Bitcoin Diverges From Dollar Index and U.S. Stocks Ahead of Federal Reserve Decision

CoinDesk · first seen 16.09.2026 · updated 17.09.2026

Bitcoin's price action has decoupled from traditional macro indicators like the Dollar Index and U.S. equities as traders position themselves ahead of the upcoming Federal Reserve announcement.

Bitcoin lost correlation with the Dollar Index and U.S. stocks ahead of Fed meeting

Part of the storyline: Will the Fed raise rates again?

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