Broad market slips as tech drags, while food and energy sectors post gains
S&P 500 closed at 7,765.36, down 0.47%; Nasdaq fell 1.25% to 27,193.34; Dow edged up 0.1% to 51,231.64. Breadth showed 60% advancing, with food, energy and consumer staples leading gains.
The S&P 500 closed at 7,765.36, down 0.47%, the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.25% to 27,193.34, and the Dow Jones edged up 0.1% to 51,231.64. In the 3,473‑stock universe, 2,084 stocks advanced and 1,368 declined, giving a 60.01% advancing rate. The cap‑weighted change was –0.44% and the median change was 0.46%. Food (median +2.19%, 91.67% advancing), Energy (+1.92%, 81.82%) and Consumer Staples (+1.81%, 77.61%) led the sector table, while AI posted the weakest median change at –1.23% and only 29.63% advancing.
Top gainers were Haemonetics Corp. (+17.52%), Veradermics Inc. (+13.64%), The Vita Coco Company (+10.5%), Neutron Holdings (+10.04%) and Erasca Inc. (+9.35%). Biggest losers were Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (–13.56%), MaxLinear Inc. (–12.78%), Trident Digital Tech Holdings (–12.74%), argenx SE (–11.91%) and EquipmentShare.com Inc. (–11.43%). The most common signal was a 200‑day moving‑average touch, seen in 702 stocks. Historically, across 53,571 events since 2022‑05‑18, the median 20‑day price change was 0.55% and 52.79% of those instances were positive.
Chart patterns identified include cup‑and‑handle formations for Cenovus Energy (score 92.29), Equinor ASA (87.87) and APA Corporation (84.46), and multiple‑bottom patterns for Sherwin‑Williams (89.44), Nelnet (83.71) and Everest Group (83.47). Insider buying clusters featured Banco Bradesco Sa with 22 insiders filing on 2026‑09‑30 for a total of $27.96 million, GameStop Corp. with 5 insiders on 2026‑10‑02 for $76.4 million, and Simon Property Group with 7 insiders on 2026‑10‑01 for $0.42 million.
Market breadth
3,473 US stocks with a market cap of at least $300M.
Sectors
Median daily change of the stocks in each sector (sectors with at least 10 stocks).
Biggest moves (market cap $2B+)
Technical signals
How many $300M+ stocks MarketWall's engine flagged, the strongest among $2B+ companies, and -- where available -- what the signal has historically done over the next 20 sessions compared with any 20-session window.
200 SMA Touch
702 stocksHistorically: median +0.55% over the next 20 sessions, higher 53% of the time (any 20-session window: +0.56%, 53%). Full track record →
BOLL Breakout
97 stocksHistorically: median +0.53% over the next 20 sessions, higher 53% of the time (any 20-session window: +0.56%, 53%). Full track record →
BOLL Breakdown
123 stocksHistorically: median +1.01% over the next 20 sessions, higher 55% of the time (any 20-session window: +0.56%, 53%). Full track record →
Volume Spike
11 stocksHistorically: median +0.74% over the next 20 sessions, higher 53% of the time (any 20-session window: +0.56%, 53%). Full track record →
Strongest chart patterns
| CVE · Cenovus Energy Inc | Cup & Handle |
| SHW · Sherwin-Williams Company (The) | Multiple Bottom |
| EQNR · Equinor ASA | Cup & Handle |
| APA · APA Corporation | Cup & Handle |
| NNI · Nelnet Inc. | Multiple Bottom |
| EG · Everest Group Ltd. | Multiple Bottom |
Insider cluster buying
Two or more insiders each buying $25K+ on the open market within 30 days, with a filing in the last two weeks (SEC Form 4).
| BBD · Banco Bradesco Sa | 22 insiders · $27.96M |
| SPG · Simon Property Group Inc. | 7 insiders · $417K |
| FUL · H. B. Fuller Company | 6 insiders · $598K |
| GME · GameStop Corporation | 5 insiders · $76.40M |
| PRHIZ · Presurance Holdings Inc. 9.75% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2028 | 5 insiders · $249K |
| BPRE · Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund | 3 insiders · $5.78M |
| INBX · Inhibrx Biosciences Inc. | 3 insiders · $5.50M |
| DKS · Dick's Sporting Goods Inc | 3 insiders · $1.74M |
Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices, its own signal engine and SEC Form 4 filings. The summary at the top is written by an AI model from these figures and checked so that it only uses numbers shown on this page. Historical figures describe the past, not the future. Not investment advice.