US Premarket Brief, Friday October 30: Markets mixed as crypto and commodities moved

Overnight and premarket

Overnight, US equity ETFs were mixed: the SPY ETF $769.36 fell 0.38% from the prior close, the QQQ ETF $715.34 fell 1.42% from the prior close, the DIA ETF $522.73 fell 0.37% from the prior close and the IWM ETF $284.01 rose 0.97% from the prior close (as of Oct 29, 20:00 UTC). In Europe the EWG ETF $42.41 rose 1.46% from the prior close and the EWU ETF $47.70 rose 0.87% from the prior close; Japan’s EWJ ETF $94.94 fell 0.05% from the prior close. Crypto was softer: Bitcoin $77,405.00 fell 3.34% over 24 hours and Ether $2,233.28 fell 3.85% over 24 hours. FX: EUR/USD 1.1130 was little changed from the prior ECB fixing; USD/JPY 158.06 rose 0.06% from the prior ECB fixing. Commodities: the GLD ETF $368.57 fell 1.32% from the prior close and the USO ETF $168.19 rose 0.97% from the prior close.

Today's US calendar

Data was unavailable for this edition: there are no scheduled US macro releases or high‑importance events listed for today in the calendar feed. The edition shows zero upcoming US macro items, earnings or central‑bank events for the session; any intraday releases would be added in later updates when available.

Stories to watch

European Central Bank published the Results of the ECB Survey of Professional Forecasters for the fourth quarter of 2026 (press release). SEC EDGAR posted Amazon’s Form 10‑Q quarterly report. SEC EDGAR posted Amazon’s Form 8‑K on Results of Operations and Financial Condition. cnbc.com published an article on Nasdaq futures moves and a major crypto hack affecting markets. CoinDesk reported that Strategy CFO Andrew Kang resigned as the company posted record operating profit. SEC EDGAR filed Meta Platforms’ Form 8‑K for an Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. CoinDesk ran live updates reporting that Binance found more breaches in a $6.3 billion hack. CoinDesk reported a Binance hacker dumped a little‑known 2017 token and it crashed 90%. CoinDesk reported a selloff in Bitcoin, ether and XRP wiped out $1.5 billion in leveraged crypto bets. cnbc.com published an article reporting Amazon fell 7% and Intel plunged 25% in premarket trading.

• Results of the ECB Survey of Professional Forecasters for the fourth quarter of 2026 — European Central Bank, Oct 30, 09:00 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

What matters next

Coming up, several corporate and policy items are scheduled: BRK.A Q3 2026 earnings is scheduled for Mon Nov 2 (EPS estimate 9253.77), AES Q3 2026 earnings is scheduled for Mon Nov 2 (EPS estimate 0.74) and FOXA Q1 2027 earnings is scheduled for Mon Nov 2 (before the open; EPS estimate 2.13). The Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report is scheduled for Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC, and US Employment Situation is scheduled for Fri Nov 6, 13:30 UTC; major US inflation and retail reports are scheduled in the weeks ahead, including Consumer Price Index on Tue Nov 10, 13:30 UTC and Retail sales on Tue Nov 17.

• 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

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
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• European Central Bank (primary source) — Results of the ECB Survey of Professional Forecasters for the fourth quarter of 2026
• SEC EDGAR (primary source) — Amazon files Form 10-Q: quarterly report
• cnbc.com (secondary source) — Tech scare trade hits Nasdaq futures while crypto reels from its biggest-ever hack
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — Strategy CFO Andrew Kang resigns as company posts record operating profit

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