MarketAlleys Daily Brief, Sunday, November 15, 2026: Crypto and markets mixed

Crypto over the weekend

Over 24 hours, Bitcoin fell 2.97% to $64,830.00 and its five-session change was -8.60%. Ether fell 4.56% to $1,807.37 with a five-session change of -9.04%. Solana fell 5.89% to $71.15 (five-session change -9.44%) and XRP fell 2.90% to $0.962743 (five-session change -10.56%). These moves are the rolling 24-hour figures and the five-session changes reported as of Nov 15, 05:44 UTC.

Weekend developments

The Federal Reserve issued a press release extending the comment period for proposed third-party risk management guidance (Federal Reserve, Nov 13). CoinDesk published a market article reporting that XRP reached its lowest since November 2024 (CoinDesk, Nov 15). The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to executive and director compensation disclosure requirements (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Nov 13). Yahoo published an article calling Nov. 25 a potentially critical day for the stock market (Yahoo, Nov 15). The CFTC announced it sued Louisiana after a state court blocked CFTC-regulated exchanges (U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Nov 13). The Bank of England issued a joint media release on Project Meridian FX APAC with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Bank of Thailand (Bank of England, Nov 13). Wolfstreet.com published commentary on Treasury yields and auctions (wolfstreet.com, Nov 15). The European Central Bank posted a speech by Isabel Schnabel titled "Isabel Schnabel: Made in Europe" (European Central Bank, Nov 13). The CFTC filed a lawsuit against Arkansas defending federal jurisdiction over prediction markets (U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Nov 13). CoinDesk published a market piece noting Bitcoin drifted back toward $65,000 (CoinDesk, Nov 14).

• Agencies extend comment period for proposed third-party risk management guidance — Federal Reserve, Nov 13, 21:15 UTC
• XRP crashes to its lowest since November 2024 as money leaves crypto — CoinDesk, Nov 15, 02:50 UTC
• SEC Proposes Executive and Director Compensation Disclosure Reforms — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Nov 13, 16:57 UTC
• Nov. 25 Will Be a Critical Day for the Stock Market — Yahoo, Nov 15, 03:20 UTC
• CFTC Sues Louisiana After State Court Blocks CFTC-Regulated Exchanges — U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Nov 13, 21:00 UTC

The week ahead: macro and earnings

There are 12 upcoming events this week, including 4 macro items, 8 earnings releases and 9 events marked high importance. Scheduled items include PDD and BIDU Q3 2026 earnings before the open on Mon Nov 16; Retail sales (Census) on Tue Nov 17; Home Depot Q3 earnings (listed twice with 2026 and 2027 references) and NVIDIA Q3 2027 earnings (after the close) on Tue Nov 17; Housing starts and permits on Wed Nov 18; Weekly jobless claims and a slate of before-the-open earnings including BABA, WMT and NTES on Thu Nov 19; and University of Michigan consumer sentiment on Fri Nov 20.

• Mon Nov 16 (before the open) — PDD Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 19.21
• Mon Nov 16 (before the open) — BIDU Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 6.86
• Tue Nov 17 (time not confirmed) — Retail sales (Census) (US) (source)
• Tue Nov 17 (before the open) — HD Q3 2027 earnings · EPS estimate 3.96
• Tue Nov 17 (before the open) — HD Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 3.95
• Tue Nov 17 (after the close) — NVDA Q3 2027 earnings · EPS estimate 2.52
• Thu Nov 19 (before the open) — BABA Q2 2027 earnings · EPS estimate 11.39
• Thu Nov 19 (before the open) — WMT Q3 2027 earnings · EPS estimate 0.64

Last five sessions

Over the last five sessions the SPY ETF recorded a change of +2.59% and the QQQ ETF was +3.63%; the DIA ETF was +2.13% and the IWM ETF was +1.41%. European and Asian ETF proxies showed gains: the EWG ETF was +3.17% and the EWJ ETF was +3.97%. VIXY had a five-session change of -14.69%. Among individual names, NVIDIA's five-session change was -12.75%, Meta Platforms was +5.18% and Tesla was +8.93%. Bitcoin and Ether posted five-session changes of -8.60% and -9.04%, respectively.

Key levels and themes to monitor

Trend signals show Bitcoin at status neutral with a close of 68313.71, 50-day SMA 80559.94 and longSMA 73043.45 (last day 2026-11-14; RSI14 24.8). Ether is neutral with close 1932.28, SMA50 2414.24 and longSMA 2147.47 (last day 2026-11-14; RSI14 24.7). Solana is neutral with close 78.26, SMA50 103.86 and longSMA 88.91 (last day 2026-11-14; RSI14 19.7). FX: EUR/USD is bearish with close 1.1052 and SMA50 1.1301; USD/JPY is neutral with close 160.00 and SMA50 157.39; USD/CHF is bullish with close 0.8384 and SMA50 0.8248. Commodities: WTI Crude Oil is neutral with close 89.62 and SMA50 98.94; Brent is neutral with close 92.14 and SMA50 116.39; Natural Gas is neutral with close 3.0000 and SMA50 2.9336.

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Nov 14, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

What matters next

Earnings from LKNCY, BZ and TSN are scheduled for Mon Nov 16. Retail sales (Census) are scheduled for Tue Nov 17, and Personal income and outlays / PCE and GDP are scheduled for Wed Nov 25; the FOMC rate decision and Summary of Economic Projections are scheduled for Wed Dec 9, and the Bank of England and ECB rate decisions are scheduled for Thu Dec 17.

• Next central-bank decision: Wed Dec 9, 19:00 UTC — FOMC rate decision and Summary of Economic Projections (US) (source)
• Next high-impact data: Tue Nov 17 (time not confirmed) — Retail sales (Census) (US) (source)
• Next major earnings: Mon Nov 16 (time not confirmed) — LKNCY Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 6.45
• Next US cash session: 2026-11-16

Sources and data

• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• CoinGecko (market data) — market data
• European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — market data
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — XRP crashes to its lowest since November 2024 as money leaves crypto
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (primary source) — SEC Proposes Executive and Director Compensation Disclosure Reforms
• Yahoo (secondary source) — Nov. 25 Will Be a Critical Day for the Stock Market
• U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (primary source) — CFTC Sues Louisiana After State Court Blocks CFTC-Regulated Exchanges

Market data as of Nov 15, 05:44 UTC; report generated Nov 15, 06:00 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.