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Wall Street opened higher after e-minis rose (Nasdaq 100 +0.6%, Reuters 6:35 PM IST) as Anthropic made its IPO filing public; Nvidia +2.2% and Tesla +5.3% early, but Meta fell 1.6% on its $35B stock sale (StockAnalysis). Gold holds about $4,024 (+0.7%, FXStreet) and WTI near $101 on Iran mediation. Bitcoin slipped back under $80,000 (about $79,600). Plan levels are unchanged; no trade has an edge before FOMC (Wed 11:30 PM IST).

Research as of Mon 26 Oct 2026, 7:20 PM IST All times IST · 0.5% risk per trade Only news with a verified market reaction

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Bottom line

Strongest bullish candidate
No clean bull setup. Tech opened firmer on AI news, but US100 needs FOMC and Microsoft/Alphabet results first. WTI keeps a war premium but has lost about 2% on de-escalation headlines.
Strongest bearish candidate
XAUUSD: about $4,016, below $4,100 resistance; the post-FOMC sell on a failed retest of $3,975 stands (1.4R / 2.0R).
Greatest event risk
Wednesday stacks AU CPI, RBNZ, UK Budget, BoC and FOMC; Microsoft and Alphabet report right after (Thu ~1:30 AM IST).
Most important catalyst
FOMC decision Wed 28 Oct 11:30 PM IST, plus Warsh's press conference at 12:00 AM IST.
Monitor, don't chase
Gold: a failed retest of $3,975 after FOMC (1.4R / 2.0R). USD/JPY: a rejection at 157.20-157.50 after the BoJ (1.2R / 2.4R). BTC: a daily close below $79,146.
Is there an edge right now?
Yes. No setup currently justifies risk before Wednesday's events. Every active idea is conditional and post-event.
Next scheduled catalyst
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