MarketAlleys Daily Brief, Tuesday October 27: SPY ETF rose 0.71% from the prior close

Global market snapshot

Major US ETF proxies were higher at the prior close: the SPY ETF was $765.37 and rose 0.71% from the prior close, while the QQQ ETF was $712.20 and rose 1.11% from the prior close. VIX-related VIXY ETF fell 2.01% from the prior close. In crypto, Bitcoin was $79,763.00 and fell 0.45% over 24 hours, with Ether at $2,308.84 and down 0.52% over 24 hours (crypto as of Oct 27, 05:45 UTC).

US equities: prior close

All index moves and prices are shown from the prior close (as of Oct 26, 20:00 UTC). The SPY ETF was $765.37 and rose 0.71% from the prior close; the QQQ ETF was $712.20 and rose 1.11% from the prior close. The DIA ETF was $522.97 and rose 0.31% from the prior close, and the IWM ETF was $276.99 and rose 0.45% from the prior close. Among large caps, NVIDIA was $216.00 and rose 2.39% from the prior close; Microsoft was $532.60 and rose 1.54% from the prior close; Apple was $343.91 and fell 1.10% from the prior close; Tesla was $391.62 and rose 5.21% from the prior close.

Europe and Asia

European and Asian ETF proxies reflected modest gains at the prior close (as of Oct 26, 20:00 UTC). The EWG ETF (tracks DAX 40) was $41.24 and rose 0.73% from the prior close; the EWU ETF (tracks FTSE 100) was $47.61 and rose 0.19% from the prior close. The EWJ ETF (tracks Nikkei 225) was $94.28 and rose 0.19% from the prior close.

Crypto

All crypto moves are over 24 hours (as of Oct 27, 05:45 UTC). Bitcoin was $79,763.00 and fell 0.45% over 24 hours; Ether was $2,308.84 and fell 0.52% over 24 hours. Solana was $99.92 and fell 1.34% over 24 hours, while XRP was $1.3000 and rose 0.78% over 24 hours.

FX, commodities and rates

FX reference rates are shown as of the prior ECB fixing (Oct 26, 15:00 UTC): EUR/USD was 1.1188 and was little changed from the prior ECB fixing; USD/JPY was 157.45 and rose 0.41% from the prior ECB fixing; GBP/USD was 1.3348 and fell 0.15% from the prior ECB fixing. Commodities and dollar proxies are from the prior close (as of Oct 26, 20:00 UTC): the UUP ETF was $29.01 and rose 0.17% from the prior close; the GLD ETF was $367.82 and rose 0.33% from the prior close; the USO ETF was $166.23 and fell 1.95% from the prior close. Treasury yields are shown with observation date Fri Oct 23: US 2-year Treasury yield was 4.69% (daily change +4 bp) and US 10-year Treasury yield was 5.00% (daily change +4 bp). The Fed broad trade-weighted dollar index was 121.32 (observation date Fri Oct 23).

Top catalysts ahead

A busy economic and earnings slate is scheduled this week. Highlights include US housing starts and permits on Tue Oct 27 (time not confirmed), CNC Q3 2026 earnings before the open on Tue Oct 27, the FOMC rate decision on Wed Oct 28 at 18:00 UTC, and ECB monetary policy decision on Thu Oct 29 at 13:15 UTC, among other GDP and PCE releases and corporate reports.

• Tue Oct 27 (before the open) — CNC Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 0.10
• Wed Oct 28 (before the open) — PSX Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 11.84
• 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

Three stories to watch

CoinDesk reports an article headlined “Ripple gets a final go-ahead to launch its own U.S. national trust bank.” The European Central Bank published a press release titled “Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises: lending conditions tightened.” The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission published a press release that it signed an MOU with the National Basketball Association to protect integrity in professional basketball.

• Ripple gets a final go-ahead to launch its own U.S. national trust bank — CoinDesk, Oct 27, 04:28 UTC
• Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises: lending conditions tightened — European Central Bank, Oct 26, 09:00 UTC
• CFTC and National Basketball Association Sign MOU to Protect Integrity in Professional Basketball — U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Oct 26, 14:00 UTC

What matters next

In the near term, GLXY, JBLU and AMT report Q3 2026 earnings before the open on Tue Oct 27. The FOMC rate decision is scheduled for Wed Oct 28 at 18:00 UTC, followed by US PCE and GDP releases and the ECB monetary policy decision on Thu Oct 29 (13:15 UTC); these events will be the next major data and policy junctions.

• 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) — Personal income and outlays / PCE (BEA) (US) (source)
• Next major earnings: Tue Oct 27 (before the open) — CNC Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 0.10

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
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — Ripple gets a final go-ahead to launch its own U.S. national trust bank
• European Central Bank (primary source) — Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises: lending conditions tightened
• U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (primary source) — CFTC and National Basketball Association Sign MOU to Protect Integrity in Professional Basketball
• Reuters (secondary source) — Oil eases on Middle East diplomacy hopes, Saudi attacks keep supply worries alive

Market data as of Oct 27, 05:45 UTC; report generated Oct 27, 06:00 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.