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LLY dropped nearly four points today and that's the headline whether you like it or not.

Aug 26, 2026 · 9:05 PM CT · 2:44 · The MadBrooks Brief | Night | Thu, Aug 27

LLY dropped nearly four points today and that's the headline whether you like it or not. LLY down 3.59%, closing at 1,189. Hard flush for the pharma giant — no extra headline needed. NVDA off 1.59% at 209.66, giving back ground after weeks of relentless pressure. XOM down 1.53% at 158.19, energy…

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LLY dropped nearly four points today and that's the headline whether you like it or not.

LLY down 3.59%, closing at 1,189. Hard flush for the pharma giant — no extra headline needed. NVDA off 1.59% at 209.66, giving back ground after weeks of relentless pressure. XOM down 1.53% at 158.19, energy rolling over with it. GOOGL dropped 1.43% to 342 — quiet, consistent bleed. TSLA down 1.26% at 345.82, no catalyst, just gravity.

On the green side — ORCL up 2.84% to 148.87, cloud momentum keeping it bid. META added 1.07% to 576.14, holding its own while the rest of mega-cap tech got sold. AAPL up 1.15% at 313.45 and UNH up 1.11% at 401.01 — healthcare and Apple playing defense the right way. MSFT added 0.95% to 496.37, quiet but positive in a rough tape.

Red dominated today. Pharma, energy, mega-cap tech — broad pressure. WMT slipped 0.99% to 104.34. NFLX off 0.94% to 81.46. Losers outnumbered winners where it counts.

ETFs tell the same story. SPY barely flat at plus 0.02%. QQQ up a thin 0.09%. IWM down 0.10%. DIA down 0.19%. Small caps and Dow lagging — this isn't rotation, it's selling with pockets of survival.

Futures are essentially parked. SPY and QQQ sitting within single-digit basis points of flat. No directional conviction heading into tomorrow's open.

VIX at 15.21. Low enough that nobody's panicking, but today's tape didn't exactly inspire confidence. Gold data unavailable. Asian markets unavailable. No economic calendar events tomorrow — macro traders get a quiet morning.

Earnings tonight — watch ADSK after the close, consensus sitting at 3.18 a share. AFRM also reports after the bell, estimate at 0.35. Both names could move the tape in their respective corners. BLPG, UTSI, ADNH, and AWF also on the calendar but lighter in market weight.

Bottom line: sellers showed up in size on the names that matter most. Buyers found spots in healthcare and selective tech. Tomorrow's open is a coin flip until ADSK and AFRM give the market something to chew on.

Numbers don't lie. People do. Trade accordingly.

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