Indices update: QQQ and SPY rise, VIXY falls

Where prices stand

The VIXY ETF traded at $16.91 and fell 4.62% from the prior close, the largest move among tracked indices. The QQQ ETF traded at $723.36 and rose 1.91% from the prior close. The SPY ETF traded at $769.51 and rose 0.82% from the prior close. The IWM ETF traded at $272.41 and rose 0.73% from the prior close, and the EWJ ETF traded at $95.57 and rose 0.73% from the prior close. The DIA ETF traded at $519.90 and rose 0.15% from the prior close. The EWU ETF traded at $47.53 and fell 1.00% from the prior close, and the EWG ETF traded at $41.22 and fell 0.84% from the prior close. Prices are shown as of Oct 19, 16:00 UTC, except EWG ETF and EWU ETF which are as of Oct 19, 15:59 UTC.

In the news

Yahoo reported that US equity investors will focus on mega-cap earnings, crude oil prices and macroeconomic data, and Yahoo also reported that a tech-stock rebound nudged US equity futures mostly higher pre-bell. fool.com published the headline "3 Words From Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Suggest the Worst Is Yet to Come for Wall Street."

• US Equity Investors to Monitor Meta Platform, Tesla's Earnings While Watching Treasury Yields Alongside Crude Oil This Week — Yahoo, Oct 19, 10:14 UTC
• Update: Tech Stock Rebound Nudges US Equity Futures Mostly Higher Pre-Bell — Yahoo, Oct 19, 13:01 UTC
• 3 Words From Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Suggest the Worst Is Yet to Come for Wall Street — fool.com, Oct 19, 10:30 UTC (also reported by Yahoo)
• Apple Has Outperformed the S&P 500, but is AAPL’s 35x Valuation Getting Ahead of its Growth? — Yahoo, Oct 19, 13:33 UTC

What to watch

Housing starts and permits (Census) is scheduled for Tue Oct 20 (time not confirmed); the event is a US macro release reported by fred and is marked medium importance. Weekly jobless claims (DOL) is scheduled for Thu Oct 22 (time not confirmed); the release is a US macro item reported by fred and is marked medium importance.

• Tue Oct 20 (time not confirmed) — Housing starts and permits (Census) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 22 (time not confirmed) — Weekly jobless claims (DOL) (US) (source)

Sources and data

• Yahoo (secondary source) — US Equity Investors to Monitor Meta Platform, Tesla's Earnings While Watching Treasury Yields Alongside Crude Oil This Week
• fool.com (secondary source) — 3 Words From Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Suggest the Worst Is Yet to Come for Wall Street
• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Oct 19, 16:00 UTC; report generated Oct 19, 16:10 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.