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WEEK AHEAD // OCT 19–23 2026 // TVT MARKET CALENDAR
THEVALUETRADER RESEARCH
WEEKLY MARKET CALENDAR · OCT 2026
REF: WK 10.19–23 · PUB OCT 18

Netflix, Tesla, IBM and Meta Lead a Heavy Earnings Week While the Data Calendar Stays Light

Netflix reports Tuesday after the close, Tesla, IBM, Meta and Texas Instruments follow Wednesday after the close, and the FOMC meets the week after. The S&P 500 closed last week at 7,659.44, down 1.95% on the week (ACTUAL, FRED).
ALL TIMES ARE U.S. EASTERN TIME (ET). Company reports are marked AM (before the open) or PM (after the close). Calls with a different time get their own line.
Week at a Glance
Week Highlight
Netflix Tue, Tesla · IBM · Meta Wed
Fed Funds (Actual)
3.75–4.00%
Sept. CPI YoY (Actual)
+3.7%, Core +2.6%
S&P 500 Last Week (Actual)
−1.95% to 7,659.44
01 · MACRO
No CPI, PPI or jobs report this week
September CPI was +3.7% on the year and September PPI +6.3% (ACTUAL, BLS), both already out. This week brings housing starts on Tuesday, jobless claims on Thursday and the final October Michigan sentiment on Friday. The FOMC meets October 27–28.
02 · EARNINGS
Industrials Tuesday, big tech Wednesday
Regional bank Fifth Third opens the week on Monday morning. Earnings Cluster on Tuesday morning: GE Aerospace, RTX and Northrop Grumman in aerospace and defense, joined by automaker GM, industrial conglomerate 3M and consumer lender Ally. Netflix reports after the close. Earnings Cluster on Wednesday after the close: Texas Instruments and Lam Research in semiconductors, Meta in social media, IBM in enterprise IT, Tesla in electric vehicles and railroad CSX. Two spotlights below.
03 · DATA
Housing, claims, flash PMIs
Housing starts and pending home sales on Tuesday, jobless claims on Thursday, the S&P Global flash PMI (date not verified with S&P Global) and final Michigan sentiment on Friday. Treasury sells 20-year bonds Wednesday and 5-year TIPS Thursday.
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Week Ahead · Video Briefing
4:38 MIN · WEEK AHEAD OCT 19–23 2026 · THEVALUETRADER RESEARCH
Macro Context

The Federal Reserve raised the federal funds target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00% on September 16 (ACTUAL, Federal Reserve). The next FOMC meeting is October 27–28, with the press conference on October 28 at 14:30 ET, so the decision falls in the week after this one. The Fed calendar lists no speeches for October 19–23. The 10-year Treasury yield was 5.10% on October 15, the latest value in FRED (ACTUAL), down from 5.24% on October 9.

The S&P 500 closed Friday at 7,659.44, down 1.09% on the day and 1.95% below the prior Friday's close of 7,811.54 (ACTUAL, FRED; changes calculated). The week's closing high was 7,807.24 on Monday and the low was Friday's close. Rate-hike probabilities from third-party tools are not cited here because they could not be verified against a primary source.

September CPI rose 0.6% on the month and 3.7% on the year, with core CPI at +0.3% and +2.6% (ACTUAL, BLS). September PPI for final demand rose 1.3% on the month and 6.3% on the year (ACTUAL, BLS). Advance retail sales for September were $745.0 billion, up 0.8% on the month (ACTUAL, Census), and industrial production rose 0.7% with capacity utilization at 76.9% (ACTUAL, Federal Reserve). This week the BLS publishes only State Employment and Unemployment (September) on Tuesday and Usual Weekly Earnings (third quarter) on Wednesday. Census releases New Residential Construction on Tuesday: August housing starts were 1,275,000 and building permits 1,394,000 at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (ACTUAL, Census). Third-quarter GDP and September personal income and outlays follow on October 29 (BEA).

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Earnings Releases · Week of October 19

Click a company for its earnings fact sheet. Esc closes the dashboard, left and right arrow keys switch company.

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Index Chart · S&P 500, Last Week

S&P 500 daily close, Oct 12–16, 2026

Index points, ACTUAL closing values. Y-axis truncated (7,640 to 7,830) to show a move of 1.95%; the dashed line is the Oct 9 close.
S&P 500 daily closes, October 9 to October 16, 2026 Line chart of ACTUAL S&P 500 closing levels: Friday Oct 9 7,811.54; Monday Oct 12 7,807.24; Tuesday Oct 13 7,805.45; Wednesday Oct 14 7,718.94; Thursday Oct 15 7,744.06; Friday Oct 16 7,659.44. A dashed line marks the Oct 9 close of 7,811.54. Event days are marked: bank earnings on Tuesday, September CPI on Wednesday, PPI and retail sales on Thursday. The y-axis is truncated and runs from 7,640 to 7,830. 7,650 7,700 7,750 7,800 Oct 9 close 7,811.54 Banks CPI PPI · Retail 7,812 Fri10/9 7,807 Mon10/12 7,805 Tue10/13 7,719 Wed10/14 7,744 Thu10/15 7,659 Fri10/16 ACTUAL closes · y-axis truncated: 7,640 to 7,830
ACTUAL closes: Fri 10/9 7,811.54 · Mon 7,807.24 · Tue 7,805.45 · Wed 7,718.94 · Thu 7,744.06 · Fri 10/16 7,659.44
The index held near 7,805 through Tuesday, fell 1.11% on CPI day (calculated), and ended the week 1.95% below the Oct 9 close.
Source: FRED, S&P 500 (SP500). CPI: BLS. PPI: BLS. Retail sales: Census.
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Last Week Roundup · October 12–16
The Bank Signal

Twelve banks and asset managers across three parts. Fees and loan growth carried the quarter, trading cooled from Q2, and capital ratios eased at most.

Part 1 · Oct 13
JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup
Strong lending, cooler capital markets.
  • Loans grew 10% to 12% at JPM, WFC and C.
  • Card charge-offs fell at JPM and WFC.
  • Investment banking fees fell against Q2 (JPM −8%, GS −5%).
  • JPM raised its full-year interest income outlook to about $97.2B (GUIDANCE).
Part 2 · Oct 14
Bank of America, BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, State Street
Fees grow, costs decide who keeps the gain.
  • Asset-based fees rose 16% to 20% at all four (calculated).
  • Bank of America EPS fell to $0.91 after a $1.2B regulatory penalty.
  • Morgan Stanley wealth took in $232B of new assets, just over half IPO-related. BlackRock took in $206B.
  • Trading was cooler than in Q2 almost everywhere.
Part 3 · Oct 15
BNY, Charles Schwab, U.S. Bancorp, PNC
Margins widened, activity cooled.
  • Net interest margins rose at all four.
  • Schwab revenue grew 17% to $7.2B.
  • CET1 was below last year at BNY and PNC.
  • Truist and Citizens Financial reported Friday, outside the Bank Signal.
Other Earnings

Guidance is each company's own outlook, not a reported result.

Managed care · Oct 13
UnitedHealth
Raised its full-year outlook.
  • GAAP EPS of $4.56 against $2.59 a year ago.
  • Full-year adjusted EPS guidance is now at least $20.50, up from $19.50–$20.00 (GUIDANCE).
Pharma and medtech · Oct 13
Johnson & Johnson
Sales grew, profit took a one-time hit.
  • Sales of $25.4B, up 5.9%.
  • GAAP EPS was $0.09 after a special charge (talc, Firefly Bio, Sail Biomedicines).
  • Full-year adjusted EPS guidance: $11.05–$11.15 (GUIDANCE).
Semiconductor equipment · Oct 14
ASML
Sales jumped and the outlook went up.
  • Net sales of €11.66B, up 55%.
  • Full-year guidance raised to €44B–€45B (GUIDANCE).
  • Fourth-quarter sales guidance: €14.2B–€15.2B (GUIDANCE).
Semiconductor foundry · Oct 15
TSMC
Revenue and operating margin beat guidance.
  • Revenue of US$46.72B, above the top of the July range of US$44.6B–US$45.8B (calculated).
  • Operating margin of 58.7%, above the 56% to 58% range (calculated).
  • Fourth-quarter revenue guidance: US$52.3B–US$54.3B (GUIDANCE).
Property and casualty insurance · Oct 14
Progressive
September profit more than doubled.
  • Net income of $630M against $305M a year ago.
  • Combined ratio of 90.0 against 100.4.
September CPI

Inflation picked up, driven by gasoline (ACTUAL, BLS, released Wednesday October 14).

Consumer prices
CPI
Prices picked up.
  • +0.6% on the month, after +0.4% in August.
  • 3.7% on the year, up from 3.4%.
  • Core CPI: 2.6% on the year, up from 2.4%.
What drove it
Gasoline
Gasoline did most of the work.
  • Gasoline rose 9.1% and made up over half of the monthly increase.
  • Shelter rose 0.4%, food was unchanged.
Pay
Real earnings
Paychecks lost ground.
  • Real average hourly earnings fell 0.5% on the month and 0.7% on the year.
Producer prices · Oct 15
PPI
Producer prices jumped.
  • Final demand rose 1.3% on the month and 6.3% on the year.
  • Energy led, up 10.8%.
Activity
Spending and factories
Demand and output held up.
  • Retail sales rose 0.8% to $745.0B (Census).
  • Empire State index rose 18 points to 25.5 (NY Fed).
  • Industrial production rose 0.7% (Federal Reserve).
Markets on CPI day
S&P 500 and 10-year yield
Stocks fell on CPI day.
  • S&P 500 fell 1.11%.
  • 10-year yield eased 2 basis points to 5.19%.
  • Calculated from FRED closes. No cause is implied.

Sources: TVT Bank Signal Parts 1–3 and TVT earnings reports (from company 8-K, 6-K and release filings); SEC filings JPM outlook, UNH, J&J, ASML, TSMC, Progressive, Truist, Citizens; BLS CPI, BLS PPI, Census, NY Fed, Federal Reserve G.17, FRED.

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Earnings Spotlight
NFLXTue PM · ET
Netflix · Q3 2026
ACTUALQ2 REVENUE (GAAP)$12.56B (+13% YoY)
ACTUALQ2 OPERATING MARGIN33.4%
ACTUALQ2 OPERATING INCOME$4.19B
GUIDANCEQ3 REVENUE$12.86B (+12% YoY)
GUIDANCEQ3 OPERATING MARGIN33.2%
GUIDANCEFY26 REVENUE$51.0B–$51.4B
GUIDANCEFY26 OPERATING MARGIN31.5%
What Matters

Netflix's second-quarter results are already in and checked against guidance. Revenue of $12.56B was 0.1% below the $12.574B forecast (calculated), which the company called in line, and the operating margin of 33.4% was 0.8 points above the 32.6% guidance (calculated). The company attributed the margin beat to the timing of expenses. What is open is the third quarter: guidance of $12.86B in revenue and a 33.2% operating margin, which is 0.2 points below the Q2 actual. For the full year Netflix narrowed its revenue range to $51.0B–$51.4B from $50.7B–$51.7B and kept the 31.5% margin.

TXNWed PM · Call 16:30 ET
Texas Instruments · Q3 2026
ACTUALQ2 REVENUE$5.46B
ACTUALQ2 EPS (GAAP)$2.14
ACTUALQ2 ANALOG REVENUE$4.37B (+26% YoY)
GUIDANCEQ3 REVENUE$5.65B–$6.15B
GUIDANCEQ3 EPS$2.23–$2.57
What Matters

Texas Instruments' second-quarter results are already in and checked against guidance. Revenue of $5.46B was $0.06B above the top of the $5.00B–$5.40B range, and EPS of $2.14 was $0.09 above the top of the $1.77–$2.05 range (differences calculated). The release said EPS included a 5-cent benefit that was not in the original guidance. What is open is the third quarter: guidance of $5.65B–$6.15B in revenue and $2.23–$2.57 in EPS. Texas Instruments did not state a full-year outlook in the release text checked.

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Key Earnings Charts

Netflix: operating margin, Q2 Actual vs Guidance, and Q3 Guidance

% of revenue. Actual is GAAP (reported); guidance values are from the forecast tables in the Q1 and Q2 letters. June quarter 2026 (Guidance and Actual) and September quarter 2026 (Guidance). Axis 0% to 40%; the three bars differ by less than 1 point.
Netflix operating margin: Q2 2026 guidance, Q2 2026 actual and Q3 2026 guidance Bar chart in percent of revenue. GUIDANCE for the June quarter 2026 was an operating margin of 32.6 percent, shown as a hatched bar with a dashed outline. ACTUAL June quarter 2026 operating margin was 33.4 percent, shown as a solid bar. GUIDANCE for the September quarter 2026 is 33.2 percent, shown as a hatched bar with a dashed outline. Axis runs from 0 to 40 percent. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% GUIDANCE32.6% ACTUAL33.4% GUIDANCE33.2% Q2 2026(Guidance) Q2 2026(Actual) Q3 2026(Guidance) Operating margin, % of revenue · axis 0% to 40%
GUIDANCE Q2: 32.6% · ACTUAL Q2: 33.4% · GUIDANCE Q3: 33.2%
Q2 operating margin came in 0.8 points above its guidance, and the Q3 guidance sits 0.2 points below the Q2 actual (calculated).

Netflix: revenue mix by region, Q2 2025 vs Q2 2026

Share of revenue, %. Both bars are Actual; no regional outlook was found in primary sources. *Shares calculated from regional revenue, rounded to whole percent. Axis 0% to 100%.
Netflix revenue by region, Q2 2025 and Q2 2026, both actual Two stacked bars, each totaling 100 percent of revenue, both ACTUAL and calculated from regional revenue. Q2 2025: UCAN 44 percent, EMEA 32 percent, LATAM 12 percent, APAC 12 percent. Q2 2026: UCAN 43 percent, EMEA 32 percent, LATAM 13 percent, APAC 12 percent. Axis runs from 0 to 100 percent. 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% UCAN 44%EMEA 32%LATAM 12%APAC 12% UCAN 43%EMEA 32%LATAM 13%APAC 12% Q2 2025(Actual) Q2 2026(Actual) Share of revenue, % · axis 0% to 100% · *calculated shares
ACTUAL Q2 2025: UCAN 44% · EMEA 32% · LATAM 12% · APAC 12%  |  ACTUAL Q2 2026: UCAN 43% · EMEA 32% · LATAM 13% · APAC 12%
UCAN's share slipped from 44% to 43% while LATAM's rose from 12% to 13%.
Source: Netflix 8-K, Q2 2026 letter. Revenue in $ millions, Q2 2025 to Q2 2026: UCAN 4,929 to 5,432, EMEA 3,538 to 4,034, LATAM 1,307 to 1,584, APAC 1,305 to 1,510. Totals 11,079 and 12,560 (calculated).
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What We're Watching · 6 Themes
Fed Policy
The Meeting Is Next Week

The target range is 3.75–4.00% since the September 16 decision (ACTUAL). The FOMC meets October 27–28, and the Fed calendar lists no speeches this week. Third-quarter GDP and September personal income and outlays follow on October 29 (BEA).

Inflation
No Inflation Print This Week

September CPI rose 3.7% on the year, with core at +2.6%, after 3.4% and 2.4% in August (ACTUAL, BLS). September PPI for final demand rose 6.3% on the year (ACTUAL, BLS). Neither report is scheduled this week.

Rates
Two Treasury Auctions

The 10-year yield was 5.10% on October 15 (ACTUAL, FRED). Treasury sells $13B of 20-year bonds (a reopening) on Wednesday and $26B of 5-year TIPS on Thursday, both at 13:00 ET. The 2-, 5- and 7-year note auctions come the week after.

Housing
Starts and Pending Sales on Tuesday

August housing starts were 1,275,000 and building permits 1,394,000 at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (ACTUAL, Census). NAR reported pending home sales up 0.3% on the month in August (ACTUAL). Both September reports land Tuesday.

Industrials and Defense
Aerospace Names Report Back to Back

GE Aerospace, RTX and Northrop Grumman report Tuesday before the open, joined by GM and 3M. Lockheed Martin and Union Pacific follow Thursday. Industrial production rose 0.7% in September (ACTUAL, Federal Reserve).

Tech and Media
Netflix and Texas Instruments Guidance

Netflix guided the September-quarter operating margin to 33.2% against a June-quarter actual of 33.4% (GUIDANCE vs ACTUAL). Texas Instruments guided revenue to $5.65B–$6.15B against a $5.46B June-quarter actual (GUIDANCE vs ACTUAL). Tesla, IBM and Meta report the same Wednesday evening.

Fact Checked Oct 18, 2026
Forward-looking figures reflect company guidance or management expectations as stated in the most recent earnings release or call. Third-party analyst estimates, rate-hike probabilities, price targets and implied-move figures have been omitted because they could not be verified against a primary source.
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