Morning Brief — Monday, October 26, 2026
Pre-market levels, expected moves, earnings and catalysts as published before the open on Monday, October 26, 2026.
Pre-market indices
| Index | Price | Change |
|---|
| SPY | 762.3 | +0.31% |
| QQQ | 708.4 | +0.57% |
| IWM | 275.9 | +0.05% |
Options-implied expected moves
| Ticker | Expected move | Implied range |
|---|
| SPY | ±$4.85 (0.64%) | 755.11 – 764.82 |
| QQQ | ±$8.54 (1.21%) | 695.87 – 712.94 |
| IWM | ±$2.01 (0.73%) | 273.74 – 277.76 |
Pre-market movers
| Ticker | Gap | Catalyst |
|---|
| NU | -25.73% | |
| MRNA | -7.40% | |
| EQT | -6.53% | |
| CRWV | -4.06% | |
| TEAM | -3.34% | |
| BUD | -3.18% | |
| COIN | -2.93% | |
| NOG | -2.90% | |
| BNTX | -2.85% | |
| ROST | +2.70% | |
Earnings today
| Ticker | When | Implied move | Mkt cap |
|---|
| VZ | Pre-Market | ±4.43% | $187.8B |
| CX | Pre-Market | ±9.22% | $15.3B |
| MMYT | Pre-Market | ±15.32% | $4.3B |
| ARLP | Pre-Market | ±7.08% | $3.3B |
| BOH | Pre-Market | ±6.47% | $2.8B |
| LKFN | Pre-Market | ±4.32% | $1.5B |
| HBT | Pre-Market | ±1.66% | $1.3B |
| DEA | Pre-Market | ±6.18% | $1.1B |
| BFST | Pre-Market | ±7.86% | $1.0B |
| BMRC | Pre-Market | ±4.61% | $443M |
Economic calendar
- 10:00 AM ET CB Consumer Confidence
Headlines that morning
- Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Nvidia, SpaceX, Apple, Ross, Dollar General, Lockheed Martin & more
- ‘We don’t have inflation’? Five charts show the US economic reality of Trump’s second term so far
- Crypto News | Markets Steady as Oil Retreats and the Fed Decision Nears, With Bitcoin Near $80,400 After $772 Million of ETF Outflows
- 3 Defensive Dividend Stocks for a Hawkish Fed and Sticky Inflation
- Gold Steadies After Weekly Drop as Focus Shifts to Fed Meeting
- Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom could buy Meta shares as part of $35 billion stock offering
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