🛢 USOIL – Slips 1.00% Sub $57.0 as Oversupply Fears Deepen and Trade Tensions Weigh

⬇️ WTI crude oil remains under pressure, hovering near 6-month lows amid growing OPEC+ oversupply expectations and weaker global demand signals. Investors are also cautious ahead of renewed U.S.–China trade talks, with rising tariffs threatening to curb energy consumption.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• OPEC+ surplus risk: IEA sees larger surplus as members incl. Russia lift output. 🛢🇷🇺📈

• Trade headwinds: U.S.–China friction and port/tariff fees cloud flows.🇺🇸🇨🇳

• India–Russia: Indian refiners plan ~20% more Russian crude in Oct despite U.S. pressure. 🇮🇳🇷🇺

• Risk tone: Cooler Mideast tensions and weak U.S. rig data offer only modest support. 🇮🇱

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📊 Daily Loss: -1.00%
📍 Resistance: 51.20 → 60.70
📍 Support: 53.70 → 52.10


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⚠️ Momentum Watch:
Below $57 keeps trend down; close under 53.70 targets 50. Reclaiming 60.68 needed to turn near-term bullish.

🅾️ ORCL – Slumps 6.9% to 291.3 as Long-Term Guidance Triggers Profit-Taking and Margin Fears

⬇️ Oracle tumbled −6.93% after management’s long-term outlook drew skepticism, despite bullish AI ambitions. The company raised its AI cloud revenue forecast to $166B by FY2030, but investors focused on rising capex and slower expected EPS growth, prompting broad profit-taking after a strong YTD rally.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• Heavy AI infrastructure spend tightens free cash flow 💸🤏

• Analysts lift targets ($331–$400) but flag weak legacy growth 🏦📈

• $500B backlog, yet data-center scaling still lags 🗃📉

• Margin-compression fears trigger sentiment shift 💰🔒

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📊 Daily Loss: -6.93%
📍 Resistance: 328.30 → 350.00
🔻 Support: 284.20 → 256.40


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⚠️ Momentum Alert:
ORCL breaks snapped a 2-day consecutive rise. Failure to hold 284–281 risk 256.40 extended losses. Recovery above 300 reopens 328.40

🇩🇪4️⃣0️⃣ DE40 – Bounces 1.2% to 24,260 as Tariff Hopes and Defense Stocks Lift Sentiment

⬆️ The DAX rebounded +1.23% sharply, snapping a 4-day losing streak as investor optimism returned following easing U.S. banking fears and signs of thawing U.S.–China trade relations. Defense, banking, and semiconductor sectors led the recovery.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• Tariff optimism: President Trump hinted at potential tariff reductions if Beijing offers new concessions, boosting trade-exposed stocks. 🇺🇸🇨🇳

• Sector rebound: Defense names Renk (+5.2%), Hensoldt (+4.3%), and Rheinmetall (+3.9%) led gains, alongside Commerzbank (+2.5%) and Infineon (+2.4%). 🛡🏦📈

• Sentiment recovery: Easing concerns about U.S. regional banks supported risk appetite across European equities. 🇺🇸🇪🇺

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📊 Daily Gain: +1.20%
📍 Resistance: 24,630 → 24,800
📍 Support: 23,390

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⚠️ Momentum Watch:
A close above 24,630 opens 24,800, while a drop below risks 23,390.

🍏🖥📱 AAPL – Breaks Out to New Record High on iPhone 17 Strength

⬆️ Apple popped +3.94% to a fresh $264.38 ATH and a new record close after data pointed to a robust iPhone 17 launch and multiple analyst upgrades.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• iPhone 17 launch outperforms: First 10 days of sales running ~+14% vs. iPhone 16 in the US & China (base model leading in CN; Pro Max strongest in US). 📱1️⃣7️⃣📈

• Upgrades & targets: Loop Capital → Buy, PT $315; Evercore ISI → Tactical Outperform citing upside into December quarter. 🏦📈

• Mega-cap tailwind: Market rebound plus Apple reclaiming #2 global market cap (~$3.9T). 🥈

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📊 Daily Gain: +.394%
📍 Resistance: 270.00 → 280.00
🔻 Support: 258.20 →245.20

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⚠️ Momentum Watch:
Breakout above 258.20 opens 270. A failed retest back below 258 risks a 245 - 240 pullback .

🎬🍿NFLX – Pops +3.27% Ahead of Q3; Breaks 1,230 resistance

Netflix climbed +3.27% for a 2nd straight session and cleared 1,230, as upbeat analyst chatter rolled in ahead of tomorrow’s earnings.

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🧠 What’s driving the move?

• Earnings setup (Oct 21): Street looks for EPS ~$6.96 on revenue ~$11.51B (+17% y/y). 📊

• Ad-tier momentum: ad-supported MAUs ~94M (Sept) and viewed as higher-margin; password-sharing crackdown still tailwind. 📣📈

• Subs optimism: several desks see >6M net adds vs ~5.6M consensus; focus on ads, pricing, and live/content cadence. 📊💲📈

• Fresh votes of confidence: recent reiterations and PTs (e.g., ~$1.39k–$1.50k range) keep sentiment firm into the print. 🗳

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📊 Daily Gain: +3.27%
📍 Resistance: 1,260 → 1,270
📍 Support: 1,228 →1,150

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⚠️ Momentum Watch:
• Holding above 1,228 keeps bulls in control. A close above 1,263 opens 1,339–1,350. A post-print fade back below 1,228 risks 1,153.

🇺🇸🇯🇵 USD/JPY – Yen Weakens as Takaichi Takes Office; Dollar Firms Above 151.70

⬆️ The Gopher rises +0.65%, reclaiming the 151.70 handle after Japan’s parliament confirmed Sanae Takaichi as the nation’s first female prime minister.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• Political shift: Takaichi’s win signals fiscal stimulus and Abenomics continuity, weighing on the yen. 🇯🇵⚖️📉

• Cabinet pick: Finance Minister Katayama’s stronger-yen stance offered only brief support. 👩🏻‍⚖️🏛💴📈

• Dollar demand: Broader USD strength returned as U.S. credit risks eased and traders priced in an Oct 29 Fed cut.💵📈

• Yield gap: With BoJ likely on hold, rate differentials still favor the dollar.💵🇯🇵📈

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📊 Daily Gain: +0.65%
📍 Resistance: 153.00 → 155.10
📍 Support: 147.00 → 146.50

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⚠️ Momentum Watch:
Bulls eye a retest of 153.00, while bears will look for fades below 150.80 as political clarity meets global rate divergence.

🥤𝒸𝑜𝒸𝒶𝒸𝑜𝓁𝒶 KO – Pops 4% on Strong Earnings Beat and Africa Unit Sale

⬆️ Coca-Cola climbed +4.06% for a 4th straight session, breaking $70.70 after topping Q3 forecasts and announcing a $2.6B sale of its Africa bottling stake to Coca-Cola HBC.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• EPS $0.82 vs $0.78 est, revenue $12.46B (+5% y/y) — marking its 21st straight quarterly beat. 📊📈

• Organic revenue +6%, margin up to 32%.🏷📈

• Coke Zero +14% growth offsets Asia weakness.🥤0️⃣📈

• Africa stake sale streamlines ops, fuels digital growth.🥤🌍💸🏦

• FY 2025 outlook: rev +5–6%, EPS +3%, CEO confident in pricing discipline. 📊

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📊 Daily Gain: +4.06%
📍 Resistance: 71.70 → 72.30
📍 Support: 70.70 → 66.80

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⚠️ Momentum Watch:
Above 71.00 targets 72.30; below 70.70 risks 68.50–67.00.

🚘 GM – Surges 15% to 3-Year High on Tariff Relief & Raised Guidance

⬆️ General Motors jumped +14.9% to a 3-year peak after lifting its 2025 EBIT outlook to $12B–$13B and securing tariff credits through 2030 — its best day since 2020, breaking above $65.70 resistance.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• Tariff boost: Trump’s extension of tariff offsets cuts GM’s hit to $3.5–$4.5B.
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• Earnings beat: EPS $2.80 vs $2.31 est; revenue $48.6B. 📊📈

• Outlook raised: Truck/SUV strength offsets EV slowdown. 🔎📊📈

• Efficiency gains: Dealer stock -16%, solid production despite $1.1B tariff and $1.6B EV charge. ⚙️⚡️

• Analyst sentiment: Wedbush, JPMorgan, and Evercore upgraded price targets, calling outlook “bullish and disciplined.” 🏦📈

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📊 Daily Gain: +14.86%
📍 Resistance: 70.00.
📍 Support: 65.70 → 61.30c

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⚠️ Momentum Watch:
Above 65.70 confirms trend toward 70.00; under 65.00 may spark profit-taking.

🥇 GOLD – Slumps Below $4,100 as Profit-Taking and Trade Optimism Hit Safe-Haven Demand

⬇️ XAU/USD extended losses below $4,100 after Tuesday’s 5% plunge — its steepest since 2020 — as traders took profits from record highs. The retreat follows easing U.S.–China trade tensions and a firmer U.S. Dollar, with improved risk appetite dampening safe-haven flows.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• Profit-taking: Funds cut exposure after a 60% YTD rally. 💸📉

• Risk sentiment: Trump–Xi summit hopes reduced haven demand. 🇺🇸🇨🇳✅

• Dollar strength: Modest rebound pressured bullion. 💵📈

• Fed outlook: Two cuts still priced by year-end🇺🇸✂️✂️

• Geopolitics: Long-term support from central-bank buying.🏦⏳📈

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📊 Daily Loss: -2.20%
📍 Resistance: 4,100 → 4,400
📍 Support: 3,900 → 3,800

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⚠️ Momentum Watch:
Holding above 4,000 keeps the long-term uptrend intact. A close below 4,000 opens 3,900; recovery above 4,160–4,200 revives 4,400.

🇬🇧1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ FTSE 100 – Rises on Soft UK Inflation, Barclays Surge, and Gold Miner Rebound

⬆️The FTSE 100 (UK100) climbs above 9,500 after softer UK inflation boosted BoE rate-cut hopes and weakened GBP, aiding exporters. Banking and mining stocks led gains, keeping the index within 1% of record highs.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• CPI steady at 3.8% YoY (vs 4.0%) and core CPI at 3.5%, lifting rate-cut bets. 🇬🇧📊➖

• GBP slid 0.5%, boosting FTSE multinationals. 💷📉

• Barclays +4.4% on £500M buyback and raised 2025 targets. 💳📈

• Gold miners rebounded as gold held above $4,100. 🥇👷 📈

• Softer inflation and easing trade tensions supported sentiment.🌐

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📊 Daily Gain: +1.00%
📍 Resistance: 9,560 → 9,600
📍 Support: 9,380 → 9,340

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⚠️ Momentum Watch: Above 9,565 opens 9,600; under 9,400 risks pullback to 9,340. Traders eye BoE tone & Friday’s US CPI.

🟦🔬 INTUITIVE SURGICAL – Pops 13.89% on Blowout Q3 and Strong Da Vinci 5 Uptake

⬆️ Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) ripped +13.89% higher after a top- and bottom-line beat, powered by accelerating da Vinci 5 placements, robust procedure growth, and a lighter-than-feared tariff drag. Shares logged the best day since 2020, though an intraday push toward the mid-$540s stalled at resistance.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• Beat & raise: Q3 rev $2.51B (+23% YoY); EPS $2.40 > est.; margin ~30%. 📊📈

• Platform momentum: 427 systems (240 DV5); procedures +20%; Ion +52%; recurring ~85% of rev. 🤖🔬

• Guidance up: Procedure growth 17–17.5%; gross margin 67–67.5%. 📊📈

• Buybacks: $1.9B repurchased, boosting EPS and confidence. 💸

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📊 Daily Gain: +13.89%
📍 Resistance: 544.50 → 565.94
📍 Support: 452.30 → 429.60


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⚠️ Momentum Watch:
Above 544.50 opens 608.50; failure risks 452.30 gap fill. Medium-term bias bullish on DV5 adoption and procedure growth.