MarketAlleys Daily Brief, Sunday November 1: Bitcoin rose 0.74% over 24 hours

Crypto over the weekend

Bitcoin rose 0.74% over 24 hours to $77,735.00, and was -3.53% over five sessions (as of Nov 1, 05:43 UTC; source CoinGecko). Ether rose 1.07% over 24 hours to $2,264.20 and was -3.62% over five sessions. Solana fell 0.65% over 24 hours to $95.44 and was -4.93% over five sessions. XRP rose 0.54% over 24 hours to $1.2500 and was -3.06% over five sessions.

Weekend developments

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued exemptive relief related to Treasury clearing requirements in a press release (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). CoinDesk reported the FBI confirmed North Korea's role in a $6 billion Binance hack and asked the DeFi community to block specified BTC, ETH and SOL addresses (CoinDesk). SEC EDGAR posted Amazon's Form 10-Q and a Form 8-K on results of operations and financial condition (SEC EDGAR). The European Central Bank published a speech by Philip R. Lane on AI adoption in Europe and posted Governing Council other decisions and the results of the Survey of Professional Forecasters for Q4 2026 (European Central Bank). CoinDesk ran an opinion on Bitcoin's white paper turning 18 and a feature on London's crypto theft problem (CoinDesk). Business-standard.com published a note citing forecasters' expectations for October jobs and a 4.2% unemployment rate (business-standard.com).

• SEC Issues Exemptive Relief from Treasury Clearing Requirements for Certain Inter-Affiliate and Non-U.S. Repo Transactions — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Oct 30, 19:30 UTC
• FBI confirms North Korea's role in $6 billion Binance hack, asks DeFi community to block BTC, ETH, SOL addresses — CoinDesk, Nov 1, 01:10 UTC
• Amazon files Form 10-Q: quarterly report — SEC EDGAR, Oct 29, 22:20 UTC
• Amazon files Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition — SEC EDGAR, Oct 29, 20:05 UTC
• Philip R. Lane: AI adoption in Europe — European Central Bank, Oct 30, 16:10 UTC

The week ahead: macro and earnings

The week ahead: 14 upcoming events are scheduled, including 6 macro items and 8 earnings. BRK.A Q3 2026 earnings is scheduled Mon Nov 2 (time not confirmed). AAPL Q4 2026 earnings is scheduled Mon Nov 2 (after the close). The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey is scheduled Tue Nov 3, 15:00 UTC. Multiple US corporate reports are scheduled Wed Nov 4, including PAYP Q2 2026, CVS Q3 2026 (before the open) and COR Q4 2026 (before the open), with MCK Q2 2027 after the close. The Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report is scheduled Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC, and the US Employment Situation is scheduled Fri Nov 6, 13:30 UTC.

• 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
• Wed Nov 4 (time not confirmed) — PAYP Q2 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 26.16
• Wed Nov 4 (before the open) — CVS Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 1.67
• Wed Nov 4 (before the open) — COR Q4 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 4.62
• Wed Nov 4 (after the close) — MCK Q2 2027 earnings · EPS estimate 10.81
• Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC — Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report (GB) (source)
• Thu Nov 5 (before the open) — CI Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 7.73

Last five sessions

Among major US ETFs, from the prior close the SPY ETF fell 1.77%, the QQQ ETF fell 3.47% and the DIA ETF fell 1.07%; over five sessions those ETFs were -0.56%, -1.97% and -0.81% respectively. Small-cap and regional moves included the IWM ETF falling 1.65% from the prior close and being +1.30% over five sessions. In equities and commodities, Alphabet was -12.61% over five sessions, Nvidia was -3.00% and Tesla was +7.41%; the GLD ETF was -2.95% and the SLV ETF was -8.46% over five sessions, while the BNO ETF (Brent) was +6.84% and USO ETF (WTI) was -4.19% over five sessions.

Key levels and themes to monitor

Bitcoin's rules-based trend is neutral; close 77223.17, 50-day SMA 81900.67 and long SMA 73120.22 (last day 2026-10-31). Ether's trend is neutral; close 2242.50, 50-day SMA 2525.90 and long SMA 2158.64. Solana is neutral; close 96.25, 50-day SMA 109.24 and long SMA 88.74. XRP is neutral; close 1.2548, 50-day SMA 1.3946 and long SMA 1.2774. On FX, EUR/USD is neutral with close 1.1172, 50-day SMA 1.1392 and long SMA 1.1562; USD/JPY is bearish with close 157.25, 50-day SMA 157.43 and long SMA 158.53; GBP/USD is neutral with close 1.3399, 50-day SMA 1.3383 and long SMA 1.3431. Commodities: WTI Crude Oil shows a bullish status with close 103.37, 50-day SMA 96.61 and long SMA 87.62; Brent Crude is neutral with close 123.10, 50-day SMA 114.21 and long SMA 97.34; Natural Gas is bearish with close 2.7600, 50-day SMA 2.9638 and long SMA 3.4626.

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 31, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

What matters next

Corporate earnings from Berkshire Hathaway and Apple are scheduled for Mon Nov 2, and a string of US macro releases culminates with the Employment Situation on Fri Nov 6, 13:30 UTC. The Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report is scheduled Thu Nov 5, 12:00 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: Mon Nov 2 (time not confirmed) — BRK.A Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 9253.77
• Next US cash session: 2026-11-02

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
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (primary source) — SEC Issues Exemptive Relief from Treasury Clearing Requirements for Certain Inter-Affiliate and Non-U.S. Repo Transactions
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — FBI confirms North Korea's role in $6 billion Binance hack, asks DeFi community to block BTC, ETH, SOL addresses
• SEC EDGAR (primary source) — Amazon files Form 10-Q: quarterly report
• European Central Bank (primary source) — Philip R. Lane: AI adoption in Europe

Market data as of Nov 1, 05:43 UTC; report generated Nov 1, 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.