CLOSED PREVIOUS SESSION ACN led the seven Hot Ideas closed in the previous session with a +12.0% result, but that standout couldn't carry the group: three finished up, four down, for an average of -1.4%. HURN added +2.5% and HUM +1.7%, completing the winning side. DHT posted -12.2%, the steepest loss, followed by META at -8.9%. HAE finished -2.9% and EMR -1.9%; the four declines outweighed the gains in the group average. HOT IDEAS ON RADAR 39 active today, spanning refining, reinsurance and hotels. VLO and RNR have results ahead, while HST raised guidance on stronger hotel bookings. VLOValero Energy CorporationShares gained 14.2% over 21 trading days amid strong refining margins and 97% Q3 refinery utilization. October 22 results will test whether high throughput and margins are sustaining profits. RNRRenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.Shares closed at a new high after gaining 7.9% over 21 trading days. Strong Q2 underwriting income and book-value growth frame the October 27 results. HSTHost Hotels & Resorts, Inc.Shares gained 14.4% over 21 trading days and closed at a period high. Host raised its 2026 RevPAR growth guidance to 4.75%-5.25%, supported by stronger hotel bookings. Others on radar RLIASOCLFPSXTRVNOCIBNCHRDSPOTAMGN+26 more BIG MOVERS — PREVIOUS SESSION Close-to-close move over the previous session. Hot Ideas · held since Oct 14, 2026 Shares rose after strong quarterly results, with Magic: The Gathering topping $600 million and revenue and profit climbing. MARKET PULSE The Nasdaq rose as SMCI supported AI-stock appetite, while NFLX fell after a weaker outlook. Ukraine's strikes on Russian refineries disrupted diesel exports; Russia said it was ready to resume talks with Ukraine and the United States. The U.S. will tap 315,000 barrels of U.S. heating oil reserves ahead of the midterms, but analysts say the release is too small to make much difference to supply. |