US Premarket Brief, Friday November 6, 2026: Major ETFs fell in latest close

Overnight and premarket

As of Nov 5, 21:00 UTC, major ETFs were lower: the SPY ETF was $733.00 and fell 4.41% from the prior close; the QQQ ETF was $647.05 and fell 6.49% from the prior close; the DIA ETF was $514.27 and fell 3.53% from the prior close; the IWM ETF was $270.98 and fell 4.59% from the prior close. Also as of Nov 5, 21:00 UTC, the EWG ETF was $42.75 and fell 1.72% from the prior close, the EWU ETF was $47.89 and fell 2.13% from the prior close, the EWJ ETF was $88.26 and fell 5.97% from the prior close, and the VIXY ETF was $21.22 and rose 29.71% from the prior close. Over 24 hours, as of Nov 6, 12:30 UTC, Bitcoin was $76,238.00 and fell 4.66%, Ether was $2,246.10 and fell 6.68%, Solana was $90.73 and fell 5.11%, and XRP was $1.2000 and fell 8.38%. From the prior ECB fixing (Nov 5, 15:00 UTC), EUR/USD was 1.1224 and fell 0.38%, USD/JPY was 158.46 and rose 0.13%, GBP/USD was 1.3459 and fell 0.30%, USD/CHF was 0.8179 and rose 0.30% and AUD/USD was 0.7001 and fell 0.21%. Also as of Nov 5, 21:00 UTC, the GLD ETF was $375.49 and rose 0.81% from the prior close, the SLV ETF was $46.93 and fell 0.49% from the prior close, the USO ETF was $148.21 and rose 1.93% from the prior close, the BNO ETF was $62.53 and rose 3.53% from the prior close, the UNG ETF was $9.2700 and was little changed from the prior close, and the CPER ETF was $37.36 and fell 3.19% from the prior close.

Today's US calendar

The US Employment Situation is scheduled for Fri Nov 6, 13:30 UTC and is flagged as high importance (source: bls). It is the only upcoming US release listed for today.

• Fri Nov 6, 13:30 UTC — Employment Situation (US) (source)

Stories to watch

The European Central Bank published consolidated banking data for end‑June 2026 (European Central Bank). Reuters published a news article on growth, inflation and technology‑sector losses (Reuters). The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an interpretation of impartial access requirements (U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission). CoinDesk reported that Hyperliquid is seeking U.S. regulatory approval as a domestic futures platform (CoinDesk). CoinDesk reported on Bitcoin around the $76,000 level and ETF flows after recent tech‑sector losses (CoinDesk). SEC EDGAR shows Meta Platforms filed a Form 8‑K: Other Events (SEC EDGAR). SEC EDGAR shows Alphabet filed a Form 8‑K: Other Events (SEC EDGAR). CoinDesk reported that Greece approved a 10% tax on crypto gains and a 15% levy on DeFi income (CoinDesk). CoinDesk reported that Trump‑backed World Liberty Financial plans a token buyback after a 66% year‑to‑date slide (CoinDesk). CoinDesk reported that Zcash’s NU7 upgrade went live, speeding up private payments (CoinDesk).

• ECB publishes consolidated banking data for end-June 2026 — European Central Bank, Nov 6, 09:00 UTC
• Markets fret over growth and inflation, just as tech rout gains speed — Reuters, Nov 6, 05:09 UTC
• CFTC Issues Impartial Access Requirements Interpretation — U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Nov 5, 22:00 UTC

What matters next

The US Employment Situation is scheduled for Fri Nov 6, 13:30 UTC (bls) and will be the key high‑importance release today. Looking ahead, CEG Q3 2026 earnings, FERG Q3 2026 earnings and KSPI Q3 2026 earnings are scheduled before the open on Mon Nov 9, and the Consumer Price Index is scheduled for Tue Nov 10, 13:30 UTC.

• Next central-bank decision: Wed Dec 9, 19:00 UTC — FOMC rate decision and Summary of Economic Projections (US) (source)
• Next high-impact data: Fri Nov 6, 13:30 UTC — Employment Situation (US) (source)
• Next major earnings: Mon Nov 9 (before the open) — CEG Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 3.89

Sources and data

• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• CoinGecko (market data) — market data
• European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — market data
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• European Central Bank (primary source) — ECB publishes consolidated banking data for end-June 2026
• Reuters (secondary source) — Markets fret over growth and inflation, just as tech rout gains speed
• U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (primary source) — CFTC Issues Impartial Access Requirements Interpretation
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — Hyperliquid treasury firm seeking U.S. regulatory nod as a domestic futures platform
• SEC EDGAR (primary source) — Meta Platforms files Form 8-K: Other Events

Market data as of Nov 6, 12:30 UTC; report generated Nov 6, 12:31 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.