The Taylor Market Report (2/17/26)

By Bill Taylor, CEO / Digital Wealth News and AI & Finance

DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed below are solely those of Bill Taylor & do not represent those of DWN or any affiliates.  Any financial advice included here is for entertainment purposes only.

BULLISH -

NEUTRAL - 

BEARISH - S&P 500, BITCOIN, ETH, GOLD, SILVER

2/17/26 Closing Prices:

BTC:  $67,658.31  
ETH:  $1,994.14
Gold:  $4,813
S&P 500:  6,843.22 

I'll keep this short, not sweet and probably not even coherent. I lost my wife, best friend, confident and half my world last week. I did not follow any market activity while staying with my partner in the hospital. I do not have any new ideas currently.

However, coming out of "the fog" GOLD, SILVER, S&P 500, BITCOIN and ETH certainly do not look good (understatement). Bear market. Looks like it to me.

See you next week.

S&P 500…..Hedged Short
GOLD…..Bearish
BITCOIN…..Bearish
ETH…..Bearish

2025 TARGETS:   

• BITCOIN 2026...........
• ETH 2026..................
• GOLD 2026.................
• S&P 500 2026.............Down 10% on a pullback....then????

Current trading positions: 

•  BITCOIN.......NONE
•  ETH....NONE
•  GOLD....NONE
•  S&P 500....HEDGED SHORT 

We compare the price of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Gold & the S&P 500. We use the CME Bitcoin Indexes (BRR & BRTI) and the CME Ethereum Indexes (ETH_RR_USD) & (ETH_RTI_USD) for reference as well as the London Bullion Market afternoon price settlement on the digital assets & gold.

Bill Taylor is CEO of Digital Wealth News. He is widely published & quoted in financial media and an international expert on markets and BTC, ETH, Gold & SP500.

His opinions are solely his own and for informative purposes only.