Stocks fell Tuesday with the S&P 500 down 1.1% and the Nasdaq off 1.8%. Bitcoin and Ether stayed flat, extending a pattern of crypto underperformance versus equities in 2026.
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The S&P 500 opened 1.1% lower on Tuesday. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.8%. Prediction markets had priced in a near-100% probability of a down open, traders said.
Tuesday's decline follows a July 7 session where the Nasdaq fell 1.2% and the S&P 500 lost 0.5%, dragged by chip stocks. Both indexes have given back some of their year-to-date gains.
Bitcoin and Ether have not matched the equity rally in 2026. Stocks advanced through the first half; crypto mostly traded sideways. Now equities are pulling back, and digital assets are still flat. Bitcoin was near $67,000 on Tuesday, little changed on the session. Ether hovered around $3,400.
No specific crypto catalyst or event coincided with Tuesday's equity move. The two markets appear to be on separate tracks. For crypto portfolios, the divergence means the next driver for a sustained move in Bitcoin or Ether is unlikely to come from macro. It will need to be crypto-specific – a regulatory shift, an institutional adoption milestone, or a protocol-level development that shifts sentiment.
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