Before Monday's open, S&P 500, Nasdaq-100 and Russell 2000 futures are slightly lower and Dow futures are lower. Reporting today: Coca-Cola (before the open), GE Aerospace (before the open), RTX (before the open), Texas Instruments (after the close) and Danaher (before the open). This week 141 S&P 500 companies report earnings, including Meta Platforms (Wed), Tesla (Tue), Mastercard (Thu) and AbbVie (Fri). Friday's session: It was a volatile session on Friday, and stocks closed lower. The S&P 500 fell 1.1%, the Nasdaq-100 lost 2.5%, the Dow lost 0.4% and the Russell 2000 slipped 1.7%. That leaves the S&P 500 down 2.0% for the week and up 12.8% for the year. Beneath the index, 249 of 501 S&P 500 stocks rose and 252 fell, and the equal-weight S&P 500 fell 0.4%. Energy (+2.5%) and utilities (+1.3%) led, while technology (-3.0%) and communication services (-1.9%) lagged. Treasury yields eased - the 10-year Treasury yield is 5.1% (down 9 basis points), the VIX is at 16.5 and oil is $101.9 a barrel. Macro headlines centered on inflation and the Fed.
| Targa Resources (TRGP) Up 62% this year; 2% below its 52-week high. Next report: Oct 29. | +4.4% |
| Diamondback Energy (FANG) Up 38% this year; 4% below its 52-week high. Next report: Nov 2. | +4.3% |
| Kinder Morgan (KMI) The biggest one-day gain since November 6, 2024; up 28% this year; at a 52-week high. Next report: Oct 20. | +4.2% |
| EOG Resources (EOG) Up 54% this year; at a 52-week high. Next report: Nov 4. | +4.2% |
| APA (APA) As MarketWatch reported “APA Corp. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors despite daily gains”2. Up 106% this year; at a 52-week high. Next report: Nov 3. | +4.1% |
| Supermicro (SMCI) The biggest one-day drop since June 10, 2026; up 8% this year; 43% below its 52-week high. Next report: Nov 2. | -9.9% |
| Flex (FLEX) Next report: Oct 27. | -8.2% |
| Moderna (MRNA) As Yahoo Finance reported “Azenta, Myriad Genetics, Moderna, Repligen, and PacBio Shares Plummet, What You Need To Know”3. Next report: Oct 29. | -7.8% |
| Palo Alto Networks (PANW) As Investor's Business Daily reported “Sell-Off In Cybersecurity Stocks Intensifies Amid Palo Alto Vulnerability”4. Up 86% this year; 19% below its 52-week high. Next report: Nov 12. | -7.6% |
| Seagate Technology (STX) As Barron's reported “Seagate and Western Digital Stocks Have Tanked on Toshiba Fears. Wells Fargo Is Still Bullish”1. Up 133% this year; 42% below its 52-week high. Next report: Oct 26. | -7.5% |
Direction of the stock-index futures versus their last settlement, early this morning (words only).
| Market | Direction |
|---|---|
| S&P 500 futures | Slightly lower |
| Nasdaq-100 futures | Slightly lower |
| Dow futures | Lower |
| Russell 2000 futures | Slightly lower |
| Market | Move / level |
|---|---|
| S&P 500 | -1.1% |
| Nasdaq-100 | -2.5% |
| Dow | -0.4% |
| Russell 2000 | -1.7% |
| 10-yr | 5.1% |
| VIX | 16.5 |
| Oil | $101.9 |
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