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Market context

Market dashboard

The same board I check before the open: indexes, fear gauge, yields, gold, crypto, and the dollar — plus funding stress and market breadth.

S&P 500
7,353.73
▼ 4.36%

11/5, 04:00 PM · New York time

Nasdaq 100
26,629.81
▼ 6.36%

11/5, 05:15 PM · New York time

Dow Jones
51,523.06
▼ 3.44%

11/5, 04:35 PM · New York time

Russell 2000
2,729.89
▼ 4.45%

11/5, 04:30 PM · New York time

VIX
27.05
▼ 4.00%

11/6, 03:38 AM · New York time

10Y Yield
4.84%
▼ 1.17%

11/5, 02:59 PM · New York time

Gold
$4,081.50
▼ 0.78%

11/6, 03:43 AM · New York time

Bitcoin
$75,595
▼ 6.00%

11/6, 03:53 AM · New York time

Ethereum
$2,224
▼ 8.01%

11/6, 03:53 AM · New York time

US Dollar Index
101.89
▲ 0.34%

11/6, 03:43 AM · New York time

SOFR–IORB spread
4 bp
SOFR minus same-day IORB × 100. Funding context, not a standalone stress signal.
as of 2026-11-04 · dated
NY Fed SOFR / FRED IORB
S5FI · S&P 500 breadth
62.54% / 50d
% of S&P 500 stocks above their 50-day average.
Data date 2026-11-05 · dated · end-of-day
TradingView · Barchart ↗
AAII sentiment
−14.3% / spread
34.1% bull · 48.4% bear ⚠ extreme fear
Weekly retail survey (w/e 2026-11-04) — extreme bearishness is contrarian-bullish; extreme bullishness warns of complacency
Fed rate watch
81.5% / hike odds
3.75–4.00% dated range · decision 2026-12-09⚠ hike priced
CME FedWatch is a dated market-pricing snapshot, not a live quote. Event probabilities can change before the decision.
as of 2026-11-04

Market quotes via Yahoo Finance · funding observation: 2026-11-04 · breadth date: 2026-11-05 · refreshed 03:53 AM

Rotation

Sector map

Which parts of the market are leading and which are lagging — box size is the sector's weight in the S&P 500, color is performance.

Sector Rotation

box size ≈ S&P 500 weight
Technical analysis

Charts

TradingView charts with full indicator toolkit — RSI, MACD, moving averages, drawing tools included.

Charts by Yahoo Finance

S&P 500 · SPY ETF

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Daily candles · Yahoo Finance · Full chart on TradingView ↗

Headlines

Market news

The latest market headlines, refreshed through the day.

Market News

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Calendar

Economic events

NFP, CPI, FOMC, jobless claims — the scheduled volatility that matters more than any single earnings report.

Economic Calendar

IV inflates before known events and crushes after — event premium is compensation for gap risk, not free money. Tap any event for the seller's scenario playbook.

Heads up: NFP + Unemployment · Fri, Nov 6 · 8:30am ET · Plan around the announcement and event risk.

Curated for options sellers — only the events that move SPX volatility. Consensus: ForexFactory. CPI/FOMC dates per BLS/Fed 2026 schedules.

Calendar

Earnings this week

Roll the week back and forth — who already reported, who's next, and how results landed vs estimates.

Nasdaq
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