🇬🇧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.

🌐💻 IBM – Rips to Record Highs As Quantum + AMD FPGA Milestone Sparks Breakout

⬆️ IBM surged +7.8% to record highs after unveiling a real-time quantum error-correction algorithm running on an off-the-shelf AMD FPGA, about 10× faster than required. The early milestone accelerates its path to a fault-tolerant “Starling” system by 2029, boosting sentiment after strong Q3 results and upbeat AI–cloud demand.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• Quantum catalyst: Real-time error correction validated on AMD hardware. ⚛️

• Ahead of schedule: Delivered one year early on IBM’s 2029 roadmap. ⏩

• Tailwind: Q3 revenue $16.3B (+9% y/y); outlook raised; Street PTs higher. 📊📈

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📊 Daily Gain: +7.88%
📍 Resistance: 310 → 320
📍 Support: 294.80 → 276.00

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⚠️ Momentum Watch:
Holding above 294.8 keeps bulls in control to 320; a drop warns of a gap-fill to 276.

🇺🇸5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ S&P 500 – Climbs to Fresh Record Highs on Soft CPI & Strong Earnings

⬆️ US500 closed at a record high as softer CPI (+0.3% vs +0.4% est.) and strong Q3 earnings fueled rate-cut bets ahead of the Oct 28–29 Fed meeting. Tech and industrials led gains, with IBM, AMD, and Intel surging.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• Inflation Relief: CPI +0.3% m/m vs +0.4% expected; annual rate steady at 3.0%. 📊📈

• Markets price two more 25bps Fed cuts this year. 🇺🇸✂️✂️

• 87% of S&P firms beat EPS; Q3 earnings +10.4% y/y. 📊🦾

• Gains spread beyond AI—Ford +12%, IBM +7.9%, Intel +6%. 🌐📈

• 10Y yield steady near 3.99%, USD flat, oil and gold softer. 💰🛢🥇

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📊 Daily Gain: +0.79%
📍 Resistance: 6,800 → 6,850
📍 Support: 6,750 → 6,630

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⚠️ Momentum Watch:
Above 6,800 opens 6,850; holding 6,750 keeps momentum strong—below 6,630 signals profit-taking.

𝓕🔵🚘 Ford (F) – Pops to 52-Week High on Q3 Earnings Beat and Tariff Relief

⬆️ Ford surged +12.16% after topping Q3 forecasts with EPS $0.45 vs $0.36 and revenue $50.5B (+9% YoY). Strong truck/SUV demand and tariff relief offset a short-term hit from the Novelis plant fire, marking its biggest one-day gain since March 2020 and a new 52-week high.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• Gasoline & hybrid sales outperformed in Ford Blue/Pro. 📊📈

• FY25 EBIT trimmed to $6.0–$6.5B but recovery eyed 2026. 🆕📈

• U.S. tariff credits to save up to $1B. 🇺🇸⚖️📉

• Plans to boost F-150 and Super Duty production by 50,000 units next year and hire 1,000 workers to offset supply losses. 🏭📈

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📊 Daily Gain: +12.16%
📍 Resistance: 14.50 → 15.30
📍 Support: 12.70 → 11.40

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⚠️ Momentum Watch:
Gap-and-go through 12.70 puts bulls in control. Holding above, opens 14.50. Failure risks 11.41 (gap backfill zone) fade .

🇦🇺🇺🇸 AUD/USD – Lifts on US-China Trade Optimism & Hawkish RBA Tone; Tests 0.6550 Resistance

⬆️ The Australian Dollar gained +0.7% for a 2nd day, climbing above 0.6550 as RBA Governor Bullock said policy remains “a little tight” and that rates “may not come down as far as others.” Progress in US–China trade talks and softer US CPI also fueled risk appetite.

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🧠 What’s Driving the Move?

• RBA Hawkish Tilt: Bullock highlighted a strong labor market and steady inflation, adding that the RBA policy stance remains mildly restrictive. 🇦🇺🗣🦅

• Rate-cut odds trimmed to 25% for Nov. 🇺🇸✂️

• Trade optimism lifts China-proxy AUD. 🇺🇸🪧🇨🇳

• Soft USD on weak CPI, firm Fed-cut bets. 💵📉

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📊 Daily Gain: +0.70%
📍 Resistance: 0.6620 → 0.6680
📍 Support: 0.6520 → 0.6480

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⚠️ Momentum Watch:
Break above 0.6510 confirms bullish bias; holding 0.6540 keeps upside toward 0.6620.