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

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/

Hechos confirmados

• 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]

Implicaciones

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

Todavía no se sabe

• 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

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Fuentes

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