The NAHB housing index is the only scheduled U.S. release, and the Fed is in its pre-meeting blackout through 29 October. Attention is on technology shares after the prior week's AI-related sell-off.
September housing starts and building permits print before the open, and General Motors reports. Netflix and SpaceX results follow after the close.
The heaviest earnings day for the Nasdaq-100: Tesla and Meta Platforms report after the close, alongside IBM, Texas Instruments and Lam Research.
Initial jobless claims and the Conference Board Leading Economic Index; markets digest the mega-cap results from Wednesday evening.
October flash PMIs and the final University of Michigan sentiment reading; weekly options expiry for QQQ.
Convexa editorial assessment · as of 19 Oct 2026
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