Pre-market briefing Pre-Market Briefing: August 27, 2026
Today at a Glance
Previous Day Recap
New York stocks ended essentially flat on the 26th. The S&P 500 slipped 0.02% to 7,675.70, the Nasdaq fell 0.08% to 26,130.20, and the Dow lost 0.21% to 53,463.88. Investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of Nvidia's earnings, with industrials up 1.09% and tech up 0.61%, while healthcare fell 1%. Eli Lilly dropped 3.59%, the steepest decline among large caps.
Current Market Sentiment
Risk appetite is alive only in tech stocks. Nvidia's guidance that fiscal 2028 revenue would grow 70% dispelled, in a single day, concerns that the AI investment frenzy was cooling. CrowdStrike and Salesforce both jumped more than 11% in extended trading right after their own reports. Cyclical names, by contrast, were quiet. July personal consumption expenditure (PCE) prices came in at an annual 3.7%, hotter than expected, pushing rate-cut hopes further out. The biggest variable today is how Fed Chair Powell reads the inflation and rate picture.
Pre-Market News Roundup
Today's Events
Macro Calendar
Consensus calls for 200,000 claims, matching the prior release of 200,000. On the surface, it looks uneventful, but this week's release carries weight. With inflation running above target, a still-resilient labor market gives the Fed less reason to cut rates. A print well below 200,000 would push Treasury yields higher and weigh on tech. Above 220,000, by contrast, would be read as a slowdown signal and revive rate-cut hopes.
Ex-Dividend
Stocks in Focus
Broadcom's relative strength index (RSI) has fallen to 34, entering oversold territory. RSI measures the magnitude of recent gains and losses on a scale of 0 to 100, with readings below 30 considered oversold. The stock is at $355.59, and if Marvell confirms AI chip demand after the US close, a relief bounce could be in play.
Walmart is also at an RSI of 34 and a depressed price of $104.34. With Dollar General and Dollar Tree reporting before the open, the health of low-income consumers' wallets will come into view all at once. If you hold retail names, it's better to track the three together.
Mastercard is the opposite story, with an RSI of 72 in overbought territory and a break above the upper Bollinger Band. Bollinger Bands plot a moving average with bands above and below to show the range of price swings; a push above the upper band signals short-term overheating. At $598.47, this is a spot to pause rather than jump in.
Today's Action Guide
Stay composed, and have a good one.
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