Market Cycle Brief — October 15, 2026: BTC 40/100, Dow Jones Down 8.8
Bitcoin's cycle score stands at 40/100, down 0.1 from the prior reading. 4 of 18 tracked markets improved vs the prior reading.
Bitcoin
Cycle Score: 40/100, down 0.1 from the prior reading — model date 2026-10-15
| Cycle | Day | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| 4-year | 107/1450 | early |
| Yearly | 107/170 | late |
| Weekly | 75/24 | extended |
Bitcoin is on day 107/1450 of its 4-year cycle (early phase). The yearly cycle is in its late phase (day 107/170) and the weekly cycle is extended (day 75/24).
Movers
- Dow Jones: 34 → 25.2 (Δ -8.8)
- S&P 500: 29 → 37.6 (Δ +8.6)
- Nikkei 225: 28.9 → 23.1 (Δ -5.8)
News context
- Live updates: Bitcoin falls back to $82,000 after inflation rises more than forecast — coindesk · positive
- Strive buys $235 million in bitcoin as warrant exercises yield $369 million — theblock · positive
- Crypto Long & Short: Why gold and bitcoin belong in the same portfolio — coindesk · positive
- Standard Chartered unlocks direct bitcoin and ether trading for affluent UAE clients — coindesk · positive
- U.S. September CPI comes in hot, sending bitcoin sharply lower — coindesk · negative
Markets
| Market | Score | Δ | Phase | Model date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 39.5 | -0.1 | late | |
| Ethereum | 32.5 | -0.1 | — | |
| XRP | 32.5 | -0.1 | — | |
| Solana | 32.5 | -0.1 | — | |
| Sui | 32.5 | -0.1 | — | |
| S&P 500 | 37.6 | +8.6 | extended | 2026-10-14 |
| NASDAQ Composite | 33.7 | -0.2 | late | 2026-10-14 |
| Dow Jones | 25.2 | -8.8 | extended | 2026-10-14 |
| Russell 2000 | 42.9 | -0.2 | late | 2026-10-14 |
| DAX 40 | 59.1 | -0.1 | extended | 2026-10-14 |
| Nikkei 225 | 23.1 | -5.8 | extended | |
| FTSE 100 | 53 | -0.1 | extended | 2026-10-14 |
| NVIDIA | 37.6 | -0.1 | extended | 2026-10-14 |
| JP Morgan Chase | 50 | 0.0 | extended | 2026-10-14 |
| Gold | 36.1 | +0.9 | mid | 2026-10-14 |
| Silver | 36.1 | +0.9 | — | 2026-10-14 |
| Platinum | 46.1 | +0.9 | — | 2026-10-14 |
| US Dollar Index | 50 | 0.0 | extended | 2026-10-14 |
Methodology: How the cycle score works · Bitcoin live dashboard · Previous brief
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