Hawkish Fed cut sends mixed signals to markets

Welcome back everyone to Stock Market Weekly Episode #806 for Friday, October 31, 2025 where we will be breaking down the most important trends, price action, and noteworthy moves across financial markets.

As always, we will share extensive analytics on the S&P500 (SPX), Nasdaq 100 (NDX), Russell 2000 (RUT), and current volatility environments.

Markets covered

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Stocks covered

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In this week’s episode

• 0:00 Introduction – key events from this week’s trading
• 0:34 Index returns, sector analysis, and market breadth
• 3:22 Major indices price action analysis (SPY, QQQ, IWM)
• 5:10 VIX volatility concerns and dollar index strength
• 6:24 10-year Treasury yields back above 4%
• 7:46 Sector performance and market breadth indicators
• 8:42 52-week highs vs lows analysis
• 10:06 Real estate and materials sector breakdown
• 10:49 Bitcoin range analysis
• 11:39 Trading systems review: Galahad long-term model
• 12:49 Short-term trading model and Quant Rockets highlights
• 13:10 Tesla trade setup and momentum plays
• 14:14 CRDO and LIIT momentum signals
• 15:15 Black Friday sale announcement and trial offer
• 15:45 S&P 500 and QQQ chart analysis
• 17:04 Russell 2000 sideways action
• 18:23 VIX, Treasury bonds, and gold analysis
• 19:04 MAG 7 stock analysis: Microsoft double top
• 20:01 NVIDIA breakout and Google strength
• 21:16 Apple, Tesla, and Meta earnings review
• 22:02 Amazon all-time highs
• 22:26 MAG 7 one-year performance comparison
• 23:17 Semiconductor sector strength and market outlook
• 24:04 Closing thoughts and member updates

We hope that you enjoyed this week’s episode, and look forward to having you back next week!