Amazon Misses Earnings as Nasdaq Futures Fall Today

Amazon missed earnings after the close, and Nasdaq futures fell overnight. Thursday's evening review still had the Nasdaq open; the cash close was 26,184.72, down 1.38 percent. Overnight Nasdaq-100 futures last printed about 1.5 to 2.4 percent lower, labeled overnight futures (CNBC TV18, Morningstar). US cash opens at 15:30 Cyprus (13:30 UTC).

The Setup: Seoul Chips Slide as Overnight Futures Fade

The S&P 500 closed 7,720.39 on Thursday, down 0.30 percent (Morningstar, CNBC, AP). Range 7,690.94 to 7,732.21. October 6's 7,818.93 record close remains unrepaired. Overnight S&P 500 futures last printed about 7,685, labeled overnight futures (GuruFocus 7,684.25; Investing.com 7,684.75), against Thursday's futures settle of 7,754.25. Overnight range 7,665.25 to 7,708.50. Thursday's cash low at 7,690.94 and Tuesday's 7,677.16 were both taken on that overnight futures low. The Nasdaq Composite closed 26,184.72, down 1.38 percent. The Dow closed 52,342.56, down 0.25 percent. South Korea's Kospi last printed about 5,633, down about 5.1 percent, labeled Friday session (Herald Business, Morningstar), a sharp move in world stocks. Japan's Nikkei last printed about 63,200, down about 2.2 percent, labeled Friday close. The Bank of Japan held the overnight call rate at 1.25 percent on an 8-1 vote and said underlying inflation is generally consistent with the 2 percent target for the first time since 2013 (Bank of Japan, CNBC). Governor Kazuo Ueda's press conference is at 08:30 Cyprus (06:30 UTC). S&P bullish trigger: a reclaim of Thursday's 7,720.39, then 7,732.21. Bearish trigger: a fade through the overnight futures low at 7,665.25.

Story of the Day: Amazon Misses as Cloud Accelerates

Amazon reported third-quarter sales of 201.9 billion dollars against about 202.2 billion expected, and earnings of 1.89 dollars a share against about 1.96 (CNBC TV18). Amazon Web Services rose 39.3 percent to 46.0 billion dollars, the fastest growth in nearly five years. Operating income hit a record 13.9 percent margin, while free cash flow printed a 42.4 billion dollar outflow. Fourth-quarter sales were guided to 240 to 247 billion dollars against about 244.5 billion. Shares last sat about 5 to 7 percent lower after hours. Intel guided fourth-quarter sales to 15 to 16 billion dollars against about 17 billion; shares last sat about 16 to 23 percent lower after hours (CNBC TV18). Scenarios to watch: a cash open that extends Thursday's spender split, or a contained open if AWS offsets the sales miss. None of this is a recommendation.

Oil Holds Above One Hundred Three Dollars

West Texas Intermediate last printed about 103.39 dollars (FT.com as of 05:57 BST October 30, range 102.43 to 104.99). Investing.com sat at 103.33, under 1 percent apart. Thursday's settle was about 102.87. The overnight high at 104.99 takes the evening reference at 103.55. Brent last printed about 110 to 112 dollars. Oil bullish trigger: a hold through 104.99. Bearish trigger: a slip through 102.43, then Thursday's 99.79 low.

Gold Tests Four Thousand Dollars

Spot gold last printed about 4,005 dollars (TradingView 4,004.515 as of October 30). GuruFocus sat at 4,001.8, under 1 percent apart. Tradoshi range 3,988.12 to 4,012.90. Thursday evening last printed about 4,016. The overnight low at 3,988 takes 4,004.50 and 3,999. The move is under the 2 percent bar. Gold bullish trigger: a reclaim of 4,013, then 4,100. Bearish trigger: a slip through 3,988.

Bitcoin Slides After a Binance Security Incident

Bitcoin last printed about 78,435 dollars (TradingView). CoinMarketCap sat about 78,350 to 78,550, under 1 percent apart. Thursday evening last printed about 80,818. The session printed below 77,000, taking the evening references at 79,614 then 79,370, then recovered. Binance said about 6.3 billion dollars of digital assets were impacted after an engineer laptop was compromised, with about 3 billion dollars frozen and Yi He saying the exchange will cover all losses. Ether last printed about 2,235 dollars. Prints labeled intraday. BTC bullish trigger: a reclaim of 80,818, then 82,700. Bearish trigger: a slip through 77,000.

What's Next: German GDP, US Wage Costs, Then the Cash Open

Germany's third-quarter flash GDP prints at 09:00 Cyprus (07:00 UTC), seen at about 0.1 percent after 0.3 percent. Eurozone flash GDP prints at 12:00 Cyprus (10:00 UTC), seen at 0.2 percent. Exxon Mobil and Chevron report at 13:00 Cyprus (11:00 UTC). The Employment Cost Index prints at 14:30 Cyprus (12:30 UTC), seen at 0.8 percent after 0.9 percent. US cash opens at 15:30 Cyprus (13:30 UTC). Germany's October flash CPI is at 15:00 Cyprus (13:00 UTC). Chicago PMI is at 15:45 Cyprus (13:45 UTC). Mary Daly and Alberto Musalem speak at 18:00 Cyprus (16:00 UTC). Docket: the calendar and the week ahead. Scenarios to watch: a hot Employment Cost Index that reprices December after Thursday's GDP and core PCE, or a contained wage print into a weaker Nasdaq open. None of this is a recommendation.

For live prices see the ThriveInMarkets homepage. None of the above is a recommendation to buy or sell any asset. US cash closes are Thursday, October 29, 2026. Overnight prints are Friday, October 30, 2026.