<div id="readability-page-1" class="page">Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX), and S&amp;P 500 Index (SPX) futures are pointed lower this morning, but pared steeper losses after President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair. Warsh, who was a Fed governor from 2006 to 2011, is widely expected to advocate for lower interest rates. Meanwhile, December's producer price index (PPI) came in higher than expected, highlighting the battle against inflation. Apple (AAPL) shares are inching lower despite upbeat earnings, with gold and silver prices also taking a breather amid concentration concerns. For the week, the Dow is headed for its third-straight weekly loss, while the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq eye weekly wins. <ul> <li>Breaking down options chain components.</li> <li>Bank stock could rally back toward record highs.</li> <li>Plus, V, AAPL, and SNDK respond to earnings.</li> </ul> <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://schaeffers-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/images/default-source/schaeffers-cdn-images/2026/january/ov/futures-0130.jpg/query-c2Z2cnNuPTdmMGFiZTA2XzI?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="637" height="214" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://schaeffers-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/images/default-source/schaeffers-cdn-images/2026/january/ov/futures-0130.jpg/query-c2Z2cnNuPTdmMGFiZTA2XzI"/> <h2>5 Things You Need to Know Today</h2> <ol> <li>The Cboe Options Exchange saw over 3.1 million call contracts and more than 1.6 million put contracts traded on Thursday. The single-session equity put/call ratio fell to 0.52, while the 21-day moving average remained at 0.58. </li> <li>Shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) are down 0.4% premarket, despite the Big Tech giant announcing a top- and bottom-line win for the fiscal first quarter tied to strong iPhone 17 revenue. Longer term, AAPL sports a 21.1% nine-month lead.</li> <li>Visa Inc (NYSE:V) stock is down 0.7% before the bell, also brushing off better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the fiscal first quarter. The credit card stock has dipped 4% in the last six months.</li> <li>SanDisk Corp (NASDAQ:SNDK) shares are 23.3% higher in electronic trading, after the data storage company reported a fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue beat, and issued a strong fiscal third-quarter outlook. SNDSK sports a massive 1,554.8% lead for the last nine months.</li> <li>More big name earnings and jobs data on tap next week.</li> </ol> <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://schaeffers-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/images/default-source/schaeffers-cdn-images/2026/january/ov/buzzjan30.jpg/query-c2Z2cnNuPWFhMGFiZTA2XzI?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="823" height="230" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://schaeffers-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/images/default-source/schaeffers-cdn-images/2026/january/ov/buzzjan30.jpg/query-c2Z2cnNuPWFhMGFiZTA2XzI"/> <h2>European Stocks Higher as Earnings Roll In</h2> Asian stocks were a mixed bag today. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng slid 2.1% after HSBC – the region’s largest bank – experienced member accessibility issues through the lender’s app, which still isn’t fully resolved. Elsewhere, South Korea’s Kospi tacked on 0.06%, Japan’s Nikkei fell 0.1%, while China’s Shanghai Composite that dipped 1%. European bourses charged higher as investors unpacked big name company earnings and heightened focus on international relations. France’s CAC 40 was last seen up by 0.7%, while Germany’s DAX is gaining 0.8%, and London’s FTSE 100 is 0.4% higher.</div>

股指期貨指向下跌，道瓊斯、納斯達克 100 和標普 500 指數面臨潛在損失。特朗普總統提名凱文·沃什擔任美聯儲主席，預計將支持降低利率。12 月份的生產者價格指數超出預期，加劇了通脹擔憂。儘管蘋果公司財報強勁，股價仍下跌，而 Visa 也有所下滑。閃迪在發佈積極財報後大幅上漲。歐洲股市在財報發佈中上漲，而亞洲市場表現參差不齊，香港恒生指數因銀行問題下跌

Stock Futures Pointed Lower Despite Fed Chair Nomination

- 美國三大股指期貨回落，因特朗普提名沃什為美聯儲主席。  
- 12 月生產者價格指數高於預期，凸顯經濟抗通脹壓力。  
- 蘋果股價小幅下跌，儘管財報表現良好，金銀價格穩定。

儘管美聯儲主席被提名，股票期貨仍然指向下跌