Crypto Weekly Briefing: Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026
Ethereum edges up 1.06% as SPY, QQQ slide over week
By AlphaScala Research DeskPublished Reviewing Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026 · outlook and calls for Nov 2–8, 2026
Ether rose 1.06% to $2,299.44 on Monday's session, while Bitcoin slipped 0.07% to $78,297 and Solana added 0.12% to $94.64. The moves came against a week where the S&P 500 ETF fell 1.26% and the Nasdaq-100 ETF dropped 3.04%. No high-importance events are scheduled after Nov. 1.
Ether traded at $2,299.44, up 1.06% on the session, the largest move among the three major tokens tracked. Bitcoin changed hands at $78,297.21, down 0.07%, while Solana was at $94.64, up 0.12%. None of the three posted a week-over-week change in the supplied snapshot.
The session moves came against a backdrop of falling US equities: the S&P 500 ETF lost 1.26% over the week through Friday, and the Nasdaq-100 ETF dropped 3.04%. Gold, by contrast, was up 0.66% on the session at $3,901.03. No insider clusters, political trade disclosures, or AlphaScala signals fired for the crypto theme during the period.
Outlook · Nov 2–8, 2026
The absence of scheduled events after Nov. 1 leaves the major tokens without a defined catalyst into the following week. The next sentiment read arrives with any continuation or reversal of the Nasdaq-100's 3.04% weekly decline.
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