What are the Dow futures reacting to this morning? They’re higher by 0.21%, driven by better-than-expected housing market data. Consumer confidence uplift could provide short-term upside for retail and industrial stocks. If you aren't familiar with Prologis (NYSE: PLD) , it is one of the largest real estate owners in the world, with 1.3 billion square feet of rentable logistics space. Its properties include distribution centers, warehouses, and other property that is involved in moving products around the world. Tenants include some of the largest companies, such as Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) , Walmart (NYSE: WMT) , FedEx (NYSE: FDX) , and Home Depot (NYSE: HD) , just to name a few. He points out that the earlier boom was supported by three rate cuts from then-Fed Chair Alan Greenspan, implying a potential similar scenario for current and future monetary policy. What are the Dow futures telling traders about volatility? With implied volatility easing, steady futures gains suggest today’s session may see more range-bound trading unless macroeconomic headlines disrupt the calm.