Daily Market Scan — 2026-08-31

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 59.5% (+0.48pp vs yesterday). USDT dominance is falling (-0.00pp) — 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: 0.02

Crypto Anchors

BTC Dominance59.47606404222697
USDT Dominance6.89430542587054
DVOL36.89

Derivatives Positioning

SymbolLast24h %Funding (8h)OIOI Trend
BTCUSDT78839.80+0.88%0.0065%48976-2.0%
ETHUSDT2503.62+2.09%0.0100%781607+3.4%

CVD Approximation (BTCUSDT)

Cumulative taker delta285
Price change+0.95%
Divergenceno