Morning Brief — Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Pre-market levels, expected moves, earnings and catalysts as published before the open on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
Pre-market indices
| Index | Price | Change |
|---|
| SPY | 771.15 | +0.27% |
| QQQ | 721.73 | +0.57% |
| IWM | 276.81 | +0.37% |
Options-implied expected moves
| Ticker | Expected move | Implied range |
|---|
| SPY | ±$3.9 (0.51%) | 765.15 – 772.94 |
| QQQ | ±$6.38 (0.89%) | 711.25 – 724.01 |
| IWM | ±$1.75 (0.63%) | 274.03 – 277.52 |
Pre-market movers
| Ticker | Gap | Catalyst |
|---|
| SMCI | +12.38% | |
| ISRG | -7.31% | |
| T | -6.28% | Earnings, News |
| NFLX | -6.04% | |
| WULF | +5.32% | |
| ABT | -4.01% | Earnings |
| COF | +3.86% | |
| PWR | +3.75% | |
| ZM | +3.68% | |
| DHR | -3.42% | Earnings |
Earnings today
| Ticker | When | Implied move | Mkt cap |
|---|
| PM | Pre-Market | ±4.35% | $313.4B |
| TMO | Pre-Market | ±5.77% | $251.2B |
| ABT | Pre-Market | ±6.44% | $180.1B |
| NEE | Pre-Market | ±3.28% | $163.1B |
| T | Pre-Market | ±4.23% | $159.0B |
| DHR | Pre-Market | ±7.17% | $157.8B |
| CME | Pre-Market | ±3.49% | $105.5B |
| ELV | Pre-Market | ±8.59% | $93.3B |
| MCO | Pre-Market | ±7.42% | $83.4B |
| WAB | Pre-Market | ±7.08% | $48.4B |
Economic calendar
- 8:30 AM ET Unemployment Claims
Headlines that morning
- Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, SpaceX, Netflix, Zoom, Apple, Robinhood & more
- BlackRock launches new robotics ETF with exposure to Nvidia, Tesla and SpaceX
- Futures orbit around SpaceX as Tesla merger talk cheers investors
- OpenAI to bring AI models to Google's cloud, in further expansion beyond Microsoft
- Bank of Canada Survey Records Notable Rise in Inflation Expectations
- Trump Says Data Centers Must Provide Their Own Electricity
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