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2026-10-19

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Pre-market 2026-10-19T08:31

Market state: Trend since 2026-09-25 · Track #0 position: Holding SPY · Sentiment warm · Valuation extreme. S&P 500 pre-market +0.5%; yesterday -1.1%. No scheduled macro release today; next is FOMC on 2026-10-28.

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: 🔒 2026-10-23 (Mean reversion)
Market state: Trend since 2026-09-25 · Track #0 position: Holding SPY · Sentiment warm · Valuation extreme.

Post-close 2026-10-19T16:30

S&P 500 +0.4%, Nasdaq 100 +1.2%, Russell 2000 +0.3%. 3 of 11 sectors up; led by Consumer Discretionary, Technology; lagging: Utilities, Real Estate. Cap-weight beat equal-weight — a narrow, big-cap day. Mag-7: 5 of 7 up, best Amazon, worst Meta. VIX 18.4 (-7.8%).

S&P 500
766.48
+0.4%
Nasdaq 100
718.36
+1.2%
Russell 2000
271.28
+0.3%
S&P 500 equal-weight
213.40
-0.3%
Mag-7
NVDA217.09+1.4%
MSFT533.52+0.8%
AAPL342.94-0.1%
AMZN262.45+5.0%
GOOGL344.18+1.1%
META705.44-0.5%
TSLA368.06+3.8%
11 sectors
Consumer Discretionary XLY+1.8%
Technology XLK+1.4%
Materials XLB+0.1%
Communication XLC-0.2%
Consumer Staples XLP-0.5%
Health Care XLV-0.6%
Energy XLE-0.6%
Industrials XLI-0.6%
Financials XLF-0.8%
Real Estate XLRE-1.2%
Utilities XLU-2.0%
Candidates: 🔒 2026-10-23 (Mean reversion)
Market state: Trend since 2026-09-25 · Track #0 position: Holding SPY · Sentiment warm · Valuation extreme.

The morning letter free · 2026-10-19

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AEGIS Morning Letter · Mon Oct 19, 2026 · Public edition

TODAY'S MARKET

Market state: trend (since Sep 25) · sentiment warm (Fear & Greed 20) · valuation CAPE 40.5
Pre-market S&P fut +0.5% · Nasdaq fut +1.2% · VIX 18.6 · 10y 5.09% · oil -3.7% · gold +0.1% · BTC +0.6% (as of 08:31 ET)
No scheduled release today · earnings within 2 sessions FITB, STLD, WRB, CB, COF, EFX, GE, GM (21 in all)

TODAY'S CANDIDATES

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PRE-MARKET VOLUME · RISK FLAGS

Pre-market volume (08:30 ET): no high-grade hits (357 with readings)
Planned insider sales (Form 144) 11: AIG $40.3M (Director) · MA $2.7M (Officer) · CRWD $2.4M (Director) (+8 more)
News risk ≥7/10: BAC 8/10 — Bank of America fined $1.2 billion by Treasury Department for violatin | AAPL 7/10 — Amazon class action lawsuit claims Apple deal inflated iPad buy box pr
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