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The Trade Signal β€Ί Nov 3, 2026 β€Ί Pre-market

Pre-market brief Β· Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Futures Mixed Ahead of JOLTs and Durable Goods

Equity futures show a split tape before the open, while oil and bitcoin trade higher and the dollar edges up.

Published Β· Data as of 8:30 AM ET
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Today's economic calendar

Time (ET)EventImpactForecastPrevious
10:00 AM ETJOLTs Job Openings (Sep. 2026)High7.1M7.079M
10:00 AM ETDurable Goods Orders Excluding Transportation (Sep. 2026)Medium–0.3%
10:00 AM ETFactory Orders MoM (Sep. 2026)Medium1.2%0.1%
4:30 PM ETAPI Crude Oil Stock Change (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)Medium2.1M-2.031M

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

Earnings today

Before the open

  • SHOP Shopify, Inc. Class A
  • PFE Pfizer Inc.
  • ETN Eaton Corp. Plc
  • MPC Marathon Petroleum Corporation
  • RACE Ferrari NV
  • APO Apollo Global Management Inc
  • ET Energy Transfer LP
  • MPLX MPLX LP
  • AME AMETEK, Inc.
  • TRI Thomson Reuters Corporation

After the close

  • AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
  • AMGN Amgen Inc.
  • ANET Arista Networks Inc
  • BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
  • SU Suncor Energy Inc.
  • XYZ Block, Inc. Class A
  • AIG American International Group, Inc.
  • PRU Prudential Financial, Inc.
  • ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
  • CPNG Coupang, Inc. Class A

Time not confirmed: BRK.B, UI, TECH, MOG.B, GSAT, AES

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 βˆ’0.14% at 7,565.75, ranging from 7,546.00 to 7,593.25. Nasdaq 100 futures are +0.32% at 28,226.00, between 28,038.25 and 28,284.50. Dow futures are βˆ’0.67% at 51,790, spanning 51,631 to 52,197. Russell 2000 futures are 0.00% at 2,818.70. The VIX is βˆ’0.19% at 21.50. Gold is βˆ’0.27% at $3,945.10, while WTI crude is +1.29% at $97.11. Bitcoin is +1.22% at $77,552. The dollar index is +0.06% at 101.82. The 10-year yield is 4.894%.

Movers

Pre-market gainers include BLZE at +37.36%, BRAI at +18.80%, AEHR at +16.53%, LSCC at +10.85%, and GRAB at +10.84%. Decliners include SHOP at βˆ’15.68%, DT at βˆ’13.93%, DOCN at βˆ’6.84%, PLTR at βˆ’6.16%, and VITL at βˆ’6.10%. Notable volume names are UPST, DOCN, GRAB, and SHOP.

Calendar

JOLTs Job Openings is due at 10:00 AM ET with a forecast of 7.1M versus 7.079M. Durable Goods Orders Excluding Transportation and Factory Orders MoM both release at 10:00 AM ET; Factory Orders MoM is forecast at 1.2% against 0.1%. API Crude Oil Stock Change follows at 4:30 PM ET with a forecast of 2.1M versus -2.031M.

Levels to watch

S&P 500 pivot points are PP 7,581.00, R1 7,622.63, S1 7,499.78, with prior-day range 7,539.38 to 7,662.23. Nasdaq 100 pivot points are PP 28,236.88, R1 28,506.33, S1 27,720.38, with prior-day range 27,967.44 to 28,753.39.

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

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
S&P 500 futures (ES)7,565.75βˆ’10.50βˆ’0.14%7,546.00 – 7,593.25
Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ)28,226.00+88.75+0.32%28,038.25 – 28,284.50
Dow futures (YM)51,790βˆ’351βˆ’0.67%51,631 – 52,197
Russell 2000 futures (RTY)2,818.700.000.00%2,805.80 – 2,823.60
VIX21.50βˆ’0.04βˆ’0.19%21.15 – 21.91

Commodities & crypto

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
Gold futures$3,945.10βˆ’$10.60βˆ’0.27%$3,904.10 – $3,974.50
WTI crude futures$97.11+$1.24+1.29%$95.76 – $98.82
Bitcoin$77,552+$933+1.22%$76,253 – $77,552

Dollar, FX & yields

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
US Dollar Index (DXY)101.82+0.07+0.06%101.62 – 101.90
EUR/USD1.1192βˆ’0.0005βˆ’0.04%1.1178 – 1.1208
GBP/USD1.3421+0.0009+0.07%1.3397 – 1.3426
USD/JPY158.11+0.20+0.12%157.75 – 158.30
US 10-year yield4.894%––– – –

Pre-market movers

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

Gapping up

TickerPriceChg %Volume
BLZE Backblaze, Inc. Class A$10.17+37.36%299.4K
BRAI Braiin Limited$2.97+18.80%891.5K
AEHR Aehr Test Systems$59.98+16.53%167.8K
LSCC Lattice Semiconductor Co$105.80+10.85%162.9K
GRAB Grab Holdings Limited Cl$3.17+10.84%7.02M
FISV Fiserv, Inc.$56.66+9.11%311.1K
BE Bloom Energy Corporation$207.64+5.80%353.8K
SNDK Sandisk Corporation$1,121.56+4.32%333.8K

Gapping down

TickerPriceChg %Volume
SHOP Shopify, Inc. Class A$131.72βˆ’15.68%780.5K
DT Dynatrace, Inc.$47.45βˆ’13.93%392.1K
DOCN DigitalOcean Holdings, I$83.65βˆ’6.84%704.4K
PLTR Palantir Technologies In$167.35βˆ’6.16%1.91M
VITL Vital Farms, Inc.$8.62βˆ’6.10%101.7K
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.$20.40βˆ’4.27%1.19M
AAPL Apple Inc.$325.04βˆ’3.93%1.53M
STLA Stellantis N.V.$4.64βˆ’1.69%1.32M

Unusual pre-market volume

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

TickerPriceChg %Volume% of avg day
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.$20.40βˆ’4.27%1.19M28%
DOCN DigitalOcean Holdings, I$83.65βˆ’6.84%704.4K25%
GRAB Grab Holdings Limited Cl$3.17+10.84%7.02M13%
SHOP Shopify, Inc. Class A$131.72βˆ’15.68%780.5K11%
ORCL Oracle Corporation$119.11βˆ’0.09%3.32M9%
PLTR Palantir Technologies In$167.35βˆ’6.16%1.91M9%

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.

IndexPrior highPrior lowPrior closeR1PivotS1Futures overnight range
SPX500 (S&P 500 index)7,662.237,539.387,541.407,622.637,581.007,499.787,546.00 – 7,593.25
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)28,753.3927,967.4427,989.8228,506.3328,236.8827,720.3828,038.25 – 28,284.50
StockPre-mktChg %Pre-mkt rangePrior highPrior lowPrior closePivot
Apple (AAPL)324.97βˆ’3.95%321.00 – 330.77343.80335.82338.32339.31
Microsoft (MSFT)505.22βˆ’0.37%503.00 – 506.98529.63504.96507.12513.90
Nvidia (NVDA)207.14+2.51%202.55 – 207.18209.98201.66202.06204.57
Amazon (AMZN)248.51+1.17%244.52 – 248.51253.81242.28245.63247.24
Tesla (TSLA)406.50+0.66%400.26 – 406.50414.23397.61403.82405.22
Meta (META)609.23+0.41%604.40 – 611.25621.69606.41606.73611.61
Alphabet (GOOGL)280.05+0.38%274.75 – 280.70287.00278.80278.99281.60

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

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