MarketAlleys Daily Brief, Sunday October 25: Crypto little changed; 15 events ahead

Crypto over the weekend

As of Oct 25, 05:45 UTC, Bitcoin was $80,517.00 and fell 0.18% over 24 hours with a five-session change of -1.12%. Ether was $2,350.57 and fell 1.03% over 24 hours with a five-session change of -0.96%. Solana was $101.86 and fell 0.35% over 24 hours with a five-session change of -1.21%. XRP was $1.3000 and rose 1.06% over 24 hours with a five-session change of +0.05%.

Weekend developments

Reuters reported that Yemen's Houthis renewed a warning against using Riyadh airport (Oct 24). Reuters reported Houthis said they targeted Saudi oil sites and that attacks were reported in Aden (Oct 24). Reuters published a report citing an intelligence memo that Iran has ramped up efforts to target US personnel (Oct 24). The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission published a press release outlining Division of Examinations’ Fiscal Year 2027 examination priorities (Oct 23). The Bank of England published proposals to simplify the Senior Manager and Certification Regime (Oct 22). The European Central Bank released its Consumer Expectations Survey results for September 2026 (Oct 23). CoinDesk published pieces on wealthy bitcoin holders turning to loans and yield, on Strategy and Strive balancing bitcoin buying with preferred dividends, and on Block’s new voice AI; Yahoo published a Finnhub summary on Qualcomm’s earnings and dividend.

• Yemen's Houthis renew warning against using Riyadh airport — Reuters, Oct 24, 23:57 UTC
• Bitcoin’s wealthy holders turning to loans and yield as investment habits mature: Xapo CEO — CoinDesk, Oct 24, 14:00 UTC
• SEC Announces Fiscal Year 2027 Examination Priorities — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Oct 23, 14:10 UTC
• Iran has ramped up efforts to target US personnel, intelligence memo warns — Reuters, Oct 24, 22:06 UTC
• Regulators unveil plans to simplify Senior Manager and Certification Regime — Bank of England, Oct 22, 20:00 UTC

The week ahead: macro and earnings

The week ahead: Fifteen events are scheduled, including seven macro releases and eight earnings. Key items are scheduled to include the FOMC rate decision on Wed Oct 28 at 18:00 UTC; GOOGL, MSFT and F earnings after the close on Wed Oct 28; AMZN Q3 2026 earnings after the close on Thu Oct 29; GDP and Personal income and outlays / PCE on Thu Oct 29 (times not confirmed); and XOM and CVX Q3 2026 earnings before the open on Fri Oct 30.

• Tue Oct 27 (before the open) — CNC Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 0.10
• Wed Oct 28, 18:00 UTC — FOMC rate decision (US) (source)
• Wed Oct 28 (after the close) — GOOGL Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 3.11
• Wed Oct 28 (after the close) — MSFT Q1 2027 earnings · EPS estimate 4.82
• Wed Oct 28 (after the close) — F Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 0.41
• Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — GDP (BEA) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — Personal income and outlays / PCE (BEA) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 29, 13:15 UTC — ECB monetary policy decision (EU) (source)

Last five sessions

For equities and commodities as of Oct 23, 20:00 UTC, the SPY ETF fell -0.43% over five sessions, the QQQ ETF was -0.76%, the DIA ETF showed +0.44%, and the IWM ETF showed +1.96%. The VIXY ETF rose +1.07% over five sessions. GLD fell -4.03% and SLV fell -5.42%. The USO ETF showed a five-session change of +13.10% while the BNO ETF showed -8.40%. Notable stock moves over five sessions included META -9.40% and GOOGL -5.98%, while TSLA was +4.93% (all as of Oct 23, 20:00 UTC). For cryptocurrencies as of Oct 25, 05:45 UTC, Bitcoin was -1.12% and Ether was -0.96% over five sessions.

Key levels and themes to monitor

Bitcoin is neutral with RSI14 45.3; trend-signal close 81102.31, 50-day SMA 81784.24 and long SMA 72853.88 (last day 2026-10-24). Ether is neutral with RSI14 38.5; trend-signal close 2384.75, 50-day SMA 2548.48 and long SMA 2156.06 (last day 2026-10-24). Solana is neutral with RSI14 38.3; trend-signal close 102.74, 50-day SMA 109.63 and long SMA 88.19 (last day 2026-10-24). XRP is neutral with RSI14 42.4; trend-signal close 1.3343, 50-day SMA 1.4129 and long SMA 1.2796 (last day 2026-10-21). WTI Crude Oil is bullish with RSI14 62.5; trend-signal close 107.89, 50-day SMA 94.53 and long SMA 86.42 (last day 2026-10-20). USD/JPY is bearish with RSI14 41.5; trend-signal close 156.80, 50-day SMA 157.56 and long SMA 158.54 (last day 2026-10-23).

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 24, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

What matters next

The FOMC rate decision is scheduled for Wed Oct 28 at 18:00 UTC. Other scheduled items due next week include the ECB monetary policy decision on Thu Oct 29 at 13:15 UTC and multiple high‑importance US macro releases and corporate earnings (dates and times as noted in the calendar).

• Next central-bank decision: Wed Oct 28, 18:00 UTC — FOMC rate decision (US) (source)
• Next high-impact data: Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — GDP (BEA) (US) (source)
• Next major earnings: Mon Oct 26 (time not confirmed) — EA Q2 2027 earnings · EPS estimate 2.11
• Next US cash session: 2026-10-26

Sources and data

• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• CoinGecko (market data) — market data
• European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — market data
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• Reuters (secondary source) — Yemen's Houthis renew warning against using Riyadh airport
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — Bitcoin’s wealthy holders turning to loans and yield as investment habits mature: Xapo CEO
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (primary source) — SEC Announces Fiscal Year 2027 Examination Priorities

Market data as of Oct 25, 05:45 UTC; report generated Oct 25, 06:01 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.