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Pre-market brief · Thursday, October 29, 2026

Futures Lower Ahead of PCE and GDP Data

Equity futures trade mixed overnight as the dollar holds near recent levels and gold declines.

Published 8:31 AM ET · Data as of 8:30 AM ET

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Today's economic calendar

Time (ET)	Event	Impact	Actual	Forecast	Previous
1:00 AM ET	JP Consumer Confidence (Oct)	High	35	35.1	35.4
8:30 AM ET	Core PCE Price Index MoM (Sep)	High	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
8:30 AM ET	GDP Growth Rate QoQ Adv (Q3)	High	3.4%	3.2%	2.2%
8:30 AM ET	Personal Spending MoM (Sep)	High	0.5%	0.6%	0.9%
8:30 AM ET	Personal Income MoM (Sep)	High	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%
8:30 AM ET	PCE Price Index MoM (Sep)	Medium	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%
8:30 AM ET	PCE Price Index YoY (Sep)	Medium	3.6%	3.6%	3.4%
8:30 AM ET	Initial Jobless Claims (Oct/24)	Medium	194K	199K	195K
8:30 AM ET	GDP Price Index QoQ Adv (Q3)	Medium	2.2%	3.2%	6.1%
9:15 AM ET	EU ECB Interest Rate Decision	High	–	2.65%	2.65%
9:15 AM ET	EU Deposit Facility Rate	High	–	2.5%	2.5%
9:45 AM ET	EU ECB Press Conference	High	–	–	–
11:00 AM ET	Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q4)	Medium	–	–	3.3%
11:00 PM ET	JP BoJ Interest Rate Decision	High	–	1.25%	1.25%

Calendar times are ET and come from TradingView's public calendar, an unofficial feed; times and figures can change.

Earnings today

Before the open

LLY Eli Lilly and Company
MA Mastercard Incorporated Class A
MRK Merck & Co., Inc.
CAT Caterpillar Inc.
LIN Linde plc
TTE TotalEnergies SE
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
MO Altria Group, Inc.
TT Trane Technologies plc
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.

After the close

AMZN Amazon.com, Inc.
INTC Intel Corporation
SNDK Sandisk Corporation
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
SBUX Starbucks Corporation
SYK Stryker Corporation
MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. Class A
RSG Republic Services, Inc.
AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
DLR/PJ Digital Realty Trust Inc 5.25 % Cum Conv Red Pfd Registered Shs Series J

Time not confirmed: MNST, CQP

US-listed companies over $10B market cap, largest first. Report dates and times come from TradingView (unofficial feed) and can change.

Overnight

S&P 500 futures are −0.40% at 7,753.00, inside a range of 7,740.00 to 7,819.50. Nasdaq 100 futures are −1.25% at 29,617.50, while Dow futures are −0.30% at 52,556. Russell 2000 futures are +0.21% at 2,846.30. The VIX is +2.73% at 17.29. Gold is −1.29% at $4,036.70, and WTI crude is +0.15% at $101.89. Bitcoin is −1.68% at $80,135. The dollar index is +0.09% at 102.21, and the 10-year yield is 5.045%.

Movers

Pre-market gainers include CROX at +19.07%, INSM at +14.25%, and TDOC at +12.65%. Decliners include XRX at −32.08%, IOVA at −31.24%, and FTNT at −26.91%. Notable pre-market stock moves include AAPL +1.25%, MSFT +1.08%, NVDA −0.34%, AMZN −2.03%, TSLA −0.07%, META +0.96%, and GOOGL −11.35%.

Calendar

Core PCE Price Index MoM is 0.3% at 8:30 AM ET, versus a forecast of 0.3%. GDP Growth Rate QoQ Adv is 3.4% at 8:30 AM ET, versus a forecast of 3.2%. Personal Spending MoM is 0.5% at 8:30 AM ET, versus a forecast of 0.6%. Personal Income MoM is 0.2% at 8:30 AM ET, versus a forecast of 0.3%. PCE Price Index MoM is 0.5% at 8:30 AM ET, and PCE Price Index YoY is 3.6% at 8:30 AM ET. Initial Jobless Claims are 194K at 8:30 AM ET, versus a forecast of 199K. GDP Price Index QoQ Adv is 2.2% at 8:30 AM ET, versus a forecast of 3.2%. ECB Interest Rate Decision is 2.65% at 9:15 AM ET, and Deposit Facility Rate is 2.5% at 9:15 AM ET. ECB Press Conference is at 9:45 AM ET. Atlanta Fed GDPNow is at 11:00 AM ET, with a previous reading of 3.3%. BoJ Interest Rate Decision is 1.25% at 11:00 PM ET, and Consumer Confidence is 35 at 1:00 AM ET, versus a forecast of 35.1.

Levels to Watch

S&P 500 prior-day high is 7,758.43, low is 7,718.37, and close is 7,743.98. Classic pivot PP is 7,740.26, R1 is 7,762.15, and S1 is 7,722.09. Nasdaq 100 prior-day high is 29,848.71, low is 29,618.42, and close is 29,813.16. Classic pivot PP is 29,760.10, R1 is 29,901.77, and S1 is 29,671.48.

Overnight moves

Change since the prior session's close; the range covers the overnight session up to the time shown. Data as of 8:30 AM ET.

Index futures & volatility

Instrument	Last	Chg	Chg %	Range
S&P 500 futures (ES)	7,753.00	−31.50	−0.40%	7,740.00 – 7,819.50
Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ)	29,617.50	−374.25	−1.25%	29,482.50 – 30,178.00
Dow futures (YM)	52,556	−160	−0.30%	52,490 – 53,145
Russell 2000 futures (RTY)	2,846.30	+6.00	+0.21%	2,840.20 – 2,860.80
VIX	17.29	+0.46	+2.73%	16.21 – 17.36

Commodities & crypto

Instrument	Last	Chg	Chg %	Range
Gold futures	$4,036.70	−$52.60	−1.29%	$4,027.00 – $4,097.20
WTI crude futures	$101.89	+$0.15	+0.15%	$100.56 – $102.31
Bitcoin	$80,135	−$1,368	−1.68%	$79,586 – $81,700

Dollar, FX & yields

Instrument	Last	Chg	Chg %	Range
US Dollar Index (DXY)	102.21	+0.09	+0.09%	102.06 – 102.33
EUR/USD	1.1143	−0.0015	−0.13%	1.1130 – 1.1166
GBP/USD	1.3327	+0.0001	+0.00%	1.3297 – 1.3336
USD/JPY	157.97	+0.04	+0.03%	157.60 – 158.08
US 10-year yield	5.045%	–	–	– – –

Pre-market movers

US-listed stocks above $2 and a $300M market cap with at least 100K shares traded pre-market.

Gapping up

Ticker	Price	Chg %	Volume
CROX Crocs, Inc.	$142.52	+19.07%	117.2K
INSM Insmed Incorporated	$110.80	+14.25%	385.3K
TDOC Teladoc Health, Inc.	$7.75	+12.65%	198.9K
NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Ho	$18.02	+12.23%	3.56M
PURR Hyperliquid Strategies,	$11.00	+10.33%	3.40M
CVNA Carvana Co. Class A	$64.00	+8.38%	145.0K
BHC Bausch Health Companies	$7.50	+8.38%	108.3K
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill,	$30.93	+7.64%	462.0K

Gapping down

Ticker	Price	Chg %	Volume
XRX Xerox Holdings Corporati	$1.90	−32.08%	382.6K
IOVA Iovance Biotherapeutics	$10.18	−31.24%	4.82M
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.	$127.23	−26.91%	304.6K
SFM Sprouts Farmers Market,	$47.50	−23.39%	179.2K
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.	$122.21	−18.60%	934.7K
NUAI New Era Energy & Digital	$2.76	−17.12%	947.1K
MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc.	$221.51	−11.98%	854.4K
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A	$288.61	−11.17%	2.61M

Unusual pre-market volume

Large caps (over $2B) ranked by pre-market volume as a share of their 10-day average daily volume.

Ticker	Price	Chg %	Volume	% of avg day
IOVA Iovance Biotherapeutics	$10.18	−31.24%	4.82M	49%
PURR Hyperliquid Strategies,	$11.00	+10.33%	3.40M	31%
NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Ho	$18.02	+12.23%	3.56M	20%
CART Maplebear Inc.	$58.60	+0.31%	1.26M	14%
INSM Insmed Incorporated	$110.80	+14.25%	385.3K	12%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C	$286.50	−10.99%	2.00M	11%

Levels to watch

Prior regular-session high, low and close with classic floor pivots (P = (H+L+C)/3). Index overnight ranges are from the matching futures contract; the stock pre-market range starts at 4:00 AM ET.

Index	Prior high	Prior low	Prior close	R1	Pivot	S1	Futures overnight range
SPX500 (S&P 500 index)	7,758.43	7,718.37	7,743.98	7,762.15	7,740.26	7,722.09	7,740.00 – 7,819.50
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)	29,848.71	29,618.42	29,813.16	29,901.77	29,760.10	29,671.48	29,482.50 – 30,178.00

Stock	Pre-mkt	Chg %	Pre-mkt range	Prior high	Prior low	Prior close	Pivot
Apple (AAPL)	348.12	+1.25%	346.01 – 348.75	347.18	343.52	343.83	344.84
Microsoft (MSFT)	536.74	+1.08%	534.00 – 554.20	535.00	526.14	531.01	530.72
Nvidia (NVDA)	214.64	−0.34%	213.00 – 214.85	219.99	214.47	215.38	216.61
Amazon (AMZN)	249.44	−2.03%	249.00 – 253.51	255.36	251.98	254.60	253.98
Tesla (TSLA)	403.94	−0.07%	398.45 – 404.97	410.85	397.18	404.22	404.08
Meta (META)	618.40	+0.96%	614.75 – 621.42	624.42	609.00	612.49	615.30
Alphabet (GOOGL)	288.00	−11.35%	287.50 – 294.03	326.41	322.66	324.89	324.65

Sources: Yahoo Finance, TradingView. Data may be delayed.

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