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$ETH Once it broke below 2500, Big Bro Maji was immediately pushed to the edge of a cliff.
If he doesn't want to be completely liquidated, he can only cut losses and close positions all the way. He slashed his position to 8.5 million, losing 11.9 million dollars in a week. The account's net value is now only 288,000, all thrown in as margin, holding on to the death.
Opening price was 2545, liquidation price 2392. To put it bluntly, he's repeatedly hovering around the liquidation line.
This guy is really tough, the die-hard long position persona won't fall. But the market is something that punishes defiance.
288,000 in the crypto world, to put it bluntly, is just a large retail investor level. With the bears this fierce, can he really hold on?Yesterday's deep V move was not in vain. BTC closed above 83000, this morning around 83400, 24-hour high at 84158, ETH at 2500, SOL at 107. Although it couldn't hold above 84000, it didn't drop back to 81000 either. This closing posture can be considered passing. Looking at the candlesticks over the past two days, there's a lot of information. On Monday, a false breakout at 84352 dropped back to 81800; on Tuesday, a false break below 81062 was pulled back above 84000. Bulls and bears were continuously caught on both sides, with 170,000 liquidations, and floating chips were heavily shaken out. The area between 80400 and 81000 was tested twice and recovered both times, thickening the double bottom base. The market is now at a critical point; 84000 to 85000 is dense resistance above, 81000 to 80400 is strong support below, and the range is narrowing, getting closer to a real directional choice. A volume breakout above 85000 will confirm the double bottom, with a rebound target of 87000; a drop below 80400 without recovery will mean double bottom failure, with 78000 in sight. Before the direction is clear, the strategy is simple: wait. Hold spot positions firmly, keep buy orders at 80000 and 78000 but don't expect immediate fills, and do not add positions chasing the price before breaking 85000. In this kind of two-way pin action market, frequent trading is just giving money to the market. Tonight, the US September CPI data will be released, the biggest macro variable this week. Interest rate expectations will directly give direction. Don't move positions before the data; let the data speak first.📉 Today's rebound is short covering, not new inflows.
In the past 24 hours, BTC liquidations reached 68.56 million, with shorts accounting for 70.9%; ETH liquidations were 58.61 million, shorts 62.2%.
But altcoins liquidated were mostly longs—"other" coins had 50.62 million liquidations with longs at 83.2%.
ETF daily net value shifted from a net outflow of 65.4 million to a net inflow of 6.7 million.
Mechanism: The probability of a rate hike on October 28 dropped from 70% to 19%, easing dollar pressure and prompting shorts to retreat first.
On Orbit, on day 13 of the "10U Challenge," Peak Brother's desperate cliff 🇺🇸 wrote last night "aiming for 85,000." This is the position shorts gave up.
KOSPI fell 5.46% yesterday and rebounded 2% today.
Last night I gave a range of 81,000–84,500, with a 12-hour low of 81,032.8 and a high of 84,166.3.
Tonight at 20:30 CPI is expected year-over-year 3.4% → 3.6–3.7%. (Personal opinion, not investment advice)
My prediction: Core month-over-month ≤0.2%, BTC hits 84,500–85,500 within 24 hours; ≥0.3% looks at 82,000.
Short covering can pull height but not trend.
Do you think it will break 84,500 first tonight, or return to 82,000 first?
$BTC $ETH #SeptemberCPIReleaseComingSaylor is out again shouting about 100,000.
He said $BTC already bottomed below 60,000, now back in the 80,000 range, and can break 100,000 again later, with an annual increase of 20% to 30% in the coming years.
Sounds pretty encouraging.
But if you break down what he said, the really interesting part isn’t the price prediction, it’s the latter part — MSCI wants to change index rules, possibly kicking out companies like Strategy that mainly rely on hoarding coins rather than operating profits from the global index, and he’s panicking.
To put it simply, part of his bullishness is faith, part is that his wealth is tied up in it, and if the index kicks them out, the buying volume will drop significantly.
So I’m cautious this round.
He says it’s bottomed, I believe half of it. He says he’ll keep accumulating, I believe that too. But the more someone is desperate to keep the rules from changing, the tighter that leash is.
Whether 100,000 can be reached again, who knows, first let’s see if MSCI accepts him.
#BTC and ETH spot ETFs are flowing out simultaneously, has institutional demand weakened?
#$BTC September CPI to be released tonight
The Federal Reserve may continue to raise interest rates!
At 20:30 tonight, the U.S. will release the September CPI data.
The market currently expects the September CPI to rise 3.6% year-on-year, higher than the previous 3.4%; core CPI is expected to rise 2.5% year-on-year, also higher than the previous 2.4%.
Cleveland Fed President Harker recently emphasized again that to bring inflation back to the 2% target, the Federal Reserve still needs to raise interest rates further.
The biggest problem right now is energy prices. $CL oil prices remain high, which may cause overall inflation to accelerate again, and core inflation has not fully cooled down.
This CPI release is very important for BTC, $XAU gold, and U.S. stocks.
If the data exceeds expectations, the market may further increase bets on a rate hike in December, and risk assets will remain under short-term pressure.
But I do not intend to panic sell before the data is released. Recent rate hike expectations have repeatedly affected the market. Tonight, besides watching the CPI itself, it is more important to see if $BTC can hold the lows of the past few days after the data release. #BTC and ETH spot ETFs are flowing out simultaneously, has institutional demand weakened? In this rebound, BTC alone carries the banner, while other major coins only recover from low levels.
In this divergent market, who is really leading this rebound? Market data provides a clear answer: risk aversion among funds remains evident.
From 101.63 rising to 108.56, the rebound from the low is impressive, but there is still about a 3% gap from the 24-hour opening price of 112.19, and the resistance at 113.12 has not yet been touched.
From 2409 rebounding to 2532, the low-level recovery is decent but has not reclaimed the 2560 opening position, with clear pressure at 2580 above.
From 81033 rising to 83700, only 0.3% below the 24-hour opening price of 83983, this is the best recovery among the three, as under uncertainty funds prioritize flowing to the most liquid assets.
This is a BTC-driven recovery, not a comprehensive market risk appetite rebound. Only when all three simultaneously break key price levels will funds spread to high Beta coins; if only BTC strengthens while others lag, it only indicates funds seeking safety in BTC.
The core observation level for this round is BTC 84360.
$BTC $ETH $SOL 💥 Don't rush to buy, 65% of the bulls haven't been wiped out yet
$BTC $ETH $ZEC
A sharp drop followed by a rebound—do you think the market is giving an opportunity? Wake up, this is the whales testing the waters, seeing how much selling pressure remains, and shaking out retail investors.
The ETH long-short ratio tells the story: 65.79% of accounts are long, only 34.21% are short. When the price dropped near 2500, retail investors thought it was cheap and rushed to go long. But the market is counterintuitive; the more unified retail is, the less likely the big players will push up. This 65% bulls are ready fuel; if they don't get burned out, the market won't bottom.
On-chain data isn't optimistic either: ETH spot ETFs saw a net outflow of $542 million last week, with BlackRock alone withdrawing $477 million; Ethereum Foundation-related wallets transferred 4393 ETH to exchanges, and F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun also moved 2160 ETH. Institutions are withdrawing, whales are running, and buying power has long vanished.
Price is grinding back and forth near 2500, moving averages all pressing overhead, each rebound weaker than the last. This kind of exhaustion will most likely end with a big bearish candle smashing through 2400. As long as retail investors aren't desperate, the real bottom won't appear.
Don't catch the falling knife, don't bottom-fish; going short with the trend is the hard truth.
How many more days do you think this 65% bulls can hold out?
$BTC $ZEC
#BTC and ETH spot ETFs see simultaneous outflows, is institutional demand weakening?
#September CPI release imminent, Harker says further rate hikes are still needed
⚠️ Personal review, not investment advice.The market suddenly quieted down, and no one is willing to take the first step. Do you feel the same way, where the red light hasn't turned green yet, but your foot is already pulled back? Last night, staring at the screen, BTC 83406, ETH 2550, SOL 111, XAUT 4171, all in red. But what really made me stop wasn't the candlestick chart, it was three things pulling at the back simultaneously. The first is geopolitics and oil prices. The Strait of Hormuz is restricted, pipelines attacked, pushing oil prices up, and the G7 released 100 million barrels from reserves to suppress prices. Gold has safe-haven properties, but with the US dollar strengthening and US Treasury yields high, the rise is being suppressed. XAUT is tugging back and forth around 4171, holding steady but unable to break out. This stalemate itself indicates that safe-haven funds aren't that confident either. The second is inflation and interest rates, which is the real starting gun. CPI and PPI are about to be released. Core CPI at 0.2% means the Fed can remain patient; at 0.3%, there will be arguments again; at 0.4%, rate hike expectations will be repriced, and risk assets will come under pressure. The 10-year US Treasury yield is 5.36%, cash yields a steady 5% for one year, so who still wants to buy things that don't generate cash flow? This is a bit harsh, but it is the most real opposing force right now. The third is institutional funds, which determine the quality of the rebound. BTC ETF saw an outflow of 678 million in the first week, ETH had nine consecutive days of net outflows, and SOL ended 14 weeks of net inflows. These are not small numbers; they tell me that marginal buying is retreating, at least temporarily. I've noted the key positions:September CPI to be released tonight
The Federal Reserve may continue to raise interest rates!
At 20:30 tonight, the U.S. will release the September CPI data.
The market currently expects the September CPI to rise 3.6% year-on-year, higher than the previous 3.4%; core CPI is expected to rise 2.5% year-on-year, also higher than the previous 2.4%.
Cleveland Fed President Harker recently emphasized again that to bring inflation back to the 2% target, the Federal Reserve still needs to raise interest rates further.
The biggest problem right now is energy prices. $CL oil prices remain high, which may cause overall inflation to accelerate again, and core inflation has not fully cooled down.
This CPI release is very important for BTC, $XAU gold, and U.S. stocks.
If the data exceeds expectations, the market may further increase bets on a rate hike in December, and risk assets will remain under short-term pressure.
But I do not intend to panic sell before the data is released. Recent rate hike expectations have repeatedly affected the market. Tonight, besides watching the CPI itself, it is more important to see if $BTC can hold the lows of the past few days after the data release. $BTC and $ETH spot ETFs are both seeing outflows
Are institutional funds retreating?
The crypto market has been continuously declining recently, and ETF funds are also showing significant changes.
According to Farside data, on October 7, the US Bitcoin spot ETF had a single-day net outflow of $484.9 million, followed by a continued outflow of $244.1 million on October 8.
On October 12, the Bitcoin ETF again saw a net outflow of $65.4 million. The Ethereum ETF had a net outflow of about $85.4 million on the same day, totaling approximately $150.8 million in combined outflows.
Previously, the market regarded spot ETFs as the most important incremental source of funds for this bull market, but recent data shows that institutional funds are also affected by the macro environment.
Especially with the Federal Reserve reconsidering rate hikes and the dollar and US Treasury yields remaining high, it is not surprising that funds temporarily leave high-volatility assets.
However, continuous outflows do not mean that institutions have completely abandoned the crypto market.
What I care more about is whether ETF funds can turn positive again after BTC prices stabilize. If prices rebound but funds continue to flow out, the sustainability of such a rebound is questionable. $ETH leads the mainstream, with money flowing into the Ethereum ecosystem. $BTC current price is $83,387, up 2.52% in 24 hours; $ETH rose 3.53% to $2,506.47, with a turnover rate of 3.95%, more than twice BTC's 1.82%. On the gainers list, $OP rose 24.43% with a turnover of 56.88%, ZK rose 12.21% with a turnover of 37.81%, showing increased volume on Ethereum Layer 2 on the same day.
The breadth of the rebound is not yet sufficient. The total market cap is $2.83 trillion, down 1.12% in 24 hours, with the deepest decline only -10.04%, and gains concentrated in a few coins. $BAT rose 27.72%, but the funding rate is -0.37%, indicating shorts are adding positions as prices rise; a rally under negative funding rates is likely to be followed by a pullback. BLUR funding rate is -1.04%.
In the next 48 hours, Ethereum ecosystem is expected to outperform the broader market. There are two critical thresholds: if ETH's 24-hour gain falls below BTC's, this line breaks; and only when the total market cap change turns positive from -1.12% can a full rebound be considered.10月13日，美股又是一场表面平静、底下打架的交易日。标普几乎原地踏步，但芯片和银行把盘面按住了，市场在交易“业绩还能不能继续撑住高位”，而不是方向本身。 标普500收于7805.45，跌0.02%；道指51670.10，跌0.35%；纳斯达克27204.38，跌0.15%。距离10月6日的纪录高点7818.93只剩不到0.2%。表面上是微跌，实际是宽幅震荡后的回吐——道指盘中一度冲高数百点，最后还是被打回去。 银行季报正式开场，结果是“好消息卖不出”。高盛业绩超预期，股价几乎没动；摩根大通罕见miss，跌近1%；富国银行净利息收入不及预期，跌约3%；花旗尽管收入创十年最好三季度，股价仍跌超5%。业绩本身不差，但市场已经把“稳健”定价进去了，缺的是超预期的增长叙事。 更明显的是芯片。费城半导体指数连续第五天下跌，美光跌近4%，应用材料跌近7%。催化剂是中国长鑫存储在新一代存储架构上的进展，叠加博通CEO此前对AI资本开支“像赌场”的评论。存储股和设备股领跌，把纳指按住。AI主题今年已涨了很多，市场开始对“还能再涨多少”变得敏感，而不是单纯看需求。 板块上，能源和通信服务走强，部分抵消了【$BTC market dominance stands above 60% again, altcoins are drained before they even recover】
Bitcoin's market dominance has climbed back above 60%, but don't rush to celebrate BTC's bull return. On October 13, data from different platforms showed BTC dominance around 59.7% to 60.4%, while the total market cap shrank about 2.8% in 24 hours. This looks more like altcoins have fallen harder than BTC, so BTC passively gained a larger market share.
Funds haven't signaled a full-scale attack either. On October 12, the US spot BTC ETF saw a net outflow of $65.4 million, indicating institutional buying hasn't returned to take over yet. Currently, money prefers to hold BTC rather than gamble on highly volatile altcoins.
I tend to believe that in the short term, BTC still has the advantage while altcoins remain under pressure. Market dominance breaking 60% is not the start of an altcoin season; rather, it shows risk appetite hasn't recovered yet. However, if BTC stabilizes and rises, market dominance then falls back, and altcoins start to rally broadly, that would be a signal of capital diffusion. Otherwise, don't just look at BTC's rebound and assume all coins will take off together.#After the Unichain handover, UNI enters the expected game phase
1.2 years, this Uniswap self-developed L2 completes its lifecycle and is handed over to Optimism for operation, marking the project’s contraction of its front and refocusing on the DEX core business. This phase is usually accompanied by a narrative decline in the market, continuous weakness in funding rates, a slow decline in total positions, and holders no longer pricing based on new chain stories but relying on the protocol’s trading volume and the long-term expectations of the fee switch to make judgments.
The protocol’s trading volume remains high, but token holders cannot share cash flow, and the fee switch has been undecided for many years. Previously, Unichain was the market’s core incremental narrative; after the narrative fades, the target can only rely on periodic capital pulses, and the market often falls silent again after a rebound.
The core constraint of this round of the market is not the on-chain trading scale but the regulatory definition of the fee switch. Before the rules are implemented, light holdings face limited pressure, while heavy long-term holdings are prone to sustained losses. The signal for phase transition comes from the regulatory definition related to the fee switch. The most important price level to watch now is $7.
$UNI $BTC $ETH $SOL Win rate is only 40%, yet earned 4.78 million
Just reviewed BitLangLang's 4804 trades from May 2022 to June 2024. Three numbers defy common sense.
1. Win rate is only 40%
1964 profitable trades, 2803 losing trades — 839 more losses.
But he still made money: average profit 5008, average loss 1534, profit-loss ratio 3.27.
Making money relies not on win rate, but on odds.
2. 42% of trades don’t last more than 5 minutes
2030 trades were cut within 5 minutes, 77% don’t last over 30 minutes.
Median holding time: 7 minutes.
3. Almost all his money was earned from 54 trades
Grouped by holding time:
· 4 to 24 hours: 256 trades, gross profit 1.749 million
· Over 1 day: 54 trades, gross profit 2.539 million
· The 2030 trades within 5 minutes only earned 3162 USD combined
54 trades account for only 1.1%, yet contributed 45.9% of the profit.
His most traded assets are $BTC (1036 trades), $ETH (404 trades), $PEPE (255 trades).
Net profit of 4.786 million in two years, these three numbers actually tell the same story
This is not luck, it’s discipline. Cut losses fast, hold on, let the odds speak for you. ETH shows a "weak rebound, underperforming BTC" pattern today, currently trading around $2,500–2,520, basically flat or slightly up in 24 hours, but down about 6.4% for the week.
The core issue is the absence of institutional demand. The US spot ETH ETF has seen net outflows for 10 consecutive trading days, with a cumulative withdrawal exceeding $780 million, led mainly by BlackRock's ETHA. This means the rebound lacks institutional buying support. Compared to BTC's performance in the same period, ETH is clearly weaker—while BTC rose about 1.35% that day, ETH actually declined.
Positive changes have appeared in the derivatives market. Open interest has dropped 15.9% over 5 days, reducing long crowding; the funding rate is near zero, indicating a thorough leverage cleanup and lowering the risk of further sharp declines. However, the cost is a corresponding weakening of rebound momentum, with the market entering a "no leverage, no inflow" quiet state.
Key levels: The $2,400 support below has been repeatedly tested since March and is pivotal; after a wick to this area yesterday, a quick rebound followed. The $2,520–2,600 range above forms a short-term resistance band. ETH/BTC has shown oversold signals but no confirmed reversal yet. Tonight's CPI data is the core variable determining direction; if inflation exceeds expectations, ETH may retest the $2,400 level again. #97200, The market is betting on a continued delay in easing expectations
The current mainstream consensus is that the market fluctuation is just a brief consolidation, and a rebound will start once easing is implemented. But an easily overlooked point is that the initiative in the market does not lie in the sector itself, but in the continuously fluctuating liquidity expectations. Long-term US Treasury yields and the US dollar remain strong, with inflation and employment data continuously revising down rate cut expectations, suppressing overall risk appetite.
If initial jobless claims and PCE continue to show economic resilience, the market will further delay pricing in easing; only if inflation and demand weaken significantly will growth assets see a rebound window. All cryptocurrencies are fluctuating within a range, and the rebound lacks sustained incremental funds, as capital waits for macro results to materialize.
There is no need to heavily bet on a single direction at once; priority should be given to controlling drawdowns. In the market, patience and risk control are far more valuable than being right in a single judgment. The market is like a wilderness waiting for the wind; without signals, do not move rashly.
$BTC $ETH $SOL $DOGE has a rarely mentioned flaw: with a market cap of over thirteen billion, ranking in the top ten, 70% of its total trading volume is concentrated in just two exchanges, with Binance alone accounting for more than one-third.
Among large market cap coins, this level of concentration is an anomaly. Normally, the larger the market cap, the more dispersed the market makers are, with liquidity spread across dozens of platforms. DOGE is the opposite — it looks like a big market, but the actual buy and sell orders are thin and concentrated in just a few pools. This is no coincidence; it shows that market makers are unwilling to spread their inventory to long-tail platforms because, apart from those few, there’s hardly any trading activity elsewhere.
The consequence is straightforward. When the market is stable, the difference isn’t noticeable, but once the order books of the leading exchanges thin out, DOGE’s slippage becomes much worse compared to mainstream coins with similar market caps. You might think you’re buying a highly liquid leader, but in reality, you’re buying the depth of just a couple of exchanges.
Looking at the bigger picture: it has dropped 60% over the year, falling from 0.11 to 0.084 in a month, which is exactly the lower boundary of the 30-day range. The meme sector’s overall hype has cooled this year, and DOGE, as the pioneer, has already told its story once; the new narrative to take over hasn’t arrived yet.
0.08 is a key round number and has been repeatedly tested during this decline; 0.09 above is a resistance level. Until trading volume outside these two exchanges truly grows, its price elasticity will have to be discounted. The US is about to release the September CPI data, and I've heard there might be another rate hike this year. It's no wonder the crypto prices can't go up!😩
It's making it hard to even get a good night's sleep! When interest rates are high, buying government bonds guarantees steady returns, so who would want to throw money into non-yielding Bitcoin?🤔️
$BTC is currently holding the key level of 81,000, consolidating between 80,000 and 85,000 for now.
Since October, ETFs have seen continuous net outflows, does this mean institutions are also pulling out?🤔️
$ETH is weaker than Bitcoin, hovering around 2,500, also in a volatile consolidation phase, with ETFs flowing out as well, which is quite frustrating.
$SOL has fallen even harder, dropping from 120 down to around 107, a weekly decline of over 10%, ending a streak of 14 consecutive weeks of ETF net inflows, the performance is indeed not looking good.
The crypto market really needs incremental capital inflows to usher in a true bull market.
Given the current situation, a big rally is unlikely in the short term! #9月CPI公布在即，哈玛克称仍需进一步加息 $BTC Long positions are twice as many as short positions
On the same chart, two groups stand opposite each other.
Longs have piled up $187 million, shorts only $98 million.
How is this number calculated: the long-short difference is close to $90 million, deducing from this, longs are nearly twice the shorts.
Who is placing orders here: longs have an unrealized profit of $18.15 million, shorts an unrealized loss of $9.75 million.
The losing side is not because of wrong direction, but because their position size is smaller than the opposite side.
In 30 minutes, sell orders total $51.63 million, buy orders $19.03 million.
The selling pressure is not new shorts entering, but longs converting profits into cash.
Once profit-taking starts, every step the price moves down, more longs want to exit.
When many run, a stampede on themselves happens.
#BTC and ETH spot ETFs are flowing out simultaneously, has institutional demand weakened? $BTC 全网狂欢$ZRO 的合并叙事，单周暴涨。我偏不跟风。情绪最沸腾时，聪明钱在撤退。我在2.35反手开空。
做空逻辑：利好出尽。合并落地、跨链回暖全是明牌。10月20日解锁倒计时，超5000万美元筹码入场。20倍杠杆搏概率。
标记价2.0225，浮盈278%。后市守住2.00会反弹，跌破去1.80。情绪退潮，裸泳的浮出来。$ZEC $BTC #9月CPI公布在即，哈玛克称仍需进一步加息 Before and after the CPI release, capital behavior always repeats the same pattern
During previous CPI release periods, concentrated short position covering was the main driver of market rebounds, not new capital inflows. The essence of market competition is interest rate expectation pricing; for every 0.1 percentage point rise in core CPI, rate hike expectations quickly increase. The market had already priced in hawkish expectations with a prior decline, so the data release triggers short covering.
This week's CPI, focus on capital choices: overall data is affected by rising oil prices, core inflation remains moderate, so capital will most likely clear longs first then recover. Ethereum's position is more unstable, its pullback elasticity usually exceeds Bitcoin's. No need to pre-bet before data release; if inflation is high, wait for a pullback; if inflation weakens, follow the trend, confirming capital direction with the first 15-minute K-line high after data release.
If Bitcoin holds 83300, capital may test 85000; if it breaks below 82500, the 80,000 level will be tested. Do you think capital will continue the previous covering pattern after this CPI release?
$BTC $ETH $SOL 这单+361%不是运气，是数据给的机会。$PUMP 期货持仓集中度极高，资金费率剧烈翻转，现货深度极浅。价格跌、持仓涨，主力偷偷压盘。
配合基本面：解锁抛压悬在头上，回购减半。我在0.005412开50倍空，逻辑闭环。
标记价现在0.005021。后市盯0.0048，这是多空争夺线。数据不说谎，跟着资金走。$BTC $ETH 别人贪婪我恐惧。$STRK 狂飙，我看到的是陷阱。L1量子叙事、生态新钱包暴增，全是明牌利好。明牌就是出货时机。我在0.09321开空。
结合明天代币解锁，流通增量对小市值币是重压。倒计时抛压预期让多头松手。这就是我等的窗口。
后市不看深跌，0.08有支撑。但利好透支，上涨空间封死。逆向思维，等下一个恐慌点。$BTC $ETH 🚨 Bitcoin holds above $80,000, but a warning sign is emerging!
Recently in the crypto space, there's a phenomenon worth noting:
📉 Last week, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net outflow of about $679 million, and Ethereum ETFs had a net outflow of about $542 million.
In just one week, the two major mainstream coin ETFs lost over $1.2 billion combined.
Here’s the question:
The price hasn't continued to crash, so why are institutional funds still pulling out?
🔍 I believe the market is undergoing three changes:
① Funds are becoming cautious
Continuous ETF outflows indicate some institutions are reducing risk exposure rather than rushing to bet on the next rally.
② Macro factors are dominating the market again
The Fed's policy expectations lean hawkish, and pressure from the dollar and U.S. Treasury yields is depriving the crypto market of sustained upward momentum.
③ The real test is yet to come
The U.S. CPI will be released on October 14.
If inflation exceeds expectations, risk assets may come under pressure again; if the data is moderate, the market might get a chance to catch its breath.
💡 My view:
The biggest danger now is not a decline, but mistaking every rebound for a bull market restart.
Next, focus on whether ETF funds can flow back and whether BTC can hold key positions during the rebound.
The market never lacks opportunities; what it lacks is the patience to wait for them.
💬 Do you think BTC is bottoming this time or is it a continuation of the downtrend?
#BTC #Bitcoin #ETH #CryptoMarket #Cryptocurrency #FederalReserve反弹还能追吗？BTC、ETH、SOL的买盘，已经开始分岔了！
今早需要关注一个变化：24小时数据还有不少绿色，最近1小时，BTC、ETH、SOL的现货和合约却都转成了净流出。短线卖盘又开始主动了。
① BTC：有承接，也有抛压
24小时现货净流入约9565万美元，合约净流入约9186万美元。
拉近到1小时，现货净流出约4864万美元，合约净流出2.29亿美元。全天买盘还在，短线卖压也很明显，接下来要看现货能不能继续接住。
② ETH：合约热，现货冷
24小时合约净流入4.15亿美元，现货却净流出约8943万美元。
这组反差我会重点看。合约主动买入可以来自开多，也可以来自平空。想让反弹走得更稳，还需要现货买盘跟上。
③ SOL：全天有人买，短线开始卖
24小时现货净流入约3007万美元，合约净流入约2607万美元。
最近1小时两边都净流出，4小时也都偏弱，说明买盘的持续性还需要观察。
我的观点：反弹有承接，短线追涨先放慢一点。后面重点看1小时卖压能否收敛、4小时现货买盘能否增强。
24小时的绿灯，不能直接当成下一小时的上涨通行证。合约有风险，开单须谨慎！Stop blindly trusting that “hardware wallets are absolutely secure.”
According to Decrypt, Ledger disclosed a case involving the theft of approximately $86 million in assets: a hidden LTE module was found inside the device, which can directly read the 24 mnemonic words displayed on the screen during initialization, while the Secure Element and its firmware remained untouched throughout.
Two observations: First, this attack bypassed the secure chip and intercepted the user’s step of copying the mnemonic words from the screen, striking at the end of the trust chain; second, the spot market for $BTC and $ETH remains relatively neutral, but the narrative around hardware wallets and self-custody is under pressure. Going forward, manufacturers will likely need to add physical tamper-proof verification for the screen and initialization process, and demands for firmware audits and supply chain security will also increase. Reminder: after generating mnemonic words, do not reproduce them on any device that can connect to the internet or be tampered with; addresses suspected to be affected should be migrated and have their mnemonic words changed as soon as possible.
Are you more worried about supply chain tampering, or about being targeted during the step of copying your mnemonic words?23.8%.
Just looking at this number, market makers would laugh.
The probability of a rate hike in October is less than a quarter; frankly, the market doesn't believe the Fed dares to move.
Recall last month, this number was still fluctuating above 40%. Now it's been cut in half.
Money is the most honest; it has already written the answer for the Fed.
From a market-making perspective, what does such a low probability mean?
It means no one is willing to bet on a rate hike. Option pricing has long since flattened out.
If a rate hike really happens, the first to crash won't be the coin price, but those institutions betting on interest rates.
So at this point, I'm leaning optimistic.
But don't get ahead of yourself; low probability doesn't mean it won't happen.
There was a time last year when the market priced just over 20%, and then the hike actually happened, leaving everyone stunned.
My current stance is simple: no chasing highs, but also no bearish bets.
Wait for the October meeting to conclude before deciding.
Fellow folks in the circle, do you really think the Fed dares to move this time?
#September CPI announcement imminent, Hamak says further rate hikes still needed
#$BTC $ETH 现在像夹心饼干🍪，上有空头雷区，下有多头火药桶。
往上摸到2636，押跌的杠杆单会被动平仓，约8.78亿💥，容易引发快速拉升。
往下踩破2401，押涨的单子则面临清算，约5.53亿💥，可能瞬间砸盘。
价格没脱离区间前，多空都在加码，波动随时放大。插针行情往往不讲道理，一根K线就能扫掉两端🕯️。
玩杠杆的，别把仓位压太重，别硬扛；现货也别追涨杀跌，爆单推出来的行情，来得猛，退得也快🏃。
$BTC 同样受情绪牵引，市场进入较劲阶段。现在最该做的不是猜方向，而是管住手、降杠杆、等确认👀。
宁可错过，别被来回打脸。活着，才有下一轮机会。#9月CPI公布在即，哈玛克称仍需进一步加息 #台积电Q3营收创新高，盈利表现待揭晓 BTC is currently at 83238, which is a very awkward position. There are a large number of short stop losses stacked around 84000 above, but the MACD is weakening, with active sell volume suppressing buy volume, and the market is firmly pressed down by the descending trendline. Long positions are heavily liquidated between 82500 and 83000, and the support below is as fragile as paper. In the past 24 hours, the entire network has liquidated $16.69 billion, with bulls accounting for the majority; the leverage cleanup is not over yet. The total market cap is 2.72 trillion, with a 4% drop on the weekly chart.
Just replaced the access card for building 3's corridor gate, sitting back down to keep watching.
In the short term, it is highly likely to test liquidity between 82000 and 82300 downward. If broken, it will accelerate the decline. The strategy is simple: place short orders between 83500 and 83800, stop loss above 84200, first take profit at 82300, second target at 81500. Don't try to catch the bottom, don't hold positions, keep your position size very tight.
That's it.
$BTC
#Semiconductor sector concentrated sell-off, South Korea's KOSPI down over 6%
@OKX星球 $814 million liquidations, $686 million from longs. This is not an ordinary leverage cleanup but a systemic de-risking triggered by the interplay of macro interest rates and Asian stock markets. While U.S. Treasury yields remain firmly above 5.3%, the valuation anchor for risk assets is being recalibrated — yet most are still focused on candlestick charts, unaware that true pricing power has returned to the bond market. In the afternoon, Asian stock markets accelerated their decline, causing liquidation volumes to snowball. This cross-market transmission chain is worth watching: stock market drops suppress risk appetite, forcing highly leveraged longs in crypto markets to liquidate, which in turn amplifies the downturn. $BTC long liquidations, $ETH long liquidations, $ZEC long liquidations — the three major mainstream and privacy sectors are simultaneously under pressure, indicating this is not an issue isolated to individual coins but a collective contraction of overall risk exposure. The most glaring signal lies in the long-short structure: $686 million in long liquidations versus $128 million in short liquidations, a ratio exceeding 5:1. This means the market was heavily biased toward longs, and once the direction reverses, a stampede is almost inevitable. Crowded long trades themselves are a risk; when everyone is on the same side, liquidity becomes the scarcest resource. Some pin their last hopes on the CPI data at 14.10. This precisely exposes the current market fragility — when trading logic degenerates from fundamental narratives to gambling on a single macro data point, position management gives way to emotional speculation. If CPI cools down, it may temporarily ease yield pressure; if it exceeds expectations, the 5.3% yield combined with weak Asian stock markets will lead to de-risking.最脆弱的一环，从来不是CPI数字本身，而是所有人都盯着同一个数字。 如果连"符合预期"都能砸出针，你猜谁的仓位先疼？ 我这两天看衍生品盘口，比看K线还紧张。BTC被钉在83K附近，上下就是一条清算带，像踩着薄冰跳舞。ETH那边更有意思，鲸鱼默默堆了16.6万枚，ETF却流出了6.35亿，一边是现货信仰在接，一边是纸手在撤。SOL从低点弹了6%，看着热闹，但更像是空头回补的烟火，不是趋势反转的号角。 市场现在交易的不是3.6%这个数，而是你止损放在哪。共识太拥挤的时候，就算数据完全符合预期，也会先扫掉一批杠杆再选方向。这就是衍生品视角下最危险的地方：不是方向错，是节奏先把你甩下车。 偏多的路径其实很清晰。只要CPI不爆表，BTC能站稳84.2K上方，空头挤压就会变成燃料，ETH的鲸鱼吸筹也会从"偷偷买"变成"追着买"，SOL的反弹才有机会从死猫跳变成真回血。风险偏好会顺着龙头往山寨溢一点，但不会大水漫灌，更像精准滴灌。 但看空的风险也藏得很深。81.7K下面挂着一堆止损，做市商大概率会先去猎杀那一带，再决定要不要拉。ETH的ETF失血如果继续，鲸鱼再能接也会被消耗。SOL那6%的反弹，量Why Doesn't "Gold in Turbulent Times" Show Strength? Multiple Forces Compete Behind the Scenes, Inflation Data Determines Short-Term Direction
On Tuesday (October 13), the international gold market was largely calm, with spot gold slightly retreating to around $4160, and US December gold futures closing lower in tandem. On the surface, market trading was quiet, but beneath the surface, bullish and bearish forces were fiercely competing.
A missile attack on Saudi Aramco's headquarters triggered a surge in oil prices, hitting a two-week high and intensifying market inflation concerns, further strengthening expectations for Fed rate hikes this year, which put clear pressure on gold prices. However, the dollar's pullback from highs provided some relief for gold.
The entire market is holding its breath awaiting this week's key US inflation data and Federal Reserve officials' speeches. Gold is currently being pulled by three forces: geopolitical tensions, monetary policy expectations, and energy price fluctuations. The upcoming data may directly determine gold's short-term trajectory. In early Asian trading on Wednesday, spot gold continued to face pressure, trading around $4155/oz.
Middle East Conflict Escalates Again, Attack Disrupts Oil Prices, Gold Faces Dual Effects
Geopolitical risk remains an unavoidable variable in the gold market. Houthi ballistic missiles struck Saudi Aramco's headquarters in Dammam, causing fires and damage to upper floors. As the world's largest oil giant, Saudi Aramco controls vast global oil and gas production resources. The attack on its core facilities instantly ignited market fears of crude supply disruptions.
Recently, shipping risks in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait have risen, and the security of this vital energy route directly affects global oil transport costs. Coupled with multiple attacks on Riyadh airport, regional conflicts have escalated, pushing international oil prices sharply higher to a two-week peak.
Rising oil prices transmit downstream through refined products and diesel industries, raising market concerns about renewed inflation. For gold, the geopolitical crisis presents a contradictory dual impact:
War itself generates safe-haven buying, theoretically bullish for gold; but soaring oil prices drive inflation, forcing the Fed to maintain tight policies, raising real interest rates and suppressing the valuation of interest-free assets like gold. Currently, the market focuses more on the latter, with rate hike expectations outweighing safe-haven benefits.
A Deutsche Bank analyst noted that rate hikes are a double-edged sword for gold. Short-term higher rates increase the opportunity cost of holding gold; but long-term high rates worsen government debt burdens and debt risks, which in the long run support gold allocation.
Fed Officials' Views Diverge, Market Bets on Slower Rate Hike Pace
Monetary policy expectations remain the core driver of gold prices. The Fed raised rates to 3.75%-4.00% in September. Recently, signals from Fed officials have diverged, cooling expectations for aggressive hikes.
Boston Fed President Collins supports the September hike and believes a small additional hike is needed before year-end to bring inflation back to the 2% target. He also warned that Middle East conflicts pushing energy prices, tariffs, and AI infrastructure investment will make the fight against inflation more challenging.
New York Fed President Williams takes a cautious stance, indicating possibly one more hike in 2026 but no further tightening in 2027, expecting inflation to fall significantly near target next year. Fed Governor Waller also said rising US Treasury yields are more due to economic and AI investment factors, with inflation expectations still manageable.
CME FedWatch data shows only a 20% chance of a rate hike at the October meeting, but an 88% chance in December.
The market generally believes the Fed has no immediate need to act before inflation data is released. The high-rate environment still suppresses gold, but expectations of a slower pace of hikes somewhat ease pressure on gold prices. Only when real rates peak will gold's pressure truly ease.
US Treasury and Dollar Movements Provide Temporary Relief for Gold
Fluctuations in US Treasuries and the dollar also indirectly influence gold pricing. On Tuesday, long- and short-term Treasury yields diverged: long-term yields fell following European bond markets, with the 10-year yield retreating from highs but still in a high range; 2-year yields rose slightly ahead of inflation data. Volatility in French bonds and risk aversion drove funds into bonds, lowering long-term yields.
The dollar index reversed down from an 18-month high. The market began reassessing AI sector valuations, capital inflows into US assets slowed, and Williams' dovish remarks further drove the dollar down. A weaker dollar provides some support for dollar-priced gold.
However, how long this support lasts depends on whether inflation data will alter Fed policy expectations. The IMF also warned that high debt combined with high bond yields poses risks, and geopolitical conflicts pushing energy prices could again raise US Treasury yields. In the long term, gold's value as a hedge against debt and geopolitical risks remains, though short-term sentiment is cautious.
Market Outlook: CPI Inflation Data Is the Key to Breaking the Deadlock
Overall, the slight retreat in gold prices reflects cautious waiting before major events, not a trend decline. Middle East conflicts pushing oil prices, Fed officials' divergent views, and the dollar's pullback create a tug-of-war resulting in current volatility.
Upcoming CPI consumer price index, PPI producer price index, and Fed senior officials' speeches are the most important catalysts to break the current stalemate.
If inflation data shows strong stickiness and energy-driven inflation rebounds, the market will reprice long-term high rates, and gold prices will continue to face downward pressure;
If inflation data signals cooling, combined with ongoing geopolitical risks, gold's safe-haven and hedging value will regain investor favor.
Given the potential for sudden geopolitical developments, trading should remain cautious and patient while awaiting key data releases.
Disclaimer: Personal views are for reference only and do not constitute investment advice. Capital preservation is paramount, and risks are borne by the investor.浮亏486万，麻吉大哥的“现金流棋局”♟️
链上底牌摊开，麻吉大哥并非赌单边，而是在搭现金流对冲。
🪨 $BTC 空：40倍、243枚，浮盈26万，资金费已超5万。只要不暴力拉升，它更像慢速印钞机。
🌱 ETH多：25倍、8700枚，开仓2546，浮亏40万。押生态回暖，可资金费持续抽血，时间不站他这边。
🎭 HYPE空：浮亏486万最扎眼，却已收资金费超100万。5倍杠杆下，空头拥挤反成提款机，只要价格不崩，现金流不断。
三腿各司其职：BTC空赚波动，ETH多赌修复，HYPE空吃情绪溢价。但高杠杆底色不变：巨鲸扛得住浮亏，普通人可能先爆仓💥。
真正胜负手在BTC方向。单边行情一来，这套结构就要压力测试。活下来，永远比猜对方向更重要。🧠#9月CPI公布在即，哈玛克称仍需进一步加息 #台积电Q3营收创新高，盈利表现待揭晓 灶台上那口俄乌能源锅，刚被特朗普掀开锅盖，飘出来的不是香味，是一股夹生柴油的焦糊味！他喊出十月十一日能源停火，像主厨当众报了一道招牌菜，可后厨没有联合确认，基辅还说俄军继续砸能源设施。这叫什么？前厅敲锣上菜，后厨还在抡锅互殴。
十月十二日，诺瓦克确认美俄能源官员和企业正谈柴油供应，俄方还部分松开出口限令。这相当于高汤桶的盖子松了半圈，火苗“呼”地窜上来。另一边又传美国警告基辅别碰俄炼油厂，否则军援和情报支持可能出岔子。这就像灶台边劝架：别掀油锅，油温一炸，整条街都得呛。
没有真正停火落地前，能源供应预期就是一口忽大忽小的火。油价的锅边开始冒泡，联动菜最先闻味。做投资组合像配宴席：主流币是主菜，管饱；山寨币是调料，提香；杠杆合约则是特辣辣椒，放一勺满头汗，放三勺直接辣穿肠胃。眼下地缘能源这阵风，等于往热油里泼水，不是调味，是炸锅。
柴油供应谈判、出口限制松动、炼厂遇袭风险，任何一味都能改汤底。$xBMNR 不是独立小炒，它更像跟原油、能源预期、风险偏好同锅爆香的回锅肉。谈判顺一点，火转小，风险偏好回甜；谈崩或炼厂再挨打，辣椒面撒进热油，呛得全场咳嗽。此时杠杆仓位若还当小米辣乱撒，咸淡没定就猛加辣，厨房先烧穿。
能源停火这锅汤，至今没撇沫：一边说谈柴油，一边能源设施继续挨打；一边松出口限令，一边警告别炸炼厂。火候全卡在“没有联合确认”这四个字上。$xBMNR 的锅气，也只认下一份真正落地的联合确认，不认单方面报菜名。灶门还开着，柴油这锅汤正咕嘟冒泡，谁先伸勺，谁先烫嘴。 #russiausdieseltalksOpening the chest cavity, the heart is still beating autonomously, but the aorta has been clamped by an invisible clamp—Iran-related crypto assets are facing this kind of instant cutoff. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that about one billion dollars of Iran-related crypto assets may soon be seized. However, the preoperative imaging only shows a vague shadow: no new seizure or asset details have been confirmed, and it is unclear whether this overlaps with the approximately one billion seized in May. As a cardiac surgeon, I would not open the chest based on a blurry image alone; similarly, the market should not treat headlines as pathology.
Stablecoin issuers say they have assisted in freezing Iran-related USDT, which is like heparin being instantly reversed by protamine during surgery, causing blood flow on the chain to coagulate. Senate investigations questioning sanction controls are like postoperative pathology indicating anastomotic bleeding, showing that hemostasis is not complete. U.S. authorities targeting Iran-related crypto channels are ligating collateral circulation, attempting to cut off perfusion. The real lesion is not a token price crash but the embolism risk emerging in compliance, custody, and clearing systems.
Look at $xGOOGL. As a U.S. stock token, its underlying myocardium may not be necrotic, but systemic inflammation can transmit. If sanction panic causes market makers to withdraw orders, on-chain liquidity spasms like coronary microcirculation, bid-ask spreads widen, and token prices may deviate from the native stock, forming discounts or premiums. Stablecoin freezes, custody reviews, and Senate investigations all increase resistance in extracorporeal circulation; if U.S. dollar liquidity and U.S. Treasury yields tighten simultaneously, valuation perfusion pressure drops, and $xGOOGL will passively lose blood. Watching the price at this time is like only watching ventricular fibrillation waveforms on a monitor without looking for ischemic causes.
I want to see vital signs: whether the freeze scale continues to expand, whether net outflows on-chain accelerate, whether compliance custodians disclose information, whether Senate investigations point to stronger sanctions, and whether U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar index form a sympathetic storm. These are the ECG, transesophageal echocardiography, and mixed venous oxygen saturation. If only Iran-related assets are seized, $xGOOGL may only be affected by risk appetite and liquidity discounts; if the investigation escalates to a systemic compliance repricing of stablecoins and tokenized assets, that is pericardial tamponade, compressing the entire risk asset ventricle.
Price crashes are only symptoms; emotional treatment is ineffective. First stop the bleeding, then rebuild perfusion, or any rebound is just temporary pacing, not autonomous rhythm recovery.
If sanction freezes are treated as ordinary volatility, it is like mistaking an aortic dissection for stomach pain—by the time pericardial tamponade appears, no defibrillation can restore perfusion. #iranusd1bseizurerisk CPI results come out tonight, let's clarify 3 questions first❓
Q: Positions haven't moved, does that mean no one is playing anymore?
A: Total network positions are 142.1 billion, down 0.19% in 24 hours, indeed standing still. But looking closer at the split: $BTC positions +0.89% increasing, $ETH -0.67% decreasing. Volume is 209 billion +30%, turnover without increasing positions, everyone is waiting for 8:30 PM tonight.
Q: What does a long-short ratio of 49 to 51 mean?
A: Evenly matched, neither side yields💡. I've been watching the market for years; before big events, the closer the long-short ratio is to 50-50, the bigger the volatility after the results. Both sides think they're right, but after the results, only one side's positions will explode.
Q: Why are small coins so strong?
A: KMNO +9.56%, positions +17.09%; INJ +8.43%, positions +9.66%. Interestingly, KMNO's fee rate is negative, shorts are still adding positions. Big money is waiting for CPI, small money is seeking thrills in altcoins, the short squeeze script for KMNO is already written.
Q: Who is stronger today, BTC or ETH?
A: BTC 83409, +0.61%, positions still increasing, clearly stronger; ETH 2510, +0.01%, positions -0.67%, has been weak for three days. Funds are voting with their feet: buying BTC before CPI, not ETH.
So how will I trade tonight? Position capped at 30%, leverage below 3x. No moves before the results, no orders within 15 minutes after. I don't guess direction, I just follow.
Alarm set for 20:15, see you in the comments at 8:30 PM tonight⏰Core DAO's business on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) The truth about $CORE The token itself is not listed on the London Stock Exchange. The listed product is the BTC staking ETP product (1VBS) from third-party issuer Valour (a subsidiary of DeFi Technologies), with underlying staking technology supported by Core. Many community promotions simplify it as "Core debuting on the London Stock Exchange," which is promotional tactics and not CORE token trading. Product: 1Valour Bitcoin Physical Staking (1VBS) 1. What it is: ETP (exchange-traded product, similar to an ETF), publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange, regulated by the UK FCA, with physical Bitcoin as the underlying asset, and Bitcoin entering the Core network for non-custodial staking to generate yields. 2. Business Logic - Valour holds real BTC, with institutions cold storage and custody; - Entrust BTC to Core network validators for staking to generate staking rewards (nominal annualized rate of about 1.4%); - Staking rewards are included in the product's net asset value; investors buying this LME stock indirectly receive "BTC price appreciation + staking rewards"; - Opened to professional investors in September 2025; Obtained FCA license in January 2026, opening trading to ordinary UK retail investors. 3. Core plays a role here: underlying technology service provider - providing Satoshi-P$BTC is in a downward continuation, with CPI news coming tonight!
The 4-hour chart is unclear for now; today, watch around 82. There might be a spike at 8:30 PM when the news comes, so continue to buy spot!
The 3-day K-line represents a long-term range; short-term ups and downs do not affect the long-term trend. The MACD death cross will either be resolved by wide-range oscillation or lead to continued decline, so don't rush. Keep some funds reserved for bottom-fishing!
$SPCX dropped quite a bit last night, with temporary support around 155, but the weekly K-line is indeed a bearish trend. This week, you can only take a small rebound and exit. In the past 3 months, $SPCX has risen 60-70 points from the bottom, so a pullback is very normal!ETH does not have a unified “whale standard”; thresholds vary across different platforms, distinct from BTC (≥1000 BTC) criteria: The two most commonly used classifications within the community (Santiment / Glassnode) 1. Super Whales: ≥100,000 ETH Very few addresses, ranging from several dozen to over sixty. ⚠️ The majority here are: Beacon Chain staking contracts, exchange custody wallets, ETF custody addresses; genuine individual whales are very rare. 2. Standard Whales: ≥10,000 ETH (the tier most closely watched) Approximately 800 to 1100 addresses; this tier represents the whales commonly referred to who actively trade and influence the market, including funds, large holders, and institutional self-custody wallets. 3. Large Holders/Sharks: ≥1,000 ETH This tier has many more addresses, numbering in the thousands, including many mid-sized funds, staking service providers, and DeFi treasuries. The most important misconception (same as BTC) Address ≠ real independent person - Beacon Chain deposit contracts, Lido, Coinbase staking pools, and major exchange cold wallets are all counted as whale addresses; - One whale can split assets across dozens of wallets; one wallet can hold funds from tens of thousands of retail users (custody). Therefore, on-chain data can only count wallet addresses and cannot accurately determine how many independent “people” are whales. A brief comparison with the BTC standard you just asked about: - BTC whale standard: ≥1000 BTC,$BTC market dominance returns to 60%! Are the altcoins in your hands getting colder the longer you hold?✨
Does anyone else feel the same? A slight pullback in BTC is fine, but when you check your holdings, the altcoins you own have dropped so much it leaves you speechless.
This is not an illusion. Many altcoins suffered heavy losses in the past week: RAIN down 17.78%, VVV down 16.85%, UNI down 15.34%, and $SOL and $XRP also had significant pullbacks. In contrast, BTC only dropped 2.93%. Many coins that people are reluctant to sell have actually fallen the hardest.
Funds haven't completely exited the market; they are just starting to cluster together to avoid risk. BTC and ETH ETFs continue to see outflows; ETH ETFs have seen a cumulative outflow of $720 million in October, but BTC's market share quietly rose to 60.28%, hitting a one-month high. People aren't leaving the market; they just prefer to stay in the more certain BTC.
Macro pressures are also evident: Brent crude oil is approaching 110, and the 30-year US Treasury yield has reached 5.57%, the highest since 2002. In this risk asset revaluation phase, funds prioritize selling high-volatility altcoins.
More realistically, even if the market rebounds later, the inflow of funds may not favor altcoins first. If CPI data is released and funds still cluster around BTC, altcoins that have dropped deeply will likely rebound much more slowly.
Curious to ask everyone, are your current holdings mainly BTC or altcoins? Feel free to chat in the comments~ CORE is a small-cap altcoin without an industry-standard whale threshold (unlike BTC fixed at ≥1000 BTC, ETH commonly at ≥10000 ETH). Generally, within the community, two common thresholds are used to track CORE whales (Nansen / Lookonchain): 1. CORE whales (capable of impacting the market): ≥1,000,000 CORE 2. Large holders/sharks: 100,000–1,000,000 CORE Core characteristics (the biggest difference from BTC and ETH): 1. Extremely high concentration of holdings Top wallets include: Core DAO treasury, team/investor lockup contracts, staking contracts, exchange cold wallets. The top 10 addresses hold a very high proportion of circulating supply, which is the fundamental reason why CORE’s volatility is much greater than BTC/ETH. 2. No fixed official number - The ≥1,000,000 CORE tier: the real-time number of addresses is usually in the dozens (dynamic, changes with unlocking, staking, transfers) - The ≥100,000 CORE (large holders): a few hundred addresses Many addresses are staking contracts, foundation treasury, exchange reserves, not individual large holders. The number of independent whales who can freely sell and actively trade is much fewer than the number of addresses. 3. Data pain point: On-chain statistics for CORE are not as mature as BTC or ETH. Santiment and Glassnode do not provide stable whale-specific statistics like they do for Bitcoin and Ethereum; data can only be found on Core ScanThe market is warming up, so why are small coins still lagging behind?
$BTC is around 83,600, up about 0.6% in 24 hours, but basically unchanged over the week.
I don't think we can consider this a full recovery tonight.
If Bitcoin holds steady, it certainly helps the market, but whether other coins want to follow depends on each case.
If Bitcoin continues to rise but small coins react more and more sluggishly, then it's time to narrow the focus. There's no need to keep all positions just waiting for a broad rally.
For now, acknowledge its stability; as for how far the market can spread, the price hasn't given a clear answer yet.
#BTC and ETH spot ETFs are flowing out simultaneously—has institutional demand weakened?
$ZEC dropped about 7% in 24 hours, declined nearly 10% over the week, and has only about a 5% gain in the past month.
I will set aside the previous impression of its independent strength for now.
What’s more worth watching now is whether it can keep up when the market improves. If the environment has already improved but it continues to lag, you can’t keep explaining it as "independent movement."
The same phrase sounds confident when prices rise but can become an excuse to avoid adjusting judgments when prices fall.
$W fell about 26% in one day, yet still has about a 28% gain over the week.
Putting these two numbers together, the first thing I think of is high volatility.
Good weekly performance doesn’t mean it’s easy to make money entering today. A sudden sharp drop can render the original trading plan meaningless.
Here, I would first control position size. If you really want to observe a rebound, you also have to see how long the rise can be sustained; don’t rush to assign it a recovery phase just because the drop is eye-catching.Dogecoin (DOGE) Whale (Whale) Classification Criteria (Market General Standard) - 🐬 Dolphin: 1 million~10 million DOGE - 🦈 Shark: 10 million~100 million DOGE - 🐳 Whale: ≥ 100 million DOGE (can clearly drive market trends) - 🦑 Super Whale: ≥ 1 billion DOGE (institutional/exchange level) Quantity and Token Situation According to Santiment: There are about 140 wallets holding 100 million DOGE ≥, and these addresses collectively hold over 108 billion DOGE, with token concentration far higher than BTC and ETH. Key pitfall: The top spot on the rich list isn't a big player, but Robinhood's custodial cold wallet (about 27.2 billion DOGE, about 17.5% of circulating supply), which contains hundreds of thousands of retail investors' tokens, not just one person's; Second place is Upbit, third is Binance, both are exchange custody wallets, which are user asset custodians, not private whales. The legendary super address that once held nearly 30% DOGE was split at the end of 2021 and is no longer a single whale. Features (compared to BTC/ETH whales) 1. DOGE is a meme coin with thinner liquidity. A truly private whale makes a large transfer or dumping the market, causing much more volatility than BTC or ETH, which easily triggers crash sentiment and triggers chain liquidations. 2. Highly concentrated chips: the top 10 addresses together account for the circulating marketMainstream on-chain analysis (Santiment) defines addresses holding ≥1,000 BTC as BTC whales - latest statistics: 2,044 addresses ≥ 1,000 BTC, holding about 7.17 million BTC in total, accounting for nearly 36% of circulating supply. However! Addresses ≠ Genuine and independent individuals/institutions, which is the easiest pitfall: Includes cold exchange wallets, ETF custody addresses, platform reserve wallets, not all large individual users. For example, an exchange may have several such whale addresses, which actually belong to the same institution. More detailed layering (another sub-caliber) - Sharks: 1,000–5,000 BTC - Whales: 5,000–10,000 BTC (narrow sense) ≈ over 100 addresses - Humpback whales (super whales): > 10,000 BTC, fewer than 100 addresses. This includes MicroStrategy, the US government, early tycoons, and large custodians. Two key misconceptions: 1. It's impossible to know the real "number of whales": one person can control dozens of wallets; A single wallet could also be the money of many users (exchanges), and on-chain you can only count addresses, making it hard to distinguish the entities behind them. 2. Different platforms have different entry barriers: Some media outlets are a bit more lenient, calling ≥100 BTC 'big holder,' and the number of addresses increases to nearly 20,000, so they shouldn't be confused. In short, summarize by the most commonly used in the circle: 1$STRK
1. Basic Data on Quantitative Selling Pressure
For 6 consecutive months, 127 million STRK tokens are released on the 15th of each month, totaling 762 million tokens.
Currently, the circulating supply of STRK is about 7.42 billion tokens, with monthly unlocks accounting for approximately 1.7% of the circulating supply; the cumulative new circulation over 6 months accounts for about 10.3% of the current circulating supply.
The unlocked tokens are divided into two parts:
1. Early contributors: very low cost, stronger willingness to cash out, considered high selling pressure tokens;
2. Institutional investors: early private placements have purchase costs, large-scale selling only occurs if the token price is above cost; many institutions choose OTC off-exchange selling or staking, not necessarily direct spot market dumping.
Key point: Unlocking = tradable, does not mean all are sold immediately. The real selling pressure depends on the actual sell-through rate of holders after unlocking.
✅ Factors that can weaken selling pressure:
- L1 upgrades and ongoing quantum-resistant narratives, long-term funds accumulate gradually upon unlock;
- Some unlocked tokens are staked and locked, not entering the secondary market for sale;
- Bull market conditions with ample incremental funds and strong absorption capacity.
❌ Factors that amplify selling pressure:
- Narrative expectations delayed (L1 launch postponed), waning hype;
- Bear market in crypto, lack of incremental funds in the market;
- Early contributors sell concentratedly, prioritizing profit realization.
3. Cycle End
These 6 unlock phases will all end by March 15, 2027. After that, the large monthly selling pressure from the team and investors will disappear, significantly easing supply pressure. However, tokens reserved in the foundation treasury still have potential for long-term future release.The cost basis of investors who bought at high levels is still limiting Bitcoin's upside. After Bitcoin rebounded to around $88,000, investors holding for 1 to 2 years sold heavily, and this price level is also close to the breakeven point for investors holding for 6 to 12 months. Bitcoin's price then encountered resistance below this level, and currently, this selling pressure has significantly weakened. #TradingVoice: Your experience deserves to be heard $BTC In the past decade or so, the mainland's attitude toward Bitcoin (BTC) has followed a main line: from "defining it as a virtual commodity, warning of risks, isolating the financial system," gradually moving to "completely banning domestic virtual currency-related businesses + clearing out mining + continuously cracking down on speculation/money laundering/illegal financial activities." It was not a sudden one-size-fits-all ban but a step-by-step tightening. 1. 2013: Recognized as a "virtual commodity" but denied currency attributes - The People's Bank of China and five other ministries issued the "Notice on Preventing Bitcoin Risks": Bitcoin is not currency but a "specific virtual commodity" and cannot circulate as currency. - Financial institutions and payment institutions are prohibited from conducting Bitcoin exchange, clearing, custody, pricing, insurance, and other businesses. - Ordinary people can buy and sell at their own risk—this is considered "commodity trading," not a legal investment product, nor currency. - Core logic: prevent money laundering, maintain the legal status of the RMB, and keep risks outside the financial system. 2. 2017: Expanded from "Bitcoin" to "virtual currency/ICO," clearing trading platforms - The People's Bank of China and seven other departments issued the "Announcement on Preventing Risks of Token Issuance Financing": ICOs were defined as illegal public financing. - Domestic token issuance financing and virtual currency trading platforms were centrally cleaned up; Huobi/OKEx and others moved their domestic businesses overseas. - Attitude change: no longer just "Bitcoin speculation is risky," but treating token financing, platform matchmaking, and fundraising behaviors as financial chaos to be cracked down on. - At this time, individual coin speculation was not yet considered a crime, but platforms, coin issuance, and fundraising were already prohibited. 3. 2021: Completely tightenedBrothers and sisters, I am a PhD. Tonight at 20:30, the US September CPI data will be officially released. I know many people in the group are already sweating as the time approaches. Don't panic, I've been trading for 15 years and have seen CPI data over 30 times. Tonight, I'll explain all the logic to you thoroughly. 1. First, let's look at the four numbers to be announced tonight From the Jin10 screenshot, four data points will be released at once at 20:30 tonight: First, the CPI year-over-year, previous value 3.4%, expected 3.6%. This is the overall inflation, including energy and food. The market expectation is 0.2 percentage points higher than the previous value, indicating that everyone is mentally prepared for an inflation rebound. Second, the CPI month-over-month, previous value 0.4%, expected 0.6%. What does a 0.6% month-over-month increase mean? Annualized, that's 7.2%, which is not a small number. This is mainly pushed up by oil prices rising from 80 to 92-105. Third, the core CPI month-over-month, previous value 0.3%, expected 0.2%. Note, this expectation is even lower than the previous value, indicating the market believes that excluding energy and food, inflation pressure is actually easing. Fourth, the core CPI year-over-year, previous value 2.4%, expected 2.5%. This is the most critical one; the Federal Reserve is really focused on this. The expectation of 2.5% is still 0.5 percentage points away from the 2% target. 2. Why tonight is so important Let me tell you, tonight's CPI is not an ordinary monthly data release. First, the CME FedWatch currently shows a 77.3% probability of no rate hike in October, but the probability of a 25 basis point hike in December has already reached"A drop alone doesn't form a bottom; only what can hold it does."
$BTC broke its defense line, $ETH weakened in sync, and altcoins fell even more steeply. Most people see this as a discount but overlook that the order book is thinning. Once the support orders retreat, a few sell orders can break through a price level.
CPI and PPI data have yet to be released. If the data is on the strong side, tightening trades won't end easily. Capital usually turns before the candlesticks: first deleveraging, then allowing catch-up drops. After the lower stop-loss zone is swept, sentiment is left fragile.
Therefore, before the macro data is revealed, no matter how hard the drop, don't rush to define the bottom. Cheapness is not a product of the drop magnitude but a result of buying returning. A drop without support is just liquidity repricing.
#SeptemberCPIReleaseImminent, Hamark says further rate hikes are still needed #BTC and ETH spot ETFs see simultaneous outflows, is institutional demand weakening? #TradingVoice: Your experience deserves to be heard