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.





