Market Cycle Brief — October 20, 2026: BTC 55/100, Ethereum Up 20.7
Bitcoin's cycle score stands at 55/100, up 15.7 from the prior reading. 5 of 18 tracked markets improved vs the prior reading.
Bitcoin
Cycle Score: 55/100, up 15.7 from the prior reading — model date 2026-10-20
| Cycle | Day | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| 4-year | 112/1450 | early |
| Yearly | 112/170 | late |
| Weekly | 80/24 | extended |
Bitcoin is on day 112/1450 of its 4-year cycle (early phase). The yearly cycle is in its late phase (day 112/170) and the weekly cycle is extended (day 80/24).
Movers
- Ethereum: 27.3 → 48 (Δ +20.7)
- XRP: 27.3 → 48 (Δ +20.7)
- Solana: 27.3 → 48 (Δ +20.7)
News context
- Bitmine adds 12,535 ETH as treasury reaches 6.04 million tokens — theblock · positive
- BlackRock files for bitcoin ETF offering downside protection and upside exposure to IBIT — theblock · positive
- Strive scoops up another 1,223 bitcoin for $100 million as total holdings reach 36,818 BTC — theblock · positive
- Strategy's price chart is about to flash a major bullish signal weeks after bitcoin did — coindesk · positive
- Bitcoin extends bounce above $82,000 as stocks rebound, DeFi tokens lead altcoin gains — coindesk · positive
Markets
| Market | Score | Δ | Phase | Model date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 55 | +15.7 | late | |
| Ethereum | 48 | +20.7 | — | |
| XRP | 48 | +20.7 | — | |
| Solana | 48 | +20.7 | — | |
| Sui | 48 | +20.7 | — | |
| S&P 500 | 37.2 | -0.3 | extended | 2026-10-19 |
| NASDAQ Composite | 32.6 | -0.7 | late | 2026-10-19 |
| Dow Jones | 33.6 | -0.2 | extended | 2026-10-19 |
| Russell 2000 | 42 | -0.5 | late | 2026-10-19 |
| DAX 40 | 58.3 | -0.5 | extended | 2026-10-19 |
| Nikkei 225 | 22.2 | -0.1 | extended | |
| FTSE 100 | 46.6 | -0.5 | extended | 2026-10-19 |
| NVIDIA | 37.2 | -0.3 | extended | 2026-10-19 |
| JP Morgan Chase | 50 | 0.0 | extended | 2026-10-19 |
| Gold | 44 | -0.2 | mid | 2026-10-19 |
| Silver | 44 | -0.2 | — | 2026-10-19 |
| Platinum | 54 | -0.2 | — | 2026-10-19 |
| US Dollar Index | 50 | 0.0 | extended | 2026-10-19 |
Methodology: How the cycle score works · Bitcoin live dashboard · Previous brief
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