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🕐 Market Recap | Tuesday, Oct 21, 2025
Amazon fuels gains while Google drags tech lower — mixed signals ahead of earnings.

🔹 Key Movers
• AMZN $Amazon (AMZN.US)$ 🔼 +2.61 % — Leading the pack after strong retail sales data and optimism around Q4 consumer spending.
• AAPL $Apple (AAPL.US)$ 🔼 +0.54 % — Modest uptick; traders eyeing potential new product announcements next month.
• SPX $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ 🔼 +0.15 % — Index treads water as mixed tech performance offsets strength in consumer names.
• TSLA $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ 🔼 +0.08 % — Quiet consolidation day ahead of earnings; RSI neutral near 47.
• META $Meta Platforms (META.US)$ 🔼 +0.03 % — Flat after early gains fade; traders cautious before digital ad data release.
• MSFT $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$ 🔻 −0.20 % — Slight pullback as investors rotate toward retail and energy.
• NVDA $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ 🔻 −0.22 % — Light profit-taking after yesterday’s rebound; AI momentum cooling short term.
• VIX $CBOE Volatility S&P 500 Index (.VIX.US)$ 🔻 −2.63 % — Volatility dips again, showing market still in a calm, wait-and-see mode.
• GOOGL $Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$ 🔻 −3.13 % — Big drag on the market after reports of regulatory scrutiny over ad pricing algorithms.

💬 Market Insight
Markets are split today — Amazon’s surge helped lift sentiment, but Alphabet’s sharp drop weighed heavily on tech indices. The S&P 500 remains range-bound ahead of a busy week for mega-cap earnings.
With volatility subdued and RSI readings neutral across most names, traders appear to be positioning for short-term catalysts rather than broad directional moves.

📅 Earnings Watch
• Tesla and Microsoft kick off the “Magnificent 7” earnings week.
• Meta and Alphabet follow — expect major market swings.