Gold and silver retreat 2.7% – August 18, 2026
After the US close on August 18, 2026, the markets tracked by Alysly showed noticeable risk aversion: 33 of 88 monitored assets (38 %) closed higher. The most pronounced move came from the crypto asset Sui at -3.5 %. The major equity indices moved -1.3 % on average, while digital assets came in at +1.1 %. Notably, equities and crypto diverged, moving in opposite directions on the day.
The key points at a glance
- Breadth: 33 of 88 assets higher (38 %), noticeable risk aversion.
- Biggest daily move: Sui at -3.5 %.
- Indices: 0 of 16 higher, strongest Dow Jones (-0.24 %), weakest MSCI Emerging Markets (-2.94 %).
- Asset classes: leading crypto (+1.1 %), lagging precious metals (-2.7 %).
- Crypto: top gainer ACE (+45.9 %), top loser PORTAL (-12.0 %).
- Correlation: EUR/USD ↔ Gold at +0.59 (moderately correlated).
- Real assets: top hammer price Umbreon #H30 · Skyridge (2003) at $78,000 (Trading cards).
Market barometer
Breadth = share of all tracked instruments (indices, liquid crypto, commodities, forex) with a positive daily change. Bars scale with the magnitude of each asset class's average daily return.
In focus: Sui
At -3.5 %, Sui was the day's most notable single move. The chart shows its trajectory over the selected range:
Indices on the day
Every index we track is listed in the index overview.
Of the 16 benchmark indices tracked, 0 finished the day higher, so the majority slipped. Dow Jones led the field at -0.24 %, while MSCI Emerging Markets trailed at -2.94 %. The “52W” column shows where each index sits within its yearly range. A marker far to the right means it is trading close to its 52-week high.
Crypto: daily gainers & losers
From the 50 largest crypto assets by trading volume, excluding illiquid micro-caps.
Gainers
ACE
PUMP
GPS
OPN
ACM
EDEN
PORTAL
TUT
WLD
DOLO
Sui
NEAR+1.1 %, moving against equities. ACE at +45.9 %, with PORTAL trailing at -12.0 %. Crypto remains the most volatile asset class covered here. Daily swings of this magnitude are normal and say little about the long-term trend.
Commodities & precious metals
All series: commodities and precious metals.
Precious metals averaged -2.7 %, energy and industrial commodities -0.2 %. Both groups declined. Gold is a traditional hedge, while crude oil and copper act as growth barometers.
| Name | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 4420.6 | -1.19 % |
| Silver | 64.037 | -3.31 % |
| Platinum | 1733.8 | -3.08 % |
| Palladium | 1293.6 | -3.24 % |
| WTI crude | 84.06 | -0.52 % |
| Brent crude | 91.02 | +0.17 % |
| Gasoline | 3.0081 | +1.02 % |
| Heating oil | 4.4501 | +0.29 % |
| Copper | 6.4925 | -1.87 % |
Foreign exchange (Forex)
All currency pairs are listed in the forex overview.
The key pair EUR/USD moved +0.03 %: the euro gained on the US dollar, so the dollar was relatively weaker. A firmer dollar tends to weigh on commodities and emerging markets, a weaker one supports them. Prices are drawn from CME FX futures.
| Pair | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
  EUR/USD | 1.15885 | +0.03 % |
 GBP/USD | 1.3534 | -0.03 % |
 USD/JPY | 159.274 | +0.02 % |
 AUD/USD | 0.70815 | -0.25 % |
 USD/CAD | 1.38889 | +0.22 % |
 USD/CHF | 0.810077 | +0.12 % |
Real assets: new hammer prices
In the window since 11 August 2026, 47 new hammer prices are on file. An auction price is not a quote: it is struck once, between two bidders, and applies to one specific item.
| Asset class | Records | Median | Highest hammer price | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trading cards | 45 | $4,080 | Umbreon #H30 · Skyridge (2003) 17 Aug 2026 | $78,000 |
| Classic cars | 2 | $46,000 | Porsche 911 Turbo (996) · 2001–2005 19 Aug 2026 | $51,500 |
Median = the middle hammer price among this window's records, not the value of a fixed position. It moves simply because different items come up for sale each week. The price index below avoids exactly this composition effect. Prices are hammer prices including the buyer's premium.
No lot changed hands in watches in this window. The most recent recorded sale dates from 13 June 2026, 66 days back. With few, high-priced items such gaps are the norm, not a data outage.
The trading-card price index stands at 536.8, +251.0 % against a year ago (base 100 at the first quarter covered, as of 17 August 2026). It measures price changes of the same good rather than the median of a changing offer. Against the previous reading (29 June 2026) that is -2.9 %, a quarterly figure rather than a daily one.
Residential property: an official index, not a hammer price
For residential property there are no individual sales to report: prices there are formed in statistics, not under the hammer. The latest available reading is 1 May 2026, 109 days before this report. The gap reflects the publication lag of the sources rather than missing data.
| Series | Level | Prior print | 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (Case-Shiller) 1 May 2026 | 335.1 | +0.6 % | +1.1 % |
| Germany 31 Mar 2026 | 153.4 | +0.3 % | +1.4 % |
| Euro area 31 Mar 2026 | 157.4 | +0.9 % | +4.6 % |
Cross-asset correlations
Over the past 90 trading days, EUR/USD and Gold were moderately correlated, with a correlation coefficient of +0.59. A value near +1 means they move together, near −1 they move opposite, near 0 there is no linear link. For portfolio diversification, low or negative correlations are valuable because they smooth out volatility.
| Pair | r (90d) | −1 … +1 |
|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 ↔ Bitcoin | +0.38 | |
| S&P 500 ↔ Gold | +0.47 | |
| Gold ↔ Crude oil (WTI) | -0.32 | |
| EUR/USD ↔ Gold | +0.59 |
Summary
All told, August 18, 2026 was a day of noticeable risk aversion across the markets Alysly tracks: 33 of 88 assets gained. The headline came from Sui at -3.5 %. Across asset classes, crypto led (+1.1 %) while precious metals lagged (-2.7 %). The correlation between EUR/USD and Gold stood at +0.59, a gauge of how much diversification benefit combining the two currently offers. Away from the capital markets, the top hammer price was Umbreon #H30 · Skyridge (2003) at $78,000, a price struck at a single table rather than on an exchange. A single trading day is only a small slice, though: over longer periods, asset classes, regions and holding period shape a portfolio's result more than any one day's move.
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