CRYPTO MARKET OVERVIEW – W44/2026

S&P 500 −0.5%, Nasdaq −0.7%, Dow +0.4% (third weekly gain). Meta’s earnings and Lam Research’s outlook revived worries about AI spending. Brent rose 6.2% to $116.7 after Houthi attacks on Saudi oil sites. Gold fell 4.1% to $4,008. Bitcoin is at $80,038 (−2.5% over 7 days), sitting right on support at $79.8K. Spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $635M on Oct 22, the biggest one-day outflow since June.