Tech Momentum Monitor: Software Strength Builds as Earnings Season Approaches

Published 12 Oct 2026, 03:50 UTC. Updated 12 Oct 2026, 07:16 UTC.

Tech Momentum Monitor: Software Strength Builds as Earnings Season Approaches Moomoo

Directly affected

No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

LMT Lockheed Martin
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
RTX RTX
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
NOC Northrop Grumman
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
GD General Dynamics
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense
A fund of aerospace and defense companies
BA Boeing
Defense and aerospace orders move with conflict spending
LHX L3Harris
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
HII Huntington Ingalls
Shipyards benefit when naval spending rises
XAR SPDR SERIES TRUST
Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia.
EPI WISDOMTREE INDIA EARNINGS FUND ETF
GA selected EPI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: earnings. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

Ticker	T-5	T-3	T-1	T0	T+1	T+2	T+3
LMT	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
RTX	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NOC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GD	+0.12%	-1.46%	—	+1.14%	+0.35%	+0.99%	+1.70%
ITA	+0.06%	-1.47%	—	-0.28%	-1.26%	-1.17%	+0.09%
BA	+1.20%	-1.13%	—	-0.50%	-2.05%	-3.08%	-0.90%
LHX	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HII	+0.73%	-1.48%	—	-0.20%	-2.61%	-0.05%	+1.02%
XAR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
EPI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Tech Momentum Monitor: Software Strength Builds as Earnings Season Approaches Moomoo

Source: Moomoo

Price since this story was published: IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

Since the first closing price after “Tech Momentum Monitor: Software Strength Builds as Earnings Season Approaches,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is +1.74%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +3.21% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -1.14%, a +2.89% difference versus that group of stocks.

Company	When	Move	Status
BA	that day	-0.50%	final price
BA	the next day	-2.05%	final price
BA	two days later	-3.08%	final price
BA	three days later	-0.90%	final price
BA	three days earlier	-1.13%	final price
BA	five days earlier	+1.20%	final price
Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP)	that day	-2.08%	final price
Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP)	the next day	-1.60%	final price
Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP)	two days later	-2.26%	final price
Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP)	three days later	+0.67%	final price
Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP)	three days earlier	-5.01%	final price
Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP)	five days earlier	-5.54%	final price
GD	that day	+1.14%	final price
GD	the next day	+0.35%	final price
GD	two days later	+0.99%	final price
GD	three days later	+1.70%	final price
GD	three days earlier	-1.46%	final price
GD	five days earlier	+0.12%	final price
HII	that day	-0.20%	final price
HII	the next day	-2.61%	final price
HII	two days later	-0.05%	final price
HII	three days later	+1.02%	final price
HII	three days earlier	-1.48%	final price
HII	five days earlier	+0.73%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	that day	-0.28%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	the next day	-1.26%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	two days later	-1.17%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	three days later	+0.09%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	three days earlier	-1.47%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	five days earlier	+0.06%	final price

ITA

SPY

XLI

Who collects and who pays in defense

Companies mentioned with this story

ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
For “Tech Momentum Monitor: Software Strength Builds as Earnings Season Approaches,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia
XAR Spdr Series Trust
Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Tech Momentum Monitor: Software Strength Builds as Earnings Season Approaches.” Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia
EPI Wisdomtree India Earnings Fund Etf
For “Tech Momentum Monitor: Software Strength Builds as Earnings Season Approaches,” Wisdomtree India Earnings Fund Etf (EPI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected EPI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: earnings. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
FGSI Ft Vest Growth Strength & Target Income Etf
In “Tech Momentum Monitor: Software Strength Builds as Earnings Season Approaches,” Ft Vest Growth Strength & Target Income Etf (FGSI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FGSI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: strength. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
IBLC Ishares Blockchain And Tech Etf
For “Tech Momentum Monitor: Software Strength Builds as Earnings Season Approaches,” Ishares Blockchain And Tech Etf (IBLC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected IBLC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: tech. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
IDRV Ishares Self-Driving Ev & Tech Etf
In “Tech Momentum Monitor: Software Strength Builds as Earnings Season Approaches,” Ishares Self-Driving Ev & Tech Etf (IDRV) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected IDRV as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: tech. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
CHKP Check Point Software Technologies
For “Tech Momentum Monitor: Software Strength Builds as Earnings Season Approaches,” Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CHKP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: software, tech. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
GLD Spdr Gold Trust
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Tech Momentum Monitor: Software Strength Builds as Earnings Season Approaches.” Reason on file: Material security escalation can affect safe-haven and macro-risk proxies; this is a monitoring relationship, not a directional prediction

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) and the defense link

On 12 Oct 2026, “Tech Momentum Monitor: Software Strength Builds as Earnings Season Approaches” is the story that connects IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) to Defense.

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is on the page because Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is here too. Its reason reads: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

Price levels for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

EPI traded between 39.37 and 42.06 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 41.09. ITA traded between 201.08 and 217.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 207.60. XAR traded between 216.28 and 245.40 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 223.20.

How solid the defense case looks

46 out of 100

“Tech Momentum Monitor: Software Strength Builds as Earnings Season Approaches” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.