Daily Market Report — 19 August 2026

Bitcoin (BTC) closed at 64,694 USDT on August 18, 2026, up 0.29%. It remains sideways near the top of its 55-day range. MA14 at 64,012.95 USDT sits just below price, while MA100 at 66,390.68 USDT sits just above. Funding is positive on the 24-hour average at +0.004611%, with the 7-day average also positive at +0.005829%. The read is constructive but early: momentum is strong, but price is still inside a compressed volatility structure. View detailed Bitcoin analysis

Gold closed at 4,338.27 USDT on August 18, 2026, down 2.07%. It remains sideways near the top of its 55-day range. MA14 at 4,362.37 USDT may cap short-term recovery attempts, while MA20 at 4,275.96 USDT remains the more significant structural support area. Open interest increased +4.80% in one day and remains near the upper side of its 180-day range. That keeps gold as cross-market context, not a clean risk-on or risk-off confirmation signal for crypto. View detailed Gold analysis

Sigloid Index measures the broader crypto market bias. Sigloid Index closed at 723.92 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 713.41, 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, 13 tracked assets confirmed fresh 55-day structure changes. 1 closed above resistance and 12 closed below support. The confirmed list included 13 crypto assets and 0 tokenized TradeFi assets. The closed-candle distribution leaned defensive because more assets lost 55-day support than closed above resistance.

Intraday, 16 tracked assets tested key 55-day levels before the daily close. 2 tested resistance and 14 tested support. The intraday list included 16 crypto assets and 0 tokenized TradeFi assets. The intraday tape leaned defensive because support tests outnumbered resistance 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 broader downside pressure. Compared with the previous report, assets closing below support rose from 3 to 12, while assets closing above resistance fell from 3 to 1. Confirmed downside included 12 crypto assets and 0 tokenized TradeFi assets. Intraday support tests rose from 3 to 14 before the daily close. The intraday support list included 14 crypto assets and 0 tokenized TradeFi assets. Sigloid Index remained SIDEWAYS, Bitcoin remained SIDEWAYS, and Gold shifted from BULLISH to SIDEWAYS.