VORTEX TAPE

Tape Legend

Explanations for symbols posted in communications on social media

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Nine sleeves

#	Sleeve	Tracks	Up	Down
1	ETF	spot ETF net flow	↑firm inflow	↓firm outflow
2	OI	open interest	⇈confirmed build	⇊confirmed flush
3	F&G	Fear & Greed	⇡cold / fear	⇣hot / greed
4	RSI	momentum oscillator	⇡cold / < 50	⇣hot / > 50
5	POC	point of control	⤒held / lifted	⤓lost / dropped
6	VA	value area	↥expanding up	↧expanding down
7	VWAP	session VWAP	↥reclaim	↧reject
8	Fund	funding rate	⇡shorts pay	⇣longs pay
9	CB prem	Coinbase premium	⇡US bid	⇣US discount

Polarity

Arrows on the tape are the signed contribution to VORTEX, not the day-over-day change of the raw print. Three sleeves are contrarian (Fund, F&G, RSI). The other six are directional.

Sleeve	Polarity	↑ / ⇡ means	↓ / ⇣ means
ETF, OI, POC, VA, VWAP, CB prem	Directional	raw move / position supports bid	raw move / position supports ask
Fund	Contrarian	negative funding (shorts pay)	positive funding (longs pay)
F&G	Contrarian	index below 50 (fear)	index above 50 (greed)
RSI	Contrarian	RSI below 50	RSI above 50

Fund scoring: clamp(−rate / 0.05)

F&G scoring: clamp((50 − idx) / 50)

RSI scoring: clamp((50 − RSI) / 40)

So F&G 70 → 78 is a higher raw print and a more bearish sleeve. Both days show ↓. The number rose; the sign did not flip. Same rule for RSI 62 → 66: both above 50, both ↓. Same rule for Fund: positive funding (longs pay) prints ↓ even if the rate ticked up.

Magnitude ladder

Extreme up+85…+100⤊triple impulse

Strong up+65…+84⇑double bid

Firm up+45…+64⬆black / heavy bid

Moderate up+25…+44↑standard bid

Mild up+8…+24⇡dashed / developing

Trace up+1…+7↥from-bar only

Down

Trace down−1…−7↧from-bar only

Mild down−8…−24⇣dashed / developing

Moderate down−25…−44↓standard ask

Firm down−45…−64⬇black / heavy ask

Strong down−65…−84⇓double ask

Extreme down−85…−100⤋triple impulse

Equilibrium0↕flat

Overlays

↟ / ↡: impulse (one clean thrust)
⇈ / ⇊: three-plus confirmations
⤒ / ⤓: tag of resistance / support
⇞ / ⇟: breakout / breakdown
⇧ / ⇩: unconfirmed watch
⇕: tight balance
⬍: heavy two-way
⇅ / ⇵: sleeves opposed

Worked tape

Example · BTC composite

↕ −2.1 · Neutral

ETF +$8M ↑ OI ⇈ F&G 55 ⇣ RSI 50 ↕

POC ⤒ VA ↥ VWAP ↧ Fund ↓ CB prem ⇣

ETF mild bid, OI confirmed build, F&G just into greed (contrarian down), RSI flat at 50, POC held, value lifted, VWAP rejected, funding and Coinbase premium offered. Composite ↕ −2.1 is neutral with mixed internals — not ⇣ until more sleeves turn down.

Second example · why F&G can rise and still print down

VORTEX ↑ +20.5 · Mild bullish

ETF +$999M ↑ OI ↑↑ F&G 78 ↓ RSI 66 ↓

POC ↑ VA ↑ VWAP ↓ Fund ↓ CB prem ↓

F&G printed 78 after 70. Raw index up. Sleeve still ↓ because both readings sit above 50 and the hotter print is more contrarian-bearish. RSI 66 is the same rule. Fund ↓ means positive funding (longs pay), also contrarian.

Card form posted on X.com

The mark on the snapshot card follows the magnitude of VORTEX. It does not follow the BTC price. Sign does not change the form. Sign only shifts the color of the score number.

\|VORTEX\|	Band	Forms
< 15	Neutral	Möbius, gyroscope, nephroid
15–40	Mild	helix, helicoid, stacked rings
40–70	Strong	catenoid, funnel
> 70	Extreme	pseudosphere

Inside a band with more than one form, the form rotates by day and stays fixed for that session. Extreme uses the pseudosphere only. The same computed snapshot always reprints the same form.

Score color. Neutral is metallic gold. As the score rises toward +100 the gold shifts toward green. As it falls toward −100 the gold shifts toward red. The band label, wordmark, and rules do not change color.