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Nucor Earnings Due As Steel Prices Hit 4-Year High; NUE Near Buy Point

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Nucor Earnings Due As Steel Prices Hit 4-Year High; NUE Near Buy Point

Earnings still jumped 121%, just falling short, with Nucor guiding higher.

Directly affected

  • NUE Nucor+4.5% 30d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • SLX VanEck Steel ETF-2.9% 17d

    VanEck Steel ETF: it holds steelmakers. Linked by “steel” (steel) in this story.

  • STLD Steel Dynamics+3.0% 30d

    Steel Dynamics (steel works, blast furnaces and rolling mills (coke ovens)): steel prices and trade rules drive steelmakers' profits. Linked by “steel” (steel) in this story.

  • MT ArcelorMittal S.A

    ArcelorMittal S.A is a steel company in the watchlist universe. Linked by “steel price” in this story

  • CLF Cleveland-Cliffs+12.9% 30d

    Cleveland-Cliffs (metal mining): steel prices and trade rules drive steelmakers' profits. Linked by “steel” (steel) in this story.

  • ATI Ati-24.1% 30d

    Ati (steel pipe and tubes): steel prices and trade rules drive steelmakers' profits. Linked by “steel” (steel) in this story.

  • CRS Carpenter Technology-37.9% 16d

    Carpenter Technology (steel works, blast furnaces and rolling mills (coke ovens)): steel prices and trade rules drive steelmakers' profits. Linked by “steel” (steel) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
NUE+1.05%+2.47%base-0.27%after closeafter closeafter close
SLX+0.09%+0.00%base-2.60%after closeafter closeafter close
STLD+1.29%+2.58%base-1.69%after closeafter closeafter close
MT+5.38%+6.78%base-0.02%after closeafter closeafter close
CLF+1.58%+1.01%base-3.74%after closeafter closeafter close
ATI+20.65%+15.08%base+4.93%after closeafter closeafter close
CRSNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Nucor Earnings Due As Steel Prices Hit 4-Year High; NUE Near Buy Point Investor's Business Daily

Source: Investor's Business Daily

Vaneck Etf Trust (SLX)

CompanyWhenAverageLargest gainLargest dropPrices
Steel Dynamics (STLD)the next day+1.15%+1.27%+0.90%3
Steel Dynamics (STLD)three days later-0.55%+0.92%-1.28%3

Vaneck Etf Trust (SLX) since this story, compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Ati (ATI)that day+4.93%final price
Ati (ATI)three days earlier+15.08%final price
Ati (ATI)five days earlier+20.65%final price
Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF)that day-3.74%final price
Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF)three days earlier+1.01%final price
Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF)five days earlier+1.58%final price
ArcelorMittal (MT)that day-0.02%final price
ArcelorMittal (MT)three days earlier+6.78%final price
ArcelorMittal (MT)five days earlier+5.38%final price
Nucor (NUE)that day-0.27%final price
Nucor (NUE)three days earlier+2.47%final price
Nucor (NUE)five days earlier+1.05%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SLX)that day-2.60%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SLX)three days earlier0.00%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SLX)five days earlier+0.09%final price
Steel Dynamics (STLD)that day-1.69%final price
Steel Dynamics (STLD)three days earlier+2.58%final price
Steel Dynamics (STLD)five days earlier+1.29%final price

Congressional trades in Vaneck Etf Trust (SLX) around 26 Oct 2026

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Who gains and who loses around Vaneck Etf Trust (SLX)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • SLX Vaneck Etf Trust

    Vaneck Etf Trust (SLX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “Nucor Earnings Due As Steel Prices Hit 4-Year High; NUE Near Buy Point.” Reason on file: VanEck Steel ETF: it holds steelmakers. Linked by “steel” (steel) in this story

  • NUE Nucor

    In “Nucor Earnings Due As Steel Prices Hit 4-Year High; NUE Near Buy Point,” Nucor (NUE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Nucor (steel works, blast furnaces and rolling mills (coke ovens)): steel prices and trade rules drive steelmakers' profits. Linked by “steel” (steel) in this story

  • STLD Steel Dynamics

    Steel Dynamics (STLD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “Nucor Earnings Due As Steel Prices Hit 4-Year High; NUE Near Buy Point.” Reason on file: Steel Dynamics (steel works, blast furnaces and rolling mills (coke ovens)): steel prices and trade rules drive steelmakers' profits. Linked by “steel” (steel) in this story

  • MT ArcelorMittal

    In “Nucor Earnings Due As Steel Prices Hit 4-Year High; NUE Near Buy Point,” ArcelorMittal (MT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ArcelorMittal S.A is a steel company in the watchlist universe. Linked by “steel price” in this story

  • CLF Cleveland-Cliffs

    In “Nucor Earnings Due As Steel Prices Hit 4-Year High; NUE Near Buy Point,” Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Cleveland-Cliffs (metal mining): steel prices and trade rules drive steelmakers' profits. Linked by “steel” (steel) in this story

  • ATI Ati

    In “Nucor Earnings Due As Steel Prices Hit 4-Year High; NUE Near Buy Point,” Ati (ATI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Ati (steel pipe and tubes): steel prices and trade rules drive steelmakers' profits. Linked by “steel” (steel) in this story

Vaneck Etf Trust (SLX)

The 26 Oct 2026 story “Nucor Earnings Due As Steel Prices Hit 4-Year High; NUE Near Buy Point” names Vaneck Etf Trust (SLX) because of this story.

What ties Vaneck Etf Trust (SLX) to the headline is this: VanEck Steel ETF: it holds steelmakers. Linked by “steel” (steel) in this story

Also listed, Nucor (NUE): Nucor (steel works, blast furnaces and rolling mills (coke ovens)): steel prices and trade rules drive steelmakers' profits. Linked by “steel” (steel) in this story

Dates and price levels for Vaneck Etf Trust (SLX)

NUE traded between 229.26 and 265.99 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 258.12. SLX traded between 101.26 and 107.05 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 103.58. STLD traded between 219.20 and 248.92 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 241.68.

How strong the case is around Vaneck Etf Trust (SLX)

46 out of 100

“Nucor Earnings Due As Steel Prices Hit 4-Year High; NUE Near Buy Point” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.