{"id":17013,"date":"2026-07-13T02:59:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T02:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/?p=17013"},"modified":"2026-07-13T03:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T03:00:25","slug":"week-ahead-crypto-markets-fed-rates-etf-flows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/week-ahead-crypto-markets-fed-rates-etf-flows\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week Ahead: Higher\u2011for\u2011Longer Keeps Markets Cautious \u2014 ETF Flows &#038; U.S. Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Bitcoin traded around $64K over the weekend, then opened the week at $63K on Monday, Asia time, while Ethereum stayed steady at $1,800.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The market tends to be more erratic as liquidity is thinner, leading to less trading over the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CoinMarketCap\u2019s <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/charts\/fear-and-greed-index\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crypto Fear and Greed Index<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stabilized at 30, slightly increasing from last week at 29, indicating a cautiously optimistic outlook.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17014\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-13-at-9.56.26-AM.png?resize=1080%2C425&#038;quality=75&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-13-at-9.56.26-AM.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-13-at-9.56.26-AM-980x385.png 980w, https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-13-at-9.56.26-AM-480x189.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000;\">What Traders Should Watch Out for This Week<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main macro focus for this week remains on U.S. rates and inflation expectations, as Chairman Kevin Warsh will<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/economy\/policy\/articles\/warsh-us-inflation-set-tone-200000595.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">testify<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before the Senate on Wednesday to discuss the potential for a rate hike. Conversely, softer prints would likely reduce yield pressure and could spark a risk-on rally.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, progress regarding stablecoin frameworks, the expansion of tokenization, or regulatory advancements such as<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/policy\/2026\/07\/12\/signs-of-life-state-of-crypto\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">potential updates<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the Clarity Act could provide significant sectoral clues. These developments may support custody providers, exchanges, and blockchain services, even amid continued spot price volatility.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Here are the major economic indicators to watch out for this week:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">July 13: monthly treasury balance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">July 14: CPI and NFIB index of small business optimism<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">July 15: Empire State manufacturing survey, PPI, personal consumption<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">July 16: Retail sales, Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey, weekly jobless claims, manufacturing &amp; trade: inventories &amp; sales, NAHB housing market index, pending home sales index<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">July 17: Housing starts, import prices, industrial production, capacity utilization<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin traded around $64K over the weekend, then opened the week at $63K on Monday, Asia time, while Ethereum stayed steady at $1,800. The market tends to be more erratic as liquidity is thinner, leading to less trading over the weekend. 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