QQQ's 9:50 Candle: Up 0.12%, 2.5x Normal

“Tonight's case file: QQQ, the nine-fifty AM Eastern candle. Open 752.47, high 753.64, low 752.47, close 753.40.” — Hank Ledger, on air

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on Market Hours
Published 10:32 AM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Benzinga: “RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on RPM International, Lowers Price Target to $120”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 10:32 AM ET on Market Hours, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Outperform.
BBN covered this story before: RBC Raises HCA Healthcare Price Target to $496 From $435 (October 7).

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BenzingaRBC Capital Maintains Outperform on RPM International, Lowers Price Target to $120

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTonight's case file: QQQ, the nine-fifty AM Eastern candle. Open 752.47, high 753.64, low 752.47, close 753.40.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorUp point one two percent, two point five times the average candle.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, it never went below its open. Not once.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's a candle with a spine, and I think a golden retriever pressed buy with his nose.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWrong, Vera. A hedge fund intern sneezed on a keyboard while eating a sad desk salad.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe whole market is held together by croutons and denial.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDale, you just described your own bunker. Or maybe a pigeon walked across the trading terminal wearing tiny little loafers.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOr the candle is a warning from the bond market, delivered by a ghost. I'm choosing to believe that. It makes my morning.