Canadian crude futures benefitted from pipeline capacity news, gaining 1.5%. This may bolster TSX energy stocks as production forecasts shift higher into late summer. Year to date, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is up 30%, capped off by a sizzling early October rally that has already seen its price hit $120,000. That's just a stone's throw away from an all-time high of $124,457, which it hit during the summer. "We would urge looking through the messiness of the shutdown, and even the lack of data. If stocks are particularly weak, I would use this to 'buy the dip,'" he said. Japanese Nikkei 225 futures slipped 0.4% after yen appreciation against USD, dampening export-sector forecasts. Investors are recalibrating expectations for Q2 earnings in carmakers and electronics brands.