PreMarket Daily’s guides explain how the U.S. stock market works before the 9:30 a.m. ET open: when you can trade, what moves prices, and how to read the numbers in our daily briefings. Each guide is written in plain English, sourced to exchanges and official agencies, and reviewed regularly.
Start here
- Pre-market trading hours explained: when pre-market, regular and after-hours sessions run on Nasdaq and the NYSE, and the risks of trading early.
- How stock futures work: E-mini S&P 500 hours and specifications, and how to read futures before the open.
- The U.S. economic calendar: release times for the jobs report, CPI, GDP, jobless claims and Fed decisions, and how markets react.
- CPI release dates 2026–2027: every Consumer Price Index release date and time, and why CPI moves stocks.
- Jobs report dates 2026–2027: the nonfarm payrolls schedule and what is in the report.
- PCE release dates 2026–2027: the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge and its schedule.
- GDP release dates 2026–2027: advance, second and third estimates for every quarter.
- Fed meeting dates 2026 and 2027: the FOMC calendar, projection meetings and what happens on decision day.
- Stock market holidays 2026–2028: NYSE and Nasdaq closures and 1:00 p.m. early closes.
- Stock market glossary: plain-English definitions of the terms used in pre-market coverage.
Our data
- PreMarket Sentiment Index: a daily 0–100 reading of U.S. market risk appetite built from four FRED data series, with the full method and a downloadable history.
Daily coverage
- Pre-market briefing: published before the open every trading day
- Economy: economic data and Federal Reserve decisions
- Earnings Watch: company results and guidance
- Weekend Analysis: the weekly outlook, sector review and week-ahead calendar
See our Editorial Standards & Corrections for how we source and correct our work. Guides are general information, not investment advice.
Monthly market recaps
Stock market in October 2026: the S&P 500 week by week and every PreMarket Daily story from the month.