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DAILY FINANCIAL BULLETIN

Global Macro & Crypto Market Intelligence

Thu, Jul 16 2026

RISK-OFF Geopolitical pressure from the Iran war and 'Extreme Fear' sentiment push markets into a defensive posture.

Markets are trading today against a backdrop of escalating US-Iran tensions, with declining vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz keeping energy market uncertainty elevated. Brent crude holds at $84.75, having surged over 11% in the past seven days, reflecting the significant geopolitical risk premium priced into oil. On the macro front, VIX stands at 15.80 while the US 10Y Treasury yield fell to 4.545%, down roughly 4 basis points on the day — a signal of growing demand for safe-haven assets. DXY continues to soften at 100.47. In crypto, the Fear & Greed Index sits deep in Extreme Fear at 25, with BTC trading at $64,208, down 0.53% over 24 hours; BTC dominance at 56.1% confirms risk-off sentiment is prevailing. This week's US CPI release (annual forecast 3.8% vs prior 4.2%) on Tuesday and PPI data on Wednesday will be critical inputs shaping expectations ahead of the July 29 FOMC meeting, with markets closely watching for any shift in the Fed's rate path.

STRATEGIC RESEARCH FOCUS

KRİPTO

Strategy's STRC Sales and Bitcoin Buying Machine Creaking

Michael Saylor's Strategy cut weekly Bitcoin purchases by two-thirds as preferred STRC shares trade below par value, building a $1.4 billion liquidity cushion.

Primary Sources / Reports:

Strategy SEC 8-K Filing - STRC Preferred Stock Sales — Recent SEC filing with STRC sales volume, pricing, and deployment details
Benchmark Research Note on Strategy — Benchmark's interpretation of STRC dropping below $83 and defense of $570 target
Strategy Q1 2026 10-Q — Preferred share financing structure, Bitcoin acquisition costs, and balance sheet impact

KRİPTO

Congress Set to Ban Digital Dollar: What It Means for Stablecoin Market

U.S. Congress is preparing to ban central bank digital currency (CBDC), strengthening the competitive advantage of private stablecoins (USDC, USDT).

Primary Sources / Reports:

House Financial Services Committee CBDC Ban Bill Text — Full text of the ban, scope and exceptions
Circle SEC 10-Q - USDC Reserve Income Disclosure — Details of Circle's revenue from USDC reserves and revenue-sharing mechanism
Coinbase Stablecoin Revenue Breakdown — Coinbase's revenue from USDC transaction volume and market share

NASDAQ 100

29,592

▼ -0.34%

DXY

100.4730

▼ -0.03%

GOLD

$4,030

▼ -0.35%

10Y UST

4.55%

▼ -0.87%

VIX

15.8

▲ +0.83%

BTC

$64,208

▼ -0.53%

BTC.D

56.1%

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F&G INDEX

Extreme Fear

TODAY'S CALENDAR

Next FOMC

Wed (13 days away)

Median Dot (2026)

3.80%

Date	Time (TRT)	Event	Country	Prev	Cons	Actual
14 Jul Tue	15:30	Core CPI MoM	USD	0.2%	0.2%	—
14 Jul Tue	15:30	Core CPI YoY	USD	2.9%	2.8%	—
14 Jul Tue	15:30	CPI MoM	USD	0.5%	-0.1%	—
14 Jul Tue	15:30	CPI YoY	USD	4.2%	3.8%	—
15 Jul Wed	15:30	Core PPI MoM	USD	0.4%	0.3%	—
15 Jul Wed	15:30	PPI MoM	USD	1.1%	0.0%	—
16 Jul Thu	15:30	Core Retail Sales MoM	USD	0.8%	0.0%	—
16 Jul Thu	15:30	Philly Fed Manufacturing Index	USD	10.3	12.7	—
16 Jul Thu	15:30	Retail Sales MoM	USD	0.9%	0.2%	—
16 Jul Thu	15:30	Unemployment Claims	USD	215K	216K	—
17 Jul Fri	17:00	Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment	USD	48.9	51.0	—
17 Jul Fri	17:00	Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations	USD	4.6%	—	—

EQUITIES & COMMODITIES

Asset	Price	24H	7D	30D
AAPL Apple	327.50	▲ +4.01%	▲ +4.50%	▲ +12.49%
MSFT Microsoft	395.63	▲ +2.78%	▲ +3.21%	▲ +1.25%
GOOGL Alphabet (Google)	370.92	▲ +3.17%	▲ +2.49%	▲ +3.13%
AMZN Amazon	254.96	▲ +3.02%	▲ +4.65%	▲ +6.88%
NVDA NVIDIA	212.50	▲ +0.33%	▲ +4.11%	▲ +3.56%
META Meta	681.31	▲ +3.07%	▲ +12.96%	▲ +20.28%
TSLA Tesla	394.46	▼ -0.43%	▲ +0.10%	▼ -2.95%

Asset	Price	24H	7D	30D
XAU Gold	$4,030.00	▼ -0.35%	▼ -2.44%	▼ -6.89%
XAG Silver	$57.10	▼ -0.01%	▼ -5.42%	▼ -18.50%
HG Copper	$6.38	▲ +1.36%	▲ +2.64%	▼ -1.60%
NG Natural Gas	$2.88	▼ -1.57%	▼ -4.45%	▼ -8.55%
CC Cocoa	$5,737.00	▲ +1.36%	▼ -3.73%	▲ +51.81%
KC Coffee	$334.45	▼ -0.82%	▲ +3.15%	▲ +30.03%
BZ Brent Oil	$84.75	▼ -0.24%	▲ +11.07%	▲ +1.90%

S&P 500 Sectors

Communication

XLC

▲ +1.73%

Consumer Discret.

XLY

▲ +0.95%

Financials

XLF

▲ +0.68%

Real Estate

XLRE

▲ +0.18%

Consumer Staples

XLP

▲ +0.06%

Health Care

XLV

▲ +0.00%

Industrials

XLI

▼ -0.22%

Materials

XLB

▼ -0.28%

Energy

XLE

▼ -0.79%

Utilities

XLU

▼ -1.03%

Technology

XLK

▼ -1.11%

CRYPTO DESK

TOTAL MARKET CAP

$2.29T

▼ -0.19%

BTC DOMINANCE

56.1%

24H TOTAL VOLUME

$66.8B

Analyst Note: The 2s10s yield spread holds positive at 36.5 basis points, while the combined stablecoin market cap of $257.2B remains flat — indicating no significant rotation from stablecoins into risk assets has begun. The semiconductor ETF SMH's daily decline of -1.59% further signals waning appetite for technology-sector risk.

DERIVATIVES DESK

$64,208

▼ -0.53%

Support Level

$63,045

Resistance Level

$64,933

Price at $64,208 is holding above support ($63,045), with resistance at $64,933.

COINBASE PREMIUM INDEX — 7D

BTC/USD · Coinbase vs Global Spread (1H Bars)

-0.1392%

▼ US selling pressure

-0.055%

24h High

-0.139%

24h Low

Reading Guide: Positive values indicate US institutional buying pressure. Sustained positive premium is a bullish signal for BTC.

FEAR & GREED

Futures Term Structure & Positioning

Neutral

BTC Basis

0.00%

ETH Basis

0.00%

BTC and ETH funding rates stand at a mild positive 0.0045% and 0.0103% respectively, indicating that long positions retain a slight edge in perpetual markets. However, SOL's funding rate plunging to -0.231% is a notable outlier, signaling that short sellers are firmly in control of SOL futures.

BTC Max Pain (Quarterly)

$72,000

Deribit DVOL Index

36.45 ▲ +0.26

Options Put/Call Ratio

0.51

Funding Rates (8h Eq.)

BTC	▲ +0.0045%
ETH	▲ +0.0103%
SOL	▼ -0.2314%

Open Interest (OI)

BTC	130.13M
ETH	42.85M
SOL	16.63M

SPOT BITCOIN ETF FLOWS

ETF Daily Net Flows

15 Jul 2026

Moderate Inflow

Total Flow

+107.7M

IBIT (BlackRock)

+80.8M

FBTC (Fidelity)

+16.9M

Spot ETF Flows History (Last 10 Days)

Analyst Note: Spot Bitcoin ETF flows dated July 15 showed inflows of $80.8M into IBIT and $16.9M into FBTC, bringing total net inflows to $107.7M. Two consecutive days of positive inflows following the sharp $424.7M outflow on July 13 suggest institutional buyers are treating price dips as accumulation opportunities.

ETH Spot ETF Daily Net Flows

15 Jul 2026

Moderate Inflow

Total Flow

+53.9M

ETHA (BlackRock)

+45.3M

FETH (Fidelity)

+0.0M

CRYPTO WATCHLIST

Asset	Price	1H	24H	7D
BTC	$64,208.00	▼ -0.75%	▼ -0.53%	▲ +2.21%
ETH	$1,907.48	▼ -0.59%	▲ +2.06%	▲ +8.87%
XRP	$1.1100	▼ -0.64%	▲ +0.16%	▲ +0.63%
SOL	$76.2800	▼ -1.28%	▼ -1.56%	▼ -2.64%
TRX	$0.323863	▼ -0.16%	▼ -1.13%	▼ -2.09%
HYPE	$66.2200	▼ -0.55%	▼ -0.99%	▼ -2.79%
DOGE	$0.073491	▼ -0.72%	▼ -0.70%	▲ +1.09%
LINK	$8.4700	▼ -0.38%	▲ +1.69%	▲ +9.40%
TON	$1.5600	▼ -0.50%	▼ -2.73%	▼ -1.56%
SUI	$0.744046	▼ -1.12%	▼ -1.10%	▲ +2.59%

Iran war leaves crisis-weary European airlines ready for a shakeout - Reuters

AI Insight: The Iran war's pressure on European airlines amplifies operational costs and route uncertainty across the sector; Brent's 11% surge over seven days makes the fuel cost burden concrete. The ongoing geopolitical crisis could accelerate consolidation pressure in an already fragile European aviation industry.

Reuters · 02:26

Fewer vessels travel through Hormuz as US, Iran continue strikes - Reuters

AI Insight: Declining vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz introduces a significant supply vulnerability in global energy markets, sustaining elevated risk premiums in commodities. This dynamic explains the resilience of crude oil prices even as the energy sector ETF (XLE -0.79% on the day) faces selling pressure.

Reuters · 00:43

Oil eases as traders lock in gains, assess Iran escalation - Reuters

AI Insight: The modest pullback in oil prices as traders lock in gains suggests short-term participants are unwinding geopolitical premium positions. Yet operational risks in Hormuz and Brent holding above $84.75 indicate that medium-term energy inflation pressures could persist, complicating the Fed's rate decision calculus ahead of the July 29 FOMC.

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