United States Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count came in at 419, above forecasts (418)

On October 19 ET, following last week's sell-off in AI infrastructure stocks, tech shares rebounded on Monday, driving the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 higher. Memory stocks led the gains, while chipmakers such as Intel and AMD also recovered. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.07% to 51,966.03; the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 1.11% to 26,430.89; and the S&P 500 Index rose 0.41% to 7,690.73.

TradingKey - Intel stock forecast: INTC slips below its rising trendline after the Kiryat Gat blast and Terafab doubts, with bears eyeing $81.64 before October 29 earnings.

Elon Musk announced that he will gift one share to every child in the U.S. next year, sending SpaceX's stock price surging close to $150.

TradingKey - In the coming week (October 19 to October 23), the US market will shift its focus from this week's inflation data to the third-quarter earnings season and economic growth data. US September CPI released this week rose 3.7% year-on-year, while PPI climbed 1.3% month-on-month, marking the largest single-month increase since March 2022. Meanwhile, September retail sales grew 0.8% month-on-month and 6.3% year-on-year, indicating that while inflationary pressures remain elevated, US consumer spending continues to demonstrate resilience.

TradingKey - Netflix (NFLX) will report its third-quarter 2026 financial results after the US market close on October 20. With the company's stock price currently hovering around $70 and investor sentiment turning noticeably cautious, this earnings report could serve as a critical turning point for its short-term trajectory.