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November 13, 2026

Equity futures are modestly higher this Friday ahead of the October PPI report.

November 12, 2026

Thursday pre-market trade is risk-off at the top of the cap-weighted indices: S&P 500 futures sit at 7607.75 (-0.43%) and Nasdaq futures at 28195.75 (-0.97…

November 11, 2026

Equity futures are indicating a firmer Wednesday open. The S&P 500 is at 7564.79 (+0.58%), the Nasdaq at 25422.02 (+1.42%) and the Dow at 52323.74 (+0.18%)…

November 10, 2026

U.S. equity futures are mixed in Tuesday's pre-market. The S&P 500 is indicated essentially flat near 7,549 (-0.01%), the Nasdaq is down 0.47% at 25,133, a…

November 9, 2026

Equity futures point to a firmly higher open on Monday. S&P 500 futures are at 7462.75 (+0.82%), Nasdaq futures at 27328.5 (+0.90%) and Dow futures at 5190…

November 8, 2026

Friday's session ended with a split tape: the S&P 500 rose 0.31% to 7,376.86 and the Nasdaq gained 1.09% to 24,579.43 on a semiconductor-led AI bid, while…

November 7, 2026

Friday's session ended split. The Nasdaq rallied 1.09% to 24,579.43 and the S&P 500 added 0.31% to 7,376.86, while the Dow slipped 0.46% to 51,285.73 as a…

November 6, 2026

Stocks face a pivotal Friday after Thursday's rout erased the post-election rally: the S&P 500 fell 4.36% to 7,353.73, the Nasdaq dropped 5.52% to 24,315.0…

November 5, 2026

Thursday's tape is split along style lines: the S&P 500 is indicated at 7,664.22 (-0.32%) and the Nasdaq at 25,420.96 (-1.23%) as weak chip earnings weigh,…

November 4, 2026

U.S. equity futures point to a split open this Wednesday after Democrats were seen sweeping Congress in the midterms: S&P 500 futures are up 0.74% at 7653…

November 3, 2026

U.S. equity futures are mixed on Tuesday morning as traders position ahead of the midterm election results.

November 2, 2026

U.S. equity futures point to a firmer start this Monday, with S&P 500 futures up 0.36% at 7641.50, Nasdaq futures up 0.64% at 28716.50, and Dow futures up…

November 1, 2026

On this Sunday, November 1, the S&P 500 sits at 7,580.07 (-1.82%), the Nasdaq at 25,437.00 (-2.86%) and the Dow at 51,770.31 (-1.09%) after Friday's risk-o…

October 29, 2026

U.S. equity futures are lower in Thursday's pre-market as an 11.3% post-earnings drop in Alphabet (GOOGL) weighs on growth: S&P 500 futures are down 0.36%…

October 28, 2026

The S&P 500 (+0.21%) is at 7739.07 and the Dow (+0.30%) at 52536.77 heading into Wednesday's FOMC decision, while the Nasdaq Composite is flat at 26477.62…

October 27, 2026

U.S. equity futures point to a modestly higher open this Tuesday, with S&P 500 futures up 0.39% at 7744.50, NASDAQ futures up 0.60% at 29613.25 and Dow fut…

October 26, 2026

Stock futures are pointing to a modestly higher open this Monday, with S&P 500 futures up 0.31% at 7683.5, Nasdaq futures up 0.60% at 29291.5, and Dow futu…

October 23, 2026

Equity futures are pointing lower this Friday ahead of the open.

October 22, 2026

U.S. equity futures are pointing to a sharply lower open this Thursday, with S&P 500 futures at 7725.0 (-0.96%), Nasdaq 100 futures at 29504.75 (-1.67%) an…

October 21, 2026

U.S. equity futures point to a higher open on Wednesday, led by tech and AI-linked names after upbeat SpaceX earnings: S&P 500 futures are up 0.29% at 7,77…

October 20, 2026

Today's feed (Tuesday) did not include index closing levels, so direction cannot be confirmed; SPY options positioning puts the tape between the 760 put wa…

October 19, 2026

Equity futures point to a mixed-to-higher open Monday as the AI trade rebounds, with S&P 500 futures +0.43% (cash 7,692.25) and NASDAQ futures leading +1.2…

October 17, 2026

A sharp growth-to-value rotation defined Friday's session as the NASDAQ sank 2.15% to 26,140 and the S&P 500 fell 1.09% to 7,659, while the Dow limited its…

October 16, 2026

Equities are mixed in early Friday trade, with the S&P 500 (7752.51, +0.11%) and Dow (52242.38, +0.12%) edging higher while the NASDAQ (26629.73, -0.31%) l…

October 15, 2026

Stocks are mixed Thursday afternoon as the Dow outperforms at 52,091 (+0.91%) and the S&P 500 clings to a 7,731 (+0.16%) gain, while the Nasdaq Composite l…

October 14, 2026

Equities point lower Wednesday after a hotter-than-feared September CPI, with S&P 500 futures at 7,833.75 (-0.28%), Nasdaq futures -0.58%, and Dow futures…

October 13, 2026

A classic rotation Tuesday: the Dow outperforms at +0.84% (52,287) while the Nasdaq lags -0.76% (27,038) and the S&P 500 hovers near flat at -0.08% (7,801)…

October 12, 2026

Equities are mixed to little changed early Monday, with S&P 500 futures flat near 7862.50, the Dow unchanged around 51655, and the NASDAQ a slight laggard…

October 9, 2026

Equity futures point to a modestly higher open Friday, with S&P 500 futures +0.23% (cash 7,783.24), Nasdaq futures +0.58% and Dow futures flat (-0.03%), as…

October 8, 2026

Equities are pointed lower early Thursday, with S&P 500 futures off 0.41% (cash index 7769.73), Nasdaq futures down 0.68% and Dow futures lower by 0.64%, a…

October 7, 2026

Equities are pointing lower ahead of Wednesday's open, with S&P 500 futures down 0.40% (cash index 7,787.65), Nasdaq off 0.70% (27,406.49), and the Dow low…

October 6, 2026

Equities are firmly higher in Tuesday pre-market trade, with the S&P 500 up 0.43% to 7807, the NASDAQ +0.54% to 27626, and the Dow +0.52% to 51536 as mega-…

October 5, 2026

U.S. equities are modestly lower in pre-market trade Monday, with S&P 500 futures off 0.11% around 7768, Nasdaq futures down 0.21% and Dow futures lower by…

October 2, 2026

Equity futures are firmly higher Friday, with S&P 500 futures +0.89% (cash 7,734), Nasdaq futures +1.24% and Dow futures +0.95%, as a strikingly weak Septe…

October 1, 2026

U.S. equity futures point to a modestly higher open Thursday, with S&P 500 futures +0.26% (cash index near 7,672), Nasdaq futures +0.40% and Dow futures +0…

September 30, 2026

Stocks are mixed and rotational on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 off 0.25% to 7651.54 and the Dow down 0.86% to 50906.05, while tech leadership lifts the Nas…

September 29, 2026

Equities are edging higher in early Tuesday trade, with the S&P 500 up 0.09% to 7,690, the NASDAQ leading at +0.22% to 26,880 and the Dow flat at +0.06% to…

September 28, 2026

Equities are set to open modestly lower Monday, with S&P 500 futures off 0.30% (cash index near 7720), Nasdaq futures down 0.48% (26938), and Dow futures l…

September 25, 2026

Equities point to a modestly higher open Friday, with S&P 500 futures +0.23% (fair value near 7784.75), Nasdaq futures +0.36%, and Dow futures +0.27%, as U…

September 24, 2026

Equity futures point to a lower open Thursday as a Treasury sell-off pressures growth names, with S&P 500 futures off 0.49% at 7,734.50, Nasdaq futures dow…

September 23, 2026

Equities point to a modestly lower open Wednesday, with S&P 500 futures off 0.14% around 7,821 and the cash index near 7,754, as a rally in oil and firmer…

September 22, 2026

Equities are mixed in early Tuesday trade, with the S&P 500 near unchanged at 7,767.67 (+0.04%) and the Nasdaq slipping 0.09% to 27,098.96, while the Dow o…

September 21, 2026

Equities are surging Monday, with the S&P 500 up 1.38% to 7756, the Nasdaq Composite leading at +2.11% (27081) and the Dow adding 1.43% (52420) as a collap…

September 18, 2026

U.S. equity futures point to a firm rebound Friday, with the S&P 500 up 0.80% to 7,699, the Nasdaq Composite up 1.15% to 26,722 and the Dow up 0.50% to 52,…

September 17, 2026

Equities are surging Thursday in the wake of the Fed's rate decision, with the S&P 500 up 2.14% to 7713, the Nasdaq up 2.62% to 26660, and the Dow up 2.02%…

September 16, 2026

Equities are firmly higher ahead of Wednesday's FOMC decision, with the S&P 500 up 1.14% to 7672.44, the Nasdaq Composite gaining 1.46% to 26362.03 and the…

September 15, 2026

Equity futures point sharply higher Tuesday, with the S&P 500 indicated near 7,690 (+0.93%), the Nasdaq Composite around 26,473 (+1.10%) and the Dow near 5…

September 14, 2026

Equities are set for a split open Monday as an AI-safety warning hammers megacap tech — the NASDAQ points -1.79% to 25,862 and the S&P 500 -0.73% to 7,601…

September 11, 2026

Equities are broadly higher pre-bell on Friday, with S&P 500 futures pointing to a 7660 open (+0.90%), Nasdaq futures +1.04%, and Dow futures +0.96% as tra…

September 10, 2026

U.S. equities are set to open lower Thursday, with S&P 500 futures off 0.50% near 7,606, Nasdaq futures down 1.25% and Dow futures off 0.20%, as a hotter-t…

September 9, 2026

Stocks are broadly lower Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average lagging badly at 52,786 (-1.18%) while the S&P 500 slips to 7,673 (-0.58%) and th…

September 8, 2026

Equities are mixed and directionless ahead of the open Tuesday, with the S&P 500 hovering near 7,710 (-0.11%) and the Dow lagging at 53,089 (-0.61%), while…

September 7, 2026

U.S. equity futures are flat ahead of Monday's holiday-thinned session, with the S&P 500 anchored near 7,718, the Nasdaq around 26,507, and the Dow at 53,4…

September 4, 2026

Equities are rallying broadly ahead of the August jobs report, with the S&P 500 +1.06% to 7747.71, the Nasdaq Composite +1.40% to 26584.06, and the Dow +1.…

September 3, 2026

Equities point higher ahead of the open, with S&P 500 futures +0.30% (fair-value near 7,699.50), Dow futures +0.59%, and Nasdaq futures +0.18%, as the cash…

September 2, 2026

Equities are mixed and largely rangebound Wednesday ahead of Friday's jobs report, with the S&P 500 hovering near 7,629 (-0.03%), the Nasdaq off 0.29% to 2…

September 1, 2026

Equities are under pressure Tuesday morning, with S&P 500 futures pointing to a -0.67% open near 7,635, Nasdaq futures off -1.29%, and Dow futures down -0.…

August 31, 2026

U.S. equity futures point to a modestly lower open on Monday, with the S&P 500 indicated near 7,696 (-0.19%), the Nasdaq around 26,373 (-0.11%) and the Dow…

August 28, 2026

Equities are mixed but leaning higher ahead of Fed Chair Warsh's Jackson Hole keynote, with the S&P 500 up 0.10% to 7,738.48 and the Dow adding 0.18% to 53…

August 27, 2026

Equity futures point to a mixed but tech-led open Thursday, with S&P 500 futures +0.29% near 7712, NASDAQ futures +0.82% powered by an NVDA-driven semicond…

August 26, 2026

Equities are little changed to modestly lower ahead of Nvidia earnings, with the S&P 500 at 7668.55 (-0.11%) and the Nasdaq at 26067.78 (-0.32%), while the…

August 25, 2026

Equities are firmly higher pre-market on Tuesday, with S&P 500 futures +0.45% (fair value near 7704), Nasdaq futures +0.95% (29381), and Dow futures +0.49%…

August 24, 2026

Equities open the week on the defensive, with the S&P 500 futures off 0.19% near 7,677, Nasdaq futures down 0.60% near 29,211, and Dow futures easing 0.09%…

August 21, 2026

Equities are pointing to a firmer open Friday, with S&P 500 futures +0.43% (fair-value cash 7674.32), Nasdaq futures +0.64% and Dow futures +0.57%, as gold…

August 20, 2026

Equity futures point to a lower open Thursday, with the S&P 500 indicated near 7,675 (-0.42%), the Nasdaq off 0.57% to 26,182 and the Dow Jones lagging at…

August 19, 2026

Equities are mixed and largely directionless ahead of the 6:00 PM ET FOMC minutes, with the S&P 500 flat at 7696 (+0.06%), the Dow up 0.13% to 53412, and t…

August 18, 2026

Equities are on the defensive Tuesday as rising Treasury yields pressure growth names, with the NASDAQ off 1.14% to 26,423, the S&P 500 down 0.40% to 7,754…

August 17, 2026

U.S. equities are mixed early Monday with the S&P 500 flat at 7783.52 (-0.03%), the NASDAQ edging up 0.19% to 26779.04 on memory-chip strength, and the Dow…

August 14, 2026

Equities are mixed early Friday with the S&P 500 up 0.11% to 7807, the NASDAQ leading at +0.29% to 26881, and the Dow lagging (-0.13%) to 53772 as a surpri…

August 13, 2026

Equities are little changed early Thursday, with the S&P 500 fractionally higher at 7752.99 (+0.06%), the Nasdaq Composite up 0.09% to 26611.42, and the Do…

August 12, 2026

Equities are broadly higher Wednesday following an in-line July CPI report, with the S&P 500 up 0.38% to 7,757, the NASDAQ leading gains at +0.86% to 26,67…

August 11, 2026

Equities open Tuesday's session with a modestly higher bias, as the S&P 500 trades at 7,768.06 (+0.19%), the Nasdaq leads at 26,715.85 (+0.42%), and the Do…

August 10, 2026

Equities open the week in a holding pattern, with the S&P 500 flat at 7756.64 (-0.01%), the Nasdaq at 26683.69 (-0.03%), and the Dow at 53994.02 (-0.08%) a…

Equities closed the week higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 up 0.62% to 7757.64 and the tech-heavy NASDAQ leading at +1.30% to 26690.62, while the Dow lagg…

Equities are firmer pre-bell on Friday as investors position ahead of the July jobs report, with S&P 500 futures +0.24% (fair-value spot 7728.65), Nasdaq f…

Stocks are mixed Thursday as the S&P 500 clings to a 0.14% gain near 7,734 and the Dow adds 0.23% to 54,473, while the NASDAQ lags 0.25% at 26,297 amid hea…

Stocks are mixed Wednesday afternoon, with the Dow (+0.76% to 54,495) and S&P 500 (+0.07% to 7,741.63) pushing to record territory while the Nasdaq lags (-…

Equities are firmer pre-bell on Tuesday, with S&P 500 futures +0.31% (cash 7,624), Nasdaq futures +1.09% (cash 26,195) and Dow futures +1.10% (cash 53,765)…

Equities are broadly higher Monday morning as easing Middle East tensions lift risk appetite, with the S&P 500 futures +0.48% (fair value near 7555), Dow f…

Equities closed out the week on a firm note Friday, with the S&P 500 up 0.70% to 7489.72, the NASDAQ leading at +1.00% to 25373.85, and the Dow adding 0.53…

Equities are firm on Friday morning with S&P 500 futures +0.24% (cash 7455.79), Nasdaq futures +0.86%, and Dow futures +0.48%, as blowout results from Amaz…

Equity futures are firmly higher ahead of Thursday's open, with S&P 500 futures +0.72% (fair value near 7404), Nasdaq futures leading +1.53%, and Dow futur…

Equities traded with a cautious, defensive tone on Wednesday as the market braced for the conclusion of the July FOMC meeting, with the SPY hovering near i…

Stocks are mixed pre-bell on Tuesday with a defensive rotation underway: the Dow points to a 0.99% gain toward 52,725 while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lags 0.64…

Stocks are mixed to open the busiest week of the quarter, with the Dow (+0.96% to 52,210) and S&P 500 (+0.07% to 7,413) higher while the NASDAQ (-0.82% to…

Stocks closed the week mixed as a violent rotation out of megacap tech left the NASDAQ down 1.18% to 24,840 while the Dow gained 0.44% to 51,941 and the S&…

Equities are broadly higher Friday, with the S&P 500 up 0.59% to 7451.79 and the Dow gaining 0.70% to 52071.51, though the NASDAQ lags at +0.03% (25145.93)…

Equities are broadly lower Thursday as a geopolitically driven crude oil spike collides with megacap tech disappointments, dragging the S&P 500 down 1.21%…

Equities closed narrowly mixed on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 slipping 0.14% to 7498.96 and the Nasdaq lagging at -0.57% (25690.90), while the Dow held fla…

Equities are trading in a tight, low-volatility range on Tuesday with the SPY pinned near the 745-748 gamma band as implied volatility holds at a subdued 9…

Equities are mixed Monday with the S&P 500 flat at 7454 (-0.05%) and the Nasdaq firmer at 25570 (+0.19%) on chip strength, while the Dow lags at 51873 (-0.…

Equities closed the week on the defensive, with the S&P 500 sliding 1.01% to 7457.69, the NASDAQ off 1.40% to 25520.24, and the Dow down 0.77% to 52146.42…

Equities are on the defensive Friday, with the S&P 500 down 1.01% to 7457.69, the NASDAQ off 1.40% to 25520.24, and the Dow lower by 0.77% to 52146.42 as a…

Stocks are lower Thursday as a sharp chip selloff drags the Nasdaq Composite down 1.47% to 25,881.95 and the S&P 500 off 0.51% to 7,533.87, while the Dow h…

The major averages are modestly higher Wednesday, with the S&P 500 at 7559.63 (+0.21%), the Nasdaq at 26197.83 (+0.35%), and the Dow at 52683.84 (+0.33%),…

Equities pushed higher Tuesday after a soft CPI report, with the Nasdaq Composite leading at +0.90% to 26,107, the S&P 500 up +0.38% to 7,543, and the Dow…

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