Polkadot is the day's top gainer, up 17.2% – September 8, 2026

After the US close on September 8, 2026, the markets tracked by Alysly showed noticeable risk aversion: 37 of 93 monitored assets (40 %) closed higher. The most pronounced move came from the crypto asset Polkadot at +17.2 %. The major equity indices moved -0.4 % on average, while digital assets came in at +0.5 %.

The key points at a glance

Breadth: 37 of 93 assets higher (40 %) – noticeable risk aversion.
Biggest daily move: Polkadot at +17.2 %.
Indices: 3 of 16 higher – strongest S&P 500 Informationstechnologie (+0.32 %), weakest MSCI China (-1.75 %).
Asset classes: leading commodities (+1.5 %), lagging equities (-0.4 %).
Crypto: top gainer FORM (+28.2 %), top loser MARSCOIN (-16.9 %).
Correlation: EUR/USD ↔ Gold at +0.63 (strongly positively correlated).
Real assets: top hammer price Porsche 911 Turbo (997) — 2007–2012 at $139,000 (Classic cars).

Market barometer

Market breadth37 / 93 up

Equity indices -0.4 %

Crypto +0.5 %

Precious metals -0.4 %

Commodities +1.5 %

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: Polkadot

At +17.2 %, Polkadot 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	-0.66 %	+1.7 %	+4.4 %
MSCI World	-0.57 %	+11.9 %	+17.7 %
S&P 500	-0.55 %	+12.1 %	+18.1 %
Nasdaq 100	-0.08 %	+17.2 %	+24.1 %
Dow Jones	-1.13 %	+9.2 %	+15.7 %
Russell 2000	-0.45 %	+18.4 %	+23.7 %
Euro STOXX 50	-0.27 %	+7.8 %	+17.1 %
MSCI ACWI	-0.47 %	+13.1 %	+19.6 %
MSCI ACWI IMI	–	–	–	–
MSCI China	-1.75 %	-13.3 %	-13.4 %
MSCI Emerging Markets	+0.19 %	+22.4 %	+35.2 %
MSCI EM IMI	+0.06 %	+21.3 %	+32.1 %
MSCI EMU	-0.13 %	+8.2 %	+16.9 %
MSCI Europe	-0.60 %	+7.8 %	+15.2 %
MSCI Europe Small Cap	–	–	–	–
MSCI Japan	-0.33 %	+20.4 %	+21.0 %
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	-0.54 %	+11.0 %	+16.2 %
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	+0.32 %	+30.2 %	+41.9 %
STOXX Europe 600	–	–	–	–

Of the 16 benchmark indices tracked, 3 closed higher – so the majority slipped. S&P 500 Informationstechnologie led the field at +0.32 %, while MSCI China trailed at -1.75 %. 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
FORM FORM	$0.3269	+28.25 %
FF FF	$0.15018	+24.12 %
Polkadot DOT	$1.246	+17.22 %
Ethereum Classic ETC	$8.62	+9.11 %
PROM PROM	$5.947	+5.86 %
XPL XPL	$0.09835	+5.81 %

Losers

Crypto daily losers
Name	Price	Change
MARSCOIN MARSCOIN	$0.13	-16.88 %
HEMI HEMI	$0.00777	-15.17 %
WLD WLD	$0.4529	-5.21 %
OPG OPG	$0.1017	-4.60 %
PENGU PENGU	$0.008081	-4.38 %
TRUMP TRUMP	$2.226	-3.39 %

+0.5 %. FORM at +28.2 %, with MARSCOIN trailing at -16.9 %. 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 -0.4 %, energy and industrial commodities +1.5 %. 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	4439	-0.84 %
Silver	67	+0.38 %
Platinum	1853.2	+1.49 %
Palladium	1369.1	-2.48 %
WTI crude	93.03	+1.69 %
Brent crude	97.92	+1.70 %
Gasoline	3.2525	+1.18 %
Heating oil	4.5678	+0.61 %
Copper	6.8235	+2.11 %

Foreign exchange (Forex)

The key pair EUR/USD moved +0.15 % – 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	1.1631	+0.15 %
GBP/USD	1.3546	+0.24 %
USD/JPY	153.586	-1.63 %
AUD/USD	0.7222	+0.26 %
USD/CAD	1.3777	-0.41 %
USD/CHF	0.808538	-0.13 %

Real assets: new hammer prices

In the window since 1 September 2026, 2 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
Classic cars	2	$106,750	Porsche 911 Turbo (997) — 2007–2012 4 Sep 2026	$139,000

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 11 days back (28 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 87 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 537.6, +191.2 % against a year ago (base 100 at the first quarter covered, as of 28 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 -2.4 % – 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 June 2026 – 99 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 Jun 2026	336.7	+0.4 %	+1.7 %
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 +0.63. 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	+0.36
S&P 500 ↔ Gold	+0.43
Gold ↔ Crude oil (WTI)	-0.24
EUR/USD ↔ Gold	+0.63

Summary

All told, September 8, 2026 was a day of noticeable risk aversion across the markets Alysly tracks: 37 of 93 assets closed higher. The headline came from Polkadot at +17.2 %. Across asset classes, commodities led (+1.5 %) while equities lagged (-0.4 %). The correlation between EUR/USD and Gold was strongly positively correlated (+0.63) – 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 (997) — 2007–2012 at $139,000 – 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.