Morning Brief — Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Pre-market levels, expected moves, earnings and catalysts as published before the open on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
Pre-market indices
| Index | Price | Change |
|---|
| SPY | 765.55 | -0.12% |
| QQQ | 715.22 | -0.44% |
| IWM | 271.46 | +0.07% |
Options-implied expected moves
| Ticker | Expected move | Implied range |
|---|
| SPY | ±$3.46 (0.45%) | 763.01 – 769.94 |
| QQQ | ±$5.88 (0.82%) | 712.48 – 724.23 |
| IWM | ±$1.83 (0.67%) | 269.45 – 273.11 |
Pre-market movers
| Ticker | Gap | Catalyst |
|---|
| GM | -7.46% | Earnings, News |
| STLD | -4.64% | |
| HAL | +4.28% | Earnings |
| GE | -4.19% | Earnings |
| NBIS | -4.11% | |
| HUBS | +4.06% | |
| CRWV | -3.60% | |
| BHP | -3.12% | |
| CRM | -3.04% | |
| WULF | -2.65% | |
Earnings today
| Ticker | When | Implied move | Mkt cap |
|---|
| GE | Pre-Market | ±5.76% | $325.6B |
| RTX | Pre-Market | ±5.09% | $261.4B |
| MMM | Pre-Market | ±5.8% | $85.0B |
| NOC | Pre-Market | ±8.06% | $73.9B |
| GM | Pre-Market | ±5.79% | $73.7B |
| MSCI | Pre-Market | ±7.95% | $41.4B |
| HAL | Pre-Market | ±5.28% | $27.9B |
| SYF | Pre-Market | ±8.22% | $27.4B |
| KEY | Pre-Market | ±7.43% | $21.3B |
| EFX | Pre-Market | ±11.49% | $18.9B |
Headlines that morning
- Posthaste: Trump's tariffs can inflict far worse damage on the economy than just a recession, warns economist
- President Donald Trump Claims, "We Don't Have Inflation, and Tariffs Don't Cause Inflation," but a New Report Strongly Disagrees
- Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: SpaceX, Nvidia, Apple, BlackRock, Alphabet, CoreWeave & more
- Google Cloud services down in UK; banks, public sector report issues
- Trump discloses 21,000 securities trades during first year in office - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- French Government-Bond Yields Turn Higher; Treasury Yields Fall
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