4 Stocks You’ll Wish You Bought Before Earnings

Published 22 Oct 2026, 19:14 UTC. Updated 22 Oct 2026, 20:19 UTC.

Earnings season is here, and four stocks are trading at or below where they sat before their last reports, with no sign the businesses got worse.

Directly affected

No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

SPY SPDR S&P 500+1.6%
The broad U.S. stock market
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond-1.8%
Long-term U.S. government bonds
QQQ Invesco QQQ+2.3%
Large technology stocks
GLD SPDR Gold Shares-3.3%
Gold can move with the broad market

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

Ticker	T-5	T-3	T-1	T0	T+1	T+2	T+3
SPY	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
TLT	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
QQQ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GLD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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