Morning Brief — Thursday, August 27, 2026
Pre-market levels, expected moves, earnings and catalysts as published before the open on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
Pre-market indices
| Index | Price | Change |
|---|
| SPY | 768.06 | +0.26% |
| QQQ | 716.96 | +0.79% |
| IWM | 298.51 | -0.14% |
Options-implied expected moves
| Ticker | Expected move | Implied range |
|---|
| SPY | ±$4.93 (0.64%) | 761.15 – 771.01 |
| QQQ | ±$7.03 (0.99%) | 704.34 – 718.4 |
| IWM | ±$1.77 (0.59%) | 297.16 – 300.7 |
Pre-market movers
| Ticker | Gap | Catalyst |
|---|
| CRM | +10.39% | News |
| CRWD | +9.33% | News |
| DG | +9.31% | Earnings, News |
| BBY | -6.68% | Earnings, News |
| DLTR | -6.67% | Earnings, News |
| NVDA | +6.05% | News |
| NBIS | +5.64% | News |
| FANG | +5.42% | |
| PANW | +5.21% | News |
| BIDU | +4.11% | News |
Earnings today
| Ticker | When | Implied move | Mkt cap |
|---|
| RY | Pre-Market | ±4.39% | $287.8B |
| TD | Pre-Market | ±4.77% | $196.7B |
| CM | Pre-Market | ±5.03% | $108.2B |
| DG | Pre-Market | ±8.19% | $27.0B |
| DLTR | Pre-Market | ±9.15% | $25.8B |
| BURL | Pre-Market | ±8.83% | $19.8B |
| BBY | Pre-Market | ±9.03% | $18.0B |
| HMY | Pre-Market | ±12.75% | $14.6B |
| HRL | Pre-Market | ±5.48% | $13.1B |
| HQY | Pre-Market | ±9.31% | $8.8B |
Economic calendar
- 8:30 AM ET Unemployment Claims
- 10:00 AM ET Fed Chairman Warsh Speaks
- 10:00 AM ET Prelim Benchmark Payrolls Revision
- 10:00 AM ET Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment
- 10:00 AM ET Revised UoM Inflation Expectations
Headlines that morning
- Nvidia Earnings Send Chip Stocks Higher, But Reported New Trump Tariff Plans Could Broaden The Trade Fight
- New Fed chair Kevin Warsh under pressure to clarify views on inflation, interest rates - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- LIVE | Dow Jones, Nasdaq, US Stock Market Today: Check Latest Move in Futures, Dow Jones Drops 0.11% as Ahead Of Nvidia Earnings, PCE Inflation Data & Fed Rate Outlook | Why Are St
- Nvidia's revenue outlook, Meta's $16.7B settlement, mail-in voting and more in Morning Squawk
- Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, SpaceX, Tesla, Alphabet, Meta, Salesforce, CrowdStrike & more
- The Fed Chairman Is Heading to Jackson Hole Without a Clear Stance on Inflation
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