Market Brief — Markets defy extreme fear with a record Nasdaq close, setting up a critical week defined by BoJ policy divergence and the RBNZ rate decision.

ShadowQuant — Market Brief · Oct 6, 2026 · 3m

The Nasdaq 100 closed at a record high today, completely ignoring the Crypto Fear and Greed index sitting at fourteen out of one hundred.

Theme: Markets defy extreme fear with a record Nasdaq close, setting up a critical week defined by BoJ policy divergence and the RBNZ rate decision.

Focus: QQQ (contrarian), VIX (technical), USDJPY (policy divergence), EURUSD (macro), XAUUSD (fundamental), BTCUSD (flow), NVDA (earnings), SOLUSD (technical)

In this episode:

Market Snapshot

Earnings & Filings

Economic Data

Risk Radar

Look Ahead

Asia Session

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