Morning Brief — Thursday, October 29, 2026
Pre-market levels, expected moves, earnings and catalysts as published before the open on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
Pre-market indices
| Index | Price | Change |
|---|
| SPY | 769.9 | -0.31% |
| QQQ | 717.98 | -1.05% |
| IWM | 282.11 | +0.29% |
Options-implied expected moves
| Ticker | Expected move | Implied range |
|---|
| SPY | ±$4.58 (0.59%) | 767.73 – 776.89 |
| QQQ | ±$10.63 (1.46%) | 714.98 – 736.24 |
| IWM | ±$2.2 (0.78%) | 279.1 – 283.49 |
Pre-market movers
| Ticker | Gap | Catalyst |
|---|
| FTNT | -25.19% | |
| NOW | -18.84% | |
| CAT | -11.82% | Earnings |
| GOOG | -11.50% | |
| GOOGL | -11.35% | |
| MRVL | -11.34% | |
| NCLH | +10.83% | Earnings |
| ALNY | -10.49% | Earnings |
| CVNA | +8.99% | |
| CMG | +8.04% | |
Earnings today
| Ticker | When | Implied move | Mkt cap |
|---|
| LLY | Pre-Market | ±6.15% | $1.21T |
| MA | Pre-Market | ±2.8% | $534.2B |
| MRK | Pre-Market | ±4.0% | $349.9B |
| CAT | Pre-Market | ±5.71% | $327.9B |
| SHEL | Pre-Market | ±2.24% | $295.3B |
| LIN | Pre-Market | ±5.33% | $234.5B |
| TTE | Pre-Market | ±5.7% | $204.2B |
| BUD | Pre-Market | ±4.7% | $160.5B |
| BMY | Pre-Market | ±4.29% | $125.7B |
| MO | Pre-Market | ±3.62% | $122.7B |
Economic calendar
- 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
- 8:30 AM ET Employment Cost Index q/q
Headlines that morning
- Inflation surges, PCE shows. Fed pause on rate hikes unlikely to last long with prices still rising.
- Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Anthropic, Apple, Tesla, Chevron, Microsoft, Alphabet & more
- Gold Slips as Markets Assess Fed Signals, Await US Inflation Data - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English
- Trump handed major boost days before midterms as US economy roars back and growth smashes expectations despite stubborn inflation
- US Economy Grew 3.4% in the Third Quarter, Fed's Favorite Inflation Gauge Matches Forecasts
- Third-quarter U.S. GDP increases a better-than-expected 3.4% as September inflation accelerates
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