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Weekly Summary

We cover:

• Why the breakout from a 20-month consolidation looks likely to be sustained

• How technicals, flows and fundamentals have moved into alignment

• Why the strongest part of the mid-cap opportunity is still ahead

Can the Move Sustain?

Crypto markets are consolidating around $80k, which continues to act as strong resistance. At the same time, buyers are stepping in on dips, reluctant to miss further upside, keeping price within a tight range.

$74k remains the next key support on any churn lower. A break through the $80k wall would provide a clearer signal that the next leg higher is underway.

In our recent weekly, we argued that crypto’s breakout from a 20-month consolidation was significant. We’re seeing a confluence of evidence pointing to the move being sustained.

Bitcoin’s 200-day moving average turned higher on 22 August, with price above it, ending a 277-day decline.

There have only been four comparable signals since 2010. Bitcoin was higher 3, 6, 12 and 24 months later in every instance, with the worst three-month return +46%. Importantly, the low established during each preceding decline window was never revisited.

Chart of the week.

BTC's 200-day moving average turned up in August, ending a 277-day decline.
This signal has fired four times since 2010.

Every time, price was higher 3, 6, 12 and 24 months later — the weakest 3-month result was still +46%.

Longer-term technicals are reinforcing that signal.

Bitcoin, global crypto market cap, altcoin market cap and other key ratios have all printed strong long-term DeMark buys.

The last time these signals aligned was November 2022, at the beginning of the previous sustained market advance. From there, global crypto market cap rose 424% to its subsequent peak.

From Washout to Recovery

The breakout move also started from an unusually depressed base.

Crypto spent 14 consecutive weeks below 35 on the Fear & Greed Index into the breakout, the third-longest sustained period of fear on record, before moving from 31 to 73 in a week.

Crypto global market capitalisation index ($) vs. Crypto Fear & Geed Index.

Demand has persisted beyond the initial breakout too. US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded nine consecutive inflow sessions through 27 August, totalling more than $3bn.

Participation has also broadened. Across 79 crypto sector indices, 94% finished the breakout week higher and almost 50% outperformed Bitcoin. Altcoin market cap is already 25.5% above its June low.

That broad participation has arrived without a relative altcoin breakout. Altcoin dominance remains inside the range that has held since 2022, while altcoin market cap is still around 45% below its 2021 high.

Alts are participating, but have not yet accelerated, arguably leaving the altcoin breakout still ahead.

Altcoin market dominance (monthly).

The Setup Is Increasingly Aligned

There are few signs of excess despite the speed of the move. Funding and aggregate open interest remain below previous cycle extremes.

Fundamentals have also held up considerably better than prices. Protocol revenue declined just 6% year-on-year in Q2 against a 39% decline in altcoin market capitalisation, leaving a valuation gap that has only started to close.

A few months ago, macro, liquidity and fundamentals were improving while price remained the missing piece. The breakout has now brought price into alignment with our broader framework.

The main piece still missing is relative altcoin performance. The monthly DeMark buy signal on altcoin dominance points in that direction, but dominance has yet to break out of its four-year range.

With almost every other part of the framework now aligned, we think the conditions increasingly support a sustained move, with the strongest part of the mid-cap opportunity still ahead.

State of Yields

Yields have expanded slightly across the board in light of recent market volatility:

Stablecoin lending yields:

• ~3.65% on Aave (USDC) — +30 bps from last week.

• ~4.85% on Aave (USDe) — 130 bps higher than last week.

• ~5.0% on Maple (syrupUSDC) — no change from last week.

Fixed-rate DeFi lending: yield premium in fixed markets:

• Pendle sUSDAi: ~11.43% (Oct 2026 – Feb 2027 maturities).

• sUSDe: ~5.3% — 60 bps higher than last week.

ETH yield benchmarks:

• Lido staking: ~2.23% — 2 bps higher than last week.

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