Dear reader,

Hope you had a restful weekend – because the next several days in the markets are critical.

We’re in the biggest week of earnings season, with hundreds of companies reporting – including Mag 7 stocks like Alphabet Inc. (GOOG), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), and Apple Inc. (AAPL).

Not only that, we’ve got two key economic reports coming up…

First up, Thursday – Halloween – brings the latest inflation numbers. Let’s hope they don’t spook markets…

Then on Friday, we’ll get a look at the latest U.S. jobs report.

Those economic updates are critical – not just because they’re going to hit right before the election…

These updates will provide important indicators for whether the Fed might maintain or adjust interest rates at its next meeting on November 6-7.

So in just the next 10 days, you’ve got huge earnings, two big economic reports, a monumental U.S. election, and an important decision from the Fed.

That’s where we start with this week’s Five Points update.

This week, we’re going to do things a little differently. Today, I’m going to focus on stocks and zoom in on the big earnings for this week…

Tomorrow, I’ll be back with you to take a deep dive into cryptocurrencies and commodities.

Let’s get right to it…

Good trading,

Tom Gentile
America’s Pattern Trader