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Risk regime · reading the tapeRisk-on
The one thing today
Stocks lead a resilient risk-on tone, but crypto's mixed tape and crude's cost-push create a delicate balance; a break of SPX above 7,800 or BTC below $83k would clarify the next leg.
65Risk-on
BearishNeutralBullish
Equities remain in a clear uptrend with low volatility and tight credit, while crypto stalls with BTC dominance sticky and alt season subdued. Gold's steady bid and crude's creeping cost-push add cross-currents, but overall momentum still favors risk-assets as long as HY spreads stay tight and VIX low.
Cross-asset · what's driving risk
US DollarNo feed
—est
est · DXY unavailable
US 10YNo feed
—est
est · DGS10 unavailable
GoldHedge
$4,627
live spot · debasement / haven bid
Crude · WTICost push
$86.5
▲ 0.5% · adds cost-push
Crypto regimeMixed
BTC dominanceBTC-led
59.2%
▼ 0.3pp · BTC-led tape
Altcoin seasonBTC-led
33 / 100
16 of top 50 beat BTC 30d
Fear & GreedGreed
73
greed · greed building
Perp funding · OIMild long
+0.010%/8h
≈ +11% APR · balanced carry
Stocks regimeRisk-on
Trend · SPXUptrend
7,674
▲ 8.2% vs 200DMA · above the 200DMA
BreadthMixed
≈ 60%est
est · share of S&P > 200DMA
VIXCalm
16.0
▲ 7.5% · vol contained
HY creditTight
275 bp
▲ 2bp · credit calm
⚑︎What would change my mindconfirmations & flip-risks
✓Continued SPX breadth above 65% and a BTC move above $88k would reinforce the risk-on regime.
⚠︎Crude oil breaking above $90 would amplify cost-push pressures and challenge the equities rally.
⚠︎A rapid widening of HY credit spreads above 300 bp or VIX jumping above 20 would signal a shift to risk-off.
Top crypto
The Club · UNI up to $4.40 (1.41x vs entry)
$6–8 implied. 92% deployed · $652 dry powder · 13 assets.
Open Crypto Top stocks
Druckenmiller criticizes Treasury buybacks as yield suppression
Investors should expect higher long-term yields as the Treasury yields to market forces, which could pressure equity valuations and credit spreads as fiscal discipline is tested.
Open Stocks →What's expectedacross both books, next 1–2 weeks
◆FOMC minutes (Feb 19) — rate-path cues for risk sentimentFeb 19
◆US CPI revision (annual benchmark) — potential repricing of inflation expectationsFeb 12
◆Monthly crypto options expiry — gamma-driven volatility around $85k BTCFeb 28
Generated from today's sources qualitative read, no buy/sell calls