U.S. indices rise, health care leads gains, Bitcoin up 0.84%

U.S. equity markets closed higher. The S&P 500 finished at 7,811.54, up 0.59%; the Nasdaq Composite at 27,366.17, up 0.64%; the Dow Jones at 51,654.95, up 0.83%. Breadth showed 1,895 advancers and 1,558 decliners out of 3,473 stocks, with 54.56% advancing. Median change was 0.19% and cap‑weighted change 0.61%. About 27.38% of stocks were above their 50‑day SMA and 46.42% above the 200‑day SMA. There were 63 new 52‑week highs and 131 new lows. Health care led sector median gains at 1.34% with 80.63% advancing, followed by basic materials at 1.78% median and 74.14% advancing.

Top gainers were Kailera Therapeutics (KLRA) up 16.32%, Fastly (FSLY) up 15.88%, Crown Castle (CCI) up 15.65%, Moderna (MRNA) up 14.17% and Humana (HUM) up 11.31%. Biggest decliners were Cardinal Infrastructure (CDNL) down 15.86%, Alignment Healthcare (ALHC) down 13.32%, T‑Mobile (TMUS) down 13.27%, AT&T (T) down 10.88% and AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) down 10.48%. The most common signal was a 200‑day moving‑average touch, observed in 686 stocks. Its history records 53571 events since 2022-05-18, a median 20‑day return of 0.55% and 52.79% of those events produced positive 20‑day moves.

Chart patterns flagged include cup‑and‑handle formations for Cenovus Energy (CVE) with a score of 92.29 and Chevron (CVX) at 91.65, a multiple‑top on OPENLANE (OPLN) scoring 90.0, and a horizontal support‑resistance on IHS Holding (IHS) at 88.79. Insider buying clusters were led by Banco Bradesco (BBD) with 22 insiders filing on 2026-09-30, representing $27.96 million, followed by Simon Property Group (SPG) with 7 insiders on 2026-10-01 worth $0.42 million, and GameStop (GME) with 4 insiders on 2026-10-02 worth $75.37 million.