Stocks That Could Go Up on Friday, October 23, 2026

Target: the expected rise from the open to the day’s high; confidence: the chance we gave it of getting there. “To the high” and “to the close” are counted from the 9:30 AM opening price.

1. 1

   Crown Castle (CCI)

   Real estate · +7% to +7.6% in early pre-market trading

   ▲ +1.5% target

   56% confidence

   ContractSpaceX in talks for at least 80,000 U.S. cell sites, with Crown Castle named, Bloomberg reports — Investing.com

   Bloomberg reports that SpaceX is in talks to secure at least 80,000 U.S. cell sites, about half of the 158,500 purpose-built towers, and names Crown Castle as a party. A new large tenant would add rent beyond AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, and the same SpaceX theme lifted the stock 13% earlier in October.

   Risk: These are talks, not a signed lease, and a 7% gap can fade if no confirmation follows.

   From $91.02 at 9:30 AM:high +0.47% at 9:30 AMclose −5.55%day +9.06%✗ Missed +1.5%
2. 2

   MaxLinear (MXL)

   Semiconductors · about +10% pre-market

   ▲ +2.5% target

   52% confidence

   EarningsMaxLinear Q3 revenue up 72% to $218.1 million; Q4 revenue guide $240-260 million — MaxLinear (SEC filing)

   Third-quarter revenue of $218.1 million (up 72% year on year) beat the roughly $211.4 million expected, and non-GAAP EPS of $0.62 topped $0.55. The fourth-quarter revenue guide of $240-260 million sits well above the $220.7 million consensus, driven by optical AI data center products, where infrastructure revenue rose 210%.

   Risk: Thursday's chip sell-off could weigh on any AI-linked name, and a 10% gap often gives some back.

   From $64.18 at 9:30 AM:high +3.09% at 9:30 AMclose −1.12%day −2.79%✓ Reached +2.5%
3. 3

   RingCentral (RNG)

   Technology · +15.4% pre-market

   ▲ +2% target

   52% confidence

   EarningsRingCentral beats Q3 estimates and lifts full-year EPS outlook to $5.07-5.12 — Investrade

   Third-quarter adjusted EPS of $1.33 beat the $1.28 estimate and revenue of $676.0 million topped $667 million. The full-year outlook of $5.07-5.12 adjusted EPS and $2.650-2.657 billion revenue is above consensus ($5.04 and $2.64 billion); a beat with raised guidance is the strongest same-day driver.

   Risk: Up 15% before the open, it may give part of the gap back in the first hour.

   From $90.98 at 9:30 AM:high +7.87% at 9:32 AMclose −8.34%day +5.00%✓ Reached +2%
4. 4

   SpaceX (SPCX)

   Aerospace · +2.2% pre-market near $148 (8:33 AM)

   ▲ +2.5% target

   52% confidence

   UpgradePhillipCapital double-upgrades SpaceX to Buy from Sell, target $250 from $75 — CNBC

   PhillipCapital moved two notches to Buy and raised its target to $250 from $75, citing gains in the AI business, far above the roughly $148 pre-market price. SpaceX swung to a $4.40 billion third-quarter profit on $14.58 billion of revenue, and it and Tesla have each set up special committees to weigh a merger.

   Risk: Free cash flow was about -$9.97 billion last quarter, and an 80,000-site ground network would add spending.

   From $147.93 at 9:30 AM:high +1.23% at 10:39 AMclose −0.30%day +1.89%✗ Missed +2.5%
5. 5

   American Tower (AMT)

   Real estate · +5.5% to +6% pre-market

   ▲ +1% target

   52% confidence

   ContractSpaceX cell-site ambitions lift tower stocks and weigh on carriers — Investing.com

   American Tower rose about 6% early on the same Bloomberg report that SpaceX wants at least 80,000 U.S. cell sites, about half of all purpose-built towers, likely more than one owner can supply. It is a lower-volatility REIT, so the target from the open is modest.

   Risk: Crown Castle is the company named in the talks, so American Tower's gain rests on hopes of a wider deal.

   From $200.72 at 9:30 AM:high +0.89% at 9:30 AMclose −5.85%day +4.08%✗ Missed +1%
6. 6

   SLB (SLB)

   Energy · Reported before the open; pre-market move not confirmed

   ▲ +1.5% target

   50% confidence

   EarningsSLB Q3 revenue $9.45 billion, EPS excluding charges $0.64, sees a very compelling 2027 — SLB (SEC filing)

   Revenue of $9.45 billion rose 5% from the second quarter and EPS excluding charges of $0.64 was up 16% sequentially, slightly above the roughly $0.62 analysts expected. SLB bought back $656 million of stock, its CEO sees a very compelling 2027 outlook, and Brent crude above $114 supports oil-service names.

   Risk: EPS was still down 7% from a year ago, and crude could swing on U.S.-Iran headlines.

   From $49.96 at 9:30 AM:high +6.99% at 12:44 PMclose +6.20%day +7.08%✓ Reached +1.5%
7. 7

   Western Digital (WDC)

   Technology · about -2% pre-market (6 AM)

   ▲ +2% target

   48% confidence

   GuidanceWestern Digital beats fiscal Q1 estimates, guides Q2 EPS to $5.80 vs $4.84 expected — Investrade

   Fiscal first-quarter adjusted EPS of $4.64 beat the $4.09 estimate on revenue of $4.381 billion versus $4.136 billion. The second-quarter guide of $5.80 EPS and $5.1 billion revenue is 20% and 12% above consensus, yet the stock slipped about 2% early with the chip sell-off, leaving room for buyers from the open.

   Risk: The AI-hardware selling that cut the Nasdaq 2.6% on Thursday may continue despite the results.

   From $346.10 at 9:30 AM:high +4.21% at 10:43 AMclose −0.70%day −2.97%✓ Reached +2%

1. SpaceX cell-site ambitions lift tower stocks and weigh on carriers — Investing.com
2. Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: AT&T, SpaceX, Moderna, Deckers, Bloom Energy and more — CNBC
3. Morning Preview: October 23, 2026 — Investrade
4. Nasdaq, Dow, S&P 500 Futures Drop Premarket: NVDA, AMD, META, CRWV, MRNA, WDC, BE In Focus — Yahoo Finance
5. RingCentral (RNG) Surges 15.4% Pre-Market Amid Strong Investor Interest — GuruFocus
6. MaxLinear third quarter 2026 financial results (Exhibit 99.1) — MaxLinear (SEC filing)
7. SLB third-quarter 2026 results (Exhibit 99) — SLB (SEC filing)
8. SPCX Stock Jumps As Q3 Profit, Tesla Merger Talk Ignite AI Hype — StocksToTrade

• Every trading day at 9:00 AM ET, before the 9:30 AM open, we read last night’s and the morning’s company news — earnings and guidance, analyst upgrades, deals and contracts, product and regulatory news, index changes — and pick the 6–10 liquid US stocks most likely to rise that day.
• Each pick gets a target (the expected rise from the open to the day’s high) and a confidence (the chance of getting there), and we weigh the size of the surprise, the pre-market move and the market’s mood. Stocks under $5, thinly traded ones, and targets of cash takeovers are left out.
• Each list is measured from the moment it could be acted on: the 9:30 AM opening price, or the minute it went public if that was later. “To the high” is the rise from there to the session’s highest price; “to the close”, to the closing price. A pick reaches its target when its rise to the high is at least the target.
• The S&P 500 ETF (SPY) over the same minutes is shown as the bar to beat. Results are live while the market trades and final after the close; every past list stays online with its results.