ASML announces Q3 financial results, posting a net profit of 4.96 billion euros, slightly exceeding market expectations.

Mark Newton, an analyst at Tom Lee’s fund, said in an interview that global stock markets will consolidate in the short term before a stronger rally. Global equities will see robust performance from November to April, and a weaker U.S. dollar will also benefit emerging markets. Newton noted that “now is not the time to panic,” adding that the pullback between late October and November could create the best buying opportunity of this cycle.

According to Bitget market data, South Korea’s KOSPI index turned negative, erasing its earlier 2.6% gain in morning trading. Among heavyweight stocks, SK Hynix fell 1.66%.

According to TradingBeats monitoring, against the backdrop of widespread market expectations that the Fed will pause interest rate hikes in October, cross-market trader greater-fools is still increasing its bearish bets on Bitcoin (BTC). The account has cumulatively invested around $4,381 since yesterday, adding two new bearish BTC predictions in the prediction market: - "BTC will fall to $65,000 by the end of the year" (Yes): Added around 11,000 contracts, invested about $2,639; current total position stands at roughly 136,100 contracts, with an implied probability of around 22.5% and a position value of approximately $30,600. - "BTC will fall to $70,000 by the end of the year" (Yes): Added 4,510 contracts, invested about $1,742; current total position is around 55,800 contracts, with an implied probability of roughly 35.5% and a position value of about $19,800. Meanwhile, the account still holds 26.97 BTC short positions on Hyperliquid, with a notional value of around $2.2528 million, an average entry price of roughly $69,962, and is currently facing an unrealized loss of approximately $365,200. After the release of U.S. September CPI data tonight, if inflation comes in higher than expected and prompts the market to reprice the monetary tightening path, this could become a short-term pressure factor for BTC.

According to Nomura, since March 30, 10 U.S. stocks have driven 70% of the S&P 500’s total gain. Nvidia was the largest contributor, accounting for 13% of the index’s rise, or +3 percentage points. Next were Micron, Apple (AAPL), and Microsoft, each contributing 9% of the S&P 500’s gain, or +2 percentage points apiece. AMD and Alphabet (GOOGL) followed with return contributions of 8% and 7% respectively. Meanwhile, the remaining 490 stocks made up just 30% of the S&P 500’s gain since March 30, adding +7 percentage points.

A whale who bought 257,928 $HYPE at just $3.5 each 2 years ago sold another 100,276 $HYPE ($8.17M) 6 hours ago to take profits.

According to the Associated Press, U.S. House Democrats are preparing to launch a 100-day agenda if they win a majority in the midterm elections, focusing on Trump-era tariffs, healthcare (including restoring Affordable Care Act tax credits and reversing Medicaid cuts), and government oversight. They also plan to push forward a War Powers Resolution to pressure the Trump administration on Iran-related issues.