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#bitcoin Bitcoin’s “mine canary” is fluttering as specific Fed stress signals warn of a silent liquidity trap ahead👇🫰$BTC
Amid a general sense of unease around the spike in precious metals, the decline in the dollar, Bitcoin's weak-to-flat price action, geopolitical uncertainty, and persistent trade wars, several economic stressors actually appear relatively relaxed.
The canaries in the coal mine for Bitcoin are still singing, and while a few have started to flutter, none have fallen from their perch yet.
The mine air still looks breathable
Gauges tied to liquidity, credit, and rates volatility stayed below stress thresholds in January as Treasury cash balances and Bitcoin ETF flows shifted.$XRP
Chicago Fed data showed the National Financial Conditions Index at -0.590 for the week ending Jan. 16, 2026, with the adjusted measure at -0.586.
Both readings sit below the zero line traders watch as a proxy for tighter financing and leverage constraints, according to the Chicago Fed via FRED.$BNB
In canary terms, that’s the difference between a bird that’s alert and vocal and one that’s struggling to breathe: below zero suggests the “air” for funding and leverage remains easier than average.
A separate composite often used to check for funding and market strain, the St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index (STLFSI4), printed -0.651 in the same week, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED series for STLFSI4.
If NFCI is the mine’s ventilation report, STLFSI4 is the canary’s posture check, still perched, still steady, and not showing the wobbles that typically precede broader stress.#WhaleDeRiskETH #CZAMAonBinanceSquare #USIranStandoff #BitcoinGoogleSearchesSurge
Amid a general sense of unease around the spike in precious metals, the decline in the dollar, Bitcoin's weak-to-flat price action, geopolitical uncertainty, and persistent trade wars, several economic stressors actually appear relatively relaxed.
The canaries in the coal mine for Bitcoin are still singing, and while a few have started to flutter, none have fallen from their perch yet.
The mine air still looks breathable
Gauges tied to liquidity, credit, and rates volatility stayed below stress thresholds in January as Treasury cash balances and Bitcoin ETF flows shifted.$XRP
Chicago Fed data showed the National Financial Conditions Index at -0.590 for the week ending Jan. 16, 2026, with the adjusted measure at -0.586.
Both readings sit below the zero line traders watch as a proxy for tighter financing and leverage constraints, according to the Chicago Fed via FRED.$BNB
In canary terms, that’s the difference between a bird that’s alert and vocal and one that’s struggling to breathe: below zero suggests the “air” for funding and leverage remains easier than average.
A separate composite often used to check for funding and market strain, the St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index (STLFSI4), printed -0.651 in the same week, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED series for STLFSI4.
If NFCI is the mine’s ventilation report, STLFSI4 is the canary’s posture check, still perched, still steady, and not showing the wobbles that typically precede broader stress.#WhaleDeRiskETH #CZAMAonBinanceSquare #USIranStandoff #BitcoinGoogleSearchesSurge
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