Post-market briefing
Monday, August 10, 2026
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Monday's postmarket session closes out a difficult day for this three-equity portfolio, with all positions finishing the regular session under pressure. Equity markets opened the week contending with ongoing rate sensitivity and a cautious tone across growth-adjacent sectors, contributing to the broad softness reflected here. Earnings calendars and macro data due later this week may shape how current trends develop in the sessions ahead.
Portfolio Snapshot
| Ticker | Price | Day % | YTD % | 52W Range Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRDO | $239.94 | -3.98% | +66.75% | 69% |
| IONQ | $42.53 | -4.28% | -5.22% | 28% |
| NOW | $127.44 | +2.05% | -16.81% | 41% |
Market Overview
| Index | Price | Day % | YTD % |
|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (SPY) | $773.06 | -0.03% | +13.37% |
| Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | $720.85 | -0.30% | +17.34% |
| Dow Jones (DIA) | $539.00 | -0.11% | +12.16% |
Holdings Breakdown
CRDO closed at $239.94, down 3.98% on the session. Monday's session was volatile for Credo, with shares trading in a wide intraday range before closing sharply lower, extending a pullback that has pressured the stock over the past month even as the three-month trend remains solidly higher. The name still sits well into its 52-week range and carries a strong year-to-date gain, so today's move narrows but does not erase the recent advance. Commentary in the market has centered on Credo's expanding role in AI infrastructure and its DustPhotonics acquisition as the core thesis for the stock's run higher this year. No earnings date or company-specific catalyst has been disclosed for the immediate period ahead.
IONQ closed at $42.53, down 4.28% on the session. Today's pullback comes despite IonQ demolishing Q2 expectations with triple-digit growth, with gains from the SkyWater acquisition adding to the headline beat. The overhang weighing on the session appears to be share dilution concerns flagged alongside those results, consistent with the unregistered sales of equity securities disclosed in a recent SEC filing. The dip extends a three-month slide that has pulled the stock well back from its spring highs, leaving it sitting in the lower portion of its 52-week range despite a broadly resilient one-month period prior to today.
NOW closed at $127.44, up 2.05% on the session. Today's gain extends a powerful three-month recovery that has taken ServiceNow well off its yearly lows, though the stock remains in the lower half of its 52-week range and is still meaningfully negative on the year, underscoring how much ground the spring selloff covered. The most notable development in the ecosystem today came from Brightfin, a ServiceNow-native IT Financial Management platform that appointed a new Chief Product and AI Officer to lead product strategy and artificial intelligence across its platform, a signal that the partner ecosystem continues to deepen its AI buildout on top of ServiceNow's infrastructure. No earnings or major company-level catalysts are scheduled in the provided data for the near term.
Bottom Line
Monday's session closed the portfolio lower, with IONQ sliding -4.28% after filing a material 8-K and CRDO dropping -3.98% on company news, while NOW offered a partial offset at +2.05% on its own session developments.
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