✨️💫 Crypto Sentiment Hits a 2026 High After Strongest Week in Years
Market sentiment has shifted sharply higher.
The CoinMarketCap Fear and Greed Index reached 73 today, its highest reading of 2026 so far. Just one week earlier the same index was sitting at 36, deep in “Fear” territory. The jump of more than 35 points in seven days marks one of the fastest sentiment recoveries of the year.
At the same time, total crypto market capitalization has climbed about 5.6% to roughly $2.6 trillion. BTC has moved back above $77,000 as part of the broader rebound.
The rapid change in the Fear and Greed Index reflects the strong price action and rising risk appetite seen across the market this week. Readings in the 70s typically indicate “Greed,” a level not reached for many months.
Sentiment has improved quickly alongside the recent price gains.
XRP has posted a strong weekly gain of more than 22%.
The token has moved higher alongside the broader crypto market rebound. Most of the advance has come in the last few days as Bitcoin and major coins turned up and risk appetite improved.
Key points:
> Weekly performance stands out compared with many other large-cap coins
> The rise has been supported by higher trading volume
> XRP is participating in the same short-term strength seen across several altcoins
This kind of move often appears when the overall market shifts from quiet trading into a clearer risk-on period. XRP has responded quickly to that change in sentiment.
A solid weekly advance for XRP.
Do you see this weekly strength continuing if the broader market holds its recent gains?
💥✨️ Spot Bitcoin ETFs Record $606 Million in Net Inflows on August 20, Extending Four-Day Streak
On August 20 (ET), spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net inflows of $606 million, marking four consecutive days of net inflows. Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded total net inflows of $221 million, also extending their four-day net inflow streak.
💫 McDonald's Corporation continues to represent one of the most recognized global consumer brands, operating across the fast-food and restaurant industry with significant international exposure and relatively stable demand characteristics compared with more cyclical sectors.
From a technical perspective, the broader structure may continue favoring gradual upside continuation if lower timeframe entry patterns begin forming with constructive momentum behavior. In the simplest form - and without relying on excessive technical complexity - some market participants may prefer waiting for the 200-period simple moving average to position itself below current market price before considering stronger bullish confirmation.
Better alignment between short-term and long-term trend direction
Rather than aggressively anticipating movement, waiting for cleaner confirmation across lower timeframes may provide a more disciplined and risk-conscious approach to market participation.
From a broader investment perspective, investors may also continue monitoring:
Consumer spending conditions
International sales growth
Input-cost pressures and operating margins
Global economic sentiment affecting the consumer sector.
🚨🚨 U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs See $298M Net Inflows, Ethereum ETFs Add $30.85M
According to SoSoValue data, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net inflows of $298 million on August 17 (ET). Over the same period, U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs saw total net inflows of $30.85 million.
The stock is testing the $150 area, which has acted as an important level since its debut. A clean breakout and hold above it could open the door toward $170 next. Recent price action has already shown strong momentum off the lows. Investor's Business Daily
I wouldn't call $170 automatic, though. I want to see $150 turn into support rather than just a quick wick above it.
For me, the setup is simple:
Break and hold $150 → $170 becomes the next level I'm watching.
If it gets rejected again, I'd rather wait than force the trade.
🚨✨️💫 XRP whales are growing while the price keeps falling
While retail sentiment stays weak - large XRP wallets are quietly increasing. XRP is down more than 70% from its 2025 high, while BTC still drives the broader market mood, and yet million-XRP wallets just climbed again.
The number of wallets holding at least 1M XRP rose from about 2,006 to 2,038 in three months. At roughly $1 per XRP, that means more addresses are now sitting on $1M+ balances.
And it’s not just wallet growth. XRP Ledger activity also jumped, with more than 2.8M transactions processed on August 5 - around 86% higher than the previous week.
Price is falling, but large balances and network activity are still growing. That doesn’t guarantee whales are buying - custody changes and internal transfers can also create new wallets.
So is XRP quietly being accumulated near $1, or are the rich-list numbers telling a much less bullish story?
primarily see the stock in a downward move, with the low expected within the blue Long-Term Entry Range ($31.00-$22.15). Once the correction low is set in this area, a sustained upward move is likely to follow.
Alternative Scenario
Alternatively, it's possible the price has already established its correction low, and a move above resistance at $56.99 and $68.49 could happen soon (probability: 32%).
Long-Term Outlook
On the daily chart, after the ongoing correction wraps up within our blue Long-Term Entry Range ($31.00-$22.15), we expect a sustained upward phase. This should gradually push the stock to new highs above resistance at $179.10.
✨️💫 Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is a global leader in NAND flash memory and data-storage technology, with exposure to consumer devices, enterprise infrastructure and the rapidly expanding data-center market.
From a fundamental perspective, SNDK is benefiting from strong demand for high-performance storage, particularly from Al and data-center infrastructure. In fiscal Q3 2026, Sandisk reported $5.95B in revenue, up 97% quarter-over-quarter, while Datacenter revenue increased 233% QoQ. The company also highlighted a zero-debt balance sheet, strong cash generation and a shift toward higher-value, multi-year customer relationships.
Technical Outlook
SNDK remains an interesting chart to monitor as price develops around important technical zones.
The current structure suggests that the next directional move could depend heavily on how price reacts around the highlighted support, resistance and trend levels shown on the chart.
A confirmed breakout above the main resistance structure could strengthen bullish momentum and open the way toward the next technical targets.
On the other hand, rejection from resistance or a breakdown below key support would weaken the current structure and could trigger a deeper corrective move.
Rather than anticipating the breakout, am watching for confirmation through price action, momentum and market structure.
What I'm Watching
• Reaction at the major resistance zone
• Ability of buyers to defend key support
Breakout confirmation versus rejection
Volume and momentum during any breakout attempt
Higher highs and higher lows for bullish continuation
Loss of structure as an early warning of weakness
With Al infrastructure driving increasing demand for high-performance storage, SNDK combines an interesting fundamental backdrop with a technical structure worth monitoring closely.
Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of 917 BTC, worth roughly $57.6M. The report says funds including those managed by BlackRock and Fidelity contributed to the selling. BTC was trading near $62,980 at the time.
• Chainlink: ETF flows moved in the opposite direction. Funds reportedly acquired 163,280 LINK, worth about $1.47M, pointing to fresh institutional interest in Chainlink.
The contrast is what makes this interesting: capital is leaving Bitcoin ETFs at the same time LINK products are seeing inflows.
It's still a huge difference in absolute scale, but the rotation is worth tracking -especially if LINK inflows continue while BTC ETF positioning remains cautious.
🚨✨️ OIS is trading in a major uptrend, and the recent decline from 14.50 appears to be a medium-term correction, as the stock rebounded after testing 61.80% Fibonacci retracement
The stock is currently testing the 9.00 short-term resistance level, and a breakout above this level would confirm the end of the correction, targeting 10.00 - 10.90, then 11.75 in the short term
A breakout above 11.75 would support further rises near 13.00 - 14.50, where the major peak lies. A decisive breakout above 14.50 would confirm the continuation of the major uptrend in the medium and long-term, targeting 16.40, 17.50 then 19.00
This analysis is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, or commercial advice or recommendations.
✨️✨️ KAITO game is clearly being played by insiders. Price is back to where it was at the beginning of the year,
Current level: $0.35. Now all that’s left is to wait for the August 20 unlock worth ~$12M (although I doubt it hasn’t been hedged already).
Funny how this entire round trip was driven by announcements of announcements. So far, nothing concrete has actually been announced, apart from some vague partnership with X with zero details.
If you’re buying KAITO here, probably not the worst idea to park it in Pendle LP at ~75% APY
US JULY PPI LOWER THAN EXPECTED: 0% MONTH-OVER-MONTH, 4.7% YEAR-OVER-YEAR 📊🇺🇸
Headline PPI: Rose 0% month-over-month (vs +0.2% expected), up 4.7% year-over-year (vs 4.9% forecast).
Core PPI: Increased 0.2% month-over-month (vs 0.3% expected), up 4.2% year-over-year (in line with forecast).
Jobless Claims: Initial claims for the week ending August 8 rose to 209,000, higher than the 202,000 expected and the highest since mid-July.
PPI data came in softer than expected, indicating cooling producer price pressures, while jobless claims were slightly weaker than forecast.
Subdued producer inflation data coupled with rising initial jobless claims point to further economic cooling, reinforcing market expectations that the Federal Reserve will pivot toward monetary policy easing