Markets today, November 11, 2026: CoreWeave lifts AI stocks

Crypto. Bitcoin was $74,672.01 at 21:00 UTC, up 1.21% in 24 hours and down 7.24% in seven days. Yahoo Finance says it rose about 1% on a risk-on day for stocks. Ether was $2,082.11 (+1.10%, -14.13% on the week), Solana $85.02 (+2.03%) and XRP $1.0659 (+0.63%, -18.33% on the week). Fear & Greed is 29, Fear, down from 32. About $191.5 million of positions were liquidated in 24 hours, $121.9 million of them shorts. US bitcoin ETFs had net outflows of $95.0 million on Tuesday, November 10, and ether ETFs $1.3 million; Wednesday's figures were not in our data yet. Initia's INIT fell 49.95% to $0.14377, and no source we opened gives a cause. OKX and the NYSE owner set November 23 for stock tokens: https://freekonomist.com/en/news/okxice-tokenized-stock-venue-launch-november-23-coinbase-strategy-direxion-2026-11-11/ . Bitcoin price and liquidations: https://freekonomist.com/en/crypto/btc/ . What well-known traders think: https://freekonomist.com/en/crowd/ . Token unlock dates: https://freekonomist.com/en/unlocks/

Stocks. Reuters says, on preliminary data, the S&P 500 rose 1.29% to 7,617.84, the Nasdaq Composite 1.59% to 25,464.57 and the Dow 0.47% to 52,476.92. Yahoo Finance says the Nasdaq erased its post-election losses. CoreWeave rose more than 20% after it said it expects to turn profitable on an adjusted basis in the first half of 2028; it had raised its 2026 revenue outlook to $13.0 billion to $13.3 billion: https://freekonomist.com/en/news/coreweave-stock-q3-2026-earnings-2026-11-10/ . Nebius reports Thursday before the open: https://freekonomist.com/en/news/nbis-stock-jumps-coreweave-nebius-q3-2026-earnings-2026-11-11/ . Nvidia closed at $173.73, up 2.92%, and is still down about 12% in November. Sandisk, Micron and SK Hynix were each up more than 10% in Yahoo Finance's report. Tech was the best of the 11 S&P 500 sectors, and the VIX fell for a fourth straight session. On Tuesday Microsoft fell 3% after Anthropic launched Claude Sheets and Whiteboards, CNBC reported: https://freekonomist.com/en/news/microsoft-stock-falls-anthropic-claude-meetings-sheets-2026-11-11/ . The US bond market was shut for Veterans Day, so Treasuries had no close. Reuters says traders fully price at least a quarter-point Fed hike in December, with a 12.7% chance of a half-point move.

Commodities and currencies. Brent futures settled at $92.76, up 1.39%, and WTI at $86.53, up 0.57%, Reuters says. It ties the rise to Iran's security chief saying no enriched nuclear material would leave the country; Brent is still about 21% lower since the start of the month. Market sources cite API data showing US crude stocks up 9 million barrels; official data is due Thursday, delayed by the holiday. Saudi Arabia pumped the most oil since February, by its own figures: https://freekonomist.com/en/news/opec-momr-november-2026-saudi-output-10-56-million-bpd-october-2026-11-11/ . US gold futures settled 0.7% lower at $4,000.50; spot gold was $3,986.79, down 1.1%, at 18:51 UTC, an intraday figure: https://freekonomist.com/en/commodities/gold/ . In our data at 21:00 UTC EUR/USD was 1.1091 (-0.68%), GBP/USD 1.3275 (-0.53%) and USD/JPY 159.856 (+0.73%); Reuters had the dollar index up 0.64% at 102.86 in its midday report. The rupiah stayed near its record low: https://freekonomist.com/en/news/rupiah-dollar-rate-near-record-low-fed-hike-bets-2026-11-11/ . Live macro board: https://freekonomist.com/en/macro/

Confirmed facts

• Reuters preliminary data: the S&P 500 rose 1.29% to 7,617.84, the Nasdaq Composite 1.59% to 25,464.57 and the Dow 0.47% to 52,476.92 on Wednesday, November 11.^[1]
• Yahoo Finance says the Nasdaq Composite added 1.6%, erasing its post-election losses.^[1]
• CoreWeave shares rose more than 20% after it said it expects to be profitable on an adjusted basis in the first half of 2028.^[1]
• CoreWeave raised its 2026 revenue guidance to $13.0 billion to $13.3 billion.^[7]
• Nvidia closed at $173.73, up 2.92%, and is down about 12% in November.^[1]
• Sandisk, Micron and SK Hynix were each up more than 10% in Yahoo Finance's report.^[1]
• The S&P 500 tech sector was the best of 11 sectors, and the VIX fell for a fourth straight session.^[1]
• The US stock market was open on Veterans Day; the US bond market was closed.^[1]
• Forex Factory lists a USD bank holiday on November 11.^[6]
• Traders fully price at least a 25 basis point Fed hike in December, with a 12.7% chance of 50 basis points, per CME FedWatch via Reuters.^[1]
• Brent futures settled up $1.27, or 1.39%, at $92.76; WTI rose 49 cents, or 0.57%, to $86.53.^[2]
• Reuters ties the oil rise to Iran's security chief saying Iran would not allow enriched nuclear material to leave the country; Brent is about 21% lower since the start of November.^[2]
• Market sources, citing API data, say US crude stocks rose by 9 million barrels; official data is due Thursday, delayed by the Veterans Day holiday.^[2]
• US December gold futures settled 0.7% lower at $4,000.50; spot gold was down 1.1% at $3,986.79 at 1:51 p.m. ET (18:51 UTC), an intraday figure.^[3]
• Reuters had the dollar index up 0.64% at 102.86 in its midday report.^[1]
• At 21:00 UTC EUR/USD was 1.1091 (-0.68%), GBP/USD 1.3275 (-0.53%) and USD/JPY 159.856 (+0.73%).^[5]
• Bitcoin was $74,672.01 at 21:00 UTC, up 1.21% in 24 hours and down 7.24% in seven days; Yahoo Finance says it gained about 1% as investors went risk-on.^[4][1]
• Ether was $2,082.11 (+1.10%, -14.13% in seven days), Solana $85.02 (+2.03%) and XRP $1.0659 (+0.63%, -18.33% in seven days).^[4]
• Fear & Greed was 29, Fear, down from 32.^[4]
• About $191.5 million of crypto positions were liquidated in 24 hours, $121.9 million of them shorts.^[4]
• US bitcoin ETFs had net outflows of $95.0 million and ether ETFs $1.3 million on Tuesday, November 10; Wednesday's data was not yet available.^[4]
• Initia's INIT fell 49.95% to $0.14377 in 24 hours.^[4]
• Nebius reports Q3 results on Thursday, November 12, before market open; its investor call is at 8:00 a.m. ET (13:00 UTC).^[8]
• On November 10 Microsoft shares fell 3% after Anthropic launched Claude Sheets and Whiteboards, CNBC reported.^[9]
• OKXICE, a venue run by OKX and the NYSE owner ICE, opens for stock tokens on November 23.^[10]
• Saudi Arabia told OPEC it pumped 10.563 million barrels a day in October, the most since February.^[11]
• The rupiah's JISDOR reference rate was Rp18,154 per dollar on November 11, against Rp18,059 a day earlier.^[12]
• Forex Factory lists UK GDP m/m (High impact, forecast 0.0%, previous 0.1%) on Thursday, November 12 at 07:00 UTC.^[6]
• Forex Factory lists US unemployment claims (Medium, forecast 194K, previous 189K) at 13:30 UTC and ECB President Lagarde's speech (Medium) at 19:30 UTC on November 12.^[6]

Implications

• ConfirmedUS stocks traded and US bond markets were closed on Veterans Day, so there was no Treasury close.
• ConfirmedThe AI-stock rebound was tied to CoreWeave's results, as Reuters reports.
• Our readingHot inflation and a likely December Fed hike remain the backdrop for stocks, gold and the dollar. This is our reading.
• Our readingOne day of gains does not show the AI trade has turned for good. This is our reading.

Still unknown

• Closing figures for gold, since the Reuters number we opened is intraday
• Why INIT fell almost 50%
• Bitcoin ETF flows for Wednesday, November 11
• Final index closes, since Reuters data was preliminary

Who it affects

United States, Global. Anyone who follows stocks, oil, the dollar and crypto and wants one daily summary

Sources

1. Yahoo Finance (with Reuters market reports): Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise as chip stock rally rekindles AI trade November 11, 2026 · media
2. Reuters: Oil up 1% as Iran official says country will keep enriched nuclear material November 11, 2026 · media
3. Reuters: Gold falls as hot inflation figures, higher dollar weigh November 11, 2026 · media
4. Freekonomist: Bitcoin price, ETF flows and liquidations (data snapshot 21:00 UTC) November 11, 2026 · media
5. Freekonomist: Live macro board (FX pairs, 21:00 UTC) November 11, 2026 · media
6. Forex Factory: Economic calendar, this week November 11, 2026 · media
7. Freekonomist: CoreWeave stock Q3 2026 earnings November 10, 2026 · media
8. Freekonomist: NBIS stock jumps 11% after CoreWeave results, Nebius reports Nov 12 November 11, 2026 · media
9. Freekonomist: Microsoft stock falls as Anthropic launches Claude Meetings and Sheets November 11, 2026 · media
10. Freekonomist: OKX and NYSE owner set Nov 23 launch for stock tokens November 11, 2026 · media
11. Freekonomist: Saudi Arabia pumps the most oil since February, OPEC report shows November 11, 2026 · media
12. Freekonomist: Rupiah to dollar rate near record low as Fed hike bets grow November 11, 2026 · media