Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 246.28 (+0.71%), Coca Cola (KO) 80.72 (+0.20%), McDonald’s (MCD) 333.05 (-0.45%) and Merck (MRK) 123.93 (+0.09%). There were no Dow stocks hitting 52-week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be up +179 points.

Tuesday the Dow closed up +370.44 (+0.76%) at 49,174.50.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +2.31%.

Tuesday, (26) Dow stocks were up, none made 52-week lows, and (4) made 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Tuesday were led by Salesforce (CRM) 185.42 (+4.07%), IBM (IBM) 229.32 (+2.67%) and Apple (AAPL) 272.14 (+2.24%).

The Dow stock losers Tuesday were led by UnitedHealth (UNH) 273.95 (-2.97%), McDonald’s (MCD) 333.05 (-0.45%) and American Express (AXP) 320.48 (-0.24%).

The VIX closed Tuesday at 19.55 (-6.95%) and the 10 YR at 4.030 (+0.10%). The VIX is currently at 18.80 (-3.84%). The 10YR is at 4.054 (+0.52%).

Shares of Nvidia (NVDA) were up nearly 1% in early trading ahead of its earnings report, which is scheduled to be released after the bell Wednesday along with results from software giant Salesforce (CRM).

IBM (IBM) shares rose about 1.6% in premarket trading after UBS upgraded the stock to neutral from sell, saying the recent selloff has made the risk-reward profile more balanced despite lingering concerns around artificial intelligence and legacy infrastructure exposure. The firm’s upgrade came after the shares have fallen 22% in 2026 and underperformed the S&P 500 by nearly 27% over the past 12 months following a string of uneven quarterly results in 2025.

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

The national average price of gasoline is up 2.4 cents at $2.975 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 1/13/2026 before the market open with $4.63, missing estimates for $5.009 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 1/15/2026 before the market open with $14.01, beating estimates for $11.776 per share.

3M (MMM) reported earnings on 1/20/2026 before the market open with $1.83, beating estimates for $1.807 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 1/21/2026 before the market open with $2.46, beating estimates for $2.434 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 1/21/2026 before the market open with $11.13, beating estimates for $8.419 per share.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reported earnings on 1/22/2026 before the market open with $1.88, beating estimates for $1.874 per share.

Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 1/27/2026 before the market open with $9.92, beating estimates for -$0.399 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 1/27/2026 before the market open with $2.11, beating estimates for $2.093 per share.

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 1/28/2026 after the market close with $4.52, beating estimates for $4.33 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 1/28/2026 after the market close with $4.14, beating estimates for $3.875 per share.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 1/29/2026 before the market open with $5.16, beating estimates for $4.674 per share.

Sherwin Williams (SHW) reported earnings on 1/29/2026 before the market open with $2.23, beating estimates for $2.122 per share.

Honeywell (HON) reported earnings on 1/29/2026 before the market open with $2.59, beating estimates for $2.527 per share.

Apple (AAPL) reported earnings on 1/29/2026 after the market close with $2.84, beating estimates for $2.654 per share.

Visa (V) reports earnings on 1/29/2026 after the market close with $3.17, beating estimates for $3.137 per share.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 1/30/2026 before the market open with $3.53, missing estimates for $3.554 per share.

Chevron (CVX) reports earnings on 1/30/2026 before the market open with $1.52, beating estimates for $1.444 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 1/30/2026 before the market open with $1.09, beating estimates for $1.061 per share.

Disney (DIS) reported earnings on 2/2/2026 before the market open with $1.63, beating estimates for $1.569 per share.

Merck (MRK) reported earnings on 2/3/2026 before the market open with $2.04, beating estimates for $2.028 per share.

Amgen (AMGN) reported earnings on 2/3/2026 after the market close with $5.29, beating estimates for $4.758 per share.

Amazon (AMZN) reported earnings on 2/5/2026 after the market close with $1.95, missing estimates for $1.978 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 2/10/2026 before the market open with $0.58, beating estimates for $0.565 per share.

McDonalds (MCD) reported earnings on 2/11/2026 before the market open with $3.12, beating estimates for $3.047 per share.

Cisco (CSCO) reported earnings on 2/11/2026 after the market close with $1.04, beating estimates for $0.82 per share.

Walmart (WMT) reported earnings on 2/19/2026 before the market open with $0.74, beating estimates for $0.73 per share.

Home Depot (HD) reported earnings on 2/24/2026 before the market open with $2.72, beating estimates for $2.54 per shar.

Nvidia (NVDA) reports earnings on 2/25/2026 after the market close.

Salesforce (CRM) reports earnings on 2/25/2026 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Nvidia (NVDA)

Nvidia (NVDA) 192.85 (+0.68%) is up +3.41% in 2026.

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