August 5: Solid PMIs
Both the Manufacturing (55.6) and Services (54.1) PMIs came in this week and remained in solid expansion territory. With macro conditions holding steady, all attention now shifts to Friday's Jobs Report.
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August 26: Sentiment Cools
Crypto optimism cooled off today as the Fear & Greed index dropped from 74 to 65, adding 5 points to the composite score. Conditions remain favorable at +24 while markets hold steady ahead of the Fed Chair's keynote at Jackson Hole
August 25: US M2 Wakes Up
New Fed data landed today: the US money supply grew 1.3% over the past 90 days, up from 0.9%. This acceleration in liquidity is structurally bullish for risk assets like equities and crypto, as more money chases a fixed supply of investments. Extra buys still wait: PCE prints tomorrow at 8:30 AM ET.
August 24: Crowd Turns Greedy
Bitcoin pushed to $79K, but today's score went the other way: crypto sentiment hit 73, firmly in greed, and the score slipped to neutral for the first time in a month. Greed costs points here. Full risk dashboard, market snapshot, and catalyst calendar included.
The Saturday Briefing: What is the VIX?
Why Wall Street has a fear gauge at all, what the VIX (short for Volatility Index) is actually pricing, and why the engine treats extreme calm as a warning rather than an all-clear.