BTC below 80k ahead of tomorrow's FOMC
Bitcoin holds below 80k dollars with the market in a downtrend regime. Attention shifts to tomorrow's FOMC meeting.
Market state
BTC trades at 79,837.2 USD, down 0.4 percent over 24 hours. The Fear and Greed index sits at 48 (neutral) and BTC dominance is 59.4 percent. The regime is classified as a downtrend with a score of 28.4.
- BTC
- $79,837
- -0.39% / 24 h
- Fear & Greed
- 48
- Neutral
- BTC.D
- 59.4%
- Short term
- downtrend
Liquidations
Liquidations stay at a normal level. In the past hour 4.2 million USD of longs were liquidated against 0.9 million USD of shorts. A dominance of long liquidations usually reflects downward pressure.
- Level
- NORMAL
- Longs / 1 h
- $4M
- Shorts / 1 h
- $862K
Funding extremes
Funding is neutral across the tracked markets. BTC, XRP, LTC, BCH, SOL and UNI all show 11.0 percent annualised. Such level rates usually signal no pronounced leverage bias.
| Coin | Funding p.a. |
|---|---|
 BTC | +11% |
 XRP | +11% |
 LTC | +11% |
 BCH | +11% |
 SOL | +11% |
 UNI | +11% |
Leverage positioning
In crowd positioning longs hold 70.4 percent on BTC, 77.3 percent on ETH and 75.9 percent on SOL. The 5-minute net flow was negative 464.8 thousand USD on BTC and positive 113.6 thousand USD on ETH. A high long share usually means a prevailing bet on upside.
| Coin | Net flow 5 min | OI 24 h |
|---|---|---|
| BTC | $465K | · |
 ETH | $114K | · |
| SOL | $55K | · |
 HYPE | $12K | · |
 DOGE | $7K | · |
 SUI | $3K | · |
Crowd long: BTC 70% · ETH 77% · SOL 76%
ETF flows
Spot BTC ETFs recorded net inflows of 110.3 million USD. ETH ETFs, by contrast, saw net outflows of 88.6 million USD. The opposing flows point to differing demand between the two assets.
- BTC ETF
- +$110M
- ETH ETF
- -$89M
Movers
Among T2 tokens SYN rose the most, up 18.5 percent to 0.18962 USD, followed by PARTI at 16.1 percent. The biggest decliner was VANRY, down 21.4 percent to 0.001033 USD, with FOGO off 12.6 percent. No new listings were recorded.
| Coin | Price | 24 h |
|---|---|---|
| VANRY | $0.00103 | -21.4% |
| SYN | $0.190 | +18.5% |
| PARTI | $0.0382 | +16.1% |
| BEAMX | $0.00333 | +12.7% |
| FOGO | $0.00333 | -12.6% |
| KAT | $0.00440 | +12.2% |
Week ahead
Tomorrow, 28 October, the FOMC meets, a high-impact event. On Thursday 29 October come US Q3 GDP, PCE and the ECB rate decision. The ECB decision is also flagged as high-impact.
- FOMC MeetingOctober 28, 2026HIGH
- US GDP Q3 AdvanceOctober 29, 2026
- US PCE (Personal Income and Outlays)October 29, 2026
- ECB Rate DecisionOctober 29, 2026HIGH
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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