Morning Brief — Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Pre-market levels, expected moves, earnings and catalysts as published before the open on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
Pre-market indices
| Index | Price | Change |
|---|
| SPY | 771.2 | +0.20% |
| QQQ | 723.49 | +0.31% |
| IWM | 280.37 | +0.07% |
Options-implied expected moves
| Ticker | Expected move | Implied range |
|---|
| SPY | ±$5.09 (0.66%) | 764.56 – 774.75 |
| QQQ | ±$7.24 (1.0%) | 714.01 – 728.49 |
| IWM | ±$2.7 (0.96%) | 277.48 – 282.87 |
Pre-market movers
| Ticker | Gap | Catalyst |
|---|
| BSX | -10.46% | Earnings |
| NXPI | -7.89% | |
| APH | +6.76% | Earnings |
| PPG | +6.66% | |
| HOOD | -6.46% | News |
| PWR | +4.12% | |
| ETN | +4.11% | |
| AON | +3.80% | Earnings |
| XEL | +3.66% | |
| ADP | -3.38% | Earnings |
Earnings today
| Ticker | When | Implied move | Mkt cap |
|---|
| GEV | Pre-Market | ±6.02% | $227.7B |
| SAN | Pre-Market | ±7.62% | $186.1B |
| APH | Pre-Market | ±10.5% | $185.6B |
| UBS | Pre-Market | ±6.6% | $144.2B |
| ADP | Pre-Market | ±4.74% | $119.3B |
| PSX | Pre-Market | ±4.25% | $115.3B |
| GSK | Pre-Market | ±4.24% | $102.5B |
| VRT | Pre-Market | ±10.16% | $76.9B |
| AEP | Pre-Market | ±5.13% | $70.3B |
| BSX | Pre-Market | ±7.99% | $66.1B |
Economic calendar
- 2:00 PM ET Federal Funds Rate
- 2:00 PM ET FOMC Statement
- 2:30 PM ET FOMC Press Conference
- 8:30 AM ET Advance GDP q/q
- 8:30 AM ET Core PCE Price Index m/m
- 8:30 AM ET Advance GDP Price Index q/q
- 8:30 AM ET Unemployment Claims
Headlines that morning
- Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: SpaceX, Nvidia, Apple, AMD, Meta, Amazon, Tesla, Boeing & more
- UPDATE: MARKETS OVERWHELMINGLY EXPECT A FED HOLD T
- Enphase tumbles 20% after Q3 miss, weak Q4 revenue guidance
- Treasury Yields, Dollar Edge Up Ahead of Fed Rate Decision
- Four reasons to start worrying about inflation — the end of tariff refunds is one of them
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