The crypto market continues to trade cautiously as it seeks fresh catalysts following the Fed rate cut. BTC has settled into a tight range, with $118,000 serving as resistance for the bulls to overcome.

Open interest in bitcoin futures has jumped to 149K BTC, ending a two-month downtrend. It indicates renewed capital inflows into futures, possibly on the bearish side, as the three-month annualized premium remains depressed below 10%.

Smaller tokens continue to gain ground, raising hopes for a full-blown altcoin season. In the past 24 hours, IMX, NEAR and HASH have gained over 10%, the only three coins out of the top 100 to enter double figures.

Timothy Misir, head of research, BRN, called traders to keep position sizes…