Morning Brief — Tue., April 14, 2026
ES
6,935.50
+0.18%
NQ
25,653.00
+0.43%
VIX
18.31
-4.24%
DXY
98.08
-0.29%
The Big Story
Wall Street banks beat estimates as Iran talks progress and oil falls on demand destruction fears
- JPMorgan Q1 EPS $5.94 vs $5.36 est, revenue $50.54B vs $49.26B; BlackRock AUM hits $13.89 trillion, Fink calls it one of the ‘strongest starts in history’; J&J raises full-year guidance
- New US-Iran talks potentially Thursday as Trump says ‘they want to work a deal’; Iranian embassy official in Pakistan says next round could occur this week or early next week
- Oil falls as IEA predicts ‘demand destruction will spread’; BofA survey shows 34% of investors see Brent at $80-90 by year-end; sentiment most bearish since conflict began
- Germany wholesale prices jump 4.1% YoY and 2.7% MoM as energy shock ripples through European supply chains; EU warns jet fuel shortage ‘could occur in near future’
- BofA Fund Manager Survey: net 36% of investors expect weaker global economy vs net 7% expecting stronger just a month ago; global equity allocation drops to net 13% overweight from 37% in February
Pre-Market Price Action
SPY
687.41
Above Prior Day High
QQQ
620.17
Within Prior Day Range
AAPL
259.00
Within Prior Day Range
AMD
248.99
Above Prior Day High
AMZN
241.50
Above Prior Day High
GOOGL
324.14
Above Prior Day High
META
642.02
Above Prior Day High
MSFT
388.86
Above Prior Day High
NVDA
190.49
Above Prior Day High
TSLA
358.60
Above Prior Day High
Pre-Market Movers
Gainers
TSLA
358.66
+1.52%
AMD
249.09
+0.95%
GOOGL
324.11
+0.86%
NVDA
190.50
+0.79%
AMZN
241.50
+0.69%
Decliners
JNJ
235.90
-1.18%
MA
505.25
-0.93%
PEP
155.00
-0.75%
WMT
123.95
-0.56%
CVX
190.55
-0.49%
Key Levels
| Ticker | Last | PDH | PDL | VWAP | Range Break | Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | 687.41 | 686.30 | 676.58 | 673.52 | Above PDH | +1.17% |
| QQQ | 620.17 | 626.74 | 608.11 | 604.17 | Inside Range | +1.49% |
| AAPL | 258.91 | 260.18 | 256.66 | 256.83 | Inside Range | -0.60% |
| AMD | 249.02 | 247.33 | 242.03 | 235.21 | Above PDH | +1.62% |
| AMZN | 241.42 | 240.00 | 235.75 | 229.75 | Above PDH | +1.28% |
| GOOGL | 324.14 | 321.63 | 315.47 | 315.07 | Above PDH | +2.17% |
| META | 642.05 | 635.00 | 624.40 | 616.37 | Above PDH | +1.94% |
| MSFT | 389.00 | 384.54 | 371.02 | 374.65 | Above PDH | +4.89% |
| NVDA | 190.49 | 189.66 | 185.74 | 183.75 | Above PDH | +0.93% |
| TSLA | 358.52 | 356.35 | 348.57 | 347.19 | Above PDH | +2.73% |
Economic Calendar
08:30
Core PPI m/m
08:30
PPI
08:30
PPI m/m
Earnings This Week
Thu., April 16, 2026
Before Market Open
NFLX
Est: 0.76702