Nasdaq Ends October with 7th-Straight Monthly Win

By Laura McCandless | October 31, 2025, 4:26 PM

Stocks finished the Halloween session higher as the tech sector rose from the grave, with Amazon.com (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL) earnings giving sentiment a boost. The Nasdaq notched triple-digit gains, closing just below record highs, while the S&P 500 and Dow marked modest daily wins. 

For the week, all three major benchmarks nabbed their third consecutive weekly wins. The tech-heavy Nasdaq secured its seventh-straight monthly win, while the Dow, S&P 500, and small-cap Russell 2000 Index (RUT) all rose for the sixth-straight month. 

Continue reading for more on today's market, including: 
  • Options bulls eye Amazon.com stock's record highs
  • Why call traders should watch IBM stock
  • Plus, what happened with the market this week; why this rare earths stock is rallying; and help us improve!

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5 Things to Know Today

  1. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) plans to relax limitations on gene-editing treatments. (Bloomberg)
  2. Bitcoin (BTC) suffered its first October loss since 2018, losing roughly 5%. (Reuters)
  3. Wall Street this past week: Big Tech earnings, trade deals, and a Fed decision.
  4. Rare earths stock heading back toward highs. 
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Gold Futures Climb for 3rd Month, Oil Posts Monthly Loss

December-dated West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 33 cents, or 0.54%, to $60.90 per barrel, as traders eyed U.S.-Venezuela tensions and China trade talks. Falling slightly for the week, WTI dropped 2.3% in October. 

Extended interest rate cut buzz pushed gold futures lower once again. December-dated gold futures for settled 0.5% lower at $3,996.50 per ounce. However, bullion still rose for the week and notched its third-straight monthly gain. 

 

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