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Final Hour · Afternoon edition

Friday, October 2, 2026 · Basic edition

Soft September payrolls send the Nasdaq toward a record.

Bad news was good news: September payrolls came in at just +29K (vs ~84K) and October hike odds fell from 64% to under 25%. Friday’s Final Hour has the tape, a jobs data check, the movers, and the Screened names’ closing scorecard.

By Golden Hour Trader

In this edition

The story
Data check
The take
The tape
Index key levels
Midday flow
Movers
Screened: how they finished
Watchlist check

The Degen Journal, Afternoon Market Briefing, Basic edition, Friday October 2, 2026, page 1 of 2: the story, data check, take, the tape, and index key levels. — Page 1 — The story, data check, take, the tape, and index key levels.

The Degen Journal, Afternoon Market Briefing, Basic edition, Friday October 2, 2026, page 2 of 2: midday flow, movers, Screened names, and the watchlist check. — Page 2 — Midday flow, movers, Screened names, and the watchlist check.