Stock Market Weekly update -Oct 11, 2026

The Nasdaq and SPX rallied for a 4th week, closing at new all time highs, while the DOW finally had an ‘up’ week, but the Small-caps retreated for an 8th week! The  Semis also retreated  after rallying for 3 weeks, with INTC dropping around 12%.  Long term Interest rates pulled back a little, but the Dollar rallied for a 4th week. Oil pulled back for a 4th  week. We could see a continuation of this rally next week, barring any major news events.

Dow rises 400 points on Friday as Wall Street scores winning week


The week ahead:  Busy week with CPI/PPI & Big Bank earnings.

-continuing to watch Interest rates as well.

Schwab Weekly Trader's Outlook  

Edward Jones recap


10 year Interest rate - 1st weekly pullback in several weeks -to 5.24%

US Dollar - up for a 4th week to 102.23

Gold - trending down, but up a bit to $4194 

Oil - flat for the week, closing at $91.67

Bitcoin  - dropped a bit to around 82.5k

National debt  -around $40.26T …also here 

CPI  Rate

 

New all time Highs:  PLTR, HPE, V, LITE, ANET, FTNT, ABBV, DDOG, SHEL, VLO, PSX, MPC

  -ALL time Lows:   

Pops & Drops/5 day movers:  Pops:,,    Drops:   

Percent of S&P 500 stocks above the 50 day MA:  Popped from 25% to 35% -dropping since July tho



Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Earnings

FDX, 

GS, JPM, WFC, C, JNJ, UNH

BAC, MS, BLK, STT, ASML, FAST, PGR

TSM. BNY, PNC, SCHW, IBKR

RF, TRV,

Events



CPI

PPI




The Markets: Nasdaq & SPX at new all time highs!

Expected SPX move from 7811, for the week ahead (based on Options):  + -77



SPX  SPY weekly - trying to break out of the recent  range 



Small-caps -trending down for 8 weeks 



Interest rate (10yr) - dropped a bit for the week, now holding around 5.25%




Stocks last week - 

Also here



Sectors last week  -Technology lagged!



Options watch:   High IV (Implied Volatility) stocks -link   

Options Open Interest charts:

High Options volume:  

ETFs

SPY, QQQ, IWM, SMH, VIX -also SPX index

Stocks

Mag7 & others   (most active, or here)


Smaller size Futures contracts:

CME Group to Expand Retail Access to Four Leading Benchmarks with E-nano Equity Index Futures

1-Ounce Gold (1OZ) futures are now trading 24/7  (specs)

More charts/Data:    


10/11: SPX concentration



NEAR crypto has been a stellar performer recently!



HYPE: Likewise for Hyperliquid & others



S&P 500 Total Percent Returns calendar  


Name


Feb 2025

04/27

06/30

01/04/26

03/01


Solana

SOL

192.00

149.30

149.60

134.50

84.00


Chainlink

LINK

18.35

14.48

13.28

13.40

8.80


Uniswap

UNI

9.60

5.57

6.98

5.90

3.75


SUI

SUI

3.45

3.55

2.77

1.70

0.90


ONDO

ONDO

1.32

0.95

0.75

0.44

0.26


Avalanche

AVAX

-

-

-

14.00

9.00


Feb 2025:   5 Cryptos to watch in 2025, 2026

10/12/25:   Added AVAX, 11/23 This recent dip may be a good opportunity to buy/add

02/15/26: Buy the dips here? 06/30/26 -still near recent lows! 

09/06/26 -finally getting some traction


Links...



Top sites


Stocks/News:  

Welcome back to earnings season: What to watch this week

U.S. Budget Deficit Jumps to Nearly $2 Trillion

Is 8% next? Why mortgage rates have surged, and may stay higher for longer

Google enters massive 3.6-GW power deal with Constellation Energy

Bond yields are surging worldwide — and France is on the 'ugly side'

After France, is Italy next? Goldman Sachs flags bond risks as Rome’s deficit widens

The world needs Ukraine’s grain. Its farmers are running out of reasons to plant

Deeply Distressed US Loans Rise to Highest Level Since Pandemic, JPMorgan Says 

Crypto/Blockchain:    -Global Market Cap: Now around  $2.8 Trillion  

Samsung Partners with Solana to Natively Deliver Stablecoins in Samsung Wallet to 82 Million U.S. Galaxy Devices

Bitcoin Drawdown Analysis Maps a $74,500 Level if Losses Deepen

Bitcoin Price Eyes $85K, but Momentum Has Yet to Show Up

What happens when crypto trades stocks while Wall Street sleeps?

Midnight's NIGHT token just doubled in price!

Securitize Launches Tokenized Nvidia, Tesla Shares on Solana, Stock Jumps More Than 10%

Circle launches Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) V2 on @SuiNetwork, bringing native $USDC routing to the Move-native Layer-1 protocol.


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