Markets today, November 12, 2026: bitcoin falls 4.25% to $71,448 as Nvidia sinks 4.3%

Crypto. Bitcoin was $71,448.08 at 21:04 UTC, down 4.25% in 24 hours and 6.10% in seven days. Cointelegraph says it fell below $72,000 for the first time since August 20 as tech stocks slid after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned. Ether was $2,015.70 (-3.01%), BNB $654.75 (-4.64%), Solana $81.28 (-4.28%) and XRP $1.0363 (-2.70%). Fear & Greed is 28, Fear, from 29. About $719.6 million of positions were liquidated in 24 hours, $641.3 million of them longs. US bitcoin ETFs had net outflows of $299.8 million on Wednesday, November 11, and ether ETFs $144.8 million; Thursday's figures were not in our data yet. Strategy leaves the MSCI USA index after the close on November 30: https://freekonomist.com/en/news/msci-removes-strategy-mstr-usa-world-index-november-30-2026-11-11/ . Bitcoin price and liquidations: https://freekonomist.com/en/crypto/btc/ . What well-known traders think: https://freekonomist.com/en/crowd/ . Token unlock dates: https://freekonomist.com/en/unlocks/

Stocks. Reuters says, on preliminary data, the S&P 500 fell 0.34% to 7,593.39, the Nasdaq Composite 0.40% to 25,363.75 and the Dow 0.36% to 52,296.20. Nvidia fell nearly 12% at its intraday low, Reuters says, and Investing.com has it closing 4.3% lower at $166.19. AMD rose 5.86% to $585.30 and Broadcom 5.54% to $364.36 on Investing.com's board, while Nebius fell 16.84% to $128.64 after its results. Energy was the best of the 11 S&P 500 sectors for a fourth session. Nvidia reports quarterly results on Tuesday. Treasury yields jumped after Wednesday's bond holiday: the 10-year was about 5.13% late in the day, an intraday quote. The US also posted a record October budget deficit of $404 billion: https://freekonomist.com/en/news/us-budget-deficit-october-2026-record-404-billion-fy2027-2026-11-12/ .

Commodities and currencies. Brent futures settled at $95.82, up $3.06 or 3.3%, and WTI at $88.74, up 2.6%, Reuters says. It cites Houthi claims of attacks on Saudi energy sites and Iran's military saying four tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz, which Reuters could not verify; both benchmarks are still down about 2.5% on the week. Spot gold was $3,873.27, down 2.88%, at 21:19 UTC, an intraday figure, after it fell below $4,000: https://freekonomist.com/en/commodities/gold/ . Investing.com ties the drop to inflation worries and hawkish Fed comments. The dollar index reached 103.17, its highest since April 2025, and the yen briefly broke 160 per dollar. In our data at 21:04 UTC EUR/USD was 1.1059 (-0.28%) and USD/JPY 159.874 (+0.10%). A Bank of Japan board member argued against an early rate hike: https://freekonomist.com/en/news/boj-asada-against-early-rate-hike-yen-near-160-2026-11-12/ . Live macro board: https://freekonomist.com/en/macro/

حقائق مؤكدة

• Reuters, on preliminary data: the S&P 500 fell 0.34% to 7,593.39, the Nasdaq Composite 0.40% to 25,363.75 and the Dow 0.36% to 52,296.20 on Thursday, November 12.^[1]
• Investing.com: Nvidia ended 4.3% lower on Thursday; its quote was $166.19, down 4.34%. It had fallen as much as 14.3% in early trading after Jensen Huang resigned.^[2]
• Reuters: Nvidia shares earlier dropped nearly 12%, an intraday figure; CFO Colette Kress is interim CEO.^[1]
• Investing.com's board: AMD +5.86% to $585.30, Broadcom +5.54% to $364.36 and Nebius -16.84% to $128.64.^[2]
• Reuters: energy was the best-performing of the 11 S&P 500 sectors, rising for a fourth straight session.^[1]
• Reuters: Nvidia reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday.^[9]
• Reuters: Brent futures settled at $95.82, up $3.06 or 3.3%; WTI closed at $88.74, up $2.21 or 2.6%. Both are down about 2.5% for the week.^[3]
• Reuters: oil rose after attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure escalated and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was disrupted. The Houthis said they attacked Saudi sites and Iran's military said four tankers were hit; Reuters could not immediately verify the Iranian accounts.^[3]
• Spot gold was $3,873.27, down 2.88%, at 21:19 UTC on Investing.com, an intraday figure; it fell below $4,000 an ounce on Thursday.^[4]
• Investing.com ties gold's fall to persistent inflation concerns and hawkish Fed comments that reinforced expectations of a December rate hike.^[4]
• Markets fully price at least a 25-basis-point Fed hike in December, with about a 15% chance of 50 basis points, per CME FedWatch via Reuters.^[1]
• Two-year US Treasury yields jumped on Thursday, partly on higher oil prices, Investing.com says; the 10-year yield was about 5.13% in a late intraday quote.^[4]
• Investing.com: Treasury yields soared a day after the bond market was closed for Veterans Day.^[2]
• The US dollar index reached 103.17 at 20:50 UTC, its highest since April 7, 2025; the yen briefly broke 160 per dollar for the first time since September 2 and last traded near 159.87.^[5]
• Cointelegraph: bitcoin fell below $72,000 for the first time since August 20 as tech stocks slid after Huang's resignation; it names Friday's US PPI as the next key volatility event.^[6]
• Bitcoin was $71,448.08 at 21:04 UTC, down 4.25% in 24 hours and 6.10% in seven days; ether $2,015.70 (-3.01%), BNB $654.75 (-4.64%), Solana $81.28 (-4.28%), XRP $1.0363 (-2.70%).^[7]
• Fear & Greed was 28, Fear, from 29. About $719.6 million of positions were liquidated in 24 hours, $641.3 million of them longs.^[7]
• US bitcoin ETFs had net outflows of $299.8 million on November 11 and ether ETFs $144.8 million; November 12 figures were not in our data yet.^[7]
• MSCI's change removes Strategy from the MSCI USA Index after the close on November 30.^[10]
• The US federal deficit for October 2026 was a record $404.1 billion.^[11]
• A Bank of Japan board member said the bank should be careful about the pace of rate hikes; the dollar rose to about 159.94 yen.^[12]
• In our data at 21:04 UTC EUR/USD was 1.1059 (-0.28%) and USD/JPY 159.874 (+0.10%).^[7]
• Forex Factory: on Friday, November 13, US PPI m/m (forecast 0.4%, previous 1.3%) and core PPI m/m (forecast 0.3%, previous 0.7%) are High impact at 13:30 UTC; Fed speakers Collins 14:10, Logan 14:40, Bowman 15:50 and Daly 17:00 UTC.^[8]

لا يزال مجهولًا

• Who will become Nvidia's permanent CEO, and when.
• What Friday's US PPI will show.
• What Thursday's bitcoin ETF flows were: they are not in our data yet.
• Whether independent sources confirm Iran's accounts of the tanker explosions.

من يتأثر

United States, Global. Anyone following stocks, oil, gold, the dollar and crypto ahead of the next Fed decisions

المصادر

1. Reuters: Equities close lower as Nvidia drop outweighs energy gains 12 نوفمبر 2026 · إعلام
2. Investing.com: Wall Street ends lower as Nvidia falls on shock departure of CEO Huang 12 نوفمبر 2026 · إعلام
3. Reuters: Oil settles $3 higher on attacks on Saudi energy sites, Strait of Hormuz disruptions 12 نوفمبر 2026 · إعلام
4. Investing.com: Gold slumps as hawkish Fed bets keep bullion under pressure 12 نوفمبر 2026 · إعلام
5. Investing.com: Dollar scales fresh 19-month peak, yen hits 160 for first time since September 12 نوفمبر 2026 · إعلام
6. Cointelegraph: Bitcoin slides toward $71K as Nvidia stock tumbles after Huang steps down 12 نوفمبر 2026 · إعلام
7. Freekonomist data: Bitcoin price and liquidations, data snapshot at 21:04 UTC 12 نوفمبر 2026 · إعلام
8. Forex Factory: Economic calendar, week of November 9, 2026 12 نوفمبر 2026 · إعلام
9. Reuters: Nvidia PE falls to 14-year low, but CEO exit and AI worries cloud the bargain 12 نوفمبر 2026 · إعلام
10. Freekonomist: MSCI removes Strategy from its USA index, effective after the close on November 30 12 نوفمبر 2026 · إعلام
11. Freekonomist: US budget deficit hits an October record of $404 billion 12 نوفمبر 2026 · إعلام
12. Freekonomist: BOJ's Asada against an early rate hike as the yen nears 160 12 نوفمبر 2026 · إعلام