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The Trade Signal β€Ί Nov 3, 2026 β€Ί Close

Closing brief Β· Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Mixed Close as Tech Leads and Dow Declines

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 closed higher while the Dow finished lower, with breadth skewed negative and the VIX falling.

Published Β· Data as of 4:00 PM ET
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Today's economic calendar

Time (ET)EventImpactActualForecastPrevious
10:00 AM ETJOLTs Job Openings (Sep. 2026)High7.523M7.1M7.19M
10:00 AM ETDurable Goods Orders Excluding Transportation (Sep. 2026)Medium0.5%–0.3%
10:00 AM ETFactory Orders MoM (Sep. 2026)Medium1.8%1.2%0.3%
4:30 PM ETAPI Crude Oil Stock Change (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)Medium–1.75M-2.031M

Calendar times are ET and come from TradingView's public calendar, an unofficial feed; times and figures can change.

Earnings today

Before the open

  • SHOP Shopify, Inc. Class A
  • PFE Pfizer Inc.
  • ETN Eaton Corp. Plc
  • MPC Marathon Petroleum Corporation
  • RACE Ferrari NV
  • ET/PI Energy Transfer LP Fixed Rate Perp Pfd Units Series I
  • APO Apollo Global Management Inc
  • MPLX MPLX LP
  • AME AMETEK, Inc.
  • TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited

After the close

  • AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
  • AMGN Amgen Inc.
  • ANET Arista Networks Inc
  • BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
  • SU Suncor Energy Inc.
  • XYZ Block, Inc. Class A
  • AIG American International Group, Inc.
  • PRU Prudential Financial, Inc.
  • ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
  • CPNG Coupang, Inc. Class A

Time not confirmed: BRK.A, UI, MOG.A, TECH, GSAT, AES

US-listed companies over $10B market cap, largest first. Report dates and times come from TradingView (unofficial feed) and can change.

The close

The S&P 500 closed at 7,568.58, up +0.36%, inside a range of 7,545.39 to 7,594.61. The Nasdaq 100 ended at 28,180.26, up +0.68%, while the Dow closed at 51,776.67, down βˆ’0.40%. The Russell 2000 finished at 2,813.59, up +0.27%. The VIX settled at 20.74, down βˆ’3.71%. Breadth was negative with 2,536 advancers against 2,964 decliners. Technology led sectors at +1.31% while Consumer Staples lagged at βˆ’2.07%. Gold closed at $3,931.40, down βˆ’0.61%, while WTI crude ended at $96.54, up +0.70%. The 10-year yield finished at 4.952%, up +5.8 bp.

Movers

Top gainers included BUUU at +28.35%, AEHR at +26.50%, and CLVT at +25.90%. Top decliners were STVN at βˆ’28.57%, XPRO at βˆ’15.94%, and XIFR at βˆ’15.54%. Among large caps, Microsoft rose +2.74%, Nvidia gained +2.27%, and Amazon added +2.06%, while Apple fell βˆ’1.90% and Tesla dropped βˆ’1.32%. Most active names were GRAB at 152.91M shares, INTC at 143.06M shares, and NU at 88.94M shares.

After hours

After-hours gainers included FLYW at +11.07%, PCOR at +10.81%, and MOD at +10.00%. After-hours decliners included NRIX at βˆ’37.65%, SWKS at βˆ’12.46%, and CAR at βˆ’11.29%.

Next session

Large-cap earnings due include MCD, QCOM, UBER, CVS, MCK, EMR, MELI, APP, MSI, and DDOG. Economic data includes Inflation Rate YoY Flash at 5:00 AM ET, ADP Employment Change at 8:15 AM ET, Balance of Trade at 8:30 AM ET, and ISM Services PMI at 10:00 AM ET. SPX next-session levels are pivot 7,569.53, resistance 7,593.66, and support 7,544.44. NDX next-session levels are pivot 28,194.63, resistance 28,291.19, and support 28,083.70. DJI next-session levels are pivot 51,767.49, resistance 51,941.81, and support 51,602.35.

Closing moves

Change since the prior session's close; the range covers today's regular session up to the time shown. Data as of 4:00 PM ET.

Indices

IndexCloseChgChg %Day range
SPX500 (S&P 500 index)7,568.58+27.18+0.36%7,545.39 – 7,594.61
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)28,180.26+190.44+0.68%28,098.07 – 28,305.56
Dow Jones Industrial Average51,776.67βˆ’207.31βˆ’0.40%51,593.16 – 51,932.63
Russell 2000 index2,813.59+7.71+0.27%2,810.68 – 2,836.80

Index futures & volatility

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
S&P 500 futures (ES)7,596.50+20.25+0.27%7,576.50 – 7,623.75
Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ)28,300.75+163.50+0.58%28,215.75 – 28,443.50
Dow futures (YM)51,894βˆ’247βˆ’0.47%51,711 – 52,031
Russell 2000 futures (RTY)2,824.90+6.20+0.22%2,819.80 – 2,847.00
VIX20.74βˆ’0.80βˆ’3.71%20.29 – 21.06

Commodities & crypto

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
Gold futures$3,931.40βˆ’$24.30βˆ’0.61%$3,927.20 – $3,959.20
WTI crude futures$96.54+$0.67+0.70%$95.54 – $96.80
Bitcoin$77,767+$1,149+1.50%$77,006 – $77,854

Dollar, FX & yields

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
US Dollar Index (DXY)101.86+0.10+0.10%101.76 – 101.94
EUR/USD1.1194βˆ’0.0003βˆ’0.02%1.1179 – 1.1203
GBP/USD1.3414+0.0002+0.01%1.3408 – 1.3432
USD/JPY158.72+0.81+0.51%158.23 – 158.77
US 10-year yield4.952%+5.8 bp+1.19%4.912% – 4.968%

Movers

US-listed stocks above $2 and a $1B market cap with at least 500K shares traded.

Top gainers

TickerPriceChg %Volume
BUUU BUUU Group Limited Class$7.38+28.35%783.8K
AEHR Aehr Test Systems$65.11+26.50%8.55M
CLVT Clarivate PLC$2.09+25.90%11.84M
GPK Graphic Packaging Holdin$11.31+21.22%22.67M
IBTA Ibotta, Inc. Class A$60.35+20.53%2.25M
EVER EverQuote, Inc. Class A$29.11+19.94%1.96M
RIOT Riot Platforms, Inc.$14.02+18.41%39.37M
CIFR Cipher Digital Inc.$8.12+18.37%66.42M

Top decliners

TickerPriceChg %Volume
STVN Stevanato Group SpA$14.10βˆ’28.57%4.78M
XPRO Expro Ltd$13.34βˆ’15.94%2.90M
XIFR XPLR Infrastructure, LP$8.15βˆ’15.54%6.68M
DT Dynatrace, Inc.$47.03βˆ’14.69%22.31M
ADEA Adeia Inc.$17.86βˆ’13.59%5.96M
IT Gartner, Inc.$204.22βˆ’13.19%3.22M
CVI CVR Energy, Inc.$48.60βˆ’13.09%3.25M
ULCC Frontier Group Holdings,$6.47βˆ’12.92%6.40M

Most active

TickerPriceChg %Volume% of avg day
GRAB Grab Holdings Limited Cl$3.12+9.09%152.91M238%
INTC Intel Corporation$60.55+0.97%143.06M94%
NU Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A$11.61βˆ’0.09%88.94M83%
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation$206.65+2.27%88.53M87%
ORCL Oracle Corporation$126.19+5.85%82.40M190%
RKT Rocket Companies, Inc. C$13.81+0.29%71.87M175%
SPCX Space Exploration Techno$141.31+3.62%71.16M60%
CIFR Cipher Digital Inc.$8.12+18.37%66.42M140%

Market breadth

Advancing stocksDeclining stocks
2,5362,964

After-hours movers

After-hours gainers

TickerPriceChg %Volume
FLYW Flywire Corp.$21.27+11.07%570.3K
PCOR Procore Technologies Inc$70.00+10.81%1.23M
MOD Modine Manufacturing Com$138.00+10.00%386.7K
CRCT Cricut, Inc. Class A$6.50+8.88%111.1K
DUOL Duolingo, Inc. Class A$138.80+8.44%337.7K
XYZ Block, Inc. Class A$81.46+7.18%1.24M

After-hours decliners

TickerPriceChg %Volume
NRIX Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.$16.10βˆ’37.65%827.6K
SWKS Skyworks Solutions, Inc.$74.76βˆ’12.46%934.9K
CAR Avis Budget Group, Inc.$97.00βˆ’11.29%104.0K
SYRE Spyre Therapeutics, Inc$89.39βˆ’9.95%196.1K
FRSH Freshworks, Inc. Class A$13.00βˆ’8.13%1.10M
HRMY Harmony Biosciences Hold$34.25βˆ’7.49%261.3K

Sectors

SPDR sector ETFs, % change today.

SectorETFChg %
TechnologyXLK+1.31%
Communication ServicesXLC+1.18%
IndustrialsXLI+0.95%
Real EstateXLRE+0.07%
Health CareXLVβˆ’0.31%
UtilitiesXLUβˆ’0.57%
FinancialsXLFβˆ’0.64%
Consumer DiscretionaryXLYβˆ’0.70%
EnergyXLEβˆ’0.85%
MaterialsXLBβˆ’2.01%
Consumer StaplesXLPβˆ’2.07%

Large caps

StockCloseChg %Day rangePrior highPrior low
Apple (AAPL)331.90βˆ’1.90%325.33 – 334.50343.80335.82
Microsoft (MSFT)520.99+2.74%507.82 – 523.44529.63504.96
Nvidia (NVDA)206.65+2.27%205.93 – 209.14209.98201.66
Amazon (AMZN)250.69+2.06%245.88 – 252.45253.81242.28
Tesla (TSLA)398.50βˆ’1.32%396.53 – 406.50414.23397.61
Meta (META)621.03+2.36%610.10 – 624.84621.69606.41
Alphabet (GOOGL)280.03+0.37%277.20 – 281.61287.00278.80

Large-cap earnings next session

MCD McDonald's Corporation Β· QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated Β· UBER Uber Technologies, Inc. Β· CVS CVS Health Corporation Β· MCK McKesson Corporation Β· EMR Emerson Electric Co. Β· MELI MercadoLibre, Inc. Β· APP AppLovin Corp. Class A Β· MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. Β· DDOG Datadog, Inc. Class A

Economic calendar for the next session

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Time (ET)EventImpactActualForecastPrevious
5:00 AM ETEU Inflation Rate YoY Flash (Oct. 2026)High–4%3.8%
7:00 AM ETMBA 5/1 ARM Contract Rate (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)Medium–––
7:00 AM ETMBA 5/1 ARM Effective Rate (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)Medium–––
7:00 AM ETMBA 15-Year Mortgage Contract Rate (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)Medium–––
7:00 AM ETMBA 15-Year Mortgage Effective Rate (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)Medium–––
7:00 AM ETMBA 15-Year Mortgage Points (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)Medium–––
7:00 AM ETMBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)Medium–––
7:00 AM ETMBA 5/1 ARM Points (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)Medium–––
8:15 AM ETADP Employment Change (Oct. 2026)Medium–69K90K
8:30 AM ETGoods Trade Balance (Sep. 2026)Medium––-132.07B $
8:30 AM ETBalance of Trade (Sep. 2026)Medium–-108B $-105.6B $
8:30 AM ETExports (Sep 2026)Medium––315.182B $
10:00 AM ETISM Services PMI (Oct. 2026)High–54.854.9
10:30 AM ETEIA Ethanol Production (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)Medium––1,118K
10:30 AM ETEIA Ethanol Stocks (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)Medium––24,523K
10:30 AM ETEIA Crude Oil Stocks Change (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)Medium–1.75M-1.892M

Levels to watch

The opening range is the first 30 minutes of the session. Breaks compare today's high and low with the prior-day high and low.

IndexOpening rangevs opening rangePrior highPrior low
SPX500 (S&P 500 index)7,545.39 – 7,570.37inside the opening range7,662.23 stayed below the prior-day high7,539.38 stayed above the prior-day low
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)28,098.07 – 28,251.73inside the opening range28,753.39 stayed below the prior-day high27,967.44 stayed above the prior-day low
Dow Jones Industrial Average51,593.16 – 51,932.63inside the opening range52,424.91 stayed below the prior-day high51,981.66 took out the prior-day low
Russell 2000 index2,812.37 – 2,822.85inside the opening range2,846.03 stayed below the prior-day high2,805.11 stayed above the prior-day low

Levels for the next session

Classic floor pivots calculated from today's high, low and close.

InstrumentR1PivotS1Prior highPrior low
SPX500 (S&P 500 index)7,593.667,569.537,544.447,594.617,545.39
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)28,291.1928,194.6328,083.7028,305.5628,098.07
Dow Jones Industrial Average51,941.8151,767.4951,602.3551,932.6351,593.16
Russell 2000 index2,830.032,820.362,803.912,836.802,810.68
Apple (AAPL)335.82330.58326.65334.50325.33
Microsoft (MSFT)527.01517.42511.39523.44507.82
Nvidia (NVDA)208.55207.24205.34209.14205.93
Amazon (AMZN)253.47249.67246.90252.45245.88
Tesla (TSLA)404.49400.51394.52406.50396.53
Meta (META)627.21618.66612.47624.84610.10
Alphabet (GOOGL)282.02279.61277.62281.61277.20

Movers, sectors and breadth: snapshot at 4:30 PM ET.

Sources: Yahoo Finance, TradingView. Data may be delayed.

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