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Market Trends News 18 October 2025 - 19 October 2025

CrowdStrike Stock Skyrockets Amid Cybersecurity Boom – Is the Rally Justified? (2025 Update)

CrowdStrike Stock Climbs on AI Cybersecurity Momentum and Analyst Upgrades – What’s Next for CRWD?

What to Know Before Markets Open on October 20, 2025 Stock Performance: Near Highs After 2025 Rally CrowdStrike’s stock has been on a tear in 2025, riding the broader AI-powered cybersecurity boom. Shares currently trade around $484–485, just 6% shy of their record high ($517.98) set in Julymarketbeat.com. The price is up slightly from last week’s close (after a +0.50% bump on Friday)marketbeat.com, though it pulled back mid-week amid tech sector volatility. On Tuesday, CRWD briefly dipped almost 4% as part of a broader tech sell-off on concerns about peaking AI demandts2.tech. However, the stock rebounded quickly by Wednesday, buoyed
19 October 2025
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Dhanteras 2025 Gold Rush: Record Prices Can’t Stop ₹1 Lakh Crore Shopping Spree – Will the Rally Continue?

Dhanteras 2025 Gold Rush: Record Prices Can’t Stop ₹1 Lakh Crore Shopping Spree – Will the Rally Continue?

Record Festive Spending Despite Sky-High Gold Prices Dhanteras 2025 – the traditional gold-buying festival – has shattered spending records in India. Consumers spent an estimated ₹1 trillion (₹1 lakh crore) over the Dhanteras period, driven largely by precious metals demandindiatoday.in. According to the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), gold and silver purchases alone accounted for about ₹60,000 crore, marking a 25% jump in value from last year’s festivalindiatoday.in. This is remarkable given how much gold prices have climbed: gold was around ₹1,30,000–₹1,34,000 per 10 grams in the run-up to Dhanteras – roughly 60–63% higher than last Dhanterasindiatoday.inlivemint.com. In fact,
19 October 2025
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$100B in Crypto? How Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) Stocks Became the Hottest Trend in Finance

Bitcoin Price Rollercoaster: BTC Slumps to $107K After Uptober Highs – Experts Predict Rebound Ahead

Bitcoin Steadies Near $107,000 After Wild Uptober Ride Bitcoin’s price is catching its breath around $107,000 as of Oct. 19, 2025, after a whiplash week of record highs and abrupt reversals. In the past 24 hours the coin has been roughly flat to slightly positive, suggesting a tentative stabilization following the recent turbulence. Over the past week, however, BTC has shed about 6–8% of its valuets2.tech as the market digests a rapid turn of events. Just two weeks ago, Bitcoin was in full rally mode – breaching a new all-time high above $125,000 on Oct. 5 amid what traders dubbed
19 October 2025
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BigBear.ai (BBAI) Stock Skyrockets on New Defense AI Deals – Is It the Next Palantir?

BigBear.ai (BBAI) Stock Skyrockets on New Defense AI Deals – Is It the Next Palantir?

Bottom Line: BigBear.ai has captured imaginations as a small-cap AI company riding the defense boom. Its recent multi-million-dollar U.S. government partnerships have triggered large price moves – but also come with big caveats. As one market note put it, BigBear.ai’s story is “highly volatile” ts2.tech. For now, BBAI’s share price reflects both the promise of its cutting-edge tech and the uncertainty of turning that promise into profit citybiz.co ts2.tech. Investors and analysts alike will be watching closely to see if the company can execute on its new edge-AI strategies and sustain growth, or if this surge was a short-lived (albeit
19 October 2025
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Costco (COST) Stock Surges: Analysts Predict 15% Upside as Sales and Expansion Drive Rally

Costco (COST) Stock Surges: Analysts Predict 15% Upside as Sales and Expansion Drive Rally

Costco’s stock trades at a premium multiple of roughly 50× trailing earnings (about 30× forward EPS) ts2.tech ts2.tech, well above peers like Walmart (~34×) and Target (~11×). Bulls argue this rich valuation is justified by Costco’s steady growth, strong membership economics and defensive “bulk discount” model ts2.tech ts2.tech. Skeptics warn the shares could be “priced for perfection,” meaning any consumer slowdown or earnings miss might trigger a pullback ts2.tech ts2.tech. Strong Q4 Results and Member Spending Costco’s late September earnings were a highlight. For the quarter ended Aug 31, total revenue was $86.16 billion, just above the $86.06 billion consensus reuters.com. Earnings
19 October 2025
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Chevron (CVX) Stock: Oil Price Doldrums, Pipeline Deal & Analysts’ Forecasts – What’s Next?

Chevron (CVX) Stock: Oil Price Doldrums, Pipeline Deal & Analysts’ Forecasts – What’s Next?

Current Stock Performance Chevron’s stock (NYSE: CVX) has been relatively flat in recent days. After closing around $152–153 last week investing.com, CVX closed at $153.08 on Oct 17 (up ~0.9% that day) investing.com. This puts it roughly in the middle of its 5-day range ($150–154) investing.com. Year-to-date CVX has lagged some competitors, reflecting weaker oil prices and the cost of merging Hess. For context, the broad S&P 500 is near all-time highs, while energy stocks are under pressure. Still, technical indicators (e.g. moving averages) suggest Chevron is holding important support in the mid-$140s. Recent Price Moves: Oil markets have swung
18 October 2025
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NVIDIA 2025: Dominating the AI Boom – Company Overview, Key Segments, Competition, and Future Outlook

Nvidia’s $4 Trillion AI Frenzy: NVDA Stock Flirts with Record Highs Amid New Risks, Analysts See More Upside

NVDA Stock Rollercoaster Near Record Highs Nvidia’s stock (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been on a wild ride this month. Shares reached an all-time high around $195.62 in early October amid frenzied buying, only to reverse sharply a few days laterts2.tech. By Oct. 14, NVDA plunged over 4% in one session to roughly $180 as traders took profits and a broader tech sell-off hit high-flying namests2.tech. The pullback was short-lived – by the end of the week the stock rebounded to the low-$180s, showing resilience after the mid-week dipts2.tech. Nvidia is still trading near its peak levels, about 58% higher than a
18 October 2025
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Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Stock Rockets 40% Then Reverses – What’s Fueling the Space Tourism Frenzy?

Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Stock Rockets 40% Then Reverses – What’s Fueling the Space Tourism Frenzy?

SPCE’s October Volatility: Surge and Selloff In mid-October 2025, Virgin Galactic’s stock was a top mover in the market. After languishing in the low-$3 range, SPCE shares rallied over 40% in early October on a wave of positive news ts2.tech. For example, on Oct. 16 alone the stock jumped about 6% intraday. Trading volume exploded as speculative traders piled in on hopes of new catalysts ts2.tech reuters.com. However, this enthusiasm was met by profit-taking almost immediately: by Oct. 17 the stock plunged 7.9%, erasing much of the gains and closing around $4.08 ts2.tech reuters.com. The volatile swings were driven by Virgin’s history
18 October 2025
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Gold Mania 2025: Record Rally Shatters Records – $5,000 in Sight?

Gold Mania 2025: Record Rally Shatters Records – $5,000 in Sight?

Gold prices have soared this October, breaching $4,300/oz for the first time ever and up over 60% year-to-date reuters.com reuters.com. The safe-haven rally is driven by Fed rate-cut expectations, US political uncertainty and global tensions economictimes.indiatimes.com reuters.com. Analysts note no clear end to the rally: Metals Focus’s Matthew Piggott targets ~$5,000/oz absent a “major shift” ts2.tech, and HSBC now sees gold averaging near $5,000 by 2026 reuters.com reuters.com. In Asia, Diwali/Dhanteras festival buying has pushed Indian premiums to decade highs reuters.com, with domestic prices at ~₹1,31,700 per 10g reuters.com. Bullion flows are “insatiable” – record ETF inflows (~$64bn YTD) and
18 October 2025
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Oil Prices Rollercoaster: Trade War Fears & OPEC Moves Spark 5-Month Lows

Oil Plunges to 5-Year Low, Gas Prices Near $3 – Are More Drops Ahead?

Key Facts – October 18, 2025 Oil Nosedives on Glut Fears and Slowdown Worries Crude oil prices have been in freefall this month, ending the week at levels not seen in nearly half a decade. The most actively traded WTI futures sank to about $57 per barrel, a price last witnessed when markets were recovering from the 2020 Covid crashmarketscreener.com. This marks a stunning reversal from early 2022, when post-pandemic demand and geopolitical shocks drove oil above $100. Now, oversupply and recession fears have firmly taken the wheel. Energy analysts point to a cascade of bearish factors. On the supply
18 October 2025
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Mega Metal Rally! Gold Rockets Past $4,000 as Silver Nears $52 on Debasement Fears

Silver Soars Past $50 to Record Highs in 2025 Rally – What’s Next for the “Poor Man’s Gold”?

Key Facts – October 18, 2025 Silver Price Hits New Highs, Then Pulls Back Silver’s ascent in 2025 reached a climax this week, as the metal briefly surged above $50 an ounce for the first time in decades. On Thursday, October 16, spot silver shattered its 2011 peak, spiking to about $54.5/oz intraday – an all-time nominal high for the metalmining.com. This milestone came amid a furious multi-week rally in precious metals, with silver up over 70% year-to-date and dramatically outperforming gold’s gainsreuters.com. By Friday the 17th, however, the market saw a swift reversal. Silver tumbled roughly 6% in its
18 October 2025
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Solana (SOL) Price Rollercoaster: From $250 Uptober High to $185 – Will It Rebound to $300?

Solana (SOL) Price Rollercoaster: From $250 Uptober High to $185 – Will It Rebound to $300?

Key Facts – October 18, 2025 SOL Price Struggles After Uptober Surge Solana’s price spiked above $250 in early October 2025 before a sharp pullback to the $180s. The chart shows SOL’s “Uptober” rollercoaster and key support levels around $170–$180. After a spectacular rally earlier this month, Solana (SOL) now trades around $185 as of October 18, 2025investing.com. This week has been a rollercoaster: SOL fell below the $180 support on Friday, briefly dipping to two-month lows near $170tradingview.com, before bouncing back modestly into the weekend. On Tuesday it had attempted to reclaim the $210 level but failed, underscoring the
18 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

7 February 2026
Walmart shares rose 3.3% Friday to $131.18, up 10% since Jan. 30, as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The retailer’s market value crossed $1 trillion this week. Investors await January inflation data on Feb. 13 and Walmart’s quarterly results on Feb. 19 for signs of continued momentum.
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