Morning Brief — Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Pre-market levels, expected moves, earnings and catalysts as published before the open on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
Pre-market indices
| Index | Price | Change |
|---|
| SPY | 765.56 | -0.05% |
| QQQ | 710.52 | -0.03% |
| IWM | 298.7 | -0.18% |
Options-implied expected moves
| Ticker | Expected move | Implied range |
|---|
| SPY | ±$2.53 (0.33%) | 762.96 – 768.01 |
| QQQ | ±$3.23 (0.46%) | 707.19 – 713.66 |
| IWM | ±$0.73 (0.24%) | 297.98 – 299.44 |
Pre-market movers
| Ticker | Gap | Catalyst |
|---|
| INTU | -9.50% | News |
| ZM | -5.67% | News |
| BSX | -5.52% | News |
| SJM | +5.07% | Earnings, News |
| ZS | -3.92% | News |
| MDB | -3.59% | News |
| NOW | -3.54% | News |
| META | +3.41% | News |
| HUBS | -3.36% | News |
| NTES | -3.30% | |
Earnings today
| Ticker | When | Implied move | Mkt cap |
|---|
| WSM | Pre-Market | ±7.25% | $27.6B |
| SJM | Pre-Market | ±5.17% | $13.4B |
| LI | Pre-Market | ±3.79% | $11.2B |
| DCI | Pre-Market | ±5.77% | $10.8B |
| DY | Pre-Market | ±9.8% | $10.6B |
| ANF | Pre-Market | ±2.62% | $4.8B |
| BBWI | Pre-Market | ±4.27% | $3.5B |
| KSS | Pre-Market | ±5.23% | $2.0B |
| PLAB | Pre-Market | ±11.75% | $1.7B |
| TIGR | Pre-Market | ±5.67% | $977M |
Economic calendar
- 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
- 8:30 AM ET Unemployment Claims
Headlines that morning
- US Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Futures Fall 0.02%, Nasdaq Futures Slide 0.05% Ahead Of Nvidia Earnings, PCE Inflation Data & Fed Rate Outlook; Check What Investors Should Know
- Core PCE: In line but not enough to lower Fed rate hike expectations
- 10-year Treasury yield is little changed after PCE inflation report is mostly as expected
- Fed Chair Warsh in Focus After Schnabel Signals ECB Rate Hike
- Treasury Yield Edges Up as Markets Weigh Inflation and Fed Outlook
- Morning Call Sheet: Nvidia, inflation and Fed policy put markets on edge
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