Hedging a Crypto Portfolio with Equity Index Futures
How to estimate your crypto book's beta to the Nasdaq, size an ES or NQ short against it, and manage the hedge as correlation drifts and quietly stops protecting you.
Aug 21, 2026
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How to estimate your crypto book's beta to the Nasdaq, size an ES or NQ short against it, and manage the hedge as correlation drifts and quietly stops protecting you.
The net liquidity formula (Fed balance sheet minus TGA minus RRP) tracks the actual money available in the financial system. Its correlation with Bitcoin is hard to ignore.
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