Stocks That Could Go Up on Friday, October 30, 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.

Picked by rules, not news: the setups were tested on every S&P 500 stock that opened 2% or more from the day before since 2016, and are read from pre-market prices at 8:55 AM ET. The S&P 500 ETF was −1.02% at 8:55 AM ET. On mornings like this (118 since 2016), the stocks down the most closed above their opening price 52% of the time and gained +0.13% a day in 2016–2022 and +0.66% in 2023–2026 after costs — too few days to be sure.

5 of 10 are above their opening price; on average +0.00% from the open so far (S&P 500 ETF: −0.32%).

• Market-down rebound

  The S&P 500 ETF at least 1% down before the open: the stocks down the most (not on an earnings miss).

  On S&P 500 gap days since 2016 (1,156 picks on 118 days): closed above the open 52% of the time, rose at least 1% above it 77% and 2% 56%; held from the open to the close, +0.13% a day in 2016–2022 and +0.66% in 2023–2026 after costs.

1. 1

   Mondelez International (MDLZ)

   Consumer staples · +6.1% pre-market

   ▲ +1.5% target

   56% confidence

   EarningsMondelez beats Q3 profit estimate as gross margin widens 380 basis points — Investing.com

   Third-quarter adjusted EPS of $0.78 beat the $0.71 estimate and gross margin rose 380 basis points to 34.2%, while the 2026 outlook, including about $3 billion of free cash flow, was kept. Staples are a natural home for money leaving tech on a morning when Nasdaq futures are down about 2%, which should help the gain hold and extend after the open.

   Risk: With the yearly outlook only kept, not raised, a 6% gap may draw early profit-taking.

   From $64.78 at 9:30 AM:high +1.66% at 9:34 AMclose −0.52%day +3.07%✓ Reached +1.5%
2. 2

   Chevron (CVX)

   Energy · +1% to +2.2% pre-market

   ▲ +1.2% target

   55% confidence

   EarningsChevron Q3 adjusted EPS of $5.28 tops $4.88 estimate as refining profits jump — Yahoo Finance

   Adjusted EPS of $5.28 beat the $4.88 estimate by about 8%, and revenue of $67.8 billion, up 36%, topped the $60.55 billion consensus on strong refining margins. Energy is one of the few groups with good news on a risk-off morning, and a beat this size usually draws buyers after the open.

   Risk: A drop in oil prices or a deeper broad sell-off could pull energy shares down with the market.

   From $234.01 at 9:30 AM:high +1.06% at 10:21 AMclose +0.67%day +1.78%Not yet
3. 3

   Exxon Mobil (XOM)

   Energy · +1.9% pre-market

   ▲ +1.2% target

   54% confidence

   EarningsExxonMobil tops Q3 estimates, raises dividend to $1.07 and sets $20 billion buyback — AP

   Adjusted EPS of $4.23 beat the roughly $4.12 estimate, revenue rose 33% to $113.16 billion, and Exxon raised its quarterly dividend to $1.07 with a $20 billion buyback plan. With Dow futures steady while tech sells off, the largest US energy stock is well placed to draw rotation money.

   Risk: The beat is smaller than Chevron's (about 3%), so the gain could stall if oil weakens.

   From $187.08 at 9:30 AM:high +0.76% at 9:59 AMclose −0.97%day +1.08%Not yet
4. 4

   BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG)

   Health care · +6.7% pre-market

   ▲ +2.5% target

   54% confidence

   EarningsBrightSpring beats Q3 estimates and raises 2026 revenue guidance above consensus — Investing.com

   Adjusted EPS of $0.54 compared with a $0.20 consensus, revenue rose 26.4% to $4.21 billion, and 2026 revenue guidance moved to $15.9–16.12 billion against a $15.36 billion consensus. A beat with raised guidance is the strongest same-day setup, and health care services are insulated from the tech sell-off.

   Risk: A mid-cap up about 7% before the open can give back part of the gap if the market slides further.

   From $65.49 at 9:30 AM:high +8.60% at 9:37 AMclose +2.92%day +11.92%✓ Reached +2.5%
5. 5

   Rivian Automotive (RIVN)

   Consumer discretionary · +7.2% pre-market

   ▲ +3% target

   50% confidence

   EarningsRivian beats Q3 revenue and loss estimates and raises 2026 delivery forecast; Jefferies upgrades to Buy — Investing.com

   Revenue rose 38% to $2.16 billion against about $2.0 billion expected, the adjusted loss of $0.48 a share was narrower than the $0.61–0.64 forecast, and Rivian raised its 2026 delivery outlook to 67,000–70,000 vehicles. Jefferies also upgraded the stock to Buy with a $17 target, which adds fresh demand at the open.

   Risk: Rivian is a high-beta stock, and a 2% drop in Nasdaq futures could pull it back toward the prior close.

   From $12.09 at 9:30 AM:high +1.49% at 10:07 AMclose +0.08%day +5.68%Not yet
6. 6

   WisdomTree (WT)

   Financials · +11.6% pre-market

   ▲ +2% target

   46% confidence

   EarningsWisdomTree reports record $171 billion in assets and $4.6 billion of Q3 inflows; EPS beats — Investing.com

   Record assets under management of $171.0 billion, $4.6 billion of quarterly net inflows and a 13% annualized organic growth rate this year point to rising fee income, and adjusted EPS of $0.32 beat the $0.30 consensus. Revenue of $179.4 million, up 42.8%, was only slightly below the $180.7 million estimate.

   Risk: Up more than 10% before the open, the stock is a fade candidate, and the small revenue miss gives sellers a reason.

   From $20.00 at 9:30 AM:high +6.70% at 10:59 AMclose +6.10%day −1.53%✓ Reached +2%
7. 7

   Incyte (INCY)

   Health care · No pre-market move reported

   ▲ +1.5% target

   48% confidence

   UpgradeOppenheimer upgrades Incyte to Outperform, target raised to $144 from $120 — 24/7 Wall St.

   Oppenheimer moved Incyte to Outperform from Perform and raised its target 20% to $144 from $120. Health care tends to hold up when money leaves tech, which gives the upgrade a better chance to show in the price today.

   Risk: Without an earnings surprise or confirmed pre-market buying, the upgrade alone may fade by midday.

   From $120.10 at 9:30 AM:high +2.31% at 9:36 AMclose +1.45%day +4.32%✓ Reached +1.5%
8. 8

   GE Vernova (GEV)

   Industrials · No pre-market move reported

   ▲ +2% target

   45% confidence

   UpgradeHSBC upgrades GE Vernova to Buy, target raised to $1,100 — 24/7 Wall St.

   HSBC raised GE Vernova to Buy from Hold and lifted its target to $1,100 from $1,040. A Buy call from a major bank on a large-cap industrial often brings buyers in the first hour of trading.

   Risk: GE Vernova trades with the AI-infrastructure group, which could be sold with tech after Amazon's and Intel's reports.

   From $850.00 at 9:30 AM:high +4.24% at 9:54 AMclose +1.65%day −2.68%✓ Reached +2%

1. Premarket movers: Intel, Amazon drop; Crypto stocks slide after Binance theft — Investing.com
2. ExxonMobil and Chevron top Q3 estimates on higher prices and strong output — AP (ABC News)
3. Earnings live updates: Exxon, Chevron refining margins jump, lifting earnings — Yahoo Finance
4. Buy, Sell, or Hold? Today's Top Upgrades and Downgrades: Boston Scientific, DoorDash, GE Vernova, Honeywell Aerospace, Incyte, Intel, Reddit, Rivian Automotive, and More — 24/7 Wall St.
5. WisdomTree stock soars 11% on third quarter earnings beat — Investing.com
6. BrightSpring Health stock soars 7% on strong earnings beat — Investing.com
7. Seven Stocks Advance in Premarket Trade as U.S. Futures Fall — TokenPost

• 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.
• Beside it, a second list picked only by the data: at 8:55 AM ET a screen reads every S&P 500 stock’s pre-market price and lists those matching setups tested on every gap day since 2016, with what each setup did then. It reads no news and stays empty when nothing matches; both lists are scored the same way so their records can be compared.
• 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.