Move on the day
The change in the front-month futures contract from the prior session's close, so an overnight move counts even before the cash open. Quotes are delayed about 10 minutes.
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The futures market today
Saturday, October 17, 2026. What is moving across the futures markets, why, and what is scheduled next. It is the first panel FP Terminal members open, and it is free to everyone.
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Natural gas (NG) is the biggest mover on the board, -3.7% on the day. VIX 19.99 (+3.53).
Leading · on the day
- CLCrude oil+1.1%
- LELive cattle+0.5%
- GCGold+0.3%
- SISilver+0.3%
Lagging · on the day
- NGNatural gas−3.7%
- NQNasdaq-100−2.5%
- RTYRussell 2000−1.7%
- ESS&P 500−1.1%
VIX 19.99 (+3.53)VXN 27.13 (+0.00)US 10Y 5.08% (−0.6 bp)DEALER GAMMA NQ amplifying · ES balanced · YM balanced · RTY amplifying
Today's calendar · consensus → actual
No high- or medium-impact releases on today's calendar.
On the wire · single-stock catalysts
No fresh single-stock catalysts on the wire yet today.
Moves are % from the prior close on the front contract, from delayed quotes (about 10 minutes) · updated every 5 minutes · Educational only, not financial advice. Futures carry substantial risk of loss.
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Consensus → actual
Economists' median forecast for a release, then the number that printed. The gap between them — the surprise — is what usually moves futures, not the level itself.
Dealer gamma
How options dealers' hedging affects moves in the index futures. Dampening: their hedging leans against moves. Amplifying: their hedging adds to them. It describes the volatility backdrop, never a direction.
VIX and VXN
Implied volatility on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 — the options market's price for the next 30 days of movement.
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