Morning Brief — Mon., March 23, 2026
ES
6,689.00
+1.98%
NQ
24,534.25
+1.80%
VIX
29.95
+11.84%
DXY
99.25
-0.40%
The Big Story
Geopolitical risk dominating pre-market narrative
- Dow futures jump 1,000 points after Trump says U.S. and Iran have held ‘productive’ talks: Live updates
- Trump: Instructed to postpone all strikes against Iran
- Trump: Postpone strikes against Iran’s power plants
- Trump: Talks with Iran to continue
- Trump on Iran: US and Iran, have had, over the last two days, very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East.
Pre-Market Price Action
SPY
663.23
Above Prior Day High
QQQ
594.82
Above Prior Day High
AAPL
253.66
Above Prior Day High
AMD
205.86
Within Prior Day Range
AMZN
210.97
Above Prior Day High
GOOGL
306.30
Above Prior Day High
META
608.34
Above Prior Day High
MSFT
387.59
Above Prior Day High
NVDA
177.16
Within Prior Day Range
TSLA
372.99
Within Prior Day Range
Pre-Market Movers
Gainers
MRK
116.42
+2.21%
AMZN
211.50
+2.12%
JPM
294.30
+2.01%
COST
993.00
+1.93%
META
608.49
+1.77%
Decliners
XOM
157.73
-1.35%
CVX
199.91
-1.03%
TSLA
373.19
+0.25%
PEP
151.49
+0.32%
PG
146.38
+0.68%
Key Levels
| Ticker | Last | PDH | PDL | VWAP | Range Break | Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | 663.36 | 656.69 | 644.72 | 660.01 | Above PDH | +0.81% |
| QQQ | 595.19 | 591.15 | 578.54 | 593.76 | Above PDH | +0.37% |
| AAPL | 254.00 | 249.20 | 246.00 | 250.08 | Above PDH | +2.02% |
| AMD | 205.86 | 206.30 | 198.26 | 199.54 | Inside Range | +0.29% |
| AMZN | 210.97 | 207.54 | 204.32 | 209.69 | Above PDH | +1.05% |
| GOOGL | 306.18 | 306.00 | 298.27 | 305.39 | Above PDH | -0.31% |
| META | 608.34 | 603.96 | 587.27 | 612.65 | Above PDH | +0.27% |
| MSFT | 387.60 | 387.00 | 380.12 | 391.51 | Above PDH | -0.37% |
| NVDA | 177.16 | 178.26 | 171.73 | 180.05 | Inside Range | -0.66% |
| TSLA | 372.82 | 379.89 | 364.46 | 386.93 | Inside Range | -1.97% |