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Market briefing — October 26, 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 (2 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 688.00+0.37 %
Nasdaq 100 futures29 294.25+0.61 %
S&P 500 (last)7 623.68-0.52 %
Nasdaq 100 (last)28 957.53-0.00 %
WTI crude102.11-1.12 %
Bitcoin80 369.00-0.24 %
EUR / USD1.12+0.02 %
VIX (volatility)19.45+2.21 %

Before the open S&P 500 / Nasdaq futures

Before the open, index futures stood at: S&P 500 (ES) +0.37 % · Nasdaq 100 (NQ) +0.61 % · Dow Jones (YM) +0.25 % · Russell 2000 (RTY) +0.44 % (relevé à 22:57 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

neutralitymechanical index 47.2/100

Mechanical reading of the session: neutrality. 28 instruments quoted: 11 up, 13 down (breadth 39%). VIX at 19.4 (moderate volatility). Spread between best and worst performer: 6.49 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 0.52 % · Nasdaq 100 was nearly flat ( 0.00 % · WTI crude fell 1.12 % · Bitcoin slipped 0.24 % · EUR/USD traded around 1.1204 · the VIX volatility index stood at 19.4 (moderate volatility). These are dated facts, presented without interpretation: they do not preview the coming session.

Futures (pre-market) — 4/4 up · best Nasdaq 100 (NQ) +0.61% · worst Dow Jones (YM) +0.25%
Stock indices — 0/9 up · 6 down · 3 flat · best Russell 2000 +0.00% · worst Dow Jones -1.23%
Energy — 0/3 up · 3 down · best Brent crude -0.98% · worst Natural gas -4.28%
Rates, metals & volatility — 4/4 up · best VIX (volatility) +2.21% · worst Gold +0.16%
Crypto — 0/3 up · 3 down · best Solana -0.11% · worst Ethereum -0.32%
Forex — 3/5 up · 1 down · 1 flat · best USD / JPY +0.08% · worst GBP / USD -0.04%

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) +0.37 % · Nasdaq 100 (NQ) +0.61 % · Dow Jones (YM) +0.25 % · Russell 2000 (RTY) +0.44 %
Stock indices S&P 500 -0.52 % · Nasdaq 100 -0.00 % · Dow Jones -1.23 % · Russell 2000 +0.00 % · CAC 40 -0.36 % · DAX -0.75 % · FTSE 100 -0.32 % · Nikkei 225 +0.00 % · Hang Seng +0.00 %
Energy WTI crude -1.12 % · Brent crude -0.98 % · Natural gas -4.28 %
Rates, metals & volatility Gold +0.16 % · Silver +0.46 % · US 10Y yield +0.22 % · VIX (volatility) +2.21 %
Crypto Bitcoin -0.24 % · Ethereum -0.32 % · Solana -0.11 %
Forex EUR / USD +0.02 % · USD / JPY +0.08 % · GBP / USD -0.04 % · USD / CHF +0.01 % · US Dollar index (DXY) +0.00 %

Today’s economic calendar Paris time · impact

2 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

33 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
Tokyo Core CPI y/y
Watched: S&P 500 (ES), Nasdaq 100 (NQ), US 10Y, EUR/USD, Gold, WTI		JPY00:302.6%2.7%—
Unemployment Rate
Watched: S&P 500 (ES), Nasdaq 100 (NQ), US 10Y, EUR/USD		JPY00:302.5%2.5%—
Retail Sales y/y
Watched: S&P 500 (ES), Nasdaq 100 (NQ), WTI		JPY00:503.4%2.7%—
CPI m/m
Watched: S&P 500 (ES), Nasdaq 100 (NQ), US 10Y, EUR/USD, Gold, WTI		AUD01:300.7%0.4%—
CPI y/y
Watched: S&P 500 (ES), Nasdaq 100 (NQ), US 10Y, EUR/USD, Gold, WTI		AUD01:304.2%4.0%—
Trimmed Mean CPI m/m
Watched: S&P 500 (ES), Nasdaq 100 (NQ), US 10Y, EUR/USD, Gold, WTI		AUD01:300.3%0.2%—
Official Cash RateNZD02:003.00%2.75%—
Manufacturing PMI
Watched: S&P 500 (ES), Nasdaq 100 (NQ), WTI		CNY02:3050.150.1—

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

Futures (pre-market)LastChange
S&P 500 (ES)7 688.00 USD▲ +0.37 %
Nasdaq 100 (NQ)29 294.25 USD▲ +0.61 %
Dow Jones (YM)52 523.00 USD▲ +0.25 %
Russell 2000 (RTY)2 796.70 USD▲ +0.44 %

Indices — last session Stock indices

Stock indicesLastChange
S&P 5007 623.68 USD▼ -0.52 %
Nasdaq 10028 957.53 USD■ -0.00 %
Dow Jones52 215.16 USD▼ -1.23 %
Russell 20002 775.90 USD■ +0.00 %
CAC 407 782.82 EUR▼ -0.36 %
DAX25 181.65 EUR▼ -0.75 %
FTSE 10010 690.36 GBP▼ -0.32 %
Nikkei 22562 693.16 JPY■ +0.00 %
Hang Seng23 093.37 HKD■ +0.00 %

Energy Energy

EnergyLastChange
WTI crude102.11 USD▼ -1.12 %
Brent crude110.60 USD▼ -0.98 %
Natural gas2.53 USD▼ -4.28 %

Rates, metals & volatility Rates, metals & volatility

Rates, metals & volatilityLastChange
Gold4 014.30 USD▲ +0.16 %
Silver54.20 USD▲ +0.46 %
US 10Y yield5.00▲ +0.22 %
VIX (volatility)19.45 USD▲ +2.21 %

Crypto (24 h) Crypto

CryptoLastChange
Bitcoin80 369.00 USD▼ -0.24 %
Ethereum2 337.24 USD▼ -0.32 %
Solana101.44 USD▼ -0.11 %

Forex Forex

ForexLastChange
EUR / USD1.12■ +0.02 %
USD / JPY156.99▲ +0.08 %
GBP / USD1.34■ -0.04 %
USD / CHF0.82■ +0.01 %
US Dollar index (DXY)101.81 USD■ +0.00 %

Top stories sources cited

What’s being said data, rates, forecasts

What professionals are saying attributed stories

14 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)

Geopolitics, energy, trade

Forecasts, warnings, analysis

Markets, indices, flows

Geopolitical and economic risk and how it links to futures

Transmission chain, plainly: a geopolitical or fiscal risk changes energy prices and the risk premium, hence inflation expectations, hence rates, hence the dollar — which then feeds into index futures, metals and currencies. The site publishes the relevant stories, attributed to their outlet; it never claims an event WILL move a contract.

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.

2026-10-26

  • 10:00 · German ifo Business Climate (EUR · Low) fcst 90.0
  • 12:00 · CBI Realized Sales (GBP · Low) fcst -47
  • 00:50 · SPPI y/y (JPY · Low) fcst 3.7%

Tomorrow · 2026-10-27

  • 15:00 · CB Consumer Confidence (USD · Medium) fcst 80.5

2026-10-28

  • 01:30 · CPI m/m (AUD · High) fcst 0.7%
  • 01:30 · CPI y/y (AUD · High) fcst 4.2%
  • 01:30 · Trimmed Mean CPI m/m (AUD · High) fcst 0.3%
  • 02:00 · Official Cash Rate (NZD · High) fcst 3.00%
  • 02:00 · RBNZ Rate Statement (NZD · High)

2026-10-29

  • 13:30 · Advance GDP q/q (USD · High) fcst 3.2%
  • 13:30 · Core PCE Price Index m/m (USD · High) fcst 0.3%
  • 14:15 · Main Refinancing Rate (EUR · High) fcst 2.65%
  • 14:15 · Monetary Policy Statement (EUR · High)
  • 14:45 · ECB Press Conference (EUR · High)

2026-10-30

  • 03:30 · BOJ Policy Rate (JPY · High) fcst <1.25%
  • 03:30 · Monetary Policy Statement (JPY · High)
  • 03:31 · BOJ Outlook Report (JPY · High)
  • 06:30 · BOJ Press Conference (JPY · High)
  • 07:29 · German Prelim CPI m/m (EUR · Medium) fcst 0.1%

2026-10-31

  • 02:30 · Manufacturing PMI (CNY · Low) fcst 50.1
  • 02:30 · Non-Manufacturing PMI (CNY · Low) fcst 50.5

Archive

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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 · Cointelegraph · Financial Times

Additional sources : Google News (macro & banques centrales) · Google News (marchés, anglais) · Google News (marchés, français) · CNBC · MarketWatch · BBC Business · Investing.com · 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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