Tuesday, October 20th, 2026 Pre-market futures are decidedly down at this hour, sinking into the red ahead of economic and earnings reports out this morning. The Dow is off -91 points currently, the Nasdaq -256 points and the S&P 500 -27. The small-cap Russell 2000 is a less-inflamed -6 points. Oil prices are up on oil tankers continuing to be under fire in the Strait of Hormuz, and WTI is back up to triple digits: $100 per barrel (/bbl). Brent crude, the international spot oil price component, is $110/bbl. Housing Starts & Building Permits Drop in September The Housing market continues to wallow in recessionary waters, as September Housing Starts came in lower than expected: +1.22 million seasonally adjusted, annualized units is beneath the +1.
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