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Today on MarketAlleys · Thursday, October 22, 2026

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

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Politics & Macro

Dollar dip pauses ahead of Fed focus

Reuters reported a story titled 'Dip in the dollar takes a breather with Fed in focus' on Oct 22; the item was also reported by dunyanews.tv and aol.com.

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indices

FTSE 100 via EWU ETF edges lower

The EWU ETF tracking the FTSE 100 posted a small single-session decline while the index kept a positive five-session trend; Reuters ran a market report on the index.

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Meta Platforms spotlight

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

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stocks

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.

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Crypto

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Ether instrument spotlight

Market data and trend signals show neutral momentum for Ether amid a small 24-hour decline and a minor five-session gain.

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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%.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Indices

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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.

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indices

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.

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Politics & Macro

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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.

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  1. Solana near $106 as outlets report Alpenglow mainnet launch

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  2. Bitcoin at $84,188 on Thursday

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  3. XRP rises 2.29% over 24 hours in MarketAlleys spotlight

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  4. Crypto market update: XRP leads 24-hour gains at Oct 21, 23:00 UTC

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  5. XRP leads crypto gains, up 3.66% over 24 hours

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

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