Daily Market Scan — 2026-08-29

MILD RISK-OFF (-2/8)

Narrative Summary

Regime read: **MILD RISK-OFF** (score -2/8). DXY is strengthening (+0.50%), a headwind for long crypto scalps. VIX at 14.4 is calm — normal spread/liquidity conditions expected. NQ futures are down 0.62% — 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 59.0% (-0.21pp vs yesterday). USDT dominance is rising (+0.20pp) — capital is moving to stables, headwind for longs. 1 risk flag(s) raised — see below before sizing up.

Regime Score

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

Flags

TradFi

InstrumentLast% Chg
DXY99.66+0.50%
VIX14.44-0.48%
NQ29510.25-0.62%
ES7726.25-0.21%

BTC/NQ 20d rolling correlation: 0.01

Crypto Anchors

BTC Dominance58.97633966236013
USDT Dominance6.9504569335152855
DVOL38.31

Derivatives Positioning

SymbolLast24h %Funding (8h)OIOI Trend
BTCUSDT77509.50-3.01%0.0100%50254+1.7%
ETHUSDT2432.64-2.57%0.0040%746021+1.5%

CVD Approximation (BTCUSDT)

Cumulative taker delta-8,893
Price change-3.21%
Divergenceno