Fed Decision, PCE Inflation, Big Tech Earnings and $11B Bitcoin Options Expiry Headline October 27–30

Financial markets face a packed October 27–30 calendar featuring central bank decisions, US economic data, major technology earnings and a significant Bitcoin $BTC options expiration.
Tuesday, October 27: US consumer confidence at 10 AM ET and Robinhood $HOOD earnings. Wednesday, October 28: Federal Reserve rate decision at 2 PM ET, followed by a press conference at 2:30 PM ET, with Alphabet $GOOGL and Microsoft $MSFT earnings also expected.
Thursday, October 29: US Q3 GDP and September PCE inflation at 8:30 AM ET, an ECB rate decision, and earnings from Amazon $AMZN, Coinbase $COIN and Strategy $MSTR. Friday, October 30: Bank of Japan rate decision and approximately $11 billion in Bitcoin options reportedly expiring on Deribit at 4 AM ET.
The supplied market outlook indicates a roughly 90% probability of a Fed hold and headline PCE expectations near 3.6%. These estimates and event timings require confirmation. Inflation surprises, Fed guidance and earnings results could significantly influence market volatility.