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Markets today, November 8, 2026: bitcoin holds near $75,760 ahead of CPI week

Stocks, oil and currencies are closed. Bitcoin is up 0.14% in 24 hours at $75,759.93, the Sensex ended Diwali trading flat, and US CPI is due Tuesday.

Event: November 8, 2026
Primary source: November 8, 2026
Published here: November 8, 2026 at 09:25 PM UTC
Read: 3 min

What happened

Bitcoin was $75,759.93 at 20:59 UTC, up 0.14% in 24 hours and down 3.31% in 7 days; Fear & Greed read 28, Fear. Binance will close some EU accounts on December 31, and Investing.com ties the pressure on crypto to that. Iraq says it has understandings with the US to ship oil through Hormuz. India's Diwali session ended with the Sensex 0.04% lower at 80,999.40.

Why it matters to you

Markets are shut, so crypto is the only live price. Mint lists the Middle East war, costly oil, foreign selling and higher US yields behind the Sensex dip. No source gives one cause for bitcoin's flat day.

What to check and watch

Monday, November 9: Forex Factory lists no High impact events; Asia reopens. Tuesday 13:30 UTC: US CPI. Thursday 07:00 UTC: UK GDP. Friday 13:30 UTC: US PPI. Seven Fed speakers this week. This is an overview, not advice.

Where it’s happening

LIVE

Drag to spin. Green dots: the exchange is trading right now (regular hours, holidays not counted). Shadow: where it is night now. Borders: Natural Earth, quakes: USGS. Layer idea: God’s Eye View (MIT).

Crypto. Crypto is the only major market that traded today. In our data bitcoin was $75,759.93 at 20:59 UTC, up 0.14% in 24 hours and down 3.31% in a week. Ether was $2,226.77 (-0.04%), Solana $89.08 (+0.11%) and XRP $1.1533 (-0.16%, -7.79% in 7 days). Fear & Greed is 28, Fear, up from 25. About $79.9 million of positions were liquidated in 24 hours, $49.4 million of them longs. US bitcoin ETFs had net outflows of $411.9 million on Friday, November 6, and ether ETFs $93.3 million. Binance confirmed it will close some accounts in France, Spain, Italy and Poland from December 31; from November 29 the fee is 0.025% a month or 10 USDC, whichever is higher: https://freekonomist.com/en/news/binance-eu-accounts-closing-december-31-mica-fees-2026-11-08/ . 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/ . Other crypto story: https://freekonomist.com/en/news/bitcoin-quantum-landmines-coin-auctions-cory-fields-2026-11-08/

Stocks (nothing traded in the US or Europe). Wall Street is closed until Monday, so there are no Sunday stock moves. Friday's S&P 500 close was 7,376.86 (+0.31%) and the Dow ended at 51,285.73 (-0.46%). The one stock session today was in India. NSE and BSE held the Diwali Muhurat hour, and the Sensex closed 28.62 points lower at 80,999.40 (-0.04%), the first red close in this session since 2017, Mint says. Our story: https://freekonomist.com/en/news/diwali-muhurat-trading-2026-sensex-samvat-2083-2026-11-08/ . For the week, US CPI is Tuesday at 13:30 UTC and PPI Friday at 13:30 UTC, with at least seven Fed speakers: https://freekonomist.com/en/news/us-cpi-ppi-week-ahead-november-10-13-2026-11-08/ . Rheinmetall fell 16.1% on Thursday after cutting its outlook: https://freekonomist.com/en/news/rheinmetall-aktien-q3-2026-results-outlook-cut-2026-11-08/

Commodities and currencies (Friday close, markets shut). January Brent settled at $98.32 on Friday (+0.03%) and WTI at $90.83. Reuters put Brent on track for a weekly fall of about 17%; we found no final tally: https://freekonomist.com/en/news/brent-crude-oil-weekly-drop-biggest-since-2020-2026-11-08/ . Today Reuters reported that Iraq's foreign minister says Iraq has understandings with the US to export oil through Hormuz via a lane near Oman, and that Iraq's war losses reached $60 billion. Gold settled at $4,074.90 on Friday (-0.9%): https://freekonomist.com/en/commodities/gold/ . Friday's currency closes: EUR/USD 1.1142 (-0.68%), GBP/USD 1.3355 (-0.72%), USD/JPY 158.35 (+0.44%). Live macro board: https://freekonomist.com/en/macro/

Confirmed facts

  • Bitcoin was $75,759.93 at 20:59 UTC on November 8, up 0.14% in 24 hours and down 3.31% in 7 days.[5]
  • Ether was $2,226.77 (-0.04%), Solana $89.08 (+0.11%) and XRP $1.1533 (-0.16% in 24 hours, -7.79% in 7 days).[5]
  • Fear & Greed read 28, Fear, up from 25.[5]
  • About $79.9 million of crypto positions were liquidated in 24 hours, $49.4 million of them longs.[5]
  • US bitcoin ETFs had net outflows of $411.9 million and ether ETFs $93.3 million on Friday, November 6.[5]
  • Binance confirmed it will close some accounts in France, Spain, Italy and Poland from December 31; deposits are blocked, withdrawals work.[1][9]
  • From November 29 Binance plans a monthly fee of 0.025% or 10 USDC, whichever is higher.[1][9]
  • Investing.com said bitcoin traded below $76,000 on Sunday and tied the pressure on crypto to the Binance EU closures and other security and regulatory news.[1]
  • Iraq's foreign minister said Iraq has reached understandings with the US to export oil through the Strait of Hormuz via a lane near Oman, and that Iraq's war losses reached $60 billion.[2]
  • The Sensex closed 28.62 points lower at 80,999.40 (-0.04%) in the Diwali Muhurat session, the first red close since 2017.[3]
  • Mint lists the Middle East war, costly oil, foreign selling, a weaker rupee and higher US bond yields as pressure on Indian stocks.[3]
  • January Brent settled at $98.32 on Friday (+0.03%) and WTI at $90.83; Reuters put Brent on track for a weekly fall of about 17%.[8]
  • Friday closes: EUR/USD 1.1142 (-0.68%), GBP/USD 1.3355 (-0.72%), USD/JPY 158.35 (+0.44%).[6]
  • Gold futures settled at $4,074.90 on Friday, down 0.9%.[10]
  • Friday closes: S&P 500 7,376.86 (+0.31%), Dow 51,285.73 (-0.46%); Wall Street is closed until Monday.[10]
  • US CPI is due Tuesday, November 10, and PPI Friday, November 13, both at 13:30 UTC; UK GDP m/m is due Thursday, November 12 at 07:00 UTC.[4][7]
  • At least seven Fed officials are scheduled to speak in the week from November 9; the next Fed decision is December 9.[7]
  • Forex Factory lists no High impact events for Monday, November 9; BoE Governor Bailey speaks at 17:25 UTC (Medium).[4]

Implications

  • ConfirmedCrypto was the only major market to trade in the US and Europe time zones today, and it moved little.
  • Our readingTuesday's CPI is the first big data point for markets when they reopen. This is our view.

Still unknown

  • What caused bitcoin's small move today: no source gives one reason
  • How oil, stocks and currencies open on Monday
  • What October US inflation will show

Who it affects

World, United States, India, Europe. Anyone who follows global markets, crypto or oil and wants one weekend summary

Sources

  1. Investing.com: Bitcoin holds below $76K as Binance EU closures add to crypto market pressure November 8, 2026 · media
  2. Reuters (via Investing.com): Iraq has reached understandings with US to allow oil exports through Hormuz, minister says November 8, 2026 · media
  3. Mint: Muhurat Trading 2026: Samvat 2082 ends, Samvat 2083 begins November 8, 2026 · media
  4. Forex Factory: Economic calendar, week of November 8 to 14, 2026 November 8, 2026 · media
  5. Freekonomist: Bitcoin price and liquidations November 8, 2026 · media
  6. Freekonomist: Macro and currencies November 8, 2026 · media
  7. Freekonomist: US inflation week: CPI on Tuesday, PPI on Friday and seven Fed speakers November 8, 2026 · media
  8. Freekonomist: Brent crude oil posts its biggest weekly drop since 2020, about 17% November 8, 2026 · media
  9. Freekonomist: Binance closes accounts in France, Spain, Italy and Poland on Dec 31 November 8, 2026 · media
  10. Freekonomist: Markets today, November 7, 2026 November 7, 2026 · media
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