BTC holds $82.8k while regime reads bear trend
Bitcoin holds nearly flat above $82k while the model regime stays in a bear trend. At the same time ETFs posted a sizeable net inflow.
Market state
BTC trades at $82,778.7, essentially flat over 24 hours (+0.1%). The Fear and Greed index reads 68 (Greed) and BTC dominance stands at 59.5%. The model regime, however, is BEAR_TREND with a score of 32.2 and a WARN tide.
- BTC
- $82,779
- +0.09% / 24 h
- Fear & Greed
- 68
- Greed
- BTC.D
- 59.5%
- Short term
- downtrend
Liquidations
Liquidations stay at the NORMAL level. Over the past hour $4.1 million in longs were liquidated against $0.6 million in shorts. The pressure fell mainly on longs.
- Level
- NORMAL
- Longs / 1 h
- $4M
- Shorts / 1 h
- $559K
Funding extremes
The most negative funding is on AVAX at -19.8% annualised, followed by BOME (-13.8%) and FIL (-12.9%). On the positive side XRP, WLD and CRV all sit near +11% annualised. All are flagged as neutral in the data.
| Coin | Funding p.a. |
|---|---|
 AVAX | -19.8% |
| BOME | -13.8% |
 FIL | -12.9% |
 XRP | +11% |
 WLD | +11% |
 CRV | +11% |
Leverage positioning
Among retail, 73.7% hold longs on ETH, 72.1% on SOL and 58.3% on BTC. In the five-minute net flow the largest outflow was on ETH (-$1.4 million), while BTC saw a small inflow (+$0.5 million). All tracked pairs are flagged NORMAL.
| Coin | Net flow 5 min | OI 24 h |
|---|---|---|
 ETH | $1M | · |
 BTC | $532K | · |
 HYPE | $134K | · |
 BNB | $85K | · |
 SOL | $71K | · |
| XRP | $62K | · |
Crowd long: BTC 58% · ETH 74% · SOL 72%
ETF flows
Spot BTC ETFs posted a net inflow of $524.8 million, while ETH ETFs added $14.9 million. The inflow into BTC products thus far exceeds the ether side.
- BTC ETF
- +$525M
- ETH ETF
- +$15M
Movers
The weakest names are EPIC (-26.7%, T3) and MITO (-25.3%, T2), followed by VANRY (-21.4%). On the other side BMT leads (+21.8%), with ALT (+17.3%, T1) and PHA (+16.0%). No new listings appear in the data.
| Coin | Price | 24 h |
|---|---|---|
| EPIC | $0.138 | -26.7% |
| MITO | $0.00994 | -25.3% |
| BMT | $0.0238 | +21.8% |
| VANRY | $0.00103 | -21.4% |
| ALT | $0.0120 | +17.3% |
| PHA | $0.0664 | +16% |
Week ahead
The nearest key event is the FOMC meeting on 28 October (in 6 days, high impact). Then on 29 October come US Q3 GDP, PCE and the ECB rate decision. Three of the four events are from the US.
- 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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