Daily Market Report — 23 August 2026

Bitcoin (BTC) closed at 77,084.5 USDT on August 22, 2026, down 1.56%. It remains in a bullish structure. MA200 at 68,986.57 USDT stands as the first moving-average support area to watch. Price sits 18.80% above MA50, within a historical range of -48.05% to 74.97%. Open interest increased +5.75% in one day and moved above its 90-day range. View detailed Bitcoin analysis

Gold closed at 4,608.8 USDT on August 22, 2026, down 0.15%. It remains in a bullish structure. MA200 at 4,549.28 USDT stands as the first moving-average support area to watch. Account-side positioning shows a long/short ratio of 1.06, sitting near the lower side of its 180-day range at 5.60%. View detailed Gold analysis

Sigloid Index measures the broader crypto market bias. Sigloid Index closed at 880.90 with BULLISH structure, while the primary regime remains BULLISH. The index remains inside its 55-day market range, sitting near the upper end, with support near 649.61 and resistance near 896.09. The 14-day average stands at 753.28, 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 6 crypto assets and 0 tokenized TradeFi assets. The closed-candle distribution was balanced, with the same number of upside and downside structure changes.

Intraday, 62 tracked assets tested key 55-day levels before the daily close. 48 tested resistance and 14 tested support. The intraday list included 61 crypto assets and 1 tokenized TradeFi asset. Within tokenized TradeFi, intraday events came from 1 index asset. 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 74 to 3, while assets closing below support moved from 0 to 3. Confirmed moves included 3 crypto upside closes, 3 crypto downside closes, 0 tokenized TradeFi upside closes, and 0 tokenized TradeFi downside closes. Sigloid Index remained BULLISH, Bitcoin remained BULLISH, and Gold remained BULLISH. The broader market message stayed mixed.