Wall Street was poised to open with gains Monday ahead of a busy week of corporate earnings reports. Futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq were all up more than 0.2% before the bell.

Wall Street opened the week on a risk-on footing, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 extending record highs as strong earnings reinforced confidence in corporate America and investors continued to shrug off trade tensions.

Wall Street trades mixed on Friday as market a day after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed at record highs.

And Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” the VIX, exploded to rare heights… On April 8, the VIX closed above 50. We’ve only seen this level or higher in 2008, 2009, and 2020.

The Nasdaq rose to a record high on Thursday, leading a cautious climb across Wall Street's major indexes, as strong economic data lifted spirits and airline stocks took off on United Airlines' results.

The Nasdaq inched up 10.01 points (0.1%) to a new record closing high of 20,895.66, the S&P 500 edged down 0.57 points or less than a tenth of a percent to 6,296.79 and the Dow fell 142.30 points (0.3%) to 44,

Wall Street Aims To Bounce Back ... As of 7.10 am ET, the Dow futures were up 337.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were adding 57.00 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were progressing 258.25 points.

Wall Street benchmarks closed modestly higher on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq Composite achieving its latest record finish, despite a chaotic half hour when news reports suggested U.S. President Donald Trump was set to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.