Cracks in the AI Trade, Tech Earnings Preview, Surging Airfares 10/20/26

The markets are mostly higher as a number of upbeat earnings reports and a drop in oil prices overshadow recent pressure in the tech space. Kelly Evans and Brian Sullivan are joined on set by MAI Capital Management’s Chris Grisanti and Defiance ETFs CIO, Sylvia Jablonski, to discuss whether they are buying into the tech dip or taking profits before the potential AI bubble pops. CNBC Options Reporter, Oliver Renick, joins the show live from the Cboe trading floor to report on the options activity he’s seeing ahead of Netflix’s and SpaceX’s key earnings reports due out after the markets close. Airlines for America CEO, Chris Sununu, speaks with the anchors about the Ryanair CEO’s warning that Europe could be facing the biggest airfare hike in history ahead of the holiday travel season.