Daily Market Scan — 2026-08-27

NEUTRAL (+0/8)

Narrative Summary

Regime read: **NEUTRAL** (score +0/8). DXY is strengthening (+0.13%), a headwind for long crypto scalps. VIX at 15.7 is calm — normal spread/liquidity conditions expected. NQ futures are down 0.41% — a headwind against 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 59.2% (+0.00pp vs yesterday). USDT dominance is rising (+0.00pp) — 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
DXY99.05+0.13%
VIX15.72+1.75%
NQ29157.00-0.41%
ES7680.25-0.15%

BTC/NQ 20d rolling correlation: -0.06

Crypto Anchors

BTC Dominance59.15989061340141
USDT Dominance6.888461522116929
DVOL41.39

Derivatives Positioning

SymbolLast24h %Funding (8h)OIOI Trend
BTCUSDT78367.20-0.76%0.0014%47038-1.6%
ETHUSDT2456.02-0.75%0.0006%772872-0.9%

CVD Approximation (BTCUSDT)

Cumulative taker delta-3,600
Price change-0.73%
Divergenceno