Middle East Situation: Israel's Energy Minister claims that all options to confront Iran are on the table, including strikes on nuclear facilities; after the assassination of Hamas leader Sinwar, the U.S. pushes for a ceasefire in Gaza once again; Israeli officials reveal that Israel's response to Iranian missile attacks has been 'nailed down', and the drone attack on Prime Minister Netanyahu's residence will not affect the scale or timing of Israel's attacks on Iran; the Israeli military states that as of 3 PM local time, approximately 160 'projectiles' from Hezbollah have entered Israel from Lebanon.

The North Exchange 50 Index, which doubled in 15 days, welcomes a major tremor. On October 22, today, the North Exchange 50 Index quickly fell after opening, dropping over 8% at one point, with the 9x bull stock AiRong Software plunging over 20%. More than 70 stocks including YunChuang Data, KunBo Precision, KaiHua Materials, QingJu Technology, and HaiSheng Pharmaceutical fell over 10% at one point. However, soon after, more capital entered the market, allowing the North Exchange 50 to turn positive. Nevertheless, the bullish momentum seems to be waning, and the index turned down again, with bulls clearly weakening. So, what is the reason? Analysts believe that first, there are too many profit-taking positions; yesterday, the North Exchange 50 surged again, reaching a new historical high this morning. Meanwhile, individual stocks have also performed very strongly, with the best-performing stocks of the past month emerging from the North Exchange; second, the market styles have changed both domestically and internationally; the Sci-Tech Innovation Board fell back after a surge yesterday, plus the Russell 2000 suddenly dropped by 1.65% last night. In the previous market trends, there was a certain correlation between the North Exchange and the Russell 2000.