Bitcoin outperforms the S&P 500, +2.6% to -0.5% – August 17, 2026

Looking back at August 17, 2026, the markets tracked by Alysly showed a mixed picture: 55 of 86 monitored assets (64 %) closed higher. The day's biggest swing came from the crypto asset POL at +6.8 %. The major equity indices moved -0.0 % on average, as digital assets averaged +3.1 %.

The key points at a glance

Breadth: 55 of 86 assets higher (64 %) – a mixed picture.
Biggest daily move: POL at +6.8 %.
Indices: 4 of 16 higher – strongest MSCI Emerging Markets (+1.07 %), weakest DAX (-0.49 %).
Asset classes: leading crypto (+3.1 %), lagging equities (-0.0 %).
Crypto: top gainer GPS (+51.1 %), top loser HOME (-11.7 %).
Correlation: EUR/USD ↔ Gold at +0.59 (moderately correlated).
Real assets: top hammer price Porsche 911 Turbo (993) — 1995–1998 at $320,000 (Classic cars).

Market barometer

Market breadth55 / 86 up

Equity indices -0.0 %

Crypto +3.1 %

Precious metals +1.3 %

Commodities +1.6 %

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: POL

At +6.8 %, POL 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	-0.49 %	+3.0 %	+4.2 %
MSCI World	-0.37 %	+12.8 %	+19.9 %
S&P 500	-0.47 %	+13.1 %	+20.1 %
Nasdaq 100	-0.16 %	+19.0 %	+26.5 %
Dow Jones	-0.49 %	+10.5 %	+19.0 %
Russell 2000	-0.34 %	+22.2 %	+33.4 %
Euro STOXX 50	-0.26 %	+10.0 %	+18.7 %
MSCI ACWI	-0.28 %	+13.6 %	+21.3 %
MSCI ACWI IMI	–	–	–	–
MSCI China	+0.79 %	-11.5 %	-8.3 %
MSCI Emerging Markets	+1.07 %	+19.7 %	+34.0 %
MSCI EM IMI	+0.94 %	+18.8 %	+31.1 %
MSCI EMU	-0.15 %	+10.6 %	+18.4 %
MSCI Europe	-0.29 %	+8.9 %	+16.9 %
MSCI Europe Small Cap	–	–	–	–
MSCI Japan	-0.04 %	+20.7 %	+22.3 %
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	-0.17 %	+11.8 %	+17.8 %
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	+0.16 %	+31.9 %	+43.0 %
STOXX Europe 600	–	–	–	–

Of the 16 benchmark indices tracked, 4 closed higher – so the majority slipped. MSCI Emerging Markets led the field at +1.07 %, while DAX trailed at -0.49 %. 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
GPS GPS	$0.01667	+51.13 %
TUT TUT	$0.04637	+35.19 %
ACE ACE	$0.1557	+16.11 %
BMT BMT	$0.01719	+15.29 %
ALLO ALLO	$0.295	+11.87 %
HEMI HEMI	$0.00698	+11.50 %

Losers

Crypto daily losers
Name	Price	Change
HOME HOME	$0.00667	-11.66 %
KAITO KAITO	$0.3292	-6.53 %
XAI XAI	$0.00689	-6.39 %
WAL WAL	$0.0205	-5.53 %
PLUME PLUME	$0.01212	-4.64 %
PORTAL PORTAL	$0.01582	-4.41 %

The crypto market's daily mean was +3.1 %. Leading the pack was GPS at +51.1 %, with HOME trailing at -11.7 %. 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 +1.3 %, energy and industrial commodities +1.6 %. Both groups advanced. Gold is a traditional hedge, while crude oil and copper act as growth barometers.

Commodities & precious metals
Name	Price	Change
Gold	4473.7	+0.82 %
Silver	66.231	+1.72 %
Platinum	1788.9	+1.82 %
Palladium	1336.9	+0.86 %
WTI crude	84.5	+4.00 %
Brent crude	90.87	+4.36 %
Gasoline	2.9776	-4.81 %
Heating oil	4.4371	+4.39 %
Copper	6.616	+0.05 %

Foreign exchange (Forex)

The key pair EUR/USD moved +0.05 % – 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.

Foreign exchange (Forex)
Pair	Price	Change
EUR/USD	1.1585	+0.05 %
GBP/USD	1.3538	+0.04 %
USD/JPY	159.2483477983916	+0.14 %
AUD/USD	0.7099	+0.29 %
USD/CAD	1.385905342665096	+0.00 %
USD/CHF	0.809094219021805	-0.18 %

Real assets: new hammer prices

Between 10 August 2026 and today, 2 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
Classic cars	2	$180,250	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 trading cards in this window – the most recent recorded sale is 7 days back (10 August 2026). With few, high-priced items such gaps are the norm, not a data outage. No lot changed hands in watches in this window – the most recent recorded sale is 65 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 – 108 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 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 – they smooth out volatility.

Cross-asset correlations
Pair	r (90d)	−1 … +1
S&P 500 ↔ Bitcoin	+0.39
S&P 500 ↔ Gold	+0.47
Gold ↔ Crude oil (WTI)	-0.36
EUR/USD ↔ Gold	+0.59

Summary

On balance, August 17, 2026 was a day of a mixed picture across the markets Alysly tracks: 55 of 86 assets closed higher. The headline came from POL at +6.8 %. Across asset classes, crypto led (+3.1 %) while equities lagged (-0.0 %). The correlation between EUR/USD and Gold was moderately correlated (+0.59) – 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.