🇺🇸🇯🇵 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.

🎬🍿 NETFLIX – Tumbles 10% After Brazil Tax Hit Overshadows Strong Revenue Growth

⬇️ NFLX plunged after Q3 earnings missed forecasts despite 17% YoY revenue growth to $11.51B, as a $619M Brazil tax charge slashed margins to 28.2% (vs 31.5% est.) and cut EPS to $5.87 (vs $6.96). The drop snapped a 3-day rally and pushed shares toward $1,110 support.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• $619M Brazil levy erased profit gains🇧🇷📉

• Ad revenue hit record highs, doubling pace for 2025 📊📈

• AI & live growth: Expansion into live sports (Canelo vs. Crawford) and AI-assisted production highlight long-term innovation focus. 🤖🔴⏯️

• Investors wary of slower margin recovery 🤔📉

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📊 Daily Loss: -10.07%
📍 Resistance: 1,150 → 1,240
📍 Support: 1,110 → 1,060

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⚠️ Momentum Watch:
Below $1,110 opens 1,058 downside; recovery depends on ad growth and Brazil tax clarity.

🛢WTI CRUDE OIL – Pops +3.4% on Russia Sanctions; Reclaims $60 and Tests Overhead Supply

⬆️ USOIL jumps +3.4% after the U.S. sanctioned Russia’s top oil firms (Rosneft, Lukoil), stoking supply-risk premiums. A surprise EIA crude draw added fuel. The big question: will China/India step back or route around sanctions? Enforcement will dictate how durable this spike is.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• Sanctions shock: Targeting Russia’s two largest producers tightens perceived supply and raises transaction/insurance frictions. 🇺🇸🚫🇷🇺

• Inventory draw: EIA shows unexpected U.S. stock decline, hinting at firmer demand. 🇺🇸🛢📉

• Macro headwinds: Stronger USD and OPEC+ output still cap gains. 💵📈

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📊 Daily Gain: +3.4%
📍 Resistance: 65.20 → 70.29
📍 Support: 57.10 → 53.70

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⚠️ Momentum Watch:
Holding above 60.68 opens 65.20; failure risks 57.20 retest. High volatility ahead as sanction waivers or EU follow-ups could shift sentiment fast.

🇭🇰5️⃣0️⃣ HANG SENG – Rebounds +1.6% as Traders Eye Beijing Plenum and U.S.-China Trade Talks

⬆️ HK50 rises +1.6%, snapping a two-day slide as sentiment improved ahead of China’s Fourth Plenum and renewed U.S.-China trade dialogue in Malaysia. Financials and consumer stocks led gains, lifting the index off 25,000 support.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• Policy optimism before Beijing’s five-year plan outline. 🇨🇳📝

• Trade thaw hopes as Vice Premier He Lifeng meets U.S. officials. 🇨🇳🤝🇺🇸

• Sector rotation: banks & property gain, tech eases. 💻📉🏦📈

• Top gainers: Meituan +4.6%, Sands +4.3%, Alibaba +1.5% 📊

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📊 Daily Gain: +1.60%
📍 Resistance: 27,250 → 27,880
📍 Support: 25,010 → 24,240

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⚠️ Momentum Watch:
A close above 26,000 eyes 27,250; below 25,000 risks 24,230 as tone hinges on plenum cues & Fed outlook.

🇺🇸✈️ AMERICAN AIRLINES – Pops +5.6% on Raised Profit Outlook and Premium Demand Momentum

⬆️ AAL rallied +5.62% after a smaller Q3 loss (−$0.17 vs −$0.28 est) and upgraded FY25 EPS ($0.65–$0.95) on stronger premium revenue. The carrier’s high-margin travel and loyalty business outperformed for a 3rd straight quarter, lifting shares above 12.50 resistance.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• Earnings beat: Q3 rev $13.69B, above consensus. 📊📈

• Guidance raised: FY25 EPS $0.65–$0.95; Q4 $0.45–$0.75. 🔎📊

• Premium revenue outpaced main cabin; Driven by high-margin travel and loyalty programs.💺 📈

• Costs: Fuel CASM −6% YoY; liquidity $10.3B. ⚙️🤖

• Strategic upgrades: Launch of high-speed Wi-Fi and enhanced in-flight offerings, with loyalty members getting free access from Jan '26. 🛠📈

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📊 Daily Gain: +5.62%
📍 Resistance: 13.50 → 14.50
📍 Support: 12.50 → 11.50

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⚠️ Momentum Alert:
Above 12.50 keeps bull bias alive; below 12.50 risks pullback to 11.50.

🎰🌵 LAS VEGAS SANDS – Soars +12.39% on Strong Singapore & Macau Results; Dividend Boost Ignites Rally

⬆️ LVS surged +12.39% after Q3 results crushed forecasts, led by record Marina Bay Sands and a solid Macau rebound. It marked the stock’s biggest one-day gain since 2022, as management raised dividends and doubled its $2B buyback.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• EPS $0.78 vs $0.62 est; Revenue $3.33B (+24% YoY). 📊📈

• Singapore +56% to $1.44B; Macau +7.6% to $1.91B. 🇸🇬🇲🇴📈

• Shareholder Rewards: Quarterly dividend lifted to $0.30/share (from $0.25); buyback doubled to $2B. 💰📈

• Adj. EBITDA +35% YoY to $1.34B. 📊📈

• Analysts lift PTs to $63–$66 range. 🏦📈

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📊 Daily Gain: +5.62%
📍 Resistance: 57.70 → 59.80
🔻 Support: 55.30 → 46.50

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⚠️ Momentum Alert:
LVS extends a 4-day rally, clearing 55.25 with strength. Above 57.70 targets 60.90; below 55 risks pullback.