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U.S. LIQUIDITY RESEARCH

Dollar Liquidity and Bitcoin

Separate historical association from a reliable crypto timing signal.

Bitcoin is often described as highly sensitive to global liquidity, but that relationship changes with the sample, horizon and market regime. A visually similar chart is not enough to establish causality or trading value.

The monitoring layer joins ULI observations to forward asset returns and reports rank information coefficient, directional hit rate, a simple annualized Sharpe estimate and sample size across multiple horizons.

Results are in-sample and overlapping forward windows can exaggerate apparent stability. The evidence should be used to frame a hypothesis, not to promise a deterministic Bitcoin forecast.

MACRO TRADER LENS

How a macro trader can use this research

Use dollar liquidity as a medium-horizon Bitcoin regime filter, not a standalone timing model. Crypto-native leverage, flows and event risk can dominate the macro relationship for long stretches.

01 · MONITOR

Separate macro from crypto beta

Track ULI alongside the broad dollar, real-rate conditions and Bitcoin's own trend. Crypto-native flows are relevant confirmation inputs but are not yet measured by this model.

02 · TRADE USE

Tilt, do not time mechanically

Use improving liquidity to test whether the medium-horizon distribution of returns is becoming more favorable; use deteriorating liquidity to tighten risk limits rather than assume an immediate decline.

03 · CONFIRM

Demand price participation

A constructive thesis is stronger when Bitcoin's trend and market breadth improve while the dollar and credit conditions do not contradict the move.

04 · INVALIDATE

Respect crypto-specific shocks

Exchange failures, regulation, token-specific flows and leverage liquidations can overwhelm the macro signal. Re-test the relationship across samples and non-overlapping horizons.

Built from traceable sources

Federal Reserve and FRED series, New York Fed funding data, U.S. Treasury cash balances and cross-asset market prices.

Research information only — not investment advice.

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