Bitcoin is lower today and near its key support (a price area where buyers tend to step in against declines), with the reason for the drop unconfirmed (Yahoo Finance, KuCoin).

Natural gas is higher on colder forecasts and lower production, but a mild November outlook caps the rally (Natural Gas Intelligence). Silver and gold were lower in the morning on inflation and rate hike worries from higher oil (Investing Cube, Yahoo Finance).

A payments company posted better results and its shares rose sharply (Investing.com). A large chip company's shares bounced after two drops (TipRanks). An e commerce platform company's growth missed expectations and shares fell sharply (24/7 Wall St). A data software company beat expectations but slowing contract value growth pushed shares lower (Yahoo Finance).

A large technology hardware company will see next quarter's margin pressured by costlier memory chips, so shares fell (Yahoo Finance, Reuters via AOL). The US 10 year yield (the return on government debt) was roughly flat (MarketScreener). Oil fell sharply yesterday on hopes of a peace deal between Iran and America and was mixed today, but analysts say this is hope, not a deal (Gulf News, Reuters via AOL).

S&P 500 futures were mixed in the morning (Yahoo Finance, Reuters via AOL). This is a market observation only, so base your trading decisions on your own research and risk tolerance.."