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THE DEGENERATES JOURNAL 24 / OCT / 2026

cd. THE CLOSE EDITION Saturday, October 24, 2026 SATURDAY
THE CLOSE

THE LATEST EDITION THE CLOSE · Saturday edition

The week oil and rates ran the tape

THE CLOSE — the week of October 19–23, graded: the S&P 500 fell 0.47% for the week, its second weekly loss in a row, while small caps gained 2.00% and U.S. oil jumped 3.82% Friday on Iran fears. 100% of our Sunday themes played out; 50% of our picks beat the S&P 500 fund. Every receipt is graded inside.

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THE CLOSING TAPE Cash close, Friday 4:00 PM ET, vs. Thursday’s close.

S&P 5007,623.68 ▼ 0.52%

NASDAQ25,955.34 ▼ 0.21%

DOW JONES52,215.16 ▼ 1.23%

VIX19.45 ▲ 2.21%

10Y YIELD4.99% ▲ 4 bp

Updated Oct 25, 3:14 PM ET Futures and the full board

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THE CLOSE · SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24

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01 The week line and Friday's tape
02 The week's news, with our read
03 Market health and breadth
04 Scoring the week
05 Next week's calendar and earnings
06 Engine List and the names we watch
07 Education desk
08 Question for the Week

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THIS MORNING · FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

The morning briefing: Chips crack, yields drop. AI spending doubts sank the Nasdaq 2.60% Thursday and the S&P 500 fell 1.21%, while the 10-year yield fell sharply and oil rose 1.45% after strikes on Saudi targets. The 9:45 AM ET flash business surveys are the day’s #1 catalyst, and the question into the close is whether the S&P 500 closes higher than it did Thursday.

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Friday, October 23 · closing tape; index trackers stream live alongside it.
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