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The Trade Signal › Nov 11, 2026 › Close

Closing brief · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

US Equities Close at 7,617.84 on Broad-Based Strength

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 finished firmly higher, taking out prior-day highs while staying above prior-day lows. Technology led the sector complex, while gold and crude oil pulled back modestly.

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

Time (ET)EventImpactActualForecastPrevious
7:00 AM ETMBA 5/1 ARM Contract Rate (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium––6.29%
7:00 AM ETMBA 5/1 ARM Effective Rate (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium––6.66%
7:00 AM ETMBA 15-Year Mortgage Contract Rate (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium––6.76%
7:00 AM ETMBA 15-Year Mortgage Effective Rate (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium––7%
7:00 AM ETMBA 15-Year Mortgage Points (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium––0.98%
7:00 AM ETMBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium7.21%–7.3%
7:00 AM ETMBA 5/1 ARM Points (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium––1%

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

Earnings today

Before the open

  • GIB CGI Inc. Class A

After the close

  • VYLR Vylor Inc
  • FNV Franco-Nevada Corporation

Time not confirmed: MOG.A, FRHC

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

The Close

S&P 500 futures (ES) closed at 7,642.50, up +97.75 (+1.30%) inside a range of 7,593.25 to 7,671.50. Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ) finished at 28,484.25, up +649.00 (+2.33%), with a session range of 28,199.00 to 28,697.00. Dow futures (YM) closed at 52,589, up +272 (+0.52%), between 52,141 and 52,611. Russell 2000 futures (RTY) settled at 2,854.30, up +25.30 (+0.89%), ranging from 2,837.80 to 2,860.60. The VIX closed at 17.59, down −2.04 (−10.39%), between 17.33 and 18.74. Breadth was positive with 3,164 issues advancing versus 2,327 declining.

Movers

Top gainers included CRWV at $60.77 (+24.71%), RSKD at $10.37 (+22.29%), and DJT at $5.19 (+21.26%). Top decliners were AADX at $9.30 (−13.25%), ELE at $14.08 (−12.49%), and RGTI at $11.11 (−8.56%). Most active by volume were NVDA (266.87M shares), CRWV (154.71M shares), and INTC (128.38M shares).

After Hours

After-hours gainers included TTEK at $40.24 (+6.99%), EZPW at $30.00 (+6.01%), and RVLV at $20.79 (+4.45%). After-hours decliners included DGII at $60.00 (−10.39%), FTAI at $185.12 (−3.12%), and OPK at $1.66 (−2.92%).

Next Session

Economic calendar for Thursday, November 12, 2026 includes GDP Growth Rate QoQ Prel at 2:00 AM ET (forecast 0.7%, prior 0.4%), Initial Jobless Claims at 8:30 AM ET (forecast 195K, prior 189K), and Existing Home Sales at 10:00 AM ET (forecast 3.85M, prior 3.99M). Key earnings due: CSCO, AMAT, BN, NU, and NBIS. Focus levels for the S&P 500: pivot 7,612.31, resistance 7,652.73, and support 7,577.41. For the Nasdaq 100: pivot 28,356.87, resistance 28,610.54, and support 28,120.34. For the Dow: pivot 52,348.26, resistance 52,641.38, and support 52,183.80. For the Russell 2000: pivot 2,843.51, resistance 2,854.59, and support 2,834.88.

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)7,617.84+96.91+1.29%7,571.88 – 7,647.20
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)28,374.01+633.22+2.28%28,103.20 – 28,593.40
Dow Jones Industrial Average52,476.92+245.03+0.47%52,055.14 – 52,512.72
Russell 2000 index2,845.96+24.58+0.87%2,832.42 – 2,852.14

Index futures & volatility

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
S&P 500 futures (ES)7,642.50+97.75+1.30%7,593.25 – 7,671.50
Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ)28,484.25+649.00+2.33%28,199.00 – 28,697.00
Dow futures (YM)52,589+272+0.52%52,141 – 52,611
Russell 2000 futures (RTY)2,854.30+25.30+0.89%2,837.80 – 2,860.60
VIX17.59−2.04−10.39%17.33 – 18.74

Commodities & crypto

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
Gold futures$3,992.10−$46.70−1.16%$3,989.60 – $4,038.80
WTI crude futures$86.33−$0.01−0.01%$86.05 – $88.74
Bitcoin$74,574+$897+1.22%$73,307 – $74,683

Dollar, FX & yields

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
US Dollar Index (DXY)102.93+0.67+0.66%102.85 – 102.96
EUR/USD1.1091−0.0074−0.67%1.1086 – 1.1101
GBP/USD1.3275−0.0069−0.52%1.3268 – 1.3286
USD/JPY159.85+1.05+0.66%159.62 – 159.94
US 10-year yield4.998%+1.5 bp+0.30%4.998% – 4.998%

Movers

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

Top gainers

TickerPriceChg %Volume
CRWV CoreWeave, Inc. Class A$60.77+24.71%154.71M
RSKD Riskified Ltd. Class A$10.37+22.29%9.94M
DJT Trump Media & Technology$5.19+21.26%16.86M
AZTA Azenta, Inc.$48.90+20.80%2.49M
AXTI AXT, Inc.$46.97+19.49%14.61M
REZI Resideo Technologies, In$23.00+18.25%7.49M
EQPT EquipmentShare.com, Inc.$15.99+18.14%6.65M
RUM RUM Group Inc. Class A$5.96+16.63%9.49M

Top decliners

TickerPriceChg %Volume
AADX Applied Aerospace & Defe$9.30−13.25%4.55M
ELE Elemental Royalty Corpor$14.08−12.49%2.16M
RGTI Rigetti Computing, Inc.$11.11−8.56%32.52M
MIR Mirion Technologies, Inc$17.70−8.10%9.10M
ZYME Zymeworks Inc.$29.07−7.60%897.5K
TTEK Tetra Tech, Inc.$37.61−7.48%11.53M
SEPN Septerna, Inc.$48.56−7.22%1.13M
TWST Twist Bioscience Corp.$122.59−7.22%3.37M

Most active

TickerPriceChg %Volume% of avg day
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation$173.73+2.87%266.87M119%
CRWV CoreWeave, Inc. Class A$60.77+24.71%154.71M226%
INTC Intel Corporation$62.50+7.52%128.38M65%
SPCX Space Exploration Techno$139.75−2.33%111.29M104%
IREN IREN Limited$20.84+5.63%80.81M105%
NU Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A$12.32+1.99%57.75M78%
GRAB Grab Holdings Limited Cl$3.33−0.60%56.00M61%
CIFR Cipher Digital Inc.$7.11+8.88%52.77M84%

Market breadth

Advancing stocksDeclining stocks
3,1642,327

After-hours movers

After-hours gainers

TickerPriceChg %Volume
TTEK Tetra Tech, Inc.$40.24+6.99%1.36M
EZPW EZCORP, Inc. Class A$30.00+6.01%109.0K
RVLV Revolve Group, Inc Class$20.79+4.45%188.1K
FIVE Five Below, Inc.$260.00+3.69%62.5K
FPS Forgent Power Solutions,$25.29+2.93%1.45M
SEZL Sezzle Inc.$156.66+2.63%54.9K

After-hours decliners

TickerPriceChg %Volume
DGII Digi International Inc.$60.00−10.39%119.0K
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.$185.12−3.12%94.9K
OPK OPKO Health, Inc.$1.66−2.92%334.4K
MDA MDA Space Ltd$30.06−2.84%62.0K
REZI Resideo Technologies, In$22.35−2.83%559.0K
GH Guardant Health, Inc.$150.74−2.61%200.1K

Sectors

SPDR sector ETFs, % change today.

SectorETFChg %
TechnologyXLK+3.23%
EnergyXLE+1.86%
IndustrialsXLI+1.33%
Communication ServicesXLC+0.78%
FinancialsXLF+0.58%
Consumer StaplesXLP+0.46%
MaterialsXLB+0.32%
UtilitiesXLU+0.21%
Health CareXLV+0.04%
Real EstateXLRE+0.02%
Consumer DiscretionaryXLY−0.05%

Large caps

StockCloseChg %Day rangePrior highPrior low
Apple (AAPL)355.63+2.04%349.33 – 355.91353.87346.46
Microsoft (MSFT)521.13−2.26%518.45 – 534.76544.19526.37
Nvidia (NVDA)173.73+2.87%170.77 – 177.54174.69165.89
Amazon (AMZN)266.17−1.74%265.62 – 274.87272.88266.14
Tesla (TSLA)390.84+2.91%386.35 – 395.43380.00370.40
Meta (META)628.77−1.97%627.97 – 648.45647.28635.50
Alphabet (GOOGL)293.45+2.11%289.48 – 295.74292.02285.68

Large-cap earnings next session

CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. · AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. · BN Brookfield Corporation · NU Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A · NBIS Nebius Group N.V. Class A · WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. · CBRS Cerebras Systems, Inc. Class A · ASND Ascendis Pharma A/S

Economic calendar for the next session

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Time (ET)EventImpactActualForecastPrevious
2:00 AM ETGB GDP Growth Rate QoQ Prel (Q3 2026)High–0.7%0.4%
2:00 AM ETGB GDP Growth Rate YoY Prel (Q3 2026)High–1.9%1.2%
2:00 AM ETGB GDP MoM (Sep. 2026)High–0%0.1%
8:30 AM ETInitial Jobless Claims (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium–195K189K
10:00 AM ETExisting Home Sales (Oct. 2026)High–3.85M3.99M
10:00 AM ETExisting Home Sales MoM (Oct. 2026)Medium––1.5%
11:30 AM ET4-Week Bill Auction Allotted at High (Nov. 12, 2026)Medium–––
11:30 AM ET4-Week Bill Auction Bid-to-Cover (Nov. 12, 2026)Medium–––
11:30 AM ET4-Week Bill Auction Total Accepted (Nov. 12, 2026)Medium–––
12:00 PM ETEIA Ethanol Production (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium––1,143K
12:00 PM ETEIA Ethanol Stocks (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium––24,434K
12:00 PM ETEIA Crude Oil Stocks Change (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium–-1.483M-0.865M
12:00 PM ETEIA Gasoline Stocks Change (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium–-0.35M-0.222M
12:00 PM ETEIA Crude Oil Exports Change (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium––-1.179M
1:00 PM ET30-Year Bond Auction Allotted at High (Nov. 12, 2026)Medium–––
1:00 PM ET30-Year Bond Auction Bid-to-Cover (Nov. 12, 2026)Medium–––

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)7,571.88 – 7,603.52above the opening range7,543.92 took out the prior-day high7,470.43 stayed above the prior-day low
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)28,103.20 – 28,319.15above the opening range27,990.34 took out the prior-day high27,421.18 stayed above the prior-day low
Dow Jones Industrial Average52,132.55 – 52,338.10above the opening range52,316.89 took out the prior-day high51,977.08 stayed above the prior-day low
Russell 2000 index2,832.42 – 2,843.19above the opening range2,826.54 took out the prior-day high2,799.25 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)7,652.737,612.317,577.417,647.207,571.88
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)28,610.5428,356.8728,120.3428,593.4028,103.20
Dow Jones Industrial Average52,641.3852,348.2652,183.8052,512.7252,055.14
Russell 2000 index2,854.592,843.512,834.882,852.142,832.42
Apple (AAPL)357.92353.62351.33355.91349.33
Microsoft (MSFT)531.11524.78514.80534.76518.45
Nvidia (NVDA)177.26174.01170.49177.54170.77
Amazon (AMZN)272.15268.89262.90274.87265.62
Tesla (TSLA)395.40390.87386.32395.43386.35
Meta (META)642.16635.06621.68648.45627.97
Alphabet (GOOGL)296.30292.89290.04295.74289.48

Movers, sectors and breadth: snapshot at 4:35 PM ET.

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

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