Daily market brief

Crypto market brief · 2026-08-13

BTC -0.28% over 24h. Liquidity state: SUPERPOSITION (62). US traders have bid below the global price for 99 straight days. Fear & Greed 29 (fear).

This is the archived market brief for 2026-08-13. The numbers below reflect the market at the end of that day. View today's brief →

Market pulse

Where the market stands right now: price, dominance, sentiment, and sideline capital.

  • BTC $63587 · -0.28% in 24h
  • BTC dominance 56.25% · total market cap $2.3T
  • Fear & Greed: 29 (Fear)
  • Retail Euphoria Index: 49 (BALANCED)
  • Stablecoin supply: $307.8B · +$153.5M 24h

Liquidity & stress

ByKaranteli's own liquidity-state model plus the gap between US-regulated and global pricing.

  • PsiCharge state: SUPERPOSITION · score 62/100
  • In this state over the last 12 months (3002 readings), BTC averaged -0.31% over the next 24h and closed higher 50% of the time
  • Coinbase Premium -0.11%: US bids below global price, day 99 of the streak

Flow & positioning

Order-flow toxicity and where leveraged open interest moved in the last 24 hours.

  • BTC order-flow toxicity (VPIN) 0.12, 17th percentile of 90 days
  • Biggest OI move: AVAXUSDT open interest +4.3% with price +4.1% (longs building)
  • Across 10 tracked majors: 1 adding leverage, 2 squeezing out

Options desk

Implied volatility and what the tape actually paid for in the last 24 hours.

  • BTC implied volatility (DVOL): 35.7
  • 24h taker premium: $3.9M into calls vs $2.7M into puts
  • Largest print: sell BTC-25SEP26-60000-P · $797928 premium
  • Put/call OI ratio 0.55 · call wall at $70000, put wall at $60000

Liquidations

Forced liquidations recorded across our exchange feeds in the last 24 hours.

  • 24h wipeouts: $57.4M longs vs $58.2M shorts across 49,506 events
  • Largest single liquidation: ETHUSDT $3.2M
  • No cascade in 24h (2 in the last 30 days)

ETF flows

US spot ETF net flows, last finalized trading day.

  • BTC ETFs +$4.9M on 2026-08-11 · day 1 of the inflow streak
  • ETH ETFs $1.8M on 2026-08-11 · day 2 of the outflow streak

Calendar

What is scheduled, and what similar days have actually done to price.

  • FOMC statement · September 15-16, 2026 in 35 days
  • Fed days move BTC 2.9x a normal half hour (24 meetings measured)
  • CFTC week of 2026-08-04: hedge funds net -7,240 BTC futures contracts (-367 WoW)

Signal desk

Our automated engine's honest numbers: every trade published, net of fees, slippage, and funding.

  • 9 signals closed in 24h (3 wins / 5 losses) · aggregate net -5.13%
  • Best signal: BABYUSDT SHORT +5.17%
  • Rolling 30d: 565 trades · 38.9% win rate · net profit factor 0.94