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The Trade Signal β€Ί Nov 12, 2026 β€Ί Close

Closing brief Β· Thursday, November 12, 2026

US Equities Close Lower as Yields Climb

Stocks finished mixed with the Dow and S&P 500 lower while the Nasdaq held near the flat line. Energy led sector gains while materials lagged.

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

Time (ET)EventImpactActualForecastPrevious
2:00 AM ETGB GDP Growth Rate QoQ Prel (Q3 2026)High0.7%0.7%0.4%
2:00 AM ETGB GDP Growth Rate YoY Prel (Q3 2026)High1.9%1.9%1.2%
2:00 AM ETGB GDP MoM (Sep. 2026)High0.2%0%0%
8:30 AM ETInitial Jobless Claims (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium200K195K191K
10:00 AM ETExisting Home Sales (Oct. 2026)High3.75M3.85M3.97M
10:00 AM ETExisting Home Sales MoM (Oct. 2026)Medium-5.5%–1%
11:30 AM ET4-Week Bill Auction Allotted at High (Nov. 12, 2026)Medium26.54%–5.33%
11:30 AM ET4-Week Bill Auction Bid-to-Cover (Nov. 12, 2026)Medium2.94–2.46
11:30 AM ET4-Week Bill Auction Total Accepted (Nov. 12, 2026)Medium–––
12:00 PM ETEIA Ethanol Production (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium1,130K–1,143K
12:00 PM ETEIA Ethanol Stocks (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium24,345K–24,434K
12:00 PM ETEIA Crude Oil Stocks Change (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium4.657M-1.483M-0.865M
12:00 PM ETEIA Gasoline Stocks Change (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium1.799M-0.35M-0.222M
12:00 PM ETEIA Crude Oil Exports Change (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium-0.22M–-1.179M
1:00 PM ET30-Year Bond Auction Allotted at High (Nov. 12, 2026)Medium21.29%–26.77%
1:00 PM ET30-Year Bond Auction Bid-to-Cover (Nov. 12, 2026)Medium2.36–2.54

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

Earnings today

Before the open

  • BN Brookfield Corporation
  • NBIS Nebius Group N.V. Class A
  • ASND Ascendis Pharma A/S

After the close

  • CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
  • AMAT Applied Materials, Inc.
  • NU Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A
  • CBRS Cerebras Systems, Inc. Class A

Time not confirmed: WSM, MOG.B, FRHC

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 7,591.86, down βˆ’0.36%, after trading between 7,550.84 and 7,652.76. The Dow ended at 52,294.12, down βˆ’0.37%, while the Nasdaq 100 closed at 28,286.72, down βˆ’0.31%. The Russell 2000 finished at 2,799.35, down βˆ’1.65%. The VIX rose +7.33% to 18.88. The 10-year yield added +10.5 bp to 5.103%. Gold fell βˆ’2.82% to $3,879.50 and oil rose +3.02% to $88.94. Breadth was weak with 1,404 advancers against 4,129 decliners.

Movers

Energy was the best sector at +1.51% while materials was the worst at βˆ’1.28%. Among mega caps, NVDA fell βˆ’4.34% and META dropped βˆ’0.82%, while GOOGL gained +1.79% and TSLA rose +1.69%. Top gainers included PLBL at +28.79% and MBGL at +16.11%. Top decliners included ADIG at βˆ’49.85% and CTVA at βˆ’24.30%.

After hours

After-hours gainers were led by CBRS at +13.46% and LFTO at +12.40%. Decliners included GLBE at βˆ’13.52% and VIR at βˆ’5.81%.

Next session

PPI MoM is due at 8:30 AM ET with a forecast of 0.4% versus 1.3% previous. Core PPI MoM is forecast at 0.3% versus 0.7% previous. Baker Hughes Gas Rig Count follows at 2:00 PM ET with 131 previous. Next-session SPX levels are pivot 7,598.49, resistance 7,646.13, and support 7,544.21. NDX levels are pivot 28,260.56, resistance 28,572.73, and support 27,974.55.

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)7,591.86βˆ’27.52βˆ’0.36%7,550.84 – 7,652.76
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)28,286.72βˆ’87.53βˆ’0.31%27,948.39 – 28,546.57
Dow Jones Industrial Average52,294.12βˆ’192.37βˆ’0.37%52,271.16 – 52,751.22
Russell 2000 index2,799.35βˆ’46.91βˆ’1.65%2,796.83 – 2,832.79

Index futures & volatility

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
S&P 500 futures (ES)7,616.25βˆ’26.25βˆ’0.34%7,581.50 – 7,674.75
Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ)28,388.25βˆ’96.00βˆ’0.34%28,044.50 – 28,652.25
Dow futures (YM)52,391βˆ’198βˆ’0.38%52,363 – 52,850
Russell 2000 futures (RTY)2,807.70βˆ’46.60βˆ’1.63%2,803.60 – 2,845.30
VIX18.88+1.29+7.33%17.38 – 18.99

Commodities & crypto

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
Gold futures$3,879.50βˆ’$112.60βˆ’2.82%$3,856.70 – $3,909.40
WTI crude futures$88.94+$2.61+3.02%$86.20 – $89.15
Bitcoin$71,351βˆ’$3,223βˆ’4.32%$71,174 – $72,176

Dollar, FX & yields

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
US Dollar Index (DXY)103.17+0.24+0.23%102.86 – 103.24
EUR/USD1.1061βˆ’0.0031βˆ’0.28%1.1049 – 1.1098
GBP/USD1.3240βˆ’0.0035βˆ’0.26%1.3222 – 1.3267
USD/JPY159.88+0.03+0.02%159.30 – 160.04
US 10-year yield5.103%+10.5 bp+2.10%5.022% – 5.117%

Movers

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

Top gainers

TickerPriceChg %Volume
PLBL Polibeli Group Ltd Class$7.27+28.79%1.16M
MBGL Mobility Global Inc$23.13+16.11%7.28M
FRMI Fermi Inc.$2.06+13.81%86.26M
AVEX AEVEX Corp. Class A$13.76+13.44%5.94M
HPK HighPeak Energy Inc$8.33+13.18%1.09M
ADRX ADARx Pharmaceuticals, I$14.91+12.11%994.8K
DPC DPC Holdings PLC$34.33+8.36%2.96M
KOS Kosmos Energy Ltd.$2.19+7.35%14.30M

Top decliners

TickerPriceChg %Volume
ADIG ADI Global Distribution $9.82βˆ’49.85%5.67M
CTVA Corteva Inc$9.19βˆ’24.30%62.92M
NBIS Nebius Group N.V. Class $128.64βˆ’16.84%67.74M
CLBT Cellebrite DI Ltd.$10.89βˆ’14.25%6.47M
SEPN Septerna, Inc.$41.86βˆ’13.80%591.2K
MANE Veradermics, Incorporate$135.29βˆ’13.59%2.30M
BTDR Bitdeer Technologies Gro$6.13βˆ’12.80%12.26M
DGII Digi International Inc.$58.44βˆ’12.72%1.65M

Most active

TickerPriceChg %Volume% of avg day
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation$166.19βˆ’4.34%734.32M246%
SMCI Super Micro Computer, In$26.99βˆ’11.30%113.62M197%
CRWV CoreWeave, Inc. Class A$56.60βˆ’6.86%106.88M141%
GRAB Grab Holdings Limited Cl$3.24βˆ’2.70%96.55M101%
SPCX Space Exploration Techno$139.94+0.14%94.38M86%
INTC Intel Corporation$61.20βˆ’2.08%78.81M41%
ONDS Ondas Inc.$5.32βˆ’7.16%73.06M149%
IREN IREN Limited$19.48βˆ’6.53%69.37M88%

Market breadth

Advancing stocksDeclining stocks
1,4044,129

After-hours movers

After-hours gainers

TickerPriceChg %Volume
CBRS Cerebras Systems, Inc. C$110.90+13.46%2.00M
LFTO Liftoff Mobile, Inc.$21.03+12.40%93.5K
HAWK HawkEye 360, Inc.$15.50+5.66%134.9K
BFLY Butterfly Network, Inc. $6.97+4.50%494.4K
FRMI Fermi Inc.$2.14+3.88%3.37M
TMC TMC the metals company I$2.37+3.04%255.6K

After-hours decliners

TickerPriceChg %Volume
GLBE Global-e Online Ltd.$35.50βˆ’13.52%172.4K
VIR Vir Biotechnology, Inc.$11.42βˆ’5.81%250.6K
FLO Flowers Foods, Inc.$5.71βˆ’4.99%1.09M
HTFL HeartFlow, Inc.$57.00βˆ’4.87%354.7K
GPGI GPGI, Inc. Class A$13.60βˆ’3.00%236.3K
ACGL Arch Capital Group Ltd.$106.10βˆ’2.87%235.4K

Sectors

SPDR sector ETFs, % change today.

SectorETFChg %
EnergyXLE+1.51%
UtilitiesXLUβˆ’0.02%
TechnologyXLKβˆ’0.34%
Consumer StaplesXLPβˆ’0.43%
Consumer DiscretionaryXLYβˆ’0.44%
Real EstateXLREβˆ’0.52%
Health CareXLVβˆ’0.59%
FinancialsXLFβˆ’0.72%
IndustrialsXLIβˆ’0.89%
Communication ServicesXLCβˆ’0.96%
MaterialsXLBβˆ’1.28%

Large caps

StockCloseChg %Day rangePrior highPrior low
Apple (AAPL)354.88βˆ’0.21%354.41 – 359.37355.91349.33
Microsoft (MSFT)523.00+0.36%520.00 – 529.66534.76518.45
Nvidia (NVDA)166.19βˆ’4.34%148.80 – 167.14177.54170.77
Amazon (AMZN)267.44+0.48%267.20 – 273.60274.87265.62
Tesla (TSLA)397.45+1.69%385.20 – 401.22395.43386.35
Meta (META)623.61βˆ’0.82%618.92 – 630.32648.45627.97
Alphabet (GOOGL)298.70+1.79%293.69 – 302.56295.74289.48

Economic calendar for the next session

Friday, November 13, 2026

Time (ET)EventImpactActualForecastPrevious
8:30 AM ETPPI MoM (Oct. 2026)High–0.4%1.3%
8:30 AM ETCore PPI MoM (Oct. 2026)Medium–0.3%0.7%
8:30 AM ETPPI Machinery Manufacturing (Oct. 2026)Medium––200.14
8:30 AM ETUSDA Pork Net Export Sales (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium––37.3K
8:30 AM ETUSDA Pork Gross Export Sales (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium––39.5K
2:00 PM ETBaker Hughes Gas Rig Count (w/o Nov. 9, 2026)Medium––131

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)7,550.84 – 7,611.00inside the opening range7,647.20 took out the prior-day high7,571.88 took out the prior-day low
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)27,948.39 – 28,290.49inside the opening range28,593.52 stayed below the prior-day high28,102.75 took out the prior-day low
Dow Jones Industrial Average52,422.98 – 52,617.07below the opening range52,512.72 took out the prior-day high52,055.14 stayed above the prior-day low
Russell 2000 index2,817.69 – 2,828.39below the opening range2,852.14 stayed below the prior-day high2,832.42 took out 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)7,646.137,598.497,544.217,652.767,550.84
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)28,572.7328,260.5627,974.5528,546.5727,948.39
Dow Jones Industrial Average52,606.5152,438.8352,126.4552,751.2252,271.16
Russell 2000 index2,822.482,809.662,786.532,832.792,796.83
Apple (AAPL)358.03356.22353.07359.37354.41
Microsoft (MSFT)528.44524.22518.78529.66520.00
Nvidia (NVDA)172.62160.71154.28167.14148.80
Amazon (AMZN)271.63269.41265.23273.60267.20
Tesla (TSLA)404.05394.62388.03401.22385.20
Meta (META)629.65624.28618.25630.32618.92
Alphabet (GOOGL)302.94298.32294.07302.56293.69

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

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

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