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Does money printing pump Bitcoin? The US money supply (M2) and the Fed's liquidity, tested

The US money supply (M2) stood at $23.3T in August 2026, the newest month out: +5.7% over a year (growing as usual). On the 730 days since 2015 it grew 10% a year or faster, Bitcoin bought at that day's close did +28.5% over the next 90 days on average, against +20.8% after the other days; on the 456 days it was shrinking, +22.6%. No band is clear of luck (a luck test of 3 with both halves of the days agreeing): the money supply turns in a few long waves, and one or two of them decide the averages. Past patterns, not financial advice.

US money supply

$23.3T

August 2026

Over a year

+5.7%

growing as usual

After fast printing

+28.5%

Bitcoin, the next 90 days

Every day

+22.2%

Bitcoin, the next 90 days

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§ 01 · Today

Today's money supply

as of · The US money supply (M2), Mar 2, 2015 to Oct 14, 2026

"Money printing pumps Bitcoin", the saying goes, and its newer form: "Bitcoin follows M2". When the money supply grows fast, more dollars chase the same assets, and the scarce ones are meant to rise first. Here the money is the US money supply, M2 (cash, checking and savings deposits and retail money market funds: the Federal Reserve's M2, from FRED), its growth over a year as it was known on each day, and every such day is a buy of Bitcoin at that day's close, held 30, 90 or 180 days.

August 2026 (the newest month out by Oct 14, 2026): M2 at $23.3T, +5.7% over a year: growing as usual (the month before: +5.4%).

The US money supply's growth over a year, a bar a month from January 2015: 2015 between +5.3% and +6.5%; 2016 between +5.7% and +7.3%; 2017 between +4.8% and +6.4%; 2018 between +3.2% and +4.4%; 2019 between +3.9% and +7.1%; 2020 between +6.7% and +24.5%; 2021 between +12.3% and +26.8%; 2022 between −1.0% and +11.7%; 2023 between −4.6% and −1.7%; 2024 between −2.1% and +3.4%; 2025 between +3.3% and +4.4%; 2026 between +4.1% and +5.7%; August 2026 +5.7%, M2 at $23.3TUS money supply (M2), growth over a year0%5%10%January 2015 · M2 at $11.8T · +6.1% over a yearFebruary 2015 · M2 at $11.9T · +6.5% over a yearMarch 2015 · M2 at $11.9T · +6.1% over a yearApril 2015 · M2 at $12.0T · +6.0% over a yearMay 2015 · M2 at $12.0T · +5.6% over a yearJune 2015 · M2 at $12.0T · +5.5% over a yearJuly 2015 · M2 at $12.1T · +5.3% over a yearAugust 2015 · M2 at $12.1T · +5.5% over a yearSeptember 2015 · M2 at $12.2T · +5.7% over a yearOctober 2015 · M2 at $12.2T · +5.4% over a yearNovember 2015 · M2 at $12.3T · +5.9% over a yearDecember 2015 · M2 at $12.4T · +5.7% over a yearJanuary 2016 · M2 at $12.5T · +6.1% over a year2016February 2016 · M2 at $12.6T · +5.7% over a yearMarch 2016 · M2 at $12.7T · +6.2% over a yearApril 2016 · M2 at $12.7T · +6.6% over a yearMay 2016 · M2 at $12.8T · +6.8% over a yearJune 2016 · M2 at $12.8T · +6.9% over a yearJuly 2016 · M2 at $12.9T · +7.0% over a yearAugust 2016 · M2 at $13.0T · +7.2% over a yearSeptember 2016 · M2 at $13.1T · +7.2% over a yearOctober 2016 · M2 at $13.1T · +7.3% over a yearNovember 2016 · M2 at $13.2T · +7.2% over a yearDecember 2016 · M2 at $13.2T · +6.8% over a yearJanuary 2017 · M2 at $13.3T · +6.4% over a year2017February 2017 · M2 at $13.4T · +6.3% over a yearMarch 2017 · M2 at $13.5T · +6.3% over a yearApril 2017 · M2 at $13.5T · +6.1% over a yearMay 2017 · M2 at $13.6T · +6.0% over a yearJune 2017 · M2 at $13.6T · +5.7% over a yearJuly 2017 · M2 at $13.6T · +5.7% over a yearAugust 2017 · M2 at $13.7T · +5.5% over a yearSeptember 2017 · M2 at $13.7T · +5.3% over a yearOctober 2017 · M2 at $13.8T · +5.2% over a yearNovember 2017 · M2 at $13.8T · +4.8% over a yearDecember 2017 · M2 at $13.9T · +4.9% over a yearJanuary 2018 · M2 at $13.9T · +4.4% over a year2018February 2018 · M2 at $13.9T · +4.1% over a yearMarch 2018 · M2 at $14.0T · +4.1% over a yearApril 2018 · M2 at $14.0T · +3.8% over a yearMay 2018 · M2 at $14.1T · +3.9% over a yearJune 2018 · M2 at $14.1T · +4.1% over a yearJuly 2018 · M2 at $14.2T · +3.9% over a yearAugust 2018 · M2 at $14.2T · +3.8% over a yearSeptember 2018 · M2 at $14.2T · +3.6% over a yearOctober 2018 · M2 at $14.3T · +3.3% over a yearNovember 2018 · M2 at $14.3T · +3.2% over a yearDecember 2018 · M2 at $14.4T · +3.6% over a yearJanuary 2019 · M2 at $14.5T · +4.0% over a year2019February 2019 · M2 at $14.5T · +4.0% over a yearMarch 2019 · M2 at $14.6T · +3.9% over a yearApril 2019 · M2 at $14.6T · +4.0% over a yearMay 2019 · M2 at $14.7T · +4.3% over a yearJune 2019 · M2 at $14.8T · +4.7% over a yearJuly 2019 · M2 at $14.9T · +5.0% over a yearAugust 2019 · M2 at $15.0T · +5.3% over a yearSeptember 2019 · M2 at $15.0T · +5.6% over a yearOctober 2019 · M2 at $15.2T · +6.5% over a yearNovember 2019 · M2 at $15.3T · +7.1% over a yearDecember 2019 · M2 at $15.4T · +6.7% over a yearJanuary 2020 · M2 at $15.4T · +6.7% over a year2020February 2020 · M2 at $15.5T · +6.8% over a yearMarch 2020 · M2 at $16.0T · +10.1% over a yearApril 2020 · M2 at $17.1T · +16.9% over a yearMay 2020 · M2 at $17.9T · +22.0% over a yearJune 2020 · M2 at $18.2T · +22.8% over a yearJuly 2020 · M2 at $18.3T · +23.2% over a yearAugust 2020 · M2 at $18.4T · +23.0% over a yearSeptember 2020 · M2 at $18.6T · +23.6% over a yearOctober 2020 · M2 at $18.8T · +23.5% over a yearNovember 2020 · M2 at $19.0T · +24.2% over a yearDecember 2020 · M2 at $19.1T · +24.5% over a yearJanuary 2021 · M2 at $19.4T · +25.6% over a year2021February 2021 · M2 at $19.6T · +26.8% over a yearMarch 2021 · M2 at $19.9T · +23.9% over a yearApril 2021 · M2 at $20.2T · +18.2% over a yearMay 2021 · M2 at $20.5T · +14.1% over a yearJune 2021 · M2 at $20.5T · +12.6% over a yearJuly 2021 · M2 at $20.6T · +12.5% over a yearAugust 2021 · M2 at $20.8T · +13.2% over a yearSeptember 2021 · M2 at $21.0T · +12.8% over a yearOctober 2021 · M2 at $21.2T · +12.8% over a yearNovember 2021 · M2 at $21.3T · +12.3% over a yearDecember 2021 · M2 at $21.5T · +12.5% over a yearJanuary 2022 · M2 at $21.6T · +11.7% over a year2022February 2022 · M2 at $21.7T · +10.6% over a yearMarch 2022 · M2 at $21.8T · +9.6% over a yearApril 2022 · M2 at $21.8T · +7.9% over a yearMay 2022 · M2 at $21.7T · +6.2% over a yearJune 2022 · M2 at $21.6T · +5.7% over a yearJuly 2022 · M2 at $21.6T · +4.9% over a yearAugust 2022 · M2 at $21.6T · +3.8% over a yearSeptember 2022 · M2 at $21.5T · +2.6% over a yearOctober 2022 · M2 at $21.5T · +1.4% over a yearNovember 2022 · M2 at $21.4T · +0.3% over a yearDecember 2022 · M2 at $21.3T · −1.0% over a yearJanuary 2023 · M2 at $21.3T · −1.7% over a year2023February 2023 · M2 at $21.2T · −2.2% over a yearMarch 2023 · M2 at $20.9T · −3.9% over a yearApril 2023 · M2 at $20.8T · −4.6% over a yearMay 2023 · M2 at $20.8T · −4.1% over a yearJune 2023 · M2 at $20.8T · −3.9% over a yearJuly 2023 · M2 at $20.8T · −4.0% over a yearAugust 2023 · M2 at $20.8T · −4.0% over a yearSeptember 2023 · M2 at $20.8T · −3.7% over a yearOctober 2023 · M2 at $20.7T · −3.4% over a yearNovember 2023 · M2 at $20.7T · −3.1% over a yearDecember 2023 · M2 at $20.8T · −2.4% over a yearJanuary 2024 · M2 at $20.8T · −2.1% over a year2024February 2024 · M2 at $20.9T · −1.5% over a yearMarch 2024 · M2 at $21.0T · +0.1% over a yearApril 2024 · M2 at $21.0T · +0.9% over a yearMay 2024 · M2 at $21.0T · +0.9% over a yearJune 2024 · M2 at $21.1T · +1.3% over a yearJuly 2024 · M2 at $21.1T · +1.5% over a yearAugust 2024 · M2 at $21.2T · +2.0% over a yearSeptember 2024 · M2 at $21.3T · +2.5% over a yearOctober 2024 · M2 at $21.3T · +2.9% over a yearNovember 2024 · M2 at $21.5T · +3.4% over a yearDecember 2024 · M2 at $21.5T · +3.4% over a yearJanuary 2025 · M2 at $21.5T · +3.4% over a year2025February 2025 · M2 at $21.6T · +3.3% over a yearMarch 2025 · M2 at $21.7T · +3.4% over a yearApril 2025 · M2 at $21.8T · +3.9% over a yearMay 2025 · M2 at $21.8T · +3.9% over a yearJune 2025 · M2 at $21.9T · +4.1% over a yearJuly 2025 · M2 at $22.0T · +4.4% over a yearAugust 2025 · M2 at $22.1T · +4.2% over a yearSeptember 2025 · M2 at $22.2T · +4.2% over a yearOctober 2025 · M2 at $22.2T · +4.3% over a yearNovember 2025 · M2 at $22.3T · +3.8% over a yearDecember 2025 · M2 at $22.4T · +4.0% over a yearJanuary 2026 · M2 at $22.4T · +4.1% over a year2026February 2026 · M2 at $22.6T · +4.6% over a yearMarch 2026 · M2 at $22.6T · +4.4% over a yearApril 2026 · M2 at $22.8T · +4.5% over a yearMay 2026 · M2 at $23.0T · +5.4% over a yearJune 2026 · M2 at $23.1T · +5.3% over a yearJuly 2026 · M2 at $23.2T · +5.4% over a yearAugust 2026 · M2 at $23.3T · +5.7% over a yearThe US money supply's growth over a year, a bar a month from January 2015: 2015 between +5.3% and +6.5%; 2016 between +5.7% and +7.3%; 2017 between +4.8% and +6.4%; 2018 between +3.2% and +4.4%; 2019 between +3.9% and +7.1%; 2020 between +6.7% and +24.5%; 2021 between +12.3% and +26.8%; 2022 between −1.0% and +11.7%; 2023 between −4.6% and −1.7%; 2024 between −2.1% and +3.4%; 2025 between +3.3% and +4.4%; 2026 between +4.1% and +5.7%; August 2026 +5.7%, M2 at $23.3TUS money supply (M2), growth over a year0%5%10%January 2015 · M2 at $11.8T · +6.1% over a yearFebruary 2015 · M2 at $11.9T · +6.5% over a yearMarch 2015 · M2 at $11.9T · +6.1% over a yearApril 2015 · M2 at $12.0T · +6.0% over a yearMay 2015 · M2 at $12.0T · +5.6% over a yearJune 2015 · M2 at $12.0T · +5.5% over a yearJuly 2015 · M2 at $12.1T · +5.3% over a yearAugust 2015 · M2 at $12.1T · +5.5% over a yearSeptember 2015 · M2 at $12.2T · +5.7% over a yearOctober 2015 · M2 at $12.2T · +5.4% over a yearNovember 2015 · M2 at $12.3T · +5.9% over a yearDecember 2015 · M2 at $12.4T · +5.7% over a yearJanuary 2016 · M2 at $12.5T · +6.1% over a year2016February 2016 · M2 at $12.6T · +5.7% over a yearMarch 2016 · M2 at $12.7T · +6.2% over a yearApril 2016 · M2 at $12.7T · +6.6% over a yearMay 2016 · M2 at $12.8T · +6.8% over a yearJune 2016 · M2 at $12.8T · +6.9% over a yearJuly 2016 · M2 at $12.9T · +7.0% over a yearAugust 2016 · M2 at $13.0T · +7.2% over a yearSeptember 2016 · M2 at $13.1T · +7.2% over a yearOctober 2016 · M2 at $13.1T · +7.3% over a yearNovember 2016 · M2 at $13.2T · +7.2% over a yearDecember 2016 · M2 at $13.2T · +6.8% over a yearJanuary 2017 · M2 at $13.3T · +6.4% over a yearFebruary 2017 · M2 at $13.4T · +6.3% over a yearMarch 2017 · M2 at $13.5T · +6.3% over a yearApril 2017 · M2 at $13.5T · +6.1% over a yearMay 2017 · M2 at $13.6T · +6.0% over a yearJune 2017 · M2 at $13.6T · +5.7% over a yearJuly 2017 · M2 at $13.6T · +5.7% over a yearAugust 2017 · M2 at $13.7T · +5.5% over a yearSeptember 2017 · M2 at $13.7T · +5.3% over a yearOctober 2017 · M2 at $13.8T · +5.2% over a yearNovember 2017 · M2 at $13.8T · +4.8% over a yearDecember 2017 · M2 at $13.9T · +4.9% over a yearJanuary 2018 · M2 at $13.9T · +4.4% over a year2018February 2018 · M2 at $13.9T · +4.1% over a yearMarch 2018 · M2 at $14.0T · +4.1% over a yearApril 2018 · M2 at $14.0T · +3.8% over a yearMay 2018 · M2 at $14.1T · +3.9% over a yearJune 2018 · M2 at $14.1T · +4.1% over a yearJuly 2018 · M2 at $14.2T · +3.9% over a yearAugust 2018 · M2 at $14.2T · +3.8% over a yearSeptember 2018 · M2 at $14.2T · +3.6% over a yearOctober 2018 · M2 at $14.3T · +3.3% over a yearNovember 2018 · M2 at $14.3T · +3.2% over a yearDecember 2018 · M2 at $14.4T · +3.6% over a yearJanuary 2019 · M2 at $14.5T · +4.0% over a yearFebruary 2019 · M2 at $14.5T · +4.0% over a yearMarch 2019 · M2 at $14.6T · +3.9% over a yearApril 2019 · M2 at $14.6T · +4.0% over a yearMay 2019 · M2 at $14.7T · +4.3% over a yearJune 2019 · M2 at $14.8T · +4.7% over a yearJuly 2019 · M2 at $14.9T · +5.0% over a yearAugust 2019 · M2 at $15.0T · +5.3% over a yearSeptember 2019 · M2 at $15.0T · +5.6% over a yearOctober 2019 · M2 at $15.2T · +6.5% over a yearNovember 2019 · M2 at $15.3T · +7.1% over a yearDecember 2019 · M2 at $15.4T · +6.7% over a yearJanuary 2020 · M2 at $15.4T · +6.7% over a year2020February 2020 · M2 at $15.5T · +6.8% over a yearMarch 2020 · M2 at $16.0T · +10.1% over a yearApril 2020 · M2 at $17.1T · +16.9% over a yearMay 2020 · M2 at $17.9T · +22.0% over a yearJune 2020 · M2 at $18.2T · +22.8% over a yearJuly 2020 · M2 at $18.3T · +23.2% over a yearAugust 2020 · M2 at $18.4T · +23.0% over a yearSeptember 2020 · M2 at $18.6T · +23.6% over a yearOctober 2020 · M2 at $18.8T · +23.5% over a yearNovember 2020 · M2 at $19.0T · +24.2% over a yearDecember 2020 · M2 at $19.1T · +24.5% over a yearJanuary 2021 · M2 at $19.4T · +25.6% over a yearFebruary 2021 · M2 at $19.6T · +26.8% over a yearMarch 2021 · M2 at $19.9T · +23.9% over a yearApril 2021 · M2 at $20.2T · +18.2% over a yearMay 2021 · M2 at $20.5T · +14.1% over a yearJune 2021 · M2 at $20.5T · +12.6% over a yearJuly 2021 · M2 at $20.6T · +12.5% over a yearAugust 2021 · M2 at $20.8T · +13.2% over a yearSeptember 2021 · M2 at $21.0T · +12.8% over a yearOctober 2021 · M2 at $21.2T · +12.8% over a yearNovember 2021 · M2 at $21.3T · +12.3% over a yearDecember 2021 · M2 at $21.5T · +12.5% over a yearJanuary 2022 · M2 at $21.6T · +11.7% over a year2022February 2022 · M2 at $21.7T · +10.6% over a yearMarch 2022 · M2 at $21.8T · +9.6% over a yearApril 2022 · M2 at $21.8T · +7.9% over a yearMay 2022 · M2 at $21.7T · +6.2% over a yearJune 2022 · M2 at $21.6T · +5.7% over a yearJuly 2022 · M2 at $21.6T · +4.9% over a yearAugust 2022 · M2 at $21.6T · +3.8% over a yearSeptember 2022 · M2 at $21.5T · +2.6% over a yearOctober 2022 · M2 at $21.5T · +1.4% over a yearNovember 2022 · M2 at $21.4T · +0.3% over a yearDecember 2022 · M2 at $21.3T · −1.0% over a yearJanuary 2023 · M2 at $21.3T · −1.7% over a yearFebruary 2023 · M2 at $21.2T · −2.2% over a yearMarch 2023 · M2 at $20.9T · −3.9% over a yearApril 2023 · M2 at $20.8T · −4.6% over a yearMay 2023 · M2 at $20.8T · −4.1% over a yearJune 2023 · M2 at $20.8T · −3.9% over a yearJuly 2023 · M2 at $20.8T · −4.0% over a yearAugust 2023 · M2 at $20.8T · −4.0% over a yearSeptember 2023 · M2 at $20.8T · −3.7% over a yearOctober 2023 · M2 at $20.7T · −3.4% over a yearNovember 2023 · M2 at $20.7T · −3.1% over a yearDecember 2023 · M2 at $20.8T · −2.4% over a yearJanuary 2024 · M2 at $20.8T · −2.1% over a year2024February 2024 · M2 at $20.9T · −1.5% over a yearMarch 2024 · M2 at $21.0T · +0.1% over a yearApril 2024 · M2 at $21.0T · +0.9% over a yearMay 2024 · M2 at $21.0T · +0.9% over a yearJune 2024 · M2 at $21.1T · +1.3% over a yearJuly 2024 · M2 at $21.1T · +1.5% over a yearAugust 2024 · M2 at $21.2T · +2.0% over a yearSeptember 2024 · M2 at $21.3T · +2.5% over a yearOctober 2024 · M2 at $21.3T · +2.9% over a yearNovember 2024 · M2 at $21.5T · +3.4% over a yearDecember 2024 · M2 at $21.5T · +3.4% over a yearJanuary 2025 · M2 at $21.5T · +3.4% over a yearFebruary 2025 · M2 at $21.6T · +3.3% over a yearMarch 2025 · M2 at $21.7T · +3.4% over a yearApril 2025 · M2 at $21.8T · +3.9% over a yearMay 2025 · M2 at $21.8T · +3.9% over a yearJune 2025 · M2 at $21.9T · +4.1% over a yearJuly 2025 · M2 at $22.0T · +4.4% over a yearAugust 2025 · M2 at $22.1T · +4.2% over a yearSeptember 2025 · M2 at $22.2T · +4.2% over a yearOctober 2025 · M2 at $22.2T · +4.3% over a yearNovember 2025 · M2 at $22.3T · +3.8% over a yearDecember 2025 · M2 at $22.4T · +4.0% over a yearJanuary 2026 · M2 at $22.4T · +4.1% over a year2026February 2026 · M2 at $22.6T · +4.6% over a yearMarch 2026 · M2 at $22.6T · +4.4% over a yearApril 2026 · M2 at $22.8T · +4.5% over a yearMay 2026 · M2 at $23.0T · +5.4% over a yearJune 2026 · M2 at $23.1T · +5.3% over a yearJuly 2026 · M2 at $23.2T · +5.4% over a yearAugust 2026 · M2 at $23.3T · +5.7% over a year

M2's growth over a year, a bar a month (green 10% or more, red shrinking)5% and 10% a year

§ 02 · After it

What came after it

as of · Bitcoin, from the day's close

Bitcoin's next 90 days after each range of the US money supply's growth over a year: under 0% a year +22.6% over 456 days; 0% to 2.9% a year +24.8% over 336 days; 3% to 4.9% a year +2.4% over 1215 days; 5% to 6.9% a year +38.8% over 1174 days; 7% to 9.9% a year +17.0% over 244 days; 10% to 19.9% a year −0.2% over 395 days; 20% or more a year +62.2% over 335 days; every day +22.2%Bitcoin's next 90 days by M2's growthM2 under 0% a year · Bitcoin +22.6% over the next 90 days on average · up 78% of the time · 456 days<0%456M2 0% to 2.9% a year · Bitcoin +24.8% over the next 90 days on average · up 73% of the time · 336 days0%336M2 3% to 4.9% a year · Bitcoin +2.4% over the next 90 days on average · up 40% of the time · 1,215 days3%1,215M2 5% to 6.9% a year · Bitcoin +38.8% over the next 90 days on average · up 70% of the time · 1,174 days5%1,174M2 7% to 9.9% a year · Bitcoin +17.0% over the next 90 days on average · up 64% of the time · 244 days7%244M2 10% to 19.9% a year · Bitcoin −0.2% over the next 90 days on average · up 51% of the time · 395 days10%395M2 20% or more a year · Bitcoin +62.2% over the next 90 days on average · up 73% of the time · 335 days20%+335every day +22.2%Bitcoin's next 90 days after each range of the US money supply's growth over a year: under 0% a year +22.6% over 456 days; 0% to 2.9% a year +24.8% over 336 days; 3% to 4.9% a year +2.4% over 1215 days; 5% to 6.9% a year +38.8% over 1174 days; 7% to 9.9% a year +17.0% over 244 days; 10% to 19.9% a year −0.2% over 395 days; 20% or more a year +62.2% over 335 days; every day +22.2%Bitcoin's next 90 days by M2's growthM2 under 0% a year · Bitcoin +22.6% over the next 90 days on average · up 78% of the time · 456 days<0%456M2 0% to 2.9% a year · Bitcoin +24.8% over the next 90 days on average · up 73% of the time · 336 daysM2 3% to 4.9% a year · Bitcoin +2.4% over the next 90 days on average · up 40% of the time · 1,215 days3%1,215M2 5% to 6.9% a year · Bitcoin +38.8% over the next 90 days on average · up 70% of the time · 1,174 daysM2 7% to 9.9% a year · Bitcoin +17.0% over the next 90 days on average · up 64% of the time · 244 days7%244M2 10% to 19.9% a year · Bitcoin −0.2% over the next 90 days on average · up 51% of the time · 395 daysM2 20% or more a year · Bitcoin +62.2% over the next 90 days on average · up 73% of the time · 335 days20%+335every day +22.2%

Bitcoin's average next 90 daysevery day's averageunder each bar: its days

M2, over a yearDaysStretchesNext 30 daysNext 90 daysNext 180 days
shrinking
under 0% a year
4561 +8.0%+22.6%+46.7%
growing slowly
0% to 4.9% a year
1,5513 +1.3%+7.3%+17.4%
growing as usual
5% to 9.9% a year
1,4784 +10.4%+35.1%+85.9%
growing fast
10% or more a year
7301 +7.9%+28.5%+64.6%
every day4,215— +6.4%+22.2%+52.8%

Days and stretches count the days with 30 days after them; a stretch ends after 7 days out of its band. Today's band is marked. Each band against all the other days over the same hold, with its luck test under it (✓ past the bar, both halves of the days agreeing; the halves on hover):

M2, over a yearNext 30 daysNext 90 daysNext 180 days
under 0% a year +1.8%
t 0.4
+0.5%
t 0.0
too few
0% to 4.9% a year −8.0%
t −2.2
−23.8%
t −1.7
−55.5%
t −1.5
5% to 9.9% a year +6.2%
t 1.4
+19.6%
t 1.1
+50.5%
t 1.1
10% or more a year +1.8%
t 0.3
+7.6%
t 0.3
+14.4%
t 0.2

Money growing fast (10% or more a year) came on 730 days in 1 separate stretch, the last on Apr 29, 2022. Bitcoin bought at the close of one of those days rose over the next 90 days 61% of the time (+16.6% in the middle case, +28.5% on average): +7.6% against the other days, +38.3% in the older half of the days and +4.7% in the newer. A luck test of 0.3, not past the bar of 3.0: 8 holds that share no day, and a few long waves decide the average.

Money shrinking (under 0% a year) came on 456 days in 1 separate stretch, the last on Apr 29, 2024. Bitcoin bought at the close of one of those days rose over the next 90 days 78% of the time (+19.2% in the middle case, +22.6% on average): +0.5% against the other days, — in the older half of the days and +14.9% in the newer. A luck test of 0.0, not past the bar of 3.0: 5 holds that share no day, and a few long waves decide the average.

§ 03 · The Fed

The Fed's liquidity

as of · net liquidity: the Fed's assets less the Treasury's account and the reverse repo

The other money chart: "net liquidity", the Fed's balance sheet less the money parked back at the Fed - the Treasury's account (the TGA) and the overnight reverse repo. When it grows, the saying goes, there is more money in the markets. Its change over 28 days on each day, the Fed's own weekly balance sheet and the daily reverse repo as they were known then, and Bitcoin bought at that day's close, held 30 or 90 days.

Oct 14, 2026: $5.9T ($6.7T of assets, less $880B in the Treasury's account and next to nothing in the reverse repo), +0.2% over 28 days: adding.

The Fed's net liquidity from 2014 to 2026, a reading every week: 2014 between $3.9T and $4.3T; 2015 between $4.1T and $4.4T; 2016 between $3.7T and $4.2T; 2017 between $3.8T and $4.3T; 2018 between $3.7T and $4.2T; 2019 between $3.5T and $3.8T; 2020 between $3.7T and $5.8T; 2021 between $5.7T and $7.1T; 2022 between $5.7T and $6.9T; 2023 between $5.8T and $6.3T; 2024 between $5.8T and $6.3T; 2025 between $5.6T and $6.3T; 2026 between $5.7T and $6.0T; today $5.9T, +0.2% over 28 daysThe Fed's net liquidity, every week201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Week of Feb 22, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.0T · +2.3% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 22, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.1T · +0.7% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 19, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.1T · +2.3% over 28 daysWeek of May 17, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −1.8% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 14, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +2.9% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 12, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +0.1% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 9, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +0.4% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 6, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +0.1% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 4, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −1.4% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 1, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +1.8% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 29, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.3T · +0.8% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 27, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.3T · +0.5% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 24, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −2.5% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 21, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +1.7% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 21, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.4T · +2.5% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 18, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.4T · +0.1% over 28 daysWeek of May 16, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −3.1% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 13, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −0.6% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 11, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −0.7% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 8, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +0.5% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 5, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.3T · +2.4% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 3, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.3T · −0.6% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 31, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.3T · +0.1% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 28, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −1.3% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 26, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −3.5% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 23, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.1T · +1.1% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 20, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.1T · +0.8% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 19, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +1.7% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 16, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +0.6% over 28 daysWeek of May 14, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −2.7% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 11, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +1.4% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 9, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −2.3% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 6, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.1T · +0.7% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 3, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −0.6% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 1, 2016 · net liquidity at $3.8T · −6.5% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 29, 2016 · net liquidity at $3.9T · +1.6% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 26, 2016 · net liquidity at $3.9T · +1.5% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 24, 2016 · net liquidity at $3.8T · −4.5% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 21, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.0T · +5.0% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 18, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.0T · +2.1% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 18, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +4.5% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 15, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.3T · +0.8% over 28 daysWeek of May 13, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −3.4% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 10, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +1.1% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 8, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −1.4% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 5, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +2.4% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 2, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −0.5% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 30, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −2.3% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 28, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +2.1% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 25, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +1.7% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 23, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −1.4% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 20, 2018 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +0.3% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 17, 2018 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +0.5% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 17, 2018 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −1.3% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 14, 2018 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −1.6% over 28 daysWeek of May 12, 2018 · net liquidity at $4.0T · −2.1% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 9, 2018 · net liquidity at $4.0T · +0.5% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 7, 2018 · net liquidity at $3.9T · −1.8% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 4, 2018 · net liquidity at $3.9T · −1.1% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 1, 2018 · net liquidity at $3.9T · −0.7% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 29, 2018 · net liquidity at $3.8T · −2.1% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 27, 2018 · net liquidity at $3.8T · +0.2% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 24, 2018 · net liquidity at $3.8T · −1.1% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 22, 2018 · net liquidity at $3.7T · −1.0% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 19, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.7T · −0.7% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 16, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.7T · −0.8% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 16, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.7T · +1.6% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 13, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.7T · −1.4% over 28 daysWeek of May 11, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.5T · −3.6% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 8, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.6T · +2.2% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 6, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.6T · −1.7% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 3, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.6T · +1.4% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 31, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.6T · +0.1% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 28, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.5T · −2.1% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 26, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.6T · +1.5% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 23, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.6T · +1.3% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 21, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.8T · +4.4% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 18, 2020 · net liquidity at $3.8T · +0.8% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 15, 2020 · net liquidity at $3.8T · −1.4% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 14, 2020 · net liquidity at $3.9T · +3.7% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 11, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.4T · +37.6% over 28 daysWeek of May 9, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.6T · +4.0% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 6, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.7T · +2.5% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 4, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.4T · −6.6% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 1, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.1T · −4.1% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 29, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.4T · +4.6% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 26, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.4T · +0.8% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 24, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.5T · +0.7% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 21, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.7T · +4.2% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 19, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.8T · +2.6% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 16, 2021 · net liquidity at $5.7T · −1.5% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 13, 2021 · net liquidity at $5.8T · +1.6% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 13, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.2T · +6.4% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 10, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.7T · +7.4% over 28 daysWeek of May 8, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.7T · +0.5% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 5, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.7T · −0.4% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 3, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.6T · −1.3% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 31, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.7T · +1.0% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 28, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.9T · +4.3% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 25, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.8T · −1.6% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 23, 2021 · net liquidity at $7.0T · +2.8% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 20, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.9T · −2.0% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 18, 2021 · net liquidity at $7.0T · +1.7% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 15, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.7T · −4.3% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 12, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.6T · −2.1% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 12, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.7T · +2.0% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 9, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.6T · −0.9% over 28 daysWeek of May 7, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.1T · −7.2% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 4, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.1T · −0.2% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 2, 2022 · net liquidity at $5.8T · −5.1% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 30, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.0T · +3.8% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 27, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.1T · +1.3% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 24, 2022 · net liquidity at $5.8T · −5.9% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 22, 2022 · net liquidity at $5.9T · +2.4% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 19, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.0T · +1.8% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 17, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.1T · +1.6% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 14, 2023 · net liquidity at $5.9T · −2.8% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 11, 2023 · net liquidity at $5.9T · −0.8% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 11, 2023 · net liquidity at $5.8T · −1.8% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 8, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.3T · +8.8% over 28 daysWeek of May 6, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.0T · −4.7% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 3, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.2T · +3.1% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 1, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.0T · −2.6% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 29, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.0T · −0.9% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 26, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.0T · +0.5% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 23, 2023 · net liquidity at $5.9T · −1.1% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 21, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.1T · +2.2% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 18, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.2T · +1.7% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 16, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.3T · +2.4% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 13, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.3T · +0.0% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 10, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.3T · −0.3% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 9, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.3T · +0.7% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 6, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.2T · −1.6% over 28 daysWeek of May 4, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.0T · −3.5% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 1, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.1T · +1.9% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 29, 2024 · net liquidity at $5.9T · −3.2% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 27, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.1T · +2.0% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 24, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.1T · +0.5% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 21, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.0T · −1.0% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 19, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.0T · −0.7% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 16, 2024 · net liquidity at $5.9T · −1.1% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 14, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.0T · +0.6% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 11, 2025 · net liquidity at $6.0T · +1.3% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 8, 2025 · net liquidity at $5.9T · −1.8% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 8, 2025 · net liquidity at $6.1T · +2.6% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 5, 2025 · net liquidity at $6.2T · +2.2% over 28 daysWeek of May 3, 2025 · net liquidity at $6.0T · −4.1% over 28 daysWeek of May 31, 2025 · net liquidity at $6.0T · +1.4% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 28, 2025 · net liquidity at $6.0T · +0.1% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 26, 2025 · net liquidity at $6.2T · +2.6% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 23, 2025 · net liquidity at $6.1T · −2.1% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 20, 2025 · net liquidity at $5.8T · −3.9% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 18, 2025 · net liquidity at $5.8T · −1.0% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 15, 2025 · net liquidity at $5.6T · −2.7% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 13, 2025 · net liquidity at $5.7T · +1.0% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 10, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.8T · +1.7% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 7, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.7T · −1.4% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 7, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.8T · +1.7% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 4, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.8T · +0.6% over 28 daysWeek of May 2, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.7T · −2.0% over 28 daysWeek of May 30, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.9T · +2.9% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 27, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.8T · −1.1% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 25, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.9T · +1.8% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 22, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.8T · −2.1% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 19, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.9T · +1.3% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 14, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.9T · +0.2% over 28 days$5.9TThe Fed's net liquidity from 2014 to 2026, a reading every week: 2014 between $3.9T and $4.3T; 2015 between $4.1T and $4.4T; 2016 between $3.7T and $4.2T; 2017 between $3.8T and $4.3T; 2018 between $3.7T and $4.2T; 2019 between $3.5T and $3.8T; 2020 between $3.7T and $5.8T; 2021 between $5.7T and $7.1T; 2022 between $5.7T and $6.9T; 2023 between $5.8T and $6.3T; 2024 between $5.8T and $6.3T; 2025 between $5.6T and $6.3T; 2026 between $5.7T and $6.0T; today $5.9T, +0.2% over 28 daysThe Fed's net liquidity, every week201620182020202220242026Week of Feb 22, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.0T · +2.3% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 22, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.1T · +0.7% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 19, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.1T · +2.3% over 28 daysWeek of May 17, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −1.8% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 14, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +2.9% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 12, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +0.1% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 9, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +0.4% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 6, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +0.1% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 4, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −1.4% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 1, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +1.8% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 29, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.3T · +0.8% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 27, 2014 · net liquidity at $4.3T · +0.5% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 24, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −2.5% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 21, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +1.7% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 21, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.4T · +2.5% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 18, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.4T · +0.1% over 28 daysWeek of May 16, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −3.1% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 13, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −0.6% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 11, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −0.7% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 8, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +0.5% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 5, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.3T · +2.4% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 3, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.3T · −0.6% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 31, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.3T · +0.1% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 28, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −1.3% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 26, 2015 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −3.5% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 23, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.1T · +1.1% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 20, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.1T · +0.8% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 19, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +1.7% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 16, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +0.6% over 28 daysWeek of May 14, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −2.7% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 11, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +1.4% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 9, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −2.3% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 6, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.1T · +0.7% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 3, 2016 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −0.6% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 1, 2016 · net liquidity at $3.8T · −6.5% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 29, 2016 · net liquidity at $3.9T · +1.6% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 26, 2016 · net liquidity at $3.9T · +1.5% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 24, 2016 · net liquidity at $3.8T · −4.5% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 21, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.0T · +5.0% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 18, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.0T · +2.1% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 18, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +4.5% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 15, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.3T · +0.8% over 28 daysWeek of May 13, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −3.4% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 10, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +1.1% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 8, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −1.4% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 5, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +2.4% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 2, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −0.5% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 30, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −2.3% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 28, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +2.1% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 25, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +1.7% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 23, 2017 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −1.4% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 20, 2018 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +0.3% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 17, 2018 · net liquidity at $4.2T · +0.5% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 17, 2018 · net liquidity at $4.2T · −1.3% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 14, 2018 · net liquidity at $4.1T · −1.6% over 28 daysWeek of May 12, 2018 · net liquidity at $4.0T · −2.1% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 9, 2018 · net liquidity at $4.0T · +0.5% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 7, 2018 · net liquidity at $3.9T · −1.8% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 4, 2018 · net liquidity at $3.9T · −1.1% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 1, 2018 · net liquidity at $3.9T · −0.7% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 29, 2018 · net liquidity at $3.8T · −2.1% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 27, 2018 · net liquidity at $3.8T · +0.2% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 24, 2018 · net liquidity at $3.8T · −1.1% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 22, 2018 · net liquidity at $3.7T · −1.0% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 19, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.7T · −0.7% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 16, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.7T · −0.8% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 16, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.7T · +1.6% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 13, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.7T · −1.4% over 28 daysWeek of May 11, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.5T · −3.6% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 8, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.6T · +2.2% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 6, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.6T · −1.7% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 3, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.6T · +1.4% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 31, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.6T · +0.1% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 28, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.5T · −2.1% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 26, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.6T · +1.5% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 23, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.6T · +1.3% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 21, 2019 · net liquidity at $3.8T · +4.4% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 18, 2020 · net liquidity at $3.8T · +0.8% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 15, 2020 · net liquidity at $3.8T · −1.4% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 14, 2020 · net liquidity at $3.9T · +3.7% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 11, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.4T · +37.6% over 28 daysWeek of May 9, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.6T · +4.0% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 6, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.7T · +2.5% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 4, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.4T · −6.6% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 1, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.1T · −4.1% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 29, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.4T · +4.6% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 26, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.4T · +0.8% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 24, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.5T · +0.7% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 21, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.7T · +4.2% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 19, 2020 · net liquidity at $5.8T · +2.6% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 16, 2021 · net liquidity at $5.7T · −1.5% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 13, 2021 · net liquidity at $5.8T · +1.6% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 13, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.2T · +6.4% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 10, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.7T · +7.4% over 28 daysWeek of May 8, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.7T · +0.5% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 5, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.7T · −0.4% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 3, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.6T · −1.3% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 31, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.7T · +1.0% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 28, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.9T · +4.3% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 25, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.8T · −1.6% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 23, 2021 · net liquidity at $7.0T · +2.8% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 20, 2021 · net liquidity at $6.9T · −2.0% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 18, 2021 · net liquidity at $7.0T · +1.7% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 15, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.7T · −4.3% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 12, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.6T · −2.1% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 12, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.7T · +2.0% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 9, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.6T · −0.9% over 28 daysWeek of May 7, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.1T · −7.2% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 4, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.1T · −0.2% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 2, 2022 · net liquidity at $5.8T · −5.1% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 30, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.0T · +3.8% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 27, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.1T · +1.3% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 24, 2022 · net liquidity at $5.8T · −5.9% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 22, 2022 · net liquidity at $5.9T · +2.4% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 19, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.0T · +1.8% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 17, 2022 · net liquidity at $6.1T · +1.6% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 14, 2023 · net liquidity at $5.9T · −2.8% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 11, 2023 · net liquidity at $5.9T · −0.8% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 11, 2023 · net liquidity at $5.8T · −1.8% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 8, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.3T · +8.8% over 28 daysWeek of May 6, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.0T · −4.7% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 3, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.2T · +3.1% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 1, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.0T · −2.6% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 29, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.0T · −0.9% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 26, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.0T · +0.5% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 23, 2023 · net liquidity at $5.9T · −1.1% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 21, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.1T · +2.2% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 18, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.2T · +1.7% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 16, 2023 · net liquidity at $6.3T · +2.4% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 13, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.3T · +0.0% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 10, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.3T · −0.3% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 9, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.3T · +0.7% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 6, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.2T · −1.6% over 28 daysWeek of May 4, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.0T · −3.5% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 1, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.1T · +1.9% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 29, 2024 · net liquidity at $5.9T · −3.2% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 27, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.1T · +2.0% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 24, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.1T · +0.5% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 21, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.0T · −1.0% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 19, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.0T · −0.7% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 16, 2024 · net liquidity at $5.9T · −1.1% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 14, 2024 · net liquidity at $6.0T · +0.6% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 11, 2025 · net liquidity at $6.0T · +1.3% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 8, 2025 · net liquidity at $5.9T · −1.8% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 8, 2025 · net liquidity at $6.1T · +2.6% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 5, 2025 · net liquidity at $6.2T · +2.2% over 28 daysWeek of May 3, 2025 · net liquidity at $6.0T · −4.1% over 28 daysWeek of May 31, 2025 · net liquidity at $6.0T · +1.4% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 28, 2025 · net liquidity at $6.0T · +0.1% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 26, 2025 · net liquidity at $6.2T · +2.6% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 23, 2025 · net liquidity at $6.1T · −2.1% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 20, 2025 · net liquidity at $5.8T · −3.9% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 18, 2025 · net liquidity at $5.8T · −1.0% over 28 daysWeek of Nov 15, 2025 · net liquidity at $5.6T · −2.7% over 28 daysWeek of Dec 13, 2025 · net liquidity at $5.7T · +1.0% over 28 daysWeek of Jan 10, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.8T · +1.7% over 28 daysWeek of Feb 7, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.7T · −1.4% over 28 daysWeek of Mar 7, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.8T · +1.7% over 28 daysWeek of Apr 4, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.8T · +0.6% over 28 daysWeek of May 2, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.7T · −2.0% over 28 daysWeek of May 30, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.9T · +2.9% over 28 daysWeek of Jun 27, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.8T · −1.1% over 28 daysWeek of Jul 25, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.9T · +1.8% over 28 daysWeek of Aug 22, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.8T · −2.1% over 28 daysWeek of Sep 19, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.9T · +1.3% over 28 daysWeek of Oct 14, 2026 · net liquidity at $5.9T · +0.2% over 28 days$5.9T

net liquidity (its 28-day change on hover)

Net liquidity, 28 daysDaysStretchesNext 30 daysNext 90 days
draining fast
−2.1% or less
78966 +6.3%+15.2%
draining
−2% to −0.1%
1,434114 +3.5%+12.6%
adding
0% to 2%
1,457107 +4.6%+20.7%
adding fast
2.1% or more
92971 +8.9%+29.4%
every day4,609— +5.4%+19.0%

Days and stretches count the days with 30 days after them; a stretch ends after 7 days out of its band. Today's band is marked. Each band against all the other days over the same hold, with its luck test under it (✓ past the bar, both halves of the days agreeing; the halves on hover):

Net liquidity, 28 daysNext 30 daysNext 90 days
−2.1% or less +1.1%
t 0.4
−4.6%
t −0.6
−2% to −0.1% −2.8%
t −1.3
−9.4%
t −1.7
0% to 2% −1.2%
t −0.5
+2.5%
t 0.5
2.1% or more +4.3%
t 1.4
+13.0%
t 1.5

The Fed's liquidity adding fast (2.1% or more in 28 days) came on 929 days in 71 separate stretches, the last on Jul 30, 2026. Bitcoin bought at the close of one of those days rose over the next 30 days 64% of the time (+4.9% in the middle case, +8.9% on average): +4.3% against the other days, +6.0% in the older half of the days and +3.2% in the newer. A luck test of 1.4, not past the bar of 3.0: 56 holds that share no day, and a few long waves decide the average.

The Fed's liquidity draining fast (−2.1% or less in 28 days) came on 789 days in 66 separate stretches, the last on Aug 27, 2026. Bitcoin bought at the close of one of those days rose over the next 30 days 56% of the time (+3.6% in the middle case, +6.3% on average): +1.1% against the other days, +6.2% in the older half of the days and −2.5% in the newer. A luck test of 0.4, not past the bar of 3.0: 50 holds that share no day, and a few long waves decide the average.

§ 04 · How it is tested

How it is tested

as of · methodology

A luck test (t) says how far a result sits from zero, in units of its own noise: about 2 is rarely luck for one test, but many tests at once need more, which is what the first cut is for.

A month's M2 is out about four weeks after the month ends (the Fed's H.6 release, on the fourth Tuesday of the month after), so each close reads the newest month dated at least 60 days before it, and its growth is set against the same month a year earlier: nothing read early. That matters for the famous chart: one that slides M2 ten weeks forward to line it up with Bitcoin compares Bitcoin with a number nobody had yet for most of those weeks. The Fed's balance sheet and the Treasury's account are out the day after each Wednesday's reading and the reverse repo the same afternoon; each close here reads them two days late.

Neighbouring days share most of their 30, 90 or 180 days, so the luck test does not count them as fresh evidence: each calendar day weighs in by how many of the band's holds, and of the other days', cover it, so a band counts as the holds that share no day, and each band is set against all the other days over the same hold, which takes out the years Bitcoin simply rose. With 11 tests on M2 (four bands, three holds), a result needs a luck test of 3.0 or more and both halves of the days on its side; the Fed's liquidity is its own 8 tests, with a bar of 3.0.

The bands were set before any number here was read: M2 shrinking, growing slowly (under 5% a year), as usual (5% to 10%, about its pace before 2020), fast (10% or more); the Fed's liquidity draining fast (2.1% or more down in 28 days), draining, adding, adding fast (2.1% or more up). The money supply turns in a few long waves - the flood of 2020 and 2021, then in 2023 its first shrinking on the Fed's record, which starts in 1959 - so each band comes in a few long stretches. Moves are Bitcoin's own price, before trading costs.

§ 05 · Revisions1 dated

Revisions

as of · every change to its headline numbers, dated

This study is re-run every night on the whole history: Bitcoin's daily closes from Jan 1, 2014 to Aug 16, 2017 are Bitstamp's, Europe's oldest exchange, and ours from the next day on (on the 3,346 days both have, the two closes differ by 0.06% in the middle case). It was first written on Oct 15, 2026; its numbers last moved on Oct 15, 2026. Each night its headline numbers moved is listed here, newest first.

  1. Bitcoin over the next 90 days against the other days: after M2 growing fast +8% · after M2 shrinking 0%

§ 06 · More

More research

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