BTC above $80,800 as FOMC day arrives
Bitcoin holds above $80,800 and the Fear & Greed index reads neutral. The day's main event is the FOMC meeting.
Market state
BTC trades near $80,840, up 1.2% over 24 hours. Bitcoin dominance sits at 59.4% and the market regime is tagged BULL_CHOP with a score of 65.1. The Fear & Greed index reads 51, neutral.
- BTC
- $80,841
- +1.21% / 24 h
- Fear & Greed
- 51
- Neutral
- BTC.D
- 59.4%
- Short term
- choppy uptrend
Liquidations
Liquidations stay at the NORMAL level. Over the past hour, $850.5k in longs and $903.5k in shorts were wiped out. Both sides are roughly balanced.
- Level
- NORMAL
- Longs / 1 h
- $850K
- Shorts / 1 h
- $904K
Funding extremes
Most major markets show funding around 10.95% annualised, slightly positive (BTC, XRP, DOGE, SOL, NEAR). The exception is WLD at -21.8% annualised. Negative funding usually means shorts dominate that market.
| Coin | Funding p.a. |
|---|---|
 WLD | -21.8% |
 BTC | +11% |
 XRP | +11% |
 DOGE | +11% |
 SOL | +11% |
 NEAR | +11% |
Leverage positioning
In five-minute net flow, ETH leads with +$129.6k while BTC shows -$89.9k. Crowd positioning is long across the board: BTC 66.1%, ETH 74.7% and SOL 74.6% long. All tracked markets carry the NORMAL flag.
| Coin | Net flow 5 min | OI 24 h |
|---|---|---|
 ETH | $130K | · |
| BTC | $90K | · |
 HYPE | $63K | · |
| XRP | $18K | · |
| SOL | $13K | · |
 AVAX | $6K | · |
Crowd long: BTC 66% · ETH 75% · SOL 75%
ETF flows
Spot ETFs recorded net inflows of $24.5M into bitcoin products and $33.1M into ether products. Both flows are positive, with ETH ETFs leading today.
- BTC ETF
- +$25M
- ETH ETF
- +$33M
Movers
Among gainers, HAEDAL leads at +34.2% and BANK at +19.4%, both tier T2. On the other side, VANRY fell 21.4% and EPIC 12.5%. No new listings are recorded today.
| Coin | Price | 24 h |
|---|---|---|
| HAEDAL | $0.0284 | +34.2% |
| VANRY | $0.00103 | -21.4% |
| BANK | $0.0314 | +19.4% |
| ANIME | $0.00312 | +12.6% |
| EPIC | $0.100 | -12.5% |
| SOLV | $0.00485 | +12% |
Week ahead
Today's schedule features the US FOMC meeting with high impact. Tomorrow brings US Q3 GDP, PCE data and the ECB rate decision, the latter also 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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