Catalyst Watch archive · Week of Oct 5 - 9, 2026

Microsoft's Windows event, Fed minutes, Prime Big Deal Days, and the finish line for Paramount-Warner.

A lighter macro week after the jobs report. Retail deal days stack up Tuesday as Paramount-Warner closes into a new ticker, Microsoft shows local AI on Windows Wednesday an hour before the Fed minutes, and PepsiCo is the week's biggest print Thursday. Pick a day below - the page opens on today.

Updated Oct 4, 2026

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This is the Catalyst Watch for Oct 5 - 9, 2026, kept as published. The current week is always at the hub.

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Monday

Oct 55 on the tape

All day
ScreenVolatility screen
Options vol has picked up in Astera Labs (ALAB) and Lumentum (LITE). RSI stretched high in Armada Acquisition II (XRPN), Kodiak Sciences (KOD), and Pacific Biosciences (PACB), washed out in Advasa Holdings (ADBT) and MGM Resorts (MGM). Short interest elevated in TeraWulf (WULF) and C4 Therapeutics (CCCC).
- ALAB
- LITE
- XRPN
- KOD
- PACB
- ADBT
- MGM
- WULF
- CCCC
All day
DataTexas Stock Exchange primary listings begin
Dillard's (DDS), Energy Transfer (ET), Sunoco (SUN), and Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI) are among the notable names moving their primary listing to TXSE.
- DDS
- ET
- SUN
- TCBI
All day
MacroFirst session after the OPEC+ meeting
OPEC+ sets production policy on Sunday, October 4. Crude gets its first full read Monday.
All day
ConferenceEnergy Intelligence Forum opens
Two days on keeping the energy system secure and affordable while decarbonizing, with Aramco CEO Amin Nasser, Eni (E) CEO Claudio Descalzi, BP (BP) CEO Meg O'Neill, and TotalEnergies (TTE) CEO Patrick Pouyanne.
- E
- BP
- TTE
All day
EventWalmart (WMT) Fall Deals sale runs all week
October 5 to 11, no membership required - the opening move before Amazon and Target's deal days on Tuesday.
- WMT

Up next

TuesdayOct 6

TBAEarningsConstellation Brands (STZ), Lamb Weston (LW), and RPM International (RPM) report
All dayDealParamount Skydance (PSKY) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) expected to close
All dayEventAmazon (AMZN) Prime Big Deal Days
All dayInvestor dayMarvell (MRVL) Investor Day
All dayConferenceNACS Show opens
All dayConferenceICS Cybersecurity Conference

Do not miss

Wed 1:00 PM ETMicrosoft (MSFT) Windows and Surface event
Local AI in Windows and Surface devices, with Satya Nadella, Windows chief Pavan Davuluri, and Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang expected on stage.
Tue, all dayParamount-Warner Bros. deal expected to close
Paramount Skydance (PSKY) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) combine as Skydance under the new ticker SKYD.
Wed 2:00 PM ETFed minutes
Minutes from the last FOMC meeting, with St. Louis Fed President Musalem speaking on the economy Thursday.

Also on the radar

Ex-dividend dates this week for GE Aerospace (GE), Comcast (CMCSA), AT&T (T), and Verizon (VZ). Astera Labs (ALAB) and Lumentum (LITE) options vol is rising with no company-specific event on the calendar - worth a look at the flow. MGM Resorts (MGM) screens oversold a week after its G2E CEO outlook.

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