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OCT 23, 2026S&P 500 lower at the close (-0.53%) as small caps leadS&P 500 -0.53%, Nasdaq -0.21%, Russell 2000 -0.29% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 23, 2026S&P 500 lower at midday (-0.41%) as small caps leadS&P 500 -0.41%, Nasdaq -0.05%, Russell 2000 -0.37% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 23, 2026S&P 500 lower at the open (-0.13%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.13%, Nasdaq +0.38%, Russell 2000 -0.45% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 22, 2026S&P 500 lower at the close (-1.22%) as small caps leadS&P 500 -1.22%, Nasdaq -2.60%, Russell 2000 +0.11% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 22, 2026S&P 500 lower at midday (-1.28%) as small caps leadS&P 500 -1.28%, Nasdaq -2.44%, Russell 2000 -0.17% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 22, 2026S&P 500 lower at the open (-1.41%) as small caps leadS&P 500 -1.41%, Nasdaq -2.32%, Russell 2000 -0.54% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 21, 2026S&P 500 higher at the close (+0.59%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.59%, Nasdaq +1.05%, Russell 2000 +0.16% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 21, 2026S&P 500 higher at midday (+0.69%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.69%, Nasdaq +1.23%, Russell 2000 +0.40% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 21, 2026S&P 500 higher at the open (+0.32%) as small caps leadS&P 500 +0.32%, Nasdaq +0.77%, Russell 2000 +0.49% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 20, 2026S&P 500 higher at the close (+0.26%) as small caps leadS&P 500 +0.26%, Nasdaq -0.02%, Russell 2000 +1.66% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 20, 2026S&P 500 higher at midday (+0.41%) as small caps leadS&P 500 +0.41%, Nasdaq +0.20%, Russell 2000 +1.72% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 20, 2026S&P 500 higher at the open (+0.66%) as small caps leadS&P 500 +0.66%, Nasdaq +0.46%, Russell 2000 +1.84% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 19, 2026S&P 500 higher at the close (+0.42%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.42%, Nasdaq +1.11%, Russell 2000 +0.25% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 19, 2026S&P 500 higher at midday (+0.51%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.51%, Nasdaq +1.18%, Russell 2000 +0.28% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 19, 2026S&P 500 higher at the open (+0.60%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.60%, Nasdaq +1.38%, Russell 2000 +0.29% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 16, 2026S&P 500 lower at the close (-1.07%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -1.07%, Nasdaq -2.14%, Russell 2000 -1.66% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 16, 2026S&P 500 lower at midday (-0.91%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.91%, Nasdaq -1.86%, Russell 2000 -1.43% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 16, 2026S&P 500 little changed at the open (+0.09%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.09%, Nasdaq -0.43%, Russell 2000 -0.14% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 15, 2026S&P 500 higher at the close (+0.33%) as small caps leadS&P 500 +0.33%, Nasdaq +0.08%, Russell 2000 +1.38% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 15, 2026S&P 500 higher at midday (+0.30%) as small caps leadS&P 500 +0.30%, Nasdaq -0.04%, Russell 2000 +0.90% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 15, 2026S&P 500 lower at the open (-0.10%) as small caps leadS&P 500 -0.10%, Nasdaq -0.61%, Russell 2000 +0.82% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 14, 2026S&P 500 lower at the close (-1.08%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -1.08%, Nasdaq -1.88%, Russell 2000 -1.93% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 14, 2026S&P 500 lower at midday (-1.26%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -1.26%, Nasdaq -1.89%, Russell 2000 -2.13% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 14, 2026S&P 500 lower at the open (-0.76%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.76%, Nasdaq -0.95%, Russell 2000 -1.25% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 13, 2026S&P 500 little changed at the close (-0.02%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.02%, Nasdaq -0.15%, Russell 2000 -0.40% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 13, 2026S&P 500 lower at midday (-0.15%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.15%, Nasdaq -0.26%, Russell 2000 -0.49% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 13, 2026S&P 500 lower at the open (-0.13%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.13%, Nasdaq -0.21%, Russell 2000 -0.56% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 12, 2026S&P 500 little changed at the close (-0.05%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.05%, Nasdaq -0.44%, Russell 2000 -0.45% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 12, 2026S&P 500 little changed at midday (-0.08%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.08%, Nasdaq -0.41%, Russell 2000 -0.32% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 12, 2026S&P 500 little changed at the open (-0.03%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.03%, Nasdaq -0.27%, Russell 2000 -0.20% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 9, 2026S&P 500 higher at the close (+0.59%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.59%, Nasdaq +0.64%, Russell 2000 +0.46% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 9, 2026S&P 500 higher at midday (+0.55%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.55%, Nasdaq +0.55%, Russell 2000 +0.53% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 9, 2026S&P 500 higher at the open (+0.42%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.42%, Nasdaq +0.54%, Russell 2000 +0.23% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 8, 2026S&P 500 lower at the close (-0.46%) as small caps leadS&P 500 -0.46%, Nasdaq -1.25%, Russell 2000 +0.03% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 8, 2026S&P 500 lower at midday (-0.76%) as small caps leadS&P 500 -0.76%, Nasdaq -1.57%, Russell 2000 -0.17% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 8, 2026S&P 500 lower at the open (-0.27%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.27%, Nasdaq -0.42%, Russell 2000 -0.73% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 7, 2026S&P 500 lower at the close (-0.23%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.23%, Nasdaq -0.22%, Russell 2000 -1.31% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 7, 2026S&P 500 lower at midday (-0.21%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.21%, Nasdaq -0.36%, Russell 2000 -1.13% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 7, 2026S&P 500 lower at the open (-0.68%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.68%, Nasdaq -0.82%, Russell 2000 -1.33% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 6, 2026S&P 500 higher at the close (+0.59%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.59%, Nasdaq +0.45%, Russell 2000 -0.59% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 6, 2026S&P 500 higher at midday (+0.68%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.68%, Nasdaq +0.63%, Russell 2000 -0.46% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 6, 2026S&P 500 higher at the open (+0.71%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.71%, Nasdaq +0.78%, Russell 2000 -0.26% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 5, 2026S&P 500 higher at the close (+0.67%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.67%, Nasdaq +1.05%, Russell 2000 +0.50% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 5, 2026S&P 500 higher at midday (+0.68%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.68%, Nasdaq +1.01%, Russell 2000 +0.65% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 5, 2026S&P 500 higher at the open (+0.39%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.39%, Nasdaq +0.72%, Russell 2000 +0.14% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 2, 2026S&P 500 higher at the close (+0.74%) as small caps leadS&P 500 +0.74%, Nasdaq +1.19%, Russell 2000 +0.94% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 2, 2026S&P 500 higher at midday (+0.69%) as small caps leadS&P 500 +0.69%, Nasdaq +1.13%, Russell 2000 +1.03% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 2, 2026S&P 500 higher at the open (+1.01%) as small caps leadS&P 500 +1.01%, Nasdaq +1.59%, Russell 2000 +1.60% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 1, 2026S&P 500 higher at the close (+0.23%) as small caps leadS&P 500 +0.23%, Nasdaq +0.04%, Russell 2000 +0.35% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→OCT 1, 2026S&P 500 higher at midday (+0.32%) as small caps leadS&P 500 +0.32%, Nasdaq +0.38%, Russell 2000 +0.72% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→