Bulls, Bears and the Bell | Jobless Claims Uptick Fuels Yield Pullback & Major Rotation Out of Tech (Oct 22, 2026)

In tonight’s post-market wrap-up of Bulls, Bears and the Bell, Senior Market Editor Joe and Tactical Strategist Jane sift through the rallies and wreckage of a busy Thursday session (October 22, 2026).

As Q3 earnings season hits full stride, cautious guidance from tech heavyweights like Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon (AMZN) sparked a notable institutional rotation out of high-multiple tech into value and industrials.Meanwhile, this morning’s Jobless Claims print hit 235,000, sending the 10-Year Treasury Yield pulling back to 4.1%. We discuss why traders interpreted this data through a "bad news is good news" lens, driving heavy call options concentration in small-caps (IWM) while defensive and cyclical leaders like Caterpillar (CAT) and JPMorgan (JPM) saw steady accumulation

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