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Mixed

S&P 500 falls 1.09%

6 of 11 sectors advanced. Energy ranked first; Technology ranked last.

Participation
Russell 2000 -1.66%; 0.57 pp behind the S&P 500. Equal-weight RSP -0.42% vs SPY -1.11%.
Large caps
1 of 9 tracked stocks rose. AAPL +0.43%; MU -5.63%.
Rates & commodities
10-year yield 5.10% (+1 bps). Dollar -0.22%; gold +0.41%.
1D
S&P 500 close7,659.44
-1.09%Full chart ↗

5-minute bars · 2026-10-16
Open
7,745.32
High
7,756.84
Low
7,631.77
Prev. close
7,744.06

Sectors

Sector ETF returns over 1 session, ranked highest to lowest
Sector / ETFReturn relative to zero1D
EnergyXLE+2.52%
UtilitiesXLU+1.34%
Consumer StaplesXLP+1.08%
MaterialsXLB+0.71%
FinancialsXLF+0.45%
Real EstateXLRE+0.40%
IndustrialsXLI-0.08%
HealthcareXLV-0.27%
Consumer DiscretionaryXLY-0.84%
Communication ServicesXLC-1.89%
TechnologyXLK-3.02%

Large caps

Large-cap closing prices and returns over 1 session
Close
AAPLApple$343.46+0.43%
NVDANvidia$214.13-1.43%
AMZNAmazon$250.00-1.87%
MSFTMicrosoft$529.05-1.93%
TSLATesla$354.72-2.13%
GOOGLAlphabet$340.59-2.47%
METAMeta Platforms$709.33-3.72%
AVGOBroadcom$328.75-4.52%
MUMicron Technology$878.84-5.63%

Next session

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Previous session · 6 events

Report session · Friday, Oct 16

  1. Import Prices m/m

    TradeImportance: Low

    Actual
    —
    Consensus
    0.9%
    Previous
    0.7%
  2. Capacity Utilization Rate

    Economic dataImportance: Low

    Actual
    —
    Consensus
    76.5%
    Previous
    76.3%
  3. Industrial Production m/m

    Business surveysImportance: Low

    Actual
    —
    Consensus
    0.4%
    Previous
    0.0%
  4. Federal Budget Balance

    Economic dataImportance: Low

    Actual
    —
    Consensus
    -34.7B
    Previous
    -166.8B
  5. TIC Long-Term Purchases

    Economic dataImportance: Low

    Actual
    —
    Consensus
    75.2B
    Previous
    -27.9B
  6. All day
    Monthly equity options expiration

    Market structureRule-based

Headlines

  1. OfficialEconomic data
    Major Economic Indicators Latest Numbers
    U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Closing levels

S&P 500
7,659.44
VIX
19.99
10Y yield
5.10%
Sectors advancing
6 / 11

Market data

Regime historyMixed
LAST 60 SESSIONS15 constructive27 mixed18 defensive
MixedFri, Oct 16, 2026S&P 500 -1.09% · VIX +21.45% · 6/11 sectors upPublished in that day's issue

Solid cells were published in an archived issue (21); outlined cells are reconstructed from daily closes with the same rule, using only that day's moves. Constructive: S&P 500 up, VIX down, all 11 sector ETFs reporting and at least 60% advancing. Defensive: S&P 500 down, VIX up, all 11 reporting and at most 40% advancing. Otherwise mixed.

Versus prior sessionsBreadth +1.8 pp vs average · S&P 5-session -1.94%
Breadth vs prior average
+1.8 pp
VIX rank in sample
100%
Regime streak
1
Top-sector streak
Energy · 1
S&P 5-session
-1.94%
Rates & credit10Y 5.10% · +1 bps
TREASURY YIELDSSESSION CLOSE (CBOE INDEX) · OFFICIAL PAR CURVE (U.S. TREASURY)
TenorSession close1DOfficial pard/d
3M4.070%-2 bps4.28%+0 bps
2YNo index—4.77%-5 bps
5Y4.900%+0 bps4.91%-9 bps
10Y5.100%+1 bps5.10%-9 bps
30Y5.440%+1 bps5.43%-9 bps

Official curve as of Oct 15 (prior session). Treasury publishes it late in the afternoon, so the Close Tape can show the prior session. U.S. Treasury ↗

CURVEBASIS POINTS
2s10s+33 bps-4 bps d/d2Y → 10Y · official curve as of Oct 15 (prior session)
3M–10Y+82 bps-9 bps d/d3M → 10Y · official curve as of Oct 15 (prior session)
5s30s+52 bps+0 bps d/d5Y → 30Y · official curve as of Oct 15 (prior session)
5s10s+20.0 bpsSession close5Y → 10Y · Cboe yield indexes
CREDITSPREADS ARE ACTUAL OAS · ETF ROWS ARE PRICE PROXIES
HYG ETF proxy$76.86-0.35% priceHigh-yield corporate bond ETF. A price, not a spread.LQD ETF proxy$103.40-0.10% priceInvestment-grade corporate bond ETF. A price, not a spread.
REAL YIELDS & RATE VOLATILITYTREASURY REAL PAR CURVE · ICE BOFA MOVE
5Y REAL YIELD2.58%-6 bps d/dTreasury real par curve as of Oct 15 (prior session)
10Y REAL YIELD2.78%-6 bps d/dTreasury real par curve as of Oct 15 (prior session)
TIP ETF proxy$105.54+0.24% priceTIPS bond ETF price, not a real yield.MOVE INDEX101.10-1.36%Treasury implied volatility · Yahoo Finance
Breadth & internals55% of sectors positive
SECTORS ADVANCING6 / 11

5 declined · 54.5% positive

EQUAL VS CAP WEIGHT · 1D+0.69 pp

RSP minus SPY. Equal weight led.

EQUAL VS CAP · 5D / 1M+2.5 pp / +0.4 pp

Total-return spread. Persistent positives favor broader participation.

20-SESSION HIGHS / LOWS5 / 7

Closing highs vs lows across 24 tracked instruments.

SECTORS ABOVE 20-DAY73%

8 of 11 sector ETFs above their moving average.

SECTORS ABOVE 50-DAY36%

4 of 11 sector ETFs above their moving average.

SECTORS ABOVE 200-DAY55%

6 of 11 sector ETFs above their moving average.

SECTOR ADVANCE / DECLINE · 20 SESSIONS+12Cumulative net advancing sector ETFs. Daily total return including dividends.
Sep 21: net +3, cumulative +3Sep 22: net +1, cumulative +4Sep 23: net -9, cumulative -5Sep 24: net -5, cumulative -10Sep 25: net +5, cumulative -5Sep 28: net -5, cumulative -10Sep 29: net -3, cumulative -13Sep 30: net -9, cumulative -22Oct 1: net -1, cumulative -23Oct 2: net +9, cumulative -14Oct 5: net +9, cumulative -5Oct 6: net +9, cumulative +4Oct 7: net -9, cumulative -5Oct 8: net +5, cumulative +0Oct 9: net +7, cumulative +7Oct 12: net +5, cumulative +12Oct 13: net -1, cumulative +11Oct 14: net -5, cumulative +6Oct 15: net +5, cumulative +11Oct 16: net +1, cumulative +12

Universes: 11 S&P sector ETFs; SPY and RSP; 20-session highs and lows across sector ETFs, tracked mega-caps, SPY, RSP, QQQ and IWM. Not covered by current data sources: NYSE and Nasdaq advance/decline counts; Exchange-wide new highs and new lows; Share of index constituents above moving averages. These are left out rather than approximated.

Relative strength vs SPY1D · 5D · 1M
RELATIVE STRENGTH VS SPYPERCENTAGE POINTS OF TOTAL RETURN · LEADING = AHEAD OF SPY IN ALL THREE WINDOWS
Sector ETFs
Name1D5D1MTrend
EnergyXLE+3.63 pp+6.82 pp+6.15 ppLeading
Cons. StaplesXLP+2.19 pp+6.98 pp+5.31 ppLeading
HealthcareXLV+0.84 pp+5.43 pp+4.76 ppLeading
UtilitiesXLU+2.45 pp+3.90 pp+1.67 ppLeading
Cons. DiscretionaryXLY+0.27 pp+1.62 pp+0.85 ppLeading
MaterialsXLB+1.82 pp+4.99 pp+0.55 ppLeading
FinancialsXLF+1.56 pp+3.41 pp-0.64 ppMixed
IndustrialsXLI+1.03 pp+1.09 pp-0.81 ppMixed
Real EstateXLRE+1.51 pp+3.31 pp-1.29 ppMixed
Comm. ServicesXLC-0.78 pp+1.91 pp-1.83 ppMixed
TechnologyXLK-1.91 pp-5.73 pp-2.65 ppLagging
Tracked large caps
Name1D5D1MTrend
MicrosoftMSFT-0.82 pp+0.85 pp+5.95 ppMixed
Meta PlatformsMETA-2.61 pp+0.68 pp+3.71 ppMixed
AppleAAPL+1.54 pp+4.01 pp+1.60 ppLeading
AmazonAMZN-0.76 pp-2.77 pp-0.80 ppLagging
AlphabetGOOGL-1.36 pp-1.18 pp-2.27 ppLagging
NvidiaNVDA-0.32 pp-4.64 pp-2.69 ppLagging
TeslaTSLA-1.02 pp-5.34 pp-3.47 ppLagging
BroadcomAVGO-3.41 pp-7.09 pp-5.48 ppLagging
Micron TechnologyMU-4.52 pp-12.60 pp-10.41 ppLagging
Global markets & cryptoNikkei -4.90% · ETH -1.17%
MarketLast1D
Nikkei 225 · JapanLocal close Oct 1564,425.95-4.90%
Euro Stoxx 50 · Europe6,204.23+0.58%
FTSE 100 · U.K.10,881.90+0.38%
Hang Seng · Hong KongLocal close Oct 1524,062.72-1.03%
Bitcoin$81,560-0.71%
Ethereum$2,412-1.17%
Solana$104-1.50%
XRP$1.3000-2.26%
Data & sourcesVerified · 100% coverage · generated Oct 16, 2026, 3:35 PM CDT

Moves compare the latest completed U.S. session with the prior close. Breadth is the share of the 11 sector ETFs that finished higher. Market data from Yahoo Finance via yfinance, with Stooq as a fallback for core indexes.