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#Tesla delivery exceeds expectations, profit recovery becomes the focus My judgment: The probability of revenue exceeding expectations is slightly higher, but the probability of EPS and profit margin exceeding expectations is relatively low; the overall financial report is closer to a "fifty-fifty split leaning weak" rather than a highly certain positive. The key is not the delivery volume, but whether the per-vehicle profit, energy business, and cash flow can improve. Market expectations Tesla is expected to announce its FY2026 Q3 financial report after the U.S. stock market closes on October 21, 2026, with a conference call expected at 21:30 UTC. MarketBeat earnings calendar The current market consensus is roughly: CSVPNG indicator Q3 2026 forecast Q3 2025 actual Year-over-year expectation Revenue about $27.79B–$27.9B $28.10B about -1% Adjusted EPS about $0.43 about $0.50 about -14% Market expectations themselves are not high, and EPS expectations have been lowered by about $0.03 in the past 30 days. This lowers the threshold for "easily exceeding expectations," but also indicates analysts are preemptively reflecting profit pressure. Zacks/Yahoo Finance positive factors: Delivery volume significantly better than expected Q3 operational data released so far is favorable for revenue: Vehicle deliveries: 486,532 units Market expectation: about 461,974 units Exceeds expectations by about 5.3% But still down about 2.1% year-over-year Production: 464,Opening volume first marks the high — this building called $INJ had its exterior wall peel off by 5.93% today. Everyone at the construction site is shouting about structural instability, but I climbed up and tapped the load-bearing walls; not a single crack.
24-hour drop of 5.93%, current price 4.92, sounds like a collapse. Unfolding the blueprints: the short-term Bollinger Band lower bound is only 0.8% away, price is stuck at the 13% floor level; the mid-term Bollinger Band is even harsher, price is crouching at the 2% lower edge, only 0.2% gap from the lower bound. This is not a collapse, it’s digging the loose soil down to the bearing layer. Short-term RSI 32.2 has already sunk into the settlement zone, but long-term RSI 49.7 keeps the framework upright — short cycles are unloading, long cycles have all the reinforcement intact.
A real builder won’t cap the top before slope protection is done, but will drive piles to the bedrock before discussing load. So I won’t catch flying knives mid-air; I’ll wait to backfill to the 4.76 level before pouring concrete, that’s the current price minus 3.3% support point, with clear structural support beneath. First drop point 5.31, corresponding to +8.0%, is a rebound high from the previous slab; second drop point 5.42, corresponding to +10.2%, fully consumes the mid-term Bollinger Band upper clearance of 10.2%. If 4.19 is broken — that’s a -14.8% failure line, indicating problems with the base soil, time to withdraw immediately, no entanglement with a rotten foundation.
📈 Long:
Entry: 4.76 (current price -3.3%)
Take Profit 1: 5.31 (+8.0%)
Take Profit 2: 5.42 (+10.2%)
Stop Loss: 4.19 (-14.8%)
Enter in batches, like layered pouring: first the base layer, then the main structure, never pour all the concrete at once. No matter how refined the whitepaper’s renderings are, they’re just visuals; whether it can withstand these days’ lateral shear depends forever on the development team’s reinforcement density and the ecosystem’s ductility.
This building can peel paint, but cannot lose columns. What $INJ is losing now is only the facade. #strategyplaybookBitcoin stayed flat today at 82,000, while WLD showed some spirit, rising more than ten points in 24 hours, back around $0.54.
This time the news is solid. On Sunday, World behind Ultraman announced that World ID officially launched on the Zoom app marketplace, available to global enterprise clients: during meetings, iris scans, real-time selfies, and video footage are compared to verify a real person, who then gets a “real person badge” on their avatar. On the same day, they also launched a verification suite for banks, allowing real-person confirmation for transfers and account recovery, with Bain Capital, Pantera, and VanEck as the first partners. The example they gave is quite striking: in 2024, an employee at Oyana had a video meeting where the other side was all deepfakes, resulting in a $25.6 million scam. Deloitte estimates that by 2027, AI fraud losses in the US could reach $40 billion.
Last Friday, WLD surged to 0.54, dropped back to 0.49 over the weekend, and today just reclaimed lost ground. Looking further back, the all-time high in March 2024 was $11.96, the lowest this year touched 0.23, so there’s still a big gap from the peak.
The risks remain the same: iris scanning has long been frowned upon by regulators worldwide—Hong Kong has banned it, South Korea fined $830,000, Spain demanded data deletion, and Kenya and Brazil have also blocked it.
I think actual deployments like Zoom and banks are better than just slogans, but WLD has never lacked stories; what it lacks is real people paying for it. Now over 18 million people have been certified, but it’s still far from a “global real-person identity.” $WLD #Can Robinhood's trading business growth continue?
Current status of Robinhood Chain Robinhood Chain is an Ethereum Layer 2 launched in July this year, focusing on tokenized stocks and on-chain financial assets, offering 24/7 trading to non-US users. It had an initial surge mainly driven by Meme coin trading and early ecosystem activities, with on-chain fees reaching very high levels. But in recent weeks, it has clearly cooled down:
Daily transactions dropped from about 10.8 million in mid-September to about 6.2 million in early October
Active addresses have also significantly declined.
On-chain fees have sharply collapsed from the peak in early September
Stock token TVL growth has basically stalled
Currently, the on-chain TVL still maintains above approximately $1 billion, with some lending and trading protocols still active, but overall it has shifted from an "initial explosion" phase to a "cooling/platform" phase.
From existing data:
Q2 2026 showed strong performance: revenue of $1.31 billion, EPS of $0.62, record net deposits of about $22 billion, platform assets around $369 billion, and Gold subscription users also hit a new high
Growth mainly came from stocks, options, and event contracts, while crypto-related revenue actually declined in Q2
Market expectations for Q3 are roughly revenue around $1.43 billion, EPS about $0.55
$HOOD #NetflixQ3AdsAndMargins $MASK 0.413，今天几乎没怎么动，24小时也就涨了不到3%
链上有个大户，资产1500多万美元，其中 $ZEC 就占了大概1169万
这三天他在一点点买 MASK，不急不躁
盘子本来就轻，我先记下来，看他接下来还会不会加仓"Pause in October is certain, but 89% chance of rate hike in December: The Fed is playing a bigger game next"
The FOMC meeting on October 27-28 has an 85% probability of keeping rates unchanged, with only a 15% chance of a hike in October — a pause is basically certain. There's also a political factor: five days after the meeting is the November 3 midterm election, and the Fed doesn't want to be accused of favoring any side, so doing nothing is the safest choice.
But the real drama is in December: the probability of a rate hike has reached 89%, with 25 basis points being the main scenario and 13% betting on 50 basis points. Waller's "I don't forecast" comment killed the suspense for October, effectively directing all attention to December 9.
Focus on one detail: half of the 1.3% month-over-month increase in September's PPI came from gasoline price hikes (+20.3%) — energy is the key to inflation. This is why the diesel contracts between Russia and the US and international oil price trends are quietly deciding the December rate hike.
BTC has been stuck between 80,000-83,000 this week, with options volatility under control — the market is already voting with its feet: nothing will happen in October, the real test is in December.
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#10月FOMC临近，美联储暂停加息还有哪些变数？ "Tesla's Earnings Announcement Tomorrow Night: EPS Doesn't Matter, Wall Street Only Focuses on the 17% Line"
After the U.S. market closes tomorrow, Tesla will release its Q3 earnings report. Expected EPS is $0.43-0.45, revenue $27.8-27.9 billion — but these numbers are basically already known, with deliveries of 486,532 vehicles widely anticipated.
The real test is only one: automotive gross margin (excluding credits). Above 17% counts as recovery; below 16% means a direct plunge to the 52-week low. Q2 operating margin was only 1.4%, so this time it must rise.
The hidden factor is energy: Q3 energy storage installations at 13.7 GWh, a year-over-year increase of 9.6%. This is the only certain growth item in the report, and whether it can support the gross margin depends on this.
The stock price has already moved ahead: up 4% on Monday to $369, but still squeezed within the 349-376 triangle, pressured by the 200-day moving average. Tomorrow is a "numbers speak" day.
$TSLA $xTSLA
#特斯拉交付超预期后盈利修复成焦点 ETF funds are still flowing out, but the selling pressure has started to differentiate.
$BTC net outflow is 16.87 million, with the withdrawal intensity weakening, showing a more cautious wait-and-see attitude in the short term.
$ETH net outflow is 32.79 million, with Fidelity contributing most of the outflow, indicating a more obvious institutional risk aversion.
$SOL only outflowed 64,400, with relatively less pressure on the ETF side, but this does not mean the price won't continue to decline.
My view: BTC is still observing whether the rebound can continue, ETH faces greater capital pressure, and SOL is relatively more resilient. Don't rush to bottom-fish; first watch whether ETF flows and leverage liquidations can stabilize.
#ETF funds continue to flow out, can BTC's rebound last?
#CanBTCReboundLast The South Korean stock market has really been tormenting retail investors these past two days. After two consecutive days of rebound, everyone just thought the bottom was more or less stable, but then the KOSPI turned around and dropped another 4.76%, failing to hold above 5500 points during the session. The most frustrating thing about this kind of market is that you don't dare to buy when it falls, and just when you muster the courage to bottom-fish, the next day hits you with another blow.
Foreign investors net sold 636.7 billion KRW, institutions also sold 467 billion KRW, and even pension funds reduced holdings by 159 billion KRW. On the contrary, South Korean retail investors net bought 838.8 billion KRW, and other legal entities also bought 261.6 billion KRW. While foreign investors and institutions are busy fleeing, retail investors are desperately catching the falling knives. Doesn't this scene look very familiar?
Moreover, even the battery stocks that led the previous rebound couldn't hold up this time. With US Treasury yields rising, the market has started worrying again about financing and returns for AI data centers. Stocks in South Korea, which heavily rely on semiconductor and tech exports, naturally become vulnerable. Especially heavyweight stocks like Samsung and SK Hynix—once funds start withdrawing, it's not so easy for the index to stay stable.
I've said before, no matter how promising the AI industry is, it can't withstand valuations that are too high and financing costs that are too steep. Now the market has started recalculating: how much profit can be made in the coming years, where the money for expanding data centers will come from, and whether order growth can keep pace—all these will affect how much valuation capital is willing to give.
I'm not in a hurry to bottom-fish Korean tech stocks for now. Until foreign investors stop their continuous selling and US Treasury yields can fall back, these two signals haven't appeared yet, and rebounds can easily turn into traps again.BTC has been hovering around 81,000 USD for quite a while, making viewers' blood pressure rise along with the candlesticks moving sideways. Over the weekend, it briefly dropped below 80,000, then pulled back above 82,000—a typical scare first, then give hope scenario.
The ETF side is also uneasy, with a net outflow of about 228 million USD last week, marking the second consecutive week of outflows; but note, there was also a single-day inflow of 175.7 million USD, indicating institutions are not collectively fleeing but are repeatedly adjusting positions amid high interest rates and macro uncertainty.
My view is that 80,000 USD is the key psychological level in this round. As long as it doesn't break down effectively, this kind of fluctuation looks more like a shakeout rather than a trend reversal. The market hates this kind of indecisive movement the most, but real chip exchanges often happen when everyone loses patience.
Don't be led by the small red and green daily candles. Wait for BTC to stabilize and break out of the consolidation zone with volume before talking about a new round of upward momentum. What needs to be done now is not chasing highs or selling lows, but not handing over chips in panic.$BTC is moving sideways around 82,086.8, with a 24-hour amplitude of 2.5%. Liquidations are clearly weighted on the long side, with $19.28 million in long positions and $9.99 million in short positions. Japanese ultra-long bonds have been heavily bought this time, supporting the long-end yields as buyers step in. The global bond market's selling pressure is temporarily easing, which is a relief for risk assets. The coin price has not responded to this. Funding rates for the three periods are between 0.0080% and 0.0100%, indicating that leveraged longs have not fully retreated. Options open interest put/call ratio is 0.88, showing a still somewhat bullish position. DVOL is 37.4, and the options market is not betting on large volatility. In the next few days, $BTC will most likely consolidate between 81,146.4 and 83,157.9. The easing of pressure on Japanese bonds will only affect the coin price once US Treasury yields fall together. Bullish reversal condition: break above 83,157.9, with contract open interest increasing from $7.77 billion upward. Bearish reversal condition: fall below 81,146.4, with long liquidations continuing to outweigh shorts, indicating the market does not buy into this macro positive.This morning on the subway, packed with people pressed against each other, I was holding onto a hand strap with one hand and struggling to scroll through my phone with the other. I almost lost my balance when I saw some on-chain data.
Around the $0.081 mark, historically, as many as 36 billion $DOGE have changed hands. Oh my goodness, 36 billion coins, which at the current price amounts to a market volume of two to three billion dollars. This is not just a support level; it's clearly a bottomless pit hammered out with real money.
Looking further down, Santiment's data shows that from October 12 to 16, those big whales quietly accumulated nearly 600 million DOGE around the $0.08 level.
Think about it, in the past few days, no one in the group chat has spoken; everyone is playing dead. Retail investors are panicking, while big money is silently hoarding. Every time there was a big drop before, I was always the one washed out at the lowest point. This time, seeing this 36 billion bottom, I made a decision in the swaying subway car.
While others panic, I play dead. With the thickness of $DOGE chips, the grip I have on it is even tighter than my hold on the subway strap. JPMorgan's attitude towards BTC this time is quite interesting; they directly included Bitcoin in their long-term capital market assumptions report. According to Bitwise's Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan, JPMorgan expects BTC to be one of the highest returning assets over the next decade, even ranking first.
It's quite surreal to think about. Many on Wall Street used to consider Bitcoin a speculative bubble, but now even JPMorgan is seriously studying its returns over the next ten years. However, they haven't completely let their guard down—the report assigns BTC an expected volatility as high as 55%, while gold's is only 17.2%. That gap is indeed huge, meaning that although institutions are optimistic about long-term returns, they still believe BTC could deliver a major drawdown to investors at any time.
Matt Hougan believes they have overestimated future volatility and underestimated long-term returns. Personally, I quite agree with this view. With more ETFs, institutional funds, and long-term holders, BTC's market structure is indeed different from a few years ago. Of course, increased institutional participation doesn't guarantee volatility will decrease; a liquidity crisis could still cause a sharp drop.
I've been bullish on BTC, but I wouldn't expect a short-term takeoff just because of a ten-year forecast. Currently, 82,200 hasn't been truly reclaimed, and the area around 80,000 still needs close watching. Being optimistic long-term is one thing; how to manage short-term positions is another.
But it's quite interesting—retail investors are still arguing over fluctuations of a few hundred dollars, while Wall Street has already started calculating BTC's returns over the next decade. $BTC "Netflix's Draw Tonight: Target Price Cut for a Week, Expectations Hit Rock Bottom"
After the U.S. market closes tonight, Netflix will release its Q3 report. Expectations: revenue of 12.87 billion (+12%, the slowest Q3 growth in three years), EPS of $0.82 (+39%), operating margin guidance at 33.2%.
But what's more worth watching is the pre-earnings moves: Over the past week, BMO cut the target price from 135 to 125, Wedbush cut from 105 to 90, and Huber directly downgraded to underweight with a target price of 70. The stock price has dropped 47% from its June 2025 high, with a P/E ratio of 18.8, only 60% of the five-year average of 31 — expectations have already been hammered to the floor.
The options market is betting on a volatility of ±9.57% tonight: a drop to 64 would be a two-year low, a rise to 77 would be a strong rebound. With the bar this low, as long as it’s "not that bad," shorts will have to cover.
The real test remains: can the advertising business and user watch time (average monthly viewing per person dropping from 66 hours to 49 hours) be stopped.
$xNFLX $NFLX
#奈飞增长或放缓，广告业务成新看点 Given the poor performance of Yitai, some people who fell are busy cutting losses...
However, BitMine Chairman Tom Lee continues to buy crazily.
On October 19, BitMine announced another purchase of 12,535 ETH.
The total holdings have now exceeded 6.04 million ETH, accounting for 4.9% of the Ethereum supply. Almost 5%, really impressive.
Even more impressive, BitMine has staked about 5.07 million ETH, expected to earn approximately $309 million annually.
As expected, the rich just keep getting richer. $BTC $ETH #特斯拉交付超预期后盈利修复成焦点 $BTC 在82,086.8附近横着走，24小时振幅2.5%，清算明显压在多头一侧，多单1,928万美元，空单999万。日本超长债这次被大举接盘，长端收益率往上冲有了买家托着，全球债市的抛压暂时松一口气，对风险资产算减压。币价没接这个茬。资金费率三期在0.0080%到0.0100%之间，杠杆多头没退干净，期权持仓put/call 0.88，偏看涨的仓位也还在，DVOL 37.4，期权市场不押大波动。 接下来几天 $BTC 大概率在81,146.4到83,157.9之间磨，日债减压要等美债收益率一起回落才会传到币价。 翻多条件：站上83,157.9，合约持仓从77.7亿美元往上加。翻空条件：跌破81,146.4，多单清算继续压过空单，说明盘面不买这点宏观利好。A month ago they were still saying "firmly hold SOL," today they sold all 2 million tokens—so do you think the treasury company is a believer or a middleman?
SkyAI (formerly Sharps Technology) officially announced yesterday: completely liquidated all SOL, not a single token left, exchanged for $223.8 million in cash, and immediately plans to spend $201.3 million to buy back its own stock. On September 14, it still loudly reaffirmed the "SOL treasury strategy," holding over 2 million tokens, making it the world's fifth largest publicly listed SOL treasury company; a month later, the treasury is zero, and they even deleted the clause in the buyback terms requiring SOL to stay above $100—no tokens left, keeping them would be embarrassing.
Major shareholder Bastion (holding nearly 10%) immediately flipped: independent review! Buyback price raised from $3 to $3.5! No raise, no deal!
Comments opened:
A Faith is faith, but cash is cash, they sold right
B Reaffirming the strategy a month ago was just to fool you into taking the bag
Report numbers and pick sides, don’t pretend to be asleep
$SOL $ETH $BTC
#机构资金转弱，BTC与ETH谁先迎来回流？ #Netflix growth may slow, advertising business becomes new focus "SpaceX Draws Tonight, Options Bet ±7.8%: But the Real Test Is the Day After Tomorrow"
After the U.S. stock market closes tonight, SpaceX will release its Q3 earnings report. Consensus expectations: revenue of 12.89 billion (up 65% quarter-over-quarter), adjusted EPS of $0.14 — if realized, it would be the first profitable quarter since going public.
The options market is betting on a post-earnings volatility of ±7.8%, with the stock price range between $134.6 and $157.4. Don't forget that on Q2 earnings day, the stock dropped 13.6% in one day — tonight's movement could be even bigger than the pricing suggests.
But tonight is not the end. Two days after the earnings report, about 1.3 billion restricted shares will be unlocked, and on October 24 another 329 million shares — totaling nearly 2.5 billion shares of potential selling pressure looming overhead. No matter how good the earnings are, the stock must withstand the unlocking wave to count.
Elon Musk posted before the earnings early this morning: next year, every American child will receive one share of SpaceX stock. Whether it's a show or hype, the real deal is the conference call at 4:30 PM Eastern tonight.
$SPCX $xSPCX
#SpaceX上市后首份完整季度财报将揭晓 算一下，这笔多单吃到的价差大约只有0.82%，却兑现了19,341.34美元盈利。Core Trader 14 已将29枚$BTC多仓全部平掉；我看这单，重点不是赚了多少，而是16倍杠杆怎样把一小段价差放大。
① 平仓名义金额约238.03万美元，对应29 BTC。这不是实际投入的本金，我习惯先分清仓位和保证金，否则很容易被“大单”两个字带偏。
② 开仓均价81,413.9美元，平仓价82,080.843美元，每枚价差大约667美元。大约0.82%的价格变化乘上16倍，账面收益弹性大约13.1%，但不能直接当成扣除所有成本后的本金回报。
③ 16倍杠杆按倒数粗算，反向波动大约6.25%就可能触及强平风险。实际还受保证金模式、维持保证金和追加保证金影响，这只是风险尺度，不是这笔已平仓交易的真实强平线。
我的判断是，这单更像一次有限价差的兑现，不能光凭盈利金额就认定方向判断有多强。已经全部离场，也没必要替他猜后续。看这种高杠杆平仓单，大家平时最看重价差、保证金回报，还是强平距离？选一个，说说你的理由。The ultimate form of "too big to fail": When SpaceX becomes a "state-owned enterprise," does crypto still need ETFs?
0.55% of shares, $10.5 billion.
Musk bought SpaceX a permanent political insurance policy.
Meanwhile, the crypto industry burns billions on airdrops, only to end up with a mess.
It's time to settle this account.
On October 19, 2026, Musk announced on X: next year, 72 million children across the U.S. will each receive 1 share of SpaceX stock. At $146 per share, the total value is about $10.5 billion, accounting for only 0.55% of SpaceX's total equity.
The number isn't large, but the structure is ruthless.
From now on, any politician who wants to split SpaceX, tax it, or restrict Starship or Starlink will no longer face a company but 72 million "child shareholders." This is regulatory capture through equity. SpaceX has effectively become a "state-owned enterprise"—not because the state controls it, but because it controls the next generation's loyalty through ownership.
Crypto projects also do "incentive distribution": airdrops, staking rewards, governance tokens. The logic is exactly the same: distribute shares to bind users.
The result?
Delphi Digital tracked 3.7 million wallets over five years and concluded in one sentence: the airdrop era is over. Among six major tokens including Uniswap, Arbitrum, and Jupiter, 78% to 94% of recipient wallets sold most of their tokens within 90 days. Arbitrum's $1.16 billion airdrop mostly ended up in the pockets of users who left within a month. Witch studios mass-create accounts, and projects spend more effort fighting witches than building products.
Musk uses real, profitable equity for distribution, creating genuine interest alignment. The crypto industry uses highly volatile tokens for distribution, resulting in bounty hunters, witch attacks, and immediate dumps upon launch.
When giants like SpaceX turn users into shareholders through "intergenerational airdrops," what irreplaceability does crypto's proud "tokenized incentives" still have?
More ironically, tokenized equity itself is booming. The market cap of tokenized stocks surged from $654 million to $3.8 billion in 2026, a 483% increase within the year. Binance's bStocks and Robinhood are all competing for this cake. The market votes with its feet: what people want from "tokenization" is real equity wrapped in tokens, not an air narrative packaged as tokens.
If the best incentive distribution tool ultimately is equity, not tokens—then what are we building every day?
But this is not crypto's death knell.
A key detail in Delphi's report: airdrops are dead, but Hyperliquid survived by buying back over $1 billion in revenue to absorb selling pressure; Jito survived by strictly limiting eligibility. MegaETH locks 53% of token supply behind performance targets, Pendle uses 80% of revenue to buy back stakers.
The direction is changing: from "free token giveaways" to "performance-linked."
This precisely points to crypto's true path—not to imitate equity distribution, but to do what equity can never do: permissionless global circulation, programmable distribution logic, and trust that doesn't rely on a single entity. No matter how powerful SpaceX's equity is, an African developer can't get it, and a Southeast Asian retail investor can't buy it. Equity's boundary is the nation-state; tokens' boundary is the internet.
Musk proved with $10.5 billion that when it comes to "true ownership," equity remains the most efficient weapon.
But efficient doesn't mean exclusive. Crypto's task is not to deny this but to do what equity can never do.
Otherwise, we're just reinventing stocks in a slower, more expensive, and more fragile way.
$BTC $SPCX $TSLA #SpaceX上市后首份完整季度财报将揭晓 Data shows that on October 19 Eastern Time, the total net inflow of BTC spot ETFs was $527 million, with IBIT net inflow at $665 million. Single-day subscriptions are generally bullish for spot demand, but IBIT's inflow exceeding the total net inflow indicates that other funds are still collectively outflowing, so the capital recovery is uneven. The key focus for the next trading day is whether IBIT can continue to see subscriptions and whether other funds can turn to net inflows.
$BTC #机构资金转弱，BTC与ETH谁先迎来回流？ BTC at 82,000, ETF running, premium is negative, who is buying?
BTC weekly close at $82,000, breaking below the $82,500–$82,800 support range. The price looks like it’s still "sideways," but the capital flow has been telling the truth for several weeks in a row.
Last week, the US spot BTC ETF saw a net outflow of $228.6 million, with BlackRock IBIT alone withdrawing $165.5 million. Over two weeks, spot ETFs have cumulatively outflowed $907.4 million, with 6 days of outflows and 4 days of inflows; outflows are the main theme. On Wednesday, the day inflation data was released, a single-day outflow of $261.4 million occurred—September CPI year-over-year was 3.7%, higher than expected, and risk appetite bowed directly to the data.
More painfully, the Coinbase premium index dropped to -0.141 on the 18th, the lowest since June 30; US buying is not stepping in, it’s retreating.
At the 80,000 level, last week it dipped to 80,116 but recovered. There are defenders below, but no chasers above. Before the Fed decision on the 28th, this pattern is hard to break on its own.
If 80,000 breaks, will you add or wait? #奈飞增长或放缓，广告业务成新看点 $BTC $ETH $ZEC #SpaceX上市后首份完整季度财报将揭晓 BTC at 82,000, ETF running, premium is negative, who is buying?
BTC weekly close at $82,000, breaking below the $82,500–$82,800 support range. The price looks like it’s still "sideways," but the capital flow has been telling the truth for several weeks in a row.
Last week, the US spot BTC ETF saw a net outflow of $228.6 million, with BlackRock IBIT alone withdrawing $165.5 million. Over two weeks, spot ETFs have cumulatively outflowed $907.4 million, with 6 days of outflows and 4 days of inflows; outflows are the main theme. On Wednesday, the day inflation data was released, a single-day outflow of $261.4 million occurred—September CPI year-over-year was 3.7%, higher than expected, and risk appetite bowed directly to the data.
More painfully, the Coinbase premium index dropped to -0.141 on the 18th, the lowest since June 30; US buying is not stepping in, it’s retreating.
At the 80,000 level, last week it dipped to 80,116 but recovered. There are defenders below, but no chasers above. Before the Fed decision on the 28th, this pattern is hard to break on its own.
If 80,000 breaks, will you add or wait? #奈飞增长或放缓，广告业务成新看点 $BTC $ETH $ZEC #SpaceX上市后首份完整季度财报将揭晓 "BTC rebounds above 82000, but the money hasn't returned: How far can this rebound go?"
BTC rebounded from around 80000, briefly touching above 83000 yesterday, and is now hovering near 82000. It can't fall further, but it also can't rise — because the money hasn't come back yet.
Data speaks: From October 12 to 16, BTC spot ETFs saw a net outflow of $229 million, and yesterday (October 19) another outflow of about $139 million. The good news is the outflow rate is slowing down (6.79 billion outflow the week before last), selling pressure is easing, but until it turns into net inflow, the rebound is just a low-volume recovery.
More painfully: Bitfinex calculated that the average cost for ETF holders is $84,358 — now at 82000, they are still overall underwater. Above 83000 is a trapped position plus resistance zone, below 80000 is a leverage liquidation zone, BTC is stuck in the middle.
My virtual long positions (entered at 81500, added at 80800, purely hypothetical) are now slightly profitable, and the "no move if 80000 is not broken" still holds. But to really go far, we have to wait for ETF funds to turn positive — that is the real dividing line between rebound and reversal.
$BTC
#ETF持续流出，BTC反弹能否延续？ Looking at this slowly declining market, how many brothers are panicking? Everyone is searching everywhere for a bottom, but don’t just stare blindly at the K-line; institutional funds were actually frantically withdrawing last night! The latest underlying ETF data reveals an extremely abnormal truth. Blindly cutting losses now might just be cutting right under the dog trader’s feet!
$BTC had a net ETF outflow of 16.87 million last night, with the main sellers being Fidelity and Grayscale. But compared to the tens of millions outflow in previous days, the volume is actually shrinking now, indicating that big institutions are weighing their options at this level and are no longer recklessly dumping, just cautiously retreating.
Looking at $ETH, this was the hardest hit last night! ETFs directly outflowed 32.79 million, with Fidelity alone dumping nearly 25 million! In the past few days, outflows were only tens of thousands daily, but today suddenly exploded in volume. This explains why Ethereum fell the hardest last night; institutions are clearly concentrating on cashing out and observing.
Finally, $SOL is the clean flow in the market, with only 64,400 outflow, which is negligible compared to the tens of thousands in previous days. This shows that SOL’s ETF side has almost no selling pressure now. The current drop is purely due to contract longs being liquidated in a chain reaction, while the spot bottom is actually intact.
My view: Data doesn’t lie. Big institutions are not panicking but have indeed cashed out on ETH. The market is shaky now, so don’t rush to catch the fall. Wait until this wave of high leverage is completely cleaned out before making a move.
#ETF持续流出，BTC反弹能否延续？ The pre-market storage sector is undergoing a recovery, but don't equate a "oversold rebound" directly with a "perfect long trade fulfillment." SanDisk dropped sharply last week and surged with volume in pre-market trading, indicating that funds are repairing; however, the 1400 level is a clear psychological barrier—if it can't hold, it's a bull trap; if it holds, there is room for continuation. The same applies to Hynix. Bank of America calls the valuation bottomed with significant target price upside, but the October 28 earnings guidance is the real falsification point, and funds rushing to buy at the open may not want to hold until then.
Therefore, the opening is more likely to follow the script of "first rally, then see if it holds": pre-market sentiment pushes it up, and after a high open, if SanDisk tests 1400 with low volume and Hynix's gains narrow, a sell-off will follow. A strong rally requires incremental buying; right now, it looks more like a mix of short covering and oversold repair, not a trend reversal.
Whether today's long strategy can be realized won't be seen in the first five minutes of trading but by two signals: whether SanDisk can hold above 1400 and whether Hynix can maintain its pre-market gains without falling back. If both hold, the recovery counts; if only one holds, it's just a rally followed by a pullback.
#奈飞增长或放缓，广告业务成新看点 $BTC 🚨 BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $526.7 million on Monday. BlackRock did all the lifting.
IBIT clients bought $665.2M. Fidelity's FBTC lost $83.6M and Grayscale's GBTC $54.9M. Not a broad stampede, one fund's demand.
Still, the scale matters: October was about $615M in the red before this, so one day erased most of it.
What to watch next: whether the flows stack up and Bitcoin can clear its $82.9K ceiling.
One day or a new streak?
Not financial advice.$BTC $ETH $SOL #Visa联手Mesh拓展1.75亿商户稳定币支付
【Visa把1.75亿商户搬进加密支付，真正的考题才刚开始】
Visa $V 联手 Mesh，让钱包里的加密资产$COIN 和稳定币有机会直接用于全球超过 1.75 亿个商户地点消费。商家不用换收款系统，Mesh负责兑换和资金调度。听起来很猛，但这个数字代表 Visa 的受理网络，不代表已经有1.75亿家商户在收稳定币。
Visa、Mastercard和Shopify都在铺路，说明稳定币正从交易所里的资金工具，往日常支付延伸。Visa披露，2026财年至今，稳定币关联卡交易量约17%来自企业和商业支付，实际用途已经不只买咖啡。
不过，支付通道打通，不等于消费需求自动爆发。用户愿不愿意花稳定币、兑换成本高不高、钱包何时接入、实际交易量能否持续增长，这些才决定业务能做多大。对加密行业是实打实的基础设施进展，但暂时还不能直接推导出某条公链或某个代币会涨。
我会盯上线后的真实支付量，而不是继续数合作伙伴。等稳定币消费出现持续增长，再谈商业模式跑通；在那之前，1.75亿是覆盖潜力，不是已经兑现的成绩单。如果27号美联储那张点阵图突然转鸽，ETH、SOL、OKB里谁会先笑出来？💫 这两天翻数据的时候有个很微妙的感觉：大家嘴上还在聊叙事，仓位却已经悄悄往"利率敏感型资产"上靠了。议息会议前夜，市场交易的不是降不降，而是谁能在预期松动的那一刻先被重新定价。 先说我看到的信号。 - ETH在2550下方磨了很久，ETF持续净流出，社交情绪偏暖但链上资金冷淡。它的问题从来不是没故事，而是机构在借反弹撤退。这种"嘴上说爱、手在减仓"的结构，反弹容易夭折。 - SOL有生态和Alpenglow升级撑着，10月21日主网上线、150毫秒确认是实打实的性能叙事。但ETF同样在流出，说明升级预期还没被资金真正买账。它现在被夹在"利好未兑现"和"大盘拖累"之间，弹性有，但需要大盘先给台阶。 - OKB更像跟随者，和BTC相关性0.85，资金费率很少偏空，OI很低。它没有独立宏观剧本，113美元是中枢，没有自身趋势就别指望它单独起飞。 我自己的理解是，这轮真正的分歧不在币种，而在人群心理。FOMO的人盯着SOL的升级日期，犹豫的人守着ETH的2550，叙事疲劳的人干脆去看OKB这种低波动标的。三种情绪对应Yesterday I just said that the small accounts going long were leaving, but this morning when the price dropped, they came back.
The OKEx BTC perpetual long-short ratio dropped to 1.33 at 5 PM yesterday evening, and now it has climbed back to 1.72. The price difference from yesterday evening to this morning's low is only about 1,500 yuan, but the people returned much faster than the price.
From 8 AM to 10 AM this morning, when the price dropped to 81,166 during those two hours, the open interest actually increased by more than 300 contracts. When the price was pushed down, some new positions were opened to catch the dip, and the ratio followed upward, mostly small accounts catching it.
So I take back half of what I said yesterday. The small accounts did leave, but once the price dropped, they came back to buy the dip; the longs haven't been fully shaken out.
If by this time tomorrow the OKEx BTC ratio falls back below 1.5, then I'll admit I was wrong.
That move you made this morning, were you just watching or did you get itchy hands? Elon Musk dropped another bomb: next year, every child in the U.S. will receive one share of SpaceX.
Sounds like charity. But after doing the math, you'll find this is the cheapest "political insurance" in human business history.
72 million children × $146 ≈ $10.5 billion.
Sounds astronomical, right? Let's try another calculation:
SpaceX's total market value is $1.92 trillion, and this batch of shares accounts for only 0.55%. Musk's personal net worth is about $900 billion, and $10.5 billion is just 1.2% of his wealth. It represents about 1.5% of his directly held SpaceX shares.
Turning the entire next generation of America into shareholders, he only spent a fraction of his stock.
In July this year, SpaceX President Shotwell already donated one share each to over 2 million children through the "Trump Account" program.
What Musk is doing this time is expanding the scope from "2 million" to "all children in the U.S.".
Quantity leads to quality. 2 million is charity. 72 million is infrastructure.
Any politician who wants to tax SpaceX, enforce antitrust, or restrict Starlink will now have to face a nightmare label: "the person who steals kids' stocks."
$10.5 billion buys permanent political immunity. Compare that: how much does the U.S. lobbying industry spend annually? Tens of billions. And lobbying is one-time; this is a once-and-for-all deal.
With 0.55% of the shares, he hijacks the minds of the entire next generation and the policy space for decades to come.
If SpaceX proves that "equity distribution" binds users better, builds loyalty better, and forms a political moat better than "token distribution"—does Crypto's incentive narrative need a serious self-examination?
Airdropped tokens get dumped after users claim them. SpaceX shares mean that when kids grow up, they buy Tesla, use Starlink, or even go to Mars, naturally carrying a sense of "I am a shareholder."
Token incentives make people cash out. Equity incentives make people stay.
This is not a technology issue. This is a human nature issue.
Musk is buying the loyalty of the next generation; the Federal Reserve is collecting the liquidity of this generation. Bitcoin is still hovering around $82,000, and the market is waiting for the Fed's decision on the 28th.
$BTC $SPCX $TSLA #SpaceX上市后首份完整季度财报将揭晓 Market Analysis | The Strait of Hormuz Reopening Plan Is Still Valid! Can Oil Prices Continue to Fall? Big Gale 💨 Insights Sharing:
Event Introduction:
The Strait of Hormuz is a global energy choke point, with nearly 30% of the world's seaborne crude oil passing through it. Currently, the reopening plan for the strait remains effective, and the market is playing out a reduction in geopolitical risk premiums, directly impacting international crude oil prices.
Advantages:
With the navigation plan implemented, crude oil previously locked in the Persian Gulf can be transported normally, restoring supply expectations; the extra premium caused by geopolitical tensions will gradually dissipate, providing downward momentum for oil prices; positive news will suppress bullish sentiment on crude oil.
Core Shortcomings:
The plan is only a framework agreement and does not mean the channel will immediately operate at full capacity; there are safety risks in the channel, and it will take time to restore tanker insurance and shipowners' confidence; conflicts among Middle Eastern parties have not been fully resolved and could flare up again at any time, repeatedly disturbing oil prices. Additionally, global crude inventories are relatively low, which will limit the downside for oil prices.
Market Pattern:
Geopolitical news drives the market. When news breaks, oil prices quickly adjust downward; but as long as there is any fluctuation in the Middle East situation, oil prices will quickly rebound. This is a volatile and repetitive market, making it difficult for a sustained one-sided decline.
Strategy:
Focus on monitoring the number of tankers passing through and statements from Middle Eastern parties. Do not blindly short; only when confirmed that navigation volume is continuously rising is it suitable to bet on oil price declines. If news of renewed conflict arises, exit immediately, as geopolitical oil markets can reverse very quickly. Maintain light positions.
#霍尔木兹重开方案仍有效，油价能否继续回落？ 10月20日｜Web3资金热度：华尔街敢拿600万枚ETH，却没办法保证ETH明天上涨。大资金真正买的是什么？ BitMine最新披露的ETH持仓达到约604万枚。 按照公司公布的供应量口径，约占ETH总供应量的4.9%。 除此之外，它还持有215枚BTC和约5.82亿美元现金及有价证券。 一个细节很有意思： 公司披露的资产里，既有加密货币，也有现金和其他投资。 真正的大型资产配置，从来不只是简单地选“买”或者“不买”。 还要考虑流动性、融资成本、持有期限，以及市场突然下跌时有没有继续经营的能力。 这件事给普通交易者最大的启发，不是跟着买604万枚ETH，而是换个角度研究资金。 ETH值不值得长期研究？ 当然值得。 但要搞清楚它的三种需求： 企业把ETH作为资产持有。 投资者通过ETF、现货和其他产品配置ETH。 链上用户使用ETH生态完成支付、借贷、交易与资产结算。 这三种需求可能同时增长，也可能互相背离。 而且，企业购买ETH，给企业创造的收益，并不必然流向任何其他同赛道代币。 再看Web3其他两条线。 LINK的价值要看真实的数据服务和跨链需求，不是看到机构谈区块链就自动算它一份炒股的人都知道，牛市一来券商股先启动。平台币BNB、HYPE、OKB就是股市的券商股。
所以平台币已经在9月的牛市论调里炒过一波了，这个月很难有行情，毕竟川子中期选举的利空在摆着，大家都担心加密政策还会不会友好。
在这种防守行情下，$BNB 是最稳的压舱石。它买的是BNB Chain生态厚度，只要生态不倒闭，就不会缺BNB的钱赚，CZ上次甚至表态说想做BNB手机。所以它的币价贴着720走，典型防御型。
$HYPE 是猛的印钞机，即便到时11月是下跌行情，也不会影响Hyperliquid的收入。现在是行情波动不太剧烈的时期，它30天协议收入都有近9000万刀，要是大牛市或者大熊市，那就是它印钞的时候。
所以它长线还是比较硬的，不过短期热度太高，短期我看跌去75。
$OKB 就有点老大难了，稀缺性叙事都讲了一年多了，但还没有补上通缩的短板。OKB的持有者要享受到okx的生态红利才行，现在X Layer gas消耗是唯一需求，远远不够。
X Layer真实用量就算起来了，也很难明显反哺到OKB的通缩上，还是得跟整个okx生态挂钩才有机会。#Is the Hormuz reopening plan still valid, and can oil prices continue to fall? #SpaceX's first full quarterly earnings report after listing will be revealed
👉First, let's look at $SPCX:
The market fixed threshold is a GAAP diluted EPS strictly above $0.17, while the publicly available Q3 analyst consensus is about $0.14. Therefore, SpaceX not only needs to be profitable but also needs to exceed market expectations by at least $0.03 per share;
▶️Currently available profit evidence
The publicly available Q3 preview data shows the market originally expected:
- Q3 revenue about $12.9B
- EPS about $0.14
Q2 official financial report data:
- Revenue: $7.814B
- GAAP diluted EPS: -$0.09
- Gross margin: 55.3%
- Operating loss: $143M
- Net loss: $541M
Q2 EPS has already significantly improved compared to market expectations but is still a loss. For Q3 to exceed $0.17, it not only needs to turn from -$0.09 to profitability but also be at least about 21% higher than the public market expectation of $0.14. This sets high requirements for quarterly profit recognition and accounting items.
Current judgment: NO slightly favored, but not a high certainty NO.
#OKX达人 #交易TradFi就来OKX #OKX美股财报季 #Netflix growth may slow, advertising business becomes new focus The core streaming user growth has hit a bottleneck, with subscription growth continuously slowing. The market's main narrative has shifted to the advertising subscription segment, with capital betting on advertising as the second growth curve.
The market has priced in optimistic expectations in advance, continuously amplifying the incremental potential of the advertising business, driving up consensus bullish sentiment, and factoring the long-term monetization potential of advertising into current pricing. However, there are underlying fundamental concerns: rising user churn, declining watch time, and uncertainty whether the advertising business can meet the market's high expectations.
The current point of contention is: the market has fully priced in the benefits of the advertising business. If the earnings report falls short of the heightened consensus expectations, the previously accumulated optimistic positions will quickly reverse. Betting Yes means wagering on the realization of advertising monetization and margin recovery, testing whether the new business logic can withstand the pressure of slowing core business growth.一个遥控机器人，凭什么拉爆我？
宇树一根大阳线从60直接干到82，日内狂拉超15%，硬生生把空头按在地上摩擦。资金费率砸到负0.49%，空头全被逼成了燃料。但我就是不服。
这波拉升说白了，全靠情绪和轧空。9部门发文推具身智能落地，加上首批人形机器人国标发布，资金借题发挥。这票前期跌了两个月，空头仓位挤满了，稍微一点利好就引发踩踏式回补。这根本不是价值发现，这就是纯粹的流动性博弈。
基本面真撑得起这个价吗？上半年营收虽然有十几亿，但扣非净利润反而下滑近两成。摩根大通直接给减持评级，认为当前故事溢价贵得离谱。再看看展台上那些丝滑的动作，多少是靠提前写好的程序、甚至工程师在背后用遥控器按出来的？真正进厂干活的自主能力，还差得远。一个连“大脑”都还没完全长好的遥控玩具，市值硬生生往两千亿冲，这不是泡沫是什么？
技术面确实强，短线动能还在。但我做空的逻辑没变：反弹越急，摔得越狠。靠政策情绪和轧空堆出来的价格，没有利润增速托底，终究要回归。
这一波我认疼，但我不认错。你们继续拉，我拿着空单等潮水退去。管理27亿美金的基金，最大的持仓居然是一个DEX币
Multicoin Capital 的合伙人昨天亲口告诉 Bloomberg，HYPE 是他们对冲基金里最大的持仓，而且是公开市场买的，不是私募拿的便宜筹码。
不对劲的是时间点：同行 Paradigm、Framework 都在加码 AI 和机器人，Multicoin 偏说纯 AI 不碰。
而且今年6月他们的研报就给过 HYPE 到 2028 年 $319 的基准估值。
我觉得这就是机构的明牌局：现在 $79，离9月高点 $98 还有19%，等于告诉你"我看的远，不赚这点短差"。
但他也死活不肯说到底买了多少。
跌破 $70，我觉得这局就变味了，得重新评估。
别人去追AI，他 All in DEX，你站哪边？
$HYPE Three AI-Related Tokens, Three Completely Different Business Models Don’t lump $WLD , $NEAR , and $TAO together just because they’re associated with AI. Each project targets a different problem, and each needs to be evaluated using different criteria. 🔹 $WLD — Digital Identity and Proof of Humanity World ID aims to verify that a user is a real, unique person, with additional capabilities for proving certain attributes or presence. The core value proposition is trusted identity, particularly foThe overall market data is still very interesting; the money hasn't left, it just changed its position and came back in. BTC spot ETFs saw a net withdrawal of 907 million in two weeks, ETH had a single-month withdrawal of 955 million in October, the worst this year, showing institutions are exiting on paper; but BlackRock countered by launching a new BTC ETF with downside protection—options reinforced income, cushioning the drop and capping the rise, so those withdrawing and those lining up are the same group 📊
BTC hovered around 81,800 this morning, down just over 1%, the 81,000 barrier hasn't broken yet; ETH is holding below 2,400, hit hardest among the three major cryptos by the 955 million withdrawal; SOL is consolidating around 105 without movement, and its "heart" will be replaced around 9 PM Beijing time tomorrow—I just verified this news with no delay, so pay attention.
There are two more layers of news: September CPI year-on-year was 3.7%, exceeding the expected 3.6%, and rate hikes are back in discussion, so risk assets are cautious first; on the other hand, Warsh avoids talking about rate hikes, with FOMC eight days away, macro is oscillating between scaring and reassuring you—the money withdrawing fears rate hikes, the money applying bets on volatility 😏
My judgment is not to chase shorts at this position. If the "heart" replacement goes smoothly tomorrow night, SOL's volatility premium will be smoothed out; if FOMC turns hawkish, the 81,000 barrier will likely be tested again; ETH's deepest pit is actually closest to the surface, if the oversold rebound really comes, it will have the greatest elasticity, I'm watching if 2,400 can be reclaimed.
The conditions are set: a smooth upgrade plus no hawkish macro means bulls have a chance to eat; if anything slips, the retreat orders in the bears' hands become ready fuel 💥Today the market is filled with cheers of "recovery," but one overlooked detail is: SanDisk plummeted after its earnings report a few days ago, yet suddenly led the gains today — this is not a trend reversal, but a typical script of sentiment repair. $BTC rose in sync, also without any sudden positive news, just a technical rebound driven by a warming external risk appetite. Looking at these two events together, the conclusion is clear: the bad news has been fully priced in, the good news is being realized in batches, and the market is in a "can't fall further, can't rise fast" consolidation phase, rather than the start of a new trend. First, let's break down SanDisk. The sell-off triggered by the earnings report was a panic-driven overcorrection, with valuation excessively compressed. Today's rebound has three supports: the fundamentals of AI storage demand remain unchanged, long-term contract orders continue to provide a floor; after continuous declines, short sellers concentrated on covering positions, triggering a technical rebound; valuation correction after overselling. But it must be remembered: the issue of weak earnings guidance has not disappeared, the overhead pressure remains heavy, and differentiation after the rally will be very obvious. This is repair, not a main upward wave. Next, look at $BTC. Today's rise follows external sentiment, not an on-chain or news-driven sudden change. Whales have been accumulating steadily at low levels, holding the bottom range; external risk appetite has rebounded, driving market repair; short-selling momentum has waned, shorts no longer continue to apply pressure. The price structure shows a steadily rising oscillation rather than a one-sided surge. Without new funds driving it, there is no one-sided market; currently, it is just a standard consolidation phase. The rhythms of $ETH and $SOL are very likely synchronized, following marginal changes in risk appetite, Last night $SNDK finally bounced back a bit, but as soon as the Korean stock market opened today, it got doused with cold water again 😂
KOSPI plunged, and semiconductor heavyweights like Hynix also took a hit. SNDK contracts fell steadily from above 1400 last night.
My long position eventually broke even and was closed; honestly, a bit of a pity 😮💨
My judgment on the Changxin matter hasn't really changed. The intensified competition in the DRAM sector is not enough to directly conclude that SanDisk's NAND business moat is collapsing.
But the market is clearly still digesting the valuation pressure on the entire AI and storage sectors. Once risk appetite shrinks, fundamental differences tend to be overlooked in the short term.
This is also the frustrating part of trading:
Logic can be slowly verified, but positions can't wait indefinitely with the market.
I originally wanted to ride the emotional recovery after a period of panic, but since the rebound didn't continue, I'll just exit for now.
I’ll keep my views for now and continue to observe the capital flow in the storage sector.
There should still be opportunities; no need to rush to fight the market.
#Chip stocks end eight consecutive declines, can the AI rally continue? The lending data of $MORPHO is really solid. Coinbase users use BTC as collateral to borrow U, and behind it runs Morpho. The amount lent out has hit a new high, about 1.6 billion U, with about 90% of the pool's funds borrowed. Yesterday, Frgmnt also said they would allocate funds to Morpho's pool, with custody handled by Anchorage. The data is gradually improving, and the price is slowly rising accordingly.
However, the overall market is a bit sluggish now. Many coins with actual positive fundamentals aren't rising, while those speculative coins relying on contract data are booming wildly, trapping many people. Now, we can only wait for a suitable position. If this data keeps holding steady, I think holding for the medium to long term wouldn't be a problem.Goldman’s upgrade is notable precisely because its target fell from $139 to $106: the call recognizes upside, but at a lower valuation ceiling. The shares’ 0.44% decline after a 7% intraday rise suggests investors remain focused on financing, not ratings. Long-term compute contracts may help, yet their economics and timing remain the unresolved test.
#CoreWeaveRatingUpgrade #SpaceX's first full quarterly earnings report after going public is about to be revealed
After SPCX surged to a high point in August, it has been steadily declining and is now consolidating with low volume around 148, as if waiting for a verdict. The earnings numbers have actually been thoroughly analyzed already—revenue is expected to be around 12.9 billion, EPS roughly between 0.14 and 0.19, and the market has even prematurely popped champagne for the "first profitable quarter." But last time, Q2 revenue beat expectations by 15%, yet the stock price dropped 9% because capital expenditures surged to 18.4 billion, and the market fears it is burning cash to chase growth.
This time, it's very likely the same script. Starlink user growth is indeed strong, with a net increase of 1.7 million in a single quarter, but ARPU remains steady at $66, with growth in users but not in price. What really makes investors hesitant to go all in are two hidden risks: 1.3 billion shares will be unlocked on October 22, followed by another 329 million shares hitting the market on the 24th; the 15th Starship flight is reportedly going to attempt the "chopstick grab" maneuver for the first time, which would be a milestone, but a failure would be an emotional bombshell. Morgan Stanley says the earnings report is just the "appetizer"—whether you eat the appetizer or not doesn’t matter, but until the main course is served steadily, the table could be flipped at any time.
So this is not the place to bet on the earnings report. The options market prices post-earnings volatility at nearly 7.5%, with upside at 162 and downside at 139, odds not in favor. Better to wait for two things to happen—either the 15th Starship flight provides clear signals of reusability, or the lock-up expiration causes a significant dip. The 148 level looks like it has institutional support, but support and rallying are two different things; low-volume sideways consolidation is the most frustrating—don’t stand guard for others halfway up the mountain. $SPCX $SNDK SNDK SanDisk Plunge Lesson! No matter how good the fundamentals are, they can't withstand a sector-wide sell-off
The big logic in the storage sector still holds, but the market won't keep rising unilaterally. This round of SNDK's sharp drop taught me a harsh lesson.
At first, I was optimistic about NAND flash price increases and enterprise SSD revenue doubling, believing the storage cycle was warming up, so I positioned long early, ignoring the systemic correction risk in the broader market and semiconductor sector. The price dropped all the way from the high of 1900, with all moving averages in a bearish alignment, MA5, MA10, and MA20 suppressing layer by layer. Every small rebound failed to break above the short-term moving averages, a typical downtrend.
The biggest lesson this time: no matter how good the fundamentals are, they can't resist a sector-wide valuation sell-off. Storage chips are strongly cyclical products; when sentiment fades, fundamental positives are completely ineffective in the short term.
Position management is paramount. Before the trend confirms a reversal, only small positions should be used to test rebounds, with strict stop-losses in place. The SuperTrend indicator is still above at 1500.4, so the major trend remains bearish. Most rebounds are more like corrective moves, not to be mistaken for a new major uptrend.
Future outlook: If the rebound lacks strength and falls under pressure, the trend-following approach still dominates. When trading storage stocks, you must not only watch your own company's earnings but also closely monitor the SOX Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, Micron, and SK Hynix's correlated movements. Sector sentiment is the core determinant of short-term price changes.
The market never lacks opportunities; what it lacks is the patience to control your impulses. In a downtrend, surviving is more important than bottom-fishing to catch the absolute lowest point. Analyst: Bitcoin rally may revive crypto treasury company buying, but indiscriminate financing boom unlikely to reoccur
Corporate Bitcoin purchases generally slowed in Q3. Strategy increased holdings by a net 1,666 BTC, down from 83,901 BTC in Q2; other publicly listed companies increased by a net 5,617 BTC, down from 45,725 BTC the previous quarter. He expects corporate buying to accelerate again as early as this year. If Bitcoin's rise leads treasury companies to regain a valuation premium relative to their Bitcoin holdings, companies can continue buying Bitcoin by issuing more shares without diluting existing shareholders' per-share Bitcoin exposure. However, investors are now more focused on financing costs, balance sheet discipline, and Bitcoin quantity per share, so funds may prioritize companies with more mature scale, liquidity, and operating history. The indiscriminate financing environment of last year is unlikely to return. Rasmussen also noted that 12 companies that entered the 2025 treasury boom have cleared their holdings, mainly to repay debt or return cash to shareholders. However, corporate Bitcoin buying is not the only source of demand; Q3 saw a net inflow of $6.4 billion into spot Bitcoin ETFs. Kooner cautioned that some ETF activity involves basis trades that may be quickly unwound; data shows U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs had a net outflow of about $229 million last week. #ETH spot ETF net inflows for three consecutive weeks $BTC $ETH $SOL