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James Whitfield Markets Desk Editor · Blue Ocean Trading Solutions 1. Overnight Futures Snapshot Today is the day. Powell at 2 PM with the FOMC decision. Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon report in a sixty-minute window after the close, with combined market cap near 15 trillion dollars and combined 2026
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James Whitfield Markets Desk Editor · Blue Ocean Trading Solutions 1. Overnight Futures Snapshot Yesterday closed at fresh highs and tonight gives some of it back. SPY pre-market $710.33 (-0.68%), QQQ $655.96 (-1.25%), small caps -0.75%. The pullback is being led by the same names
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James Whitfield Markets Desk Editor · Blue Ocean Trading Solutions 1. Overnight Futures Snapshot This week is the one. Wednesday delivers the FOMC decision at 2 PM with the Fed press conference at 2:30 PM. Wednesday after the close, four of the Magnificent Seven report — Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon
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James Whitfield Markets Desk Editor · Blue Ocean Trading Solutions 1. Overnight Futures Snapshot Yesterday was the overbought correction we'd flagged in Wednesday's brief and the social desk all day Thursday. SPY closed -0.39% at $708.45, QQQ -0.56% at $651.42, both touching meaningfully
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James Whitfield Markets Desk Editor · Blue Ocean Trading Solutions 1. Overnight Futures Snapshot Yesterday's tape was a powerful one-day push higher — SPY closed +1.01% at $711.19, QQQ ripped +1.67% to $655.11, and small-caps joined in with IWM +0.72% to $276.48.
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James Whitfield Markets Desk Editor · Blue Ocean Trading Solutions Published Wednesday, April 22, 2026 · Before Market Open 1. Overnight Futures Snapshot Futures are softer after Tuesday's red close and a quiet overnight tape. SPY is indicating $704.08 (-0.65% from Monday), QQQ at $644.33 (-0.38%
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James Whitfield Markets Desk Editor · Blue Ocean Trading Solutions Published Tuesday, April 21, 2026 · Before Market Open 1. Overnight Futures Snapshot Futures are pointing to a firmer open after Monday's tape closed mixed. SPY finished -0.20% at $708.72 but is indicated up 0.32% in pre-
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James Whitfield Markets Desk Editor · Blue Ocean Trading Solutions Published 5:45 AM PT | Friday, April 17, 2026 | Pre-Market Brief 1. Overnight Futures Snapshot S&P 500 futures are essentially flat this morning, trading at 7,068 (+0.11%), with Nasdaq futures up marginally and Dow futures slightly
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James Whitfield Markets Desk Editor · Blue Ocean Trading Solutions Published 5:45 AM PT | Thursday, April 16, 2026 | Pre-Market Brief 1. Overnight Futures Snapshot Futures are pointing modestly higher Thursday morning — S&P 500 futures up ~0.37%, Nasdaq futures up ~0.67%, Dow futures near flat — as
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James Whitfield Markets Desk Editor · Blue Ocean Trading Solutions Published 5:45 AM PT | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | Pre-Market Brief 1. Overnight Futures Snapshot Futures are near flat this morning after Tuesday's post-CPI surge pushed SPY to fresh 2026 highs. S&P 500 futures are
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James Whitfield Markets Desk Editor · Blue Ocean Trading Solutions Published 5:45 AM PT | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | Pre-Market Brief 1. Overnight Futures Snapshot The tape walked into Tuesday with four consecutive green sessions and one of the most consequential data prints of the year less than three hours
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James Whitfield Markets Desk Editor · Blue Ocean Trading Solutions 1. Overnight Futures Snapshot Equity futures open the week in a holding pattern ahead of Tuesday's CPI print. S&P 500 futures via SPY trade at $679.46 (–0.07%) — essentially unchanged. Nasdaq futures via QQQ nudge slightly