Crypto tops stocks: Bitcoin at +1.8% versus the S&P 500's -0.5% – September 14, 2026

Wrapping up the session on September 14, 2026, the markets tracked by Alysly showed a mixed picture: 47 of 91 monitored assets (52 %) closed higher. Leading the day's moves was the crypto asset Stellar at +8.1 %. The major equity indices moved -1.0 % on average, with the crypto market at +1.5 %. Notably, equities and crypto diverged, moving in opposite directions on the day.
The key points at a glance
- Breadth: 47 of 91 assets higher (52 %), a mixed picture.
- Biggest daily move: Stellar at +8.1 %.
- Indices: 1 of 17 higher, strongest MSCI China (+0.68 %), weakest MSCI Emerging Markets (-2.73 %).
- Asset classes: leading crypto (+1.5 %), lagging precious metals (-1.3 %).
- Crypto: top gainer ARK (+22.6 %), top loser LSK (-51.0 %).
- Correlation: EUR/USD ↔ Gold at +0.60 (strongly positively correlated).
- Real assets: top hammer price Porsche 911 Turbo (930) · 1975–1989 at $166,000 (Classic cars).
Market barometer
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: Stellar
At +8.1 %, Stellar was the day's most notable single move. The chart shows its trajectory over the selected range:
Indices on the day
Of the 17 benchmark indices tracked, 1 finished the day higher, so the majority slipped. MSCI China led the field at +0.68 %, while MSCI Emerging Markets trailed at -2.73 %. 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, excluding illiquid micro-caps.
Gainers
+1.5 %, moving against equities. ARK at +22.6 %, with LSK trailing at -51.0 %. 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 -1.3 %, energy and industrial commodities +0.1 %. 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.
| Name | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 4351.9 | -1.29 % |
| Silver | 64.138 | -1.61 % |
| Platinum | 1779.8 | -0.99 % |
| Palladium | 1307.7 | -1.22 % |
| WTI crude | 101.39 | +1.34 % |
| Brent crude | 105.68 | +1.02 % |
| Gasoline | 3.1374 | +0.56 % |
| Heating oil | 4.9615 | +0.04 % |
| Copper | 6.4045 | -2.19 % |
Foreign exchange (Forex)
The key pair EUR/USD moved -0.34 %: 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.
| Pair | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1.15985 | -0.34 % | |
| 1.3515 | -0.10 % | |
| 152.882 | +0.19 % | |
| 0.71355 | -0.39 % | |
| 1.38418 | +0.28 % | |
| 0.807787 | -0.03 % |
Real assets: new hammer prices
Since 7 September 2026 the database has logged 4 new auction records. Unlike stocks or crypto, real assets are not quoted continuously. Every figure in this section is a price someone actually paid.
| Asset class | Records | Median | Highest hammer price | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic cars | 4 | $86,215 | Porsche 911 Turbo (930) · 1975–1989 11 Sep 2026 | $166,000 |
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. The price index below avoids exactly this composition effect. 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 (7 September 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 93 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 577.7, +215.0 % against a year ago (base 100 at the first quarter covered, as of 7 September 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 +2.3 %, a quarterly figure rather than 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, 105 days before this report. The gap reflects the publication lag of the sources rather than missing data.
| 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 % |
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 because they smooth out volatility.
| Pair | r (90d) | −1 … +1 |
|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 ↔ Bitcoin | +0.35 | |
| S&P 500 ↔ Gold | +0.44 | |
| Gold ↔ Crude oil (WTI) | -0.28 | |
| EUR/USD ↔ Gold | +0.60 |
Summary
Taken together, September 14, 2026 was a day of a mixed picture across the markets Alysly tracks: 47 of 91 assets gained. The headline came from Stellar at +8.1 %. Across asset classes, crypto led (+1.5 %) while precious metals lagged (-1.3 %). The correlation between EUR/USD and Gold stood at +0.60, 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 (930) · 1975–1989 at $166,000, a price struck at a single table rather than on an exchange. A single trading day is only a small slice, though: over longer periods, asset classes, regions and holding period shape a portfolio's result more than any one day's move.
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