Daily Market Report — 18 August 2026

Bitcoin (BTC) closed at 64,504.1 USDT on August 17, 2026, up 2.59%. It remains sideways near the top of its 55-day range. MA14 at 63,968.77 USDT sits just below price, while MA100 at 66,565.52 USDT sits just above. Open interest fell -0.78% in one day but remains near the upper side of its 60-day range. The read is early: some pressure is improving, but the asset remains compressed. View detailed Bitcoin analysis

Gold closed at 4,430.12 USDT on August 17, 2026, up 1.26%. It remains in a bullish structure. MA9 at 4,386.93 USDT can act as near-term support for the recovery attempt, while MA200 at 4,557.65 USDT is the key level to reclaim for a broader trend shift. Open interest fell -1.53% in one day but remains near the upper side of its 180-day range. View detailed Gold analysis

Sigloid Index measures the broader crypto market bias. Sigloid Index closed at 718.18 with SIDEWAYS structure, while the primary regime remains BEARISH. The index remains inside its 55-day market range, sitting in the upper half, with support near 615.54 and resistance near 758.90. The 14-day average stands at 711.92, and the index is holding above it. That supports short-term momentum, but the broader message still depends on whether price is inside the range, above resistance, or below support. Read more about the Sigloid Index

On the closed daily candle, 6 tracked assets confirmed fresh 55-day structure changes. 3 closed above resistance and 3 closed below support. The confirmed list included 4 crypto assets and 2 tokenized TradeFi assets. Within tokenized TradeFi, confirmed structure changes came from 2 tokenized equities. The closed-candle distribution was balanced, with the same number of upside and downside structure changes.

Intraday, 7 tracked assets tested key 55-day levels before the daily close. 4 tested resistance and 3 tested support. The intraday list included 7 crypto assets and 0 tokenized TradeFi assets. The intraday tape leaned constructive because resistance tests outnumbered support tests.

This section groups today’s breakout and breakdown assets by how closely they move with the Sigloid Index. Classification uses the latest 30-day correlation, beta, and R² readings.

This section groups today’s breakout and breakdown assets by how closely they move with Bitcoin. Classification uses the latest 30-day correlation, beta, and R² readings.

The main change was mixed participation. Assets closing above resistance moved from 2 to 3, while assets closing below support moved from 11 to 3. Confirmed moves included 1 crypto upside closes, 3 crypto downside closes, 2 tokenized TradeFi upside closes, and 0 tokenized TradeFi downside closes. Sigloid Index remained SIDEWAYS, Bitcoin remained SIDEWAYS, and Gold remained BULLISH. The broader market message stayed mixed.