S&P Futures 5-Minute Candle Falls 0.05%, 4x Average

“Anatomy of a Candle. S and P futures, seven forty-five PM Eastern. Open 7857, high 7857.5, low 7852.5, close 7852.8.” — Kenji Moonfield, on air

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on Futures & Crypto Overnight
Published 8:48 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

At a glance

First reported by CNBC: “Inside India newsletter: Food crisis, economic shock ahead as India braces for El Niño”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 8:48 PM ET on Futures & Crypto Overnight, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.
Topics: El Niño, India, S&P.
BBN covered this story before: S&P Futures 5-Minute Candle: Up 0.02% on 2.6x Body (October 7).

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CNBCInside India newsletter: Food crisis, economic shock ahead as India braces for El Niño

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnatomy of a Candle. S and P futures, seven forty-five PM Eastern. Open 7857, high 7857.5, low 7852.5, close 7852.8.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDown point zero five percent, body four times average.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFour times average for a move smaller than my rounding error. Suspect number one: a trader sneezed so hard his mouse clicked sell.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSuspect two: a night-shift intern tried to microwave a burrito on the trading terminal. Bro, the keyboard is still warm.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSuspect three: a pigeon landed on an enter key at a hedge fund. He's a bear now. He's already bought a tiny bunker.