Bond yields broke 5 percent to test everyone's nerve, but capital kept flowing right into our memory tech setups

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Evening brief: Bond yields broke 5 percent to test everyone's nerve, but capital kept flowing right into our memory tech setups

10-Year Yields Break 5% Post-Fed: Hawkish Fed comments pushed 10-year Treasury yields above 5%, keeping market sentiment firmly in Fear at 29 ahead of Monday's open. Coinbase Surges 11.7% on Crypto Surge: Coinbase jumped 11.66% as Bitcoin held above $80,000, defying bond market pressure and driving renewed risk-on volume across trading platforms. SNDK Rallies 11.0% in Memory Surge: SNDK vaulted 10.99% as buyers rushed back into semiconductor and memory infrastructure names, leading Friday's tech outperformance. Qualcomm Drops 5.8% on Tech Rotation: Qualcomm fell 5.82% as capital rotated into memory and equipment makers, making it a rare decliner in an otherwise strong chip sector. Watch S&P 7,650 and 5% Bond Yields: Watch whether the S&P 500 can hold resistance at 7,650 this week as traders test if 5% Treasury yields stall the tech-led rebound.

10-Year Yields Break 5% Post-Fed

Hawkish Fed comments pushed 10-year Treasury yields above 5%, keeping market sentiment firmly in Fear at 29 ahead of Monday's open.

Coinbase Surges 11.7% on Crypto Surge

Coinbase jumped 11.66% as Bitcoin held above $80,000, defying bond market pressure and driving renewed risk-on volume across trading platforms.

SNDK Rallies 11.0% in Memory Surge

SNDK vaulted 10.99% as buyers rushed back into semiconductor and memory infrastructure names, leading Friday's tech outperformance.

Qualcomm Drops 5.8% on Tech Rotation

Qualcomm fell 5.82% as capital rotated into memory and equipment makers, making it a rare decliner in an otherwise strong chip sector.

Watch S&P 7,650 and 5% Bond Yields

Watch whether the S&P 500 can hold resistance at 7,650 this week as traders test if 5% Treasury yields stall the tech-led rebound.

Posture: With Fear at 29 and 10-year yields breaking 5%, we maintain a Defensive posture, prioritizing capital preservation while building cash reserves.

Tickers in focus: TLT, MU, COIN

Upcoming earnings

  • MU — 2026-09-30, After Market Close
  • PEP — 2026-10-08, Before Market Open
  • UNH — 2026-10-13, Before Market Open
  • C — 2026-10-13, TBD
  • GS — 2026-10-13, Before Market Open
  • JNJ — 2026-10-13, TBD

The day's moves on the ledger

No slate changes were logged this day.

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