STAGE 1

Macro Liquidity

STABLE · GATE STEADY

Is money getting cheaper or dearer?

Flat · 4w
NFCI leverage · 4-week change
looseravgtighter

Financial conditions are looser than average — the tide upstream of every risk asset is rising.

Passes downstream: A liquidity impulse that historically reaches Bitcoin with a ~13-week lag.

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STAGE 2

Risk Appetite

RISK-ON · GATE OPEN

Is anyone willing to spend that money on risk?

Calm
VIX volatility regime
calmavgstress

Volatility markets are calm — investors have permission to hold risk.

Passes downstream: Permission. Loose money without risk appetite stays parked in T-bills.

Details — readings, definitions, sources
NFCIRISKLoosening · 4w
VIXCalm
STAGE 3

Crypto-Native Liquidity

STABLE · GATE STEADY

Is money actually arriving at crypto’s door?

Contracting · 7d
Stablecoin float · 7-day change
growingflatdraining

Stablecoin float — money standing inside crypto’s front door — is growing. Dry powder is building.

Passes downstream: The fuel. Nothing in crypto rallies for long without stablecoin float growth.

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STAGE 4

Bitcoin, the Entry Point

BULLISH · GATE OPEN

Where is the first-stop asset headed?

$76,560
BTC spot · 1d +0.6%
bearishneutralbullish

Bitcoin is the door new capital walks through first. Bias is BULLISH — trending with equities, inverse to the dollar, consistent with a macro-led bid.

Passes downstream: The tide. Altcoins almost never rally against a falling Bitcoin.

Details — readings, definitions, sources
NFCILoose
ANFCISupportive
BTC-SPXcorr positive
BTC-DXYcorr negative
Conviction ●●●○ — held one level below full whenever the earlier stages disagree.
STAGE 5

Rotation Down the Risk Curve

MIXED · GATE PARTLY OPEN

Is capital moving from Bitcoin into ETH and alts?

0/4
Rotation · asset groups (past 7 days)
into BTCneutralinto alts

Early signs of capital stepping down the risk curve — alts outperforming on the week — but dominance and ETH/BTC have not confirmed. Forming, not confirmed.

Passes downstream: The last gate. When it opens with the others, that is altseason.

Details — readings, definitions, sources
0/4accumulating
1/4distributing
MAJORS NEUTRAL
BTC, ETH — rotation flowing out
AssetSpot1d7d
BTC$76,560+0.6%+0.0%
ETH$2,464+1.9%+1.1%
LARGE-CAPS NEUTRAL
SOL, BNB, XRP — rotation flowing out
AssetSpot1d7d
SOL$100.94+2.4%+2.4%
BNB$726.20+0.1%+2.5%
XRP$1.301+0.2%-2.5%
ADA$0.2014+2.6%-1.6%
DOGE$0.0816+1.0%-1.5%
AVAX$7.586+1.6%+2.2%
ALTS NEUTRAL
POL, LTC, SHIB — rotation flowing in
AssetSpot1d7d
POL$0.0976+1.0%+5.9%
LTC$53.49+3.5%+2.7%
SHIB$0.000005+3.8%+2.7%
ATOM$1.562+2.9%-12.7%
UNI$7.334+9.4%+23.3%
ICP$2.586+0.6%-8.0%
STABLES DISTRIBUTING
USDT, USDC, DAI — rotation flowing out
CoinSupply1d7d
USDT$183.4B+0.0%-0.0%
USDC$73.6B-0.2%-1.0%
DAI$4.6B+0.1%-0.7%
PYUSD$2.8B-1.1%-0.8%
FDUSD$326.3M+0.0%-1.4%
OUTPUT

Why the gauge reads 39/100

CASCADE FLOWING

Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3, and Stage 4 are open; Stage 5 only partly open. The cascade is flowing, so the model reads 39/100, with capital in btc. The reading changes when the triggers below trip.

▲ What would raise this reading

  • Macro 1/3 supportive (supportive: DTWEXBGS) — remaining non-supportive signals (DFII10, NFCI) all flipping supportive would strengthen the macro leg.
  • BTC.D currently 58.55% (8-wk MA 58.14%, +4.27% over 4 weeks) — drop below 8-wk MA OR flip to negative 4-wk change would strengthen the dominance leg.
  • ETH/BTC currently 0.031496 (8-wk MA 0.030994, +6.31% over 4 weeks) — sustained move above 0.035 with accelerating 4-wk change would entrench the ETH-leadership leg, already at its strongest.
  • Stablecoin total $311.1B (+1.07% over 4 weeks) — spot-volume confirmation (pending data wiring) would strengthen the stablecoin leg.
  • Funding (Bybit perps): ETH +0.0059%, SOL +0.0058%; 7/8 basket positive; alt mcap 24h not rising — ETH AND SOL positive, ≥ 4/5 secondaries positive, AND alt mcap confirmation rising 24h would strengthen the funding leg.
  • Top-100 breadth: 23/95 alts (24.2%) outperformed BTC over 90d (BTC +17.06%) — share outperforming BTC crossing 25% would strengthen the breadth leg.

▼ What would lower this reading

  • Macro 1/3 supportive (supportive: DTWEXBGS) — supportive signal(s) (DTWEXBGS) flipping hostile would weaken the macro leg.
  • BTC.D currently 58.55% (8-wk MA 58.14%, +4.27% over 4 weeks) — break above 60% with weekly close would confirm a deeper dominance regime, entrenching the dominance leg at its weakest.
  • ETH/BTC currently 0.031496 (8-wk MA 0.030994, +6.31% over 4 weeks) — close below 8-wk MA OR flip to negative 4-wk change would weaken the ETH-leadership leg.
  • Stablecoin total $311.1B (+1.07% over 4 weeks) — flip to negative 4-wk change would weaken the stablecoin leg.
  • Funding (Bybit perps): ETH +0.0059%, SOL +0.0058%; 7/8 basket positive; alt mcap 24h not rising — ETH AND SOL both flipping negative with ≥ 2 secondaries following would weaken the funding leg.
  • Top-100 breadth: 23/95 alts (24.2%) outperformed BTC over 90d (BTC +17.06%) — share outperforming BTC collapsing toward 0% with sustained BTC outperformance would entrench the breadth leg, already at its weakest.

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