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Stock Market Today: Premarket Brief

What is moving the stock market today, before the opening bell: futures, premarket movers, the economic calendar and the zones on the index worth watching. Updated every market day before the 9:30 AM open. All times ET.

Latest premarket brief

Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET

Stock Market Today: Alphabet Drops 10%, Microsoft Jumps on AI

Alphabet is down about 10.5% premarket after posting negative free cash flow of $9.07 billion versus the $2.70 billion analysts expected.
Microsoft went the other way, up about 3.5% on a cash-flow beat, 19% revenue growth to $92.28 billion and 48% Azure growth.
Nasdaq-100 futures are down about 1.0% and S&P 500 futures slip about 0.2%, while Dow futures hold roughly flat to slightly green.
The 8:30 AM data stack: Q3 GDP (forecast 3.2% vs 2.2% prior), Core PCE (forecast 0.3%) and jobless claims (forecast 198K).
Amazon reports tonight after the close, with AWS growth and AI capex the focus.

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How to use this page

Three steps, in the order of the Alignment Engine: Bias, Zone, Reaction, Confirmation, Execution.

1. Start with the BiasRead the latest brief top to bottom and find the one story driving the morning. Ask which way the bigger picture leans before you look at a single chart.
2. Mark your ZonesWrite down the index lines the brief names. They are places to watch for a reaction, not places to buy or sell.
3. Wait for Reaction and ConfirmationAfter the open, let price prove itself at your Zone. Only move to Execution when the reaction and confirmation line up, and grade the setup first.

No alignment, no trade.

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When is the premarket brief updated?

Every market day before the 9:30 AM ET opening bell. The latest brief sits at the top of this page, and the full dated post is linked from it.

Is this a trade signal?

No. The brief is education only. Zones are places to watch for a reaction, not entries or targets. You make your own decisions.

Where can I find older briefs?

In the archive on this page. Each dated brief stays online so you can look back at how a morning set up and what happened next.

Education only. Not financial advice.

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Stock Market Today: Alphabet Drops 10%, Microsoft Jumps on AI

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