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On-chain sell-off of 6 million, purchases only a bit over 1 million, yet the token price is rising. Who the heck is buying? Let's take a look at the data!
Data changes of the top 40 holders of #我踏马来了 on 2026.10.15
alpha: inflow of 11 million tokens
gate5: no change
gate1: outflow of 800,000 tokens
mexc: inflow of 0 tokens
New entries in top 40: 3 people total, 1 new position opened, 2 normal increases
Dropped out of top 40: 3 people total, all 3 reduced positions, among them 2 both increased and decreased
Top 40 increased positions: 0 people total
Top 40 reduced positions: 4 people total, all reduced positions
$我踏马来了 Daily Key Summary:
This time, 3 new addresses entered the top 40, with one opening a new position by buying. Three addresses dropped out of the top 40 and reduced their holdings, one nearly liquidated, and two reduced slightly. Total sell-off is about 3 million tokens. No one in the top 40 increased positions, 4 reduced positions totaling about 3 million tokens. Binance alpha exchange saw an inflow of 11 million tokens. Overall market fluctuation is minimal. The token price has risen about 15% since the last statistics. On-chain data shows a total sell-off of about 6 million tokens, purchases about a bit over 1 million, yet the token price rose. So the question arises: who bought the extra 5 million tokens and even pushed the token price up by 15%? Although an address suspected to be bg bought 4 million tokens, it cannot absorb the sell-off and cause the price to rise alone. Therefore, it is speculated that a user within a certain exchange is buying, but it cannot be confirmed which one at this time.#US September CPI rises to 3.7%
[Old Leek Observation] US CPI has risen to 3.7%, and what Bitcoin will face next is a renewed rise in interest rate expectations.
In September, the overall US CPI year-on-year rose to 3.7%, higher than last month's 3.4%; month-on-month it increased by 0.6%. Core CPI year-on-year rose to 2.6%, with a month-on-month increase of 0.3%. This data indicates that inflationary pressure is rising again, but it should also be noted that gasoline prices rose 9.1% in a single month, which is an important reason for the overall inflation increase this round.
Why does the crypto community need to watch this report? If inflation continues to exceed expectations, the Federal Reserve will find it harder to easily pivot to rate cuts and may even reconsider rate hikes. Rising interest rate expectations usually put pressure on risk assets like BTC and ETH.
However, I do not believe that CPI rising to 3.7% necessarily means Bitcoin must fall. The key lies in how much rate hike expectations the market has already priced in, as well as how US Treasury yields and the dollar react next.
I will be watching two signals next:
First, whether US Treasury yields continue to rise; second, whether BTC can hold recent support levels when falling and reclaim key resistance levels when rebounding.
If the dollar and yields continue to strengthen, BTC's rebound may more easily face selling pressure; if the market has digested the inflation negative news and prices stabilize, it indicates that funds may have already traded the worst expectations in advance. $BTC $ETH $ZEC #NetflixQ3AdsAndMargins [ANALYSIS] Netflix Q3 Financial Picture: Balancing Act Between Advertising Segment and Operating Margin 📈🍿
The market is focusing on Netflix's Q3 earnings report, where two core factors—Advertising Segment (Ads) and Operating Margins—continue to be the guiding compass shaping the company's value.
Here are 3 strategic highlights you can't miss around the hashtag #NetflixQ3AdsAndMargins:As shown in the chart, this is the recent 4-hour structure of ETH, spanning about twenty days.
The previous rebound peak stopped at 2,579, stuck between EMA55 and EMA200, unable to advance further. After that, the rhythm changed: the highs moved from 2,579 to 2,538, then 2,530, each lower than the last — a stepwise decline in highs is the most direct evidence of a downtrend structure.
The previous two pullbacks both found support and stopped falling around 2,406-2,409, forming a double bottom. The market once thought this level was stable. But today, a high-volume long bearish candle pierced through the double bottom, hitting a near one-month low at 2,318, followed only by a slight rebound.
The cycles are layered. On the 4-hour chart, EMA20, EMA55, and EMA200 are all above the price, forming a complete bearish alignment; on the daily chart, since that long upper shadow candle, the trend has continuously weakened, with the broader background also turning bearish. When both cycles align in direction, trading against the smaller cycle only causes trouble.
My bias: after the breakdown, follow the bearish momentum.
Trigger conditions: a rebound to 2,406-2,409 (previous double bottom, which turns from support to resistance after breaking) or pressure and pullback around EMA20 at about 2,469 is considered confirmation of a valid breakdown and continuation of the trend.
Stop loss: if the 4-hour close moves back above around 2,530 (the recent two highs), this bearish bias is invalidated.
Targets: first watch if the 2,318 low can extend downward; below that is the 2,300 round number, then further down around 2,221 — the starting point of this rally.
Why this view: the breakdown was on high volume, with two long bearish candles last night and this morning showing obvious volume; lower highs, double bottom broken, bearish moving average alignment, and daily chart weakening all point to the same direction.
Risks: today’s high-volume sell-off may lead to a short-term oversold rebound; a rebound confirmation after a double bottom break is common, and only a rebound failing at resistance counts. Also, the current ATR is about 2%, so stop loss distance should be set according to volatility, not fixed points for all assets.
Judgment can wait for confirmation, but position sizing cannot. Position sizing based on loss means first knowing where to admit being wrong, then considering how far the trade can go if right. #US CPI unexpectedly rises to 3.7%, tonight's PPI faces another test; KOSPI falls over 8% in the morning: this is not a "correction," but Korean assets being hit simultaneously by "AI faith + presidential crisis + foreign capital withdrawal"
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) extended its decline to 8%, at one point falling over 8.5% intraday to hit its lowest level since 2025. The Korean won weakened in tandem, and the three-year government bond yield surged — this is not ordinary "profit-taking," but a systemic tremor caused by the combination of semiconductor weight, political risk, and leveraged funds stampede.
Three forces squeezing together:
AI chain coalition breaks up: Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix account for nearly 30% of KOSPI's weight. The US semiconductor index has fallen six consecutive times, and HBM valuations are questioned with "whether customers borrowing to buy GPUs is worth it," causing Korea's narrative as the "global AI memory supplier" to crack first; Samsung is caught between HBM lagging, foundry yield issues, and storage cycle peaking. When the leader shudders, the index falls first.
Blue House drama returns: President Lee Jae-myung faces a pincer attack from opposition parties with "special investigations + impeachment," and the justice minister turmoil remains unresolved. The market fears a "policy vacuum + chaebol regulation backlash," and foreign capital hates uncertainty the most, selling first and asking questions later.
Leveraged positions self-destruct: Korean retail investors, the "ant army," heavily hold semiconductor ETFs on margin accounts, reversing to full positions and catching the falling knife. The 8% drop triggered margin calls → forced liquidations → further declines, almost the same script as the "9% intraday drop and circuit breaker" on August 8, 2024. ETH's liquidation volume today has surpassed BTC, becoming the hardest hit area for leverage.
What happened? Over the past 24 hours, the entire market saw liquidations exceeding $1 billion. ETH liquidations were about $360 million, less than BTC's $480 million, but the proportion of long positions is alarming—ETH long liquidations reached $146 million, while shorts were only $83.73 million, meaning those who went long were wiped out the worst. The largest single liquidation occurred on Binance ETHUSDT, valued at $11.99 million.
Why is this noteworthy? This is not an ordinary pullback. ETH dropped 9.8% over seven days, with 83% of liquidations coming from longs, far exceeding the 58% median for similar past periods. Long leverage was systematically cleared, but below 2319 there remains $703 million in long liquidation pressure, and above 2548 short liquidations reach as high as $1.264 billion. Both sides are volatile.
Which observation is more supported? After long liquidation cascades, chips are transferring from high-leverage gamblers. This is not a trend reversal, but a position reshuffle.
Keep an eye on 2319. If it holds, conditions for a short squeeze will start to build. Who was the one who got lifted at the last second in that $11.99 million liquidation? $ETH #TSMC Q3 revenue hits record high, profit performance to be revealed $PONS challenges turning 100u into 10,000u
025 predicts there will be a rebound
Whales hold large long positions, but the market is filled with many small and medium short sellers, and combined, the total short capital slightly leads.
With this structure, if the $BTC market stops falling, its rebound potential will be stronger than $LAB; but if BTC continues to decline, coins that surged earlier will also experience sharp drops.
#US CPI unexpectedly rises to 3.7%, tonight PPI faces another test #Tesla delivery exceeds expectations, profit recovery becomes the focus BTC broke below 81000, over $1 billion in leverage liquidated with one click.
What happened? BTC crashed from above 84000 to 80241, with 166,769 people liquidated in 24 hours, totaling $1.16 billion, of which longs accounted for $1 billion—almost all long positions were wiped out. ETH was even worse, with $324 million liquidated in 24 hours, more than BTC's $240 million.
Why is this worth attention? Long positions accounted for 87%, this is not shorts actively attacking, but longs trampling themselves. Short-term holders transferred over 50,000 BTC to exchanges within 24 hours, 59% of which were transferred at a loss, the largest in nearly four months. The largest buy order cluster on Binance is absorbing at 81000-81250.
Which observation is more supported? This is a passive deleveraging of leveraged longs, not a confirmed trend reversal. Money is moving from weak hands to strong hands.
Keep an eye on whether the buy orders at 81250 can hold. If they hold, the loss pressure from short-term holders can be absorbed.
Are those 50,000 BTC transferred at a loss to exchanges panic selling or strategic positioning? $BTC #TSMCOct15Earnings TSMC's revenue was known in the market before October 15. When the same matter is treated as a surprising positive news on the financial report day, the timing might be a step late.
The company announced on October 8 that September revenue rose by 54.6% year-over-year and fell by 0.6% month-over-month. This variation is interesting: strong long-term growth does not necessarily mean every month is higher than the previous one. Minor monthly changes are not enough to conclude the demand for AI as a whole.
After the monthly revenue pre-disclosure, BTC today dropped directly from above 84,000 to 80,241, currently at 81,204, down 2.76% in 24 hours, with the 1-minute MACD forming a death cross below the zero line.
What happened? The US September CPI year-on-year was 3.7%, core CPI 2.6%, both exceeding expectations. The probability of a rate hike in October surged from 22% to over 44%, the 10-year US Treasury yield jumped to 5.3%, and the dollar approached 103. As a non-interest-bearing asset, BTC was directly pressured down by the high interest rate expectations.
Why is this worth attention? But there is a divergence in capital flow. On October 13, ETFs just had a net inflow of 176 million, and BlackRock's IBIT single-day inflow was 209 million. Whale holdings also rose to 3.03 million coins, a new 11-month high, with a 30-day growth rate the fastest since February. On one hand, macro is dumping, on the other, big money is buying; however, Coinbase premium index fell to the lowest since July, indicating US institutional buying is withdrawing.
Which observation is more supported? The macro bearish driver is a deleveraging of long positions, not a confirmed trend reversal. There is support around 80,241, but volume has not expanded, indicating a weak balance after an event-driven sharp drop.
Keep an eye on the 80,000 round number and whether ETF funds continue to flow in tonight. If 80,000 holds and ETFs continue inflows, conditions for a short squeeze are accumulating.
That 377 million USD whale transfer dormant for 6 years is still pending on-chain. $BTC #TSMC Q3 Revenue Hits Record High, Profit Performance Yet to Be Revealed TSMC's Q3 revenue was about NT$1.49 trillion (approximately $46.7 billion), a year-on-year increase of about 50%. This not only set a historical record but also exceeded the company's own guidance upper limit of $44.6 billion–$45.8 billion and the market consensus of NT$1.46 trillion, demonstrating strong substance. The core driver is the continued surge in AI computing power demand, with strong orders for advanced processes from customers like Nvidia and Apple, combined with new smartphone inventory buildup, indicating that the AI capital expenditure wave has not yet peaked. However, revenue is already clear, and the market focus shifts to the profit quality in the October 15 earnings report: the gross margin guidance of 65%–67% is slightly down from Q2's 67.7%, with overseas factory construction and 2nm production ramp-up potentially diluting profitability. What truly determines the stock price direction is the Q4 guidance, whether capital expenditures will be increased, and the visibility of AI orders in 2027. If the guidance only meets expectations, the high valuation might instead trigger profit-taking.$XRP is bearish, down 4.58% in 24 hours, with no signs of a bottom yet. This round is a process of long leverage being squeezed out. Long positions were forcefully closed for $5.84 million, while shorts only $200,000; during the decline, almost no shorts were forced to cover, and the price dropped along with long stop losses. The rebound volume contraction matches this, as the cleared longs have not returned, and new entries are thin. The fee rate just turned negative, but this is only background information and not used to judge direction. The current price of 1.3074 is close to the intraday low of 1.2831 and also near the previous low. The long stop losses in this area were already swept in the last round, with the remaining ones hanging below the previous low; once broken, they will trigger in a chain reaction, making a new low highly probable. The condition to turn bullish: the price must reclaim and hold above the intraday high of 1.3863, indicating the squeeze is over and new funds are willing to support; otherwise, this judgment is invalid.ETH一根针扎到2318，24小时跌了5.69%，现报2364。
发生了什么？ ETH从2529高点直接砸穿2400，最低探至2318，1分钟级别插针后快速收回，留下长下影线。
为什么值得关注？ 这不是单纯的下跌——同期ETF已连续10个交易日流出，9月底以来撤了7到8亿美元。但10月13日ETF突然转为净流入2480万，灰度在托。一边是机构止血回流，一边是巨鲸向交易所充值1.8万枚ETH的真实抛压。更关键的是，2319下方聚集着7.03亿美元多单清算强度，而上方2548处空单清算高达12.64亿美元——多空都被架在火上。
更支持哪种观察？ 插针后迅速收回，说明2318附近有承接，但成交量并未放大。这更像洗完杠杆后的弱震荡，不是趋势反转。
接下来盯住两个位置：2319守不守，以及ETF资金能否连续两天净流入。守住且资金持续回来，空头才有被挤压的条件。
巨鲸在卖，机构在买，谁在接那1.8万枚ETH的货？$ETH 比特币资金流突然掉头，但有个数据对不上
上周现货BTC ETF净流出6.81亿美元，四个月来最差。但10月13日单日净流入1.757亿美元，直接逆转。更巧的是，链上监测到某巨鲸通过Wintermute一笔买入1162枚BTC，价值9677万美元。
发生了什么？ ETF资金从大幅流出迅速转为强劲流入，同时出现大额链上买盘。
为什么值得关注？ 钱在回来，但杠杆交易者却在加码做空——BTC八小时资金费率已跌至-0.0044%，空头在向多头付费，创九个月新低。恐惧贪婪指数却仍在55-63的贪婪区间。一边是资金回流，一边是衍生品押注下跌，情绪却还没降温。
更支持哪种观察？ 这种背离通常意味着衍生品市场已经提前定价了现货尚未完全反映的卖压，而不是趋势确认。资金回来了，但敢加杠杆的人反而少了，这更像仓位出清后的试探期。
接下来盯住81,000美元。如果守住且负费率持续，空头回补的条件会逐步积累；如果跌破，负费率只是在确认价格已经说过的话。
大额买单之后，谁在卖？$BTC Panduan gross margin di kisaran 65%–67% menunjukkan efisiensi operasional dan daya tawar harga (pricing power) yang sangat tinggi dari TSMC sebagai pemimpin pasar manufaktur chip
#TSMCOct15Earnings Kraken's parent company Payward officially announced the acquisition of Lithuania's Saldo Bank (pending regulatory approval, expected to close in 2027) — the first time in crypto history that a crypto company has acquired a European banking license in reverse. Deposits, loans, credit cards, and euro payments are all integrated, allowing customers to use crypto as collateral to borrow money without selling their coins. Yesterday, banks were queuing to open crypto channels; today, a crypto company directly bought a bank: in this war, offense and defense have switched roles. Today's lunch menu: The Big Three Set Meal, the last lunch before PPI🍽️
Appetizer: BTC cucumber salad. 81602 (-2.51%), fee rate 0.0058%, open interest 52.4 billion. Despite the drop, longs paid every bit of the tax—1.98 billion liquidations in 24 hours, mostly long orders. I took a bite: cold, chilling to the bone, even my teeth hurt.
Main course: ETH braised large intestine. 2384 (-5.11%), fee rate 0.0029% still positive, open interest 30.3 billion, liquidations 288 million even more than BTC. Down 5% and still paying to go long, these bulls really don't give up. But I noticed: Binance's ETH fee rate has turned negative at -0.0013%. Smart money at big exchanges is turning, while retail at smaller exchanges is still averaging down. This dish is all about the phrase "dead bulls."
Side dish: SOL garlic vermicelli. 102.99 (-3.95%), fee rate 0.0077% highest in the market, open interest 6.69 billion, liquidations 31.61 million with 92% longs. Fell less than BTC, paid more tax than anyone—SOL bulls are the most devout believers.
My takeaway: All three giants have positive fee rates, indicating bulls aren't dead yet; but Binance ETH turned negative, SOL longs got liquidated 92%, smart money is exiting, retail is holding on. Before the PPI release at 20:30 tonight, no adding positions, control your hands. BTC breaking 81000 looks at 80000, ETH 2350 is the bottom line, SOL 100 is the lifeline.
Waiter, the check please! Of course, during an expansion cycle flooded with liquidity, the more useless and harder to price something is, the higher it can be driven up. Wang Ning's POPMART follows this logic. But now that the interest rate hike cycle has just begun, POPMART has also come down from its high, so it's better to wait and see.
If the US really enters a recession and China enters deflation, then cash will become king. However, I don't think it will be that pessimistic; this wave is still a normal correction after a high rise. Let's wait for APEC and G20 later.#HBM4 mass production: Can it drive SK Hynix's profits to new highs again? 【BTC Falls Below $81,000, Don't Rush to Call the Bottom, Even Macro Factors Are Adding Pressure This Time】
$BTC has fallen below $81,000, and it's not just the candlestick chart looking bad. The South Korean stock market is plummeting, the Nikkei is sharply down, and U.S. tech stocks are continuously retreating—risk assets are all taking hits together.
The U.S. September CPI exceeded expectations, bringing back concerns about interest rate hikes. The liquidity once hoped to come from rate cuts now needs to be reconsidered.
What’s even more painful is that on October 13, the U.S. spot BTC ETF still had a net inflow of $176 million, yet BTC couldn’t hold steady. The presence of funds buying the dip doesn’t mean the buying pressure is strong enough, nor does it mean the selling pressure has ended.
There’s no need to rush to guess the bottom now. First, watch if the $80,000 level can hold and whether ETFs continue to see inflows. If BTC recovers above $81,000 and spot funds keep warming up, this might just be a leverage liquidation; but if U.S. stocks keep falling and funds flow out again, $80,000 might not be a solid bottom.#Korean stocks fell nearly 8% intraday, global tech stocks collectively under pressure
This morning's spike ultimately sent "Big Brother Maji" and a bunch of leveraged longs packing. BTC spiked just above 80,000, triggering $485 million in liquidations across the network within an hour, with long positions liquidated for $464 million, ETH alone accounting for $200 million.
Huang Licheng rolled from 56,000 to 12.25 million in 4 months, but this wave of liquidation knocked him back to 21,800, essentially wasting half a year of effort and ending in a loss. There's also a whale holding 352 million ETH longs currently facing an unrealized loss of nearly 19 million; longs are just $60 away from liquidation, so a slight further drop will trigger a precise blowout.
This is already the third time BTC has tested the 81,000 level, and the scale of losses on each dip is actually decreasing, indicating that panic selling is reducing. More so, swing traders are cutting losses and exiting rather than a full-blown crash. On the macro side, US inflation exceeding expectations is indeed weighing on risk assets, but the crypto market's repeated support tests look more like clearing out floating chips to prepare for the next rally.
As for altcoins, no need to mention—ETH has dropped below 2,400, and other small coins are bleeding heavily. But it's precisely at times like these that you need to focus on projects with real narratives and capital attention, rather than blindly bottom-fishing junk coins.
Now is certainly not the time to chase shorts; the 80,000 level has been tested three times. If it breaks, it's a real crash; if not, it's a fakeout. It's recommended to wait for stabilization signals, such as a strong bullish candle reclaiming 81,000 with volume, before considering scaling into longs. Keep position sizes light, as macro pressure remains. $ETH $BTC has dropped to around 80,000, does this count as losing its value?
But if you look closely at the market, this correction is not an ordinary technical adjustment—CPI unexpectedly rose to 3.7%, the Fed's rate cut expectations have been directly postponed, US Treasury yields are pressuring risk assets upward, and the macro environment of the crypto market has quietly changed.
The biggest contradiction now is: on one hand, ETFs are still maintaining net inflows, while on the other hand, nearly $940 million has been liquidated across the network in 24 hours, with long liquidations accounting for the vast majority. Buying depth is rapidly shrinking; previous support levels have turned directly into resistance, the ETH/BTC rate is searching for a bottom, and around 2200 there is still a large amount of DeFi leveraged positions not yet liquidated.
The market is not lacking good news, but rather sufficient liquidity to absorb it. Before seeing volume contraction with a stop in the decline and a complete clearing of selling pressure, rushing to bottom-fish is essentially catching a falling knife in a liquidity vacuum.
Instead of guessing where the bottom is, it's better to wait for the market to wash out the last batch of high-leverage longs. The true consensus bottom is never something you can snatch.
#US CPI unexpectedly rises to 3.7%, tonight PPI faces another test #USCPI3.7%PPIInFocus US September CPI year-on-year rose to 3.7%, core inflation exceeded expectations
That line last night fooled a lot of people.
The moment CPI was released, it pulled up, many took it as a sign that the bad news was over and chased in, but the bears smashed down directly from above, crashing all the way until morning.
Looking clearly on the four-hour chart: BTC dropped from 84,100 to 81,300; ETH hit the 2,400 door from 2,530; SNDK was the worst, nearly 9% in one day. Moving averages are in a bearish alignment, the descending channel is intact, the direction hasn't changed.
On the one-hour chart, it is now moving sideways at a low level. I don't consider this a bottom. It's just a breather after the drop, volume hasn't picked up—if real bottom-fishing money came in, the rebound wouldn't be this weak.
The idea is simple: look for short positions on the rebound, don't chase on the drop.
$BTC short around 82,600–82,900, first target 81,200–81,500, if 81,000 breaks then the next barrier is 80,000.
$ETH short at 2,455–2,475, target 2,390–2,405. It's even weaker than BTC; if 2,400 doesn't hold, look directly at 2,329.
$SNDK short at 1,405–1,425, target 1,345–1,360. After a 9% drop in one day, the rebound is most likely to deceive.
The initiative is in the bears' hands, don't fight them.
*The above is personal analysis only and does not constitute investment advice*#bastion pressures skyai over sol sales
[Old Leek Observation] Holding over 2 million $SOL, now only about 600,000 left! Major shareholder Bastion starts questioning SkyAI: Where exactly did the coins go?
This matter is more worth pondering than just a simple whale selling coins. SkyAI previously emphasized its Solana reserve strategy, disclosing in mid-September that it held over 2 million SOL. But in the latest document on October 13, the company revealed remaining holdings of about 600,000, a reduction of about 70% in just about a month.
The question arises: SkyAI previously said it sold about 1 million SOL, but subsequent documents show holdings further dropped to about 600,000. When was the remaining difference sold, at what price, and where did the funds go? Public information has not provided a complete explanation.
Bastion, holding about 9.99% of SkyAI shares, therefore challenges: demanding disclosure of transaction details, restructuring the board, and raising the $3 per share buyback offer to at least $3.50. Bastion states it will not participate in this buyback offer until the issues are resolved.
The most noteworthy aspect of this for SOL is that the corporate coin hoarding logic is being tested. If the company buys coins for long-term holding but sells a large amount of SOL to buy back its own stock, investors must reassess whether it is managing crypto asset reserves or adjusting its capital structure.#Korean stocks fell nearly 8% intraday, global tech stocks collectively under pressure
[Korean stocks are almost hitting the limit down, and the AI table is starting to settle accounts]
South Korea's KOSPI fell nearly 8% intraday, the Nikkei dropped over 4%, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index has declined for six consecutive trading days. This is no longer just a single chip company blowing up; funds are retreating together. Samsung $SAMSUNG and SK Hynix $SKHYNIX, core players in the AI industry chain, can't hold up, indicating the market's doubts go beyond just whether stock prices are expensive.
Foreign investors in South Korea net sold about $2.15 billion in one day, and semiconductor stocks fell significantly more than the broader market.
This issue is no longer just about the Federal Reserve possibly raising interest rates: AI servers and storage chips are expanding production, but financing costs are rising, and competition among Chinese memory manufacturers is intensifying. Money is starting to ask: how much of these investments can actually be recouped?
Crypto shouldn't rush to be a safe haven either. The Nasdaq fell 1.88%, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped 4.3%, and when risk appetite contracts, BTC may also be sold off.
However, a decline in tech stocks does not mean the AI rally is completely over; TSMC's earnings report is the key test to see if demand is lagging.
What we are trading now is high valuations meeting high interest rates, so short-term risk contraction is the first consideration. If TSMC's performance and capital expenditures remain strong, it may just be a valuation bubble being squeezed; if orders and profit expectations also start to be revised downward, then this is not a story where you can just buy after the drop.Why coins that "remain unmoved" during a major market crash aren't necessarily strong?
When I first learned to read relative strength, I especially liked to find coins that resist falling.
If BTC drops 10%, other altcoins drop 30%, and it only drops 3%, I would think there must be big money supporting it behind the scenes.
Later, after some pitfalls, I realized there are two types of resistance to falling: one is that someone keeps buying, the other is that no one is trading at all.
I once bought a small coin that barely moved during a market crash; its order book looked as stable as a fixed anchor.
I thought funds were accumulating against the trend, but when the market slightly recovered and other coins started to rebound, it still had no trades. When a few big holders finally sold, the thin buy orders were instantly crushed, and one candlestick wiped out several days of losses for others.
There are also some low-liquidity projects with highly concentrated holdings; the price doesn't fall simply because the main holders haven't sold yet. This kind of stability is not market recognition but risk that hasn't been realized. Once unlocked, market makers withdraw orders, or big holders transfer coins to exchanges, the past "resistance to falling" can turn into a liquidity gap.
To judge strength or weakness, you can't just look at the drop percentage; you also need to see if trading is active, whether there are active buy orders in the spot market, if it can lead new highs during rebounds, and if this performance can endure multiple adjustments.
Remember: true strength means it doesn't fall even when someone sells; stability created without trades is not resistance to falling, it's just risk that hasn't found a price yet. #USCPI unexpectedly rose to 3.7%, tonight PPI faces another test #TSMC Q3 Revenue Hits Record High, Profit Performance Yet to Be Revealed
Key points on TSMC's Q3 profit are as follows:
Strong certainty of high growth: The market expects Q3 net profit to increase 65% year-on-year to NT$746.3 billion, with a very high probability of setting a new historical high, continuing the trend of positive profit growth for 11 consecutive quarters.
Profit growth outpaces revenue: This quarter's revenue rose 50% year-on-year, with profit growth exceeding revenue growth by 15 percentage points, mainly driven by AI orders boosting the share of high value-added customized foundry business, enhancing profit quality.
Profit margin under slight short-term pressure: Due to cost dilution from ramping up 2nm process, the company guides gross margin at 65%-67% and operating margin at 56%-58% this quarter, slightly lower than Q2; institutions expect actual figures close to the upper end of the guidance.
Long-term cost variables remain: After a cumulative US$265 billion capital expenditure on overseas fabs, amortization will be spread over the years ahead, potentially slowly squeezing future profit margins, which is the core long-term profit focus of this earnings report.# US CPI Surpasses Expectations to 3.7%, PPI Faces Another Test Tonight
US Stock Market Analysis: CPI Explodes, Rate Hike Bets Double, AI Leveraged Stocks Crash First as a Warning
As soon as last night's CPI data was released, the market immediately turned sour. September CPI year-over-year surged to 3.7%, core CPI month-over-month at 0.3%, all exceeding expectations. Traders instantly raised the probability of an October rate hike from 22% to 49%, and the chance of at least one hike before year-end soared to 95%.
The asset reaction was direct: The US Dollar Index jumped to 102.75, hitting an 18-month high; the 10-year US Treasury yield surged back above 5.3%; gold and Bitcoin both came under pressure and fell. On the oil front, gasoline rose 7.1%, and the energy index overall climbed 5.2%, becoming the biggest driver of inflation.
The hardest hit in the stock market were highly leveraged AI stocks. Oracle dropped 7.8%, CoreWeave plummeted over 11%—this company's bond yields have already surged above 15%, with the market pricing in its inability to hold up. AI server manufacturers Dell and HP were also downgraded by Barclays, falling 11.5% and 7.8% respectively.
Chip stocks were even worse, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index hitting a six-day losing streak. Nvidia, AMD, and Micron all declined across the board. CoreWeave’s simultaneous stock and bond collapse exposed the fragility of the entire AI infrastructure financing chain.
In summary: Inflation is stickier than expected, energy costs are permeating core services, and rate hike expectations cannot be suppressed in the short term. Highly leveraged AI concept stocks built on debt are the most dangerous.$XAU - $BTC - Why did both plummet sharply after the news release?
Today, three economic news items were rated three stars, with two indicators exceeding expectations. I believe the sharp decline continuing until now may be due to a combination of the following three factors:
1. News boosting the US dollar:
Better-than-expected data intensified market concerns that the Federal Reserve will maintain high interest rates for a long time. A stronger dollar and rising yields put pressure on gold, the Nasdaq index, and Bitcoin.
2. Investors reducing risk:
When interest rate expectations change, funds may flow out of assets sensitive to rates and risk. This is one reason why all three assets were sold off.
3. Semi-amplification:
When prices break support levels, stop-loss orders and closing buy orders may trigger further sell orders, causing prices to continue to fall sharply even after the news has been released.
News may trigger the decline, macroeconomic expectations may pressure the market, and order flow may exacerbate the drop.
My view is that it is still too early to conclude that institutional investors are selling simultaneously, as there is no data on their holdings yet. Which factor do you lean towards the most? ONDO: Why is the RWA sector benchmark considered "not worth a single share" in the eyes of smart money?
When the flagship project of the Real World Assets (RWA) sector, ONDO, fell below the $0.45 mark, even the smart money best at capturing fundamental improvements was unwilling to build positions. The market is questioning in the coldest way: Has the tokenized government bond business model really been proven?
From the data perspective, ONDO is currently priced at $0.4456, with a market cap of $2.17 billion, a 24-hour drop of 4.36% hitting a recent high, and volatility exceeding 7%. A daily trading volume of $9.27 million corresponds to about a 0.43% turnover rate, indicating extremely thin liquidity—an institutional-grade asset allocation target should enjoy premium liquidity, but in practice, it is even worse than mid-sized altcoins. The price has been steadily declining within the $0.4417-$0.4749 range, with bulls completely losing ground.
Smart money delivers the most direct verdict: net short, net position zero, and zero long traders. Even hedge funds most optimistic about the long-term logic of RWA cannot calculate a positive risk-adjusted return under the current interest rate environment—high U.S. Treasury yields, inverted on-chain yields, and unrelieved token unlocking pressure create triple suppression, making staying out the only rational choice.
Core judgment: ONDO is experiencing a synchronized decline due to fundamental realization and liquidity exhaustion. Unless the Federal Reserve initiates a rate cut cycle that drives on-chain yields to surpass again, it will continue to bottom out.# TSMC Q3 Revenue Hits Record High, Profit Performance Yet to Be Revealed
This earnings season, TSMC is quite an interesting case. The early release of its Q3 revenue truly set a new historical record, with a year-over-year increase of 50%, and the data is genuinely impressive.
But here's the interesting part: after the news came out, the stock price actually dropped a bit. Simply put, the market had already anticipated that AI orders would push revenue up, so now everyone isn’t focused on how much product was sold; their attention is fully on the profits.
High revenue doesn’t mean everything is perfect. Right now, everyone is watching whether the gross margin can hold steady in the 65–67% range, as well as the business outlook for Q4.
The short-term stock price decline is more about risk aversion after good news has been priced in, so it’s not necessarily a bearish signal. The real demand for AI chips is still in hand. However, there won’t be any blind hype anymore; good revenue is just a ticket to the game. Whether they can actually make money will be answered by the full earnings report tonight. Whether the stock can continue to strengthen depends on if profits can keep pace with revenue.#solana is scheduled for the Alpenglow upgrade on October 21
[Old Leek Observation] $SOL will have a core upgrade next week: confirmation time targeted at 150 milliseconds
Solana's official team has scheduled the Alpenglow mainnet switch for October 21. This is not an ordinary parameter adjustment but a replacement of the long-running TowerBFT with the new Votor consensus mechanism.
Currently, Solana's transaction finality takes about 12.8 seconds; the new mechanism aims to reduce this to around 150 milliseconds. Simply put, the goal is to make transactions reach an irreversible state faster, which has potential value for high-frequency trading, on-chain transaction applications, and scenarios requiring rapid settlement.
First, 150 milliseconds is the target, which does not mean the mainnet will immediately and stably achieve this under all network conditions upon launch.
Second, the new mechanism will move validator voting out of regular transaction blocks, so the number of transactions displayed on-chain may change after the upgrade. One should not judge Solana's user activity solely by the rise or fall in transaction counts.
Third, SOL's price will also depend on whether the market has already priced in expectations. If there was a price increase before the upgrade, profit-taking might occur at the official switch; if the upgrade is successfully implemented, actual performance improves, and capital continues to flow in, the technical advantage has a better chance to translate into sustained demand.
My judgment: this is a clear technical catalyst but not an unconditional bullish signal #TSMC Q3 Revenue Hits Record High, Profit Performance Yet to Be Revealed TSMC's Q3 revenue is about NT$1.49 trillion, up approximately 50% year-on-year, setting a historical record. Impressive revenue does not guarantee a winning financial report; tonight's focus is on gross margin, net profit, and Q4 guidance. AI computing power orders are the main reason, with companies like Nvidia relying on it for foundry services; however, high costs of building factories in the US and slow yield ramp-up pose hidden risks. Revenue is set, but profit performance is the real reveal tonight.#US CPI unexpectedly rises to 3.7%, PPI faces another test tonight
US stock market closing summary: Apple holds steady at $5 trillion, CoreWeave's stock and bonds both crash, scaring Musk
The three major indexes all closed lower, with the Dow down 0.35%, the Nasdaq down 0.15%, and the S&P 500 down 0.02%. On the surface, it seems calm, but there are undercurrents beneath
In terms of trading volume, Nvidia fell 3.16%, with $25.9 billion in turnover ranking first. Jensen Huang said something harsh: if customers develop unsafe AI software, he will stop supplying. Micron Technology fell 4.08%, ranking second, as storage chips continue to be pressured by technological advances from China's Changxin Memory.
CoreWeave is the biggest bomb tonight. Its stock price plummeted 15.46%, bond yields soared above 15%, and the market prices its default probability over the next five years at more than 50%. Musk responded directly with "Scary" after seeing this. This AI cloud service provider is called the "subprime loan segment in the AI field" by analysts; if the AI financing wave recedes, it could go straight to zero.
Apple, on the other hand, is very stable. It closed up 0.5%, with its market value surpassing $5 trillion for the first time, becoming the second company after Nvidia to achieve this. SpaceX has also been active, releasing the so-called "world's smartest" voice model Grok Voice 3.0, which can autonomously handle 70% of Starlink's customer service calls.
In summary: the AI sector is undergoing intense differentiation. Apple and Meta, which have real substance, are rising, while CoreWeave, built on high leverage, is being abandoned by the market. #TSMC Q3 revenue hits a new high, profit performance yet to be revealed
Core CPI is higher than expected, oil prices break 105 again, combined with the upcoming midterm elections. ASML's earnings exceeded expectations but still couldn't stop the downward trend. It is estimated that everything will settle after the midterm elections; historically, November and December have been good months for the US stock market. Currently, BTC is indeed still very strong, but from a mechanism perspective, if US and Korean stocks continue to fall, it will inevitably lead to liquidation and margin replenishment demands. Once this action starts and triggers a stampede, a chain reaction of declines will follow.
This is the mechanism at play. I really don't know if it will be triggered, but if it were me, I would probably take advantage of BTC still being around 80k to sell and then buy the tech stocks that are about to create a golden pit. From 80k to 100k is just a 25% increase, but if tech stocks fall into a deep pit, you might get a double return. This math problem should be clear to many. It's just uncertain whether the fragile situation will be broken.
Of course, if you say the strong get stronger and BTC is ready to double to 160k, that's also possible, but it's a low-probability event. $BTC #USCPI unexpectedly rose to 3.7%, and tonight PPI faces another test Record top-line growth is a fantastic headline, but in high-capital tech manufacturing, volume alone doesn't guarantee bottom-line efficiency.
With TSMC’s Q3 revenue reaching a record ~NT$1.49T (up ~50% YoY), the top line is clearly being driven by booming demand in AI and advanced semiconductor nodes. However, the core focus now shifts to profitability execution:
- Margin Compression Risks
- Execution over Volume
#TSMCOct15Earnings The busier the project, the token isn't necessarily more valuable
In the past, when evaluating projects, ecosystem growth was often seen as a positive for the token.
Recently, this judgment has started to show problems.
Past consensus:
$ARB, $LDO, and $ONDO all involve governance.
On-chain transactions, staking scale, and growth of financial products were easily regarded as positives.
Current changes:
ARB's fees are collected in ETH, and LDO holders do not receive automatic dividends.
Profits from ONDO's products do not necessarily mean profits for token holders.
Business growth and token returns have never been the same thing.
The most direct impact is that no matter how impressive the project data is, it cannot directly infer an increase in token value. What truly deserves scrutiny next is whose account the new revenue ultimately goes into.
#StandardCharteredOpensBTCandETHTrading, BankExpandsCryptoBusiness $ARB $LDO Although the South Korean stock market triggered a circuit breaker, there are actually two pieces of good news today: one is that the probability of an interest rate hike in October has dropped again, and the other is that both long-term and short-term U.S. Treasury yields have fallen.
For a long time, besides the issues of aging themes and high valuations leading the market to start focusing on earnings expectations, the problem troubling the U.S. stock market has been the competition for liquidity among U.S. stocks, U.S. Treasuries, and corporate bonds.
Now, the decline in U.S. stocks will drive liquidity into U.S. Treasuries to ease the Treasury crisis, while gold, which is directly linked to interest rates, remains generally stable. Without a larger liquidity crisis, gold should maintain stability. Even if there is a short-term sudden liquidity shortage causing a drop, the support from central bank gold purchases keeps its safety high, making it a suitable low-risk bottom-fishing asset.
Tonight's PPI data will most likely continue the trend of yesterday's CPI. Even if it unexpectedly comes in lower than expected, the positive impact will probably only trigger a small rebound and cannot change the downward trend. After this decline, it will likely take the FOMC decision combined with easing U.S.-Iran tensions and other positive factors to gradually calm the market, so patience is still required. #South Korean stocks fell nearly 8% intraday, global tech stocks collectively under pressure Even $BTC itself can't escape, 100x short, entered at 83265, marked at 81171.9, floating profit +186.52%. Hundred times leverage shorting BTC, this round is basically "god slaying," but profits are just on paper until realized.
The market has completely turned into a fan: BTC failed to hold 84100 twice, volume is still shrinking, now hovering around 81100; ETH broke 2580 early from 2626, the rebound is all paper tigers. Altcoin liquidity is fleeing, even BTC's center of gravity is pushed down, this is either a bottom or just exhaustion causing a pause.
Macros: oil prices falling and ETF inflows can't support 84000, CPI expectations are fully priced in for tomorrow night, good news is easily priced out, bad news will hit hard, high probability of a spike and then a pullback. Geopolitics is eerily quiet, don't be complacent.
I have locked in some profits in batches on this trade, leaving a base position to watch CPI. Do you dare to short now? Quote your price in the comments. #USCPIexceedsexpectationsto3.7%,PPItesttonight #TSMCQ3revenuehitsrecordhigh,profitperformanceawaits $BTC $ETH $SOL
#Orbit Post｜9.54 Billion Liquidated in 24 Hours! Epic Long Liquidation
Latest heatmap data: 9.54 billion USD liquidated across the entire network in 24 hours, with 178,000 liquidations. 92% were long liquidations, shorts only accounted for 8%. This is a large-scale long squeeze caused by rising macro interest rate expectations.
By coin structure, ETH is the hardest hit this round, with 287 million liquidated, 92.4% of which were long liquidations; BTC follows closely with 197 million, 90.6% long liquidations. Other altcoins and second-tier coins combined liquidated 149 million, also 92.3% longs. ETH leveraged long positions are more concentrated and sensitive to interest rates; once macro negative news hits, the stop-loss cascade is much stronger than BTC.
The largest single liquidation came from Binance BTC perpetual long, amounting to 12.0347 million USD, indicating that large leveraged longs buying at the top were directly wiped out.
Market sentiment interpretation:
Previously, leveraged longs betting on inflation easing and positioning for a rebound were almost entirely liquidated; high-leverage bottom-fishing funds were completely discouraged, and the market is reluctant to easily leverage long positions in the short term;
Short liquidations are very few, shorts have not collectively taken profits and exited, indicating the short side pressure is not yet fully released;
BTC is relatively more resilient than ETH, highlighting its capital flight-to-safety attribute, but overall market confidence is severely damaged, and bottom-fishing willingness has cooled significantly.
Tonight's PPI data is a key variable; if PPI continues to exceed expectations, there will be a new round of long liquidations; if data falls back, it will usher in a window for sentiment recovery. Tesla's deliveries exceeded expectations, but don't rush to include profit recovery just yet.
On October 2, the company announced third-quarter deliveries exceeding 486,000 vehicles, while also revealing energy storage deployments of 13.7 GWh. I believe this latter figure should not be treated as just incidental news. When assessing profitability, besides how well the cars sell, we also need to see how much gross profit per unit the energy storage business actually retains.
The second quarter serves as a ready reminder: energy storage deployments increased, energy business revenue grew year-over-year, but gross margin declined. Shipment volume tells us how many products reached customers but does not explain how prices, costs, and related expenses changed. Directly converting GWh into profit, just like estimating profit solely based on car sales, risks making the same mistake.
When the earnings report comes out on October 21, I will look at the automotive and energy businesses separately. If gross margins improve on both sides, the basis for profit recovery will be more solid; if only the delivery numbers look good but profits are eaten up by expenses, then we need to patiently find the reasons. The long-term story of robots cannot answer these questions about current quarter operations.
New businesses are certainly worth looking forward to. But every time actual profits are under pressure, pushing the discussion automatically to a more distant future makes me a bit anxious.
How much profit have the already delivered cars and energy storage products actually made? After the report is released, let's first answer this question.
#Tesla deliveries exceed expectations, profit recovery becomes the focus $SOON SOON This time, I reviewed it again using the four-cycle matrix.
From 0.17 to 0.56, more than doubled in a month, now back to 0.29.
Many people ask if it has bottomed out — my conclusion is: not yet.
The reason is not the candlestick, but the chips.
▸ 15-minute wick rebound, volume, OI, and price all failed to pass the "rebound closed loop" verification
▸ Retail investors' long-short ratio is 1.42, slightly bullish, but large holders' net long-short ratio is -15.6% — retail is bullish, smart money is shorting
▸ Most importantly: 20.24 million tokens unlock in 8 days (10/23), accounting for 3.4% of circulating market value
In the last 6 unlocks, the average 14-day change was -16.9%
So at this position, the probability of the rebound being a "bull trap" is greater than a "reversal."
My habit of reviewing the market is: first fix the direction of the large cycle, then let the signals of the smaller cycles obey it.
Not to be led by a single 15-minute bullish candle.
The only signal truly worth waiting for is:
A volume surge stabilizing above 0.3105, while OI begins to expand positively.
Missing any of these three conditions does not count as a reversal.
— A market review without emotion#Coinbase integrates Deribit, can Q3 revenue improve? ASML's Q3 revenue hits a new high, and whether future demand will materialize is testing risk appetite. UNI, as a high-beta altcoin, cannot remain unaffected; I tend to believe the short-term weakness is not over yet.
From the capital perspective, the current price at 7.028 is down 6.1%, with a volume of 17.454 million and open interest of 5.699 million. The positive fee rate of 0.01% indicates bulls are still holding positions, but the 4-hour retracement from the high is already 23.59%. Although buyers dominate the 1-hour by 1.38 times, the rebound looks more like short covering rather than new long entries.
If it rebounds to 7.135, consider light short positions with a stop loss at 7.318 and a target of 6.695; if it falls to around 6.648 and buying pressure increases, try going long with a stop loss at 6.512 and a target of 7.012. Do not exceed 5% position size per trade.
— This is only a personal opinion and does not constitute investment advice. Wishing you successful trading. —
$UNI #TSMC Q3 revenue hits a new high, profitability performance to be revealed
#ASML Q3 revenue hits a new high, can future demand be realized?
$UNI 台积电又炸了。AI根本不是泡沫！连续第六个季度利润创新高。
三季度营收1.49万亿新台币，同比暴涨51%，净利润预计7463亿，同比飙65%。什么概念？一个季度赚的钱，比去年全年某些头部加密项目总市值还多。
但真正刺激的是：台积电现在等于AI世界的“印钞许可证”。
英伟达、AMD、苹果，管你谁家的AI芯片，最后都得排队进台积电的产线。更关键的是CoWoS先进封装——全球八成以上的AI加速器芯片全靠这条路线集成，而台积电几乎独占产能。这就叫卡脖子，只不过这次被卡的是硅谷巨头。
2nm制程从二季度的3%贡献直接拉到三季度11%，苹果和AMD抢着上。5nm以下先进制程营收占比冲到71%，四季度奔75%去。产品结构往高毛利方向死命迁移，定价权强到离谱。
台积电业绩是AI算力需求最硬的晴雨表。芯片代工端都在疯狂扩产，下游AI应用和算力网络的想象空间只会更大。链上AI、DePIN算力、去中心化推理这些叙事，底层逻辑正在被实打实的半导体数据一遍遍夯实。
台积电用财报证明了一件事：AI不是泡沫，是印钞机。问题是，你手里有沾边的筹码吗？#台积电Q3营收创新高，盈利表现待揭晓 $TSM CPI has been released, let's verify it against yesterday's projection. Last night at 20:30, the September CPI was published. First, let's present the actual data, then verify each item against yesterday's projection. Actual values (BLS official; expected values according to CNN report, listed separately): - Overall CPI: year-over-year +3.7% (expected 3.6%, previous 3.4%), month-over-month +0.6% - Core CPI: year-over-year +2.6% (expected 2.5%), month-over-month +0.3% (expected 0.2%) - Gasoline: month-over-month +9.1%, year-over-year +34.2%, contributing more than half of the month-over-month increase Conclusion: Above expectations, and core CPI also exceeded — this falls into the "above expectations" scenario projected yesterday. Verification against projection: 1. Did BTC come under pressure as projected? Yes. Before the release, BTC was around $83,860, and within 5 minutes after the release, it dropped to $82,731. Matt Hougan from Bitwise commented early after the data release that he originally thought it would drop 3-5%, but it actually only dropped about 1% — the decline was milder than some expected. 2. Was the support around 82000 effective? The 82000 level was breached, so this time it cannot simply be recorded as "support effective." Next time, the projection needs to clarify in advance: whether to judge support failure by intraday touches, closing position, or duration. 3. Reaction of US bonds and the dollar? After the release, US bond yields rose, and the dollarRevenue: Most likely to be flat, difficult to exceed expectations.
• The company guides revenue at about $12.86 billion, while the market consensus expectation is about $13.02 billion, approximately 1.2% higher than the guidance.
• Historically, Netflix's actual revenue usually fluctuates within ±0.5% of expectations (Q2 was $12.56 billion vs. expected $12.57 billion). If this expectation does not converge toward the guidance, revenue is more likely to slightly underperform.
Concerns:
• Viewing time in the first half of the year only grew about 2%, with growth mainly driven by price increases rather than user engagement.
• There was a one-time tax expense in Q3 last year, causing EPS to be significantly below expectations; such surprises have occurred before Q3.
• Profit margins are affected by the quarterly rhythm of content and marketing expenses.
My view: EPS is expected to beat by about 65–70%, revenue to beat by about 35–45%.
#Netflix growth may slow, advertising business becomes a new highlight PONS just said yesterday that the data rebounded, but I see the data shrank back a bit today.
Compared to October 12 and October 13, the latest daily ring ratios of platform fees and protocol income decreased by 30.83% and 35.98%, respectively.
With data performing so poorly, why did the coin price rise yesterday? I think it was more driven by news.
Yesterday, there was a rumor that Robinhood is preparing $100 million to support Robinhood Chain, which caused many ecosystem coins to take off. Whether it's true or not, I don't know, but quite a few. Crypto media picked it up again, which indeed stimulated the market.
But to be honest, improving core data is the key. You can't rely on news to drive buying every time; if it happens too often, the effect diminishes. It's like the boy who cried wolf, and the truth will eventually be revealed.
The effect was so good yesterday that I guess the data on the 14th might improve a bit. The market is too bad now, the overall market is like this, let alone any meme coins. #Circle earnings report is coming, can stablecoin growth deliver returns?