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2026-10-21

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Pre-market 2026-10-21T08:30

Market state: Trend since 2026-09-25 · Track #0 position: Holding SPY · Sentiment warm · 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
769.05
+0.3%
Nasdaq 100
717.63
-0.1%
Russell 2000
275.78
+1.7%
S&P 500 equal-weight
215.86
+1.1%
Mag-7
NVDA216.47-0.3%
MSFT531.87-0.3%
AAPL339.50-1.0%
AMZN262.63+0.1%
GOOGL340.28-1.1%
META694.25-1.6%
TSLA373.71+1.5%
11 sectors
Health Care XLV+2.4%
Real Estate XLRE+1.7%
Utilities XLU+1.3%
Financials XLF+1.2%
Consumer Discretionary XLY+0.9%
Consumer Staples XLP+0.6%
Materials XLB+0.5%
Energy XLE+0.2%
Communication XLC+0.1%
Industrials XLI+0.1%
Technology XLK-0.3%
Candidates: 🔒 2026-10-27 (Trend breakout) · 🔒 2026-10-27 (Gap follow-through) · 🔒 2026-10-27 (Gap follow-through)
Market state: Trend since 2026-09-25 · Track #0 position: Holding SPY · Sentiment warm · Valuation extreme.

Post-close 2026-10-21T16:30

S&P 500 +0.5%, Nasdaq 100 +1.1%, Russell 2000 +0.2%. 7 of 11 sectors up; led by Technology, Industrials; lagging: Communication, Real Estate. Breadth in line with the index. Mag-7: 5 of 7 up, best Tesla, worst Alphabet. VIX 16.7 (-3.6%).

S&P 500
773.09
+0.5%
Nasdaq 100
725.20
+1.1%
Russell 2000
276.48
+0.2%
S&P 500 equal-weight
216.64
+0.4%
Mag-7
NVDA221.97+2.5%
MSFT532.95+0.2%
AAPL343.99+1.3%
AMZN262.37-0.1%
GOOGL334.76-1.6%
META697.52+0.5%
TSLA386.47+3.4%
11 sectors
Technology XLK+1.7%
Industrials XLI+0.9%
Financials XLF+0.6%
Utilities XLU+0.3%
Energy XLE+0.3%
Materials XLB+0.2%
Consumer Discretionary XLY+0.0%
Health Care XLV-0.5%
Consumer Staples XLP-0.7%
Real Estate XLRE-0.8%
Communication XLC-1.1%
Candidates: 🔒 2026-10-27 (Trend breakout) · 🔒 2026-10-27 (Gap follow-through) · 🔒 2026-10-27 (Gap follow-through)
Market state: Trend since 2026-09-25 · Track #0 position: Holding SPY · Sentiment warm · Valuation extreme.

The morning letter free · 2026-10-21

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AEGIS Morning Letter · Wed Oct 21, 2026 · Public edition

TODAY'S MARKET

Market state: trend (since Sep 25) · sentiment warm (Fear & Greed 28) · valuation CAPE 40.9
Pre-market S&P fut +0.3% · Nasdaq fut +0.6% · VIX 17.3 · 10y 5.09% · oil -3.5% · gold +0.3% · BTC +0.5% (as of 08:30 ET)
No scheduled release today · ahead FOMC Oct 28 (extreme), GDP Oct 29 (high), PCE Oct 29 (extreme) · earnings within 2 sessions ABT, CCI, CME, CSX, DHR, ELV, GL, IBM (52 in all)

TODAY'S CANDIDATES

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PRE-MARKET VOLUME · RISK FLAGS

Pre-market volume (08:30 ET): no high-grade hits (333 with readings)
Planned insider sales (Form 144) 11: ANET $23.8M (Officer) · VRSK $3.2M (Officer) · TRV $2.9M (Officer) (+8 more)
News risk ≥7/10: BKNG 7/10 — EU Regulators Open Probe Into Booking.com Over Fake Listings and Phish
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