# Stock Market Brief for Agents — 2026-10-18

> Generated: `2026-10-19T08:00:39.713Z`  
> Covers: `2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z` through `2026-10-18T23:59:59.999Z` (analyst content) · market data as of `2026-10-19T08:00:23.797Z`  
> Canonical: https://themarkets.today/briefs/2026-10-18 · markdown: https://themarkets.today/briefs/2026-10-18.md · latest: https://themarkets.today/brief.md  
> Files: 0 topics at /briefs/2026-10-18/topics/ID.md · 26 articles at /briefs/2026-10-18/articles/aNN.md  
> Coverage through `2026-10-19T08:00:09.707Z` · incompleteCoverage=true

## How to use

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## Index ETFs and expected moves

As of 2026-10-19T08:00:23.797Z. Expected moves are one standard deviation from at-the-money implied volatility; the range is the 1σ band.

_Index quotes unavailable_

## Earnings: next 7 days

| Date | Ticker | Company | Reports | EPS est. | Revenue est. | Implied move |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-19 | GE | GE Aerospace | before the open | 2.06 | $13.2B | ±7.9% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-20 | CB | Chubb | after the close | 7.01 | $13.9B | — |
| 2026-10-20 | GM | General Motors | before the open | 3.72 | $50.1B | ±8.2% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-20 | ISRG | Intuitive Surgical | after the close | 2.70 | $3.0B | ±10.3% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-20 | NFLX | Netflix | after the close | 0.84 | $13.1B | ±12.2% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-20 | PM | Philip Morris | before the open | 2.36 | $11.6B | ±6.4% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-20 | RTX | RTX | before the open | 1.79 | $24.3B | ±6.7% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-20 | SPCX | SpaceX | time unknown | 0.14 | $13.0B | ±10.4% (exp 2026-10-21) |
| 2026-10-20 | UAL | United Airlines | after the close | 2.62 | $18.1B | ±9.2% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-21 | ABT | Abbott | before the open | 1.43 | $13.1B | ±6.9% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-21 | CME | CME Group | before the open | 3.01 | $1.7B | ±5.0% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-21 | DHR | Danaher | before the open | 1.93 | $6.6B | ±8.9% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-21 | IBM | IBM | after the close | 2.90 | $17.0B | ±10.0% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-21 | LRCX | Lam Research | after the close | 2.22 | $8.3B | ±10.7% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-21 | META | Meta Platforms | after the close | 6.31 | $64.6B | ±9.4% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-21 | NEE | NextEra Energy | before the open | 1.17 | $9.0B | ±5.2% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-21 | T | AT&T | before the open | 0.61 | $32.3B | ±5.9% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-21 | TMO | Thermo Fisher | before the open | 6.47 | $12.1B | ±8.0% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-21 | TSLA | Tesla | after the close | 0.45 | $28.4B | ±9.6% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-21 | TXN | Texas Instruments | after the close | 2.44 | $6.0B | ±10.9% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-22 | CMCSA | Comcast | before the open | 1.01 | $30.1B | ±8.7% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-22 | HON | Honeywell | before the open | 2.19 | $5.1B | ±6.5% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-22 | LMT | Lockheed Martin | before the open | 7.51 | $20.7B | ±6.3% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-22 | PG | Procter & Gamble | before the open | 1.94 | $23.5B | ±4.7% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-22 | SPOT | Spotify | before the open | 2.87 | $5.1B | ±12.4% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-22 | UNP | Union Pacific | before the open | 3.50 | $7.2B | ±5.6% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-23 | AXP | American Express | before the open | 4.53 | $20.3B | ±6.1% (exp 2026-10-23) |
| 2026-10-23 | XOM | Exxon Mobil | time unknown | 3.87 | $103.0B | ±6.0% (exp 2026-10-30) |

## Earnings: past 7 days

| Date | Ticker | Company | EPS | EPS surprise | Revenue | Rev surprise | Reaction |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-13 | C | Citigroup | 2.85 vs 2.71 | +5.08% | $23.8B vs $24.2B | -1.44% | -5.60% (2026-10-13) |
| 2026-10-13 | GS | Goldman Sachs | 17.01 vs 13.42 | +26.79% | $18.7B vs $17.2B | +8.56% | -0.23% (2026-10-13) |
| 2026-10-13 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 2.59 vs 2.56 | +1.05% | $25.4B vs $25.5B | -0.52% | -5.73% (2026-10-13) |
| 2026-10-13 | JPM | JPMorgan Chase | 5.57 vs 5.96 | -6.51% | $50.9B vs $51.7B | -1.59% | -0.86% (2026-10-13) |
| 2026-10-13 | UNH | UnitedHealth | 4.69 vs 4.18 | +12.18% | $112.7B vs $112.5B | +0.16% | -0.20% (2026-10-13) |
| 2026-10-13 | WFC | Wells Fargo | 1.87 vs 1.87 | -0.13% | $21.9B vs $22.5B | -2.95% | -3.10% (2026-10-13) |
| 2026-10-14 | BAC | Bank of America | 1.08 vs 1.11 | -3.05% | $30.1B vs $31.0B | -2.82% | -4.76% (2026-10-14) |
| 2026-10-14 | BLK | BlackRock | 15.93 vs 14.27 | +11.60% | $7.8B vs $7.6B | +2.07% | +0.72% (2026-10-14) |
| 2026-10-14 | MS | Morgan Stanley | 3.03 vs 3.00 | +1.14% | $20.3B vs $20.6B | -1.04% | -2.75% (2026-10-14) |
| 2026-10-14 | PGR | Progressive | 4.14 vs 4.42 | -6.30% | $22.3B vs $22.7B | -1.73% | -4.23% (2026-10-14) |
| 2026-10-15 | PLD | Prologis | 1.60 vs 0.82 | +95.58% | $2.2B vs $2.3B | -4.44% | -2.70% (2026-10-15) |
| 2026-10-15 | SCHW | Charles Schwab | 1.69 vs 1.69 | -0.16% | $7.2B vs $7.3B | -2.20% | -2.73% (2026-10-15) |

## Insider trades

Form 4 filings received on the brief's date: common-stock trades by officers, directors, and 10% owners; top 10 buys, then top 10 sells, by value. "plan" = pre-scheduled under Rule 10b5-1, little signal.

None in the window.

## Themes

The window did not support a defensible cross-source theme.

## Agreements

- No material cross-source agreement was supported.

## Disagreements

- No material cross-source disagreement was supported.

## Market Synthesis

The window did not support defensible cross-source market synthesis.


## View Changes

How each author's view moved between their most recent pre-window post (baseline) and this window. Reiterations are omitted.

- No material view change was supported.

## Topics

Every claim about one entity across all sources. Fetch the topic file when a question names a company, person, security, or theme. Entities with a single claim have no file; they are listed under Also mentioned with a direct link to the claim.

- No entity was discussed by more than one claim.

## Articles

One line per source article. Fetch the article file for the full summary and every claim with its evidence and caveats.

- a01 · **Odd Lots** · [The French Political Crisis That's Turning Into a Debt Crisis](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a01.md) · `2026-10-16` · 0 claims
- a02 · **Dick Capital** · [Workiva (WK)](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a02.md) · `2026-10-16` · 0 claims
- a03 · **Podcast Alpha** · [Chris Camillo's $11 Million Amazon Trade Bet on What Jassy Would Say, Not What Amazon Would Report](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a03.md) · `2026-10-16` · 0 claims
- a04 · **Matt Levine** · [Money Stuff: The Podcast: Release Me From This Demon](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a04.md) · `2026-10-16` · 0 claims
- a05 · **Adam Mancini** · [Will SPX Bulls Try Another Rally on Monday? October 19th Plan](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a05.md) · `2026-10-16` · 0 claims
- a06 · **All-In Podcast** · [CoreWeave Crash, AI Trade Cracks, Anthropic IPO Red Flags, Bill Gates Doomer](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a06.md) · `2026-10-17` · 0 claims
- a07 · **Odd Lots** · [David Byrne Explains How Forgotten Ideas Come Back to Life](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a07.md) · `2026-10-17` · 0 claims
- a08 · **Thoughtful Money with Adam Taggart** · [It's A Tricky Market Right Now | Lance Roberts](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a08.md) · `2026-10-17` · 0 claims
- a09 · **Podcast Alpha** · [All-In Pod: CoreWeave Crash, AI Trade Cracks, and Anthropic's Trillion-Dollar Price Fight](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a09.md) · `2026-10-17` · 0 claims
- a10 · **Michael Burry** · [Foundations: Performance in the Next Bear Market & the Caldera Under S. Park & Wall](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a10.md) · `2026-10-17` · 0 claims
- a11 · **Compounding Quality** · [Best Buys: October 2026](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a11.md) · `2026-10-18` · 0 claims
- a12 · **Za's Market Terminal** · [Weekly Market Report 10/18/26](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a12.md) · `2026-10-18` · 0 claims
- a13 · **Adam Mancini** · [Will SPX Bulls Try Another Rally on Monday? October 19th Plan](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a13.md) · `2026-10-18` · 0 claims
- a14 · **Thoughtful Money with Adam Taggart** · [Surviving The Fourth Turning | Neil Howe](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a14.md) · `2026-10-18` · 0 claims
- a15 · **Tic Toc Trading** · [Bear Market Begins.](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a15.md) · `2026-10-18` · 0 claims
- a16 · **Dick Capital** · [A Margin of Safety: DECK vs ONON](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a16.md) · `2026-10-08` · 0 claims · baseline
- a17 · **Tic Toc Trading** · [To Breakout or Not?](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a17.md) · `2026-10-11` · 0 claims · baseline
- a18 · **Odd Lots** · [Nate Soares on How AI Really Could Kill Us All](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a18.md) · `2026-10-12` · 0 claims · baseline
- a19 · **Michael Burry** · [Siloam Health - Health Care for Those in Need](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a19.md) · `2026-10-14` · 0 claims · baseline
- a20 · **All-In Podcast** · [Elizabeth Holmes' Husband Billy Evans: The Trial, Prison & Nathan Fielder's Documentary](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a20.md) · `2026-10-15` · 0 claims · baseline
- a21 · **Compounding Quality** · [Position switch](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a21.md) · `2026-10-15` · 0 claims · baseline
- a22 · **Thoughtful Money with Adam Taggart** · [Is The Market Hitting Its Breaking Point? | Jesse Felder](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a22.md) · `2026-10-15` · 0 claims · baseline
- a23 · **Podcast Alpha** · [Michael Howell Cut His Own 10-Year Yield Call From 6% to 5.5%, Three Weeks After Making It](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a23.md) · `2026-10-15` · 0 claims · baseline
- a24 · **Matt Levine** · [Money Stuff: Private Markets Are the New AI Markets](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a24.md) · `2026-10-15` · 0 claims · baseline
- a25 · **Adam Mancini** · [Bulls Bought The SPX Dip, Is The Bottom In? Oct 16 Plan](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a25.md) · `2026-10-15` · 0 claims · baseline
- a26 · **Za's Market Terminal** · [Big Update](/briefs/2026-10-18/articles/a26.md) · `2026-10-15` · 0 claims · baseline

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