Crypto tops stocks: Bitcoin at -0.2% versus the S&P 500's -0.3% – August 12, 2026

Looking back at August 12, 2026, the markets tracked by Alysly showed a mixed picture: 35 of 81 monitored assets (43 %) closed higher. The day's biggest swing came from the crypto asset Filecoin at -5.8 %. The major equity indices moved -0.1 % on average, as digital assets averaged -1.4 %.

The key points at a glance

Breadth: 35 of 81 assets higher (43 %) – a mixed picture.
Biggest daily move: Filecoin at -5.8 %.
Indices: 9 of 16 higher – strongest MSCI EM IMI (+0.41 %), weakest MSCI China (-2.30 %).
Asset classes: leading commodities (+0.9 %), lagging crypto (-1.4 %).
Crypto: top gainer PROM (+43.9 %), top loser BMT (-29.2 %).
Correlation: EUR/USD ↔ Gold at +0.62 (strongly positively correlated).
Real assets: top hammer price Porsche 911 Turbo (993) — 1995–1998 at $320,000 (Classic cars).

Market barometer

Market breadth35 / 81 up

Equity indices -0.1 %

Crypto -1.4 %

Precious metals -0.2 %

Commodities +0.9 %

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: Filecoin

At -5.8 %, Filecoin was the day's most notable single move. The chart shows its trajectory over the selected range:

Indices on the day

Indices on the day
Index	Day	2026	1J	52W
DAX	+0.24 %	+2.9 %	+5.9 %
MSCI World	-0.20 %	+12.4 %	+21.1 %
S&P 500	-0.32 %	+12.8 %	+21.2 %
Nasdaq 100	-0.34 %	+17.2 %	+25.4 %
Dow Jones	-0.32 %	+11.1 %	+22.1 %
Russell 2000	+0.34 %	+21.0 %	+36.6 %
Euro STOXX 50	+0.18 %	+9.9 %	+21.6 %
MSCI ACWI	-0.13 %	+12.9 %	+22.3 %
MSCI ACWI IMI	–	–	–	–
MSCI China	-2.30 %	-10.6 %	-3.8 %
MSCI Emerging Markets	+0.40 %	+16.3 %	+32.7 %
MSCI EM IMI	+0.41 %	+15.8 %	+30.4 %
MSCI EMU	+0.32 %	+10.0 %	+20.5 %
MSCI Europe	+0.04 %	+9.2 %	+19.5 %
MSCI Europe Small Cap	–	–	–	–
MSCI Japan	+0.24 %	+18.4 %	+23.8 %
MSCI USA	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Kommunikationsdienste	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Zyklische Konsumgüter	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Nichtzyklische Konsumgüter	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Finanzwesen	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Gesundheitswesen	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Informationstechnologie	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Kommunikationsdienste	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Zyklische Konsumgüter	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Nichtzyklische Konsumgüter	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Energie	–	–	–	–
MSCI World ex USA	+0.07 %	+11.4 %	+20.1 %
MSCI World Finanzwesen	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Gesundheitswesen	–	–	–	–
MSCI World IMI	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Industrie	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Informationstechnologie	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Materialien	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Minimum Volatility	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Momentum	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Quality	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Small Cap	–	–	–	–
MSCI World SRI	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Versorger	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Value	–	–	–	–
S&P 500 Informationstechnologie	-0.12 %	+29.0 %	+40.9 %
STOXX Europe 600	–	–	–	–

Of the 16 benchmark indices tracked, 9 closed higher – so the majority advanced. MSCI EM IMI led the field at +0.41 %, while MSCI China trailed at -2.30 %. 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 – illiquid micro-caps excluded.

Gainers

Crypto daily gainers
Name	Price	Change
PROM PROM	$2.678	+43.90 %
COTI COTI	$0.01247	+24.58 %
NIL NIL	$0.04312	+22.81 %
VIRTUAL VIRTUAL	$0.595	+10.59 %
BANK BANK	$0.0399	+9.32 %
RARE RARE	$0.01293	+5.21 %

Losers

Crypto daily losers
Name	Price	Change
BMT BMT	$0.01671	-29.19 %
ONE ONE	$0.00085	-27.97 %
KAITO KAITO	$0.4634	-26.71 %
BABY BABY	$0.01025	-20.85 %
HOLO HOLO	$0.071	-13.20 %
TUT TUT	$0.06706	-12.40 %

The crypto market's daily mean was -1.4 %. Leading the pack was PROM at +43.9 %, with BMT trailing at -29.2 %. 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

Precious metals averaged -0.2 %, energy and industrial commodities +0.9 %. Cyclical commodities outran metals – often a sign of growth and demand optimism. Gold is a traditional hedge, while crude oil and copper act as growth barometers.

Commodities & precious metals
Name	Price	Change
Gold	4441.1	+0.48 %
Silver	64.935	-0.52 %
Platinum	1754.9	+0.07 %
Palladium	1369.9	-0.83 %
WTI crude	83.2	+1.30 %
Brent crude	88.91	+1.36 %
Gasoline	3.1366	+0.04 %
Heating oil	4.2525	+1.50 %
Copper	6.634	+0.27 %

Foreign exchange (Forex)

The key pair EUR/USD moved -0.02 % – the US dollar firmed against the euro, showing relative strength. A firmer dollar tends to weigh on commodities and emerging markets, a weaker one supports them. Prices are drawn from CME FX futures.

Foreign exchange (Forex)
Pair	Price	Change
EUR/USD	1.1556	-0.02 %
GBP/USD	1.3503	-0.04 %
USD/JPY	158.84361845762848	+0.03 %
AUD/USD	0.70545	+0.03 %
USD/CAD	1.389854065323141	-0.16 %
USD/CHF	0.808244089715094	+0.14 %

Real assets: new hammer prices

Between 5 August 2026 and today, 42 auction records were captured. Real assets have no continuous quote; a price only comes into being with the hammer.

New hammer prices per asset class
Asset class	Records	Median	Highest hammer price	Price
Trading cards	41	$4,200	Crystal Charizard #146 — Skyridge (2003) 10 Aug 2026	$102,000
Classic cars	1	$320,000	Porsche 911 Turbo (993) — 1995–1998 11 Aug 2026	$320,000

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 — precisely the composition effect the price index below avoids. Prices are hammer prices including the buyer's premium.

No lot changed hands in watches in this window – the most recent recorded sale is 60 days back (13 June 2026). With few, high-priced items such gaps are the norm, not a data outage.

The trading-card price index stands at 538.1, +251.9 % against a year ago (base 100 at the first quarter covered, as of 10 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 -2.0 % – a quarterly figure, not 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 – 103 days before this report, which reflects the publication lag of the sources rather than missing data.

Residential property indices
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 %

Data note 1

Cross-asset correlations

Over the past 90 trading days, EUR/USD and Gold were strongly positively correlated, with a correlation coefficient of +0.62. 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 – they smooth out volatility.

Cross-asset correlations
Pair	r (90d)	−1 … +1
S&P 500 ↔ Bitcoin	+0.41
S&P 500 ↔ Gold	+0.50
Gold ↔ Crude oil (WTI)	-0.37
EUR/USD ↔ Gold	+0.62

Summary

On balance, August 12, 2026 was a day of a mixed picture across the markets Alysly tracks: 35 of 81 assets closed higher. The headline came from Filecoin at -5.8 %. Across asset classes, commodities led (+0.9 %) while crypto lagged (-1.4 %). The correlation between EUR/USD and Gold was strongly positively correlated (+0.62) – a gauge of how much diversification benefit combining the two currently offers. Away from the capital markets, the top hammer price was Porsche 911 Turbo (993) — 1995–1998 at $320,000 – a price struck at a single table rather than on an exchange. For long-term investors, though, single trading days are noise: what matters is broad diversification across asset classes, regions and time – not any one day's move.