Equities sold off broadly Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite down 1.55% to 25,873.18 leading losses as the S&P 500 fell 0.79% to 7,515.34 and the Dow held up relatively better, off just 0.26%. Energy was the standout leader, up 3.01% on the day, while Technology lagged hard at -2.42%, dragging the broader tape lower. IBM was the session's biggest single-name casualty, down 22.3%, overshadowing bank earnings from JPMorgan and Bank of America. The VIX actually fell 2.8% to 16.68 even amid the selloff, and futures are pointing to a firmer open with Nasdaq futures up 1.07%, suggesting some overnight relief following the cooler 3.5% inflation print.
Breadth narrowed by 7.1 points versus yesterday, with bullish signals now at just 27.3% of the 2,579-name universe — a sign that leadership is thinning even as headline indices held up relatively well outside of tech. The distribution skews cautious, with only 138 strong-buys against 561 sells and 183 strong-sells, and mega-cap names like AAPL, GOOGL and V anchoring the strong-buy list while ORCL, BA and APP headline the strong-sell side. A narrowing breadth reading alongside a falling VIX is a signal worth watching closely — it can mean the market is consolidating under the surface even as volatility looks calm.
Strong Buy standouts: AAPL · GOOGL · GOOG · V · KO · CSCO · TTE · CNQ · ADP · E · EPD · CI
Strong Sell standouts: ORCL · AZN · BA · ISRG · APP · APH · ADI · SONY · AMT · TDG · LHX · WPM
See full signals →| Ticker | Next Report | In | Last EPS YoY | Last Rev YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | 2026-08-22 | 39d | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| TSLA | 2026-09-06 | 54d | +8.3% | +15.8% |
| MSFT | 2026-09-12 | 60d | +23.4% | +18.3% |
| JPM | 2026-09-15 | 63d | +17.2% | +10.0% |
| XOM | 2026-09-17 | 65d | -43.2% | +2.4% |
| AVGO | 2026-09-30 | 78d | +85.4% | +47.9% |
The near-term calendar is light on confirmed events, with bank earnings already underway (JPMorgan, Bank of America) and the next major single-name earnings (AAPL, TSLA, MSFT, JPM) not due for over a month; a handful of smaller IPOs are on deck but without confirmed dates.
The private tape stayed active, led by Databento's $97M Series B at a $600M valuation from New Enterprise Associates and a $100M seed round for Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium, while Andreessen Horowitz remains the most active lead investor by far with 9 deals totaling $926M.
| Date | Company | Event | Amount | Lead Investor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | Databento · Fintech | Series B $97M led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) | $97M | New Enterprise Associates (NEA) |
| 2026-07-09 | Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium · Technology | Seed $100M | $100M | — |
| 2026-07-08 | Exclusive: EdVisorly · Technology | Series A $13M | $13M | — |
| 2026-06-29 | 8090 · AI | Series A $135M led by Salesforce Ventures | $135M | Salesforce Ventures |
| 2026-06-26 | Patronus AI · Artificial Intelligence | Series B $50M led by Greenfield Partners | $50M | Greenfield Partners |
| 2026-06-26 | Hera · Healthcare | Series A $27M led by Bain Capital Ventures | $27M | Bain Capital Ventures |
| 2026-06-26 | Nebulock · Technology | Series A $25M led by FirstMark | $25M | FirstMark |
| 2026-06-26 | Tombot · Health and Wellness | Series A3 $7M led by Caduceus Capital Partners | $7M | Caduceus Capital Partners |
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The VIX measures expected volatility priced into S&P 500 options, while breadth measures how many individual stocks are actually participating in a trend. Today the VIX fell 2.8% to 16.68, suggesting option markets see calm ahead, yet the universe breadth reading narrowed 7.1 points to just 27.3% bullish — meaning fewer stocks are showing constructive signals even as index-level fear stays low. This divergence often happens when a handful of large-cap names (or a single sector, like Technology's -2.42% drag today) mask deterioration underneath the surface. Traders use breadth as a complementary lens to volatility: a calm VIX with narrowing breadth can be an early signal that market strength is becoming more concentrated and less durable.