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The Trade Signal β€Ί Nov 13, 2026 β€Ί Pre-market

Pre-market brief Β· Friday, November 13, 2026

Futures Edge Higher Ahead of PPI Data

Equity futures trade in the green overnight while the VIX retreats. PPI readings are due before the open.

Published Β· Data as of 9:03 AM ET
Not financial advice. The Trade Signal is for information and education only. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Markets carry risk; do your own research.

Today's economic calendar

Time (ET)EventImpactActualForecastPrevious
8:30 AM ETPPI MoM (Oct. 2026)High0.3%0.4%1.4%
8:30 AM ETCore PPI MoM (Oct. 2026)Medium0.3%0.3%0.8%
8:30 AM ETPPI Machinery Manufacturing (Oct. 2026)Medium200.8–200.26
8:30 AM ETUSDA Pork Net Export Sales (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium39.5K–37.3K
8:30 AM ETUSDA Pork Gross Export Sales (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)Medium41.5K–39.5K
2:00 PM ETBaker Hughes Gas Rig Count (w/o Nov. 9, 2026)Medium––131

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

Earnings today

Before the open

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After the close

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Time not confirmed: WSM, MOG.B, FRHC

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 7,647.00, ranging from 7,598.50 to 7,669.25. Nasdaq 100 futures are +0.13% at 28,424.50, while Dow futures are +0.39% at 52,597. Russell 2000 futures are +0.19% at 2,813.00. The VIX is βˆ’5.24% at 17.89. Gold is +0.20% at $3,887.40 and WTI crude is +0.25% at $89.16. Bitcoin is βˆ’2.67% at $69,446. The dollar index is +0.04% at 103.21, and the 10-year yield is +0.63% at 5.135%.

Movers

Pre-market gainers are led by MOD at +33.87%, followed by LFTO at +24.00% and CBRS at +10.49%. Decliners include CADL at βˆ’35.76% and VIR at βˆ’15.43%. Notable volume names include VIR at βˆ’15.43% and CBRS at +10.49%.

Calendar

PPI MoM prints at 8:30 AM ET with an actual of 0.3% versus a forecast of 0.4% and previous of 1.4%. Core PPI MoM comes in at 0.3% against a forecast of 0.3% and previous of 0.8%. PPI Machinery Manufacturing is 200.8 versus previous of 200.26. USDA Pork Net Export Sales are 39.5K versus previous of 37.3K, while Gross Export Sales are 41.5K versus previous of 39.5K. Baker Hughes Gas Rig Count follows at 2:00 PM ET with a previous reading of 131.

Levels to watch

S&P 500 pivot points are PP 7,598.67, R1 7,646.49, and S1 7,544.57, with prior-day range 7,550.84 to 7,652.76. Nasdaq 100 pivots are PP 28,259.44, R1 28,578.30, and S1 27,970.33, with prior-day range 27,940.58 to 28,548.55.

Overnight moves

Change since the prior session's close; the range covers the overnight session up to the time shown. Data as of 9:03 AM ET.

Index futures & volatility

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
S&P 500 futures (ES)7,647.00+30.75+0.40%7,598.50 – 7,669.25
Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ)28,424.50+36.25+0.13%28,243.25 – 28,607.75
Dow futures (YM)52,597+206+0.39%52,289 – 52,722
Russell 2000 futures (RTY)2,813.00+5.40+0.19%2,800.20 – 2,828.80
VIX17.89βˆ’0.99βˆ’5.24%17.64 – 19.09

Commodities & crypto

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
Gold futures$3,887.40+$7.90+0.20%$3,876.10 – $3,927.20
WTI crude futures$89.16+$0.22+0.25%$87.80 – $89.47
Bitcoin$69,446βˆ’$1,905βˆ’2.67%$67,625 – $71,551

Dollar, FX & yields

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
US Dollar Index (DXY)103.21+0.04+0.04%103.06 – 103.30
EUR/USD1.1055βˆ’0.0006βˆ’0.06%1.1047 – 1.1074
GBP/USD1.3233βˆ’0.0006βˆ’0.05%1.3220 – 1.3250
USD/JPY159.90+0.02+0.01%159.64 – 160.19
US 10-year yield5.135%+3.2 bp+0.63%5.115% – 5.149%

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
MOD Modine Manufacturing Com$142.04+33.87%238.3K
LFTO Liftoff Mobile, Inc.$23.20+24.00%107.9K
CBRS Cerebras Systems, Inc. C$108.00+10.49%1.20M
SLS SELLAS Life Sciences Gro$8.68+8.06%474.4K
RZLT Rezolute, Inc.$4.11+6.20%402.3K
NU Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A$12.37+4.56%1.10M
PURR Hyperliquid Strategies, $9.08+3.12%1.03M
USAR USA Rare Earth, Inc. Cla$8.26+2.35%370.4K

Gapping down

TickerPriceChg %Volume
CADL Candel Therapeutics, Inc$5.39βˆ’35.76%241.2K
VIR Vir Biotechnology, Inc.$10.25βˆ’15.43%425.8K
SPCE Virgin Galactic Holdings$2.46βˆ’8.05%589.6K
STNE StoneCo Ltd. Class A$7.36βˆ’4.66%115.1K
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.$98.99βˆ’2.96%482.0K
AMD Advanced Micro Devices, $572.50βˆ’2.19%848.9K
AVGO Broadcom Inc.$357.20βˆ’1.97%455.7K
NBIS Nebius Group N.V. Class $126.22βˆ’1.88%838.5K

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
VIR Vir Biotechnology, Inc.$10.25βˆ’15.43%425.8K18%
CBRS Cerebras Systems, Inc. C$108.00+10.49%1.20M11%
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.$35.38βˆ’0.11%2.61M11%
STLA Stellantis N.V.$3.93+1.81%3.37M8%
MOD Modine Manufacturing Com$142.04+33.87%238.3K8%
PURR Hyperliquid Strategies, $9.08+3.12%1.03M6%

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)7,652.767,550.847,592.407,646.497,598.677,544.577,598.50 – 7,669.25
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)28,548.5527,940.5828,289.1928,578.3028,259.4427,970.3328,243.25 – 28,607.75
StockPre-mktChg %Pre-mkt rangePrior highPrior lowPrior closePivot
Apple (AAPL)356.27+0.39%355.40 – 357.00359.37354.41354.88356.22
Microsoft (MSFT)517.70βˆ’1.01%506.12 – 521.69529.66520.00523.00524.22
Nvidia (NVDA)169.77+2.16%162.71 – 171.40167.14148.80166.19160.71
Amazon (AMZN)269.57+0.80%266.77 – 271.44273.60267.20267.44269.41
Tesla (TSLA)402.89+1.37%396.02 – 404.40401.22385.20397.45394.62
Meta (META)625.65+0.33%622.36 – 629.28630.32618.92623.61624.28
Alphabet (GOOGL)302.87+1.40%298.86 – 304.06302.56293.69298.70298.32

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

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