AKSHAR GROUP · Cross-market review: from macro to crypto assets

Summary

BTC 24h outlook: range 81,273–83,437 without a clear direction. World: UST 10Y 5.117% and the dollar (DXY 101.78, +0.05% on the day) set tight financial conditions. Transmission to crypto runs mainly through: rates, stock-market risk appetite, ETF flows (ETH), stablecoin liquidity; BTC correlation with Nasdaq 0.60, with DXY −0.11; BTC ETFs +211.2 $m over 5 days. Crypto assets: BTC 82,774 (+0.87% over 24h, daily range 81,273–83,437), 14 of 15 radar assets rose over the day.

1. World: rates, dollar, liquidity

Metric	Value	Δ day	Δ 5 sessions	As of
UST 10Y, %	5.117	−1.9 bp	−10.0 bp	close Oct 20, Yahoo
UST 2Y, %	4.770	+3.0 bp	−3.0 bp	Oct 19, FRED
10Y−2Y spread, bp	35	—	—	Oct 19, calc.
10Y real yield (TIPS), %	2.80	+6.0 bp	−11.0 bp	Oct 19, FRED
DXY	101.78	+0.05%	−0.75%	Oct 21, Yahoo
USDJPY	158.10	−0.26%	−0.14%	Oct 21, Yahoo
EURUSD	1.1228	+0.11%	+0.21%	Oct 21, Yahoo
Fed net liquidity, $bn	5,872	—	+7 $bn/wk	Oct 14, FRED (WALCL−TGA−RRP)
HY spread (OAS), %	3.29	−2.0 bp	+18.0 bp	Oct 19, FRED
S&P 500	7,712.57	+0.28%	−1.19%	Oct 20, Yahoo
Nasdaq Composite	26,424.82	−0.02%	−2.87%	Oct 20, Yahoo
VIX	17.31	−1.1 pts	+2.0 pts	Oct 20, Yahoo
Gold, $/oz	4,134.40	−0.20%	+0.65%	Oct 21, Yahoo
WTI crude, $	99.03	−2.71%	+4.14%	Oct 21, Yahoo
Brent crude, $	110.25	+1.34%	+3.95%	Oct 21, Yahoo
Copper, $/lb	6.60	+0.47%	−0.21%	Oct 21, Yahoo
Nikkei 225	64,612.58	+0.84%	−4.62%	Oct 21, Yahoo

Rates: UST 10Y 5.117%, 2Y 4.770%, 10Y−2Y curve 35 bp; 10Y −10.0 bp over 5 sessions. Yields above 5% keep the cost of money high: the riskless alternative competes with assets that pay no coupon, which limits inflows into crypto and gold. Real yield 2.80% (Oct 19).
Dollar: DXY 101.78 (+0.05% on the day, −0.75% over 5 sessions), USDJPY 158.10.
Liquidity: Fed net liquidity $5,872bn as of Oct 14 (+7 $bn over the week) — no material change. HY credit spread 3.29% (+18 bp over 5 days, Oct 19). Widening high-yield spreads are an early sign of falling appetite for credit risk, which usually spreads to crypto assets as well.
Stocks and volatility: S&P 500 7,712.57 (−1.19% over 5 sessions, Oct 20), Nasdaq Composite 26,424.82 (−2.87% over 5 sessions, Oct 20), VIX 17.31 (+2.04 pts over 5 sessions, Oct 20). Stock volatility is moderate.
Commodities: Gold 4,134.40 (+0.65% over 5 sessions), WTI crude 99.03 (+4.14% over 5 sessions), Brent crude 110.25 (+3.95% over 5 sessions).
Where money is going (5 sessions): leaders — oil +4.1%, bitcoin +0.7%, gold +0.7%; laggards — US stocks −1.2%, Nasdaq −2.9%, Japan −4.6%.

2. Transmission to crypto

Channel	Metric	Value
Institutional demand	BTC ETFs	+23.2 $m (Oct 20); 5d +211.2; 20d +555.8
Institutional demand	ETH ETFs	−26.1 $m (Oct 20); 5d −388.9; 20d −872.2
Crypto liquidity	Stablecoins	$303.5bn; 7d −2.63; 30d −0.24
Leverage	BTC: funding / OI	+0.0086% / 8h; OI 1,665 $m (+0.1% on the day)
Leverage	ETH: funding / OI	+0.0100% / 8h; OI 184 $m (−13.0% on the day)
30d correlations	BTC vs Nasdaq / DXY / gold / ΔUS10Y	+0.60 / −0.11 / +0.22 / −0.24
Sentiment	Fear & Greed index	63 (greed, Oct 21)

BTC correlations over 30 trading days (daily returns): with Nasdaq +0.60, with DXY −0.11, with gold +0.22, with the change in the 10Y yield −0.24. The link with stocks is significant — BTC trades as a high-beta risk asset; the daily link with the dollar is currently weak.
US spot BTC ETFs: +23.2 $m on Oct 20, +211.2 $m over 5 days, +555.8 $m over 20 days.
US spot ETH ETFs: −26.1 $m on Oct 20, −388.9 $m over 5 days, −872.2 $m over 20 days.
Stablecoins: market cap $303.5bn (−2.63 $bn over 7 days, −0.24 $bn over 30 days) — issuance is shrinking: liquidity is leaving the crypto system.
HTX derivatives — BTC: funding +0.0086% / 8h, OI 1,665 $m (+0.1% on the day); ETH: funding +0.0100% / 8h, OI 184 $m (−13.0% on the day); SOL: funding +0.0100% / 8h, OI 170 $m (+0.0% on the day). Funding is near neutral: the move does not rely on aggressive leverage.
Fear & Greed index: 63 (greed), +1 over the week.

Dominant channels today: rates, stock-market risk appetite, ETF flows (ETH), stablecoin liquidity.

3. Crypto assets

Regime: Neutral: no pronounced market direction.

Regime: of 15 radar crypto assets, 4 are in an uptrend, 0 in a downtrend, the rest are range-bound; 1 show compressed volatility. Compression without a trend usually precedes a directional break — the direction will be set by the external impulse (rates, the dollar, flows).
Breadth: 14 of 15 rose over 24h; 12 of 14 altcoins outperformed BTC.
Rotation: BTC dominance 60.06% (−0.09 pp on the day), ETH/BTC −1.67% over 7 days. No material rotation between BTC and altcoins.
Relative strength vs BTC over 7 days: leaders — PEPE +8.3 pp, TRX +1.2 pp, ZEC +0.8 pp; laggards — FIL −12.4 pp, ADA −4.8 pp, LINK −4.3 pp.

Instrument	Price	24h	7d vs BTC	Trend · stretch	Volatility	Support / resistance	24h range	Radar signal
BTC Bitcoin	82,774	+0.87%	—	▲ up ●○○	normal	81,273 / 83,437	81,273–83,437	none
ETH Ethereum	2,444.1	+1.35%	−1.6 pp	◆ range ○○○	normal	2,375.4 / 2,477.8	2,375.4–2,477.8	none
SOL Solana	105.83	+0.62%	−0.8 pp	◆ range ○○○	normal	103.74 / 108.24	103.74–108.24	none
DOGE Dogecoin	0.0815	+2.48%	−3.1 pp	◆ range ○○○	normal	0.0787 / 0.0823	0.0787–0.0823	none
XRP XRP	1.333	+2.18%	−1.9 pp	◆ range ○○○	normal	1.290 / 1.346	1.290–1.346	none
BNB BNB	741.80	+1.42%	+0.7 pp	▲ up ●●○	normal	726.40 / 744.30	726.40–744.30	none
HYPE Hyperliquid	80.743	+1.58%	−0.8 pp	◆ range ○○○	normal	77.832 / 82.345	77.832–82.345	none
ZEC Zcash	1,258.8	+9.55%	+0.8 pp	▲ up ●○○	high	1,122.4 / 1,295.9	1,122.4–1,295.9	none
ADA Cardano	0.2227	+2.06%	−4.8 pp	◆ range ○○○	normal	0.2145 / 0.2265	0.2145–0.2265	none
LTC Litecoin	61.160	+2.26%	−0.2 pp	◆ range ○○○	normal	58.270 / 62.140	58.270–62.140	none
SUI Sui	1.024	+2.50%	−2.4 pp	◆ range ○○○	normal	0.9825 / 1.044	0.9825–1.044	none
FIL Filecoin	1.033	+1.51%	−12.4 pp	◆ range ○○○	normal	0.9989 / 1.069	0.9989–1.069	none
TRX TRON	0.3311	−0.08%	+1.2 pp	◆ range ○○○	compressed	0.3303 / 0.3326	0.3303–0.3326	none
PEPE Pepe	0.0₅4517	+8.09%	+8.3 pp	▲ up ●●○	high	0.0₅4149 / 0.0₅4668	0.0₅4149–0.0₅4668	none
LINK Chainlink	12.326	+2.33%	−4.3 pp	◆ range ○○○	normal	11.880 / 12.468	11.880–12.468	none
XAU Gold	4,124.6	−0.67%	—	▼ down ●●○	normal	4,116.7 / 4,164.0	4,116.7–4,164.0	none
USOIL WTI crude	98.950	+0.13%	—	◆ range ○○○	normal	95.380 / 101.36	95.380–101.36	none
BRENTOIL Brent crude	106.40	+0.01%	—	◆ range ○○○	normal	102.79 / 108.00	102.79–108.00	none

Price snapshot: 08:40 MSK (05:40 UTC), public HTX quotes. Trend — price position relative to EMA50/EMA200 on the hourly chart; dots — how far price has moved from EMA200, in ATR. This describes the current state; it is not a forecast or a signal. Levels — largest order-book clusters within ±4% and 24-hour extremes. “7d vs BTC” — 7-day return difference vs BTC.

4. Scenarios

Base case. Range trading: BTC within 81,273–83,437; no directional impulse from macro or flows.

Alternative case. A BTC break above the upper bound of the daily range on rising volume. The most likely trigger is lower yields and a weaker dollar after macro data; confirmation would be renewed spot ETF inflows and growth in stablecoin market cap.

What would change our view:

DXY: a reversal below the previous close would ease some pressure; now 101.78 (+0.05%).
Spot BTC ETF flows: a sign change in the 5-day sum (now +211.2 $m) would change the assessment of institutional demand.
Stablecoins: a weekly decline in market cap (now −2.63 $bn) would signal liquidity leaving crypto.

Catalysts — today and next 24h:

Oct 21 14:00 MSK · 11:00 UTC — MBA Mortgage Applications (weekly, w/e 16.10)
Oct 21 17:30 MSK · 14:30 UTC — EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report (w/e 16.10)
Oct 21 20:00 MSK · 17:00 UTC — US Treasury 20-Year Bond Auction (reopening)

Later this week:

Oct 22 15:30 MSK · 12:30 UTC — Initial & Continuing Jobless Claims (w/e 17.10)
Oct 22 18:30 MSK · 15:30 UTC — US Treasury 4-Week Bill Auction
Oct 22 20:00 MSK · 17:00 UTC — US Treasury 5-Year TIPS Auction
not earlier than Oct 23 12:34 MSK · 09:34 UTC — XRPL amendment fixCleanup3_4_0 - earliest activation (if >=80% support holds)
Oct 23 16:45 MSK · 13:45 UTC — S&P Global Flash PMI (Oct): Manufacturing / Services / Composite
Oct 23 17:00 MSK · 14:00 UTC — UoM Consumer Sentiment & Inflation Expectations, Final (Oct)
Oct 23 20:00 MSK · 17:00 UTC — Baker Hughes US Rig Count

Risks of the day:

Volatility window around the release of “MBA Mortgage Applications (weekly, w/e 16.10)”: 13:45–14:30 MSK (10:45–11:30 UTC).
Volatility window around the release of “US Treasury 20-Year Bond Auction (reopening)”: 19:45–20:30 MSK (16:45–17:30 UTC).
The BTC liquidation cluster near 83,554 (+0.88% from price) may act as a price magnet.
The BTC liquidation cluster near 80,589 (−2.70% from price) may act as a price magnet.
The ETH liquidation cluster near 2,481 (+1.44% from price) may act as a price magnet.
The ETH liquidation cluster near 2,366 (−3.28% from price) may act as a price magnet.

5. Verification: forecast track record

Published: 2 · Checked: 2 · Correct: 2

The hit rate will appear after 20 checked statements. Only statements from public issues count (since October 5, 2026); each is recorded at publication with a condition, deadline and data source and checked automatically against public HTX prices and FRED data, with no cherry-picking or manual edits.

✅ BTC will not post an hourly close above 86,964 from Oct 5 12:00 to Oct 6 08:40 MSK (the bearish scenario will not be invalidated).
✅ The 10-year UST yield (FRED DGS10, daily values) will not fall below 5.05% on any day from Oct 5 to Oct 12 inclusive (the high-rate regime will persist).

This material is for information and research purposes only and does not constitute individual investment advice, an offer or a solicitation to trade. Trading crypto assets, commodities and leveraged instruments involves high risk, including the total loss of funds. Past results and forecasts do not guarantee future returns. You make your own decisions.

Sources: public market data — HTX, OKX, CoinMarketCap, FRED, Yahoo Finance, CNBC, DefiLlama, Farside (spot ETF flows), alternative.me; economic calendar. The issue is assembled automatically from the conclusions of the AKSHAR GROUP AI research consortium (macro, crypto, risk; forecast quality is checked by the Auditor) and market data; all figures are as of the snapshot, “n/a” means no verified source. The consortium's written commentary is published in the Russian edition only.