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Today on MarketAlleys · Wednesday, October 21, 2026

US markets closed for the day — next session Thursday, Oct 22

stocks

Meta Platforms spotlight

Yahoo reports Meta will report Q3 earnings after the close today.

MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 3 min read

indices

Indices update: VIXY led moves as of Oct 21, 20:00 UTC

VIXY ETF fell while major equity ETFs mostly rose; six of eight tracked markets were higher and two were lower, according to Finnhub data as of Oct 21, 20:00 UTC.

MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 3 min read

Politics & Macro

SPY ETF leads mixed markets

SPY ETF rose while oil fell; gold and the dollar posted smaller gains. Prices are shown as of Oct 21, 20:00 UTC.

MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 3 min read

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773.09+0.53%
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725.20+1.05%
Bitcoin
84,793.60+2.26%
Ether
2,498.46+1.83%
EUR/USD
1.1234+0.17%
USD/JPY
157.88−0.16%
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378.95+0.34%
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159.80−0.50%

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Risk tone

72% of tracked instruments are higher; S&P 500 +0.53%.

Volatility (VIXY proxy): −1.25%

Updated 2 min ago · Source: finnhub, ecb. Prices may be delayed. Data methodology

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Stocks update: Tesla leads gains; tech mixed

Finnhub: at Oct 21, 20:00 UTC, Tesla rose 3.41% from the prior close and Alphabet fell 1.62%; the SPY ETF and QQQ ETF were higher.

MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 3 min read

Crypto

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Crypto market update — XRP leads gains at Oct 21, 21:00 UTC

XRP rose 3.78% over 24 hours and outpaced Bitcoin, Ether and Solana; trend signals are neutral and multiple crypto headlines were published by CoinDesk, Yahoo and Cointelegraph.

MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 2 min read

crypto

Crypto update: XRP leads gains on Wednesday

XRP led gains among tracked cryptos, rising 4.44% over 24 hours to $1.3900 as of Oct 21, 17:59 UTC; ether, bitcoin and solana also rose.

MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 2 min read

Forex

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EUR/USD rises 0.17% to 1.1234

European Central Bank (euro reference rates) shows EUR/USD at 1.1234 as of Oct 21, 14:00 UTC; the pair rose 0.17% from the prior ECB fixing and logged a five-session change of +0.24%.

MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 2 min read

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AUD/USD at 0.7034 after 0.70% rise

According to the European Central Bank (euro reference rates), AUD/USD traded at 0.7034, rose 0.70% from the prior ECB fixing and was +0.10% over five sessions; MarketAlleys trend data shows RSI(14) at 46.0.

MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 2 min read

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USD/CHF falls 0.17% to 0.8236, per European Central Bank

European Central Bank (euro reference rates) shows USD/CHF at 0.8236, down 0.17% from the prior ECB fixing with a five-session change of -0.94% as of Oct 20, 14:00 UTC.

MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 2 min read

Commodities

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Commodities update — Natural Gas leads declines

Natural gas (UNG ETF) was the largest mover, while oil, copper and precious-metals ETFs posted smaller moves; prices shown are as of Oct 21, 16:00 UTC.

MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 3 min read

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Commodities update: Natural Gas leads losses, crude mixed

Natural Gas led losses at mid‑afternoon while crude and metals were mixed; headlines covered crude flows, Saudi exports and U.S. heating oil reserve plans.

MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 3 min read

commodities

Commodities update Oct 21: Natural Gas ETF leads losses

The UNG ETF fell 4.19% from the prior close as of Oct 21, 14:15 UTC; copper, WTI and silver declined while the GLD ETF rose 0.19% from the prior close.

MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 3 min read

Indices

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Indices market update

The Nasdaq 100 ETF led gains while the VIXY ETF fell; six of eight tracked indices were higher as of Oct 21, 16:00 UTC, per Finnhub.

MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 3 min read

Politics & Macro

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Latest

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  1. Crypto market update: XRP leads gains on Wednesday

    MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 2 min read

  2. Crypto market update: XRP leads gains as Bitcoin, Ether and Solana also rise

    MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 2 min read

  3. Markets at 15:00 UTC: SPY and GLD up; USO ETF falls

    MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 3 min read

  4. Crypto market update: XRP leads as bitcoin rises 1.61% (Oct 21, 15:00 UTC)

    MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 2 min read

  5. Market update: USO ETF leads moves while SPY ETF is little changed

    MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 3 min read

  6. CNBC lists top 10 stock-market items for Wednesday

    MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 3 min read

  7. Crypto update Oct 21: XRP leads gains at 14:00 UTC

    MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 2 min read

  8. Tech and bank stocks mixed as Tesla leads gains

    MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 3 min read

Academy

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