Bitcoin Cash is the day's top gainer, up 29.3% – August 21, 2026

At the close on August 21, 2026, the markets tracked by Alysly showed clear risk-on appetite: 84 of 93 monitored assets (90 %) closed higher. The standout mover was the crypto asset Bitcoin Cash at +29.3 %. The major equity indices moved +0.6 % on average, with crypto around +10.1 %.

The key points at a glance

Breadth: 84 of 93 assets higher (90 %) – clear risk-on appetite.
Biggest daily move: Bitcoin Cash at +29.3 %.
Indices: 16 of 16 higher – strongest MSCI Japan (+0.97 %), weakest S&P 500 Informationstechnologie (+0.11 %).
Asset classes: leading crypto (+10.1 %), lagging commodities (+0.5 %).
Crypto: top gainer GALA (+36.9 %), top loser ONG (-23.9 %).
Correlation: EUR/USD ↔ Gold at +0.60 (strongly positively correlated).
Real assets: top hammer price Umbreon #H30 — Skyridge (2003) at $78,000 (Trading cards).

Market barometer

Market breadth84 / 93 up

Equity indices +0.6 %

Crypto +10.1 %

Precious metals +2.1 %

Commodities +0.5 %

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: Bitcoin Cash

At +29.3 %, Bitcoin Cash 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	+0.60 %	+3.2 %	+5.4 %
MSCI World	+0.60 %	+12.1 %	+20.2 %
S&P 500	+0.41 %	+12.1 %	+20.5 %
Nasdaq 100	+0.35 %	+16.4 %	+26.7 %
Dow Jones	+0.89 %	+10.0 %	+18.8 %
Russell 2000	+0.77 %	+20.6 %	+32.7 %
Euro STOXX 50	+0.67 %	+9.8 %	+18.7 %
MSCI ACWI	+0.53 %	+12.9 %	+21.8 %
MSCI ACWI IMI	–	–	–	–
MSCI China	+0.27 %	-10.6 %	-7.2 %
MSCI Emerging Markets	+0.75 %	+19.3 %	+35.2 %
MSCI EM IMI	+0.64 %	+18.2 %	+32.1 %
MSCI EMU	+0.53 %	+10.0 %	+18.0 %
MSCI Europe	+0.77 %	+9.6 %	+17.5 %
MSCI Europe Small Cap	–	–	–	–
MSCI Japan	+0.97 %	+17.0 %	+20.9 %
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	+0.83 %	+11.5 %	+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	+0.11 %	+27.0 %	+41.6 %
STOXX Europe 600	–	–	–	–

Of the 16 benchmark indices tracked, 16 closed higher – so the majority advanced. MSCI Japan led the field at +0.97 %, while S&P 500 Informationstechnologie trailed at +0.11 %. 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
GALA GALA	$0.002199	+36.92 %
Bitcoin Cash BCH	$288.5	+29.31 %
ZEC ZEC	$734.27	+29.07 %
PEPE PEPE	$4.12e-06	+28.35 %
PENGU PENGU	$0.008918	+24.26 %
TUT TUT	$0.04078	+24.22 %

Losers

Crypto daily losers
Name	Price	Change
ONG ONG	$0.08732	-23.86 %
ACE ACE	$0.2292	-8.83 %
U U	$0.9996	-0.03 %
RLUSD RLUSD	$1.0004	-0.01 %
USDE USDE	$1.0002	+0.00 %
USD1 USD1	$0.9999	+0.00 %

Across liquid coins, crypto came in at +10.1 %. Out in front was GALA at +36.9 %, with ONG trailing at -23.9 %. 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 +2.1 %, energy and industrial commodities +0.5 %. Both groups advanced. Gold is a traditional hedge, while crude oil and copper act as growth barometers.

Commodities & precious metals
Name	Price	Change
Gold	4680.6	+2.39 %
Silver	69.53	+2.09 %
Platinum	1895.7	+3.08 %
Palladium	1350.2	+0.88 %
WTI crude	87.06	+0.26 %
Brent crude	92.67	-1.18 %
Gasoline	3.0468	+1.25 %
Heating oil	4.3848	+0.26 %
Copper	6.587	+1.82 %

Foreign exchange (Forex)

The key pair EUR/USD moved +0.06 % – 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	1.1693	+0.06 %
GBP/USD	1.3651	+0.17 %
USD/JPY	158.75535799333227	-0.07 %
AUD/USD	0.71755	+0.94 %
USD/CAD	1.374759417102007	-0.19 %
USD/CHF	0.7989773090444231	+0.03 %

Real assets: new hammer prices

Since 14 August 2026, 47 new hammer prices were added. There is no daily close here: trading happens when a lot is called, and only then does a price exist.

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 69 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 – 112 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 +0.60. 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	+0.34
S&P 500 ↔ Gold	+0.43
Gold ↔ Crude oil (WTI)	-0.27
EUR/USD ↔ Gold	+0.60

Summary

In summary, August 21, 2026 was a day of clear risk-on appetite across the markets Alysly tracks: 84 of 93 assets closed higher. The headline came from Bitcoin Cash at +29.3 %. Across asset classes, crypto led (+10.1 %) while commodities lagged (+0.5 %). The correlation between EUR/USD and Gold was strongly positively correlated (+0.60) – 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.