The move happens before you read the news
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In earnings season, dozens of US companies report every day. The Earnings Desk reads the whole calendar for you and sends one short email before the opening bell: your own tickers on top, who reports today (confirmed dates only, with expected EPS and the move options are pricing in), the five stories that matter, and yesterday's EPS & revenue beats and misses with each stock's reaction β biggest moves first.
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Why this matters
Earnings move prices β but the window is short and crowded
Most of the move happens before or right after the release. If you learn about it from the headlines, the gap is already gone.
You can't scan 40+ releases
In earnings season, 40β90 US companies report on a typical day β more in peak weeks. A handful of them matter. The rest is noise that costs you an hour.
βBeatβ alone tells you nothing
A company can beat estimates and still fall 6%. The number needs context: EPS and revenue against estimates, last quarter, the size of the company β and how the stock moved against what the options market had priced in.
Confirmed dates, checked numbers
Free calendars mix estimated dates in with scheduled ones. Here every report date is confirmed, and when two data sources disagree on a result, it is marked unclear β never called a beat. One email at 07:40 New York, two minutes to read.
What you get
Your tickers first. No filler.
- π Your watchlist β the tickers you follow, at the top of every email: who reports today, yesterday's result, and the next report date, marked confirmed or estimated.
- π Reporting today β every US company with a confirmed report date today: the session (before the open / after the close), expected EPS and the move the options market is pricing in. Companies that already reported show the actual result, beat/miss and the pre-market move.
- β Top stories of the day β the five that matter, and why: expected change vs the previous quarter, size, session, implied move.
- π Yesterday's results β EPS and revenue against estimates, each with the stock's reaction next to the move options had priced in β biggest moves first.
Tickers are ranked by relevance, not alphabetically: micro-caps that move on a few thousand dollars of volume are collapsed into a single count so they don't waste your time. Dates are confirmed, not estimated β and a result the data sources disagree on is marked βunclearβ, never called a beat.
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π Your watchlist
MTN β reports today Β· after close Β· est. $-5.35 Β· options Β±7.9%
NKE β next report Oct 1 (confirmed)
π Reporting today (41) 2 already reported
| JEF | Jefferies Financial Group | before open | est. $+1.00 | $9.6B |
| GRFS | Grifols, S.A. | time TBA | est. $+0.27 | $5.0B |
| MTN | Vail Resorts, Inc. | after close | est. $-5.35 | $4.9B |
| CIEN | Ciena Corporation | before open | $+0.61 vs $+0.58 +3.4% | $12.0B |
β¦ and 14 smaller companies with available details β 41 releases scheduled today in total.
β Top stories of the day
IDT β IDT Corporation Β· after close Β· est. $+0.98 Β· $1.7B Β· options Β±9.6%
expected EPS +46% vs previous quarter
MTN β Vail Resorts Β· after close Β· est. $-5.35 Β· $4.9B Β· options Β±7.9%
expected EPS -5% vs previous quarter
π Yesterday's results (7)
HOLX beat $+1.02 vs est. $+0.94 Β· revenue beat +4.1% pre-market vs Β±5.0% implied
PSEC beat $+0.27 vs est. $+0.26 β3.0% after hours vs Β±2.2% implied
NUS miss $+0.22 vs est. $+0.31 Β· revenue miss β5.2% pre-market vs Β±6.8% implied
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FAQ
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What exactly arrives in my inbox?
One email per trading day. Your own tickers on top, then three sections: who reports today (session, expected EPS and the move options are pricing in), the five stories that matter (size, session and expected change vs the previous quarter), and yesterday's results with EPS and revenue against estimates and how each stock moved against the implied move. It takes about two minutes to read. Read a real issue β
Free earnings calendars exist. Why pay for this?
A calendar lists everything β hundreds of rows in peak weeks β and mixes estimated dates in with scheduled ones. This is the edited, checked version: only confirmed report dates, micro-caps collapsed into a count, the biggest names first with last quarter for comparison, early reporters already showing their actual results, and yesterday's results ranked by how much the stock moved. It is in your inbox before the open, without you opening anything. If two minutes of reading doesn't replace your own scanning, stay on the free weekly digest.
Can I follow my own tickers?
Yes. Add up to 30 tickers from the link in any daily email and they lead every briefing: who reports today, yesterday's result, and the next report date β marked confirmed or estimated.
How do you make sure the dates and numbers are right?
Every report date is checked company by company, and estimated dates are left out. Results are cross-checked between two data sources: when they disagree β adjusted versus GAAP earnings, for example β the result is marked βunclearβ instead of being called a beat or a miss. Revenue is compared only where the comparison is like for like, so banks and insurers are left out.
When does it arrive?
07:40 New York time, Monday to Friday. That's after the pre-market reporting window (06:30β07:30 ET) and well before the 09:30 ET open β so early reporters already show their actual results in the same email.
I'm not in the US. Is it still useful?
Yes β the times are New York times because that's the market's clock. The email is waiting in your inbox whenever you start your day.
Is this investment advice?
No. It's a briefing of public earnings data: calendar, sessions, estimates and actual results. Decisions are yours.
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