Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 20, 2026. <\/p>\n
Brendan McDermid | Reuters<\/p>\n
U.S. stock futures rose early Tuesday after the Nasdaq Composite<\/a> snapped a 13-day win streak, as traders monitored the Iran war with a ceasefire set to expire Wednesday. <\/p>\n S&P 500 futures<\/a> and Nasdaq 100 futures<\/a> added 0.5% each. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average<\/a> gained 333 points, or 0.7%.<\/p>\n UnitedHealth<\/a> shares jumped more than 7% after the health insurance giant’s first-quarter results<\/a> surpassed Wall Street’s expectations. The company also hiked its earnings outlook. GE Aerospace<\/a> climbed more than 1% on on better-than-expected Q1 results. <\/p>\n Adding to the gains in futures was a decline in oil prices. West Texas Intermediate futures<\/a> fell 0.4% to above $89 per barrel. Brent futures<\/a> shed 0.5% to trade above $95 a barrel.<\/p>\n To be sure, the situation in the Middle East remains fluid, with President Donald Trump<\/a> saying Tuesday in a Truth Social post that Iran “Violated the Cease Fire numerous times!”<\/p>\n The major averages slipped on Monday as tensions increased once again over the weekend, with the Nasdaq Composite snapping its longest winning streak since 1992. <\/p>\n Still, investors remain bullish<\/a> on the broader picture ahead for equities.<\/p>\n “We still think that the market is going to overshoot to the upside. We have our upside target of 7,300 by July, which is basically our year-end target,” Ohsung Kwon, chief equity strategist at Wells Fargo, said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime<\/a>” on Monday afternoon. “I think the economy is going to be fine for the next three months.”<\/p>\n Kwon’s 7,300 price target for the S&P 500 would represent an upside of 3% from the index’s Monday close.<\/p>\n