According to @StockMKTNewz, roughly 20 trillion dollars of stocks by market capitalization are scheduled to report earnings this week, concentrating macro and earnings catalysts into a narrow window, source: @StockMKTNewz on X, Oct 26, 2025. The same source flags two additional watch items framed as questions rather than confirmed events: a possible FOMC rate cut led by Chair Jerome Powell and a possible meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, source: @StockMKTNewz on X, Oct 26, 2025. For trading, clustered mega-cap earnings and policy headlines frequently elevate short-term volatility and cross-asset correlation that spill into crypto majors BTC and ETH, a pattern documented around FOMC announcement days and earnings windows, source: Federal Reserve FOMC statements archive; Cboe volatility studies. A practical approach is to manage event risk with options hedges and tighter crypto leverage, as liquidity and dollar-path surprises around FOMC can move CME Bitcoin and Ether derivatives and spot markets, source: CME Group Bitcoin and Ether derivatives activity; Federal Reserve FOMC communications; @StockMKTNewz on X, Oct 26, 2025.

According to @charliebilello, with 10% of S&P 500 companies reported, trailing twelve-month operating earnings are expected to reach another record high, up 10% year over year, signaling stronger aggregate profitability for the index (source: @charliebilello on X, Oct 19, 2025). According to @charliebilello, the update references $SPX and includes a video briefing for additional context on the earnings trajectory and expectations (source: @charliebilello on X and YouTube, Oct 19, 2025).