Market edition, 22 September 2026
Updated 22 September 2026, 16:45 ET
The last index prints put the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 51,863.69, down 0.36%, the Nasdaq Composite at 27,244.28, up 0.45% and the S&P 500 at 7,764.64, unchanged, as of 22 September 2026, 20:15 ET. Among sectors, Electronics and Semiconductors led with +3.15% while Textile Mill Products lagged at -5.20%. Analysts filed 50 actions on 22 September 2026, including 2 upgrades, 2 downgrades and 4 initiations. The earnings calendar for 22 September 2026 lists 8 companies; 7 have reported so far, 5 above the EPS estimate. FundSpec's AI day trading models closed 468 verified winning calls on 22 September 2026, averaging 0.57% per call with a best of 4.80%.
Indices
Live index levels, futures and the full market overview are on Markets.
Sectors
Sector leaders and laggards over the last session, by the average move of their members (as of 21 September 2026):
| Sector | Members | 1 day |
|---|---|---|
| Electronics and Semiconductors | 227 companies | +3.15% |
| Apparel and Accessory Stores | 20 companies | +2.41% |
| Software and Business Services | 460 companies | +2.31% |
| Motion Pictures | 10 companies | +2.22% |
| Consumer and Specialty Finance | 86 companies | +2.04% |
| Textile Mill Products | 6 companies | -5.20% |
| Petroleum Refining | 19 companies | -3.40% |
| Railroad Transportation | 6 companies | -2.22% |
| Trucking and Warehousing | 15 companies | -2.06% |
| Agricultural Production, Crops | 11 companies | -1.71% |
Every sector and industry over five horizons: Sector performance.
Analyst actions
The most recent analyst actions across the market:
| Ticker | Company | Firm | Action | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAA | Staar Surgical | Jefferies | Maintains Buy | $28.00 to $23.00 |
| GKOS | Glaukos | Jefferies | Maintains Buy | $190.00 to $210.00 |
| AA | Alcoa | Freedom Broker | Maintains Buy | $64.00 to $76.00 |
| EPM | Evolution Petroleum | Freedom Broker | Upgrades to Buy from Hold | $4.50 |
| APH | Amphenol | BNP Paribas | Maintains Outperform | $107.50 to $110.00 |
| VICR | Vicor | Roth Capital | Reiterates Buy | $375.00 |
| SBMT | Silver Bow Mining | Roth Capital | Initiates Coverage On Buy | $11.00 |
| IMSR | Terrestrial Energy | Roth Capital | Initiates Coverage On Buy | $15.00 |
| FISN | Deep Fission | Roth Capital | Initiates Coverage On Buy | $18.00 |
| NFLX | Netflix | HSBC | Downgrades to Hold from Buy | $96.00 to $76.00 |
| CALM | Cal-Maine Foods | Stephens & Co. | Maintains Equal-Weight | $90.00 to $80.00 |
| ELE | Elemental Royalty | HC Wainwright & Co. | Maintains Buy | $33.00 to $31.00 |
| TYRA | Tyra Biosciences | Oppenheimer | Reiterates Outperform | $50.00 to $40.00 |
| ANIX | Anixa Biosciences | HC Wainwright & Co. | Maintains Buy | $7.00 to $6.00 |
| TPB | Turning Point Brands | Oppenheimer | Maintains Outperform | $130.00 to $90.00 |
| MSFT | Microsoft | Oppenheimer | Maintains Outperform | $515.00 to $570.00 |
| KBR | KBR | Oppenheimer | Maintains Outperform | $60.00 to $50.00 |
| CNTB | Connect Biopharma Hldgs | Oppenheimer | Maintains Outperform | $8.00 to $5.00 |
| QTWO | Q2 Holdings | Piper Sandler | Reiterates Overweight | $82.00 |
| SOUN | SoundHound AI | Piper Sandler | Maintains Neutral | $7.00 to $6.00 |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions | Piper Sandler | Maintains Overweight | $530.00 to $531.00 |
| PHAR | Pharming | HC Wainwright & Co. | Reiterates Buy | $37.00 |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems | Piper Sandler | Maintains Neutral | $132.00 to $125.00 |
| CLDX | Celldex Therapeutics | HC Wainwright & Co. | Maintains Buy | $42.00 to $64.00 |
| MET | MetLife | Piper Sandler | Upgrades to Overweight from Neutral | $99.00 to $110.00 |
| MAZE | Maze Therapeutics | BTIG | Reiterates Buy | $46.00 |
| BEAT | HeartBeam | HC Wainwright & Co. | Downgrades to Neutral from Buy | |
| LFTO | Liftoff Mobile | Piper Sandler | Initiates Coverage On Neutral | $19.00 |
| PRTH | Priority Tech Holdings | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintains Market Perform | $6.50 to $8.00 |
| CLDX | Celldex Therapeutics | Cantor Fitzgerald | Maintains Overweight | $61.00 to $72.00 |
A cluster of actions on one name after a report or a guidance change is the reading that matters; a single reiteration is noise. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets actually tell you.
The full feed with firm histories is in Analyst Ratings.
Earnings
Reports on the calendar, reported results first:
| Ticker | Company | Period | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZO | AutoZone | Q4 2026 | $54.10 | $56.05 | +3.60% | 06:55 |
| THO | Thor Industries | Q4 2026 | $0.93 | $0.78 | -16.13% | 06:30 |
| KBH | KB Home | Q3 2026 | $0.90 | $1.05 | +16.67% | 16:10 |
| MLKN | MillerKnoll | Q1 2027 | $0.35 | $0.53 | +51.43% | 07:00 |
| WOR | Worthington Enterprises | Q1 2027 | $0.75 | $0.82 | +9.33% | 16:10 |
| HERE | Here Group | Q4 2026 | -$0.10 | 05:00 | ||
| AYTU | Aytu BioPharma | Q4 2026 | -$0.32 | $0.00 | +100.00% | 16:05 |
| SDA | SunCar Tech Gr | Q2 2026 | $0.02 | 16:29 |
Confirmed dates, estimates and alerts: Earnings.
AI model calls
Verified winning calls closed by the models on 22 September 2026, in ET:
| Stock | Model | Direction | Window | Entry | Exit | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM | PM model | Bearish | 15:54 to 16:00 | $191.54 | $190.33 | +0.63% |
| CMG | CMG model | Bearish | 15:53 to 16:00 | $32.74 | $32.62 | +0.38% |
| COIN | COIN model | Bearish | 15:55 to 16:00 | $202.10 | $201.04 | +0.52% |
| RDDT | RDDT model | Bullish | 15:50 to 16:00 | $154.15 | $155.61 | +0.95% |
| GE | GE model | Bearish | 15:57 to 16:00 | $320.38 | $319.27 | +0.35% |
| META | META model | Bearish | 10:16 to 15:59 | $753.58 | $735.85 | +2.35% |
| F | F model | Bearish | 15:54 to 15:59 | $13.14 | $13.10 | +0.38% |
| ANNA | ANNA model | Bullish | 15:57 to 15:59 | $2.74 | $2.75 | +0.36% |
| QCOM | QCOM model | Bearish | 15:56 to 15:59 | $198.97 | $198.29 | +0.34% |
| LCID | LCID model | Bearish | 15:42 to 15:59 | $4.36 | $4.33 | +0.80% |
| MCD | MCD model | Bearish | 15:46 to 15:58 | $251.19 | $250.10 | +0.43% |
| TMC | TMC model | Bearish | 15:54 to 15:58 | $4.47 | $4.42 | +1.23% |
| NIO | NIO model | Bullish | 15:52 to 15:57 | $3.72 | $3.73 | +0.40% |
| AAPL | AAPL model | Bearish | 15:11 to 15:57 | $340.37 | $339.34 | +0.30% |
| C | C model | Bearish | 15:41 to 15:57 | $133.05 | $132.62 | +0.33% |
| AVGO | AVGO model | Bearish | 15:53 to 15:56 | $366.33 | $364.38 | +0.53% |
| MU | MU model | Bearish | 15:53 to 15:55 | $1,097.04 | $1,093.30 | +0.34% |
| QBTS | QBTS model | Bullish | 11:10 to 15:55 | $17.31 | $17.62 | +1.79% |
| ORCL | ORCL model | Bearish | 15:41 to 15:55 | $149.76 | $148.85 | +0.61% |
| TMO | TMO model | Bullish | 15:46 to 15:54 | $658.23 | $660.34 | +0.32% |
| NVDA | NVDA model | Bullish | 15:47 to 15:53 | $229.15 | $229.85 | +0.31% |
| MS | MS model | Bearish | 15:21 to 15:53 | $200.84 | $200.16 | +0.34% |
| ABNB | ABNB model | Bullish | 15:42 to 15:53 | $160.79 | $162.59 | +1.12% |
| SPCX | SPCX model | Bullish | 15:44 to 15:52 | $153.54 | $154.16 | +0.40% |
| MSTR | MSTR model | Bearish | 15:48 to 15:52 | $168.43 | $167.76 | +0.40% |
A verified call is one whose entry and exit FundSpec recorded against the tape. The models publish their wins as a record; losing sessions exist and intraday risk is real. Read the guide: Day trading signals: what an intraday call is and is not.
All models and their scoreboard: AI day trading models.
This edition is assembled from FundSpec's data during the session and kept as a dated page, so the archive reads as a day-by-day record of the market. The time above is the last change.