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Bitcoin loses touch with the Dollar Index, U.S. stocks ahead of the Fed

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Your day-ahead look for Sept. 16, 2026

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust

    This price moves with the crypto market

  • COIN Coinbase

    The crypto exchange moves with trading volumes

  • MSTR Strategy

    This company's value is tied to its bitcoin holdings

  • MARA MARA Holdings

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond

    Long-term bonds move when yields change

  • IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond

    Treasury bonds move when yields change

  • RIOT Riot Platforms

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • HOOD Robinhood

    Retail trading apps move with crypto volumes

  • SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

    Short-term bonds move when the Fed changes rates

  • SPY SPDR S&P 500

    Stocks move when the Fed changes the rate path

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
IBIT———————
COIN———————
MSTR———————
MARA———————
TLT———————
IEF———————
RIOT———————
HOOD———————
SHY———————
SPY———————

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 16, 2026

Source: CoinDesk

Price since this story was published: Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB)

Since the first closing price after “Bitcoin loses touch with the Dollar Index, U.S. stocks ahead of the Fed,” Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) is +6.78%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.52% over the same days, a +6.26% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • BITB Bitwise Bitcoin ETF

    Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “Bitcoin loses touch with the Dollar Index, U.S. stocks ahead of the Fed.” Reason on file: GA selected BITB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BITU Proshares Ultra Bitcoin Etf

    For “Bitcoin loses touch with the Dollar Index, U.S. stocks ahead of the Fed,” Proshares Ultra Bitcoin Etf (BITU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BITU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BITX 2X Bitcoin Strategy Etf

    In “Bitcoin loses touch with the Dollar Index, U.S. stocks ahead of the Fed,” 2X Bitcoin Strategy Etf (BITX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BITX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CPER United States Commodity Index Funds Trust

    For “Bitcoin loses touch with the Dollar Index, U.S. stocks ahead of the Fed,” United States Commodity Index Funds Trust (CPER) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CPER as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: index. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FAS Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf

    Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “Bitcoin loses touch with the Dollar Index, U.S. stocks ahead of the Fed.” Reason on file: GA selected FAS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • PDLB Ponce Financial Group

    For “Bitcoin loses touch with the Dollar Index, U.S. stocks ahead of the Fed,” Ponce Financial Group (PDLB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected PDLB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial, stocks. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB)

On 16 Sep 2026, “Bitcoin loses touch with the Dollar Index, U.S. stocks ahead of the Fed” is the story that connects Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) to this story.

The link for Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) is this: GA selected BITB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, Proshares Ultra Bitcoin Etf (BITU): GA selected BITU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) price range

BITB traded between 43.26 and 47.30 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 44.34. BITU traded between 13.70 and 16.49 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 14.38. BITX traded between 17.70 and 21.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 18.59.

A simple score for Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB)

46 out of 100

“Bitcoin loses touch with the Dollar Index, U.S. stocks ahead of the Fed” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.