Morning Brief — Fri., April 10, 2026
ES
6,869.00
+0.08%
NQ
25,292.00
+0.16%
VIX
19.27
-1.13%
DXY
98.76
-0.06%
The Big Story
US-Iran first direct talks set for Saturday as Hormuz remains shut and ceasefire stays fragile
- Oil heads for largest weekly loss in 10 months after ceasefire; US delegation set to meet Iran Saturday with Lebanon fighting threatening the agreement; Strait of Hormuz still effectively closed
- UK PM Starmer says Trump-Hormuz discussions covered military capabilities and logistics for moving vessels through the strait; Israel-Lebanon preparatory talks scheduled for Washington next week
- TotalEnergies confirms SATORP refinery in Saudi Arabia was damaged in April 7-8 attacks, one processing train shut down; Saudi oil capacity cut 600K bpd continues to weigh on global supply
- TSMC reports forecast-beating Q1 revenue as AI chip demand defies geopolitical tensions; Bessent and Powell warn bank CEOs about Anthropic AI model risks
- Ukraine deal with Putin ‘nearing’ per Zelenskiy aide; Russia says it wants peace, not a ceasefire; Kremlin tells Zelenskiy to make the decision
Pre-Market Price Action
SPY
680.54
Within Prior Day Range
QQQ
611.00
Above Prior Day High
AAPL
259.30
Within Prior Day Range
AMD
237.58
Above Prior Day High
AMZN
234.15
Above Prior Day High
GOOGL
319.14
Within Prior Day Range
META
632.04
Within Prior Day Range
MSFT
373.67
Above Prior Day High
NVDA
183.59
Within Prior Day Range
TSLA
345.98
Within Prior Day Range
Pre-Market Movers
Gainers
AMD
237.50
+0.70%
INTC
62.29
+0.63%
AMZN
234.15
+0.60%
JNJ
242.96
+0.60%
AVGO
357.78
+0.56%
Decliners
AAPL
259.30
-0.26%
COST
1,031.00
-0.14%
WMT
128.80
-0.14%
V
307.88
-0.12%
MA
504.30
-0.04%
Key Levels
| Ticker | Last | PDH | PDL | VWAP | Range Break | Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | 680.54 | 681.16 | 673.77 | 665.01 | Inside Range | +0.67% |
| QQQ | 611.00 | 610.50 | 603.03 | 593.89 | Above PDH | +0.81% |
| AAPL | 259.30 | 261.12 | 256.07 | 255.82 | Inside Range | +0.15% |
| AMD | 237.50 | 237.10 | 230.91 | 223.27 | Above PDH | +2.45% |
| AMZN | 234.12 | 233.80 | 223.27 | 220.09 | Above PDH | +5.82% |
| GOOGL | 319.14 | 319.54 | 311.06 | 307.73 | Inside Range | +0.57% |
| META | 632.04 | 637.50 | 623.00 | 600.41 | Inside Range | +3.20% |
| MSFT | 373.60 | 373.50 | 367.05 | 372.54 | Above PDH | -0.20% |
| NVDA | 183.59 | 184.08 | 180.62 | 178.91 | Inside Range | +0.83% |
| TSLA | 345.98 | 348.88 | 337.25 | 351.74 | Inside Range | +0.80% |
Economic Calendar
08:30
CPI
08:30
CPI m/m
08:30
CPI y/y
08:30
Core CPI m/m
08:30
Real Earnings
10:00
Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment
10:00
Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations