Morning Brief — Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Pre-market levels, expected moves, earnings and catalysts as published before the open on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
Pre-market indices
| Index | Price | Change |
|---|
| SPY | 766.46 | +0.39% |
| QQQ | 712.11 | +0.82% |
| IWM | 299.55 | +0.53% |
Options-implied expected moves
| Ticker | Expected move | Implied range |
|---|
| SPY | ±$3.22 (0.42%) | 760.25 – 766.69 |
| QQQ | ±$4.98 (0.71%) | 701.34 – 711.3 |
| IWM | ±$1.72 (0.58%) | 296.25 – 299.69 |
Pre-market movers
| Ticker | Gap | Catalyst |
|---|
| KMB | -9.74% | News |
| NBIS | +3.84% | News |
| NTES | +3.68% | |
| LULU | -3.32% | News |
| LRCX | +3.16% | News |
| INTC | +3.11% | News |
| NKE | -2.99% | News |
| WDC | +2.97% | News |
| ALB | -2.95% | |
| MRVL | +2.91% | News |
Earnings today
| Ticker | When | Implied move | Mkt cap |
|---|
| BMO | Pre-Market | ±5.17% | $122.9B |
| BNS | Pre-Market | ±4.52% | $107.4B |
| DKS | Pre-Market | ±12.18% | $16.4B |
| BZ | Pre-Market | ±8.1% | $7.4B |
| VIPS | Pre-Market | ±8.17% | $7.0B |
| MZTI | Pre-Market | ±7.93% | $3.1B |
| CDLR | Pre-Market | | $2.3B |
| CTRN | Pre-Market | | $597M |
| EH | Pre-Market | ±17.69% | $397M |
| SHMD | Pre-Market | ±27.01% | $322M |
Economic calendar
- 10:00 AM ET CB Consumer Confidence
- 8:30 AM ET Core PCE Price Index m/m
- 8:30 AM ET Prelim GDP q/q
- 8:30 AM ET Prelim GDP Price Index q/q
Headlines that morning
- BTC Price Reclaims $81,000 as Gold Rally, Treasury Yields and Fed Policy Drive Markets
- S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow Futures Mixed As Nvidia Earnings, Fed Signals, PCE Inflation Keep Markets On Edge This Week
- Tariff-Driven Inflation Risks Return With Trump Moves on Canada, Iran
- Silver Price Forecast: Metal Eases to $68 as Markets Await Fed and Inflation Cues
- Sticky Philippines inflation ‘justifies’ a third straight BSP rate hike: JPMorgan
- U.S. economic offense, Lego's record revenue, Nvidia's losing streak and more in Morning Squawk
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