Stock futures wavered between slight gains and losses Tuesday morning as investors reacted to quarterly results from a slew of major companies.

Dow Jones leader Caterpillar, along with Sea Ltd., Toast and Veeva Systems, are in or near buy zones in today's stock market.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) remains trapped in consolidation around the 44,400 region on Tuesday. Earnings week is in full swing, and a few key misses on Tuesday gave investors cause for pause, twisting a kink into the tech rally and dragging down key blue chips.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is set to achieve a golden cross today, a potentially bullish sign for the index. Golden crosses happen when the short-term moving average of a stock or index passes its long-term moving average,

The three major indices that I follow in the US all look as if they are a little bit sluggish in premarket trading, but quite frankly, the markets continue to look positive in the face of almost anything.

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U.S. stocks were trading higher Monday afternoon as investors remained optimistic about the ongoing earnings season. Only two out of 11 sectors in the S&P 500 were moving lower Monday. The S&P 500's energy sector was down 0.

From the technical point of view, SP500 settled above the resistance at 6280 – 6290 and is heading towards the 6350 level. A move above this level will open the way to the test of the 6400 level. RSI remains in the moderate territory, so there is plenty of room to gain momentum in the near term.

The moves come after Wall Street saw a winning session, with the S&P 500 posting fresh intraday and closing records.

The DJIA is in positive territory thus far in 2025. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) is up nearly 5% so far this year, with many of its best performers rising in value by 20% to 30%.

Dow Futures dip as investors brace for key earnings, Fed signals, and global trade tensions ahead of Tuesday’s open.