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Netflix (NFLX) 2026 Q3 Earnings Preview
Netflix will release its 2026 Q3 earnings report after the U.S. market closes on October 20.
Company Official Guidance
- Revenue: $12.86 billion (YoY +11.7%)
- EPS: $0.82
- Operating Margin: 33.2%
Wall Street Estimates
- Revenue: $13.0 billion
- EPS: $0.84
The company's guidance is generally conservative and below market expectations, leaving room for upside surprises in this earnings report.
Key Positive Drivers
1. High growth in advertising business, with full-year 2026 ad revenue expected to nearly double, and high gross margin characteristics continuing to boost overall profits.
2. Price increases implemented across multiple global regions, raising ARPU and offsetting slower subscriber growth.
3. Solid Q2 base: revenue of $12.56 billion, EPS of $0.80, maintaining strong profitability.
4. High-quality summer content launched in Q3, improving user engagement and retention quarter-over-quarter.
Risks
Intense competition in the streaming industry combined with continued high content amortization costs will suppress margin expansion in the short term.
Market Outlook
The negative factors for this earnings report have been priced in, making it easier to beat than to disappoint. As long as subscriber numbers and margins hold steady, results are likely to outperform the company's conservative guidance, supporting stock price recovery.
Focus on three key metrics: new subscriber additions, advertising business growth, and actual operating margin.
#奈飞增长或放缓，广告业务成新看点
$NFLX $SOL 的期权没有在为下跌抢保险，这是10月16日下午的期权盘口给出的读数。
OKX上10月18日到期的SOL期权，平值隐含波动率是60.7%，折成日波动大约3.2%。近30天实际的日波动是3.3%，两个数几乎重合，期权没有多收溢价，也没有压价。平值那档的delta是0.52，涨跌各一半，没有哪边被提前定价。
往两头的行权价走，100和112离现价各差5到6个点。按delta粗算，到期时收在100下面的概率约12%，收在112上面的概率约14%。下方的概率比上方还低2个点，下跌并没有比上涨更被担心。
波动率往下的一侧确实高一点，100的行权价是70.6%，112是66.4%，差4个点。这是温和的偏斜，买下跌保护的人有，但没挤成一团。真正恐慌的时候，下方这一侧会一下子拉开很多。
所以SOL在106上下，方向上偏多，盘口里押大跌的钱不多。
18日到期之前，100下面这个概率如果从12%抬到20%以上，就是下跌保险开始变贵了。Inflation is rising, but the long end has retreated from this year's highs
Let's first talk about the facts that have already happened. The September CPI will be released this Wednesday (October 14): overall year-on-year 3.74%, previous 3.40%; core year-on-year 2.56%, previous 2.45%; month-on-month +0.59% and +0.37%, both are going up.
Meanwhile, the long end is retreating. The 10-year US Treasury yield fell from 5.31% on October 5 (the year's high) to 5.10%, and the 30-year fell from 5.67% to 5.43%. On the short end, the effective federal funds rate remains at 3.88%, and the 2-year is at 4.77%—the policy rate range has barely moved.
The key point is to look at these two directions together. The short end is determined by the Federal Reserve, the long end by the market—the long end roughly consists of inflation expectations + term premium (extra compensation for lending to the US for a longer time) + real interest rate. Inflation is rising, but the long end is falling, indicating that what is suppressing the long end is not the September inflation itself.
What the market is really debating is another issue: when inflation stays above 3%, can rate cuts continue downward? The 2-year is still stuck at 4.77%, and the market is not pricing in a "quick drop on the short end"; meanwhile, the 10-year real yield is 2.78%, and the 30-year is 3.18%, so the real interest rates after subtracting inflation are not cheap.
My judgment: this round of long-end decline looks more like a correction of the previous rapid rise, not a turning point in the inflation issue. If inflation continues to strengthen but the long end cannot rise, then the cause should be sought in supply and term premium, rather than focusing on a specific item in the CPI.
In terms of trading, the 2.78% real yield is the line suppressing gold and risk assets. The next observation points: the October 27-28 FOMC meeting (statement released at 2:00 AM Beijing time on October 29); then watch how the 10-year yield behaves around the 5% whole number level.But this wave is not moving alone. Injective is up nearly 30%, Celestia is up more than 20%, LayerZero and Arbitrum are also in double digits. They are all the ones that were hit the hardest earlier and have the best stories to tell. $NEAR $BTC $ETH So for this rebound, I prefer to treat it as an oversold bounce plus sentiment repair, rather than a sudden fundamental reversal. The funds are now choosing not based on whose business has improved, but on who has fallen deep enough and whose narrative is sexy enough. NEAR happens to have both: it fell a lot earlier and has always carried the AI public chain label. This kind of market usually has only two outcomes. One is that sentiment really bottoms out and funds start to flow back; the other is that liquidity makes one last struggle, rises, and then continues to grind down. I lean towards the latter, but guessing tops and bottoms is unreliable anyway. The key is whether it spreads afterward: can BTC stabilize first, do mainstream assets like ETH and SOL follow, and does trading volume continue to expand? If only those with the biggest early drops rise, it looks more like a catch-up rally, not an altcoin season. If NEAR rises another 10%, I won’t chase directly. For those holding positions, reduce in batches near the previous high resistance zone; for those without positions, wait for a pullback that doesn’t break support before trying a small position. Chasing a rally at this level is not cost-effective in terms of risk-reward. Standing on an oversold rebound is fine, but there’s still no evidence for an altcoin season. #Tesla releases new generation Roadster, market rises #US CPI and PPI both exceed expectations, will there be another rate hike this year? #Netflix growth may slow down,Kalshi has launched a DOGE perpetual contract regulated by the CFTC in the United States, with a leverage cap set at 3.8x, and it qualifies for tax benefits under Section 1256 of the Tax Code.
3.8x. Just consider that number. Offshore exchanges often offer 50x or 100x leverage, but Kalshi directly grounds it at 3.8x. On the other hand, if an American wanted to trade DOGE contracts before, they could only go to offshore platforms, with no place to turn to if something went wrong. Now someone has paved that path right to their doorstep, and with regulatory bricks laid down.
Even more interestingly, Kalshi stopped its VIP large trade reward program starting October 13. While launching perpetual contracts, it also ended subsidies for big players. What it wants is ordinary people, not those who treat positions like bullets. $DOGE is currently at 0.082, up 0.6% today, with a 24-hour low touching 0.07791 before bouncing back. Channels are being paved one by one, and with each new channel, more people get access to DOGE.#Netflix growth may slow, advertising business becomes a new highlight Netflix's story is shifting from a "subscription growth machine" to a dual-engine model of "stable subscription + high-growth advertising." Although advertising currently accounts for only a single-digit percentage of total revenue, its doubling growth rate and clear expansion path make it the most certain hedge for the market amid subscription growth anxiety. However, if the fundamental issue of engagement stagnation cannot be improved, the long-term ceiling for the advertising business will also be constrained. Netflix needs to find a precise balance between short-term ad monetization and long-term user experience. $HYPE
The market generally rebounded, but HYPE's smaller increase means what?
Spot price rose about 1.41% in 24 hours, ranging from 77.562 to 82.631, positioned at about 69% of the range; during the same period, ETH rose about 3.71%. HYPE's relative return in this window is not outstanding.
For derivative platform popularity to translate into token performance, sustainable revenue and clear value transmission are needed. Market activity benefits trading demand but does not guarantee that the platform token will outperform.
If 82.631 is reclaimed and relative strength improves, it can be re-evaluated; if the overall market continues to strengthen while it lags, capital may be seeking other directions. Losing 77.562 indicates insufficient support in the range and optimism cannot be maintained by industry heat alone. We talked this morning about why BTC's pullback stopped at 80,000, and the afternoon verification has arrived.
During the session, it actually briefly fell below 80,000 (lowest near 79,800), but it didn't hold there and quickly pulled back to 82,000, now around 82,300.
What's more interesting is that the liquidation structure has changed: last night’s $950 million liquidation was 90% long positions; today’s 24-hour liquidation dropped to about $260 million, with longs and shorts almost evenly split. Among today's $73 million ETH liquidations, shorts dominate — this rebound is about squeezing shorts, not longs holding firm.
Right now, there’s just one line blocking above: the average cost of US spot ETF holdings, about $82,300. Before reclaiming this line, ETF capital is unlikely to truly improve. Most likely, it will grind between 80,000 and 83,000 until the FOMC at the end of October.
Do you think this cost line is a resistance level or a launchpad for institutional accumulation?
#BTC #Web3BTC pulled back from 79,775 to 82,000, ETH reclaimed 2,400: This rebound doesn't look like just short covering
BTC spot pulled back from 79,775 to 82,091, and ETH also rebounded from 2,324 to 2,442. The price recovered quickly, but don't rush to credit the spot buying entirely.
About $940 million worth of positions were liquidated in this drop, 92% of which were longs. Normally, after leverage is flushed out, open interest (OI) should drop significantly; however, the overall market data shows little change in OI after liquidation, with OKX's BTC perpetual OI still around $2.45 billion. This indicates that after old longs were taken out, new positions came in, so this is not a clean deleveraging rebound.
If it were just shorts taking profits, OI should continue to decline as prices rise; if spot buying was supporting, spot volume must increase synchronously when BTC breaks 82,643 and ETH breaks 2,468. Neither condition is fully confirmed now, so I lean towards a mixed recovery of "real buying support + leverage re-entry."
Therefore, I am not chasing. Wait for BTC to hold above 82,643 and ETH to surpass 2,468, then watch for a pullback; if BTC falls back below 81,800 and ETH below 2,400 while OI remains high, these new longs could become fuel for the next round of sell-off.
$BTC $ETH #OKX星球话题来啦 #星球日报 How severe is this round of pullback in the US stock market? A review of the declines in 14 popular stocks
#台积电Q3净利润超预期，盈利创历史新高
Ranked by pullback from largest to smallest: SOXL down 39.48%, AAOI 36.93%, NBIS 30.01%, SNDK 29.48%, INTC 25.46%, BE 24.75%, MU 20.79%, MRVL 20.50%; followed by ORCL, SPCX, TQQQ, VST, NVDA, AVGO.
An interesting divergence can be seen: AI leaders are relatively resilient, with NVDA and AVGO pulling back only about 11%; but MRVL, also part of the AI industry chain, dropped over 20%, and optical communication AAOI nearly 37%. The memory sector was also hit hard, with MU and SNDK pulling back 20.79% and 29.48% respectively. After huge gains earlier, the market is re-pricing their future earnings expectations.
In my view, although many high-volatility stocks have already deeply pulled back, a larger drop does not equal a bigger rebound; you cannot simply bet on a reversal based on the decline alone. There are two main lines to watch going forward: first, whether orders and earnings guidance in the memory, optical communication, and AI infrastructure sectors can still be revised upward during this earnings season; second, who can lead the rebound by increasing volume and breaking above key moving averages first, and who continues to hit new lows in stages. If earnings expectations remain upward, those stocks that have pulled back 20-30% have a risk-reward ratio worth re-evaluating. The threat of quantum computing to Bitcoin has been debated for many years, but the real difficulty is not in the technology.
An old player in the community said something many don't want to hear: even if quantum computing could truly threaten Bitcoin within two years, it's almost impossible for Bitcoin to complete a full network upgrade within that time.
The reason is clear. The last SegWit upgrade took the community two whole years of debate, and the result was not a completed upgrade but a fork, creating a new sibling $BCH out of thin air. The later Taproot upgrade, considered smooth, still took 3 years.
So the key point is this: the slowest part of Bitcoin is not the code, but consensus. The slowness of upgrades is something we've seen multiple times over the past decade, even without quantum computers.
Do you think this is alarmist, or a real hidden risk?
$BTCAfter rebounding from around 80k, Bitcoin is currently fluctuating near 82k. The overall market recovery is not yet complete, but funds have already started selectively replenishing previously strong assets. Today is not a full altcoin season, but rather a clearly differentiated market. Currently, several directions stand out: $INJ is around 9.1-9.25, with a 24-hour increase of about 25%-28%, making it one of the strongest today. The catalysts are concentrated: the CEO recently met with the White House, SEC, and CFTC to advance tokenization and compliance matters; the fixed gas fee proposal is also progressing; the Canary staking ETF is making progress; meanwhile, income/valuation metrics are attracting market attention. Technically, it has also broken through, combined with altcoin capital rotation, showing considerable elasticity. $ZRO is around 2.25-2.27, with a 21%-25% increase. It is in the cross-chain infrastructure sector, with progress mentioned in Global Dollar Network and others; funds prefer the interoperability track. $TIA is around 0.62-0.66, with a 19%-25% increase. It follows the modular + data availability narrative, with funds returning after earlier adjustments. $NEAR is around 5.2, with a 10%-12% increase. The Bitwise spot ETF (NRR) has launched and attracted inflows; chain abstraction, cross-chain Intents, and AI agents are the main narratives; elasticity remains good after improved institutional accessibility. $ZEC is around 1220-1230, with a 9%-13% increase. It represents the privacy sector, Grayscale Zcash.In a neglected corner,
$FIL has been rising continuously, this daily chart,
Positive news:
1/ Token release ended, supply growth rate sharply declined: The 6-year release period set by Protocol Labs and Filecoin Foundation at genesis ended around October 15.
2/ Solstice network upgrade planned for October 19: An increasing share of block rewards will be allocated to services that bring paying customers, and unearned service reward shares will be burned instead of being redistributed.
3/ Integral Spacetime: Newly launched storage Neocloud this week brings in a large number of paying customers at once by acquiring enterprises with massive storage needs and migrating their data to Filecoin.
4/ Fil One: Officially available, offering high-performance, S3-compatible object storage at prices far lower than traditional cloud providers, with no egress fees on paid plans, targeting enterprise IT and AI infrastructure.
Could this be a second spring? But seeing the weekly chart really makes me want to laugh On October 16, Yicai reported that the issuance of ultra-long-term special government bonds totaling 1.3 trillion yuan in 2026 concluded. This figure easily brings to mind companies receiving orders, factories upgrading equipment, and households receiving subsidies. However, from the state borrowing money to these events actually happening, there is still a process that must be completed. The most important question is: through which steps does this financing become actual income for companies and real subsidies enjoyed by households? After issuing the bonds, which step is completed? The Ministry of Finance's 2026 budget report has long planned to continue issuing 1.3 trillion yuan in ultra-long-term special government bonds. Therefore, the "conclusion" on October 16 means the phased issuance of the annual plan has reached its end; it should not be understood as a sudden additional fiscal expenditure of 1.3 trillion yuan on that day. The final round of issuance arrangements can illustrate the timing difference. The Ministry of Finance notified that on the morning of October 16, it would continue issuing 20-year government bonds worth 20 billion yuan, with the underwriting group's payment deadline on October 19. The bidding issuance and payment themselves have a sequence, and the issuance date cannot be directly taken as the date when funds have already been paid to companies or households. Expanding the transmission process usually involves several steps: the government issues bonds to raise funds, the treasury allocates funds according to the budget, relevant departments and local organizations execute, and then through project payments, equipment procurement support, or consumption subsidy payments, the funds enter the income and expenditure of companies and households. These steps do not all start only after all the bonds for the year are issued. On September 30, the National Development and Reform Commission announced that after the fourth batch of 62.5 billion yuan was allocated, the total 250 billion yuan for consumption in the year... #NetflixQ3AdsAndMargins #Netflix growth may slow, advertising business becomes a new highlight The growth narrative of Netflix's advertising business holds, but in the short term, further improvement in profitability faces a trade-off between "growth and margin." The large-scale monetization of advertising revenue is the key variable to unlocking profit space.#特斯拉交付超预期后盈利修复成焦点
Tesla TSLA (Q3): Deliveries exceeded expectations, but earnings/gross margin are unlikely to surpass consensus estimates, as Wall Street's expectations are generally set very high. The probability of slightly beating expectations is low, with a high likelihood of meeting or slightly missing earnings forecasts.
1. Known leading data: Q3 electric vehicle deliveries reached 486,500 units, significantly above the market's prior consensus of 462,000 (+5%). This delivery figure has already materialized as a positive factor.
- Highlights: Energy storage installations at 13.7 GWh, maintaining steady growth; inventory reduction and a rebound in European demand; continued growth in FSD subscriptions.
- Biggest constraint: Automotive gross margin. Intense industry competition, ongoing price cuts and promotions, raw material and factory operating costs, plus continued large capital investments in AI/Dojo and robotics, are squeezing profits. Many institutions believe deliveries look good, but per-vehicle profits are under pressure.
2. Expectation breakdown:
- Revenue: Most likely slightly above expectations (due to higher deliveries)
- Adjusted EPS and gross margin: The core items most likely to miss expectations and the focus of market contention#Netflix growth may slow, advertising business becomes new focus The "pipeline" for the GENIUS bill has started to be laid out, small stablecoins rejoice, big stablecoins worry
The Federal Reserve on 9/24 released two sets of proposed rules (NPRM): issuers must have 1:1 high-quality reserves (U.S. Treasuries/cash), rehypothecation is prohibited, and capital requirements are set according to business models; bank subsidiaries have a 120-day fast-track approval.
The Treasury Department's temporary rule on 9/30 drew a $10 billion red line—issuers with issuance exceeding $10 billion (Tether, Circle) are directly blocked from the "state channel" and must follow the federal framework. The comment deadlines for the Treasury and SEC are 10/19 and 10/20, respectively.
Stablecoins will become "bank-level liabilities," allowing small players to enter while giants are absorbed.
#美国CPI与PPI双超预期，年内能否再加息？ Meta's Q3 report will test whether AI spending is being matched by the earnings engine behind it. Q2 revenue rose 28% year on year to $60.8B while capex reached about $31.1B; Q3 guidance of $61B-$64B keeps the growth case intact, but investors still need evidence that advertising can absorb a rising investment burden.
#MetaQ3AISpendingOutlook $NFLX will release its earnings report after the market closes on October 20. I bet its data can beat expectations, but the stock price may not necessarily respond positively, and this is also related to the crypto space.
The market expects revenue of 12.87 billion, EPS around 0.82, the company guidance is 12.86 billion, operating margin 33.2%. The expectations are very close, so it’s not the kind of situation where a slight beat will cause a big surge.
Why do I think it can beat? The core is advertising. The 2026 advertising revenue target is 3 billion, double last year, with over 4,000 advertisers, a year-on-year growth of 70%. This is currently the fastest-growing business. But last quarter, advertising revenue was about 618 million, below expectations. A loud full-year target doesn’t mean every quarter will beat, so quarterly growth is more important than the full-year target.
A lesson from the past: Q2 earnings in July had an EPS of 0.80, slightly beating, but revenue was 12.56 billion, slightly lower. Q3 guidance of 12.86 billion was below the expected 13 billion, and the stock dropped more than 8% after hours. The stock price has fallen about 24% this year, with a 52-week low of 65, now just above 70.
For the crypto space, Netflix is a Nasdaq heavyweight. If it falls sharply after the earnings report, tech stock sentiment will be hit, the Nasdaq pressured, and BTC and the crypto AI sector usually get shaken out as well. Conversely, if the guidance is strong, tech stocks rebound, and crypto can catch a breather.
My judgment: Q3 data will most likely beat, but whether it rises depends on the earnings call guidance for Q4 and next year’s advertising revenue. I will closely watch the Nasdaq and BTC linkage after the earnings report. If the AI sector is unfairly punished, I will consider whether to jump in.
#奈飞增长或放缓，广告业务成新看点 $DOGE 偏多。现价 0.08223 已经贴近日内高点，接下来先看能不能站上 0.0826。 今天是先砸后拉。盘中最低到 0.07786，被清算的多单笔数明显多于空单，下杀那一段清掉的主要是追多的杠杆。价格在这批杠杆出清后才拉回来，推动这段反弹的更像现货和轻仓资金，盘面比早盘干净。成交额明显高过持仓，换手充分，筹码在快速换手，杠杆没有跟着堆上去。 图上 7/25/99 均线还是空头排列，那反映的是之前的走势，均线本来就慢半拍。真正要过的是那条下降趋势线，现在是放量上攻在试它，回调时量缩得很快，抛压不重。 翻空条件：重新跌回 0.07786 下方，说明清洗之后没人接，偏多判断作废。Netflix's Q3 is very likely to follow the old script of impressive numbers but a stock price that doesn't buy it. It just reported 12.56 billion and a net profit of 3.4 billion in Q2, already putting concerns about growth peaking on the table.
Will growth slow down? Yes, and it's not a question—it's inevitable. #NetflixGrowthMaySlow, advertising business becomes a new focus
1. The scale is too large. With 325 million paid subscribers, further growth is tough; future hopes rest on emerging markets and new price hikes.
2. The bonus from free riders converting to paid through shared accounts is basically exhausted.
3. Spending is even more aggressive: content expenses hit 20 billion, and the operating margin guidance of 31.5% is actually lower than market expectations.
But Netflix is smart in shifting its growth engine from adding subscribers to advertising:
Advertising is the real story. The ad tier surpassed 250 million monthly active viewers in May, over 60% of new sign-ups choose the ad-supported tier, and CPM is 41% higher than traditional streaming.
Advertisers have also exceeded 4,000, up 70% year-over-year. Ad revenue is about $1.5 billion in 2025, expected to double to $3 billion in 2026, and ambitiously reach $9 billion by 2030. Currently, ads only account for 8% of total revenue, leaving significant growth potential.
Netflix $NFLX is still worth holding, just transitioning from a high-growth stock to a cash cow.#Netflix growth may slow, advertising business becomes new focus Term Structure Radar
The first-level positive spread for $ETH corresponds to a very small scale. The near-buy far-sell quote spread is +0.57%, with the first-level pair scale around $994; based on a scale of 10,000, this level only covers about 10%. Small orders can probe, but for large volumes, deeper levels must be observed. Solana is currently the public chain with the highest application revenue. In the past 30 days, its application revenue reached $193.1 million, nearly double that of its closest competitor Hyperliquid ($86.5 million), followed by Ethereum ($53.8 million) and Robinhood Chain ($34.6 million). This leading advantage comes from consumer applications, which contribute about 80% of the application revenue, including products such as Launchpad, trading terminals, and digital collectibles. The remaining revenue comes from decentralized exchanges, lending, and other DeFi protocols. This revenue structure has been controversial: its revenue essentially comes from transaction fees on speculative Meme coin trading, and the Meme coin market is entirely driven by narrative hotspots. The general market view is that once the hype fades, trading volume and fee revenue will also decline. To verify whether this judgment applies to Solana, this report evaluates the sustainability of consumer application revenue. The report then studies the ecosystem construction beyond the consumer application layer, covering various sectors on Solana and analyzing their growth trends, including lending, decentralized exchanges, and most importantly, real-world assets (RWA)—a sector that has achieved rapid growth on Solana over the past year. Solana consumer applications have already achieved high speed. Solana is a high-throughput public chain that enables on-chain operations to be fast, low-cost, and smooth, which # Netflix Growth May Slow, Advertising Business Becomes New Focus
Key Judgments
- Revenue/Profit Still Growing but Growth Rate Slows: 2025 revenue about $45.2 billion (+16%), net profit about $11 billion (+26%); 2026 revenue guidance $51–51.4 billion (+13%–14%).
- Users and Viewing Time: Paid members exceed 325 million, total viewing time in first half of 2026 about 97 billion hours (YoY +2%).
- Management Admits: Co-CEO says "growth speed is below expectations," efforts underway to accelerate.
Reasons for Slowdown
- Intensified Competition: YouTube/TikTok divert viewing time, U.S. streaming accounts for about 49% of TV viewing, YouTube about 14.2%, Netflix about 7.8%.
- Content and Cycle: Hit show rhythm fluctuates, investment efficiency under scrutiny; subscriber decline and layoffs occurred in 2022.
- Penetration and Price Increase: Global penetration approaching saturation, the new user effect of price hikes and crackdown on password sharing weakens .$SNDK 永续75倍空单，1414.1开，现1381.4，浮盈+173.43%。
思路很朴素：顶部横盘缩量到极致，波动率压到地板，说明筹码准备派发。一根放量阴线直接把价格从 1414.1 砸下来，典型的破位信号，追空不追多。75倍杠杆，止损 1450。走势一路向下，不给任何舒服的下车位，盈利直接起飞。
这位置我打算先减一半仓位落袋，剩下的一半止损提到 1400 让利润跑。1350 能放量跌破就继续拿，跌不动就全平走人。$BTC $ETH #特斯拉发布新一代Roadster，行情走高 My take on Earning Season 📈
$NVDA pre-market at $224.08 (-0.99%) - watching 224.00 support level for today's open. Bid side strong at 89.4% showing buyer interest.
Holding my short term position for earnings volatility. 🎬 **Netflix Earnings: The $0.84 Line!**
The key question is whether Netflix can beat $0.84 in GAAP EPS. At exactly $0.84, NO wins; YES requires EPS above $0.84.
With guidance near $0.82, the result could be close. Ad growth and cost control may change the outcome.
#Netflix #EarningsSeason #PredictionMarkets "After BTC's fake drop, next week is the real judgment day (｡•́︿•̀｡)"
In 24 hours, 320,000 accounts were forcibly liquidated, $932 million evaporated, bulls contributed $796 million — bottom-fishers got carried away first (╥﹏╥). $BTC current price is about 82,000, it fell below 80,000 in the morning but was pulled back by shorts covering, seemingly a V-shaped rebound but actually a "fake drop."
The key is 80,000-81,500: the average cost zone for ETFs. If the daily close fails to hold, ETF holders collectively turn to losses, and stop-loss orders may trigger a chain reaction (;´Д`).
$ETH: 2,500 is hanging by a thread, 2,650 has turned from support into resistance, ETFs continue to bleed, the rebound looks more like an escape window, not a reversal (｡•́︿•̀｡).
$SOL: struggling near 102, the 50-day EMA at 107 is pressing down, breaking below 99, 96 is beckoning (ﾟДﾟ;).
Watch these three levels next week:
BTC 80,000 close;
ETH 2,500;
SOL 99.
Before the FOMC, don't use leverage to bet on direction; betting wrong is a "zeroing experience card" (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻. The market has risks; staying alive means there's a next round. (・ω・)ノ
#US CPI and PPI both exceeded expectations, will there be another rate hike this year? #ETF and whale funds diverge, can BTC hold 80,000? #Tesla delivery exceeds expectations, profit recovery becomes the focus Just woke up and saw "Tesla taking off," clicked to see the car really took off
It's lively as always, for OKX Prophet S3 this time I switched to YES: Q3 EPS will exceed expectations.
Deliveries reached 486,500 vehicles, about 5% higher than market consensus, although down 2% year-over-year, it is improving quarter-over-quarter, and the European market is also warming up.
The most critical is energy storage. 13.7 GWh is indeed below market expectations, but UBS estimates the impact on EPS is only $0.03, the gap is not as big as imagined. Although the gross margin of energy storage dropped from 39.5% in Q1 to 20.4% in Q2, it is still higher than the automotive business's 16.3%, remaining Tesla's most profitable segment.
Automotive gross margin is under pressure, that's a fact, but deliveries exceeding expectations themselves dilute the cost per vehicle. Plus, FSD is gradually being approved in Europe, with subscription users nearing 1.3 million, software revenue may bring additional surprises.
Capital expenditure is indeed large, exceeding $25 billion for the full year, free cash flow turns negative, but these are long-term investments, not necessarily meaning the quarterly EPS will miss expectations.
Market sentiment is already very low, JPMorgan and UBS both gave neutral ratings, so expectations are not high. Under these circumstances, as long as the automotive gross margin does not continue to deteriorate in the earnings report, or the energy storage profit contribution is slightly better, it could deliver a surprise.
So this time I bet YES. It now feels more like a game of speculation and position washing, not a phase of mindless chasing of price increases. When you see accounts that "hold both long and short positions," do you first think of opportunity or risk? I'm watching a very interesting derivatives portfolio: in the same account, the BTC short position is making money, the ETH long position is losing, and the HYPE short position is losing the most heavily. This is not an ordinary retail investor's hedge; it looks more like expressing different judgments across different sectors. Snapshot of data, first clearly see the structure: - BTC short position with 40x full leverage, unrealized profit about 568,700 U, funding fee also positive at 64,100 U, liquidation price near 104,380, still some distance from current price. - ETH long position with 25x full leverage, unrealized loss about 922,700 U, funding fee negative 18,900 U, liquidation price 1,623.5, buffer is not thin but not thick either. - HYPE short position with 5x full leverage, unrealized loss about 3,909,400 U, but funding fee collected 1,042,000 U, liquidation price 99.76, this level is already very close. First look at momentum signals. BTC shorts are profitable, indicating the market still doubts the sustainability of the rebound; at least derivatives have not fully turned bullish. Positive funding fee means shorts are willing to pay to hold, a structure often seen in phases of "price rebound but sentiment hasn't caught up." ETH longs are losing money, but leverage is lower and margin sufficient, so not forced to exit yet. Now look at risk signals. HYPE shorts are the most vulnerable in the group.🏅 OKX Prophet Season 3｜Superforecasting Experiment #001
Is Tesla Q3 non-GAAP EPS > $0.43?
⭐ Market odds: Yes 72¢ / No 30¢
🎯 My judgment: Yes 58% / No 42%
So I’m buying No on this one.
Continuing to use the "Superforecasting" method I practiced in the OKX AI trading competition:
First, look at the Base Rate.
Tesla’s last 8 earnings EPS: 4 beats, 4 misses, prior probability 50%.
Then update with new information:
🌟 Consensus estimate about $0.453, higher than $0.43 → positive for Yes
🚗 Q3 deliveries 486,532 units, about 5.3% above expectations → slightly positive
⚡ Energy storage 13.7 GWh, about 13.8% below expectations → negative adjustment
After combining:
Yes 58% / No 42%
But the market odds give No only 30¢:
✨ Edge(No) = 42% - 30% = +12%
So even though I still think Yes is more likely, based on odds, No is the better buy. In 2014, the bottom was reached 71 days after the election, with a drop of -46.7%.
In 2018, the bottom was reached 39 days after the election, with a drop of -50.6%.
In 2022, the bottom was reached 1 day after the election, with a drop of -14.9%.
After every midterm election, Bitcoin prices hit new lows, creating a golden pit.
What will happen in 2026?
#美国CPI与PPI双超预期，年内能否再加息？ $BTC $ETH $ZEC Analyze Intel $INTC #Can SanDisk's Storage Business High Growth Continue?
SanDisk's storage business has short-term sustainability in its high growth, but faces challenges of slowing price increase momentum in the mid-term.
The niche supporting continuation lies in data center demand driven by the AI wave and the supply shortage of NAND flash memory. Its fiscal year 2026 revenue surged 175%, gross margin exceeded 84%, and management indicated that the memory allocation system will continue until 2027. Through long-term contracts (NBM) targeting major customers, a certain revenue visibility can be ensured.
However, the high growth faces two major variables: first, a significant portion of the rapid revenue growth comes from "product price increases." As the price hikes gradually narrow, the marginal benefit purely from price increases will diminish; second, the recovery of peer production capacity and the entry of competitors (such as Chinese manufacturers entering the NAND market) will bring potential pressure on mid-term pricing and gross margins.Upbit will delist ZIL, effective in one month
But the actual delisting has already happened today
Korean retail investors won't wait until the last day to leave
Market makers also won't keep placing orders in a market that's almost empty
Once the announcement is made, the buy orders there start to thin out
So don't treat the effective date as the event itself
That day is more like closing time for $ZIL If stablecoins are increasingly used for payments, their value goes beyond just crypto trading.
This data set states that stablecoin payment volume grew by 45%, reaching $482 billion, reflecting rising market interest in on-chain settlement and cross-border transfers. However, stablecoin transfer volume is not the same as real commercial payments; statistical scope, exchange fund flows, and on-chain repeated transfers all affect the numbers.
What do you think is the biggest growth point for stablecoins in the future: cross-border payments or continuing to serve as trading funds in the crypto market?
$USDT #StablecoinPaymentGrowth45%to$482B #NetflixQ3AdsAndMargins
This is the third straight deceleration: 16.2% in Q1, 13.4% in Q2 to $12.56B, 11.7% guided for Q3. Stock is down ∼27% YTD on that trend. edc7170b
1. Can subscription revenue keep growing?
Yes, but the engine is shifting:
- *Membership + pricing:* Still double-digit growth in all regions in Q2, management says US/Mexico price hikes have "gone well". They crossed 325M paid subs in April and argue they are <45% penetrated into addressable households.Many friends often ask: Where is the bottom for Bitcoin, and where is the top for this Bitcoin cycle? Let's look at a very meaningful analysis.
Reviewing the recent BTC bull and bear cycles, a very interesting indicator is the market cap ratio of BTC to gold.
The market cap ratio of BTC relative to gold shows a clear stepwise upward trend:
The bull market peaks rose from 4.2% in 2017 to 10.3% in 2021, and then to 11.4% in 2025; the bear market lows rose from 0.73% in 2018 to 2.65% in 2022, and then to a phase low of about 4.2% in June 2026.
The phase low of this bear market has already approached the peak of the 2017 bull market. BTC experiences significant pullbacks in each bear market, but its valuation center relative to gold continues to rise.
If the BTC/gold market cap ratio returns to the previous high of 11.4%, the corresponding BTC price would be about $167,000, which would be the top range for this cycle. However, if the gold price rises, for example by 50%, then the top price for Bitcoin in this cycle would be $250,000.
The fundamental underlying reason is: fiat currency depreciation Concept stocks are more fragile than coins, and the recent performance of House of Doge (HODO) has brought this statement to the forefront. Before the market opened on October 15, HODO was priced at $0.0597, down 11.42% from the previous day's close of $0.0674; it had already dropped 23% the day before, with a cumulative decline of over 30% in two days. During the same period, the price volatility of DOGE was far less severe.
Leverage is the key to understanding this trend. HODO's stock price contains two layers: one is the price expectation of DOGE, and the other is the market's confidence and liquidity premium for this company. When the market is stable, the second layer acts as an amplifier; when the market weakens, it becomes an additional source of selling pressure. Many funds holding HODO express their views on DOGE through stock accounts, and when sentiment shifts, these funds exit faster than on-chain funds—selling a stock only requires clicking a button, with no wallet or on-chain confirmation.
The low-price stock characteristic also plays a role. Around $0.06, even a small absolute fluctuation can translate into double-digit percentages, and combined with thin pre-market liquidity, the decline is further amplified.
But this may not be bad for DOGE itself. HODO's volatility reflects the secondary market's risk pricing of the "DOGE narrative," not changes in the $DOGE network. Coin holders look at on-chain data, while stock holders look at financial reports and cash flow; the pricing logic of the two markets is not the same.🚨🚨🚨 **Historical Pattern Repeating? Will Bitcoin See a New "Golden Dip" in the 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections?**
📉 Reviewing BTC's performance after the last three U.S. midterm elections:
🔹 **2014:** Bottomed about 71 days after the election, with a drop of approximately 46.7%.
🔹 **2018:** Bottomed about 39 days after the election, with a drop of approximately 50.6%.
🔹 **2022:** Bottomed about 1 day after the election, with a drop of approximately 14.9%.
Notably, all three past cycles experienced declines after the elections, but the timing and magnitude of the bottoms varied greatly.
**Will history repeat itself, or will this time be different?**
📊 Some analyses suggest that Bitcoin may still experience significant volatility around the 2026 midterm elections, but with only three historical samples, it’s not certain that a post-election drop is inevitable. It’s worth noting that in the year following each of the last three midterm elections, BTC recorded gains of approximately 24.5%, 44.9%, and 92.3%, respectively. ([TokenPost][1])
💎 **If a correction does come, will you panic and exit, or plan ahead and wait for a better opportunity?**
History can provide reference, but what truly determines the market are liquidity, demand, and the macro environment.
**On November 3, 2026, the answer will be revealed. Do you think history will repeat itself, or will the market take a different path this time?** 🚀
$BTC $ETH $ZEC #NetflixQ3AdsAndMargins #Tesla delivery exceeds expectations, profit recovery becomes the focus
$ETH recent trend analysis three
This is a milestone, but it is a double-edged sword: it amplifies both rises and falls. The sharp drop on the day of this round's PPI surge is partly "credited" to it.
- The "Clear Act" was blocked in a procedural vote in the Senate, shifting regulatory focus to SEC/CFTC advancing "institution-led" efforts using existing authority: CFTC solicited comments on retail leveraged crypto trading rules on 10/5, SEC introduced custody proposals on 10/1. Legislative absence = long-term uncertainty remains.
- GENIUS Act implementation delayed: legislated on 7/18/2025, but as of August 2026 federal final rules have not been issued, Fed-related rulemaking is not yet complete, with a statutory 18-month transition period or 120 days after final rules, whichever is earlier, to take effect. Stablecoin total market cap has already risen to $308.1 billion—rules are not here yet, but the money arrived first; this mismatch itself is a risk.
- On-chain supply side has hidden concerns: Ethereum Foundation-related wallet transferred 4393 ETH (about $11.13 million) to Kraken; this address has gradually sold nearly 50,000 ETH over ten years at an average price of $658, showing a continuous selling tendency; meanwhile, BTC spot ETFs have seen a net outflow of about $598 million over nearly 5 trading days, institutions are only "stopping the bleeding" without replenishing.Funds are flowing out of Dogecoin. From October 7 to 8, DOGE long positions were liquidated for $16 million; in the previous four days, $55 million flowed out of the spot market. These two sums come from different directions: one is forced liquidation of leveraged positions, the other is holders selling to exit.
In terms of scale alone, this round of withdrawal is not fatal. DOGE's daily trading volume is between $500 million and $1 billion, so the $55 million outflow accounts for only a small portion of several days' volume, and the market depth is sufficient to absorb it. The key lies in the direction: liquidations indicate leveraged long funds are exiting, and spot outflows indicate real capital is also withdrawing. Both lines point to the same conclusion — money is leaving DOGE, not just circulating within the market.
The synchronized withdrawal of leverage and spot is more worth tracking than a single day's large liquidation. Forced liquidations can be completed within a day, but spot outflows require holders to make selling decisions day after day. The outflow lasting four days means sellers are not leaving passively but are reducing exposure.
Next, watch two signals: whether spot outflows slow down and whether liquidation scale decreases. If outflows continue while trading volume declines, $DOGE's rebound will lack support; if outflows converge, this withdrawal looks more like a position adjustment rather than a trend reversal.Federal Reserve Chair Wash took a slightly dovish, neutral stance during the IMF fireside chat in Bangkok. He reiterated his commitment to achieving price stability and mentioned that the Fed raised rates by 25 basis points in September to a range of 3.75%-4% (the first hike in three years), but clearly refused to predict the outcome of the October 27-28 meeting and did not provide forward guidance for the remaining meetings in 2026, stating that "the Fed has entered a new chapter and will no longer leak information in advance." Background data: September CPI year-over-year was 3.7% (higher than the expected 3.6%), core CPI 2.6%; PPI year-over-year was as high as 6.3%, month-over-month 1.3%, indicating persistent inflation. Before the speech, the market's probability of a rate hike in October rose to 25%-27%, but after the speech, it fell back to about 15%, the dollar weakened, and U.S. stock futures (especially tech stocks) rebounded. Regarding BTC: short-term positive. The absence of more hawkish signals eased rate hike pressure. BTC rebounded from around 80,000 after the hot inflation data and stabilized in the 81,000-82,000 USD range, helping to repair and attempt a small rebound. However, the overall macro environment remains one of high interest rates and global synchronized tightening. BTC is sensitive to the dollar and real yields, so it is more prone to fluctuations rather than a strong upward trend. In the long term, Wash's optimism about AI productivity dividends provides some support for risk asset sentiment. $ETH #Netflix Growth May Slow, Advertising Business Becomes New Focus
Netflix is shifting from a "pure subscription high growth" model to a composite model of "subscription + advertising + pricing + content diversification." The core subscription growth slowdown is a highly probable trend, and the advertising business indeed provides important new momentum and profit flexibility, especially in the context of competing with platforms like YouTube for watch time and advertising budgets. However, the advertising scale is still limited at present. Whether it can sustain high-quality expansion, improve fill rates and unit monetization, and whether content investment matches user engagement remain key points to watch. Overall, it looks more like a phase of transitioning from high growth to high-quality profitability and diversification, rather than a simple growth deceleration.ETH experienced a wave of decline, and Brother Maji was forcibly liquidated 4 times within 3 minutes, with the last liquidation of 800 ETH at $2331 — ending a $12 million profit operation.
🔍 Reviewing this operation, it was actually very typical:
At the end of August, he just closed all HYPE positions to focus on ETH+BTC; by mid-September, his position size once surged to 151 million, but the account net value was less than 6 million — an effective leverage of over 20 times. This kind of structure is a money printer when the market is favorable, but a time bomb when the market turns.
Looking back at this guy's trajectory: peak unrealized profit of 45 million, then cumulatively liquidated over 335 times, losing about 75 million USD, certified by Arkham as the "King of Liquidations"; in August this year, he barely recovered 12.5 million with ETH long positions, playing out a "bull comeback" script, but a few days later he was back on the forced liquidation list.
Brother Maji's sense of direction is not bad (he indeed dared to heavily position at ETH lows this year), but his risk control basically relies on faith. 25x leverage + full position meant his account only had two states: doubling up or being liquidated on the way.# Netflix Growth May Slow, Advertising Business Becomes New Focus
Netflix recently announced a global layoff of about 6% (around a thousand employees), reflecting that the streaming media giant is entering a growth plateau. After revenue growth peaked at 17.6% by the end of 2025, the growth rate has declined for two consecutive quarters to 13.4% in 2026, with the third quarter expected to slow further to around 12%, indicating that the user growth dividend previously driven by "cracking down on shared accounts" has reached its peak.
The core reasons for the slowdown lie in three major challenges: first, mature markets like North America are becoming saturated, limiting new subscriber growth; second, with flagship IPs like "Stranger Things" concluding, global viewing hours in the first half of 2026 increased by only 2% year-over-year, lacking blockbuster new releases to maintain engagement; third, inflationary pressures and competition from peers have weakened the marginal benefits of simply raising subscription fees.
Facing cooling growth, Netflix is shifting from "pursuing scale" to "defending profits and diversifying monetization." In addition to controlling costs through layoffs to maintain an operating profit margin exceeding 31% for the year, it is also fully betting on ad-supported subscription plans, live sports broadcasts, and cloud gaming. Whether Netflix can launch a second growth curve in the future will depend on the efficiency of ad monetization and the staying power of hit content.