Bitcoin was trading near $64,000 on Tuesday after retreating from Monday’s rally from $62,600 to $64,600. BTC was down 0.6% since midnight UTC, while Nasdaq 100 futures fell 1.1% as Treasury yields and oil prices rose, pressuring risk assets.
Brent crude returned to about $94 a barrel after a 60-day U.S.-Iran ceasefire expired without a deal, adding to inflation uncertainty. Traders await minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July 28–29 meeting on Wednesday, after two softer inflation readings. President Donald Trump is expected to meet crypto executives at the White House, keeping U.S. policy in focus.
Derivatives data points to selective bullish positioning: longs made up more than 51% of taker flow, annualized perpetual funding reached a 20-month high, and Bitcoin futures open interest remained near 750,000 BTC. Calls above spot dominated options activity, with the $70,000 September 25 call the most-traded Bitcoin option in the previous 24 hours.
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/18/bitcoin-pauses-at-usd64-000-as-rising-yields-oil-drag-equities-lower
Brent crude returned to about $94 a barrel after a 60-day U.S.-Iran ceasefire expired without a deal, adding to inflation uncertainty. Traders await minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July 28–29 meeting on Wednesday, after two softer inflation readings. President Donald Trump is expected to meet crypto executives at the White House, keeping U.S. policy in focus.
Derivatives data points to selective bullish positioning: longs made up more than 51% of taker flow, annualized perpetual funding reached a 20-month high, and Bitcoin futures open interest remained near 750,000 BTC. Calls above spot dominated options activity, with the $70,000 September 25 call the most-traded Bitcoin option in the previous 24 hours.
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/18/bitcoin-pauses-at-usd64-000-as-rising-yields-oil-drag-equities-lower