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

Market breadth33 / 88 up

Equity indices -1.3 %

Crypto +1.1 %

Precious metals -2.7 %

Commodities -0.2 %

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

Indices on the day
Index	Day	2026	1J	52W
DAX	-0.63 %	+2.4 %	+3.6 %
MSCI World	-0.80 %	+11.9 %	+18.9 %
S&P 500	-0.68 %	+12.3 %	+19.3 %
Nasdaq 100	-1.69 %	+17.0 %	+24.3 %
Dow Jones	-0.24 %	+10.2 %	+18.7 %
Russell 2000	-1.26 %	+20.7 %	+31.7 %
Euro STOXX 50	-0.79 %	+9.1 %	+17.7 %
MSCI ACWI	-1.08 %	+12.3 %	+20.0 %
MSCI ACWI IMI	–	–	–	–
MSCI China	-0.29 %	-11.8 %	-8.6 %
MSCI Emerging Markets	-2.94 %	+16.2 %	+30.1 %
MSCI EM IMI	-2.83 %	+15.4 %	+27.4 %
MSCI EMU	-1.09 %	+9.4 %	+17.1 %
MSCI Europe	-0.60 %	+8.3 %	+16.2 %
MSCI Europe Small Cap	–	–	–	–
MSCI Japan	-2.85 %	+17.3 %	+18.8 %
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	-1.09 %	+10.5 %	+16.5 %
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	-2.47 %	+28.6 %	+39.4 %
STOXX Europe 600	–	–	–	–

Of the 16 benchmark indices tracked, 0 closed 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 – illiquid micro-caps excluded.

Gainers

Crypto daily gainers
Name	Price	Change
ACE ACE	$0.2272	+45.92 %
PUMP PUMP	$0.003098	+12.86 %
GPS GPS	$0.01848	+10.86 %
OPN OPN	$0.0567	+8.21 %
ACM ACM	$0.282	+8.05 %
EDEN EDEN	$0.05128	+7.62 %

Losers

Crypto daily losers
Name	Price	Change
PORTAL PORTAL	$0.01392	-12.01 %
TUT TUT	$0.04086	-11.88 %
WLD WLD	$0.32	-6.41 %
DOLO DOLO	$0.0233	-3.68 %
Sui SUI	$0.6517	-3.47 %
NEAR NEAR	$1.588	-3.05 %

+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

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.

Commodities & precious metals
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)

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.

Foreign exchange (Forex)
Pair	Price	Change
EUR/USD	1.15885	+0.03 %
GBP/USD	1.3534	-0.03 %
USD/JPY	159.2737118738552	+0.02 %
AUD/USD	0.70815	-0.25 %
USD/CAD	1.3888888888888888	+0.22 %
USD/CHF	0.810077362388108	+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.

New hammer prices per asset class
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 — 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 66 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 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, 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 – 109 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	+0.38
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 closed higher. 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 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 Umbreon #H30 — Skyridge (2003) at $78,000 – 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.