Morning Brief — Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Pre-market levels, expected moves, earnings and catalysts as published before the open on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
Pre-market indices
| Index | Price | Change |
|---|
| SPY | 766.69 | +0.33% |
| QQQ | 740.56 | +0.36% |
| IWM | 280.13 | +0.40% |
Options-implied expected moves
| Ticker | Expected move | Implied range |
|---|
| SPY | ±$4.4 (0.58%) | 759.8 – 768.6 |
| QQQ | ±$6.3 (0.85%) | 731.63 – 744.23 |
| IWM | ±$2.35 (0.84%) | 276.66 – 281.36 |
Pre-market movers
| Ticker | Gap | Catalyst |
|---|
| MRNA | -8.34% | News |
| HOOD | +5.65% | News |
| NOC | -4.38% | News |
| MSTR | +3.70% | News |
| CAG | -3.33% | Earnings, News |
| MTCH | +3.32% | |
| SNPS | +3.11% | |
| NBIS | +2.90% | News |
| SMCI | +2.90% | News |
| COIN | +2.79% | News |
Earnings today
| Ticker | When | Implied move | Mkt cap |
|---|
| JBL | Pre-Market | ±8.1% | $33.4B |
| FDS | Pre-Market | | $9.5B |
| CAG | Pre-Market | ±4.88% | $6.8B |
| CALM | Pre-Market | ±7.86% | $3.2B |
| YRD | Pre-Market | ±160.16% | $85M |
| MU | After Close | ±7.58% | $1.19T |
| PRGS | After Close | | $1.6B |
| BSET | After Close | ±12.69% | $157M |
| SA | TBD | ±8.04% | $3.1B |
| HTT | TBD | ±8.33% | $371M |
Economic calendar
- 3:30 PM ET President Trump Speaks
- 6:00 PM ET FOMC Member Kashkari Speaks
- 8:15 AM ET ADP Non-Farm Employment Change
- 8:30 AM ET Core PCE Price Index m/m
- 8:30 AM ET Final GDP q/q
- 8:30 AM ET Final GDP Price Index q/q
- 10:00 AM ET FOMC Member Waller Speaks
- 10:00 AM ET ISM Manufacturing PMI
- 8:30 AM ET Unemployment Claims
Headlines that morning
- Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, SpaceX, Apple, Tesla, Target, Amazon, Microsoft & more
- Fed’s preferred gauge showed core inflation at 3.0% in August, much lighter than expected
- US trade court to weigh challenge to Trump's forced labor tariffs
- U.S. inflation rises again and keeps the pressure on Fed
- Fed rate hike bets for Oct fall sharply on soft data, dovish comments
- US PCE Inflation Is a Big Test for Stocks, Crypto, and Trump - finance.yahoo.com
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