Market Cycle Brief — August 27, 2026: BTC 29/100, Nikkei 225 Up 8.6
Bitcoin's cycle score stands at 29/100, unchanged from the prior reading. 1 of 18 tracked markets improved vs the prior reading.
Bitcoin
Cycle Score: 29/100, unchanged from the prior reading — model date 2026-08-27
| Cycle | Day | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| 4-year | 1375/1450 | extended |
| Yearly | 58/170 | mid |
| Weekly | 26/24 | extended |
Bitcoin is on day 1375/1450 of its 4-year cycle (extended phase). The yearly cycle is in its mid phase (day 58/170) and the weekly cycle is extended (day 26/24).
Movers
- Nikkei 225: 9.8 → 18.4 (Δ +8.6)
- NASDAQ Composite: 49.7 → 49.5 (Δ -0.2)
- Russell 2000: 20.8 → 20.6 (Δ -0.2)
News context
- ‘Altitude sickness can wait’: Bitcoin’s historic short squeeze, Bessent catalyst may signal bull-market reset, analysts say — theblock · positive
- Ethereum developers propose first step to protect ETH staking from quantum attacks — coindesk · positive
- CryptoQuant says bitcoin has entered bull market but needs to cross $83,000 for ‘official’ confirmation — theblock · positive
- Bernstein sees bitcoin reaching $150,000 by mid-2027 amid ‘debasement trade,’ but cuts Strategy target to $350 — theblock · positive
- Bernstein forecasts Bitcoin to reclaim $125K by late 2026 ahead of cycle peak — cointelegraph · positive
Markets
| Market | Score | Δ | Phase | Model date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 29.1 | 0.0 | mid | |
| Ethereum | 19.1 | 0.0 | — | |
| XRP | 19.1 | 0.0 | — | |
| Solana | 19.1 | 0.0 | — | |
| Sui | 19.1 | 0.0 | — | |
| S&P 500 | 29.1 | 0.0 | late | 2026-08-26 |
| NASDAQ Composite | 49.5 | -0.2 | mid | 2026-08-26 |
| Dow Jones | 37.1 | -0.1 | extended | 2026-08-26 |
| Russell 2000 | 20.6 | -0.2 | mid | 2026-08-26 |
| DAX 40 | 29.8 | -0.2 | late | 2026-08-26 |
| Nikkei 225 | 18.4 | +8.6 | late | |
| FTSE 100 | 39.2 | -0.2 | late | 2026-08-26 |
| NVIDIA | 28.6 | -0.1 | late | 2026-08-26 |
| JP Morgan Chase | 50 | 0.0 | extended | 2026-08-26 |
| Gold | 56.2 | -0.1 | early | 2026-08-26 |
| Silver | 56.2 | -0.1 | — | 2026-08-26 |
| Platinum | 66.2 | -0.1 | — | 2026-08-26 |
| US Dollar Index | 32.5 | 0.0 | extended | 2026-08-26 |
Methodology: How the cycle score works · Bitcoin live dashboard · Previous brief
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