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Pre-market 2026-10-16T08:30

Market state: Trend since 2026-09-25 · Track #0 position: Holding SPY · Sentiment cool · Valuation extreme. S&P 500 pre-market +0.2%; yesterday +0.3%. No scheduled macro release today; next is FOMC on 2026-10-28.

S&P 500
771.79
+0.3%
Nasdaq 100
728.00
-0.1%
Russell 2000
275.08
+1.4%
S&P 500 equal-weight
215.00
+1.4%
Mag-7
NVDA217.23-1.8%
MSFT539.44+1.1%
AAPL342.00-0.3%
AMZN254.76+0.3%
GOOGL349.22+0.4%
META736.72-0.1%
TSLA362.44-1.3%
11 sectors
Health Care XLV+1.9%
Materials XLB+1.8%
Consumer Discretionary XLY+1.7%
Communication XLC+1.5%
Financials XLF+1.4%
Real Estate XLRE+1.2%
Consumer Staples XLP+0.7%
Industrials XLI+0.5%
Utilities XLU-0.2%
Technology XLK-0.7%
Energy XLE-1.6%
Candidates: 🔒 2026-10-22 (Trend breakout) · 🔒 2026-10-22 (Trend breakout)
Market state: Trend since 2026-09-25 · Track #0 position: Holding SPY · Sentiment cool · Valuation extreme.

Post-close 2026-10-16T16:30

S&P 500 -1.1%, Nasdaq 100 -2.5%, Russell 2000 -1.7%. 6 of 11 sectors up; led by Energy, Utilities; lagging: Technology, Communication. Equal-weight beat cap-weight — a broad day. Mag-7: 1 of 7 up, best Apple, worst Meta. VIX 20.0 (+21.4%).

S&P 500
763.25
-1.1%
Nasdaq 100
709.80
-2.5%
Russell 2000
270.44
-1.7%
S&P 500 equal-weight
214.09
-0.4%
Mag-7
NVDA214.13-1.4%
MSFT529.05-1.9%
AAPL343.46+0.4%
AMZN250.00-1.9%
GOOGL340.59-2.5%
META709.33-3.7%
TSLA354.72-2.1%
11 sectors
Energy XLE+2.5%
Utilities XLU+1.3%
Consumer Staples XLP+1.1%
Materials XLB+0.7%
Financials XLF+0.4%
Real Estate XLRE+0.4%
Industrials XLI-0.1%
Health Care XLV-0.3%
Consumer Discretionary XLY-0.8%
Communication XLC-1.9%
Technology XLK-3.0%
Candidates: 🔒 2026-10-22 (Trend breakout) · 🔒 2026-10-22 (Trend breakout)
Market state: Trend since 2026-09-25 · Track #0 position: Holding SPY · Sentiment cool · Valuation extreme.

The morning letter free · 2026-10-16

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AEGIS Morning Letter · Fri Oct 16, 2026 · Public edition

TODAY'S MARKET

Market state: trend (since Sep 25) · sentiment cool (Fear & Greed 32) · valuation CAPE 41.0
Pre-market S&P fut +0.1% · Nasdaq fut -0.1% · VIX 16.1 · 10y 5.11% · oil -1.9% · gold +0.7% · BTC +0.1% (as of 08:30 ET)
No scheduled release today · earnings within 2 sessions CFG, MTB, RF, TFC, TRV, FITB, STLD, WRB

TODAY'S CANDIDATES

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PRE-MARKET VOLUME · RISK FLAGS

Pre-market volume (08:30 ET): no high-grade hits (324 with readings)
Planned insider sales (Form 144) 24: LLY $368.7M (Shareholder) · HOOD $37.2M (Director) · MU $26.1M (Officer) (+21 more)
News risk ≥7/10: BAC 8/10 — Bank of America fined $1.2 billion by Treasury Department for violatin
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