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On the Chain: Bitcoin slides towards US$81,000 as traders brace for US inflation data

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On the Chain: Bitcoin slides towards US$81,000 as traders brace for US inflation data Proactive financial news

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • LMT Lockheed Martin

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • RTX RTX

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • NOC Northrop Grumman

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • GD General Dynamics

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust

    This price moves with the crypto market

  • COIN Coinbase

    The crypto exchange moves with trading volumes

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • BAC Bank of America

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    A fund of aerospace and defense companies

  • BA Boeing

    Defense and aerospace orders move with conflict spending

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
LMT———————
RTX———————
NOC———————
GD-1.12%-1.56%—-0.79%-0.15%+0.55%+2.69%
IBIT+3.50%-1.28%—+0.58%-1.30%-0.55%-1.54%
COIN+2.97%-4.65%—+0.78%-4.16%+1.90%-4.01%
JPM———————
BAC———————
ITA———————
BA+0.18%-0.93%—-1.56%-2.60%-0.40%+0.30%

On the Chain: Bitcoin slides towards US$81,000 as traders brace for US inflation data Proactive financial news

Source: Proactive financial news

Price since this story was published: United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)

Since the first closing price after “On the Chain: Bitcoin slides towards US$81,000 as traders brace for US inflation data,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is -1.79%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.40% over the same days, a -1.40% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -0.20%, a -1.60% difference versus that group of stocks.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
BAthat day-1.56%final price
BAthe next day-2.60%final price
BAtwo days later-0.40%final price
BAthree days later+0.30%final price
BAthree days earlier-0.93%final price
BAfive days earlier+0.18%final price
COINthat day+0.78%final price
COINthe next day-4.16%final price
COINtwo days later+1.90%final price
COINthree days later-4.01%final price
COINthree days earlier-4.65%final price
COINfive days earlier+2.97%final price
GDthat day-0.79%final price
GDthe next day-0.15%final price
GDtwo days later+0.55%final price
GDthree days later+2.69%final price
GDthree days earlier-1.56%final price
GDfive days earlier-1.12%final price
HIIthat day-2.41%final price
HIIthe next day+0.16%final price
HIItwo days later+1.23%final price
HIIthree days later+2.87%final price
HIIthree days earlier+0.38%final price
HIIfive days earlier-0.10%final price
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)that day+0.58%final price
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)the next day-1.30%final price
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)two days later-0.55%final price
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)three days later-1.54%final price
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)three days earlier-1.28%final price
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)five days earlier+3.50%final price
UGA
SPY
XLI

Who collects and who pays in defense

Companies tied to this story

  • UGA United States Gasoline Fund

    For “On the Chain: Bitcoin slides towards US$81,000 as traders brace for US inflation data,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • HYG Ishares Tr

    In “On the Chain: Bitcoin slides towards US$81,000 as traders brace for US inflation data,” Ishares Tr (HYG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • IEI Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (IEI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “On the Chain: Bitcoin slides towards US$81,000 as traders brace for US inflation data.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

    iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “On the Chain: Bitcoin slides towards US$81,000 as traders brace for US inflation data.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • DBA Invesco Db Agriculture Fund

    For “On the Chain: Bitcoin slides towards US$81,000 as traders brace for US inflation data,” Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • MOO Vaneck Etf Trust

    In “On the Chain: Bitcoin slides towards US$81,000 as traders brace for US inflation data,” Vaneck Etf Trust (MOO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • XME Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (XME) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “On the Chain: Bitcoin slides towards US$81,000 as traders brace for US inflation data.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • XLY Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “On the Chain: Bitcoin slides towards US$81,000 as traders brace for US inflation data,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) and the defense link

“On the Chain: Bitcoin slides towards US$81,000 as traders brace for US inflation data” (13 Oct 2026) reaches United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) through Defense.

The link for United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is this: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

Ishares Tr (HYG) is here too. Its reason reads: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

Price levels for United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)

HYG traded between 76.40 and 78.75 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 76.82. IEI traded between 113.03 and 114.41 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 113.99. UGA traded between 140.00 and 152.81 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 143.49.

How solid the defense case looks

46 out of 100

“On the Chain: Bitcoin slides towards US$81,000 as traders brace for US inflation data” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 19 linked companies.