Markets As we speak – October 16, 2026

Day by day evaluation of crypto markets and the forces shaping them, from the Nexo analysis desk.

Bitcoin rebounds above $82,000 after a two-hour dip under $80,000, however heads for a second weekly loss

Bitcoin trades close to $82,200 on Friday, recovering after a short dip under $80,000 as decrease Treasury yields and oil and a rebound in Asian chip shares aided threat urge for food, although it's nonetheless on the right track for a second straight weekly loss. The overall crypto market cap sits round $2.8 trillion. U.S. futures are blended, with the Dow up 0.4%, the S&P 500 up 0.2% and the Nasdaq-100 down 0.1%, after Thursday’s rebound lifted the S&P 500 0.3% to 7,744.81, the Nasdaq Composite 0.1% to 26,713.03 and the Dow 1.1% to 52,177.81. For the week, the Nasdaq is down greater than 2% and the S&P 500 virtually 1%, whereas the Dow is on tempo for a acquire of about 1%. Tesla is up 4.4% premarket after unveiling a redesigned Roadster, whereas CoreWeave, the AI data-center operator on the middle of this week’s rout, is down 4.1% and Micron 1.7%. In Asia, the Kospi rose almost 3%, and the Stoxx 600 is up 0.6%. The ten-year Treasury yield is close to 5.07%, its lowest since late September, the greenback index is about 101.8 and heading for its first weekly decline in 5 weeks, and spot gold is at $4,187.66. CME FedWatch exhibits roughly a 28% likelihood of an October hike, with a quarter-point hike in December the market’s base case.

Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s break under $80,000 lasted about two hours. Thursday’s slide took it to roughly $79,800, by the $80,400 low that consumers had defended twice prior to now week, and consumers stepped in there for a 3rd time, lifting it again close to $82,500 and holding above $81,000 by Asian buying and selling. A push again above $84,000, the place Wednesday’s post-CPI spike ran out of steam, would present the bounce has actual consumers behind it. To this point the flows lag the worth: spot Bitcoin ETFs took in a skinny $5 million on Thursday after Wednesday’s $261 million exit, leaving about $146 million of outflows for the week and a second straight week of withdrawals, per SoSoValue. Bitcoin is down about 0.9% on the week and over 2% in October, as the standard October energy has failed to look for a second 12 months working, and a second straight day of ETF inflows could be the primary signal of demand returning.

Ethereum & Altcoins
Ether trades close to $2,450, bouncing with Bitcoin however nonetheless decrease on the week, whereas Zcash led the majors, rising to about $1,230, and Solana trades close to $106, with XRP, Cardano and BNB additionally firmer. Altcoin ETFs present the identical lag: the U.S. Zcash fund misplaced about $15 million on Thursday, its fifth outflow this month, Ether funds shed about $60 million, Solana funds misplaced almost $10 million, their ninth straight day of withdrawals, and XRP funds noticed a small outflow.

Macro & Institutional
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, talking in Bangkok, gave no sign on the October 27 to twenty-eight assembly, saying he doesn't prejudge conferences, however described the U.S. economic system as extra resilient than he anticipated and stated his talks with different central bankers present the identical surge in costs. He framed AI as boosting demand earlier than it lifts provide, a constructive provide shock within the medium time period however a bumpy transition for policymakers, and markets took the dearth of hawkishness as excellent news, with October hike pricing falling. Thursday’s information had been scorching, with producer costs up 1.3% in September, essentially the most since March 2022, core producer costs up 0.7% in opposition to 0.3% anticipated, retail gross sales up 0.8% in opposition to 0.3% anticipated, and jobless claims regular at 199,000. October hike odds briefly rose to almost 34% earlier than falling again to round 27% as bonds rallied.

Authorities bonds are regaining haven standing even with inflation working scorching. Treasuries rallied for a second day, G7 bonds are on observe for his or her strongest week since late Could, and German Bund yields have turned positively correlated with shares for the primary time since August, as traders fear concerning the financing behind the AI buildout. CoreWeave is down greater than 15% on the week, and a few Anthropic traders are reportedly discussing a valuation close to $1.5 trillion, down from about $2 trillion, after its third-quarter income development slowed to 45%, although TSMC’s report quarterly revenue exhibits demand is undamaged. The market’s pushback on AI-linked debt is prone to gradual capital spending, which favors corporations that fund information facilities from working money move.

Oil is firmer on the week, with Brent close to $105 and WTI close to $97, as Center East transport tensions and a big U.S. stock draw outweigh a report that Washington is weighing easing sanctions on some tankers. The Worldwide Power Company agreed to launch over 20 million barrels of diesel.

Wanting Forward
Subsequent week is the final full week of knowledge earlier than the Fed’s October 27 to twenty-eight assembly. Monday brings China’s third-quarter GDP. Wednesday brings UK September CPI and a U.S. 20-year bond public sale. Thursday brings U.S. jobless claims, and Friday brings the U.S. flash PMIs and the College of Michigan client survey. A maintain is priced at roughly 72% for the Fed’s assembly, with core PCE on October 29 and payrolls on November 6 to comply with. For Bitcoin, a transfer again above $84,000 and a second day of ETF inflows are the indicators consumers are returning, with the $80,000 space, defended thrice in every week, the extent to carry.

Writer: Iliya Kalchev, Analyst at Nexo’s Dispatch

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