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Forex Signals October 15: Q3 Earnings from BAC, ASML, Morgan Stanley, and Abbott Today
A busy morning of corporate earnings lies ahead as major financial, semiconductor, and healthcare players release their third-quarter 2025..
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Last updated: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Quick overview
- Major corporate earnings from financial, semiconductor, and healthcare sectors are set to be released today, potentially influencing market sentiment.
- U.S. stock futures experienced a sharp decline before recovering after positive comments from U.S. Trade Representative Greer regarding China.
- President Trump's remarks about potential retaliatory measures against China led to renewed selling pressure, despite earlier market gains.
- Global central bank leaders expressed cautious optimism about economic growth, with particular emphasis on Europe's resilience.
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A busy morning of corporate earnings lies ahead as major financial, semiconductor, and healthcare players release their third-quarter 2025 results before the market opens.
Early Sell-Off and Swift Recovery
The trading day opened on a sour note, with U.S. stock futures plunging sharply before the bell and extending losses once markets opened. The sell-off deepened through the morning until major indices found solid support near Friday’s lows — a technical level that drew in bargain hunters.
Momentum shifted when CNBC announced that U.S. Trade Representative Greer would appear live to discuss trade relations. Investors quickly speculated that his remarks might soften the U.S. stance toward China — and that’s exactly what unfolded.
Greer acknowledged that China had “overstepped” in prior negotiations but struck a conciliatory tone, outlining several constructive points that helped boost confidence. His comments sparked a rebound across equities, sending the Dow Jones and S&P 500 into positive territory, while the Russell 2000 surged over 2% to a record high, buoyed by robust earnings from Wells Fargo.
Late-Session Volatility Returns
Just as sentiment stabilized, markets were jolted once again by President Trump’s remarks, who hinted at possible new retaliatory measures against China — this time over soybean purchases and cooking oil trade. His comments triggered renewed selling pressure into the close, leaving markets off their highs after what had been a promising recovery.
Despite the pullback, the session still reflected a degree of resilience, particularly in small-cap and financial shares, which managed to hold onto a portion of their gains.
Central Bank Trio Offers Cautious Optimism
Elsewhere, global markets were digesting commentary from a rare joint appearance by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, and ECB President Christine Lagarde.
While none delivered particularly market-moving insights, all three maintained a moderately optimistic tone on growth. Lagarde emphasized Europe’s “surprising resilience”, a sentiment mirrored in the IMF’s updated forecasts, which were generally more upbeat than those from July — especially for Japan, which saw one of the largest upgrades.
Key Forex Events to Watch Today: Wall Street Awaits Fresh Earnings Clues from Banks, Semiconductors, and Healthcare
Today’s earnings releases could set the tone for the broader market session, offering insight into the health of key sectors spanning banking, semiconductors, and healthcare. With inflation trends stabilizing and the Fed’s next move still uncertain, investors will parse every detail for hints about business resilience and profit margins heading into year-end.
Bank of America (BAC)
- Event: Q3 2025 Earnings Announcement (Before Market Open)
- EPS Estimate: $0.95
- Context: Investors will closely watch loan growth and credit quality amid a higher interest rate environment. BAC’s trading and investment banking revenues are also under scrutiny following mixed performance across Wall Street peers last quarter.
ASML Holding N.V. (ASML)
- Event: Q3 2025 Earnings Announcement (Before Market Open)
- EPS Estimate: $5.37
- Context: The semiconductor equipment leader remains in focus as chip sector volatility and AI-related demand continue to shape expectations. Markets will look for updates on supply chain resilience and delivery guidance amid U.S.–EU export policy tensions.
Morgan Stanley (MS)
- Event: Q3 2025 Earnings Announcement (Before Market Open)
- EPS Estimate: $2.11
- Context: After recent strength in its wealth management division, attention will turn to capital markets performance and deal-making activity. Investors are also looking for clarity on cost management and the firm’s longer-term margin outlook.
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
- Event: Q3 2025 Earnings Announcement (Before Market Open)
- EPS Estimate: $1.30
- Context: The healthcare and medical device company’s results are expected to reflect steady demand across diagnostics and nutrition segments. Markets will also watch guidance for 2026 amid rising costs and competitive pressures in consumer health.
Last week, markets were quite volatile again, with gold soaring above $3,900. EUR/USD continued the pullback move toward 1.15 while main indices closed higher on Monday. The moves weren’t too big though, and we opened 35 trading signals in total, finishing the week with 23 winning signals and 12 losing ones.
Gold Makes It Above $4,100
Although demand for safe haven assets is still high, gold fell precipitously from record highs following the Fed’s most recent rate decrease as profit-taking was prompted by Powell’s cautious tone. Earlier this week, gold jumped beyond $3,700 and reached $3,707.42 following the Federal Reserve’s announcement of a 25 basis point rate decrease to 4.25%. But the impetus soon waned, and prices dropped back to $3,627, a $80 decline from the new all-time high. As traders locked in profits after the rally driven by dovish predictions, there was a sudden fall but buyers returned on Friday pushing the price $60 higher. Yesterday buyers continued to push and XAU reached another record high above $4,179.
USD/JPY Breaks Above the Range After the New BOJ Governor
Foreign exchange markets saw sharp swings. Early in the week, U.S. yield differentials and Japanese capital outflows pushed the dollar above ¥150, but disappointing U.S. jobs data triggered profit-taking, causing the USD/JPY to slide by four yen from its peak. However, the new BOJ governor the JPY has weakened and USD/JPY soared to 152.
USD/JPY – Weekly Chart
Cryptocurrency Update
Bitcoin Tests the $110K Zone Again
Cryptocurrencies remained highly active over the summer. Bitcoin (BTC) climbed to fresh highs of $123,000 and $124,000 in July and August, supported by institutional inflows and technical strength. However, remarks from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ruling out U.S. increases to BTC reserves triggered a steep pullback, sending the coin down below $105,000 before finding support at the 200 daily SMA (purple) and recovering above $115,000. yesterday we saw another dip to $110K but buyers reappeared again.
BTC/USD – Weekly chart
Ethereum Returns Above $4,000 After the Flash Crash
Ethereum (ETH) has been similarly strong, surging toward $4,800, its highest since 2021 and near its all-time peak of $4,860. Despite a dip last week, ETH found support at the 20-day SMA, with retail enthusiasm and renewed institutional participation driving fresh upside momentum. ON Friday we saw a dive below $3.500 however buying resumed on Sunday and ETH/USD climbed above $4,000.
ETH/USD – Weekly Chart
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