Catalyst Watch archive · Week of Oct 26 - 30, 2026

The Fed decides, Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon report, and the Rangers split from MSG.

The busiest week of earnings season meets a Fed decision. Visa, Coca-Cola and Boeing report Tuesday, the Fed announces at 2:00 PM Wednesday with Alphabet, Microsoft and an Apple event on the same day, and Amazon, Eli Lilly and Mastercard follow Thursday with GDP and PCE at 8:30 AM. Oracle AI World opens Sunday in Las Vegas, and the Rangers are expected to become their own stock Monday. Pick a day below; the page opens on today.

Updated Oct 24, 2026

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This is the Catalyst Watch for Oct 26 - 30, 2026, kept as published. The current week is always at the hub.

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Monday

Oct 266 on the tape

TBA
EarningsVerizon (VZ), Welltower (WELL), Nucor (NUE), and Public Storage (PSA) report
Brown & Brown (BRO) and Celestica (CLS) also report.
- VZ
- WELL
- NUE
- PSA
- BRO
- CLS
All day
ScreenVolatility screen
Options vol is climbing in Applied Materials (AMAT) and Marvell (MRVL). Hasbro (HAS), AMN Healthcare (AMN), and Box (BOX) screen overbought on 14-day RSI, while Advasa Holdings (ADBT) and Carpenter Technology (CRS) screen oversold. Short interest is elevated in Xponential Fitness (XPOF) and indie Semiconductor (INDI).
- AMAT
- MRVL
- HAS
- AMN
- BOX
- ADBT
- CRS
- XPOF
- INDI
All day
ConferenceOracle (ORCL) AI World in Las Vegas
Runs Oct 25 to 28 at the Venetian. Co-CEOs Mike Sicilia and Clay Magouyrk lead the keynotes.
- ORCL
All day
DealMadison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) spins off the Rangers
Expected to take effect today, per the company's filing. The Rangers, the Hartford Wolf Pack and the MSG Training Center become MSG Rangers Corp. (MSGR), one share for every two MSGS shares held. The rest of the company keeps the Knicks and renames to MSG Knickerbockers Corp. (MSGK).
All day
IPOLockup ends on Pershing Square USA (PSUS)
Quiet periods also end on Accelevation (ACCV) and Chilwa Materials (CHWM), so analysts can start coverage.
All day
EventWayfair (W) Way Day sale ends
- W

Up next

TuesdayOct 27

TBAEarningsVisa (V), Coca-Cola (KO), Boeing (BA), and UPS (UPS) report
8:30 AMDataSeptember durable goods orders
All dayFedTwo-day FOMC meeting begins
All dayDealGo-shop ends on the H.I.G. Capital offer for Mistras (MG)
All dayInvestor dayAritzia (ATZAF) investor day

Do not miss

WedFed decision at 2:00 PM, Chair Warsh at 2:30 PM
As of Oct 23, fed funds futures priced only a small chance of a quarter-point hike. Dealer Edge shows where dealer gamma sits on the S&P 500 (SPY) and Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) going into the announcement.
Wed to ThuAlphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), then Amazon (AMZN)
Three of the largest AI spenders report back to back. As of Oct 23, options were pricing about an 8% move in Amazon after its Thursday report.
ThuGDP and PCE the morning after the Fed
The first Q3 GDP estimate and the September PCE inflation report both land at 8:30 AM, ahead of Amazon, Eli Lilly (LLY), and Mastercard (MA).

Also on the radar

Ex-dividend dates this week for Caterpillar (CAT), Alcoa (AA), Costco (COST), and Morgan Stanley (MS). Applied Materials (AMAT) and Marvell (MRVL) options vol is rising into the week; Option Flow shows whether it is call or put buying. With the Fed on Wednesday and three mega-cap AI spenders reporting around it, the middle of the week carries the tape.

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