Morning Brief — Mon., July 27, 2026
ES
7,514.25
+0.90%
NQ
28,674.75
+1.39%
VIX
17.71
-4.68%
DXY
101.30
-0.16%
The Big Story
The U.S.-Iran pause unwound geopolitical risk premiums across global markets.
- Oil posted its largest one-day decline in two months after U.S. strikes were paused.
- Brent crude dropped more than 7% to $89.58 a barrel.
- Global bond yields and the U.S. dollar fell as Middle East escalation fears eased.
- Iran redirected vessels in the Strait of Hormuz despite the pause in fighting.
- Fresh U.S. tariffs on 60 trading partners intensified stagflation concerns.
Pre-Market Price Action
SPY
745.39
Above Prior Day High
QQQ
693.65
Above Prior Day High
AAPL
333.70
Within Prior Day Range
AMD
533.55
Within Prior Day Range
AMZN
235.10
Above Prior Day High
GOOGL
324.07
Within Prior Day Range
META
605.29
Within Prior Day Range
MSFT
387.47
Within Prior Day Range
NVDA
207.94
Within Prior Day Range
TSLA
315.15
Within Prior Day Range
Pre-Market Movers
Gainers
AVGO
390.69
+2.32%
CRM
166.77
+2.23%
AMD
533.12
+2.21%
INTC
93.48
+2.12%
META
605.29
+1.87%
Decliners
CVX
189.63
-2.73%
XOM
152.87
-2.56%
PG
147.17
-0.08%
AAPL
333.68
-0.04%
PEP
136.82
+0.00%
Key Levels
| Ticker | Last | PDH | PDL | VWAP | Range Break | Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | 745.39 | 743.72 | 737.29 | 742.93 | Above PDH | +0.98% |
| QQQ | 693.63 | 692.63 | 682.48 | 696.95 | Above PDH | +0.24% |
| AAPL | 333.65 | 334.37 | 321.62 | 326.54 | Inside Range | +3.73% |
| AMD | 533.50 | 549.00 | 518.00 | 533.43 | Inside Range | -1.15% |
| AMZN | 235.10 | 234.95 | 231.34 | 241.27 | Above PDH | +0.62% |
| GOOGL | 324.00 | 324.18 | 317.32 | 332.84 | Inside Range | +1.99% |
| META | 605.29 | 609.98 | 594.45 | 623.63 | Inside Range | -0.13% |
| MSFT | 387.47 | 389.03 | 380.65 | 391.09 | Inside Range | +1.54% |
| NVDA | 208.00 | 211.91 | 204.81 | 207.85 | Inside Range | -0.36% |
| TSLA | 315.18 | 322.96 | 306.51 | 340.97 | Inside Range | -1.41% |
Earnings This Week
Mon., July 27, 2026
After Market Close
CDNS
Est: 2.06
Tue., July 28, 2026
After Market Close
KLAC
Est: 1.0
Wed., July 29, 2026
After Market Close
LRCX
Est: 1.68
META
Est: 7.22
MSFT
Est: 4.24
QCOM
Est: 2.23
Thu., July 30, 2026
After Market Close
AAPL
Est: 1.89
AMZN
Est: 1.82