Wall Street: futures rebound as Netflix, Tesla and Meta earnings week begins
After the worst week since June, Nasdaq futures are up about 1%. Oil is cheaper after Trump eased sanctions on Russia. Asian markets start the week lower.
US futures pointed to a rebound on Sunday evening and Monday morning. According to Investing.com, S&P 500 futures were up 0.5% at 7,739.75 points at 21:10 New York time and Nasdaq 100 futures up 1% at 29,686.75. By 23:30 ET StockTwits reported the S&P 500 up 0.8%, the Nasdaq more than 1% and the Dow 0.5%. A future is a bet on a later price – it shows sentiment before trading opens at 15:30 CEST. On Friday the S&P 500 closed at 7,659.44 (−1.1%) and the Nasdaq at 26,140.03 (−2.1%); the Philadelphia chip index lost 11.4% over the week (Reuters).
Asia, however, started weakly: Japan's Nikkei fell between 1.2% and 2% depending on the Reuters update, after a 5.4% drop last week, and Taiwan lost 1.4%. Investors are asking how AI firms will fund their huge spending – Goldman Sachs expects the five biggest cloud 'hyperscalers' to invest about $1.2 trillion next year. China reported third-quarter growth of 4.5%.
Oil is cheaper: Brent fell 1.7% to $107.95 a barrel and WTI 0.8% to $100.62 (Reuters). The reason: President Trump decided to waive some sanctions and tariffs on Russia, which could bring more Russian fuel to market – he later said no final decision had been made. Meanwhile Iran reported that another tanker had hit a mine in the Strait of Hormuz. The 10-year US Treasury yield fell 4 basis points to about 5.05%, and gold rose 0.4% to about $4,181 an ounce.
Big results are due this week: Netflix and SpaceX on Tuesday evening, Tesla and Meta on Wednesday evening along with Lam Research and Texas Instruments. According to CMC Markets, analysts expect quarterly revenue of about $63.3 billion at Meta and $27.9 billion at Tesla. Data: housing starts on Tuesday, jobless claims on Thursday, flash PMIs and consumer sentiment on Friday. The Fed meets on 27–28 October and its officials are silent until then.
| Indicator | Friday | Latest | Change % | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 futures | – | 7,739.75 | +0.50 % | Sun 21:10 ET |
| Nasdaq 100 futures | – | 29,686.75 | +1.00 % | Sun 21:10 ET |
| Dow Jones futures | – | 52,272.00 | +0.10 % | Sun 21:10 ET |
| Brent crude (USD/barrel) | 109.86 | 107.95 | −1.70 % | Mon, Asian trade |
| WTI crude (USD/barrel) | 101.41 | 100.62 | −0.80 % | Mon, Asian trade |
| Gold (USD/oz) | – | 4,181.00 | +0.40 % | Mon, Asian trade (spot, Reuters) |
| 10-year US Treasury yield (%) | 5.09 | 5.05 | – | Mon, −4 basis points |
| Index | Close | Day % | Week, points | Week % | Year to date % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | 52,002.41 | −0.34 % | 347.46 | +0.67 % | +8.2 % |
| S&P 500 | 7,659.44 | −1.09 % | −152.10 | −1.95 % | +11.9 % |
| Nasdaq Composite | 26,140.03 | −2.14 % | −1,226.14 | −4.48 % | +12.5 % |
| Russell 2000 | 2,721.37 | −1.66 % | −85.61 | −3.05 % | +9.6 % |
| Day | Earnings | Data / Fed |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 19 Oct | Fifth Third, Cleveland-Cliffs; Steel Dynamics after close | – |
| Tue 20 Oct | GM, GE Aerospace, 3M, RTX; after close Netflix, SpaceX, United Airlines | Housing starts, permits; ADP (4-week average) |
| Wed 21 Oct | AT&T, Abbott; after close Tesla, Meta, IBM, Texas Instruments, Lam Research | Oil inventories (DOE) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Procter & Gamble, Lockheed Martin, Blackstone, Honeywell, Comcast, Spotify | Jobless claims |
| Fri 23 Oct | American Express, SLB | Flash PMIs; Michigan consumer sentiment |
| 27–28 Oct | – | Fed meeting (FOMC); quiet period until then |
For information only, not investment advice. Prices as of the time stated, not real-time quotes.
Sources
- AP via ABC News: How major US stock indexes fared Friday 10/16/2026 (Schluss, Woche, Jahr)
- Reuters (Wayne Cole) via 93.3 The Drive: Asian stocks skid, Wall Street and bonds aided by oil slip (19.10.2026)
- Reuters via AOL: Asian stocks skid, Wall Street and bonds aided by oil slip (19.10.2026, andere Fassung)
- Reuters (Florence Tan) via Yahoo Finance: Oil slips as Trump's sanction waiver may lead to more Russian fuel supplies (18.10.2026, 22:22 GMT)
- Investing.com via Yahoo Finance UK: U.S. stock futures climb as investors return to AI trade (18.10.2026, 22:04 ET)
- StockTwits via Yahoo Finance: No 'Black Monday'? Futures spike as Big Tech earnings loom (19.10.2026, 00:07 ET)
- HDFC Sky: Global markets today, October 19, 2026 (09:27 IST)
- Saxo: Asia Market Quick Take – October 19, 2026 (Renditen Freitag)
- CMC Markets: The Week Ahead – Oil, Meta and Tesla earnings (19.10.2026)
- TipRanks: Major Earnings this Week, October 19–23, 2026 (Stand 18.10.)
- Opening Bell Daily: Stock market week ahead (17.10.2026) – FOMC 27.–28.10.
- Yahoo Finance: Gold price today, Friday, October 16, 2026
