How Low Can Stocks & Crypto Go? October 20th, 2025

The past week featured a couple of welcomed events for the financial markets, the historic Israel-Hamas peace accord, and a strong start to the third quarter earnings season, countered by the partial government shutdown extending into a third week along with credit concerns in the banking sector, along with whatever will be of the latest China-Trump trade negotiations. In the end, strong earnings and optimism won out, and stocks climbed the wall of worry higher as did gold as it powered to new record highs above $4300 per ounce.