What you’ll see
The dashboard is split into two sections: cross-asset prices at the top and stablecoin supply below. Together, they answer “is money flowing into risk assets, and is it reaching crypto specifically?”Cross-Asset Overview
BTC & ETH Prices
Current spot prices from Binance with 24h change and sparklines. The two assets that define crypto market sentiment — BTC for macro direction, ETH for altcoin risk appetite.
S&P 500 (SPX)
The benchmark US equity index. When SPX sells off hard, crypto rarely escapes the correlation — especially in the first 24 hours.
VIX (Volatility Index)
The market’s fear gauge. VIX below 15 means complacency; above 30 means panic. Crypto tends to sell off alongside equities when VIX spikes, then decouple on the recovery.
DXY (Dollar Index)
The US dollar’s strength against major currencies, proxied from the Federal Reserve’s trade-weighted index (DTWEXBGS). A strong dollar competes with risk assets for capital.
Gold (XAU)
The traditional safe haven. When gold and BTC rise together, the narrative is “store of value.” When gold rises and BTC drops, it’s pure risk-off — capital is fleeing to safety, not alternatives.
Stablecoin Supply
- What it shows
- How to read it
- What to watch for
Total stablecoin market capitalization and its breakdown by chain and by issuer (USDT, USDC, DAI, and others). Data comes from DefiLlama, which aggregates on-chain supply across all major blockchains.
Data sources
| Metric | Source | Update frequency |
|---|---|---|
| BTC/ETH prices | Binance REST — /api/v3/ticker/24hr | ~1 minute |
| S&P 500 | EODHD Real-time API | ~1 minute during market hours |
| VIX | EODHD Real-time API | ~1 minute during market hours |
| DXY | FRED — DTWEXBGS series | Daily |
| Gold | EODHD Real-time API | ~1 minute during market hours |
| Stablecoin supply | DefiLlama — /stablecoins | ~30 minutes |
DXY is not available as a live ticker from EODHD. We proxy it through the Federal Reserve’s trade-weighted dollar index (DTWEXBGS), which updates daily. For intraday dollar moves, watch USD/JPY and EUR/USD on the Markets page instead.
Tips
- DXY above 105 is historically a headwind for crypto. Sustained dollar strength compresses risk asset valuations, and crypto is not immune. Below 100, the tailwind is real — weaker dollar means more liquidity seeking returns.
- VIX spikes above 30 signal risk-off. Crypto often sells off with equities during these episodes, even if the trigger is purely a traditional finance event. The correlation is highest in the first 48 hours of a VIX spike.
- Cross-asset divergence is rare but powerful. If BTC is rising while SPX is falling for more than a few days, it suggests crypto is trading on its own narrative — not just following the macro tide. These periods tend to produce the strongest trending moves.
- Watch stablecoin supply, not just BTC price. Price can rise on leverage alone (check Derivatives for funding rates). But stablecoin supply growth means actual new dollars — that’s real demand, not synthetic.
- Use the AI Chat for macro synthesis. Ask “What’s the current macro environment for crypto?” and the Macro Agent will pull all these indicators and synthesize them into a single directional narrative.