Global Indices & Fear & Greed Index

On October 19, Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell below 64,000, declining 2.20% intraday. South Korea's KOSPI index narrowed losses to 1.00% after earlier dropping over 3%.

KOSPI opened down 179.64 points (3.17%) at 5,488.41 on October 19, extending the previous week's 14%+ decline as US artificial intelligence investment concerns resurfaced. The drop followed Friday's US tech stock selloff triggered by credit risk concerns surrounding AI infrastructure firm

According to Seeking Alpha, Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett on October 19 shifted to a cautious stance, warning that market risks will increase over the next three to four weeks amid mounting economic, political, and credit pressures. Hartnett identified multiple destabilizing

South Korea's Kospi fell 1.54% to 5,580.56 in early trading on October 19, driven by selling in large-cap stocks after US technology and semiconductor shares declined. The benchmark index dropped 87.49 points from the previous session, extending losses shortly after the open before partially

South Korea's KOSPI index (benchmark equity index) narrowed its intraday decline to less than 1% on October 19.

According to PANews, the Nikkei 225 index opened down 595.90 points on October 19, falling 0.91% to close at 64,728.39 points.

US Stock Market News showed Nasdaq-100 futures added 0.4% on Sunday night as traders cautiously returned following last week's rout in artificial intelligence-linked shares, with Dow Jones Industrial Average futures ticking 0.2% higher (or 110 points) and S&P 500 futures gaining 0.2%. Stable oil

According to Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) data, the VIX surged above 22 on October 17, marking the first breach in four months, as artificial intelligence-related stocks experienced significant selling pressure. Large-scale call option trades indicate market participants are positioning

According to BlockBeats, on October 19, Ripple Prime, Ripple's institutional brokerage arm, launched perpetual swaps for real-world assets (RWA) covering over 100 reference markets including equities, indices, ETFs, metals, energy, and forex. The swaps are priced against perpetual contracts on

From 23:15 to 23:30 UTC on October 18, 2026, BTC rose 0.48% over the short term, trading between 81701.4 and 82158.3 USDT with an amplitude of 0.56%. It moved sideways in a narrow range amid a standoff between macro risk-hedging demand and expectations of tight monetary policy. The main driver of this move was a sharp escalation of tensions around the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East. The United States and Iran are at odds over control of the strait, three oil tankers caught fire, Houthi forc

US Stock Market News showed stocks rising on August 21, 2026 amid solid economic data, with the Nasdaq 100 halting a five-day drop and Bitcoin reaching around $77,000. The final stretch of a volatile week on Wall Street saw equities extend their August advance as US business activity grew at its

According to Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett, the BofA Bull/Bear Indicator has fallen below the alert threshold, ending a sell signal triggered on May 26. The index dropped from 8.1 to 7.4, though no buy signal has been issued yet. Hartnett noted that while the sell signal has

According to CNBC, about 70 S&P 500 companies will report Q3 results this week (October 18-22, U.S. local time). Tesla will report Q3 earnings after market close on October 21. LSEG estimates Tesla's EPS will decline 14.5% year-over-year, with revenue down about 1% from the same period last year.

U.S. stock index futures traded higher during early Asian session on October 18. S&P 500 futures gained 0.3%, while Nasdaq-100 futures advanced 0.6%.

US Stock Market News shows futures on the S&P 500 Index advanced on October 18, 2026, erasing earlier losses as traders prepared for a packed week of corporate earnings and Chinese economic data. The underlying S&P 500 gauge fell 1.1% Friday, capping its worst week since June. Oil edged lower amid h

According to Gate data, U.S. stock index futures opened steady on Monday, October 20.

The State Council Information Office will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 19, with National Bureau of Statistics Vice Director Mao Shengyong introducing China's economic performance for the first three quarters of 2026 and taking questions from

US Stock Market News indicates the market will be open on Monday, October 19, 2026, with no special trading holidays scheduled for October. The week of October 19–23 will be heavily driven by major large-cap quarterly earnings reports including META, Tesla, Netflix, American Airlines, and defense

In US Stock Market News today, artificial intelligence-related companies have reached unprecedented market dominance, with the top 10 stocks now representing approximately 39 percent of the S&P 500 according to RMIT economics professor Angel Zhong. This concentration far exceeds the dot-com bubble p