Daily Market Scan — 2026-08-28

MILD RISK-ON (+2/8)

Narrative Summary

Regime read: **MILD RISK-ON** (score +2/8). DXY is weakening (-0.01%), a tailwind for long crypto scalps. VIX at 14.5 is calm — normal spread/liquidity conditions expected. NQ futures are up 1.17% — 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 59.2% (-0.06pp vs yesterday). USDT dominance is falling (-0.14pp) — dry powder is deploying, tailwind for longs. 1 risk flag(s) raised — see below before sizing up.

Regime Score

SignalScore
DXY+0
VIX+1
NQ+1
USDT.D+0

Flags

TradFi

InstrumentLast% Chg
DXY99.16-0.01%
VIX14.48-4.80%
NQ29631.50+1.17%
ES7736.00+0.60%

BTC/NQ 20d rolling correlation: -0.09

Crypto Anchors

BTC Dominance59.18534263221864
USDT Dominance6.754401610521047
DVOL40.96

Derivatives Positioning

SymbolLast24h %Funding (8h)OIOI Trend
BTCUSDT79884.50+1.86%0.0009%48570+2.8%
ETHUSDT2498.96+1.20%-0.0002%745826-4.8%

CVD Approximation (BTCUSDT)

Cumulative taker delta1,885
Price change+1.88%
Divergenceno