MarketAlleys Daily Brief, Friday October 30: SPY ETF fell 0.38% from the prior close

Global market snapshot

Major equity ETFs were mixed from the prior close: the SPY ETF fell 0.38%, the QQQ ETF fell 1.42% and the IWM ETF rose 0.97% (all as of Oct 29, 20:00 UTC). European and Asian ETFs showed varied moves from the prior close, with the EWG ETF rising 1.46% and the EWJ ETF falling 0.05%. On a 24-hour basis, Bitcoin fell 2.02% and Ether fell 3.38% (as of Oct 30, 05:45 UTC).

US equities: prior close

At the prior close (Oct 29, 20:00 UTC) the SPY ETF fell 0.38% to $769.36, the QQQ ETF fell 1.42% to $715.34, the DIA ETF fell 0.37% to $522.73 and the IWM ETF rose 0.97% to $284.01. Among large-cap names, Apple rose 1.48% to $348.91 while Alphabet fell 12.64% to $283.82, per Finnhub data for the prior close.

Europe and Asia

European and Asian ETFs moved from the prior close (Oct 29, 20:00 UTC): the EWG ETF, which tracks the DAX 40, rose 1.46% to $42.41; the EWU ETF, which tracks the FTSE 100, rose 0.87% to $47.70; and the EWJ ETF, which tracks the Nikkei 225, fell 0.05% to $94.94. These figures are reported by Finnhub for the prior close.

Crypto

On a rolling 24-hour basis (as of Oct 30, 05:45 UTC) major crypto tokens were softer: Bitcoin fell 2.02% to $78,616.00, Ether fell 3.38% to $2,246.44, Solana fell 2.26% to $98.19 and XRP fell 3.19% to $1.2600. Five-session changes show mixed momentum, with Bitcoin up +0.21% over five sessions and Ether down -1.14% over five sessions, per CoinGecko.

FX, commodities and rates

FX reference rates are from the ECB fixing (Oct 29, 15:00 UTC): EUR/USD was little changed from the prior ECB fixing at 1.1130, USD/JPY rose 0.06% to 158.06, GBP/USD rose 0.22% to 1.3317, USD/CHF fell 0.24% to 0.8286 and AUD/USD fell 0.10% to 0.7026. Commodities and dollar ETFs at the prior close (Oct 29, 20:00 UTC) included the UUP ETF, which tracks the US Dollar Index, at $29.04 (fell 0.07%); the GLD ETF at $368.57 (fell 1.32%); the SLV ETF at $47.28 (fell 3.63%); the USO ETF at $168.19 (rose 0.97%); the BNO ETF at $70.76 (rose 0.88%); and the UNG ETF at $9.1800 (fell 3.37%), all per Finnhub. Treasury yields were 4.67% for the US 2-year (daily change -3 bp) and 5.05% for the US 10-year (daily change +6 bp), observation date Wed Oct 28, per U.S. Treasury via FRED; the Fed trade-weighted dollar index value 121.32 is from Fri Oct 23 and is a stale observation.

Top catalysts ahead

Several high-importance corporate results and a US macro release are scheduled for today. XOM Q3 2026 earnings is scheduled before the open (EPS estimate 4.12), CVX Q3 2026 earnings is scheduled before the open (EPS estimate 4.93) and ABBV Q3 2026 earnings is scheduled before the open (EPS estimate 3.83), all per finnhub. The Employment Cost Index is due at Fri Oct 30, 12:30 UTC, per the BLS. Eight earnings and one macro item are listed among the upcoming nine events for the coming days.

• Fri Oct 30 (before the open) — XOM Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 4.12
• Fri Oct 30 (before the open) — CVX Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 4.93
• Fri Oct 30 (before the open) — ABBV Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 3.83
• Mon Nov 2 (time not confirmed) — BRK.A Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 9253.77
• Mon Nov 2 (after the close) — AAPL Q4 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 2.02

Three stories to watch

European Central Bank published a monetary policy statement (with Q&A), per the European Central Bank. The European Central Bank published monetary policy decisions, per the European Central Bank. SEC EDGAR filed Amazon's Form 8-K on results of operations and financial condition, per SEC EDGAR.

• Christine Lagarde, Boris Vujčić: Monetary policy statement (with Q&A) — European Central Bank, Oct 29, 14:00 UTC
• Monetary policy decisions — European Central Bank, Oct 29, 13:15 UTC
• Amazon files Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition — SEC EDGAR, Oct 29, 20:05 UTC

What matters next

Looking ahead, EXC and AN are scheduled to report Q3 2026 earnings before the open on Fri Oct 30, and LYB is also scheduled before the open (EPS estimate 2.59), per finnhub. In the coming week central calendar highlights include the Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report on Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC; the US Employment Situation on Fri Nov 6, 13:30 UTC; the US Consumer Price Index on Tue Nov 10, 13:30 UTC; and the FOMC rate decision and Summary of Economic Projections on Wed Dec 9, 19:00 UTC.

• Next central-bank decision: Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC — Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report (GB) (source)
• Next high-impact data: Fri Nov 6, 13:30 UTC — Employment Situation (US) (source)
• Next major earnings: Fri Oct 30 (before the open) — XOM Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 4.12

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• European Central Bank (primary source) — Christine Lagarde, Boris Vujčić: Monetary policy statement (with Q&A)
• SEC EDGAR (primary source) — Amazon files Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (primary source) — Two Entities Charged in $130 Million Fraud Scheme That Used False SEC Filings to Boost Investor Confidence

Market data as of Oct 30, 05:45 UTC; report generated Oct 30, 06:02 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.