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Pre-market brief · Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Equity Futures Climb as Dollar and Yields Ease

S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq 100 futures trade higher overnight while the VIX drops sharply. Gold and Bitcoin advance as crude oil slips.

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

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Today's economic calendar

Time (ET)	Event	Impact	Actual	Forecast	Previous
5:00 AM ET	EU Inflation Rate YoY Flash (Oct. 2026)	High	4%	4%	3.8%
7:00 AM ET	MBA 5/1 ARM Contract Rate (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
7:00 AM ET	MBA 5/1 ARM Effective Rate (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
7:00 AM ET	MBA 15-Year Mortgage Contract Rate (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
7:00 AM ET	MBA 15-Year Mortgage Effective Rate (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
7:00 AM ET	MBA 15-Year Mortgage Points (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
7:00 AM ET	MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)	Medium	7.3%	–	7.41%
7:00 AM ET	MBA 5/1 ARM Points (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
8:15 AM ET	ADP Employment Change (Oct. 2026)	Medium	86K	69K	86K
8:30 AM ET	Goods Trade Balance (Sep. 2026)	Medium	–	–	-132.07B $
8:30 AM ET	Balance of Trade (Sep. 2026)	Medium	–	-108B $	-105.6B $
8:30 AM ET	Exports (Sep 2026)	Medium	–	–	315.182B $
10:00 AM ET	ISM Services PMI (Oct. 2026)	High	–	54.8	54.9
10:30 AM ET	EIA Ethanol Production (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)	Medium	–	–	1,118K
10:30 AM ET	EIA Ethanol Stocks (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)	Medium	–	–	24,523K
10:30 AM ET	EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)	Medium	–	1.75M	-1.892M

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

Earnings today

Before the open

MCD McDonald's Corporation
UBER Uber Technologies, Inc.
CVS CVS Health Corporation
EMR Emerson Electric Co.
DDOG Datadog, Inc. Class A
GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc.
COR Cencora, Inc.
CVE Cenovus Energy Inc.
MDLN Medline, Inc. Class A
MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

After the close

QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated
MCK McKesson Corporation
MELI MercadoLibre, Inc.
APP AppLovin Corp. Class A
MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc.
MFC Manulife Financial Corporation
ALL/PB Allstate Corporation Debentures 2013-15.1.53 Subord
MET MetLife, Inc.
AFL Aflac Incorporated
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Time not confirmed: BRK.A, UI, MOG.A, TECH, GSAT

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 +0.92% at 7,666.50, ranging from 7,490.00 to 7,687.75. Dow futures are +1.85% at 52,855, and Nasdaq 100 futures are +0.22% at 28,362.25. Russell 2000 futures are +1.65% at 2,871.50. The VIX is −11.43% at 18.37. The 10-year yield is 4.952%, while the dollar index is −0.60% at 101.25.

Markets

Gold is +3.09% at $4,052.80, and Bitcoin is +0.76% at $78,360. WTI crude is −2.31% at $94.31. EUR/USD is +0.68% at 1.1270, GBP/USD is +0.61% at 1.3496, and USD/JPY is −0.27% at 158.29.

Movers

Pre-market gainers include RIOT at +14.12%, OUST at +12.49%, TE at +11.66%, HL at +11.66%, and MDLN at +11.58%. Decliners include DOX at −36.91%, NRIX at −33.00%, FIS at −20.63%, DDOG at −17.52%, and CIFR at −16.75%.

Levels to Watch

S&P 500 pivot points are PP 7,569.64, R1 7,593.89, and S1 7,544.67, with the prior day spanning 7,545.39 to 7,594.61. Nasdaq 100 pivot points are PP 28,191.22, R1 28,296.94, and S1 28,074.54, with the prior day spanning 28,085.50 to 28,307.90.

Calendar

ISM Services PMI is due at 10:00 AM ET with a forecast of 54.8 versus 54.9 previous. Goods Trade Balance is at 8:30 AM ET with a previous reading of -132.07B $. Balance of Trade is at 8:30 AM ET with a forecast of -108B $ versus -105.6B $ previous. EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change is at 10:30 AM ET with a forecast of 1.75M versus -1.892M previous.

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)	7,666.50	+70.00	+0.92%	7,490.00 – 7,687.75
Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ)	28,362.25	+61.50	+0.22%	27,615.75 – 28,662.00
Dow futures (YM)	52,855	+961	+1.85%	51,416 – 52,865
Russell 2000 futures (RTY)	2,871.50	+46.60	+1.65%	2,796.20 – 2,872.10
VIX	18.37	−2.37	−11.43%	18.03 – 20.89

Commodities & crypto

Instrument	Last	Chg	Chg %	Range
Gold futures	$4,052.80	+$121.40	+3.09%	$3,928.20 – $4,062.20
WTI crude futures	$94.31	−$2.23	−2.31%	$93.94 – $97.15
Bitcoin	$78,360	+$593	+0.76%	$75,607 – $78,622

Dollar, FX & yields

Instrument	Last	Chg	Chg %	Range
US Dollar Index (DXY)	101.25	−0.61	−0.60%	101.10 – 101.90
EUR/USD	1.1270	+0.0076	+0.68%	1.1183 – 1.1275
GBP/USD	1.3496	+0.0082	+0.61%	1.3409 – 1.3503
USD/JPY	158.29	−0.43	−0.27%	157.38 – 158.75
US 10-year yield	4.952%	–	–	– – –

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
RIOT Riot Platforms, Inc.	$16.00	+14.12%	5.63M
OUST Ouster, Inc.	$32.60	+12.49%	113.1K
TE T1 Energy Inc.	$3.16	+11.66%	2.31M
HL Hecla Mining Company	$14.75	+11.66%	299.0K
MDLN Medline, Inc. Class A	$38.04	+11.58%	128.3K
ARRY Array Technologies Inc	$5.17	+11.42%	2.50M
NVTS Navitas Semiconductor Co	$9.46	+10.51%	2.05M
OSCR Oscar Health, Inc. Class	$35.25	+8.78%	335.3K

Gapping down

Ticker	Price	Chg %	Volume
DOX Amdocs Limited	$39.39	−36.91%	187.7K
NRIX Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.	$17.30	−33.00%	113.3K
FIS Fidelity National Inform	$30.94	−20.63%	1.33M
DDOG Datadog, Inc. Class A	$181.89	−17.52%	534.2K
CIFR Cipher Digital Inc.	$6.76	−16.75%	6.45M
HUT Hut 8 Corp.	$55.20	−13.41%	183.8K
CLSK Cleanspark, Inc.	$7.14	−12.34%	1.48M
DJT Trump Media & Technology	$5.31	−10.76%	701.6K

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
SEDG SolarEdge Technologies,	$30.50	−7.24%	903.3K	38%
RIOT Riot Platforms, Inc.	$16.00	+14.12%	5.63M	26%
FIS Fidelity National Inform	$30.94	−20.63%	1.33M	20%
EXK Endeavour Silver Corp.	$7.59	+7.94%	976.1K	18%
NVTS Navitas Semiconductor Co	$9.46	+10.51%	2.05M	17%
DDOG Datadog, Inc. Class A	$181.89	−17.52%	534.2K	14%

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)	7,594.61	7,545.39	7,568.92	7,593.89	7,569.64	7,544.67	7,490.00 – 7,687.75
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)	28,307.90	28,085.50	28,180.26	28,296.94	28,191.22	28,074.54	27,615.75 – 28,662.00

Stock	Pre-mkt	Chg %	Pre-mkt range	Prior high	Prior low	Prior close	Pivot
Apple (AAPL)	337.26	+1.62%	329.58 – 338.00	334.50	325.33	331.90	330.58
Microsoft (MSFT)	532.50	+2.21%	514.55 – 535.37	523.44	507.82	520.99	517.42
Nvidia (NVDA)	204.75	−0.94%	202.69 – 210.85	209.14	205.93	206.69	207.25
Amazon (AMZN)	259.70	+3.59%	246.75 – 260.96	252.45	245.88	250.69	249.67
Tesla (TSLA)	381.38	−4.30%	373.50 – 397.50	406.50	396.53	398.50	400.51
Meta (META)	624.50	+0.56%	614.00 – 636.54	624.84	610.10	621.03	618.66
Alphabet (GOOGL)	282.13	+0.75%	275.47 – 284.79	281.61	277.20	280.03	279.61

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

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