🎃 AlphaBriefing: Morning Intel — The Calm Before the Catalyst ⚡

Friday, October 31, 2025
Halloween on Wall Street: where monsters wear tickers and the ghosts of bubbles past still haunt the charts.

1️⃣ MARKET SITUATION REPORT

This Halloween morning, global markets are creeping higher — but not without goosebumps.

• S&P 500 Futures: +0.6% Nasdaq 100: +1.1% Dow Futures: +0.3%
• 10-Year Treasury: 4.38% — easing slightly, but yields remain the monster under the bed.
• WTI Crude: $82 /bbl as geopolitical tensions simmer like a witch’s brew.

The Trump–Xi Busan handshake conjured a fragile calm: China reopens soybean and rare-earth imports, the U.S. promises energy and chip exports. A truce, yes — but even truce deals can turn into trick-or-treats for traders.

AlphaBriefing View:
Markets are costumed as calm, but volatility is hiding behind the mask. Expect intraday reversals as volume thins into the weekend.

2️⃣ SECTOR INTEL — ROTATION WATCH 👻

• AI / Tech: Meta’s 11% plunge was the jump-scare of the week. Nvidia wobbles near record highs, Palantir (PLTR) drifts before its Nov 3 earnings reveal.
• Energy / Nuclear: CCJ, CEG, and SMR consolidating — quiet before another possible breakout.
• Ag / Trade: Deere (DE) and ADM rise from the crypt on soybean revival hopes.
• Defense / Infra: Steady as ever — investors keeping these sectors close like garlic and silver bullets.

AlphaBriefing Take:
This rotation feels like a séance — capital leaving speculative hype and materializing in hard assets and real cash flow.

3️⃣ ALPHABRIEFING ANALYSIS 🧠🕯️

Meta’s collapse marked the end of the “AI mania” chapter. The next act is the reckoning: investors demanding proof of profit.

Amazon and Apple thrived because they sell realities, not dreams. Palantir sits at the crossroads — half oracle, half question mark. Monday’s earnings will tell if it’s a trick or a treat.

Meanwhile, the U.S.–China détente is temporary moonlight. Underneath, the geopolitical cauldron still boils: compute sovereignty, energy independence, and rare-earth control.

Operational Playbook:

• Trade with precision — and silver stakes ready.
• Keep leverage light through the spooky season.
• Focus on real assets and cash-flow stability.

4️⃣ PREMIUM INTEL — ALPHA PLAYS FOR NOVEMBER 💼🎃

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