Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include IBM (IBM) 293.87 (+1.54%) and Travelers (TRV) 284.97 (+0.79%). There were no Dow stock 52-week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be up +130 points.

Tuesday the Dow closed down -91.99 (-0.21%) at 46,602.98.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +9.54%.

Tuesday, (15) Dow stocks were up, none made 52-week lows, and (2) made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Tuesday were led by IBM (IBM) 293.87 (+1.54%), Procter & Gamble (PG) 152.54 (+1.42%) and UnitedHealth (UNH) 363.66 (+1.36%).

The Dow stock losers Tuesday were led by Nike (NKE) 68.91 (-3.18%), Salesforce (CRM) 239.74 (-2.46%) and Caterpillar (CAT) 486.71 (-1.75%).

The VIX closed Tuesday at 17.25 (+5.38%) and the 10 YR at 4.132 (-0.65%). The VIX is currently at 17.0 (-1.10%). The 10YR is at 4.107 (-0.51%).

Nothing happening on the Dow.

The government shutdown enters its second week. No big deal, right? Except for those working without pay.

U.S. futures are higher, European stocks are mostly higher and Asian markets ended mostly lower.

The national average price of gasoline is down six-tenths of a cent at $3.115 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Nike (NKE) reports earnings on 9/30/2025 after the market close with $0.49, beating estimates of $0.273 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reports earnings on 10/14/2025 before the market open.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reports earnings on 10/14/2025 before the market open.

JPMorgan (JPM) reports earnings on 10/14/2025 before the market open.

Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 10/16/2025 before the market open.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 10/17/2025 before the market open.

3M (MMM) reports earnings on 10/21/2025 before the market open.

Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 10/21/2025 before the market open.

Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 10/21/2025 before the market open.

IBM (IBM) reports earnings on 10/22/2025 after the market close.

Honeywell (HON) reports earnings on 10/23/2025 before the market open.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 10/24/2025 before the market open.

McDonald’s (MCD) reports earnings on 10/28/2025 before the market open.

Sherwin Williams (SHW) reports earnings on 10/28/2025 before the market open.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reports earnings on 10/28/2025 before the market open.

Visa (V) reports earnings on 10/28/2025 after the market close.

Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 10/29/2025 before the market open.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 10/29/2025 before the market open.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 10/29/2025 after the market close.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 10/30/2025 after the market close.

Amazon (AMZN) reports earnings on 10/30/2025 after the market close.

Apple (AAPL) reports earnings on 10/30/2025 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Merck (MRK)

Merck (MRK) 87.61 (-1.34%) is down -11.93% in 2025.

Financial Calendar

07:00 AM ET CB Employment Trends Index (Sep), 106.41
07:00 AM ET MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate, 6.46%
07:00 AM ET MBA Mortgage Applications (WoW), -12.7%
07:00 AM ET MBA Purchase Index, 172.7
07:00 AM ET Mortgage Market Index, 339.1
07:00 AM ET Mortgage Refinance Index, 1,278.6
09:30 AM ET Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Barr Speaks
10:00 AM ET Construction Spending (MoM) (Aug), -0.1%, -0.1%
10:00 AM ET Fed Goolsbee Speaks
10:30 AM ET Crude Oil Inventories, 1.792M
10:30 AM ET EIA Refinery Crude Runs (WoW), -0.308M
10:30 AM ET Crude Oil Imports, 0.071M
10:30 AM ET Cushing Crude Oil Inventories, -0.271M
10:30 AM ET Distillate Fuel Production, -0.025M
10:30 AM ET EIA Weekly Distillates Stocks, 0.578M
10:30 AM ET Gasoline Production, -0.363M
10:30 AM ET Heating Oil Stockpiles, 0.187M
10:30 AM ET EIA Weekly Refinery Utilization Rates (WoW), -1.6%
10:30 AM ET Gasoline Inventories, 4.125M
11:00 AM ET Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (Oct), 52.37
13:00 PM ET 10-Year Note Auction, 4.033%
13:15 PM ET Fed Logan Speaks
15:00 PM ET FOMC Meeting Minutes
15:15 PM ET FOMC Member Kashkari Speaks
17:45 PM ET Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Barr Speaks