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#TSMC Q3 Net Profit Exceeds Expectations, Earnings Hit Record High
TSMC's Q3 net profit surged 68.7% to NT$763.1 billion, with revenue up 50.9% year-over-year. Advanced process nodes accounted for 79% of production, with 2nm starting to contribute to revenue, and AI demand continuing to provide support. However, despite the better-than-expected earnings report, TSM's stock price fell more than 4%, a typical case of "good news already priced in."
Market concerns focus on two points: first, HPC revenue showed zero growth quarter-over-quarter, and AI's marginal growth is slowing; second, the high cost of building factories in the U.S., where the cost per wafer is four times that of Taiwanese plants, diluting gross margin by about 2% to 4%, and this pressure is expected to be long-term.
In the short term, AI infrastructure expansion and strong 2nm orders still provide certainty; in the long term, risks of overcapacity and geopolitical cost pressures will gradually erode profitability. A good earnings report does not equal a good stock price; the real test lies in expectation gaps and cost headwinds.$ZEC 今晚1000守不守得住？
ZEC今天跌得跟被人追债似的，24小时砸了13%-15%，市值前25里跌得最狠，没有之一。现价1090附近晃，1000这个整数关口就在眼皮底下，今晚能不能扛住，成了全村焦点。
先说结论：大概率能守，但压力不小。上方1170已经从支撑变压力，多头想翻身，先得把这块硬骨头啃下来。
为啥跌这么狠？宏观砸的。CPI同比3.7%，超预期，通胀担忧一起来，风险资产集体挨揍。BTC跌破81000，全市场24小时清算9.35亿，多头被洗得跟下雨收衣服似的。ZEC自己合约也清算近1900万，杠杆多头出清，跌幅自然被放大。
能不能守住1000，关键看BTC：
BTC在80000附近企稳，ZEC有望在1040-1083获得承接，超卖反弹第一目标看1140-1180。
BTC继续往下，或者美股开盘情绪再恶化，ZEC跌破1040，那1000就直接暴露，900都在分析师嘴里排着队了。
操作 别急着抄底，先看1040能不能撑住。跌破就松手。企稳了轻仓试多，止损放1020下面，目标先看1140。想空的，等反弹到1170冲不上去再考虑，别追空。#奈飞增长或放缓，广告业务成新看点 Explaining a fan's question: Is the bull market still here? Spot market is stuck in losses 😭 Will the market rise tonight???
To put it briefly, the bull market is still on! But definitely not this year!
Moreover, a new round of rotation and accumulation will start when market sentiment is relatively low, and it won't be a full-scale surge. That's impossible because there isn't enough capital to drive a wealth effect like the bull markets of the past two years; it will only get worse.
Secondly, according to the current trend, $BTC's strongest support is around 80,000. This is also where many big players get liquidated. However, the daily trend continues to decline, institutions are selling, macro factors are bearish, and the upcoming midterm elections add uncertainty. From the liquidation map, if 80,000 is touched, the cumulative long position liquidations will approach $250 million.
Right now, the long positions are too heavy. In a bull market, there are many shakeouts; without capital inflow, the price definitely won't rise. There's a high probability the support will break down further to around 79,000-78,000.
Third: Is there hope for the spot market?
It depends on which altcoin sector you are in. Is the fundamental strong? Is there a narrative? If it's a leading coin and your losses aren't too deep, just be patient, keep a good mindset, and watch the big trend. But although spot won't go to zero, it can get infinitely close to zero, so don't be fooled by those so-called KOL teachers!
Operation suggestions for the evening of October 15 [purely personal sharing, not investment advice]:
Mainstream: ETH (short), US stocks: #SNDK, Skhynix (short)$BTC $ETH $SOL
[ID Perspective] Data collectively turns sour! US economic resilience exceeds expectations, bulls should not blindly fantasize about easing dreams!
The cruelest part of the market is that it always douses your hopes with a bucket of cold water. Many are still betting on the Fed rate cut expectations, but this round of heavy US data releases directly shatters the easing illusions.
Most of this data set signals bearish for gold and silver. Initial jobless claims are lower than expected, the job market remains strong; September retail sales month-over-month significantly beat expectations, consumer spending remains hot. PPI inflation data also exceeded expectations, indicating upstream inflation stickiness persists. The New York Fed manufacturing index missed expectations, with only the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index showing a slight positive, but a single data point cannot withstand the impact of a basket of strong data.
The entire data set points to: the US economy has not weakened, inflation is falling slower than expected, the timing of Fed rate cuts will continue to be pushed back, and the dollar and US Treasury yields are likely to find support, suppressing gold, silver, and crypto assets.
Key observations
✅ Key focus: Whether the dollar and US Treasury yields can continue to strengthen on this data wave; if they keep rising, pressure on risk assets will increase.
✅ Bullish breakout condition: Only if a continuous series of weakening employment and inflation data emerges later can rate cut expectations be revived.
✅ Trading reminder: Do not use a single positive data point to counter a whole set of strong fundamentals, do not heavily bet against the trend for a rebound.$XRP Ripple is doing RWA perpetuals for institutions, and finally chose the platform on Hyperliquid
Even the favorite son of the chain has to do business where the liquidity is
The XRP community might see this as a positive, but I can't really see where the benefit is 表面在反弹，底下其实还在拔河。 81500守得住，是勇气还是运气？ 昨晚盯BTC那根下影线，心情挺微妙的。价格一度砸到81523，随后在81400附近被硬生生托起，现在回到81862，还站上了超级趋势线81616。看上去像买家赢了，但我不太敢跟着欢呼。 因为热闹的是K线，冷的是宏观。KDJ已经冲到86.6/81.9的过热区，上方均线又密又沉，短线随时可能晃一晃。更关键的是，Goolsbee半夜放鹰：美国服务业通胀还在5%上方，核心通胀黏得很，他甚至不排除再加息。这不是背景音，这是悬在多头顶上的那把剑。 所以我现在更愿意把这段行情理解成一场情绪测试，而不是趋势反转。买盘确实在81400展示了肌肉，但宏观利空还没被完全消化，FOMO的人看到长下影就想冲，犹豫的人盯着宏观不敢动，叙事疲劳也还在。市场真正交易的，是"能不能先撑住"，而不是"能不能马上飞"。 偏多的路径：只要81500不破，短线情绪会慢慢修复，BTC稳住后，ETH和SOL这类高beta才可能重新获得关注，风险偏好才会回来。 偏空的风险：一旦宏观继续施压，或者82000冲不过去，这波反弹就容易变成诱多，山寨跟跌会比谁都快。 这种位Volume-price relationship #Korean stocks fell nearly 8% intraday, global tech stocks collectively under pressure #台积电Q3净利润超预期，盈利创历史新高 、核心底牌：毛利指引下滑，预期现裂痕
① 亮眼数据背后暗藏隐忧：Q3毛利率指引65%-67%，明显低于Q2的67.7%。
② 市场开始担忧资本开支上调将挤压利润空间，AI产能扩张的不确定性陡增。
三、市场传导：利好出尽，资金用脚投票
① 财报公布后，TSM及xTSM等关联币种不涨反跌超2.7%，资金选择高位兑现。
② 说明市场对AI算力的狂热，正被理性的财务指标严厉审视，预期差显现。
核心总结：
AI长逻辑未改，但短期情绪遭遇冰点！当业绩兑现撞上利润率下滑，高位获利了结成为主旋律。别被表面繁荣冲昏头脑，紧盯后续资本开支📉 $SNDK $SK HYNIX｜Latest strategy for the storage sector: rebound under pressure, proceed with caution!
Brothers, today let's continue discussing the storage chip sector. At this stage, my short-term view on this sector remains unchanged: do not blindly chase the dip, focus on observing short signals after the rebound.
🔎 1. Why is the storage sector continuously under pressure?
Recently, the storage sector has been affected by multiple news factors, and market sentiment has clearly weakened. Some long positions entered at previous highs are also facing significant holding pressure. With concentrated capital adjustments, the volatility of related stocks may further increase.
Currently, the main factors worth noting are as follows:
- Changes in foreign capital flow: The flow of foreign capital in the Korean stock market deserves close tracking, especially for semiconductor heavyweight stocks like SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics. However, the claim that foreign capital outflows have reached $141.5 billion still requires verification of statistical criteria, time frame, and actual data.
- Intensified industry competition: China's storage chip industry continues to develop, and market assessments of industry competition, future pricing power, and corporate profit expectations are also changing.
- Impact of buyback news: Progress on Samsung's related buyback plans may affect short-term market sentiment, but specific impacts still need confirmation through official announcements.
- Changes in policy expectations: If South Korea does not introduce new support measures, it remains uncertain whether short-term market sentiment can improve.
📊 2. Tonight at the US stock market open, focus on $SNDK!
From a short-term trading perspective,U.S. September PPI rose 1.3% month-over-month, expected 0.5%, previous 0.4%; core PPI rose 0.7% month-over-month, expected 0.3%, previous 0.2%. Both readings significantly exceeded market expectations and accelerated noticeably compared to August. Historically, the PPI month-over-month has been positive and rising for two consecutive months: 1.1% in May, turning negative to -0.3% in June, back to 0% in July, rising to 0.4% in August, and September's 1.3% is the highest in this series. The core PPI's 0.7% is also the highest growth rate in recent months, indicating that price pressures excluding food and energy are expanding, not just a single component pushing up the overall reading. The simultaneous acceleration of producer prices means that the cost increases faced by companies are spreading. Whether this can be passed on to consumer prices will be a key observation point for the market to judge the inflation path. #美国CPI超预期升至3.7%，今晚PPI再迎考验 US September PPI rose 1.3% , the PPI month-on-month has been positive and rising for two consecutive months: 1.1% in May, turning negative to -0.3% in June, back to 0% in July, rising to 0.4% in August, and September's 1.3% is the highest in this sequence. The core PPI's 0.7% is also the highest growth rate in recent months, indicating that price pressures excluding food and energy are also expanding, rather than a single component pushing up the overall reading. The simultaneous acceleration of老牌迷因这波真扛不住了，50倍空单浮盈可观，但高倍永远是刀口舔血。背景上，近期某机构$DOGE ETF直接清盘，现货资金连续多日零流入还伴随千万级流出，宏观又偏紧，大饼一横盘山寨先跪。
做单逻辑打的是"机构退潮+高β补跌"：0.086附近开空，跌破0.08心理关口加速，标记已到0.0795。巨鲸买卖分歧大，反弹缩量不是底。技术面日线均线全压死，4小时反抽碰中轨就掉，量能跌放涨缩，空头结构完整。
操作上平半锁利推损保本，剩仓看前低承接，站回开仓价全撤。迷因没新叙事就是纯情绪博弈，宏观紧时跌最凶，落袋的才是钱，不贪最后一块铜板。$ETH $BTC #台积电Q3净利润超预期，盈利创历史新高 US PPI September 2026: +1.3%
Forecast: +0.6% Previous month: +0.4%
Annual PPI: 6.3% Previous month: 5.6%
Core PPI monthly: +0.5% Forecast: +0.3%
Trading perspective: Don't rush to catch the bottom!
Combined with the previously poor CPI, this PPI significantly increases the risk that the Fed will maintain a tight monetary policy. But to determine the next direction, the most important signals are the reactions after the announcement of bond yields, USD, and Nasdaq — not just the PPI figure alone.
#USCPI3.7%PPIInFocus $BTC $ETH BTC 80807, many people are asking? Will it break below 80,000?
I'm watching this number closely, my palms are a bit sweaty. Just about 800 away from the 80,000 whole number mark, it's a matter of a needle's point.
Let's first look at the current situation. September CPI exceeded expectations, core inflation month-on-month 0.3%, year-on-year 2.6%, both higher than expected. The probability of a rate hike surged from 20% to 49%. Although Polymarket shows the probability of no change has returned to 79%, market sentiment has already been dampened. In the past 24 hours, the entire network's liquidations approached 1 billion, with longs accounting for 91.6%, a batch of long positions has been taken out.
Now looking at the 80,000 defense line itself. This is not a randomly drawn line. The largest buy orders in Binance spot order book are stacked near 80,000, the average ETF holding cost is about 81,500. Although the price broke below during intraday on October 8 and 13, it closed back above.
The fragile points are also obvious. Glassnode bluntly states "the upper side is more fragile than the lower side," there are a large number of long liquidation orders accumulated below 80,000, and another cluster near 75,000.
$BTC key levels I mark:
Support: 80,000-80,500, whether it breaks intraday is the first signal; if it closes below 80,500 and ETFs continue to outflow, the "real market average price" at 78,000 is the next stop, then further down to 75,000-77,000.
Resistance: 81,500-82,000, only if it stands back above can it be considered recovering; above 83,000 is when we can talk about continuation of the rebound.$SNDK 前几天像打了鸡血，抗量子、独立L1、脱离以太坊，名字一出来社区就上头。可你细看，投票只是初步动作，真切到主网还得熬到明年，中间全是预期在飞。
做单逻辑就一句：叙事把价格顶太高，解锁把卖压递上来。早期筹码成本远低于现价，每月都有释放，反弹缩量、下跌放量，就是获利盘和领取代币的人在跑。日线从暴涨转回调，衍生品仓位又挤，这种位置追多最容易被洗。
我这空单不吃“明天涨不涨”，吃“预期兑现后接不住”。现在平半锁利，止损推到成本附近。剩下仓位看前低承接，站回关键压力就撤，不跟叙事谈恋爱。$ZEC $STRK #台积电Q3净利润超预期，盈利创历史新高 美联储加息概率已降至30%以下，即使在高温CPI数据发布后。
今天，PPI数据即将公布，预期为5.3%。
除非我们看到PPI达到5.7%-5.8%的水平，否则我认为本月将暂停加息。On-Chain Health Check for CORE: Three Data Sets, One Conclusion
There are always only two voices in the CORE posts on the Square. "Ten-thousand-fold potential" and "Imminent zeroing," arguing for almost two years.
Today, I take no side. I just do one thing: open the blockchain explorer and turn CORE's underwear inside out, showing you page by page.
No hype, no bashing, no motivational speeches. On-chain data doesn't lie; you judge after seeing it yourself.
First data set: 69 million ghost tokens, where are they now?
Let's clarify the core facts of the 8.31 vulnerability.
The v1.0.26 hard fork destroyed over 150 million excess issued CORE at the protocol level, pulling the total supply back to a hard cap of 2.1 billion. The chain didn't break, blocks are still produced, and staking rewards recovered within 48 hours.
But the hard fork can only upgrade forward; it cannot roll back already confirmed transactions. The 69 million CORE transferred out to external wallets before the fork execution have not been reclaimed, locked, or destroyed to this day.
The cost basis of these tokens is almost zero. What is their current status?
Some in the community have tracked them: some addresses remain silent long-term, some split into smaller addresses in batches. The core issue is not "whether they will dump," but "you don't know when they will dump."
As long as these tokens have no on-chain verifiable lock-up or destruction plan, the valuation ceiling of every rebound round is locked. This is not an emotional judgment but a structural problem.
Second data set: How much of the TVL is real money?
Core DAO is currently the largest Bitcoin sidechain in the BTCFi track by TVL, locking assets over $314 million, staking over 5,500 BTC, accounting for about 26% of all Bitcoin sidechain TVL. Over 76% of Bitcoin hash power participates in maintaining network security. Since mainnet launch, cumulative TVL exceeds $1 billion, with over 31 million unique addresses.
But the TVL metric needs to be broken down.
On-chain analysis shows over 86% of ecosystem TVL is concentrated in "lending + re-staking" modules. What is the essence of these two modules? Leverage stacking. The March 2026 50% CORE crash triggered the Colend liquidation cascade, exposing this structural risk for the first time.
What’s truly worth tracking is the institutional staking volume of lstBTC—long-term locked BTC is the real incremental narrative of BTCFi. Short-term arbitrage and wash trading funds will withdraw once the market changes, causing TVL to shrink instantly.
Currently, the whole network stakes about 7,600+ BTC and 300 million+ CORE, with about 35% of BTC stakers also locking CORE. This number shows the dual staking mechanism is genuinely operating, but staking rewards mainly come from CORE inflation issuance linearly released over 81 years, not external income.
More people are staking, but where does the staked money come from? This question remains unanswered.
Third data set: Is ecosystem fee income enough to cover inflation?
This is the most painful of the three data sets.
The innate structure of CORE tokenomics: staking yields go to BTC stakers; CORE itself has no natural cash flow. The network continuously issues tokens for node rewards and ecosystem incentives, essentially perpetual inflation.
2026 is defined by Core as the "revenue era," with the core logic being to use BTC staking income, SatPay card fees, and other ecosystem revenues to repurchase CORE on the secondary market, replacing inflation subsidies.
But the flagship product SatPay has announced a delay due to licensing and regulatory issues, with over 20,000 users waiting in line and no set launch date. Without real cash flow, the buyback plan is currently just a long-term vision.
How much real income is on-chain now? Colend lending protocol’s 30-day fees are about $400,000, protocol income about $12,700. Core cross-chain bridge 30-day fees about $255.
These numbers are nowhere near the monthly token issuance market value.
The conclusion is straightforward: ecosystem fee income is currently far from covering inflation, and CORE holders’ equity is continuously diluted.
Putting the three data sets together, what’s the answer?
Ghost tokens have no disposal plan + lstBTC institutional funds have not scaled + fee income cannot cover inflation.
None of the three conditions are improving.
This is not a verdict that "CORE will go to zero," nor a forecast that "CORE will take off." This is a project still running but without a commercial closed loop, stuck in the middle.
The chain is alive, code is updating, 76% of Bitcoin hash power protects it, and the hard fork emergency action was indeed effective. But between "being alive" and "running smoothly" lies 69 million tokens, a delayed flagship product, and a revenue curve that hasn’t started yet.
On the practical side, three points:
First, watch the on-chain transfer records of ghost tokens. If one day these addresses show large-scale transfers to exchange wallets, no matter what others say, you know what to do.
Second, watch the institutional staking volume of lstBTC, not total TVL. Total TVL can be leveraged up; institutional long-term staking volume is the real signal.
Third, watch official announcements of SatPay. Product launch doesn’t mean immediate scale income, but without the product, nothing else matters.
Stories can be told arbitrarily, but on-chain data doesn’t lie.
Among these three data sets, which one do you care about most?
$CORE The cold splash from the CPI came down, and last night the S&P ended its streak of 53 consecutive days without a drop exceeding 1%. Looking at the pre-market today, the KOSPI has already crashed 7.6%, with SK Hynix and Samsung being hit by 11% and 9.5% respectively. What is the money doing? In one sentence: running away from "storytelling" places and hiding in places "with cash flow." It's very clear in the pre-market. Storage chips continue to get beaten down, SanDisk fell over 4%, Micron dropped 3.7%. But interestingly, the triple short semiconductor ETF (SOXS) rose nearly 7% pre-market. The money is not selling semiconductors; it is directly betting on semiconductors to continue falling. On the other side, TLT (20-year US Treasury ETF) rose 1.46% pre-market, money is hiding in bonds. The core contradiction of this wave is not "whether to raise interest rates or not," but "who will pay back AI's debt." CoreWeave's bond yield has already shot above 15%, the market is pricing it as "won't last five years." This thing is like the first domino; the market suddenly realizes: doing AI requires borrowing money, borrowing money has become more expensive, and those companies leveraging debt to build computing power may collapse first. Directionally, I tend to continue to see adjustments. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index has already fallen for six consecutive days, down nearly 12%. But this time it is not a technical correction; it is money repricing the financing cost of AI infrastructure. After the index closed, the 10-year US Treasury yield fell back to 5.186%, indicating the market does not really believe there will be a rate hike in October, but is trading in advance on the expectation that "high interest rates will last longer." #USCPI unexpectedly rose to 3.7%, tonight PPI faces another test PPI and retail data released, with expectations exceeding forecasts once again delivering a heavy blow to the market! Inflation concerns and rate hike expectations increase!
This PPI and retail data basically negate the two optimistic scenarios I mentioned earlier. PPI proves that energy inflation has transmitted from the supply chain to the corporate side, so subsequent PCE will not be very good. Although retail data is weaker than the previous value, it far exceeds expectations, indicating that consumer inflation pressure has not eased.
If we look at last night's CPI, we could conclude that "mainly an energy shock, core inflation has not yet fully spiraled out of control."
However, combined with this PPI and retail data, it means that the price pressure caused by energy inflation is increasing, while demand remains resilient. Therefore, the risk of energy spreading to broader inflation is clearly rising, and the September PCE will not look good.
Currently, according to CME, the probability of rate hikes in October and December has not increased yet. We need to wait for the market to digest tonight's data and adjust pricing accordingly! #USCPI exceeds expectations to rise to 3.7%, PPI faces another test tonight 【快评】PPI 6.3% 炸裂，BTC 考验 81,000：跌因是利率，不是筹码
三件事连起来看：
1 美国 9 月 PPI 同比 6.3%，预期仅 5.3%，上游通胀大超预期；叠加昨日核心 CPI 三项全热，10 月加息基本坐实，12 月概率进一步抬升。
2 初请失业金 19.9 万人，低于预期——就业韧性给美联储「敢继续加」的底气。通胀热 + 就业稳 = 高利率更久，风险资产估值继续被压。
3 沉睡 5 年的鲸鱼把 4,582 枚 BTC 在 8.2 万美元上方转出，获利 9.3 倍。但币是拆进 5 个新地址，没进交易所——自托管整理，不等于抛售。
一句话：宏观在加压，链上无抛压，这轮下跌是利率预期打的，不是筹码砸的。下方盯 80,000 关口与 78,423 年线扳机，破位另说。$CRCL closed at $79.55 yesterday, around $76.1 pre-market, with the market trading new interest rate expectations.
There is an interesting contradiction here.
Circle's main revenue comes from USDC reserve asset yields.
Higher interest rates help maintain reserve yields but may also suppress risk asset valuations and increase competitive pressure in the stablecoin industry.
So, it’s not simple to assume that a rate cut benefits CRCL, nor that a rate hike necessarily benefits it.
Technically, observe the $75–78.3 range.
If it climbs back above $78.3, a rebound to $82–84 can be simulated; breaking below $74 requires reassessment.
An improvement in a company's operating environment does not necessarily mean its stock will rise.
I prefer to wait for both financial logic and price structure to be validated simultaneously.
#Circle财报在即，稳定币增长能否兑现收益？ $BTC 对美联储10月决策的影响：加息从“选项”变为“现实”
CPI超预期后，市场对10月加息的定价约为33%-34%，华泰等机构仍维持“10月暂缓、12月加息”的判断。
但PPI核心环比0.7%彻底打破了这一观望逻辑。
生产端价格以两倍于预期的速度上涨，意味着未来1-2个月的CPI面临更大的上行传导压力。美联储理事沃勒此前明确表示“想看看今天的PPI再做判断”，而现在数据给出的答案清晰无比：通胀不仅没有受控，反而在加速扩散。
10月加息概率大概率将从33%-34%大幅跃升至50%以上，10月27-28日FOMC会议“按兵不动”的基准情景正在被迅速推翻。
$BTC $ETH $SOL #台积电Q3净利润超预期，盈利创历史新高 #台积电Q3净利润超预期，盈利创历史新高 高收益实盘容易掩盖高回撤的潜在风险
市场普遍倾向于把亮眼月度收益当作这套高倍波段策略具备持续盈利能力的证明。一份流出的交易记录显示，交易者在三类标的之间轮换操作，短线开平仓节奏较快，近三十日账面收益达到 78.81%，胜率 78.21%。
容易被忽略的变量是同期 48.60% 的最大回撤，其中一单出现明显亏损。高杠杆下，短期盈利不代表策略稳定，若行情节奏发生改变，同等手法可能放大亏损。可以用来证伪这套策略可持续性的信号，就是再次出现接近幅度的回撤。
过往平仓记录仅代表历史结果，不预示后续行情走向。你当前对应的挂单价位与止损点位会设置在哪里？
$BTC $ZEC $ETH $PUMP, $PONS: Both are token issuance platforms with buyback/burn mechanisms. So, can they support the token price? Is now a bottom-fishing opportunity?
Conclusion first: Both tokens have observational value after their pullbacks, but the current cash flow decline directly weakens the support strength.
1️⃣ $PUMP: Buybacks are real buying pressure, but selling pressure risk persists
The protocol rule is to use 50% of net revenue for buyback and burn; in the past 30 days, a total of $29.48 million was used for buybacks, averaging nearly $980,000 daily, providing some buying support.
However, recent platform revenue dropped 16% month-over-month, weakening buyback intensity. Coupled with monthly token unlocks for the team and investors, selling pressure can amplify at any time.
Short-term focus is on whether $0.004 stabilizes.
2️⃣ $PONS: Revenue sharply shrinks, buyback flywheel lacks momentum
Current price is $0.30, down over 67% from the high.
The mechanism is 80% of protocol fees automatically used for TWAP buyback and burn, with the remaining 20% for operations.
But the problem is: In September, platform protocol revenue was about $140 million; in early October, revenue sharply declined, daily trading volume shrank from a peak of $930 million to $100–190 million, and token issuance quantity plummeted accordingly. Tesla deliveries exceed expectations, so why is the market still focused on profits?
Tesla delivered about 486,500 vehicles in Q3, surpassing market expectations, but still down about 2% year-over-year. This set of numbers is interesting: short-term demand isn’t as bad as imagined, but it’s not a complete turnaround either. What the market is really struggling with now is no longer just how many cars are sold.
If the automotive business stabilizes again, it can certainly support the valuation floor; but Tesla’s high valuation has long been supported by more than just car sales. Robotaxis, autonomous driving, and Optimus are all factored into future expectations. The question is when these stories will turn into sustained revenue rather than just emotional swings after each product launch.
More importantly, good delivery numbers don’t necessarily mean profit margins improve in sync. Price cuts, product mix, and production costs all affect the final results. When the earnings report is released on October 21, investors probably won’t just ask “how many were sold,” but will also inquire about automotive gross margin, cash flow, and the commercialization progress of the autonomous driving business.
So this delivery beat, I don’t think it directly equates to a comprehensive fundamental turnaround. It at least proves demand is still there, but to support a higher valuation, Tesla needs to deliver answers beyond just sales volume. And if profits continue to be under pressure, even impressive delivery data may not convince the market.
Do you think the market is currently buying into a car company’s recovery, or the future of autonomous driving and robotics? #特斯拉交付超预期后盈利修复成焦点 $TSLA The True Historical Story of Bitcoin
During the 2008 global financial crisis, Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin whitepaper. In 2009, the genesis block was mined, embedding a headline about bank bailouts from The Times as a statement against the trust crisis in traditional finance.
In 2010, a programmer exchanged 10,000 bitcoins for two pizzas, marking Bitcoin's first real-world commodity transaction. In its early days, it was merely an experiment among cryptography geeks with almost no value.
In 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024, Bitcoin underwent four block reward halvings, completing four cycles of bull and bear markets. Each cycle followed a very similar pattern: a prolonged bear market bottoming before the halving, retail investors panic-selling; rising expectations of the halving triggered a bull market, spreading wealth stories widely; after market euphoria peaked, the bubble burst, leading into a deep bear market.
At the 2017 bull market peak, the price neared $20,000; in 2021, it reached a high of $69,000; in 2024, the halving combined with the launch of a US spot ETF brought institutional capital officially into the market.
History tells us: halving only reduces the supply of new tokens and does not guarantee a bull market. Each cycle is a redistribution of chips. Most people find it hard to hold through the entire cycle—either selling at the bottom in panic or chasing at the top and getting trapped. Behind the stories of sudden wealth lies a very high risk of loss.
Supporting commentary:
Bitcoin is not a miracle for overnight riches; it is a decade-spanning, repeatedly unfolding human nature game.通胀又泼冷水，降息梦先收一收 🧊
9月CPI一出，全线“超纲”：
整体年率3.7%，比预期高0.1，汽油扛起大半涨幅；
核心年率2.6%，预期2.5%；
核心月率0.3%，预期0.2%。
娱乐、二手车、机票、医疗、服装轮番涨价，这不像一次性火花，更像面广点多的闷烧 🔥
市场立刻改口：加息押注升温，连2027年底前再加三次都被摆上桌。降息？暂时别排队了 😤
币圈自然难受。原本押“油价拉整体、核心还稳”，现在核心也炸，叙事直接卡壳。美债收益率若继续抬头，无息资产就继续被按着打。🪙📉
下方81500-80500，今晚大概率要挨测；上方84400-85200，锅盖变铁板。ETH、$SOL 、$ZEC 这类高Beta，摔起来只会更重。ETF本就失血，宏观再补刀，反弹难度拉满。
抄底别抢跑，追空也别上头。先等15到30分钟，看美股开盘资金站哪边。真方向，21:30后才见分晓。今晚，耐心比勇气贵 ⏳#美国CPI超预期升至3.7%，今晚PPI再迎考验 #台积电Q3净利润超预期，盈利创历史新高 6.3% Drop: Bears Treat Tonight, Bulls Pay the Bill 🔨
The numbers are out: PPI year-on-year 6.3%, month-on-month 1.3%, expected were 5.4% and 0.6%, significantly higher. Retail sales month-on-month 0.8%, consumption still hot, inflation burning on both ends.
Exceeded expectations, solid proof. Rate hike bets are heating up again, risk assets will suffer tonight.
Market: BTC price 80950, just broke 81000; ETH price 2359.55, 2350 right below; SOL price 102.07. ETH volume 289 million, BTC volume 192 million, shorts getting harvested.
Interesting in the long-short ratio: 24-hour shorts across the network at 51.75%, shorts starting to dominate; but BTC and ETH longs by coin still above 55%. Network-wide bearish, individual coins bullish, divergence appears—indicating this drop is macro-driven, not a crypto market crash, mostly sentiment-driven.
I said before "the bulls aren't dead yet," fees are still all positive now, BTC at 0.0049%, ETH at 0.0059%, SOL at 0.0041%. But with the 6.3% drop, "longs laid at 80000" need to be cautious, the lower long zone might really be wiped out tonight.
How to view tonight: don't catch this first cut. After the unexpected drop lands, the first wave is sentiment, the second wave is direction. Wait for the shorts to finish clearing the first wave before watching. Stay on the sidelines, save your bullets for tomorrow.PPI 1.3% blows past expectations, tonight's outlook leans bearish
$BTC and $ETH just received the 20:30 data: US September PPI month-over-month at 1.3%, expected 0.5%, marking the largest single-month increase since March 2022; core PPI at 0.7%, also double the forecast. As mentioned in the midday review "waiting for PPI to set the direction," the direction is clear—confirmed bearish. Even more painful is retail sales month-over-month at 0.8%, far exceeding the expected 0.3%, while initial jobless claims at 199,000 meet expectations: the economy is not weak combined with soaring inflation, this is the hardest combination to price, bets on October rate hikes will only rise, risk assets get hit from both ends.
$BTC currently at $80,742, just shy of the $80,000 support line. Judgment: a confirmed bearish trend if it effectively breaks below 80,000 (based on daily close, not intraday dips), targeting around 77,000. Invalidating condition: if 80,000 holds and US Treasury yields fall, indicating the market chooses to digest the bad news, then a return to the $82,000–$84,000 range. Strategy: do not chase the first bearish break candle, wait for close confirmation to follow the trend; a rebound to $81,500–$82,000 is a signal to reduce positions, not add.#奈飞增长或放缓，广告业务成新看点
流媒体龙头奈飞传统会员增长明显见顶，用户增量进入瓶颈期，整体营收增速持续放缓，原有增长逻辑基本走到尾声。
市场核心关注点彻底转移：广告业务成为奈飞唯一高增长引擎。
数据端非常亮眼，25年广告收入大幅攀升，公司明确目标26年广告营收直接翻倍至30亿美元。依托AI投放优化、热门剧集+体育直播IP加持，广告付费用户规模持续扩张，是奈飞稳住估值的核心底牌。
但短板也很致命：广告业务目前营收占比偏低，短期很难对冲会员业务的增长乏力。美股科技股现在极度依赖新增增长点兑现，一旦广告增速不及预期，很容易触发估值回调。
美股成长股情绪直接影响加密市场风险偏好。奈飞这类标杆股增长疲软，会压制整体科技板块热度。短线不盲目看多风险资产，保持震荡思路，等待企业财报盈利、新业务数据落地，所有开单严格带止损，不提前赌利好。#台积电Q3净利润超预期，盈利创历史新高 #台积电Q3净利润超预期，盈利创历史新高
台积电Q3财报出来了，数字炸裂，但股价跌了。
营收同比增长50.9%到1.49万亿新台币，净利润同比增长68.7%到7631亿，创季度新高，超过市场预期。2nm制程占晶圆营收的8%，先进制程整体占比79%。AI芯片需求持续为业绩提供支撑，这个基本盘很硬。
但股价跌了2.67%。问题出在毛利率指引上。公司给的65%到67%，低于Q2实际的67.7%。市场担心的是，AI芯片再旺，如果毛利率往下走，说明先进制程的成本压力在吃掉利润。另外资本开支会不会进一步上调，也是接下来要盯的。
对BTC来说，这事不直接，但底层逻辑连着。台积电是AI算力基建的核心供应商，它的营收和利润验证了AI需求是真实的，算力经济的叙事没断，BTC作为底层锚定物的长期逻辑还在。但毛利率指引偏弱，说明烧钱的代价在上升，整个半导体链条的估值需要重新消化。短期BTC还在扛CPI超预期的压力，台积电财报的影响是次要的。
操作上别因为台积电利润超预期就去追科技股。等PPI落地，看美债收益率和美元怎么走，再决定接不接。晚间出炉的美国多项经济数据集体呈现利空：初请失业金、9月零售销售、PPI年率与月率全部高于市场预期。但数据利空不等于行情就会直接开启大跌，本次数据带来的短期冲击力度有限，很难催生单边剧烈行情。
多项数据同时转强，进一步印证美国经济韧性仍在，会继续保留美联储维持偏鹰派的可能性。不过单轮数据的带动效力有限，盘面大概率依旧延续当前底部区间震荡格局。
不必看到利空就盲目追空，重点把观察重心放在晚间美股开盘之后的资金量能释放，看美股盘面如何消化这一批数据，再去判断币市后续方向选择。现阶段继续维持区间思路，耐心等待盘面给出明确信号。
#美国CPI超预期升至3.7%，今晚PPI再迎考验 $BTC $ETH #台积电Q3净利润超预期，盈利创历史新高
台积电Q3业绩超预期：营收1.49万亿新台币、净利7631亿，同比大增68.7%，2nm量产贡献8%，先进制程占比达79%，AI需求仍是核心支撑。但股价不涨反跌，说明利好已被提前定价。市场真正担忧的是：毛利率受2nm初期量产和海外建厂拖累，以及2027年资本开支可能大幅膨胀。简单说，基本面很强，但短期情绪从“追AI叙事”转向“算AI回报”。后续关键看Q4指引和资本开支是否再超预期；若只是符合预期，估值消化压力仍会压制股价。中长期AI逻辑未破，短期波动难免。Before the PPI data was released, the market was already falling, and once the data came out, it accelerated the plunge.
$BTC slid all the way from above 83000 to 80168, $ETH dropped to 2315, and $SOL was the worst, hitting a low of 100.46, barely holding the triple digits. Now it has slightly caught its breath, with BTC at 81000, ETH at 2363, and SOL at 102.15.
PPI is 6.3%, expected 5.3%, inflation hasn't come down at all. CPI just exploded, now PPI follows suit. Rate cuts are completely off the table, and the threat of rate hikes is back. This isn't just a single data issue; two consecutive inflation indicators are slapping the face of the market, basically shattering the fantasy of a Fed pivot.
Looking at the market, the first wave of the plunge has just passed, but the bulls haven't given up yet. Positions haven't decreased much, and funding rates haven't turned extremely negative, indicating leverage hasn't been fully cleared. Bottom fishing now is just giving away money; even if you want to try, wait until the market volume shrinks and stabilizes.
I'm still holding shorts, not because I'm bearish, but because in this kind of market, both longs and shorts are easily stopped out. Forcing trades is just giving away money. Let the leverage clear itself first; there's no rush now.
Key support levels below: BTC 80000/78000, ETH 2300/2200, SOL 100/95. Don't rush to catch the round numbers; catching them poorly means bleeding hands.
Did you hold up through tonight's market?
#美国CPI超预期升至3.7%，今晚PPI再迎考验
#BTC现货ETF大额流入后转负
#ETH触及2500美元后震荡 Hayes今天扫货，ZAMA跟着蹦9%，但这盘子薄得别上头
链上监测到Arthur Hayes今天通过FalconX和Flowdesk买了约88.8万美元的币，其中300万个ZAMA大概19.7万，搭着AERO、PENDLE一起进。Zama做的是全同态加密，说白了就是数据加密着还能算，正好卡在AI隐私计算这个故事上，名人一拿货，资金就顺着叙事点了把火，欧易现货今天一度+9.4%到0.074附近。
先泼冷水：这篮子里ZAMA那份最小、还不到两成，真大头是AERO；而且24小时现货成交才155万美元上下，价格已经贴到日内高点0.076脸下面，这种薄盘，名人地址是风也是镰刀，拉得顺、砸起来不打招呼。
盯一个信号：看Hayes地址后面加不加仓、量能不能在0.076上方站稳；光靠一笔19万的买单硬顶，跟风一散，冲高回落是大概率。DYOR，非投资建议。
#ZAMA #FHE #AI#TSMCQ3RecordProfit New York Fed President Williams speaks with a dovish tone
Williams' role is quite unique; he has a relatively independent position.
He is the only member of the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) who is not a member of the Fed's Board of Governors.
As a regional bank president, he is the only permanent member with voting rights in Fed decisions.
Williams believes there may be one more rate hike this year, and no further increases will be needed next year.$ETH 数据公布完了，依旧是全线利空！
简单说几句，以往PPI都是走再CPI前面，这次走在了CPI后面。
月率年率都超的太多了，CPI在前利空，PPI在后利空，又要给出远期物价上涨的预期！
我的理解是：PPI是生产者物价指数，PPI走高，成本变高，必然要转嫁给消费者，而今天的零售销售月率并没有给出消费降温的信号，公布值甚至给到了0.8%，这就意味着居民消费意愿和能力还是很强，即便是物价高的情况下。
那么得出结论就是：PPI生产成本+居民消费能力，都在推高通胀，因为零售销售月率统计的是消费总金额（除餐饮吃饭这一块，其他服务业不包含）。
初请失业金也没有给出就业走弱，算是又叠加了一层鹰派证据！
今天三个数据，PPI+零售销售月率+初请失业金给出的结果都是利空。
仅供参考，不作为投资建议。#美国CPI超预期升至3.7%，今晚PPI再迎考验 清算热力图刚刚更新，四个币种的爆仓点位几乎同时收紧，这比任何单一指标都更值得警惕。$BTC 现价 81,655.8 美元，上方空头最大痛点 83,259.04 美元，距离仅 +1.96%；下方多头最大痛点 81,200.95 美元，距离只有 -0.56%。$ETH 现价 2,417.3 美元，上方 2,463.62 美元（+1.92%），下方 2,396.69 美元（-0.85%）。$SOL 现价 104.39 美元，上方 105.664 美元（+1.22%），下方 103.364 美元（-0.98%）。$ZEC 现价 1,140.51 美元，上方 1,197.072 美元（+4.96%），下方 1,122.714 美元（-1.56%）。 真正值得注意的不是这些数字本身，而是结构：四个币种的下方清算区全部集中在距离现价不到 1.6% 的范围内，而上方痛点却分散在 1.2% 到 5% 之间。这种不对称说明杠杆多头正在同一狭窄地带堆积，一旦触发，清算会像多米诺骨牌一样连锁反应。$ZEC 的下方缓冲区最薄，-1.56% 的间距意味着它对外部波动的容忍度最低，而上方 +4.96% 的空头痛点又$BTC $ETH PPI data explodes, will the bulls completely become fuel when the US stock market opens tonight??
This time, the US PPI data directly exceeded expectations, with the annual rate soaring from the previous 5.4% and expected 5.3% to 6.3%; the monthly rate also rose from the previous 0.4% and expected 0.5% to 1.3%. Inflation pressure on the production side has clearly increased.
More importantly, retail data performed better than expected, indicating that US consumption still has resilience and the economy shows no obvious signs of recession for now. Under these circumstances, the Federal Reserve's room for rate cuts may be further limited.
Previously, market bets on rate hikes had already heated up, and after the PPI exploded again, related expectations may continue to be revised upward. However, rate hikes are not set in stone; future moves will depend on inflation trends, employment data, and the Federal Reserve's policy statements.
If the risk in the Strait of Hormuz continues and oil prices keep rising, inflation pressure may further increase in the future. #USCPI exceeds expectations to 3.7%, PPI faces another test tonight 全市场都在找底，但机构压根没慌。我翻了昨天的 ETF 数据，发现一件挺反常的事。
先看 $BTC 昨天净流出 3144 万，贝莱德卖了 1334 万，富达卖了 1836 万。前一天刚买的两千多万，第二天全给卖了。这说明机构在 BTC 上就是试探，CPI 一爆立刻缩手
再看 $ETH 净流出只有 5.19 万。灰度卖了一点，贝莱德卖了一点，基本等于没动。价格都砸到 2315 了，机构既不买也不卖，全在观望
$SOL 更有意思：净流出 1.22 万，就 Bitwise 在卖。连续第 8 天流出了，可比起前几天动辄几千万，今天这点量几乎可以忽略。砸盘的主力已经不是 ETF，是合约里多头自己在踩踏。
我的结论：机构没在恐慌，他们是在等。ETH 和 SOL 的抛压其实在变小，现在这跌主要是多杀多。SOL 多空比还是 2.68，多头没跑干净，连环爆就没结束。这种行情去抄底就是赌，等清算数据出得差不多、盘面彻底稳住，再考虑动手。
关键位置记好：大饼 80,000 / 78,000，二饼 2,300 / 2,200，SOL 100 / 95。纯 ETF 流向与盘面观察，不构成任何交易建议。This time, the US CPI data exceeded market expectations, confirming inflation stickiness. The market has lowered expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts. US Treasury real yields and the US dollar index are rising, global financial conditions are marginally tightening, and risk appetite in the crypto market is simultaneously declining. The market structure shows differentiation, with Bitcoin demonstrating relative resilience, while Ethereum and altcoins experience larger adjustments; leverage among long positions in the futures market is concentrated and stops are triggered, showing clear short-term capital outflows.
Regarding the subsequent market trend, the short-term market is likely to maintain a weak oscillation pattern. The data continues to decline, and market rebounds are more of a phase correction; the core indicators to watch going forward are the core PCE data and policy statements from Federal Reserve officials. Changes in liquidity expectations remain the key variable driving the mid-term direction of the crypto space.The US September PPI year-on-year recorded 6.3%, the highest since May 2026, exceeding market expectations.
As soon as the data came out, inflation surged again. Is the Federal Reserve's plan to cut interest rates completely shattered?
For the week of October 10, initial jobless claims were 199,000, below the expected 200,000, with the previous value revised to 198,000. The labor market remains tight. The September PPI year-on-year soared to 6.3%, far exceeding the expected 5.3%, with the previous value revised upward to 5.6%. Inflation pressure on the production side has exploded.
Here is a counterintuitive perspective: initial jobless claims seem healthy, but the PPI surge indicates that cost pressures are intensely squeezing the end consumer side.
Currently, companies prefer to squeeze profit margins rather than lay off employees easily, creating a stagflation shadow where employment appears stable but corporate profits are under pressure.
PPI is usually a leading indicator of CPI.
With production costs out of control, consumer inflation in the coming months will not decrease at all. The market's previously bet high-frequency rate cut logic has been shattered, and the Federal Reserve is now trapped in an extremely passive and awkward situation.
It is estimated that in the short term, risk assets such as US stocks and the crypto market will face severe shocks from liquidity repricing. The hawkish camp within the Federal Reserve will quickly rise, and it is even possible that discussions about pausing rate cuts will be revisited.
It is recommended to avoid high leverage in the short term, focus more on assets with stable cash flow, and prepare for a second test of liquidity tightening.
DYOR
#USCPI unexpectedly rose to 3.7%, and tonight PPI faces another test #TSMC Q3 net profit exceeds expectations, earnings hit a record high
However, the stock price reaction is moderate, mainly because expectations are already very high. The ramp-up of 2nm will pressure profit margins, coupled with huge capital expenditures. Management is also cautious about next year, so don't expect a big surge in the short term. US September PPI exploded: final demand month-on-month +1.3% (expected about +0.6%), year-on-year +6.3% (expected about +5.4%), year-on-year excluding food, energy, trade, and services +5.0%. This is one of the strongest year-on-year increases since the end of 2022, another round of upstream inflation pressure following the hotter-than-expected CPI. Short-term risk assets should first watch for volatility; avoid chasing highs or panic selling. BTC spot around 80930 USDT, ETH around 2358 (Beijing 20:37, OKX). This does not constitute investment advice.Three consecutive bearish candles, but the reasons for the decline are not the same.
On the same day of decline, $BTC, $ETH, and $SOL each have their own sources of selling pressure.
For $BTC, it's a sentiment retreat:
No large holders collectively withdrawing on-chain, and there is still support near the 400-day moving average.
For $ETH, it's capital moving:
ETF has continuous net outflows, wallet balances are migrating out, indicating holders are actively reducing positions.
For $SOL, the pressure is on the contract side:
Perpetual shorts are increasing, leverage is pushing the price down, while spot outflows are relatively limited.
In other words, the one that fell sharply did not see much chip turnover.
The one that fell steadily is where money is truly flowing out.
#BTC spot ETF net outflows again, can institutional buying recover?
#$BTC $ETH 美国9月PPI环比上涨1.3%，预期0.5%，前值0.4%；核心PPI环比上涨0.7%，预期0.3%，前值0.2%。两项读数均大幅超出市场预期，且较8月明显加速。从历史序列看，PPI环比已连续两个月为正并持续走高，5月为1.1%、6月转负至-0.3%、7月回到0%、8月回升至0.4%，9月的1.3%是这一序列中的最高值。核心PPI的0.7%同样是近几个月中的最高增速，显示剔除食品与能源后的价格压力也在扩大，而非单一分项推高整体读数。生产端价格的同步加速，意味着企业面临的成本上涨正在扩散，后续能否传导至消费端价格，将是市场判断通胀路径的关键观察点。 #美国CPI超预期升至3.7%，今晚PPI再迎考验Funding rates first "leak" 📊
At 20:30 tonight, before the CPI release, funding rates have already been settled. $BTC on two major platforms is almost hugging the zero line: 0.0039%, 0.0035%, both longs and shorts are restrained. 82,500 is repeatedly tested but still holding, 84,000 is also suppressed, the price seems to be holding its breath waiting for the data. ⏳
$ETH is clearly split: Platform B's rate has turned negative to -0.0043%, shorts start paying; Platform A's cumulative rate remains +0.0082%. Some are betting on a catch-up rally, others continue to be bearish. Spot ETFs continue to bleed, institutional interest is weaker than BTC, making ETH the most directionless and most afraid of a CPI surprise. ⚖️
$SOL is more direct: cumulative 0.0163%, real-time only 0.0033%, the tide is receding quickly. Price has returned near 107, bulls no longer add positions, courage is being consumed. 📉
Overall: BTC is neutral waiting for change, ETH longs and shorts are torn, SOL bulls are retreating. The macro environment is also tough: ETFs had a net outflow of 679 million last week, ETH outflow of 542 million; the US dollar index is at an 18-month high, 10-year US Treasury yield exceeds 5.2%. Weak funding rates + capital outflows + tight macro conditions, under triple pressure, the market is not without direction, but no one dares to bet first. 🚨#US CPI unexpectedly rises to 3.7%, tonight PPI faces another test #TSMC Q3 net profit exceeds expectations, profits hit record highs #Netflix growth may slow, advertising business becomes a new focus Solana has entered Shanghai and is vigorously expanding its Asia-Pacific ecosystem, mainly to compete for ETH developers, application projects, and market share.
SOL and ETH have fundamental differences in technical routes, philosophy, and market positioning, currently showing more of a long-term coexistence and intense competition dynamic.[Project Research] ASTER: A Perpetual DEX with 99% Fees Used for Buybacks, Three Hidden Risks Under the Halo
ASTER was formed by the merger of Astherus and APX, launching its own public chain Aster Chain (privacy + zero Gas) in March 2026, backed by YZi Labs. Rapid growth: 24-hour perpetual trading volume is about $1.65 billion, accounting for approximately 9.4% of the entire industry, TVL is $776 million, and open interest is $1.35 billion.
The token model is the biggest selling point: starting June, 99% of protocol revenue is used for buyback and burn, and emissions are only released through staking, resulting in selling pressure better than most DEXs. But three risks must be laid on the table:
1. The top 10 addresses control about 93% of the supply, indicating highly concentrated holdings;
2. Only 34% is circulating, FDV is three times the market cap, and the team’s lock-up expires in September 2027;
3. Trading volume includes task incentive inflation, and the maximum 1001x leverage is a meat grinder for retail investors.
The mechanism innovation is real, but so are the risks of concentrated holdings and leverage. Before participating, closely monitor the real data of the Aster Chain ecosystem and don’t be persuaded by the buyback narrative alone.CPI cold shot! BTC holds at 80,000, ETH weakens first? 😶🌫️📉
Core CPI at 2.6%, 0.1 higher than expected, all eyes on it tonight. ⚠️
10 minutes after data release: 10-year US Treasury yield jumped from 5.19% to 5.27%, BTC down 1.8%, gold down 1.0%, Nasdaq futures down 0.8%. Earlier, gold and crypto took the hit first; now stock index futures are also down, anxiety has escalated from “high interest rates maintained” to “possibly more hikes.” 📉🪙
Before the data, BTC was hovering around 81,700, ETH was even weaker near 2,400. With the boot dropped, the trend is bearish. BTC is just one step away from 80,000; without easing rates, it’s hard for it to strengthen independently. Watch 81,000 below first. ETH’s weak structure remains unchanged, altcoins continue to lose liquidity. 🧊
Tonight, I’m holding my position. Data doesn’t lie; what lies is your illusion about the data.