BTC above 86,900, shorts squeezed, BCH +28.8%
Bitcoin added 2.1% to 86,921 USD and the market sits in a BULL_CHOP regime scoring 69.1. Short liquidations outweighed longs and among altcoins BCH led with a 28.8% gain.
Market state
BTC trades at 86,921 USD, up 2.1% over 24 hours. The Fear & Greed index reads 71 (Greed) and BTC dominance stands at 58.7%. The regime is BULL_CHOP with an UP direction and a score of 69.1.
- BTC
- $86,922
- +2.09% / 24 h
- Fear & Greed
- 71
- Greed
- BTC.D
- 58.7%
- Short term
- choppy uptrend
Liquidations
Over the past hour 19.0M USD in short positions were liquidated versus 3.0M USD in longs. The overall level remains NORMAL. A dominance of liquidated shorts usually accompanies a rising price.
- Level
- NORMAL
- Longs / 1 h
- $3M
- Shorts / 1 h
- $19M
Funding extremes
Funding is calm. XRP, LINK, LTC, DOGE, BCH and AVAX all read 10.95% annualised with a neutral direction. The snapshot captures no extreme values.
| Coin | Funding p.a. |
|---|---|
 XRP | +11% |
 LINK | +11% |
 LTC | +11% |
 DOGE | +11% |
 BCH | +11% |
 AVAX | +11% |
Leverage positioning
BTC shows the strongest net inflow of 17.2M USD over 5 minutes, ETH 0.9M USD. HYPE and DOGE saw net outflows. In crowd positioning BTC longs are at 47.2%, ETH 70.6% and SOL 63.3%.
| Coin | Net flow 5 min | OI 24 h |
|---|---|---|
 BTC | $17M | · |
 HYPE | $1M | · |
 ETH | $903K | · |
| DOGE | $250K | · |
 SUI | $115K | · |
| XRP | $83K | · |
Crowd long: BTC 47% · ETH 71% · SOL 63%
ETF flows
Spot BTC ETFs recorded a net inflow of 714.7M USD, ETH ETFs 162.2M USD. Both figures are positive according to the latest snapshot.
- BTC ETF
- +$715M
- ETH ETF
- +$162M
Movers
Among T2 tokens NIL led with +49.4% at 0.1044 USD, followed by MARSCOIN +37.6% and MUBARAK +31.3%. In T1 BCH rose 28.8% to 340.0 USD and PENGU 22.6%. The snapshot lists no new listings.
| Coin | Price | 24 h |
|---|---|---|
| NIL | $0.104 | +49.4% |
| MARSCOIN | $0.135 | +37.6% |
| MUBARAK | $0.0722 | +31.3% |
| BCH | $339.97 | +28.8% |
| MET | $0.349 | +27% |
 PENGU | $0.0108 | +22.6% |
Week ahead
The calendar holds a single event: US PCE (Personal Income and Outlays) on 30 September, 7 days out. Its impact is tagged MEDIUM.
- US PCE (Personal Income and Outlays)September 30, 2026
Data: the syndicate engine (Binance, Hyperliquid, Coinglass, alternative.me and other cited sources), collected at publication time. Snapshot values do not update retroactively. Educational and journalistic content, not investment advice.
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