Market Cycle Brief — July 17, 2026: BTC 24/100, Nikkei 225 Down 8.9
Bitcoin's cycle score stands at 24/100, unchanged from the prior reading. 0 of 18 tracked markets improved vs the prior reading.
Bitcoin
Cycle Score: 24/100, unchanged from the prior reading — model date 2026-07-17
| Cycle | Day | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| 4-year | 1334/1450 | extended |
| Yearly | 465/170 | extended |
| Weekly | 17/24 | late |
Bitcoin is on day 1334/1450 of its 4-year cycle (extended phase). The yearly cycle is in its extended phase (day 465/170) and the weekly cycle is late (day 17/24).
Movers
- Nikkei 225: 26 → 17.1 (Δ -8.9)
- NASDAQ Composite: 27.3 → 27.1 (Δ -0.2)
- S&P 500: 40.3 → 40.2 (Δ -0.1)
News context
- JPMorgan says bitcoin outlook sees ‘encouraging sign’ as Strategy boosts cash reserves — theblock · positive
- Bitcoin outlook improves amid 6% weekly gain: Can BTC bulls push higher? — cointelegraph · positive
- SBI extends onchain finance push with Ondo deal to tokenize Japanese stocks — theblock · positive
- Jeff Booth, Lyn Alden-backed ORANGE JUICE raises $40 million to launch permanent capital firm with bitcoin treasury strategy — theblock · positive
- Ether outruns bitcoin as ETF money returns, almost all of from BlackRock's fund — coindesk · positive
Markets
| Market | Score | Δ | Phase | Model date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 23.8 | 0.0 | extended | |
| Ethereum | 18.8 | 0.0 | — | |
| XRP | 18.8 | 0.0 | — | |
| Solana | 18.8 | 0.0 | — | |
| Sui | 18.8 | 0.0 | — | |
| S&P 500 | 40.2 | -0.1 | mid | 2026-07-16 |
| NASDAQ Composite | 27.1 | -0.2 | mid | 2026-07-16 |
| Dow Jones | 31.1 | 0.0 | extended | 2026-07-16 |
| Russell 2000 | 51.9 | -0.1 | early | 2026-07-16 |
| DAX 40 | 28.5 | -0.1 | mid | 2026-07-16 |
| Nikkei 225 | 17.1 | -8.9 | late | |
| FTSE 100 | 25.9 | -0.1 | mid | 2026-07-16 |
| NVIDIA | 37.8 | -0.1 | mid | 2026-07-16 |
| JP Morgan Chase | 50 | 0.0 | extended | 2026-07-16 |
| Gold | 47 | 0.0 | extended | 2026-07-16 |
| Silver | 47 | 0.0 | — | 2026-07-16 |
| Platinum | 57 | 0.0 | — | 2026-07-16 |
| US Dollar Index | 32.5 | 0.0 | extended | 2026-07-16 |
Methodology: How the cycle score works · Bitcoin live dashboard · Previous brief
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