Daily Market Scan — 2026-08-30

NEUTRAL (+0/8)

Narrative Summary

Regime read: **NEUTRAL** (score +0/8). 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 down 0.69% — 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% (+0.02pp vs yesterday). USDT dominance is falling (-0.06pp) — 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%
VIX14.51-4.60%
NQ29491.75-0.69%
ES7722.00-0.26%

BTC/NQ 19d rolling correlation: -0.06

Crypto Anchors

BTC Dominance58.99862628868859
USDT Dominance6.8948649444784005
DVOL37.39

Derivatives Positioning

SymbolLast24h %Funding (8h)OIOI Trend
BTCUSDT78156.60+0.79%0.0065%50088-1.6%
ETHUSDT2451.61+0.70%0.0022%755211+1.2%

CVD Approximation (BTCUSDT)

Cumulative taker delta3,262
Price change+1.01%
Divergenceno