Weekly Brief

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Weekly Brief

Every market here fell as a record hack and tech worries hit

Crypto was rattled by a huge exchange theft, while stocks and gold slipped as central banks held firm and big tech results disappointed.

500

S&P 500 −0.5%

Oil −0.6%

100

Nasdaq 100 −1.8%

Bitcoin −2.2%

Ethereum −2.3%

Gold −2.6%

Biggest moverGold−2.6%

The biggest fall of the 6.

The tallyRose0 of 6Fell6 of 6

The waterline (0%) is where each market began the week: an orb above it rose, one below it fell, and its height on the scale is the size of the move. · Hover an orb for its weekTap an orb for its week

Market by market

What moved each one. Hyperliquid's prices: crypto from Monday 12:00 AM to the end of Sunday, UTC, stocks, gold and oil from Friday's close to Friday's close.

S&P 500Stock index−0.5%Close $7,589

The S&P 500 started well, up on Monday and Tuesday, then slid as central bank news and weak tech results piled up.

OilCommodity−0.6%Close $103.18

Oil gave back some of the week before's gain and slipped to the middle of its range, with most trading days up.

Nasdaq 100Stock index−1.8%Close $28,464

The Nasdaq 100 took the hardest hit from the tech results and the rate worries. Thursday was its worst day.

BitcoinCrypto−2.2%Close $78,326

Bitcoin fell with the Binance hack, even though it rose on most days of the week. One bad Thursday outweighed them.

EthereumCrypto−2.3%Close $2,275

Ethereum fell with bitcoin after the hack, and it closed below the whole range of the week before, which was also a down week.

GoldCommodityBiggest move−2.6%Close $3,890

Gold fell the most of the six. It had risen early in the week, then lost ground through the central bank news.

What moved markets

The week's biggest stories, and how each market took them.

Show quiet days4

Wed28 Oct
Wed 28 Oct
- CNBCFed holds rates, two officials wanted a hikeWanting a hike shows some officials worry more about prices than about growth. Keeping money expensive for longer usually weighs on tech stocks, and oil moved the other way.
- 2:00 PM EDTFOMC rate decisionIn the 24 hours after
  BTC0.0%
  ETH−0.2%
  S&P−0.5%
  NDX−1.3%
  Gold−0.8%
  Oil−0.7%
Markets that day
- BTC+0.5%
- ETH+0.4%
- S&P−0.1%
- NDX−0.6%
- Gold−0.2%
- Oil+1.7%
Thu29 Oct
Thu 29 Oct
- AxiosBinance freezes withdrawals after record hackWhen a big exchange freezes withdrawals, people worry about their coins and often pull back from crypto. Binance said it would cover all losses. Tech stocks and gold fell the same day.
- CNBCOil swings between peace hopes and strike fearsHopes of restarted talks pulled prices down, but worry about attacks after the midterms kept oil high. That tug of war can keep oil jumpy.
- 8:30 AM EDTUS PCE inflation (September)In the 24 hours after
  BTC−3.5%
  ETH−3.8%
  S&P−1.1%
  NDX−2.8%
  Gold−1.3%
  Oil+2.1%
- 9:15 AM EDTECB rate decisionIn the 24 hours after
  BTC−3.2%
  ETH−3.8%
  S&P−1.1%
  NDX−2.9%
  Gold−1.6%
  Oil+2.4%
Markets that day
- BTC−4.1%
- ETH−4.5%
- S&P−0.6%
- NDX−1.9%
- Gold−1.2%
- Oil+1.0%
Fri30 Oct
Fri 30 Oct
- 11:00 PM EDTBank of Japan decision and Outlook ReportIn the 24 hours after
  BTC0.0%
  ETH+1.6%
  S&P−0.7%
  NDX−1.0%
  Gold−2.8%
  Oil−0.2%
- Yahoo FinanceIntel and Amazon results hit tech sharesWeak results raised doubts that huge AI spending will pay off, and tech shares took the blow. Gold fell harder than stocks that day.
Markets that day
- BTC−0.8%
- ETH−0.4%
- S&P−1.1%
- NDX−1.8%
- Gold−3.0%
- Oil+0.3%

Bitcoin's chart, in plain words

The chart shows a market that is weak but not broken. This is context, not a forecast, since chart patterns alone have a poor record in crypto.

BitcoinLast week only · 4-hour candles · UTC−2.2%Close $78,326

Open: $80,109
High: $81,955
Low: $76,264
Close: $78,326

What the chart showedPick a point to see it on the chart.

The week after2 Nov to 8 Nov

The week ahead

Monday and Tuesday are crowded with company results, with token unlocks mixed in. Wednesday adds more results and a small XRP update, and Friday brings the US jobs report. Times are in your zone (EST).

The week's calendar

Every event this week in your time, with Polymarket's odds where traders bet on it. Press a day to see only that day.

Days

15 events

All week

15 to come

Mon 2 Nov

Tue 3 Nov

1/2

Wed 4 Nov

Fri 6 Nov

Already happened this week

Nothing has happened yet this week. Each event's result shows here once it is over.

Mon 2 Nov

Tue 3 Nov

Wed 4 Nov

Fri 6 Nov

One thing for this week

Let the first jump settle

Big releases often cause a sharp first move that fades within hours. Giving it time before judging it can keep you from reading too much into noise. A quiet stretch is not a signal either.

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