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Markets in October 2026

30 markets · month-end closes · by Dr. Harry Hamann, MBA

In October 2026, 11 of 30 markets rose. Best: Crude Oil +14.0%; weakest: Solana −19.1%. The S&P 500 lost 0.9% and ended 3.0% below its all-time high.

11 / 30markets rose in October
−0.9%S&P 500 this month · +11.7% this year
+14.0%best: Crude Oil
−19.1%weakest: Solana

All 30 markets

Return in October 2026 (colour), year to date and distance from the all-time high at month-end (drawdown). Total price return of the tracking fund or coin, in US dollars.

Equities
US Energy Sector+13.9% YTD +59.7%near its high Tesla+12.7% YTD −11.1%18.4% below high US Financials+5.8% YTD +4.4%3.2% below high Apple+3.5% YTD +27.1%1.2% below high Microsoft+1.8% YTD +8.6%4.0% below high Germany (DAX)+1.4% YTD +0.5%6.1% below high US Small Caps+0.5% YTD +14.2%8.2% below high S&P 500−0.9% YTD +11.7%3.0% below high Amazon−3.5% YTD +4.1%15.4% below high Japan (Nikkei)−4.7% YTD +15.7%6.5% below high Nasdaq-100−6.7% YTD +12.8%9.1% below high Broadcom−7.1% YTD −5.3%32.1% below high Emerging Markets−8.6% YTD +12.2%14.3% below high Disruptive Innovation−9.4% YTD +5.0%47.6% below high Nvidia−10.4% YTD +10.0%14.5% below high Semiconductors−14.2% YTD +45.1%21.9% below high Meta Platforms−15.2% YTD −6.6%21.8% below high Alphabet−18.7% YTD −10.4%30.4% below high
Precious Metals
Gold−6.6% YTD −10.2%28.3% below high Silver−18.2% YTD −30.8%57.8% below high
Crypto
Bitcoin−7.2% YTD −11.5%37.8% below high Ethereum−16.0% YTD −24.1%53.3% below high Solana−19.1% YTD −23.4%63.5% below high
Commodities
Crude Oil+14.0% YTD +122.0%41.6% below high Copper−2.0% YTD +11.5%5.9% below high Uranium−15.4% YTD −21.1%61.7% below high
Bonds
US Treasuries 20Y++5.6% YTD −2.8%42.0% below high
Real Estate
US Real Estate+4.8% YTD +9.2%6.1% below high
Currencies
US Dollar (DXY)+0.8% YTD +7.3%near its high Euro / US Dollar−1.3% YTD −4.3%30.4% below high

Chart of the month: every market, ranked

Bars: return in October 2026. A month says little on its own; the year-to-date and drawdown figures above put it in context.

The six core markets, last 12 months

Daily closes of the tracking fund or coin, in US dollars, to the end of October 2026.

S&P 500−0.9%
YTD +11.7% · 3.0% below its high
Nasdaq-100−6.7%
YTD +12.8% · 9.1% below its high
Gold−6.6%
YTD −10.2% · 28.3% below its high
Bitcoin−7.2%
YTD −11.5% · 37.8% below its high
Crude Oil+14.0%
YTD +122.0% · 41.6% below its high
Nvidia−10.4%
YTD +10.0% · 14.5% below its high

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Month-end closes of the fund or coin that tracks each market, price return in US dollars, from the same data as the Research Terminal. Facts about the past, not a forecast and not investment advice. Past performance is no indication of future results.