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| 1 | BitcoinBTC | $72,458.02 | +5.84% | +14.95% | $1.45T | $52.21B | |
| 2 | EthereumETH | $2,326.90 | +11.42% | +24.30% | $280.22B | $27.13B | |
| 3 | TetherUSDT | $0.9994 | +0.03% | +0.05% | $183.00B | $327.99B | |
| 4 | BNBBNB | $651.15 | +5.27% | +7.31% | $86.71B | $1.51B | |
| 5 | XRPXRP | $1.26 | +18.37% | +25.53% | $78.91B | $4.38B | |
| 6 | USDCUSDC | $0.9999 | +0.05% | +0.01% | $72.47B | $22.29B | |
| 7 | SolanaSOL | $87.35 | +7.01% | +15.74% | $50.92B | $3.83B | |
| 8 | TRONTRX | $0.3384 | +1.50% | +1.42% | $32.11B | $620.16M | |
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| 10 | HyperliquidHYPE | $73.21 | +17.99% | +27.32% | $16.29B | $1.01B |
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|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF | $768.07 | -0.60% |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ (Nasdaq 100) | $717.98 | -1.63% |
| DIA | SPDR Dow Jones (Dow 30) | $533.41 | -0.15% |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | $300.64 | -1.12% |
| GLD | SPDR Gold Shares | $399.41 | -1.50% |
| TLT | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | $81.69 | +0.41% |
| XLK | Technology Select Sector SPDR | $185.64 | -2.46% |
| SMH | VanEck Semiconductor ETF | $568.57 | -4.29% |
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MarketCapitalize Markets Desk
Aug 20, 2026
Risk appetite firms across crypto and equities
Risk-on conditions: 3 of 3 directional signals positive, led by Crypto Momentum (49 of 50 up · 7d).
What happened
Bitcoin trades at $72,458.02 (+5.84% over 24 hours); Ether at $2,326.90 (+11.42%); the S&P 500 proxy SPY is -0.60% on the day.
Why it matters
These moves line up into a risk on read. Risk-on conditions: 3 of 3 directional signals positive, led by Crypto Momentum (49 of 50 up · 7d). The signal is a transparent computation over the same cached figures shown on this page, not a black-box score.
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Watch volatility: BTC is in a Normal regime (BTC 1.9%/day · 30d). A shift there often precedes a change in tone.
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