Cash session finished effectively flat — SPX -0.02%, Nasdaq -0.08%, Dow -0.21%, Russell -0.14% — with VIX slipping to 15.09 (-0.79%) as the session wore on. After-hours futures are telling a different story: Nasdaq futures +0.83% and S&P futures +0.30% suggest a risk-on pivot overnight, while Dow futures -0.21% lag. Industrials (+1.09%) and Technology (+0.61%) led the tape; Health Care (-1.00%) and Consumer Discretionary (-0.67%) anchored the back, the latter weighed by Build-A-Bear's (BBW -13.81%) full-year revenue cut. Single-name standouts: OKTA +18.29% on the top gainer board alongside micro-cap runners WNW (+32.06%) and YAAS (+29.76%), while CRE -23.79% and WEN -14.27% led losses.
Change on the day for the major indices. VIX sits in the metric strip above — it reads inversely, so it is kept out of this scale.
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Universe breadth is 40% bullish across 2,668 names with a -0.1pt delta versus yesterday — effectively flat and signaling stalled participation rather than broadening. With 1,335 names sitting neutral (50% of the universe) and only 219 strong buys, leadership remains concentrated in mega-cap tech (NVDA, AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN, MU, JPM all flashing strong buy) while the sell side is dominated by sub-$200M micro-caps — a regime where quality factors are doing the heavy lifting.
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Strong Buy standouts: NVDA · AAPL · GOOGL · GOOG · AMZN · BRK.B · MU · JPM · AMD · V · XOM · JNJ
Strong Sell standouts: HVII · DFNS · AGRZ · MEDS · BYAH · IMTE · LNKS · TRUG · MSS · MGN
See full signals →| Ticker | Next Report | In | Last EPS YoY | Last Rev YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT | 2026-09-12 | 15d | +31.8% | +17.7% |
| AVGO | 2026-09-30 | 34d | +85.4% | +47.9% |
| WMT | 2026-10-10 | 44d | +19.6% | +7.3% |
| NVDA | 2026-10-24 | 58d | +214.5% | +85.2% |
| TSLA | 2026-11-14 | 79d | -3.0% | +25.5% |
| AAPL | 2026-11-21 | 86d | +28.7% | +16.4% |
Bar length = days until the report · green/red = last EPS YoY direction · click through to the live page.
Year-over-year movement
IPO calendar is active with six listings in the queue (AGKO, BIAI at $7 midpoint, KVLT, UDUD at $5–7 range, CHWM, OIG), though none carry disclosed timing or final pricing yet. Next major earnings is MSFT on 9/12 (15 days out), with AVGO (34d), WMT (44d), and NVDA (58d) following — a relatively quiet interim.
| Ticker | Company | Listing Date | In | Offer Range | Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGKO | Aggreko Inc. | TBA | — | — | XNYS |
| BIAI | Bitari Inc. | TBA | — | $7–$7 | XNAS |
| KVLT | CoVolt Power Inc. | TBA | — | — | XNYS |
| UDUD | UDynamics Ltd. | TBA | — | $5–$7 | XNAS |
| CHWM | Chilwa Minerals Ltd | TBA | — | — | XNAS |
| OIG | Orion180 Insurance Group Inc. | TBA | — | — | XNAS |
| TIWD | Timwood Holdings Ltd. | TBA | — | $4–$6 | XNAS |
| POCH | Poche Technology Co. Ltd | TBA | — | $5–$7 | XNAS |
| FIT | Fitness Fanatics Ltd. | TBA | — | $5 | XNAS |
| SDLV | Student Living EduVation Holdings Corp. | TBA | — | $4 | XNAS |
Full pipeline + S-1 tracker on IPO Radar · pre-IPO valuations and secondaries on Private Companies.
Private tape is active: Castelion's $800M Series C at a $13B valuation led by JPM Strategic Investment Group, A16z, and Carlyle is the standout, alongside Higgsfield's $400M Series B at $5.4B (DST Global) and Muon Space's $250M Series C at $1.5B (Eclipse Capital). Sequoia remains the most active lead with 6 deals totaling $2.48B deployed.
| Date | Company | Event | Amount | Lead Investor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | Muon Space · Space | Series C $250M led by Eclipse Capital | $250M | Eclipse Capital |
| 2026-08-20 | Frontieras · Energy | Series Unknown $45M | $45M | — |
| 2026-08-19 | Castelion · Defense | Series C $800M led by JPMorganChase's Strategic Investment Group, Andreessen Horowitz & Ca | $800M | JPMorganChase's Strategic Investment Group, Andreessen Horowitz & Carlyle |
| 2026-08-19 | Rundoo · Retail | Series B $30M | $30M | — |
| 2026-08-18 | Rillet · Fintech | Series C $100M led by ICONIQ | $100M | ICONIQ |
| 2026-08-17 | Higgsfield · AI | Series B $400M led by DST Global | $400M | DST Global |
| 2026-08-12 | Remepy · Biotech | Series A $36M | $36M | — |
| 2026-08-11 | Aureka Biotechnologies · Biotechnology | Series B $100M led by Granite Asia | $100M | Granite Asia |
Track 2,185 pre-IPO names on Private Companies · browse 280+ investor profiles · live deal tape on Deal Signals.
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Where the money went — sector split
Most active lead investors (last 45 days)
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