Market edition, 16 October 2026
Updated 16 October 2026, 14:35 ET
The last index prints put the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 51,886.46, down 0.56%, the Nasdaq Composite at 26,135.38, down 2.16% and the S&P 500 at 7,651.44, down 1.20%, as of 16 October 2026, 18:35 ET. Among sectors, Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores led with +4.44% while Agricultural Production, Crops lagged at -3.07%. Analysts filed 50 actions on 16 October 2026, including 1 upgrade. The earnings calendar for 16 October 2026 lists 8 companies; 8 have reported so far, 6 above the EPS estimate. FundSpec's AI day trading models closed 430 verified winning calls on 16 October 2026, averaging 0.73% per call with a best of 4.18%.
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 15 October 2026):
| Sector | Members | 1 day |
|---|---|---|
| Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores | 8 companies | +4.44% |
| Leather Products | 8 companies | +4.26% |
| Insurance Agents and Brokers | 15 companies | +4.23% |
| Stone, Clay, Glass, Concrete | 14 companies | +4.14% |
| Auto Dealers and Gas Stations | 24 companies | +4.02% |
| Agricultural Production, Crops | 10 companies | -3.07% |
| Special Trade Contractors | 12 companies | -2.62% |
| Petroleum Refining | 19 companies | -1.33% |
| Electronics and Semiconductors | 224 companies | -1.19% |
| Machinery and Computer Hardware | 141 companies | -1.06% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHH | Choice Hotels Intl | Barclays | Maintains Underweight | $102.00 to $103.00 |
| CCC | CCC Intelligent Solutions | Barclays | Maintains Equal-Weight | $8.00 to $7.75 |
| BRBR | BellRing Brands | Barclays | Maintains Overweight | $14.00 to $12.00 |
| BGS | B&G Foods | Barclays | Maintains Equal-Weight | $4.50 to $3.00 |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities | UBS | Maintains Buy | $49.00 to $47.00 |
| AVBP | ArriVent BioPharma | BTIG | Reiterates Buy | $29.00 |
| WSC | WillScot Holdings | UBS | Maintains Neutral | $29.00 to $18.00 |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings | UBS | Maintains Buy | $146.00 to $139.00 |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab | UBS | Maintains Buy | $113.00 to $109.00 |
| PSA | Public Storage | UBS | Maintains Neutral | $326.00 to $294.00 |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Gr | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintains Market Perform | $260.00 to $250.00 |
| MAN | ManpowerGroup | UBS | Maintains Neutral | $56.00 to $48.00 |
| FFIN | First Finl Bankshares | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintains Market Perform | $35.00 to $34.00 |
| PRU | Prudential Financial | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintains Market Perform | $123.00 to $119.00 |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines | UBS | Maintains Buy | $53.00 to $52.00 |
| WABC | Westamerica Bancorp | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintains Market Perform | $64.00 to $65.00 |
| ROAD | Construction Partners | Raymond James | Maintains Strong Buy | $150.00 to $145.00 |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials | Raymond James | Maintains Outperform | $320.00 to $308.00 |
| FUN | Six Flags Entertainment | UBS | Maintains Buy | $27.00 to $18.00 |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials | Raymond James | Maintains Outperform | $660.00 to $640.00 |
| FHN | First Horizon | Raymond James | Maintains Outperform | $28.00 to $27.00 |
| EXR | Extra Space Storage | UBS | Maintains Buy | $163.00 to $152.00 |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Gr | Raymond James | Maintains Outperform | $275.00 to $255.00 |
| CUBE | CubeSmart | UBS | Maintains Neutral | $43.00 to $38.00 |
| JMKE | Jersey Mike's Subs | Raymond James | Maintains Outperform | $29.00 to $26.00 |
| FWRG | First Watch Restaurant Gr | Raymond James | Maintains Strong Buy | $20.00 to $18.00 |
| COR | Cencora | UBS | Maintains Buy | $430.00 to $400.00 |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | Raymond James | Maintains Outperform | $42.50 to $37.00 |
| AWK | American Water Works Co | UBS | Maintains Buy | $162.00 to $153.00 |
| EAT | Brinker International | Raymond James | Upgrades to Strong Buy from Outperform | $270.00 to $260.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRV | Travelers Companies | Q3 2026 | $7.35 | $9.18 | +24.90% | 06:57 |
| TFC | Truist Finl | Q3 2026 | $1.20 | $1.16 | -3.33% | 06:30 |
| MTB | M&T Bank | Q3 2026 | $4.94 | $5.08 | +2.83% | 05:30 |
| CFG | Citizens Financial Group | Q3 2026 | $1.38 | $1.41 | +2.17% | 06:20 |
| RF | Regions Finl | Q3 2026 | $0.66 | $0.73 | +10.61% | 06:00 |
| CLPS | CLPS | FY 2026 | -$0.33 | 07:23 | ||
| LADR | Ladder Cap | Q3 2026 | $0.21 | $0.35 | +66.67% | 08:30 |
| ADUR | Aduro Clean Technologies | Q1 2027 | -$0.09 | $0.02 | +122.22% | 08:00 |
Confirmed dates, estimates and alerts: Earnings.
AI model calls
Verified winning calls closed by the models on 16 October 2026, in ET:
| Stock | Model | Direction | Window | Entry | Exit | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCOM | QCOM model | Bearish | 14:30 to 14:32 | $173.12 | $172.39 | +0.42% |
| GM | GM model | Bearish | 14:01 to 14:32 | $84.03 | $83.60 | +0.51% |
| SPCX | SPCX model | Bearish | 13:18 to 14:32 | $145.64 | $144.15 | +1.03% |
| CEG | CEG model | Bearish | 13:42 to 14:32 | $272.93 | $270.67 | +0.83% |
| LULU | LULU model | Bullish | 14:22 to 14:32 | $96.88 | $97.19 | +0.33% |
| AMZN | AMZN model | Bearish | 13:36 to 14:31 | $250.36 | $248.64 | +0.69% |
| PLD | PLD model | Bearish | 13:31 to 14:31 | $126.26 | $124.94 | +1.04% |
| NVDA | NVDA model | Bearish | 14:19 to 14:31 | $214.81 | $214.12 | +0.32% |
| RDDT | RDDT model | Bearish | 11:15 to 14:31 | $159.96 | $154.29 | +3.54% |
| CRCL | CRCL model | Bearish | 14:23 to 14:31 | $82.28 | $81.94 | +0.41% |
| COIN | COIN model | Bearish | 14:20 to 14:31 | $176.07 | $174.94 | +0.64% |
| SOFI | SOFI model | Bearish | 13:58 to 14:31 | $14.59 | $14.48 | +0.69% |
| HOOD | HOOD model | Bearish | 13:43 to 14:31 | $100.13 | $98.69 | +1.44% |
| LLY | LLY model | Bearish | 14:08 to 14:31 | $1,256.89 | $1,252.01 | +0.39% |
| SCHW | SCHW model | Bearish | 13:32 to 14:31 | $92.11 | $91.67 | +0.48% |
| MSTR | MSTR model | Bearish | 14:25 to 14:31 | $137.38 | $136.59 | +0.57% |
| AMD | AMD model | Bullish | 14:02 to 14:30 | $533.09 | $535.44 | +0.44% |
| LCID | LCID model | Bullish | 14:26 to 14:29 | $3.11 | $3.12 | +0.48% |
| USAR | USAR model | Bearish | 14:16 to 14:29 | $10.61 | $10.54 | +0.61% |
| F | F model | Bearish | 13:50 to 14:28 | $12.57 | $12.46 | +0.87% |
| AAPL | AAPL model | Bearish | 13:46 to 14:28 | $343.33 | $341.24 | +0.61% |
| PLTR | PLTR model | Bearish | 14:13 to 14:28 | $186.66 | $186.10 | +0.30% |
| PYPL | PYPL model | Bearish | 14:13 to 14:28 | $57.00 | $56.78 | +0.38% |
| DOW | DOW model | Bullish | 14:21 to 14:24 | $29.76 | $29.85 | +0.30% |
| LCID | LCID model | Bearish | 14:06 to 14:23 | $3.16 | $3.15 | +0.32% |
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.
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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.