News desk · Evening edition · Thursday, November 5, 2026
The VIX jumped 70.44% to 28.31, its biggest one-day move since April, and only 25% of tracked indices sit above their 50-day average.
On November 5, VIX's move of +67.25% was the largest in size of the 260 daily moves in this window, where the typical move is 4.21%.
Drawn from the numbers stored with this edition; the same picture is on its share card.
Over the 126 sessions to November 4, Dow Jones led at +7.58% and VIX lagged at -2.28%; 2 of 4 rose.
The picture on the morning edition's share card, drawn from the numbers stored with that edition, written Nov 5, 2026, 9:35 AM EST. The evening edition above replaced it as this day's latest edition.
- The fell 4.36% to 7353.73, and the lost 4.45% to 2729.89.
- Qualcomm shares slid about 9% after fourth-quarter earnings, as chip stocks sold off following the midterms.
- Democrats plan a Senate probe of JPMorgan's Epstein ties, and the FTC and 22 states unsealed ad auction details.
- Technology fell 8.04% today and is down 19.41% over one month, the weakest sector on the board.
- Industrials lost 4.12% and Consumer Discretionary 3.83%, while Consumer Staples slipped only 0.75%.
- Top Democrats called for a national data center moratorium after the midterm sweep.
- A Democratic sweep puts the crypto industry on the defensive in Washington, according to CNBC.
- The 10-year Treasury yield fell 1.16% to 4.84, and Fed policymaker Barkin said rate hikes will come gradually.
Small caps erased a week of gains in one session, falling 4.45% from Wednesday's 2856.95 close.
The S&P 500 closed below every level in this window, after Wednesday's rally to 7688.62.
The Dow dropped 3.44% after a Wednesday jump to 53356.12, ending below its range for the window.