According to @KobeissiLetter, the US Financial Conditions Index has declined to 98.3, marking the lowest level since early 2022. According to @KobeissiLetter, financial conditions have been in a firm downtrend for roughly 3.5 years. According to @KobeissiLetter, the Federal Reserve has cut rates by 175 basis points since September 2024, bringing the policy rate to 3.75%.

According to @AggrNews, Donald Trump has narrowed the Federal Reserve Chair selection to Kevin Warsh and Rick Rieder and is leaning toward Warsh, with the update attributed to reporting via @rachaelmbade (source: @AggrNews). According to @AggrNews, Trump has ruled out Kevin Hassett for the role (source: @AggrNews). According to @AggrNews, Trump met both Warsh and Rieder at the White House and plans to announce the pick tomorrow morning (source: @AggrNews). Given the timing reported by @AggrNews, headline risk into the announcement window could affect USD, Treasury futures, and equity index futures as rate expectations and liquidity sensitivity come into focus (source: @AggrNews).

According to @BullTheoryio, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) has broken below a 16-year long-term trendline and is testing the 96 level that preceded the 2017 and 2021 Bitcoin bull runs, source: @BullTheoryio. They state that sustained moves below 96 have historically coincided with strong Bitcoin performance, implying a potential tailwind for BTC if sub-96 conditions persist, source: @BullTheoryio.

According to @GreeksLive, futures pricing assigns over a 95% probability that the Federal Reserve will maintain the policy rate at 3.75% with no cut. According to @GreeksLive, gold has posted new highs again and leadership is rotating among major speculative markets ahead of the announcement.

According to The Kobeissi Letter, the US Dollar Index (DXY) is down about 1.5% month to date and has fallen to its lowest level since September 18 after logging its worst year since 2017, signaling continued dollar weakness (source: The Kobeissi Letter). According to The Kobeissi Letter, this backdrop supports a pro-asset stance, summarized as own assets or be left behind, implying ongoing bid for risk and real-return exposures (source: The Kobeissi Letter).

According to @CryptoMichNL, the Japanese yen rallied on Friday while the US dollar weakened over the week, aligning with a Russell 2000 breakout that suggests improving risk conditions. According to @CryptoMichNL, these macro signals point to better business cycle and growth conditions. According to @CryptoMichNL, upcoming PMI data will be a crucial indicator for the direction of markets into 2026 and should be closely watched by traders.

According to @godbole17, the rapid push by centralized and decentralized platforms to offer 24/7, weekend-inclusive trading evidences extraordinary wealth creation since 1987, especially since 2008, and now serves as a late-cycle signal for markets, source: Omkar Godbole (@godbole17) on X, Jan 19, 2026. He calls this a contrarian indicator and argues the era of outsized returns across asset classes is ending, with tougher conditions ahead for generating returns, source: Omkar Godbole (@godbole17) on X, Jan 19, 2026. The quoted trader @Nebraskangooner characterizes the development as bad for crypto, reinforcing a cautious stance toward digital assets, source: @Nebraskangooner on X, Jan 19, 2026. Godbole’s warning implies traders should brace for more selective opportunities and reduced beta-driven gains across crypto and traditional markets, source: Omkar Godbole (@godbole17) on X, Jan 19, 2026.

According to @binance, quantitative tightening is a central bank policy that shrinks balance sheets by allowing maturing securities to roll off or by selling assets, which withdraws liquidity from the financial system. According to @binance, the primary goal of QT is to tighten financial conditions to curb inflation and cool demand, typically associated with higher yields and a stronger currency. According to @binance, reduced liquidity and higher yields can pressure risk assets, so crypto traders should anticipate potential headwinds for prices and heightened volatility during QT phases. According to @binance, traders should track the pace of balance-sheet runoff and interest rate trends as leading indicators for crypto liquidity and risk sentiment in 2026.

According to @julian2kwan, Julien Bittel’s data shows a sharp divergence between liquidity-aligned equities near record highs and BTC pricing a liquidity peak, implying both signals cannot be right, source: Julian Kwan on X (Jan 15, 2026), citing Julien Bittel, CFA, https://x.com/BittelJulien/status/2011786805100601815; https://twitter.com/julian2kwan/status/2011824094891950267. The data indicates global liquidity has not yet peaked and financial conditions imply liquidity is still rising, source: Julian Kwan on X (Jan 15, 2026), citing Julien Bittel, CFA, https://x.com/BittelJulien/status/2011786805100601815; https://twitter.com/julian2kwan/status/2011824094891950267. Equities, credit, and broader risk assets are behaving as expected in a rising liquidity regime, while BTC is the current anomaly versus macro and liquidity fundamentals, source: Julian Kwan on X (Jan 15, 2026), citing Julien Bittel, CFA, https://x.com/BittelJulien/status/2011786805100601815; https://twitter.com/julian2kwan/status/2011824094891950267. Bittel highlights large “Excess Fear Gaps” and suggests events around 10/10 temporarily distorted BTC price discovery, underscoring that the direction of global liquidity is the key battlefield into 2026, source: Julian Kwan on X (Jan 15, 2026), citing Julien Bittel, CFA, https://x.com/BittelJulien/status/2011786805100601815; https://twitter.com/julian2kwan/status/2011824094891950267. For trading, the setup into 2026 reduces to two paths: either equities are mispricing liquidity or BTC is correctly signaling a peak and risk assets roll over, making global liquidity the primary driver to monitor, source: Julian Kwan on X (Jan 15, 2026), citing Julien Bittel, CFA, https://x.com/BittelJulien/status/2011786805100601815; https://twitter.com/julian2kwan/status/2011824094891950267.

According to @CNBC, Jay Woods said U.S. regional banks are well set up entering 2026, with one positioned to be a big winner, indicating his constructive outlook for the group; traders should note the sector’s positive stance as reported. Source: CNBC tweet dated Jan 8, 2026. For trade expression and confirmation, sector exposure is commonly taken via regional bank ETFs such as SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF KRE and Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF KBWR. Sources: State Street Global Advisors for KRE; Invesco for KBWR. Strength in banks can ease systemic risk concerns and bolster broader risk appetite, and crypto has shown increased comovement with equities since 2020, so crypto traders should monitor financial-sector momentum alongside BTC volatility. Source: International Monetary Fund blog Crypto Prices Move More in Sync With Stocks, January 2022. For the identity of the highlighted bank and specific catalysts, refer to the detailed CNBC report linked in the tweet. Source: CNBC article referenced by @CNBC.

According to @CNBC, European stocks are set to open higher as traders monitor developments in Venezuela, pointing to a firmer start for regional equities into the cash session (source: CNBC). According to @CNBC, the Venezuela news flow is a key driver in pre-market positioning that traders are tracking for potential market direction as Europe opens (source: CNBC). According to @CNBC, this equity open is relevant for crypto participants as well, given documented episodes of positive co-movement between cryptocurrencies and equities during risk-on phases (source: CNBC; IMF Global Financial Stability Note 2022; BIS Bulletin 2023).

According to Charlie Bilello, Tesla delivered 418,000 vehicles in Q4, a 16% year-over-year decline that marks the largest YoY drop in the company’s history, source: Charlie Bilello on X (Jan 2, 2026) and bilello.blog/newsletter. Deliveries are a primary volume driver of Tesla’s automotive revenue because revenue is recognized upon customer delivery, making the YoY decline a direct volume headwind for Q4 results analysis, source: Tesla 2023 Form 10-K (Revenue Recognition section) at ir.tesla.com. For crypto traders, research shows Bitcoin (BTC) and U.S. equities have exhibited higher co-movement since 2020, so risk-off moves around TSLA can coincide with broader risk sentiment shifts that may affect BTC and ETH, source: IMF blog (Jan 2022) “Crypto Prices Move More in Sync With Stocks” at imf.org.

According to Charlie Bilello, the S&P 500 dividend yield finished the year at 1.15%, the lowest level since 2000 (Source: Charlie Bilello, X, Jan 2, 2026). This multi-decade low in equity income is a key input for traders evaluating cross-asset return profiles and risk appetite across stocks and crypto markets (Source: Charlie Bilello, X, Jan 2, 2026).

According to CNBC, the S&P 500 is on a rare streak of high returns, prompting a look at what historical patterns may imply for 2026; source: CNBC. Historical data show that U.S. midterm election years have typically been the weakest of the four-year presidential cycle for the S&P 500, with elevated volatility and rebounds often concentrated later in the year, based on Stock Trader’s Almanac data summarized by Fidelity Investments; source: Fidelity Investments. Research from the International Monetary Fund finds that crypto assets have moved more in sync with U.S. equities since 2020 (the BTC–S&P 500 return correlation rose to roughly 0.36 in 2020–2021 from near zero pre-pandemic), indicating that shifts in the S&P 500 trend in 2026 can materially influence BTC and ETH performance; source: International Monetary Fund.

According to @KobeissiLetter, 52% of Americans in December expected higher stock prices over the next 12 months, one of the strongest readings since this question began in 1987 (source: @KobeissiLetter). Since April 2025, the bullish share is up about 15 points, signaling elevated retail risk appetite that equity traders track for positioning (source: @KobeissiLetter). For crypto, equity risk-on sentiment has historically spilled over into digital assets as stock–crypto correlations increased notably after 2020, affecting BTC and broader market beta (source: International Monetary Fund, 2022). Traders also monitor extreme optimism as a contrarian input, as unusually high bullish sentiment has preceded below-average forward equity returns in AAII studies, informing risk management for BTC and ETH during equity-driven moves (source: American Association of Individual Investors, Sentiment Survey research).

According to CNBC, U.S. stock futures were little changed after the S&P 500 hit a fresh record high, per its Dec 28, 2025 live updates post on X (source: CNBC tweet, Dec 28, 2025). CNBC’s update did not report a notable move in futures following the record, indicating no confirmed follow-through momentum at the time of the post (source: CNBC tweet, Dec 28, 2025). The update provided no sector leadership, macro catalyst, or cross‑asset context, implying no explicit directional signal for BTC or ETH from this item alone (source: CNBC tweet, Dec 28, 2025).

According to @godbole17, President Trump stated that strong economic data is no longer bullish because markets immediately price in Federal Reserve tightening, meaning good news now caps upside instead of extending rallies; Source: https://x.com/StockSavvyShay/status/2003527960847110192; Source: https://twitter.com/godbole17/status/2003710197156745260. He added that markets fear the policy response more than they reward growth, treating rate hikes as the default reaction to strength, which suppresses momentum and shortens market cycles; Source: https://x.com/StockSavvyShay/status/2003527960847110192. For traders, this outlines a good-news-is-bad-news regime where positive prints trigger a tightening repricing in rates rather than trend extension, signaling capped upside in rate-sensitive risk exposures; Source: https://x.com/StockSavvyShay/status/2003527960847110192. Because crypto has increasingly moved in tandem with broader risk sentiment, policy-driven regimes like this can transmit to BTC and the wider crypto market via macro channels; Source: https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2022/01/11/crypto-prices-move-more-in-sync-with-equities-posing-new-risks.

According to @CryptoKing4Ever, Bitcoin is as undervalued against global liquidity now as it was at the 2018 bottom, implying a macro generational floor may be forming, source: @CryptoKing4Ever. BTC’s 2018 cycle low occurred in December 2018, providing the reference point for the comparison in the post, source: TradingView. The post does not include any underlying dataset or chart to substantiate the undervaluation versus global liquidity claim, source: @CryptoKing4Ever. In liquidity-based macro analysis, the Bank for International Settlements defines global liquidity as the ease of financing in international markets through cross-border credit and funding in key currencies, which market participants use to gauge risk-asset sensitivity, source: Bank for International Settlements. Traders applying this framework typically validate such a thesis by monitoring BIS global liquidity indicators alongside major central bank balance sheets as proxies for system-wide liquidity before positioning in BTC, source: Bank for International Settlements and Federal Reserve.

According to @CNBC, the latest Federal Reserve meeting offered several market-friendly points while warning of policy restraint, as reflected in the CNBC Daily Open headline, which shapes the near-term risk tone across assets. source: CNBC CNBC frames the setup as supportive but cautious, directing traders to focus on interest-rate expectations, Treasury yields, and the U.S. dollar—key drivers of risk appetite and liquidity that affect crypto markets including BTC and ETH. source: CNBC

According to CNBC, Jim Cramer named stocks to buy following the Federal Reserve’s rate cut, as shared in a December 10, 2025 post, signaling a post-easing setup for equity traders (source: CNBC on X). According to CNBC, the timing of these picks is tied directly to the policy shift, which CNBC highlights as a catalyst that can change sector leadership and risk appetite after rate decisions (source: CNBC). According to CNBC, easier policy has often coincided with stronger risk sentiment that can spill over into major cryptocurrencies like BTC and ETH, making cross-asset monitoring relevant for crypto traders as Cramer’s picks come into focus (source: CNBC).