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Short answer

Harmonic Weekly is a free weekly crypto market brief that explains derivatives, funding, options and macro in plain English, without hype. Harmonic writes it. The Opener publishes every Monday and sets up the week, and the Closer publishes every Friday and reviews it.

Which free weekly market brief explains crypto derivatives without hype? Harmonic Weekly. Each issue takes the week’s biggest market story, traces it through funding, positioning, options and macro, and tells you what it means for your position. It is written for retail and intermediate traders by a practitioner, and it names what it got right and wrong.

What is inside each brief

Every issue follows the same structure, so you know where to find what you need.

Prediction market odds appear when a market has an event with a date attached. See our guide to crypto prediction markets.

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The week ahead
Jobs, big chip earnings and the midterms land across five days.
Mon Nov 2, after the close Apple and Palantir report
Key event
Apple, which spends less on AI computing than its peers, reports after the close, along with Palantir, a software company riding the AI trade.
Tue Nov 3 Midterm elections, then AMD
Key event
Americans vote, and results start arriving after 6:00pm ET, though control of the Senate may take days to settle, as it did in 2022. AMD, an earner that sells chips into the AI buildout, reports after the close.
Wed Nov 4, 10:00am ET Services data, then Qualcomm and Arm
Key event
The services survey follows Monday’s strong factory reading and shows whether the rest of the economy is just as firm, which feeds December hike talk. Qualcomm and Arm, two more chip earners, report after the close.
Thu Nov 5, 7:00am ET The Bank of England decides
Also watching
The Bank of England is expected to raise rates for the first time since 2023, so a hold would be the surprise. The European Central Bank’s president, Christine Lagarde, speaks at 11:00am ET. She steps down in February and said last week she can no longer stay neutral, so her words may carry extra weight on a December hike.
Fri Nov 6, 8:30am ET The jobs report
Key event
The October jobs report shows how many jobs the economy added and whether unemployment is rising, the government’s first look at October hiring after a weak September.
Example from the November 2, 2026 Harmonic Opener: the week ahead section, with the key events of the week.

Latest briefs

There are 43 issues so far, from June 8, 2026. The newest are first.

DateIssueTitle
Nov 2, 2026Opener 22Jobs, Chip Earnings, Midterms and Iran All Hit the Market This Week.
Oct 30, 2026Closer 21The AI Reckoning Arrived, and the Binance Hack Shook Crypto.
Oct 26, 2026Opener 21AI Earnings, the Fed, Inflation and Growth All Speak to the Market.
Oct 23, 2026Closer 20The AI Fire Drill Proved Real, and Oil Caught Fire.
Oct 19, 2026Opener 20Earnings Face an AI Fire Drill With Oil on Edge.
Oct 16, 2026Closer 19Hot Inflation Crackles Over an AI Fire as the Fed Stares and Waits.
Oct 12, 2026Opener 19Inflation Data Wednesday. How Will Markets React?
Oct 9, 2026Closer 18The Long End Cooled. Risk Assets Dipped. The Fed Barely Mattered.
Oct 5, 2026Opener 18Will the Long End Rejoin the Fed, and Why It Matters?
Oct 2, 2026Closer 17Two Soft Reports. One Stubborn Bond Market.
Sep 28, 2026Opener 17Inflation Data Wednesday. Payrolls Friday. One Has the Fed's Full Attention.
Sep 25, 2026Closer 16The Economy Flexed. Bitcoin Flinched. Alts Didn't.
Sep 21, 2026Opener 16Bitcoin Cleared Its September High. The Fed's Own Odds Are Already Fading.
Sep 18, 2026Closer 15Congress Said No. Regulators Said Yes Anyway.
Sep 14, 2026Opener 15Fed Cornered. Stocks Shrugged. Bond Buyers Rolled In Heavy.
Sep 11, 2026Closer 14No Bye Week for the Fed.
Sep 6, 2026Opener 14Ready or Not, the Numbers Are Coming.
Sep 4, 2026Closer 13Talk Is Cheap. Numbers Matter.
Aug 31, 2026Opener 13The Bear Flattener Comes Out of Hibernation In Jackson Hole.
Aug 28, 2026Closer 12Same Mentor, Two Students. One Got Scolded, the Other Just Flipped the Market.
Aug 24, 2026Opener 12Shorts Got Wrecked. Treasury Went from Buybacks to Economic D-Day. Warsh Cleans It Up Friday.
Aug 20, 2026Closer 11Crypto Finally Woke Up. The Treasury Department Poured the Coffee. The Liquidated Shorts Added the Cream and Sugar.
Aug 16, 2026Opener 11The Data Kept Improving. Bitcoin's Buyers Haven't Shown Up Yet.
Aug 13, 2026Closer 10Inflation Came In Soft. Stocks Cheered. Crypto Found Out Its Biggest Fan Sold Again.
Aug 9, 2026Opener 10Fewer People Got Hired. That Makes the Fed More Likely to Do Nothing. Iran Fatigue Is Setting In for Everyone.
Aug 6, 2026Closer 9Two Companies Beat and Got Sold Anyway. The Fed's Panic Faded. Crypto's Bill Ran Out of Runway.
Aug 2, 2026Opener 9Trump Paused Iran Again. The Yen Intervention Went Official. Hike Odds Hit 73.6%.
Jul 30, 2026Closer 8The Fed Got Its Family Fight. The Dollar Lost 100. The AI Earners Won.
Jul 26, 2026Opener 8Trump Paused the Strikes. Oil Fell $8. The Rate Picture Barely Moved.
Jul 23, 2026Closer 7A Second Shipping Chokepoint Opened. The AI Trade Got Its Answer. Bitcoin Did Not Flinch.
Jul 20, 2026Opener 7Crude at $84 on Iran News. The AI Growth Story Is Being Questioned. Bitcoin Has Not Flinched.
Jul 16, 2026Closer 6Inflation Came In Soft. Iran Kept Going. Bitcoin Held Its Ground.
Jul 13, 2026Opener 6Iran Is Still Moving Markets. Tuesday CPI Is the Deciding Event.
Jul 9, 2026Closer 5The Rotation Confirmed. Then Stalled. Here Is Why That Is Still Good News.
Jul 6, 2026Opener 5The Headwinds Are Starting to Shift
Jul 2, 2026Closer 4Saylor Answered. The Jobs Market Did Not.
Jun 29, 2026Opener 4The Six Headwinds Are Still Blowing
Jun 27, 2026Closer 3Six Headwinds. One Week. BTC Below $60,000.
Jun 22, 2026Opener 3Saylor's Machine Is Switched Off
Jun 20, 2026Closer 2The Fed Spoke. The Dollar Heard It. Crypto Did Not Recover.
Jun 15, 2026Opener 2The Trade of the Week Is Already in Motion
Jun 13, 2026Closer 1From Liquidation Cascade to Finding Footing
Jun 8, 2026Opener 1When the Market Shakes You Out

The Weekly Wrap Up podcast

The Weekly Wrap Up is Harmonic’s crypto derivatives podcast, and it is coming soon. The plan is an episode for each Monday Opener and each Friday Closer. We also plan videos that walk through the lessons and the core curriculum. There is no episode archive yet. When episodes publish, they will be listed here with their clips.

Who it is for

The brief is written for retail and intermediate traders. If you trade perpetual futures or options, or you hold Bitcoin and want to understand the market around it, it is built for you. It assumes you are curious, not that you already know the jargon, and each issue explains its terms in plain English. It is written by a practitioner, not an educator.

How to subscribe

New issues publish every Monday and Friday on harmonicsolutions.io. To get them in the community, join Harmonic Academy. The lessons, the live lesson tools and the core curriculum are part of Harmonic Academy.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Harmonic weekly market brief?

Harmonic Weekly is a free weekly brief that explains what happened in crypto derivatives and why it matters, in plain English and without hype. Each issue covers funding, open interest, liquidations, options, macro and institutional demand. It is written by Harmonic.

When is the brief published?

Each week has two issues. The Opener publishes on Monday and sets up the week ahead, including the data and events to watch. The Closer publishes on Friday and reviews what happened and how Monday’s calls turned out.

Is the brief free?

Yes. Every issue is free to read on harmonicsolutions.io, and the briefs are in the Harmonic Academy community too. The lessons, the live lesson tools and the core curriculum that the briefs link to are part of Harmonic Academy.

Is there a crypto derivatives podcast?

Not yet. A podcast called The Weekly Wrap Up is coming soon, with an episode planned for each Opener and Closer. There is no episode archive yet.

Is the brief financial advice?

No. Every issue is strategy education and not investment advice. Trading derivatives carries a high risk of loss, and you should consider your own situation before you trade.

Go deeper in Harmonic Academy. The community has the weekly briefs, and the core curriculum, the lessons and the live lesson tools are there too.

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Education only. Not financial advice. Trading derivatives carries a high risk of loss. Every issue is strategy education and not a recommendation.