About The Markets Unplugged
Better decisions come from better context.
The Markets Unplugged is a crypto market analysis and education platform. We cover Bitcoin and Ethereum on-chain data, macro, cycle timing, and the frameworks that help investors understand what is actually driving markets.
321Paid members
768Total members
4+Years publishing
3Full market cycles
The mission
The aim is not to chase every crypto narrative. The aim is to separate signal from noise -- using on-chain data, macro context, and cycle timing to give investors a more grounded way to follow markets. We publish every week without exception, across free and paid tiers. The public library exists to be useful enough to trust and useful enough to cite. The paid layer exists for investors who want to go deeper.
The frameworks we've built
KAIROS
Created by Oz
A cycle-timing framework. It identifies windows in time where a market's cycle low has historically tended to form, across Bitcoin, Ethereum, the S&P 500 and Gold. It brackets the window in time and says nothing about how low price goes. Not a buy signal, not a confirmed bottom call, and not a strategy with a win rate.
Why KAIROS turned its top signal off
Bitcoin Barometer
Created by Doc
A 15-metric on-chain composite across five families: valuation, holder conviction, absorption and spending, miner economics, and cycle timing. Each metric is percentile-ranked against its own history from 2009 to 2021, then applied out of sample to 2022 and onward. Score updates daily, written analysis every Monday.
Why the training window is frozen at 2021
Ethereum Barometer
Created by Doc
A separate on-chain composite built for Ethereum, scoring where ETH sits in its own cycle from deep accumulation to overheated. On-chain only, percentile-ranked against Ethereum's own history, read across six named zones. It reads the level, not the turn.
Why Ethereum was not run through the Bitcoin engine
ETH Rotation Index
Created by Doc
Reads the ETH/BTC setup against the conditions past rotations shared, and resolves to one of four states: Quiet, Watch, Caution, or Aligned. It describes conditions rather than calling a date, and says nothing about any specific altcoin.
Why two known false dawns were left in
Delta Engine
Created by Oz
A weekly Bitcoin bottom-conditions read. It combines several weekly market conditions, including order flow, candle structure, volume, price range and sentiment, into a single weekly state. Runs every Monday at 7am UTC. Bitcoin only.
Why weak signals stopped being published
BTC/VIX Ratio
Tracked by Oz
Bitcoin's market cap set against the VIX, the wider market's read on volatility. Oz tracks where that ratio sits against its long-term trendline as one of the inputs behind the weekly Cycle Read.
Macro Concordance
Created by Oz
A macro regime tool that reads seven macro assets against the price range each set in January, builds the year's macro fingerprint, and finds the historical years whose fingerprint matched, then shows how those years resolved. A transparent count, not a black-box score. Regime context, not a signal.
Why it waits for the month to close
BCI
Created by Oz
The Business Cycle Index reads the macro backdrop for Bitcoin: whether liquidity, credit health, business activity and market stress are improving or deteriorating, and whether that supports or undermines the case for Bitcoin. A regime and risk filter, not a buy or sell signal.
Why its top warning is deliberately late
CCI
Created by Oz
The Crypto Confidence Index reads the crypto market from the inside: whether capital is rotating into risk, where the cycle sits against its own history, and whether the signals that tend to lead price are improving or deteriorating. Sits alongside the BCI as a risk filter, not a buy or sell signal.
Why the recovery sequence will not skip a stage
Alt Sector Radar
Created by Doc
A live research board tracking altcoins by sector. Names move through three phases -- Watch-Only, Priority Review, and TMU Focus -- judged against their sector peers as the evidence changes. Reviewed on a defined cadence, with every refresh dated. Where a name has not been re-examined, it is carried forward and shown as such rather than treated as reconfirmed.
Why there is no scoring engine behind it
DCA Targets
TMU platform tool
42 coins plus 2 market indices, each with defined accumulation entry zones, staged profit targets, and a level at which the thesis is treated as invalid, all shown against live price. A planning framework, not a signal service and not a track record.
Why targets disappear in a correction
The analysts
Oz
Oz
@AskCryptoWealth
Technical analysis and macro
Technical analyst and macro researcher. Creator of KAIROS cycle-timing, the Delta Engine, and Macro Concordance. Tracks the BTC/VIX ratio as part of the weekly Cycle Read. Has published the Cycle Read every Monday for four-plus years without missing a week. Covers Bitcoin, Ethereum, Elliott Wave, macro context, and altcoin rotation.
Read more about OzDr
Doc
TMU on-chain
On-chain and alt-sector research
On-chain and alt-sector analyst. Creator of the Bitcoin Barometer, the Ethereum Barometer, the Alt Sector Radar, and the ETH Rotation Index. Covers holder behaviour, exchange flows, miner economics, and the on-chain signals that map to cycle phases, across both Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Read more about DocWho TMU is built for
Beginners who want a structured starting point rather than scattered opinions and noise
Intermediate investors who want cleaner frameworks and a more disciplined process
Cycle-aware investors who take Bitcoin, Ethereum, macro, and on-chain context seriously
Investors who prefer data over hype -- who want to understand what is driving markets beneath the surface
How we approach markets
01
Data over narrative
On-chain data, macro context, and cycle timing are the primary inputs. Price action and market narrative are secondary.
02
Signal over noise
Not every week has a signal. When there is no clear read, we say so. Overconfidence is the fastest way to lose trust.
03
Repeatable frameworks
The same tools applied consistently across cycles. KAIROS, the Barometer, and the Delta Engine are built to be used the same way every week.
04
No missed weeks
Four-plus years publishing without missing a week. Consistency is the foundation of a track record worth trusting.
05
Honest invalidation
Every setup has a level where it is wrong. We publish those levels. A framework without invalidation is not a framework.
06
Education first
The public library exists to help investors build better mental models. The paid layer applies those models to live markets.
Membership paths
Entry -- $199/yr
Alpha Lite
Key reads and analysis for focused, self-directed investors who want the framework without the full active research layer.
Market Pulse Lite every Monday
Alt Sector Radar -- the strongest sectors and names, refreshed as the market moves
Macro Concordance live fingerprint
Oz Updates preview titles
Upgrade credit toward Insider
Active research -- $299/yr or $29/mo
Alpha Pro
Cycle timing and live calls. Everything in Lite plus the active research layer -- Oz Updates and the full analysis feed. Available annually or monthly.
Everything in Alpha Lite
KAIROS cycle timing, full access
Oz Updates -- full live calls feed
Upgrade credit toward Insider
Full picture -- $549/yr
Alpha Insider
The full research and market-analysis membership. Every framework, every tool, the private Telegram, and the weekly videos with Doc and Oz.
Everything in Alpha Pro
Bitcoin Barometer -- 15 on-chain metrics, updated daily
Ethereum Barometer -- ETH cycle position, six named zones
DCA Targets -- 42 coins, entry zones and profit tiers
Delta Engine -- weekly BTC bottom-conditions signal
Full Market Pulse every Monday
Weekly member videos and live Q&A with Doc and Oz
Private Telegram community
Cycle timing alerts and rotation signals
Professional -- $3,997 lifetime
Cycle Intelligence
The full operating system for professionals. One-time payment, no renewals. Built for investors who want to understand the framework deeply, not just follow it.
Lifetime Alpha Insider access
Macro x TA Mastery Course
Credit and liquidity dashboards
Advanced cycle indicators
Dedicated Telegram channel with Oz
Start with the free layer.
The public library, Cycle Read, DCA Calculator, and on-chain indicator hub are all free. No credit card. Upgrade when the work calls for it.
The Markets Unplugged publishes market analysis and educational content for informational purposes only. Nothing on this site constitutes financial advice, a solicitation to buy or sell, or a guaranteed outcome. Crypto assets are volatile. Always do your own research before making investment decisions.