October 26, 2026 cash session, and what is scheduled today
The S&P 500 rose 0.70% to 7,676.77 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.82% to 26,169.38, with the Nasdaq-100 up 1.09%.
Breadth289 up / 211 down
LeadershipNasdaq-100 by 0.39pp
Member coverage100%
Futures now
Ahead of the open, S&P 500 futures are up 0.24%, Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.34%, Dow futures up 0.22% and Russell 2000 futures up 0.28% against their previous settlement. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 is up 1.73%, the Hang Seng down 0.73% and the Shanghai Composite down 1.33%. In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.32%, the DAX up 0.29% and the FTSE 100 down 0.72%. Across markets, WTI is down 0.81% at 100.94, Gold is down 0.38% at 4,023.20 and EUR/USD is down 0.61% at 1.1150.
Market
Level
Change
As of
S&P 500 futures
7,733.25
+18.75 (+0.24%)
2026-10-27
Nasdaq 100 futures
29,538.50
+101.25 (+0.34%)
2026-10-27
Dow futures
52,667.00
+117.00 (+0.22%)
2026-10-27
Russell 2000 futures
2,805.20
+7.70 (+0.28%)
2026-10-27
Where the tape closed
S&P 500
7,676.77
+53.09 (+0.70%)
5d -0.18% · 1m -0.86%
Nasdaq Composite
26,169.38
+214.04 (+0.82%)
5d -0.99% · 1m -3.32%
Nasdaq-100
29,273.40
+315.88 (+1.09%)
5d -0.87% · 1m -4.36%
VIX
18.39
-1.06 (-5.45%)
5d -0.27% · 1m +23.67%
The Session
Of the 503 S&P 500 members that printed, 289 rose and 211 fell. Information Technology led the sector table at +1.55% on an equal-weighted basis and Communication Services sat at the bottom at -1.77%. Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) rose 5.21% and carried the largest share of the weighted index move. The VIX fell 5.45% to 18.39. Ten universe names reported on the session.
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 · 2026-09-15 to 2026-10-26S&P 500 — last 30 sessions | Latest: 7677 (2026-10-26) O 7640 H 7702 L 7640 C 7677 | Range: 7508–7845 | Source: Daily OHLC
Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-24Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-24 | Latest (2026-10-26): S&P 500 103.6; Nasdaq Composite 104.8 | Range: 97.87–110.5 | Source: Daily closes
S&P 500 against the VIX · left axis: index level · right axis: VIXS&P 500 against the VIX | Latest: 7677 (2026-10-26) | Range: 7316–7819 | Source: Daily closes | Trend(5pt): 7413,7692,7592,7723,7677 | VIX: 18.39 (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: 13, -3:-2: 22, -2:-1: 42, -1:0: 134, 0:+1: 150, +1:+2: 63, +2:+3: 45, ≥+3: 34 | Range: 13–150 | Source: Session closes
Sector read — average member move · equal-weighted across S&P 500 members that printedSector read — average member move | Info Tech: 1.55%, Industrials: 1.06%, Energy: 0.38%, Real Est: 0.37%, Materials: 0.27%, Cons Disc: 0.24%, Utilities: 0.08%, Financials: -0.01%, Health Care: -0.06%, Staples: -0.54%, Comm Svcs: -1.77% | Range: -1.77%–1.55% | Source: Session closes
Sector
Average member move
Members
Information Technology
+1.55%
75
Industrials
+1.06%
83
Energy
+0.38%
21
Real Estate
+0.37%
30
Materials
+0.27%
24
Consumer Discretionary
+0.24%
47
Utilities
+0.08%
31
Financials
-0.01%
76
Health Care
-0.06%
60
Consumer Staples
-0.54%
34
Communication Services
-1.77%
22
Largest moves
Largest moves — best and worst 6 printsLargest moves — best and worst 6 prints | LITE: 8.19%, FIX: 7.18%, P: 6.49%, ARM: 6.19%, COHR: 5.83%, SNPS: 5.62%, MSTR: -4.24%, NVR: -4.28%, CHTR: -5.92%, DASH: -6.1%, MELI: -7.81%, FICO: -13.15% | Range: -13.15%–8.19% | Source: Session closes
Risers
Ticker
Name
Session
LITESPXNDX
Lumentum
+8.19%
FIXSPX
Comfort Systems USA
+7.18%
PSPX
Everpure
+6.49%
ARMNDX
Arm Holdings plc
+6.19%
COHRSPX
Coherent Corp.
+5.83%
SNPSSPXNDX
Synopsys
+5.62%
BESPX
Bloom Energy
+5.49%
AKAMSPX
Akamai Technologies
+5.31%
Fallers
Ticker
Name
Session
FICOSPX
Fair Isaac
-13.15%
MELINDX
MercadoLibre, Inc.
-7.81%
DASHSPXNDX
DoorDash
-6.10%
CHTRSPX
Charter Communications
-5.92%
NVRSPX
NVR, Inc.
-4.28%
MSTRNDX
Strategy Inc
-4.24%
RDDTSPX
Reddit
-4.02%
SKYDSPX
Skydance
-3.60%
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
44 universe names on the next earnings calendar (V, KO, BA, STX, SPGI, GLW).
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