The Trade Signal › Nov 9, 2026 › Close

Closing brief · Monday, November 9, 2026

Equities close sharply higher as VIX falls

The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow and Russell 2000 all advanced, with breadth heavily favoring gainers.

Published 4:31 PM ET · Data as of 4:00 PM ET

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Today's economic calendar

Time (ET)	Event	Impact	Forecast	Previous
2:00 AM ET	DE Balance of Trade (Sep. 2026)	High	19.6B €	19.5B €
11:00 AM ET	United States-NY Fed Consumer Expectation-NY Fed Inflation Expectation 1yr * (Oct. 2026)	Medium	–	3.9%
11:30 AM ET	3-Month Bill Auction Allotted at High (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–
11:30 AM ET	3-Month Bill Auction Bid-to-Cover (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–
11:30 AM ET	3-Month Bill Auction Total Accepted (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–
11:30 AM ET	6-Month Bill Auction Allotted at High (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–
11:30 AM ET	6-Month Bill Auction Bid-to-Cover (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–
11:30 AM ET	6-Month Bill Auction Total Accepted (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–
1:00 PM ET	3-Year Note Auction Allotted at High (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–
1:00 PM ET	3-Year Note Auction Bid-to-Cover (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–
1:00 PM ET	3-Year Note Auction Total Accepted (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–
7:30 PM ET	AU NAB Business Confidence (Oct. 2026)	High	–	-13
10:00 PM ET	CN Exports YoY (Oct. 2026)	High	33%	36.3%
10:00 PM ET	CN Imports YoY (Oct. 2026)	High	33%	31%
10:00 PM ET	CN Balance of Trade (Oct. 2026)	High	125B $	133.53B $

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

Earnings today

Before the open

CEG Constellation Energy Corporation
KKR KKR & Co Inc
B Barrick Mining Corporation
FERG Ferguson Enterprises Inc.
ROIV Roivant Sciences Ltd.
NRG NRG Energy, Inc.
RBA RB Global, Inc.
CNH CNH Industrial NV
SGI Somnigroup International Inc.

After the close

OXY Occidental Petroleum Corporation
TTWO Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
RKLB Rocket Lab Corporation
BAP Credicorp Ltd.
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Class A
EQX Equinox Gold Corp.
JBS JBS N.V. Class A

Time not confirmed: SKYD, MOG.A, DDS

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 ended +2.33% at 7,549.01, inside a range of 7,376.86 to 7,577.39, after taking out the prior-day high and staying above the prior-day low. Nasdaq 100 futures added +3.43% to 28,004.75, while Dow futures rose +2.17% to 52,490. Russell 2000 futures gained +3.21% to 2,848.70. The VIX dropped −21.83% to 19.98. Industrials led sectors at +3.82% and energy trailed at +0.52%. Advancers outnumbered decliners 4,290 to 1,259.

Movers

NVDA fell −4.27% to $178.67 on 455.16M shares, while INTC rose +5.49% to $59.37. Top gainers included GFR +38.04% to $7.73 and FRVO +26.09% to $11.38. Leading decliners were ACAD −22.28% to $16.50 and IONS −21.36% to $31.00.

After hours

After-hours gainers were led by SANM +24.30% to $186.00 and TTD +23.38% to $18.42. Decliners included APPS −23.11% to $8.69 and GSHD −12.66% to $47.76.

Next session

Earnings due next session include TDG, ALC, VG, CRWV and ONON. Economic releases feature ADP Employment Change Weekly at 7:15 AM ET, Core Inflation Rate MoM at 8:30 AM ET, and Inflation Rate MoM at 8:30 AM ET. Next-session pivot levels for the S&P 500 are PP 7,501.09, R1 7,625.31 and S1 7,424.78.

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

Index	Close	Chg	Chg %	Day range
SPX500 (S&P 500 index)	7,549.01	+172.15	+2.33%	7,376.86 – 7,577.39
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)	27,905.78	+915.79	+3.39%	27,234.58 – 28,025.77
Dow Jones Industrial Average	52,388.57	+1,102.84	+2.15%	51,285.73 – 52,574.34
Russell 2000 index	2,840.90	+86.79	+3.15%	2,784.04 – 2,852.68

Index futures & volatility

Instrument	Last	Chg	Chg %	Range
S&P 500 futures (ES)	7,572.25	+172.00	+2.32%	7,455.75 – 7,600.50
Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ)	28,004.75	+928.25	+3.43%	27,316.25 – 28,129.25
Dow futures (YM)	52,490	+1,114	+2.17%	51,878 – 52,676
Russell 2000 futures (RTY)	2,848.70	+88.60	+3.21%	2,791.80 – 2,862.20
VIX	19.98	−5.58	−21.83%	19.64 – 23.37

Commodities & crypto

Instrument	Last	Chg	Chg %	Range
Gold futures	$4,150.70	+$75.80	+1.86%	$4,109.10 – $4,157.70
WTI crude futures	$87.06	−$3.53	−3.90%	$85.02 – $88.50
Bitcoin	$74,806	−$950	−1.25%	$74,241 – $75,473

Dollar, FX & yields

Instrument	Last	Chg	Chg %	Range
US Dollar Index (DXY)	101.68	−0.61	−0.59%	101.64 – 101.94
EUR/USD	1.1226	+0.0080	+0.72%	1.1194 – 1.1228
GBP/USD	1.3443	+0.0093	+0.70%	1.3401 – 1.3443
USD/JPY	157.89	−0.59	−0.37%	157.66 – 158.19
US 10-year yield	4.864%	+0.5 bp	+0.10%	4.831% – 4.886%

Movers

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

Top gainers

Ticker	Price	Chg %	Volume
GFR Greenfire Resources Ltd.	$7.73	+38.04%	10.43M
FRVO Fervo Energy Company Cla	$11.38	+26.09%	23.79M
PRAX Praxis Precision Medicin	$332.97	+19.94%	1.07M
QXO QXO, Inc.	$13.78	+19.20%	42.12M
CECO CECO Environmental Corp.	$52.00	+18.97%	4.10M
AMBQ Ambiq Micro, Inc.	$45.77	+18.70%	897.3K
WRBY Warby Parker, Inc. Class	$30.21	+18.56%	11.38M
FLY Firefly Aerospace, Inc.	$24.31	+17.10%	8.32M

Top decliners

Ticker	Price	Chg %	Volume
ACAD ACADIA Pharmaceuticals I	$16.50	−22.28%	11.99M
IONS Ionis Pharmaceuticals, I	$31.00	−21.36%	19.49M
IBRX ImmunityBio Inc	$7.11	−17.66%	44.72M
UNIT Uniti Group Inc.	$4.40	−15.71%	10.14M
ARWR Arrowhead Pharmaceutical	$49.24	−15.34%	8.05M
SHLS Shoals Technologies Grou	$8.72	−13.49%	8.78M
COAG Hemab Therapeutics Holdi	$42.81	−12.67%	1.10M
HIMS Hims & Hers Health, Inc.	$22.94	−11.77%	45.01M

Most active

Ticker	Price	Chg %	Volume	% of avg day
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation	$178.67	−4.27%	455.16M	264%
INTC Intel Corporation	$59.37	+5.49%	143.65M	75%
SPCX Space Exploration Techno	$142.07	+5.81%	102.32M	95%
GRAB Grab Holdings Limited Cl	$3.44	+0.88%	99.28M	111%
IREN IREN Limited	$21.41	−1.06%	83.52M	117%
TTD Trade Desk, Inc. Class A	$14.93	+15.47%	81.21M	394%
PLUG Plug Power Inc.	$1.50	+3.45%	79.50M	127%
AAL American Airlines Group	$14.16	+7.44%	74.15M	114%

Market breadth

Advancing stocks	Declining stocks
4,290	1,259

After-hours movers

After-hours gainers

Ticker	Price	Chg %	Volume
SANM Sanmina Corporation	$186.00	+24.30%	257.0K
TTD Trade Desk, Inc. Class A	$18.42	+23.38%	21.36M
HROW Harrow, Inc.	$31.65	+15.22%	150.3K
AAON AAON, Inc.	$72.37	+15.11%	240.6K
SECZ Securitize Corp.	$7.63	+9.47%	185.9K
AMRC Ameresco, Inc. Class A	$24.21	+7.84%	176.9K

After-hours decliners

Ticker	Price	Chg %	Volume
APPS Digital Turbine, Inc.	$8.69	−23.11%	1.21M
GSHD Goosehead Insurance, Inc	$47.76	−12.66%	101.1K
WGS GeneDx Holdings Corp. Cl	$60.00	−8.70%	192.7K
QLYS Qualys, Inc.	$186.66	−7.80%	155.9K
ACAD ACADIA Pharmaceuticals I	$15.31	−7.21%	717.6K
AADX Applied Aerospace & Defe	$10.26	−5.87%	280.1K

Sectors

SPDR sector ETFs, % change today.

Sector	ETF	Chg %
Industrials	XLI	+3.82%
Technology	XLK	+3.73%
Consumer Discretionary	XLY	+2.92%
Communication Services	XLC	+2.45%
Health Care	XLV	+1.91%
Materials	XLB	+1.91%
Utilities	XLU	+1.53%
Real Estate	XLRE	+1.45%
Financials	XLF	+1.45%
Consumer Staples	XLP	+0.90%
Energy	XLE	+0.52%

Large caps

Stock	Close	Chg %	Day range	Prior high	Prior low
Apple (AAPL)	350.69	+2.43%	344.78 – 352.33	345.79	338.30
Microsoft (MSFT)	545.18	+2.75%	538.70 – 548.28	538.33	524.47
Nvidia (NVDA)	178.67	−4.27%	170.24 – 179.92	194.90	185.22
Amazon (AMZN)	266.93	+2.94%	266.91 – 275.34	264.18	258.53
Tesla (TSLA)	378.05	+5.54%	360.02 – 382.20	363.84	347.60
Meta (META)	641.37	+5.12%	630.00 – 647.25	625.60	606.66
Alphabet (GOOGL)	288.15	+1.18%	288.01 – 296.33	290.49	284.59

Large-cap earnings next session

TDG TransDigm Group Incorporated · ALC Alcon AG · VG Venture Global, Inc. Class A · CRWV CoreWeave, Inc. Class A · ONON On Holding AG Class A

Economic calendar for the next session

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Time (ET)	Event	Impact	Actual	Forecast	Previous
7:15 AM ET	ADP Employment Change Weekly (w/o Oct. 12, 2026)	Medium	–	–	16,750
8:30 AM ET	Core Inflation Rate MoM (Oct. 2026)	High	–	0.2%	0.3%
8:30 AM ET	Core Inflation Rate YoY (Oct. 2026)	High	–	2.8%	2.6%
8:30 AM ET	Inflation Rate MoM (Oct. 2026)	High	–	0.3%	0.6%
8:30 AM ET	Inflation Rate YoY (Oct. 2026)	High	–	3.9%	3.7%
8:30 AM ET	Inflation Rate MoM NSA (Oct. 2026)	Medium	–	–	0.59%
8:30 AM ET	CPI-W (Oct. 2026)	Medium	–	–	330.654
8:30 AM ET	CPI (Oct. 2026)	Medium	–	337.023	336.94
8:30 AM ET	CPI seasonally adjusted (Oct. 2026)	Medium	–	–	336.3
8:30 AM ET	Real Average Weekly Earnings MoM (Oct. 2026)	Medium	–	–	-0.5%
12:00 PM ET	WASDE Poultry Production (Nov. 2026)	Medium	–	–	55.348B
1:00 PM ET	10-Year Note Auction Allotted at High (Nov. 10, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
1:00 PM ET	10-Year Note Auction Bid-to-Cover (Nov. 10, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
1:00 PM ET	10-Year Note Auction Total Accepted (Nov. 10, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
4:30 PM ET	API Crude Oil Stock Change (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)	Medium	–	–	-5.267M

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.

Index	Opening range	vs opening range	Prior high	Prior low
SPX500 (S&P 500 index)	7,422.24 – 7,504.24	above the opening range	7,444.20 took out the prior-day high	7,369.55 stayed above the prior-day low
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)	27,234.58 – 27,694.97	above the opening range	27,316.09 took out the prior-day high	26,887.69 stayed above the prior-day low
Dow Jones Industrial Average	51,643.01 – 52,031.09	above the opening range	51,662.26 took out the prior-day high	50,992.61 stayed above the prior-day low
Russell 2000 index	2,784.04 – 2,808.05	above the opening range	2,761.58 took out the prior-day high	2,721.00 stayed above the prior-day low

Levels for the next session

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

Instrument	R1	Pivot	S1	Prior high	Prior low
SPX500 (S&P 500 index)	7,625.31	7,501.09	7,424.78	7,577.39	7,376.86
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)	28,209.51	27,722.04	27,418.32	28,025.77	27,234.58
Dow Jones Industrial Average	52,880.03	52,082.88	51,591.42	52,574.34	51,285.73
Russell 2000 index	2,867.71	2,825.88	2,799.07	2,852.68	2,784.04
Apple (AAPL)	353.75	349.27	346.20	352.33	344.78
Microsoft (MSFT)	549.41	544.05	539.83	548.28	538.70
Nvidia (NVDA)	182.31	176.28	172.63	179.92	170.24
Amazon (AMZN)	272.54	269.73	264.11	275.34	266.91
Tesla (TSLA)	386.83	373.42	364.65	382.20	360.02
Meta (META)	649.08	639.54	631.83	647.25	630.00
Alphabet (GOOGL)	293.65	290.83	285.33	296.33	288.01

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

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

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Index futures & volatility

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