{"format":"alysly-page/1","url":"https://alysly.com/analysis/weekly-analysis-quiet-week-msci-china-minus-4-3-percent-10242026/","json":"https://alysly.com/json/analysis/weekly-analysis-quiet-week-msci-china-minus-4-3-percent-10242026/index.json","lang":"en-US","title":"Weekly Analysis: A Quiet Week, MSCI China -4.3% · October 19–23, 2026","description":"The trading week of October 19–23, 2026: 26 of 93 tracked assets closed higher, the major equity indices -1.1% on average, crypto -0.3%. Plus where the…","published":"2026-10-24T10:00:00Z","modified":"2026-10-24T10:00:00Z","alternates":[{"lang":"de-DE","url":"https://alysly.com/de/analyse/wochenanalyse-ruhige-woche-msci-china-minus-4-3-prozent-24102026/","json":"https://alysly.com/json/de/analyse/wochenanalyse-ruhige-woche-msci-china-minus-4-3-prozent-24102026/index.json"}],"about":"Machine-readable version of the page at url. It contains the text, tables and key figures published there, but not the interactive charts and tools.","breadcrumb":[{"name":"Investment Analysis","url":"https://alysly.com/analysis/"},{"name":"Weekly Analysis: A Quiet Week, MSCI China -4.3% · October 19–23, 2026","url":"https://alysly.com/analysis/weekly-analysis-quiet-week-msci-china-minus-4-3-percent-10242026/"}],"content":[{"type":"heading","level":1,"text":"Weekly Analysis: A Quiet Week, MSCI China -4.3% · October 19–23, 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Published Oct 24, 2026 · Closing prices through Oct 23, 2026 · Data and methodology: Alysly · Responsible for content: Alexander Bock","links":[{"text":"Alysly","href":"https://alysly.com/methodology/"},{"text":"Alexander Bock","href":"https://alysly.com/about/"}]},{"type":"image","src":"https://alysly.com/news-img/weekly-analysis-quiet-week-msci-china-minus-4-3-percent-10242026-index-chart.webp","alt":"Weekly Analysis: A Quiet Week, MSCI China -4.3% · October 19–23, 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The trading week of October 19–23, 2026, in review: 26 of 93 tracked assets (28%) finished the week higher, with the major equity indices moving -1.1% on average over the week. The S&P 500 lost 0.4%, its second losing week in a row.","links":[{"text":"S&P 500","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/sp500/"}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"What Stands Out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Measured against our own history, nothing stood out this week. No benchmark index moved as much as it had in the past six months, and the count of new 52-week highs and lows stayed within the range of recent weeks."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Data note 1","href":"#dn-1"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Weekly Barometer"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Commodities had the highest average (+2.0%), precious metals the lowest (-5.1%). 2 of 18 equity indices rose, as did 18 of 60 crypto assets."},{"type":"image","alt":"26 of 93 assets up, 66 down"},{"type":"list","ordered":false,"items":["26 up","66 down","1 unchanged"]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Average weekly change per asset class"},{"type":"table","caption":"Average weekly change per asset class","columns":["Asset class","Bar","Week"],"rows":[["Equity indices2 of 18 up","","-1.1%"],["Crypto18 of 60 up","","-0.3%"],["Precious metals0 of 4 up","","-5.1%"],["Commodities3 of 5 up","","+2.0%"]]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Where the Major Markets Stand"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Russell 2000 had the largest weekly gain at +2.0%, the MSCI China the largest loss at -4.3%. The S&P 500 came in at -0.4%, the Euro STOXX 50 at -2.0% and the MSCI Emerging Markets at -1.3%.","links":[{"text":"Russell 2000","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/russell-2000/"},{"text":"MSCI China","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-china/"},{"text":"S&P 500","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/sp500/"},{"text":"Euro STOXX 50","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/euro-stoxx-50/"},{"text":"MSCI Emerging Markets","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-em/"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In 94 of the 118 weeks before, the S&P 500 moved at least as much as it did this week (-0.4%), in either direction. That describes our series since Jul 12, 2024, and is not a probability for coming weeks.","links":[{"text":"S&P 500","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/sp500/"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Highest and lowest weekly change among 18 indices"},{"type":"table","caption":"Highest and lowest weekly change among 18 indices","columns":["Index","Bar","Week"],"rows":[[{"text":"Russell 2000","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/russell-2000/"},"","+2.0%"],[{"text":"Dow Jones","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/dow-jones/"},"","+0.4%"],[{"text":"S&P 500 Information Technology","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/sp500-it/"},"","-0.1%"],[{"text":"S&P 500","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/sp500/"},"","-0.4%"],[{"text":"MSCI World","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-world/"},"","-0.6%"],[{"text":"DAX","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/dax/"},"","-1.7%"],[{"text":"MSCI EMU","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-emu/"},"","-1.8%"],[{"text":"Euro STOXX 50","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/euro-stoxx-50/"},"","-2.0%"],[{"text":"Nikkei 225","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/nikkei-225/"},"","-4.0%"],[{"text":"MSCI China","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-china/"},"","-4.3%"]]},{"type":"table","caption":"Major markets: week, year to date and distance from the 52-week high","columns":["Market","Week","2026","From 52-Week High"],"rows":[[{"text":"MSCI World","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-world/"},"-0.6%","+10.4%","-3.0% (high of Aug 13, 2026)"],[{"text":"S&P 500","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/sp500/"},"-0.4%","+11.4%","-2.5% (high of Oct 6, 2026)"],[{"text":"DAX","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/dax/"},"-1.7%","-4.5%","-8.7% (high of Aug 28, 2026)"],[{"text":"Gold","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/metals/gold/"},"-4.1%","-7.7%","-25.2% (high of Jan 29, 2026)"],[{"text":"Bitcoin","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/crypto/bitcoin/"},"-1.1%","-7.4%","-29.1% (high of Oct 26, 2025)"]]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"All of the week's figures are in the overviews for indices, stocks, crypto, commodities, precious metals and FX.","links":[{"text":"indices","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/"},{"text":"stocks","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/stocks/"},{"text":"crypto","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/crypto/"},{"text":"commodities","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/commodities/"},{"text":"precious metals","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/metals/"},{"text":"FX","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/forex/"}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"What Large Market Participants Reported"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At 3 companies, at least three different executives, directors or major shareholders reported an open-market purchase in the 30 days to Friday. The trades reported over the past 30 days are listed in the markets overview. Such a cluster says nothing about where the price goes next.","links":[{"text":"markets overview","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/"}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Real Assets Next to the Markets"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"8 auction sales were recorded this week. The top lot was the Porsche 911 Turbo (930) at $221,000. The individual sales and their price range are on the real asset pages.","links":[{"text":"Porsche 911 Turbo (930)","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/classic-cars/"},{"text":"real asset pages","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Over twelve months, the range runs from +243.1% (Trading card price index) to -26.2% (Bitcoin); the reference dates are shown at each bar."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Change from the level one year earlier"},{"type":"table","caption":"Change from the level one year earlier","columns":["Series","Bar","12 months"],"rows":[[{"text":"Trading card price index as of Sep 28, 2026","links":[{"text":"Trading card price index","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/"}]},"","+243.1%"],[{"text":"S&P 500 as of Oct 23, 2026","links":[{"text":"S&P 500","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/sp500/"}]},"","+13.1%"],[{"text":"MSCI World as of Oct 23, 2026","links":[{"text":"MSCI World","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-world/"}]},"","+12.0%"],[{"text":"Euro area home prices as of Jun 30, 2026","links":[{"text":"Euro area home prices","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/real-estate/"}]},"","+3.8%"],[{"text":"US home prices as of Jul 1, 2026","links":[{"text":"US home prices","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/real-estate/"}]},"","+2.3%"],[{"text":"German home prices as of Jun 30, 2026","links":[{"text":"German home prices","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/real-estate/"}]},"","+0.6%"],[{"text":"Gold as of Oct 23, 2026","links":[{"text":"Gold","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/metals/gold/"}]},"","-3.3%"],[{"text":"Bitcoin as of Oct 23, 2026","links":[{"text":"Bitcoin","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/crypto/bitcoin/"}]},"","-26.2%"]]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Data note 2","href":"#dn-2"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Official Dates in the Following Week"},{"type":"list","ordered":false,"items":["Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026: Federal Reserve rate decision","Thursday, Oct 29, 2026: ECB rate decision","Thursday, Oct 29, 2026: US initial jobless claims"]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Officially confirmed dates only; the economic calendar lists more.","links":[{"text":"economic calendar","href":"https://alysly.com/economic-calendar/"}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Latest Investment Analysis"},{"type":"list","ordered":false,"items":[{"text":"Oct 17, 2026 · Risk-off Weekly Analysis: S&P 500 Information Technology Weighs on the Week (-7.7%) · October 12–16, 2026","href":"https://alysly.com/analysis/weekly-analysis-sp-500-information-technology-weighs-week-10172026/"},{"text":"Oct 10, 2026 · Mixed Weekly Analysis: MSCI China Leads the Week (+2.6%) · October 5–9, 2026","href":"https://alysly.com/analysis/weekly-analysis-msci-china-leads-week-plus-2-6-percent-10102026/"},{"text":"Oct 3, 2026 · Mixed Weekly Analysis: Nikkei 225 Sets the Tone for the Week (+3.4%) · September 28 – October 2, 2026","href":"https://alysly.com/analysis/weekly-analysis-nikkei-225-sets-tone-week-plus-3-4-percent-10032026/"},{"text":"Sep 26, 2026 · Risk-on Weekly Analysis: S&P 500 Information Technology Leads the Week (+3.5%) · September 21–25, 2026","href":"https://alysly.com/analysis/weekly-analysis-sp-500-information-technology-leads-week-09262026/"},{"text":"Sep 19, 2026 · Mixed Weekly Analysis: Euro STOXX 50 Weighs on the Week (-2.2%) · September 14–18, 2026","href":"https://alysly.com/analysis/weekly-analysis-euro-stoxx-50-weighs-week-minus-2-2-percent-09192026/"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"View all Investment Analysis","href":"https://alysly.com/analysis/"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Indices"},{"type":"table","caption":"Indices, performance over the selected period","columns":["Index","1M"],"rows":[[{"text":"Dow Jones","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/dow-jones/"},{"text":"+1.4%","data":{"m1":"+1.4%","m3":"+0.5%","m6":"+5.9%","ytd":"+8.5%","max":"+31.1%"}}],[{"text":"S&P 500","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/sp500/"},{"text":"-1.0%","data":{"m1":"-1.0%","m3":"+2.8%","m6":"+6.4%","ytd":"+11.4%","max":"+36.6%"}}],[{"text":"MSCI World","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-world/"},{"text":"-1.3%","data":{"m1":"-1.3%","m3":"+2.1%","m6":"+5.1%","ytd":"+10.4%","max":"+35.6%"}}],[{"text":"MSCI ACWI","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-acwi/"},{"text":"-2.1%","data":{"m1":"-2.1%","m3":"+1.6%","m6":"+4.2%","ytd":"+10.8%","max":"+42.4%"}}]]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"ETFs"},{"type":"table","caption":"ETFs, performance over the selected period","columns":["Fund","1M"],"rows":[[{"text":"SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY","links":[{"text":"SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/etfs/us/spy/"}]},{"text":"-1.0%","data":{"m1":"-1.0%","m3":"+2.8%","m6":"+6.4%","ytd":"+11.4%","max":"+36.6%"}}],[{"text":"Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO","links":[{"text":"Vanguard S&P 500 ETF","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/etfs/us/voo/"}]},{"text":"-1.3%","data":{"m1":"-1.3%","m3":"+2.9%","m6":"+6.4%","ytd":"+11.4%","max":"+35.0%"}}],[{"text":"iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) EUNL","links":[{"text":"iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/etfs/ishares-core-msci-world-ucits-etf-usd-acc/"}]},{"text":"-1.2%","data":{"m1":"-1.2%","m3":"+2.1%","m6":"+5.8%","ytd":"+11.2%","max":"+490.4%"}}],[{"text":"Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF 1c XMME","links":[{"text":"Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF 1c","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/etfs/xtrackers-msci-emerging-markets-ucits-etf-1c/"}]},{"text":"-9.6%","data":{"m1":"-9.6%","m3":"-5.3%","m6":"-0.3%","ytd":"+14.0%","max":"+93.1%"}}]]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Stocks"},{"type":"table","caption":"Stocks, performance over the selected period","columns":["Stock","1M"],"rows":[[{"text":"NVIDIA Corporation NVDA","links":[{"text":"NVIDIA Corporation","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/stocks/nvidia-corporation/"},{"text":"United States","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/stocks/browse/?country=United%20States"}]},{"text":"-6.5%","data":{"m1":"-6.5%","m3":"+2.0%","m6":"+1.3%","ytd":"+13.1%","max":"+65.6%"}}],[{"text":"Apple Inc. 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Measured on the same cards they rose 438%, while the raw median shows 786% because pricier cards came up for sale later.","href":"https://alysly.com/analysis/pokemon-card-market-bubble/"},{"text":"May 19, 2026 Crypto 45.6% Bitcoin’s annualized volatility, Jul 2024 – Sep 2026 Bitcoin in Investment Portfolios: The Real Numbers Bitcoin is calmer than it was and still about three times as volatile as the stock market. It moves with stocks, not with gold.","href":"https://alysly.com/analysis/bitcoin-investment-portfolios/"},{"text":"Mar 17, 2026 Wealth €1.2m needed for €3,000 a month indefinitely at a 3% real return Living Off Your Returns: What It Really Takes The capital you need is arithmetic. The return you assume is a guess, and it can triple the answer.","href":"https://alysly.com/analysis/living-off-returns/"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"View all studies","href":"https://alysly.com/analysis/#studies"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Learn"},{"type":"list","ordered":false,"items":[{"text":"Small Cap Value: A Factor Premium With Long Dry Spells Small and cheaply valued companies added return in historical studies, but not in every decade. The factor ETFs in the catalog with their holdings.","href":"https://alysly.com/learn/small-cap-value/"},{"text":"The Pension Gap: Calculating Capital Needs and Withdrawals How much capital a given retirement budget requires and how long a portfolio lasts with regular withdrawals – with two calculators.","href":"https://alysly.com/learn/pension-gap/"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Course overview","href":"https://alysly.com/learn/"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Updated Oct 24, 2026"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"id":"note-legend-h","text":"Data Notes"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"How the figures on this page are produced and how current they are. All calculations run automatically and are not investment advice."},{"type":"list","ordered":true,"items":[{"id":"dn-1","text":"Weekly change = last close of the week against the last close of the week before, from our own price database. \"Stands out\" means the largest weekly move in that direction for at least 26 weeks. Frequencies describe the series so far and are not probabilities."},{"id":"dn-2","text":"Real auction prices of Pokémon cards graded PSA 10, Rolex references and selected classic-car models, condensed into period medians; residential property via official price indices. Comparisons are indexed to 100 against the S&P 500, MSCI World, Bitcoin and gold on a logarithmic scale."},{"id":"dn-3","text":"Returns computed automatically from the price series, excluding dividends, taxes and costs."}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Data and methodology: Alysly · Responsible for content: Alexander Bock","links":[{"text":"Alysly","href":"https://alysly.com/methodology/"},{"text":"Alexander Bock","href":"https://alysly.com/about/"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"View all data notes","href":"https://alysly.com/notes/"}],"structured_data":[{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://alysly.com/#org","name":"Alysly","url":"https://alysly.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://alysly.com/img/icon-512.png","width":512,"height":512},"description":"Data-driven insights, transparent analysis and powerful tools for long-term investors.","email":"mail@alysly.com","contactPoint":{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"customer support","email":"mail@alysly.com","availableLanguage":["de","en"]},"address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Haltern am See","postalCode":"45721","addressCountry":"DE"},"founder":{"@id":"https://alysly.com/#founder"},"sameAs":["https://www.linkedin.com/company/alyslycom/","https://www.youtube.com/@alyslycom","https://x.com/alyslycom"],"publishingPrinciples":"https://alysly.com/methodology/"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://alysly.com/#founder","name":"Alexander Bock","jobTitle":"Founder and data analyst","url":"https://alysly.com/about/","sameAs":["https://www.linkedin.com/in/abxk/"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://alysly.com/#site","url":"https://alysly.com/","name":"Alysly","alternateName":"Alysly Investment Analysis","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https://alysly.com/#org"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://alysly.com/markets/stocks/browse/?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://alysly.com/analysis/weekly-analysis-quiet-week-msci-china-minus-4-3-percent-10242026/#webpage","url":"https://alysly.com/analysis/weekly-analysis-quiet-week-msci-china-minus-4-3-percent-10242026/","name":"Weekly Analysis: A Quiet Week, MSCI China -4.3% · October 19–23, 2026 – Alysly","description":"The trading week of October 19–23, 2026: 26 of 93 tracked assets closed higher, the major equity indices -1.1% on average, crypto -0.3%. 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