US Premarket Brief, Thursday, October 22, 2026: Asian and European ETFs mixed; Bitcoin fell

Overnight and premarket

As of Oct 21, 20:00 UTC, the following ETF prices and moves were reported from the prior close: the SPY ETF was $773.09 and rose 0.53%; the QQQ ETF was $725.20 and rose 1.05%; the DIA ETF was $527.70 and rose 0.64%; the IWM ETF was $276.48 and rose 0.25%; the EWG ETF was $41.70 and rose 0.65%; the EWU ETF was $47.69 and fell 0.15%; the EWJ ETF was $95.72 and rose 0.30%; and the VIXY ETF was $16.65 and fell 1.25%.

Cryptocurrencies, as of Oct 22, 12:30 UTC, moved over 24 hours: Bitcoin was $81,786.00 and fell 2.02%; Ether was $2,404.24 and fell 2.51%; Solana was $104.39 and fell 2.31%; XRP was $1.3300 and fell 2.09%.

Foreign exchange as of Oct 21, 14:00 UTC was reported from the prior ECB fixing: EUR/USD 1.1234 rose 0.17%, USD/JPY 157.88 fell 0.16%, GBP/USD 1.3402 rose 0.41%, USD/CHF 0.8239 was little changed, and AUD/USD 0.7034 rose 0.70%.

Commodities as of Oct 21, 20:00 UTC from the prior close included the GLD ETF at $378.95 (rose 0.34%), the SLV ETF at $52.26 (rose 0.27%), the USO ETF at $159.80 (fell 0.50%), the BNO ETF at $67.05 (rose 0.27%), the UNG ETF at $9.9700 (fell 5.05%), and the CPER ETF at $39.54 (fell 0.53%).

Today's US calendar

There are 9 upcoming events today, including 1 macro release and 8 earnings. The macro item, Weekly jobless claims (DOL), is scheduled Thu Oct 22 (time not confirmed). Multiple corporate earnings are scheduled after the close; details appear in the events list below.

• Thu Oct 22 (time not confirmed) — Weekly jobless claims (DOL) (US) (source)

Stories to watch

SEC EDGAR published a Form 8‑K filing for Tesla on Results of Operations and Financial Condition. SEC EDGAR also filed a Form 10‑Q quarterly report for Tesla. SEC EDGAR filed a Form 8‑K for Meta Platforms concerning Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement and Results of Operations and Financial Condition. Reuters published commentary on Asia buying more LNG and El Nino clouds. CoinDesk ran live updates on Bitcoin’s round trip to $85,000. CNBC reported Procter & Gamble’s earnings beat with sales rising 4%. CoinDesk reported Asian stocks tumbling and bitcoin retreating as China enters a bear market. CoinDesk reported China seeking to seize 61,800 BTC tied to a $5.7 billion fraud scheme. Reuters published commentary on China using crude stockpiles while rising oil imports may curtail draws.

• Tesla files Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition — SEC EDGAR, Oct 22, 00:41 UTC
• Tesla files Form 10-Q: quarterly report — SEC EDGAR, Oct 22, 00:12 UTC
• Meta Platforms files Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement; Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Other Events — SEC EDGAR, Oct 22, 00:03 UTC

What matters next

NEM Q3 2026 earnings, OMC Q3 2026 earnings and BWMX Q3 2026 earnings are scheduled Thu Oct 22 after the close. Looking ahead, the FOMC rate decision is scheduled Wed Oct 28, 18:00 UTC, and Personal income and outlays / PCE and GDP (BEA) are scheduled for Thu Oct 29 (times not confirmed).

• 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: Thu Oct 22 (after the close) — NEM Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 2.11

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
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• SEC EDGAR (primary source) — Tesla files Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition
• Reuters (secondary source) — COMMENTARY: Asia buys more LNG despite surging prices, El Nino clouds outlook
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — Live updates: Bitcoin’s round trip to $85,000 burns traders on both sides
• CNBC (secondary source) — Procter & Gamble earnings beat as sales rise 4%, boosted by laundry and home products

Market data as of Oct 22, 12:30 UTC; report generated Oct 22, 12:31 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.