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DAILY FINANCIAL BULLETIN

Global Macro & Crypto Market Intelligence

Fri, Aug 21 2026

NEUTRAL Mixed macro signals and geopolitical risks keep markets in a neutral balance despite strong crypto performance.

Markets are showing clear cross-asset divergence. BTC gained 8.5% over 24 hours to $75,366, while total crypto market capitalization rose 4.21% to $2.55 trillion and the Fear & Greed Index reached 72, or Greed. BTC dominance remained at 59.16%, while the Coinbase premium at -0.169% points to limited U.S. spot demand. On the macro side, VIX rose 7.52% to 16.01, the 10-year Treasury yield reached 4.696%, and MOVE increased 2.69% to 73.18, while DXY fell 0.21% to 98.692. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded $606.3 million of inflows on August 20 and Ethereum ETFs attracted $219.5 million, supporting crypto; however, geopolitical supply risks and tighter global liquidity keep the neutral regime intact. No CPI, PPI, PCE release or Fed rate decision is listed as released or due this week; the latest FOMC minutes were published on August 19 and the next meeting is scheduled for September 16.

STRATEGIC RESEARCH FOCUS

COMMODITIES

How deep could the Iran sanctions shock run through oil supply?

Washington’s threat of the “toughest” sanctions in history, alongside the unsettled US-Iran war, raises the question of whether oil’s second weekly advance will become a persistent supply-risk premium. Use EIA inventory, production, trade and refinery data alongside China’s Russian-crude buying to test the mechanism; the key signal is whether physical tightness appears in stock draws and product margins.

Primary Sources / Reports:

EIA — Weekly Petroleum Status Report — Check crude and product inventories, refinery utilization, imports, exports and production for evidence of tightening supply.
Reuters — Oil set for second weekly rise as unsettled US-Iran war crimps supply - Reuters — Review the reported supply disruptions, price response and market evidence behind the geopolitical risk premium.
Reuters — China boosts imports of Russian crude, stymieing India's refiners - Reuters — Examine the redirection of Russian crude to China, the supply squeeze for Indian refiners and changing regional flows.

MACRO

Could an oil shock force a repricing of the Fed path?

With the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.696%, MOVE at 73.18 and VIX at 16.01, the interaction between oil-supply risk and the growth-inflation trade-off is the market’s central macro test. The research question is how far energy-driven inflation pressure could constrain rate-cut expectations ahead of the 16 September 2026 FOMC meeting; Fed communication, CME probabilities and the Treasury curve should be read together.

Primary Sources / Reports:

Federal Reserve — FOMC Calendar & Statements — Read the 19 August minutes for discussion of inflation, energy prices, growth and the rate path, and monitor the communication framework before the 16 September meeting.
CME FedWatch Tool — Track meeting-by-meeting changes in rate probabilities and cut expectations after the energy and geopolitical developments.
US Treasury — Daily Yield Curve Rates — Check the move around the 4.696% 10-year yield and whether inflation and growth pricing are diverging across maturities.

CRYPTO

Are ETF inflows genuine spot demand—or the late stage of a leveraged rally?

Bitcoin ETFs recorded $606.3 million of inflows and Ethereum ETFs $219.5 million on 20 August, while total crypto market capitalization rose 4.21% in 24 hours; yet BTC funding was 0.0135, ETH funding 0.0144 and the Coinbase premium -0.1686. The research question is whether strong institutional spot flows can absorb derivatives fragility; BTC’s $68,954.73 support, $75,580.02 resistance and open-interest changes are the key thresholds.

Primary Sources / Reports:

Farside — Bitcoin ETF Flows (All Data) — Break down the $606.3 million total inflow on 20 August by fund, test persistence and monitor reversal risk.
Farside — Ethereum ETF Flows — Assess the product-level sustainability of the $219.5 million ETH ETF inflow and its relative strength versus Bitcoin flows.
Coinglass — Derivatives Data — Monitor BTC and ETH funding rates and open-interest changes, focusing on whether falling BTC OI and rising ETH OI confirm or undermine the price move.

NASDAQ 100

29,350

▲ +0.17%

DXY

98.6920

▼ -0.21%

GOLD

$4,605

▲ +1.97%

10Y UST

4.70%

▲ +4.30%

VIX

16.0

▲ +7.52%

BTC

$75,366

▲ +8.50%

BTC.D

59.2%

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F&G INDEX

Greed

TODAY'S CALENDAR

Next FOMC

Wed (26 days away)

Median Dot (2026)

3.80%

Date	Time (TRT)	Event	Country	Prev	Cons	Actual
19 Aug Wed	21:00	FOMC Meeting Minutes	USD	N/A	N/A	N/A
20 Aug Thu	15:30	Philly Fed Manufacturing Index	USD	41.4	24.1	N/A
20 Aug Thu	15:30	Unemployment Claims	USD	209K	210K	206K
21 Aug Fri	10:15	French Flash Manufacturing PMI	EUR	50.0	50.1
21 Aug Fri	10:15	French Flash Services PMI	EUR	49.8	49.4
21 Aug Fri	10:30	German Flash Manufacturing PMI	EUR	52.2	52.1
21 Aug Fri	10:30	German Flash Services PMI	EUR	49.6	50.1

EQUITIES & COMMODITIES

Asset	Price	24H	7D	30D
AAPL Apple	311.30	▼ -1.75%	▲ +1.98%	▼ -4.39%
MSFT Microsoft	481.15	▼ -0.47%	▼ -2.98%	▲ +23.50%
GOOGL Alphabet (Google)	340.67	▼ -1.17%	▼ -1.64%	▼ -0.42%
AMZN Amazon	260.11	▼ -2.16%	▼ -1.89%	▲ +6.23%
NVDA NVIDIA	216.85	▼ -0.33%	▼ -3.75%	▲ +2.26%
META Meta	545.83	▼ -0.04%	▼ -8.26%	▼ -12.97%
TSLA Tesla	345.13	▼ -1.71%	▲ +1.52%	▼ -7.72%

Asset	Price	24H	7D	30D
XAU Gold	$4,605.20	▲ +1.97%	▲ +5.13%	▲ +13.80%
XAG Silver	$69.15	▲ +1.65%	▲ +6.40%	▲ +19.64%
HG Copper	$6.55	▲ +1.35%	▼ -0.80%	▲ +3.84%
BZ Brent Oil	$93.49	▼ -0.31%	▲ +5.61%	▼ -7.15%

S&P 500 Sectors

Energy

XLE

▲ +0.27%

Real Estate

XLRE

▲ +0.20%

Materials

XLB

▼ -0.19%

Technology

XLK

▼ -0.29%

Utilities

XLU

▼ -0.57%

Communication

XLC

▼ -0.57%

Financials

XLF

▼ -0.92%

Industrials

XLI

▼ -1.20%

Consumer Staples

XLP

▼ -1.41%

Consumer Discret.

XLY

▼ -1.61%

Health Care

XLV

▼ -1.87%

LIQUIDITY

FED BALANCE SHEET

$6.75T

▼ -0.21% w/w

STABLECOIN SUPPLY

$255.8B

▲ +0.19% 24H

CRYPTO DESK

TOTAL MARKET CAP

$2.55T

▲ +4.21%

BTC DOMINANCE

59.2%

24H TOTAL VOLUME

$140.8B

TOTAL3 (EX BTC & ETH)

$0.76T

Analyst Note: The 2Y-10Y spread is unavailable. Total stablecoin market capitalization rose 0.19% to $255.82 billion while SMH gained 0.31%, supporting liquidity and technology risk appetite; nevertheless, the 5.64% decline in the copper/gold ratio and the rise in MOVE point to a more cautious backdrop.

DERIVATIVES DESK

$75,366

▲ +8.50%

Support Level

$68,955

Resistance Level

$75,580

Price at $75,366 is holding above support ($68,955), with resistance at $75,580.

COINBASE PREMIUM INDEX — 7D

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

-0.1686%

▼ US selling pressure

-0.015%

24h High

-0.169%

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

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ETH Basis

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BTC and ETH funding rates are positive at 0.0135% and 0.0144%, respectively, indicating long demand while warranting monitoring for leverage excess. Futures basis data is unavailable, so the size of the premium cannot be assessed; BTC open interest fell 4.23% while ETH open interest rose 3.87%.

BTC Max Pain (Quarterly)

$70,000

Deribit DVOL Index

41.68 ▲ +5.60

Options Put/Call Ratio

0.56

Funding Rates (8h Eq.)

BTC	▲ +0.0135%
ETH	▲ +0.0144%
SOL	N/A

Open Interest (OI)

BTC	159.16M ▼ -4.23%
ETH	58.27M ▲ +3.87%
SOL	42.87M ▲ +94.89%

SPOT BITCOIN ETF FLOWS

ETF Daily Net Flows

20 Aug 2026

Strong Inflow

Total Flow

+606.3M

IBIT (BlackRock)

+503.0M

FBTC (Fidelity)

+64.7M

Spot ETF Flows History (Last 10 Days)

Analyst Note: IBIT attracted $503.0 million and FBTC $64.7 million, producing $606.3 million of strong spot Bitcoin ETF inflows; positive flows represent buying pressure. ETF flows do not guarantee a trend, however, and the negative Coinbase premium suggests institutional demand is not evenly distributed across the market.

ETH Spot ETF Daily Net Flows

20 Aug 2026

Strong Inflow

Total Flow

+219.5M

ETHA (BlackRock)

+173.3M

FETH (Fidelity)

+5.8M

CRYPTO WATCHLIST

Asset	Price	1H	24H	7D
BTC	$75,366.00	▲ +0.50%	▲ +8.50%	▲ +19.00%
ETH	$2,365.72	▲ +0.40%	▲ +4.90%	▲ +25.40%
XRP	$1.3100	▼ -0.50%	▲ +18.90%	▲ +29.80%
SOL	$90.5400	▲ +1.00%	▲ +6.40%	▲ +19.10%
TRX	$0.338022	▲ +0.10%	▲ +1.70%	▲ +1.20%
HYPE	$72.9700	▲ +0.40%	▲ +2.90%	▲ +28.30%
DOGE	$0.082702	▲ +0.40%	▲ +10.50%	▲ +18.20%
LINK	$10.9300	▲ +0.30%	▲ +4.60%	▲ +24.40%
TON	$1.4600	▲ +2.40%	▲ +7.40%	▲ +9.60%
AVAX	$7.3900	▲ +0.90%	▲ +8.90%	▲ +14.70%

Oil set for second weekly rise as unsettled US-Iran war crimps supply - Reuters

AI Insight: Oil's potential second consecutive weekly gain and supply constraints linked to U.S.-Iran tensions raise the risk of renewed inflation and higher yields; Brent's 5.61% weekly rise alongside the 4.696% 10-year yield creates a headwind that helps keep the regime neutral despite the crypto rally.

Reuters · 23:59

US says it will impose 'toughest sanctions in history' on Iran - Reuters

AI Insight: The threat of the toughest-ever sanctions on Iran could increase uncertainty across energy supply and global trade channels. The rise in VIX to 16.01 and MOVE to 73.18 shows that risk premia have not disappeared despite positive ETF flows and positive funding rates.

Reuters · 23:53

Gaza mediators say latest Israeli strikes undermine efforts to end conflict at critical stage - Reuters

AI Insight: The setback to Gaza ceasefire efforts keeps geopolitical risk elevated. Gold's 5.13% weekly gain and the -0.169% Coinbase premium suggest investors are retaining defensive demand even while allocating to crypto.

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