Daily Market Scan — 2026-08-26

NEUTRAL (+0/8)

Narrative Summary

Regime read: **NEUTRAL** (score +0/8). DXY is weakening (-0.09%), a tailwind for long crypto scalps. VIX at 15.4 is calm — normal spread/liquidity conditions expected. NQ futures are up 0.45% — supportive of risk-on crypto flow during the US/London overlap. Note: BTC/NQ correlation is currently low — the TradFi read above should carry less weight than usual today. BTC dominance is 59.1% (+0.05pp vs yesterday). USDT dominance is rising (+0.02pp) — capital is moving to stables, headwind for longs. 1 risk flag(s) raised — see below before sizing up.

Regime Score

SignalScore
DXY+0
VIX+0
NQ+0
USDT.D+0

Flags

TradFi

InstrumentLast% Chg
DXY98.91-0.09%
VIX15.44-2.59%
NQ29235.50+0.45%
ES7685.50+0.21%

BTC/NQ 20d rolling correlation: -0.03

Crypto Anchors

BTC Dominance59.11612851079825
USDT Dominance6.848573475598847
DVOL42.9

Derivatives Positioning

SymbolLast24h %Funding (8h)OIOI Trend
BTCUSDT78916.00+0.27%-0.0011%48921+1.7%
ETHUSDT2462.12-0.35%-0.0032%773877-0.6%

CVD Approximation (BTCUSDT)

Cumulative taker delta919
Price change+0.04%
Divergenceno