US futures rise as SpaceX and Super Micro Computer boost AI sentiment

Strong results from SpaceX and an upbeat Super Micro outlook lifted Nasdaq futures and revived appetite for AI stocks US stock futures climbed on October 21, 2026, and the AI trade did most of the heavy lifting. Nasdaq futures rose approximately 0.5% after SpaceX and Super Micro Computer both delivered numbers that made AI skeptics briefly lower their eyebrows. SpaceX reported its first profit as a public company. Third-quarter revenue came in at $14.58 billion, a 161% jump from the same period last year. Net income landed at $4.4 billion. A year earlier, the company was sitting on a $1.1 billion loss. SpaceX pulled in $7.6 billion from AI during the quarter, a more than ninefold increase year over year.

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