The Nasdaq fell 2.6% to 26,008.86 while the Dow closed flat (+0.02%) and the Russell 2000 edged up 0.11% — a rotation day, not a broad liquidation. Cons. Staples led all sectors at +3.31% with Utilities +2.07%, while Technology sank 3.29% and Comm. Svcs lost 1.42%. VIX rose 5.31% to 20.04 with the 10-year holding 5.13%, keeping pressure on long-duration growth. Single-name action was violent: TANH surged 181.84% while AVTX dropped 39.23% and NVEC 33.68%. Headlines skewed to earnings cleanup — VeriSign's EPS miss and UWM's $800-825M Q3 revenue outlook — rather than macro shock.
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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Bullish signals sit at 46.3% of 4,404 names, up 6.7 points and broadening — participation is widening even as the index falls, the signature of capital rotating out of crowded tech rather than uniform de-risking. The strong-sell list concentrates in semis and networking (AMD, ANET, MTSI, LSCC) while strong buys skew defensive and value (WTRG, BF.A, LEN.B, DKS), confirming the leadership handoff.
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Strong Buy standouts: LEN.B · FLUT · BF.A · WTRG · HUBS · DKS · MORN · G · FSV · ACIW · CIGI · LPX
Strong Sell standouts: AMD · ANET · ASX · AME · TWLO · BAP · MTSI · LSCC · TEM · TTMI · HUT · MOG.B
See full signals →| Ticker | Next Report | In | Last EPS YoY | Last Rev YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT | 2026-10-28 | 4d | +0.0% | +17.7% |
| AMZN | 2026-10-30 | 6d | +242.3% | +19.6% |
| AAPL | 2026-10-30 | 7d | +28.7% | +16.4% |
| XOM | 2026-11-02 | 9d | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| LLY | 2026-11-03 | 10d | +26.2% | +47.7% |
| JPM | 2026-11-05 | 13d | +46.9% | +27.7% |
Bar length = days until the report · green/red = last EPS YoY direction · click through to the live page.
Year-over-year movement
The calendar turns heavy fast: MSFT reports Oct 28 with AMZN and AAPL on Oct 30, then XOM (Nov 2), LLY (Nov 3) and JPM (Nov 5). The IPO slate is thin — BIAI prices Oct 26 at $7, YHTE follows Nov 9 at $4-6, and three more listings are undated.
| Ticker | Company | Listing Date | In | Offer Range | Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIAI | Bitari Inc | 2026-10-26 | 3d | $7–$7 | XNAS |
| YHTE | Primagrove Ltd | 2026-11-09 | 17d | $4–$6 | XNAS |
| CGL | CGL Logistics Holdings Ltd | TBA | — | $4–$4 | XASE |
| NEOA | Neo Aeronautics, Inc | TBA | — | $4–$6 | XASE |
| FGO | FG Holdings Limited | TBA | — | $4–$4 | XNAS |
Listing-pipeline headlines
Full pipeline + S-1 tracker on IPO Radar · pre-IPO valuations and secondaries on Private Companies.
The private tape's standout is TypeSafe AI's $870M Series A at a $7.5B valuation led by Andreessen Horowitz — also the most active lead investor with 13 deals and $2.2B deployed — while Benchmark's $60M seed in Hone at a $285M valuation shows seed-stage checks staying large.
| Date | Company | Event | Amount | Lead Investor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | Ambi · AI | Pre-Series A $26M led by Luminous Ventures | $26M | Luminous Ventures |
| 2026-10-09 | Ultra · Robotics | Series A $50M led by Framework Ventures | $50M | Framework Ventures |
| 2026-10-09 | TypeSafe AI · AI | Series A $870M led by Andreessen Horowitz | $870M | Andreessen Horowitz |
| 2026-10-09 | Hone · AI | Seed $60M led by Benchmark | $60M | Benchmark |
| 2026-10-09 | Meticulous · Enterprise Software | Series A $15M led by Chemistry | $15M | Chemistry |
| 2026-10-09 | Kapta Space · Space | Series A $24M led by Washington Harbour Partners | $24M | Washington Harbour Partners |
| 2026-10-09 | Klarent · Enterprise Software | Seed $8M led by Mosaic Ventures | $8M | Mosaic Ventures |
| 2026-10-08 | Manus AI · AI | Growth $500M led by Boyu Capital / IDG Capital | $500M | Boyu Capital / IDG Capital |
Track 2,699 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)
Educational framework discussion of market conditions — not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security.
Days like today are the case study: the Nasdaq falls 2.6% while the Dow is flat and the Russell 2000 is green, which looks alarming on the index screen but reads very differently underneath. True risk-off shows breadth contracting — fewer names improving, VIX accelerating, defensives leading because capital is exiting everything. Rotation shows breadth broadening — today's +6.7-point gain — with capital visibly relocating into staples (+3.31%) and utilities (+2.07%) rather than hiding in cash. The VIX at 20.04, up 5.31%, is elevated but not panicking, consistent with repositioning. The tell going forward: if breadth keeps expanding while defensives lead, the regime is rotation; if breadth rolls over with it, the rotation was the first stage of something broader.