Market Cycle Brief — July 12, 2026: BTC 33/100, Bitcoin Down 5.6
Market cycle telemetry shows extended phases across multiple timeframes alongside a broad decline in asset scores. Bitcoin and major altcoins registered identical negative deltas, while traditional equity indices remained in mid or extended phases with minimal score changes.
Bitcoin
Cycle Score: 33/100, down 5.6 from the prior reading — model date 2026-07-12
| Cycle | Day | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| 4-year | 1329/1450 | extended |
| Yearly | 460/170 | extended |
| Weekly | 12/24 | mid |
Bitcoin cycle telemetry indicates a four year cycle at day 1329 of an expected 1450, placing it in an extended phase. The yearly cycle sits at day 460 of 170, also extended, while the weekly cycle is at day 12 of 24 in a mid phase. The model score decreased by -5.6 from 38.2 to 32.6, with a display value of 33. These readings reflect the current cycle positioning without implying directional price movement.
Movers
- Bitcoin: 38.2 → 32.6 (Δ -5.6) — Bitcoin registered a delta of -5.6, shifting its score from 38.2 to 32.6.
- Ethereum: 33.2 → 27.6 (Δ -5.6) — Ethereum recorded a delta of -5.6, moving its score from 33.2 to 27.6.
- XRP: 33.2 → 27.6 (Δ -5.6) — XRP showed a delta of -5.6, adjusting its score from 33.2 to 27.6.
News context
- Bitcoin, ether ETFs snap eight-week outflow streaks with $282 million combined inflow — theblock · positive
- Lending protocol Bonzo loses 77% of value locked as $9 million oracle exploit rattles Hedera — coindesk · negative
- Hedera lending protocol Bonzo Lend hit for $9 million after Supra verifier accepts manipulated price update — theblock · negative
- Empery Digital shares rise after selling Bitcoin treasury to fund AI data center project — cointelegraph · positive
- Bitcoin nearing late stages of bear market: Jamie Coutts, Real Vision — cointelegraph · positive
Headlines report that exchange-traded funds recently reversed a multi-week outflow streak with combined inflows. Concurrently, a lending protocol suffered a substantial value loss from an oracle exploit, while corporate treasury sales highlighted shifting capital allocations.
Markets
| Market | Score | Δ | Phase | Model date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 32.6 | -5.6 | extended | |
| Ethereum | 27.6 | -5.6 | — | |
| XRP | 27.6 | -5.6 | — | |
| Solana | 27.6 | -5.6 | — | |
| Sui | 27.6 | -5.6 | — | |
| S&P 500 | 40.8 | -0.1 | mid | 2026-07-10 |
| NASDAQ Composite | 28.3 | -0.3 | mid | 2026-07-10 |
| Dow Jones | 31.4 | -0.1 | extended | 2026-07-10 |
| Russell 2000 | 47.2 | -0.2 | early | 2026-07-10 |
| DAX 40 | 35 | -0.1 | mid | 2026-07-10 |
| Nikkei 225 | 23.5 | -0.2 | mid | 2026-07-10 |
| FTSE 100 | 26.8 | -0.1 | mid | 2026-07-10 |
| NVIDIA | 38.5 | -0.2 | mid | 2026-07-10 |
| JP Morgan Chase | 50 | 0.0 | extended | 2026-07-10 |
| Gold | 50 | 0.0 | extended | 2026-07-10 |
| Silver | 50 | 0.0 | — | 2026-07-10 |
| Platinum | 60 | 0.0 | — | 2026-07-10 |
| US Dollar Index | 38.1 | 0.0 | extended | 2026-07-10 |
Methodology: How the cycle score works · Bitcoin live dashboard · Previous brief
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