Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Pfizer (PFE). There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open down -77 points.

Monday the Dow was up +39.73 (+0.15%) at 26,486.78.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +7.15%.

There were 19 Dow stocks up Monday.

The Dow stock winners Monday were led by Walgreens (WBA) +2.26% and Walmart (WMT) +1.48%.

The Dow stock losers Monday were led by Visa (V) -2.39% and Cisco (CSCO) -1.27%.

Apple (AAPL -0.23%) was rated a new ‘Sell’ at Vertical Group with a price target of $175.

Merk & Co (MRK +0.61%) was rated a new ‘Buy’ at Guggenheim Securities with a price target of $84.

European stocks are lower and Asian markets ended mostly lower.

The national average price of gasoline is down three-tenths of a cent at $2.911 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 9/25/2018 after the market close of $0.67, just beating estimates calling for $0.657 per share.

Walgreens (WBA) reports earnings on 10/11/18 before the market open.

JPMorgan (JPM) reports earnings on 10/12/18 before the market open.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reports earnings on 10/16/18 before the market open.

IBM (IBM) reports earnings on 10/16/18 after the market close.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reports earnings on 10/16/18 before the market open.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reports earnings on 10/16/18 before the market open.

Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 10/19/18 before the market open.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 10/18/18 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Pfizer (PFE)

Pfizer (PFE) is up +25.01% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

10:00 NFIB Small Business Optimism (Sep), 108.9, 108.8

12:55 Redbook (YoY), 5.7%

12:55 Redbook (MoM), 0.3%

14:00 Chicago Fed President Evans Speaks

Tentative IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism, 54.6, 55.7

15:30 3-Month Bill Auction, 2.175%

15:30 4-Week Bill Auction, 2.105%

15:30 52-Week Bill Auction, 2.465%

15:30 6-Month Bill Auction, 2.335%