The Trading Addict · Issue No. 98 · Thursday October 8, 2026

Wall Street's
House of Cards

The S&P 500 is near record territory, yet most stocks are falling. Plus why FICO is down nearly 60%, the Wall Street closing briefing (Caterpillar and Applied Digital), the heart attack that sent Wall Street into a panic, winners and losers, the heatmap, the earnings watch, and Day 244 numbers.

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Issue No. 98  •  Thursday October 8, 2026

In This Issue

Wall Street's House of Cards — Record highs on the surface, a fragile foundation beneath. 369 S&P stocks fell Wednesday.  Jump to this story →
42 Capital Fund — Accredited investors: learn more about our fund.  Jump to this story →
Finally, FICO Gets Its Own Credit Score — Shares down nearly 60% this year. Maria's Bottom Line inside.  Jump to this story →
Wall Street Closing Briefing — Bond yields rise, why Caterpillar dove nearly 6%, Applied Digital earnings, and Thursday's calendar.  Jump to this story →
Market Tidbit: The Heart Attack That Sent Wall Street Into a Panic — Eisenhower, 1955, and a 6.5% one-day drop.  Jump to this story →
Math Makes Money · Go Inside Our SPX Bot Strategy — Nick Battista + Rob Helmick.  Jump to this story →
Today's Biggest Winners & Losers — LLY, CTVA, SNDK up; EME, FIX, CAT down.  Jump to this story →
S&P 500 Heatmap — October 7 close — S&P 500 −0.22%.  Jump to this story →
Earnings Watch — October 5–9: PEP (Thu), DAL (Fri).  Jump to this story →
Day 244 · Wed Oct 7 Trading Update — $1M +$43,847 (130 tr) cum $733,764 (+73.38%). $30K +$1,966 (22 tr) cum $27,194 (+90.65%).  Jump to this story →
Today's Live Show — Watch Rob and Nick on YouTube — 9:15 AM & 3:15 PM ET.  Jump to this story →
 
 
 
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Finally, FICO Gets Its Own Credit Score (tap to enlarge) Finally, FICO Gets Its Own Credit Score - article (tap to enlarge)
 
 
 
Wall Street Closing Briefing, Wednesday October 7 2026 (tap to enlarge)
 
 
 
Market Tidbit: The Heart Attack That Sent Wall Street Into a Panic (tap to enlarge)
 
 
 
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Today's Biggest Winners and Losers, Oct 7 2026 (tap to enlarge)

» S&P 500 HEATMAP

S&P 500 Heatmap, October 7 2026 close (tap to enlarge)
Earnings Watch, October 5-9 2026 (tap to enlarge)

» DAY 244 · WED OCT 7 · DAILY TRADING UPDATE

Daily Trading Update Day 244 - Wed Oct 7 2026 - $1M +$43,847 (130 tr) cum $733,764 (+73.38%), $30K +$1,966 (22 tr) cum $27,194 (+90.65%)

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