Soft dollar, steady yields, oil heavy; crypto IPO steals a headline — Market Breakdown #73
Rate-cut bets keep stocks buoyant as the dollar fades and crude hugs two-month lows, while a crypto exchange rips on debut.
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Issue #73 – August 13, 2025
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🔥 Headlines & Hysteria (powered by Forked Feed)
S&P 500, Nasdaq hit new closing highs on rate-cut hopes — Reuters
Forked Feed: “Cut fantasies, cap-weighted realities; the index crowd surfed.”World stocks notch new peak as US yields slip — Reuters
Forked Feed: “Global tape did yoga; yields decided downward dog.”Dollar slips again as Fed-cut bets build — Reuters
Forked Feed: “Greenback tried a plank, core shook.”Oil hits two-month low on U.S. and IEA supply guidance — Reuters
Forked Feed: “Bearish barrels, bullish imagination; energy sat in time-out.”Crypto exchange Bullish rockets in NYSE debut — Reuters
Forked Feed: “Not just bullish by name; shares brought the party.”
🔎 Today’s Focus — What Moved the Tape
Positioning > policy: With US10Y 4.227 (-0.21%) and DXY 97.658 (-0.13%) barely budging, SPY 644.89 (+0.34%) and QQQ 580.34 (+0.05%) ground higher on residual cut hopes and vol supply, not fresh macro fuel.
Vol stayed tame: VIX 14.49 (-1.63%) kept the risk window open; that favors trend following and punishes late hedges.
Energy didn’t fight the bid: WTI 63.12 (+0.14%) hovered near recent lows, muting the inflation impulse and letting multiples breathe.
Crypto rotated under the hood: BTC 123,286 (+0.36%) vs ETH 4,723 (-0.58%) with BTC.D 59.63 (-0.05%) and TOTAL3 1.09T (+0.59%); a light alt tilt while majors diverged.
🧭 Top Charts of the Week
SPY: $644.89
QQQ: $580.34
🧭 Risk-On Flows
Equities: SPY +0.34% 644.89; QQQ +0.05% 580.34; soft green, breadth ok.
Crypto: BTC +0.36% 123,287; ETH -0.58% 4,724; BTC.D 59.63 (-0.05%); mild rotation.
Commodities: Gold +0.33% 3,367.8; WTI +0.14% 63.12; hedge metals steady, oil heavy.
Bonds & Dollar: 10Y 4.227 (-0.21%); DXY 97.658 (-0.13%); VIX 14.49 (-1.63%).
₿ Bitcoin & Crypto
BTC/USD: $123299
ETH/USD: $4727
🧭 Sovereignty Signal
Dollar-Yield Drift
When the dollar eases while nominal yields hold flat, capital is buying legal certainty (duration) without paying an FX tax. That mix typically favors quality growth and gold over levered cyclicals.
Sovereignty Signal — Tactile
If DXY > 98.5 and 10Y > 4.30%, trim beta, keep hedges on.
If DXY < 97.8 and 10Y < 4.20%, add quality growth and selective alts.
If WTI < 62, inflation beta stays capped; if > 66, reinstate energy hedges.
🏅 Commodities / Gold / Silver / Oil
Gold: $3366
Silver: $38.681
WTI: $63.174
🧮 Rates / Bonds / Dollar
10Y Yield: 4.231%
30Y: Yield: 4.83%
DXY: 97.713
🔄 Altcoin Market Overview
🔢 Key Metrics
• BTC Dominance 59.627%
• TOTAL3 ≈ $1.09T
• Altseason Index 53/100 (Emerging Rotation)
🧠 Sentiment Snapshot
Fear-&-Greed (crypto): 73 (Greed)
CoinCodex Sentiment: 100 (Bullish)
📉 Sector Breakdown
AI: AGIX $0.5938 | FET $0.752
Layer-1: SOL $202.52 | DOT $4.303 | ATOM $4.874
Layer-2: ARB $0.5510 | OP $0.845
Memes: DOGE $0.24794 | WIF $1.045 | PEPE 0.00001232
RWA: ONDO $1.0626 | NXRA $0.00877
🧠 Concept Spotlight:
IPO Liquidity Tell
Hot listings don’t create liquidity, they reveal it. A blowout crypto-exchange debut says appetite exists for infrastructure risk, which tends to precede broader alt participation if funding stays calm. Use IPO reactions as a breadth proxy, not a chase signal.
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📌 Key Takeaways
Stocks levitated on calm funding and crushed vol, not new data.
The dollar eased while yields held, favoring quality growth and gold.
Oil stayed heavy near two-month lows, keeping the inflation pulse muted.
A crypto-exchange IPO pop hints at healthy infrastructure appetite.
📅 Watchlist & Triggers
SPY > 648 extends the drift; < 638 risks give-back.
QQQ > 586 keeps tech leadership; < 571 warns rotation.
BTC > 124,500 opens momentum; < 121,000 tests support.
ETH > 4,780 revives alt bid; < 4,600 cools it fast.
Gold > 3,390 strengthens hedge; < 3,330 trims.
WTI > 65.5 relief bounce; < 62.0 extends slump.
DXY > 98.5 tightens risk; < 97.8 loosens.
US10Y > 4.30% pressures multiples; < 4.20% soothes.
VIX > 15.8 reloads hedges; < 14.0 stay long.
💬 Final Thought
Trade the calm. As long as the dollar drifts and vol stays pinned, let winners run but keep a tight leash on energy and high-beta plays. If the dollar or vol wakes up first, let the market talk and resize quickly.
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