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Today on MarketAlleys · Thursday, October 29, 2026

Asia and Europe trading — US cash session opens at 9:30 ET

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commodities

Natural Gas (UNG ETF) falls 1.45%, five-session decline 10.97%

Finnhub shows the UNG ETF at $9.5000, down 1.45% from the prior close and -10.97% over five sessions; MarketAlleys Commodities desk flags Natural Gas as bearish with RSI(14) 42.0.

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indices

ECB decision, US GDP and PCE scheduled in next three days

A trio of high-importance releases — US GDP, US personal income and outlays/PCE, and the ECB decision — are due this week, with other labor and compensation reports following.

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stocks

Nell Minow on Meta's new stock structure, per CNBC

CNBC reported Oct 28 that Nell Minow, ValueEdge Advisors chair, joined 'Squawk Box' to discuss Meta's new stock structure, shareholder and governance implications, and Anthropic's impending IPO.

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Stocks

stocks

CNBC Final Trades names RTX, Tesla and Nutrien

CNBC reported 'Final Trades: RTX, Tesla and Nutrien' on Oct 28; the article's summary said the Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.

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Crypto

crypto

Ether falls 1.96% over 24 hours

Ether traded at $2,307.58 and fell 1.96% over 24 hours; its five-session change was -1.64%.

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crypto

Bitcoin near $81,035 on Oct 29, 2026

Bitcoin rose 0.52% over 24 hours to $81,035.00, with a five-session change of -0.65%, according to CoinGecko.

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crypto

Solana at $102.34, rose 1.10% over 24 hours

Solana traded at $102.34 and rose 1.10% over 24 hours; trend signals show RSI(14) at 36.5 and Cointelegraph reported Mirae Asset Securities issued tokenized notes on Solana.

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Forex

forex

Forex calendar: FOMC, ECB and US GDP/PCE scheduled

Major US and European central bank decisions and US GDP and PCE data are scheduled over the next three days, with markets currently showing mixed moves across major FX pairs and the UUP ETF.

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forex

GBP/USD fell 0.15% to 1.3328 on Oct 27; neutral trend signalled

The European Central Bank (euro reference rates) shows GBP/USD at 1.3328, fell 0.15% from the prior ECB fixing and has a five-session change of +0.13%; MarketAlleys category desk lists RSI(14) at 52.5 and a neutral status.

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Commodities

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Commodities update: WTI leads gains on Oct 28, 2026

The USO ETF, which tracks WTI Crude Oil, rose 1.62% from the prior close; other commodity ETFs showed mixed moves, prices as of Oct 28, 20:00 UTC.

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commodities

Commodities market update: USO ETF leads gains

USO ETF led tracked commodities higher while GLD and SLV fell; two US macro releases are scheduled for Thu Oct 29.

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commodities

Microsoft won’t spend all free cash flow on AI and data centers, CNBC

CNBC reported Oct 28, 10:45 UTC that Jefferies senior software analyst Brent Thill, on 'Squawk on the Street', said Microsoft won’t spend all its free cash flow on AI and data centers and discussed Google’s earnings and AI.

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Indices

indices

Indices update: US and European ETFs mixed on Oct 28, 2026

Finnhub data show the VIXY ETF posted the largest move, falling 1.96% to $17.05, while major US and European ETFs registered modest gains or losses as of Oct 28, 19:01 UTC.

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indices

Indices update: VIXY ETF leads tracked moves on Wednesday

According to Finnhub, the VIXY ETF fell 2.01% from the prior close to $17.04 while the SPY ETF rose 0.29% to $771.88; U.S. Treasury via FRED shows the 10-year yield at 5.00%.

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Politics & Macro

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Oct 29, 2026: ECB decision and US GDP/PCE headline the next three days

The ECB monetary policy decision is scheduled Thu Oct 29, 13:15 UTC; US GDP and Personal income and outlays / PCE are scheduled Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed), with the Employment Cost Index due Fri Oct 30, 12:30 UTC.

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Politics & Macro

Market update at 19:00 UTC

USO ETF led moves at 19:01 UTC as markets traded mixed; breadth was two up, two down across tracked instruments.

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Politics & Macro

Oil leads as USO ETF rises; S&P 500, dollar and gold mixed

The USO ETF rose 2.53% from the prior close while the SPY ETF and UUP ETF rose and the GLD ETF fell, per Finnhub; key macro releases including US GDP and the ECB decision are scheduled next.

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  1. Solana leads gains as bitcoin and ether tick higher

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  2. Crypto market update

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  3. Crypto market update: Solana leads gains at 21:00 UTC

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  4. Microsoft spotlight: Oct 28 edition

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  5. Crypto market update: Solana rose 2.01% over 24 hours

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  6. Microsoft earnings due after the close; Azure revenue to be shown in dollars

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  7. Crypto market update: Solana leads gains at Oct 28, 19:00 UTC

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  8. D.A. Davidson’s Gil Luria expresses a 'slight preference' for Microsoft over Google

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