Dollar Index Falls 0.5% Intraday to 101.78

A half-percent move in the dollar index is modest in absolute terms, but its relevance here lies in the direction: broad greenback weakness tends to loosen the external financial conditions that dollar-denominated markets, including crypto, are sensitive to. The read-through is macro rather than asset-specific, since the item names no catalyst behind the selling. Whether this is a one-session pullback or the start of a more sustained softening is the open question, and the driver behind the move matters more than the level itself.