BTC under $78.5k as market shifts risk-off
Bitcoin fell 2.1 percent to $78,506 and sentiment stays in fear. The market regime reads risk-off with a downward direction.
Market state
BTC trades at $78,506, down 2.1 percent on the day. The Fear and Greed Index sits at 30 in fear territory, BTC dominance is 59.4 percent. A regime score of 26.1 marks risk-off with a downward direction.
- BTC
- $78,507
- -2.13% / 24 h
- Fear & Greed
- 30
- Fear
- BTC.D
- 59.4%
- Short term
- caution
Liquidations
Liquidation level is NORMAL. Over the past hour $11.9 million in short positions and $4.1 million in longs were liquidated. A dominance of liquidated shorts usually means a brief move against bets on a decline.
- Level
- NORMAL
- Longs / 1 h
- $4M
- Shorts / 1 h
- $12M
Funding extremes
The most negative funding is WLD at -33.0 percent annualised and ENA at -18.1 percent, both flagged neutral. On the positive side sit XRP, LINK, LTC and DOGE, all at 10.9 percent annualised. Negative funding usually signals a predominance of short positions.
| Coin | Funding p.a. |
|---|---|
 WLD | -33% |
 ENA | -18.1% |
 XRP | +11% |
 LINK | +11% |
 LTC | +11% |
 DOGE | +11% |
Leverage positioning
Retail leans long: BTC 71.6 percent, ETH 76.8 percent and SOL 75.6 percent long. Net flow over the past 5 minutes was -$2.0 million for HYPE and -$0.2 million for BTC. All tracked symbols read NORMAL.
| Coin | Net flow 5 min | OI 24 h |
|---|---|---|
 HYPE | $2M | · |
 BTC | $233K | · |
 SOL | $69K | · |
| XRP | $29K | · |
 BNB | $27K | · |
 ETH | $7K | · |
Crowd long: BTC 72% · ETH 77% · SOL 76%
ETF flows
Spot BTC ETFs posted a net inflow of $17.2 million. ETH ETFs, by contrast, saw an outflow of $105.5 million. Opposing directions between the two products usually mean a shift of interest between assets.
- BTC ETF
- +$17M
- ETH ETF
- -$106M
Movers
PARTI jumped 51.5 percent to $0.0594 as the only gainer on the list. Under pressure were FUN at -22.6 percent, REZ at -21.5 percent and VANRY at -21.4 percent. There are no new listings.
| Coin | Price | 24 h |
|---|---|---|
| PARTI | $0.0594 | +51.5% |
| FUN | $0.000346 | -22.6% |
| REZ | $0.00383 | -21.5% |
| VANRY | $0.00103 | -21.4% |
| HAEDAL | $0.0221 | -19% |
| RED | $0.122 | -18.1% |
Week ahead
The calendar holds a single event: the US NFP jobs report on November 6. It is flagged high impact and is 7 days away. Jobs data usually moves the broad market.
- US NFP Jobs ReportNovember 6, 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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