The day’s market,
read plainly.
The Hendriks Brief is an independent publication. A pre-market brief before the open, a post-close brief after it — the headlines that are moving markets and the structure underneath them, written without hype and without a sales pitch.
A market column,
twice a day.
Each trading day the Brief publishes twice. The morning brief sets up the session — what came out overnight, what data and events are due, where the cross-asset tone sits. The afternoon brief looks back — what actually drove the day and what it revealed about the market’s condition.
It is commentary, not counsel. The Brief describes what is happening; it does not tell anyone what to do about it, does not recommend trades, and does not sell a service. It is meant for anyone who wants an intelligent, unhurried read on the market — nothing more, and nothing less.
The last few days.
- October 2, 2026Post-close note
Post-close brief — October 2, 2026
MARK'S CLOSE REPORT: A soft September payrolls print reset the rate conversation, pulling yields lower and lifting equities to a Nasdaq record before the tape gave some of it back into the close.
- October 2, 2026Pre-market framework
Pre-market brief — October 2, 2026
MARK'S MORNING CALL: A sharply weak September payrolls print has rewired rate-hike expectations before the open, lifting equity futures and pulling long-end yields lower.
- October 1, 2026Post-close note
Post-close brief — October 1, 2026
MARK'S CLOSE REPORT: A choppy first session of the fourth quarter in which multi-decade yield highs, a soft ISM print, and resilient tech pulled the tape in different directions before Nike's after-the-bell report.
- October 1, 2026Pre-market framework
Pre-market brief — October 1, 2026
MARK'S MORNING CALL: A new quarter opens with AI enthusiasm tugging against multi-decade high Treasury yields, with ISM Manufacturing and jobless claims on deck.
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