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Market briefing — October 18, 2026

Neutral summary of the previous session and today’s headlines. Educational material — not investment advice.

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Here is your pre-session page: what markets did yesterday, where index futures stand before the open, today’s economic calendar and the headlines that matter. 28 tracked quotes, all sourced and timestamped.

Data comes from public sources — Yahoo Finance, CNBC, CoinGecko — and the public economic calendar (1 events today). Every figure carries its reading time, so you can verify rather than trust.

This is an educational document: dated facts, no market direction, no recommendation. The goal is to train you to READ a market — the practice itself happens inside the simulator.

The essentials before the open dated figures

S&P 500 futures7 704.25-1.11 %
Nasdaq 100 futures29 391.50-2.50 %
S&P 500 (last)7 659.44-1.09 %
Nasdaq 100 (last)29 187.55-2.50 %
WTI crude101.84+3.95 %
Bitcoin81 180.00-0.60 %
EUR / USD1.12+0.00 %
VIX (volatility)19.99+21.45 %

Before the open S&P 500 / Nasdaq futures

Before the open, index futures stood at: S&P 500 (ES) -1.11 % · Nasdaq 100 (NQ) -2.50 % · Dow Jones (YM) -0.41 % · Russell 2000 (RTY) -1.66 % (relevé à 20:59 UTC, source Yahoo Finance). A future is today’s agreed price for tomorrow’s index: it is an indication, never a forecast.

End-of-session sentiment computed from facts

cautionmechanical index 41.4/100

Mechanical reading of the session: caution. 28 instruments quoted: 9 up, 14 down (breadth 32%). VIX at 20.0 (moderate volatility). Spread between best and worst performer: 25.12 percentage points. This is a measurement, not an opinion — and in no way an indication about the coming session.

One sentence per market pre-session

Daily recap dated facts

Previous session in brief: S&P 500 fell 1.09 % · Nasdaq 100 fell 2.50 % · WTI crude rose 3.95 % · Bitcoin fell 0.60 % · EUR/USD traded around 1.1239 · the VIX volatility index stood at 20.0 (moderate volatility). These are dated facts, presented without interpretation: they do not preview the coming session.

Futures (pre-market) — 0/4 up · 4 down · best Dow Jones (YM) -0.41% · worst Nasdaq 100 (NQ) -2.50%
Stock indices — 5/9 up · 3 down · 1 flat · best Nikkei 225 +1.39% · worst Nasdaq 100 -2.50%
Energy — 2/3 up · 1 down · best WTI crude +3.95% · worst Natural gas -3.68%
Rates, metals & volatility — 2/4 up · 2 down · best VIX (volatility) +21.45% · worst US 10Y yield -0.12%
Crypto — 0/3 up · 3 down · best Bitcoin -0.60% · worst Solana -1.67%
Forex — 0/5 up · 1 down · 4 flat · best EUR / USD +0.00% · worst US Dollar index (DXY) -0.06%

Session close latest reading

Close, family by family, in order: futures, indices, energy, metals and rates, crypto, FX. These lines are the latest available reading — they describe the state of the market, not what comes next.

Futures (pre-market) S&P 500 (ES) -1.11 % · Nasdaq 100 (NQ) -2.50 % · Dow Jones (YM) -0.41 % · Russell 2000 (RTY) -1.66 %
Stock indices S&P 500 -1.09 % · Nasdaq 100 -2.50 % · Dow Jones -0.34 % · Russell 2000 +0.00 % · CAC 40 +0.28 % · DAX +0.95 % · FTSE 100 +0.38 % · Nikkei 225 +1.39 % · Hang Seng +0.52 %
Energy WTI crude +3.95 % · Brent crude +3.72 % · Natural gas -3.68 %
Rates, metals & volatility Gold +0.40 % · Silver -0.04 % · US 10Y yield -0.12 % · VIX (volatility) +21.45 %
Crypto Bitcoin -0.60 % · Ethereum -1.43 % · Solana -1.67 %
Forex EUR / USD +0.00 % · USD / JPY +0.00 % · GBP / USD +0.00 % · USD / CHF +0.00 % · US Dollar index (DXY) -0.06 %

Today’s economic calendar Paris time · impact

1 economic events listed over the coming hours, 0 of them high impact. Times are Paris time; source: the public Forex Factory economic calendar.

What the market expects published forecasts

18 release(s) tracked with the institutional forecast. A forecast is a consensus expectation: neither a guarantee, nor advice, nor a market direction. Listed assets = assets usually watched around this type of event, with no directional call.

ReleaseCountryTime (Paris)ForecastPreviousActual
BRC Retail Sales Monitor y/y
Watched: S&P 500 (ES), Nasdaq 100 (NQ), WTI		GBP01:010.8%0.5%—
Unemployment Rate
Watched: S&P 500 (ES), Nasdaq 100 (NQ), US 10Y, EUR/USD		AUD02:304.6%4.6%—
CPI y/y
Watched: S&P 500 (ES), Nasdaq 100 (NQ), US 10Y, EUR/USD, Gold, WTI		CNY03:301.0%0.8%—
German Final CPI m/m
Watched: S&P 500 (ES), Nasdaq 100 (NQ), US 10Y, EUR/USD, Gold, WTI		EUR08:000.6%0.6%—
GDP m/m
Watched: S&P 500 (ES), US 10Y, EUR/USD		GBP08:00-0.1%0.4%—
French Final CPI m/m
Watched: S&P 500 (ES), Nasdaq 100 (NQ), US 10Y, EUR/USD, Gold, WTI		EUR08:45-0.3%-0.3%—
Final Core CPI y/y
Watched: S&P 500 (ES), Nasdaq 100 (NQ), US 10Y, EUR/USD, Gold, WTI		EUR11:002.5%2.5%—
Final CPI y/y
Watched: S&P 500 (ES), Nasdaq 100 (NQ), US 10Y, EUR/USD, Gold, WTI		EUR11:003.8%3.8%—

Before the open (futures) Futures (pre-market)

Futures (pre-market)LastChange
S&P 500 (ES)7 704.25 USD▼ -1.11 %
Nasdaq 100 (NQ)29 391.50 USD▼ -2.50 %
Dow Jones (YM)52 214.00 USD▼ -0.41 %
Russell 2000 (RTY)2 735.50 USD▼ -1.66 %

Indices — last session Stock indices

Stock indicesLastChange
S&P 5007 659.44 USD▼ -1.09 %
Nasdaq 10029 187.55 USD▼ -2.50 %
Dow Jones52 002.41 USD▼ -0.34 %
Russell 20002 721.37 USD■ +0.00 %
CAC 407 956.70 EUR▲ +0.28 %
DAX25 622.61 EUR▲ +0.95 %
FTSE 10010 881.90 GBP▲ +0.38 %
Nikkei 22565 324.29 JPY▲ +1.39 %
Hang Seng24 186.83 HKD▲ +0.52 %

Energy Energy

EnergyLastChange
WTI crude101.84 USD▲ +3.95 %
Brent crude109.86 USD▲ +3.72 %
Natural gas3.12 USD▼ -3.68 %

Rates, metals & volatility Rates, metals & volatility

Rates, metals & volatilityLastChange
Gold4 186.70 USD▲ +0.40 %
Silver57.13 USD■ -0.04 %
US 10Y yield5.08▼ -0.12 %
VIX (volatility)19.99 USD▲ +21.45 %

Crypto (24 h) Crypto

CryptoLastChange
Bitcoin81 180.00 USD▼ -0.60 %
Ethereum2 384.92 USD▼ -1.43 %
Solana102.64 USD▼ -1.67 %

Forex Forex

ForexLastChange
EUR / USD1.12■ +0.00 %
USD / JPY157.99■ +0.00 %
GBP / USD1.33■ +0.00 %
USD / CHF0.82■ +0.00 %
US Dollar index (DXY)101.78 USD▼ -0.06 %

Top stories sources cited

What’s being said data, rates, forecasts

What professionals are saying attributed stories

11 story/stories sorted by topic, exactly as published by the business press. The site files and attributes them: it does not summarise, rephrase or endorse them. Quoted forecasts are third-party estimates — not facts, not advice, and not an obligation for the market.

Inflation (CPI, PCE, prices)

Rates and central banks (Fed, ECB, FOMC)

Markets, indices, flows

Tomorrow and this week public calendar

What is already on the public calendar: high- or medium-impact events over the coming days, Paris time. A scheduled release is not a guaranteed move — it is a moment when the market listens.

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Sources used in this edition. Quotes come from public providers; headlines are credited to their original outlet, never copied.

Reference sources : OilPrice.com · MarketWatch · Financial Times

Additional sources : Google News (marchés, anglais) · Google News (macro & banques centrales) · Google News (marchés, français) · CNBC · BBC Business · Investing.com · Cointelegraph · CoinDesk · BCE / ECB · ForexLive

Sources for this edition clicking is verifying

Yahoo FinanceCNBCCoinGeckoMarketWatchBBC BusinessInvesting.comOilPrice.comCointelegraphCoinDeskBCE / ECBFinancial TimesForexLiveGoogle News (marchés, anglais)Google News (marchés, français)Google News (macro & banques centrales)Calendrier économique Forex Factory

Every figure is timestamped and attributed to its source. Prices may differ slightly from the game’s live price.

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