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ETH’s rally is no longer just a short squeeze. ETF inflows and spot demand are adding real fuel, while the broader liquidity backdrop is supporting both crypto and gold. With ETH RSI above 80, chasing here looks risky—the cleaner setup may be waiting for a pullback rather than blindly shorting or buying the top.ETH first tests 2400, while BTC is stuck at 75000: Is this a catch-up rally, or has capital really rotated?
Brothers, I just looked at BTC and ETH together, and the market is a bit abnormal.
$BTC started to catch its breath after rushing near 75000, while $ETH has been steadily moving toward 2400. BTC is rising more steadily, ETH is rising more sharply, and those eager are already asking: Is capital shifting from BTC to ETH?
I’m not ready to draw that conclusion yet.
ETH indeed has two fires this round: one is the catch-up rally after a long lag, and the other is the recent continuous net inflow into spot ETFs, with a single-day scale once close to $190 million. Capital is willing to bet on higher Beta, so ETH naturally has greater elasticity than BTC.
But a catch-up rally does not equal rotation.
As long as BTC holds 72000, the main trend is intact; whether ETH can break through 2400 with volume is the confirmation of capital migration. If ETH fails to break 2400 and falls back below 2300, it looks more like an emotional catch-up rally.
I won’t chase just because ETH is rising fast, nor will I short just because BTC is sideways.
Brothers, do you think ETH is running ahead early, or is this another internal rotation within the mainstream?
⚠️ Personal market discussion only, not investment advice
$BTC $ETH
#BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ $ZEC’s migration improves supply transparency, but it doesn’t erase the trust issue created by the Orchard vulnerability. Ironwood helps prevent any hidden inflation from moving forward, yet concerns about past losses and future code security remain valid. $BTC ETF had a net outflow of $390 million last week; institutions were initially pulling out, but the big bullish candle on 8/19 pulled the funds back in, with nearly $300 million net inflow on Monday. The Fed's probability of a rate hike in September dropped to 33%, the 30-year US Treasury yield surged to the highest since 2007 at 5.31%, but the crypto space doesn't care at all. $ETH's current move is pure magic, unstoppable by anyone.
How to trade $ETH
Look at the chart. On 8/19, $ETH surged from 1917 to 2252, a 17.5% increase in one day, with volume reaching $20.3 billion, four to five times that of previous days. On 8/20, it pulled back to 2222 and held, and on 8/21 it continued to push up to test 2381. MA3 is at 2309, MA5 at 2151, with a bullish alignment wide open, the trend is not over.
Funding rate rose from 0.005% to 0.01%, with longs starting to pay rent to shorts every 8 hours, but this rate is historically mild, far from the 0.03% overheated level. Open Interest (OI) saw a net inflow of $709 million on 8/20, and another $122 million on 8/21, real money chasing longs, not shorts being squeezed artificially.
Support is at 2222 (8/20 low); if broken, look at 2252 (8/19 close). Resistance is right overhead at 2381; breaking through targets the 2500 round number. Chasing highs is risky; waiting for a pullback near 2250 to enter is more comfortable. Unveiled on the set of Desperate Housewives with nonworking tiles, to sell shareholders a $2.6B $SCTY bailout. Promised 1,000 roofs/week. Installed ~3,000 ever, then hid the numbers. Now $TSLA is burying it. @GLJ_Research called it unfeasible from day one. Fiction stayed fiction.#BTCRallyOrSqueeze #AnthropicIPONears #PopMartEarningsWatch Let’s be honest with ourselves for a moment. Looking back at the last few months, nearly every major loss in this market came from chasing the hottest tokens—and the charts tell a brutal story. 😔 Take $LAB, for example. The coin surged from $0.07 all the way to $25, only to crash right back down to $0.07. That kind of round trip didn’t just erase gains—it wiped out countless positions and shattered more than a few trading strategies along the way. Then there’s $BEAT. It climbed from $0.10 to $1Whales are accumulating, retail investors are chasing the rally, and RSI is signaling a halt. I'm watching three sets of data, and the more I look, the more I feel this market move has reached a crossroads.
Technical side: $BTC daily RSI is 79.91, Stochastic %K is 89.04, price has broken above the upper Bollinger Band at 69,130. All three indicators are simultaneously in the overbought zone. The MACD histogram at 783.81 is still accelerating, but RSI near 80 means momentum is approaching its limit—not that a drop is certain, but continuing a surge requires exponentially more capital.
Macro side: The Fear & Greed Index jumped from 41 to 62, rising 16 points in one day. The U.S. Treasury will double its long-term bond purchases starting September 9, which the market interprets as a form of QE. Trump is pushing Congress to pass the CLARITY Act, and CFTC Chair Selig is signaling independent action. Three catalysts are working simultaneously.
Brothers, putting these three data sets together makes it clear. Whales have accumulated 43,000 BTC at the bottom area, and now BTC has risen to 73,000—their base holdings have over 10% profit. Retail investors are chasing in at RSI 80, catching the first wave distributed by whales.
But what’s different this time is that the catalysts are not fully realized yet. CFTC rules will be implemented in Q4, Treasury bond buying starts September 9, and the CLARITY Act vote is in September. If the catalysts continue to materialize, RSI 80 might be a pause, not the end.
#Whales #RSI80 #Overbought #BTC #OnChainData $BTC BREAKOUT
Bitcoin just pushed above 75K after weeks of consolidation.
Hold the breakout and continuation remains likely.
Lose it and we could see a deeper retest.
Do not chase the move.
Trade the confirmation.DOGE might be the asset in the crypto market that "takes advantage" the most — its market cap rarely ranks in the top five, yet its recognition level can always stand alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum. Many people can't even clearly explain what a smart contract is, but they can instantly recognize that Shiba Inu dog, which in itself is a business worth analyzing.
Let's start with the fundamentals: in most awareness surveys, ETH and SOL still rank ahead of DOGE. ETH's retail holding rate is about 40%, DOGE's about 26%, close to but slightly lower than SOL. But here is a mismatch — $DOGE's fame is completely disproportionate to its market cap and technical contribution. ETH has the entire DeFi and stablecoin infrastructure backing it, SOL has the narrative of a high-performance chain ecosystem, so what does DOGE have? Only a symbol that hasn't changed for over a decade and a group of organic community members. This is a typical example of "brand premium": it doesn't need to tell a technical story because what it sells is not functionality, but recognizability.
The logic of the attention economy is vividly reflected here. An asset recognized even by people who don't watch the market naturally has lower customer acquisition costs and higher emotional transmission efficiency. Every celebrity endorsement, every rumor about payment scenarios, can directly translate into trading heat. ETH and SOL have to work hard to educate the market on "what I am," DOGE only needs to remind everyone "I'm still here."
Of course, brand premium is a double-edged sword — it can support traffic but cannot hold the anchor of valuation. Assets with technical narratives have ecosystem data to support them when prices fall, while pure brand assets' pricing depends more on the persistence of attention.Yushu surged on its first day of listing, then immediately corrected the next day.
Wang Xingxing also said that the real "ChatGPT moment" for robots may still take 2–10 years.
This situation is actually very similar to the crypto world.
The market never waits for technology to mature before pricing,
but starts trading the future in advance as soon as the story emerges.
The only question is:
Is the current price buying the future, or has it already bought out the next few years?
This applies to robots, AI, and actually Crypto as well.BTC 7.2만 달러 돌파, 알트코인은 두 번째 관문 앞에 있다 단기 청산이 만들어낸 반등과 진짜 수요 사이의 간격은 얼마나 좁은가? BTC가 7만 2,400달러를 상향 돌파했고, ETH와 주요 알트코인이 강한 매수세에 합류했다. 직전 약 30억 달러 규모의 암호화폐 숏 포지션이 청산되며 반등의 연료를 공급한 것으로 집계된다. 다만 이번 움직임은 숏 커버링에 의한 가격 급등에 가깝다. 시장 구조가 완전히 우호적으로 전환됐다고 단정하기는 이르다. 핵심은 알트코인 섹터가 진짜 현물 수요를 증명할 수 있느냐다. BEAT, BICO, KAITO, LAB, SNDK는 숏 커버링 속도가 둔화된 이후에도 현물 거래량을 유지하고, 더 높은 지지선을 방어해야 한다. 이 조건이 충족되지 않으면 이번 반등은 기존 하락 추세의 되돌림에 그칠 가능성이 있다. 숏 청산이 몰아친 반등은 포지션 불균형이 해소되는 과정에서 발생한다. 문제는 청산 이후 진입한 롱 포지션이 새로운 매수 세력을 만들지, 아니면 기존 Recently, Bitcoin and Ethereum have experienced significant rallies, mainly driven by multiple factors including policy signals, U.S. Treasury liquidity, and interest rate cut expectations.
Trump recently convened a meeting with crypto industry executives, publicly endorsing the crypto sector and pushing Congress to advance digital asset regulatory legislation. The market believes that if regulatory rules are clearly implemented, the compliance environment for the crypto industry will improve, institutional capital entry barriers will decrease, greatly boosting market bullish sentiment. This is an important emotional catalyst for the current rally, but the legislation has not yet been enacted and remains speculative.
The U.S. Treasury adjusted its Treasury repurchase operations, leading to a decline in U.S. Treasury yields. As U.S. Treasuries are risk-free assets, the drop in yields reduces bond investment attractiveness, causing some funds to flow into high-risk assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
At the same time, the market continues to trade on expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, with a general consensus that liquidity will become more accommodative. Under easing expectations, risk assets are more likely to attract capital.
Multiple positive factors are being released simultaneously, combined with concentrated short covering in the market and rapid inflows of new capital, jointly driving a quick short-term surge in Bitcoin and Ethereum. It is important to note that cryptocurrencies are highly volatile; if positive expectations fail to materialize, the market can quickly correct, posing high investment risks. In summary, it is recommended to go long but avoid heavy positions; a 5% allocation is the limit, and proper stop-loss measures should be in place. #星球日报 #创作者激励 #OKX星球话题来啦 $BTC $ETH $$BTC Bitcoin has stabilized above 74,000, and the bullish logic is undergoing a fundamental restructuring
BTC has closed above 74,000 for more than 48 consecutive hours, reaching a high near 75,100, confirming a valid breakout on the daily chart. This is no longer a fake breakout with a wick, but a genuine turnover range conversion backed by real capital.
What sets this breakout apart is the triple synchronous driving forces. On the policy front, multiple U.S. states' crypto-specific legislation is accelerating, with compliance expectations shifting from "vague positives" to a "concrete timetable"; on the capital side, spot ETFs have seen net inflows for 9 consecutive trading days, totaling over $4 billion, with institutions like BlackRock maintaining a steady buying pace, representing typical allocation capital; on-chain, exchange BTC balances have dropped to the lowest since 2018, with whale addresses increasing holdings by over 100,000 coins within the month, accelerating chip migration from exchanges to cold wallets.
Market sentiment has warmed but is not overheated. Perpetual contract funding rates remain in the 0.01%-0.02% range, far below the extreme 0.06% level near 73,000 previously, indicating the current rise is driven mainly by spot buying, with a relatively healthy leverage structure.
After 74,000 has shifted from strong resistance to strong support, the technical vacuum above points to 76,000-78,000. More importantly, the core driver of this rally has shifted from "news catalysts" to a triple composite structure of "policy implementation + institutional allocation + supply contraction," a combination whose sustainability typically surpasses rebounds driven by a single narrative.
$BTC $ETH $SOL BTC在72000附近晃了一整天，山寨却悄悄换了剧本，表面热闹底下其实藏着另一套逻辑。 你发现没有，昨天那波急涨，看着像全线开花，但真正推动价格的其实是一批空头被集中清算后的被迫回补，不是增量资金主动进场。今天盘面就露馅了，小币种冲高回落的速度比翻脸还快，追进去的基本都站在了山腰上。 我盯了一下午的资金偏好，感觉市场正在做一道选择题。 - 主流梯队里，ETH、SOL、XRP这几个属于有韧性的类型，跌下去有人接，拉起来不拖泥带水，说明大资金还是愿意在共识度高的地方待着。 - COMP、HYPE这种属于有独立行情的，不管大盘脸色，自己走自己的，这种往往是有小圈子的主力在玩，跟风难度大。 - 反而FIL、WLD这种，明显掉队了，大盘涨它小涨，大盘歇它先跌，典型的被遗忘角色，没有主力愿意在这里浪费子弹。 这里我想多说一句，很多人只看到BTC站稳72000就以为牛市继续，但真正值得留意的信号是，资金的风险偏好到底是扩散了，还是重新缩回抱团状态。 我的观察是，今天更偏向后者。 - 强势币种反复被买，弱势币种反弹就有人出货。 - 小币种的热度来得快去得也快，昨天还在风口，今天已经没人讨论。 - 这说In just a few trading days, Bitcoin launched a powerful rally, surging from around the 60,000 mark all the way up, reaching a peak above $75,000, with a single-day gain exceeding 11%, driving a collective recovery in the entire crypto market. Billions in short positions across the network were liquidated in succession, a large number of traders were liquidated and exited, and voices of a bull market restart were everywhere in the community. But a big rally does not mean a bull market is confirmed. Behind the excitement, we need to distinguish: is this the starting point of a new bull market, or a leverage-driven short squeeze rebound? 1. What is driving this round of surges? 1. Epic short pressing, leveraged funds amplifying the market. During the prolonged period of consolidation and bottoming, the market formed a consensus bearish expectation, with massive short positions accumulating in the futures market, and most traders gambling to push the market downward for a second time. When the price breaks through key resistance, short positions trigger forced liquidation, short positions buy with stop-loss losses, forming a cycle of "the higher the price, the more liquidations, the stronger the upward momentum," playing out a typical short squeeze rally. Over $3 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated across the entire network within 24 hours, with the vast majority being short positions, which is the most direct short-term driving force for the rally. Key reminder: Short squeeze rallies are passive buying, not just a massive influx of new long-term funds from the market. Once the short positions are cleared, this portion of the upward momentum will quickly weaken. 2. Macro liquidity expectations enter a window of recovery. The US has signaled adjustment to its Treasury bond repurchases, leading to a decline in long-term US Treasury yields and a weaker dollar, ushering in a valuation recovery window for global risk assets. Bitcoin, as a high-beta risk asset, directly benefits from market interest rate cut expectations. But you must distinguish the realityIf I had to name someone in the AI industry chain who is most likely to be underestimated, I would put storage chips on my watchlist. AI servers are not just about GPUs; storage components like HBM, NAND, and SSDs are also part of infrastructure. The core logic behind SNDK is that storage demand is being reignited by AI servers. The market's impression of the storage industry was simple: cyclical stocks, price wars, and when the market booms come, it rises; when the market downs, it falls. But the AI era is changing this approach. As AI data centers continue to expand, data throughput and storage capacity keep increasing, and the importance of high-performance storage is becoming more prominent. So my view on $SNDK is: elastic in the short to medium term, but focus on industry cycles in the long term. Its biggest advantage is the new demand brought by AI infrastructure, but the biggest risk is also very obvious—the storage industry still has strong cyclical attributes. When prices rise, manufacturers often increase capital expenditures; When supply gradually increases, price pressures may arise. The most classic saying in this industry is: when everyone is making money together, they often start preparing for the next round of capacity battles. In terms of trading strategy, I lean more toward swing + trend rather than mindless long-term holding. Focus on monitoring NAND prices, enterprise-level SSD demand, AI data center capital expenditures, and changes in company gross margins. If fundamentals continue to improve, you can hold along the trend; If the stock price surges continuously in the short term, you should be cautious of profit-taking. If there is a clear pullback caused by industry sentiment but memory prices and demand trends remain upward, I📉 OKB/USDT Flash Update
OKB is trading around $OKB 106.62 (-0.36%), making a small bounce after touching a low of $106.01.
* Support: $106.00 | $104.50
* Resistance: $106.84 | $108.20
Prediction:
A break above $106.84 opens the path for a retest of $108.20. If price loses $106.00, expect a temporary drop to $OKB 104.50 before buyers step back in.
#BTCRallyOrSqueeze #OKXTraderVoices #BTC accelerates its rally, can the funds continue to take over? #Sandisk high-level volatility, storage stock valuation divergence intensifies #Gold struggles around $4200, why didn't BTC follow the rise? Comprehensive comparative analysis of gold, Bitcoin, and Sandisk (SNDK)
Risk warning: This is only a logical review and does not constitute investment advice. The three belong to completely different asset classes: physical precious metals, crypto digital assets, and U.S. cyclical growth stocks.
Asset nature
$XAU 1. Gold (XAU)
Physical precious metal, no cash flow, no interest generated. Core value: millennia-old consensus as a store of value, geopolitical crisis hedge, counteracting credit currency dilution.
Pricing anchors: U.S. Treasury real yields, U.S. dollar index, global central bank gold purchases, geopolitical risks.
Volatility: moderate, annual volatility about 15-20%.
$BTC 2. Bitcoin (BTC)
Digital scarce asset, total supply capped at 21 million, no operating cash flow, trades 24/7. Known as "digital gold," but essentially a high Beta risk asset, not necessarily a safe haven during crises.
Pricing anchors: U.S. Treasury real yields, ETF funds, regulatory policies, halving cycles, contract leverage sentiment.
Volatility: extremely high, daily 10% level swings are common, annual volatility 60-80%.
$SNDK 3. Sandisk (SNDK)
U.S. listed company, pure NAND flash hardware enterprise with revenue, profit, and cash flow. An AI-driven cyclical growth stock, benefiting from AI inference storage increments while constrained by storage cycles.
Pricing anchors: U.S. Treasury yields, Nasdaq sector sentiment, NAND flash ASP, cloud providers' AI capital expenditure, fulfillment of long-term contracts.
Volatility: medium-high, driven by earnings reports and industry data, daily 5-10% swings common.
Performance facing U.S. Treasury real yield rises/falls
• U.S. Treasury real yield rise (liquidity tightening)
Gold: usually under pressure, but geopolitical crises and central bank gold purchases can hedge interest rate negatives.
Bitcoin: significantly pressured, opportunity cost of no-yield assets rises, prone to decline.
Sandisk: growth stock valuation suppressed; if storage cycle is booming simultaneously, profits can partially offset valuation pressure.
• U.S. Treasury real yield fall (liquidity easing)
Gold: favorable, gold price tends to strengthen.
Bitcoin: very favorable, risk asset valuations open up.
Sandisk: valuation rises, combined with AI demand, a double boost rally.
Commonality: all three are mostly sensitive to real interest rates; but Sandisk has an additional independent variable of corporate profits and industry cycles.
Bullish logic
Gold
1. Continuous global central bank gold purchases, de-dollarization allocation demand;
2. Hedge against long-term currency depreciation;
3. Traditional safe haven during geopolitical conflicts and financial crises.
Bitcoin
1. Hard cap on total supply, supply halving contraction;
2. Institutional ETF allocation base has formed;
3. High elasticity return space in liquidity easing environments;
⚠️Note: In crisis environments, often falls alongside risk assets, safe haven attribute weaker than gold.
Sandisk
1. AI inference brings structural increment in large-capacity NAND storage;
2. Large multi-year long-term contracts aiming to smooth storage cycles;
3. Significant improvement in enterprise SSD gross margins, cash flow enhancement;
4. Consumer + industrial storage business provides a base.
Core risks
Gold
1. Sustained rise in real interest rates; significant U.S. dollar strength;
2. Decline in central bank gold purchasing intensity;
3. Crowded speculative positions causing pullbacks.
Bitcoin
1. High real interest rate suppression; tightening regulatory policies;
2. Continuous ETF fund outflows; large historical trapped positions;
3. Derivative leverage backlash, black swan events.
Sandisk
1. Storage cycles cannot be completely eliminated, NAND capacity expansion causing oversupply;
2. AI capital expenditure below expectations, risks in fulfilling long-term contracts;
3. Competition from Samsung and Micron squeezing ASP;
4. As a U.S. stock, risks from management, lock-up expirations, and earnings guidance misses.
Key correlations
1. Gold ↔ Bitcoin
Often move together during liquidity easing; diverge during crises and liquidity tightening: gold resists decline, Bitcoin falls with risk assets; not a stable substitute relationship.
2. Bitcoin ↔ Sandisk
Mostly positively correlated, jointly driven by U.S. Treasury yields and global risk appetite; but can diverge:
• Sandisk also affected by NAND prices, corporate orders, earnings disturbances;
• BTC influenced uniquely by crypto regulation, halving, and ETF funds.
3. Gold ↔ Sandisk
Very low correlation. Gold leans toward safe haven; Sandisk is pro-cyclical growth, benefiting from better economic and AI conditions.
Scenario summary
1. Macro easing, rate cut cycle begins
Overall positive for all three: gold rallies; Bitcoin has highest elasticity; Sandisk driven by valuation and earnings.
2. High interest rates + geopolitical conflicts
✅ Gold favored; Bitcoin pressured; Sandisk depends on whether AI storage boom offsets valuation pressure.
3. AI capital expenditure decline, storage capacity oversupply
Sandisk faces earnings-driven valuation cuts; gold and Bitcoin unaffected by industry cycles, only macro liquidity matters.
4. Global systemic financial crisis
👉 Gold prioritized as safe haven; Bitcoin likely sold off as risk asset; Sandisk as a stock will sharply decline.
One-sentence memory distinction
• Gold: conservative allocation, hedge against currency depreciation, first choice for crisis safe haven, moderate volatility.
• Bitcoin: digital scarce asset, high elasticity and volatility, suitable for high risk tolerance, not a crisis safe haven.
• Sandisk: AI storage cyclical growth stock, earns corporate profits while bearing storage industry cycle risks. #BTC accelerating its rally, can the funds continue to take over?
This is really amazing!
Strategy's Bitcoin holdings have fully recovered all unrealized losses, with a holding cost of $75,385
According to BlockBeats news, on August 21, as Bitcoin strongly broke through $75,000 and currently holds near the $75,500 level, Strategy's Bitcoin holdings have now fully recovered all unrealized losses, which previously exceeded $10 billion. The cost price of Strategy's Bitcoin holdings is $75,385.
From the historic unrealized loss record of $10.16 billion on February 6, to the first break-even in April, and now standing firmly above the cost line, this path essentially mirrors Bitcoin's recovery from $60,000 to $75,000. What is noteworthy is not the break-even itself, but the position structure—by August 17, its holdings increased from 713,000 coins in February to 840,000 coins, meaning about 130,000 coins were added below the $75,000 cost line, with the average cost only diluted from $76,052 to $75,385, indicating the marginal add-on price was not low.
The pause in adding positions in July and the increase of USD reserves to $3.75 billion for interest expenses defense shows that Strategy has shifted from simply hoarding coins to treasury liquidity management. Now that unrealized losses have been cleared, the next phase's buying rhythm and choice of financing tools will directly test the effectiveness of this new framework. $BTC 8.21 Midday Gold Analysis
Gold price surged to around 4543 before facing resistance and pulling back; short-term bulls released momentum leading to a corrective retracement. Hourly chart shows weakening upward momentum, with the market entering a high-level consolidation phase to digest gains.
Short-term resistance above is at 4540-4543, while support below is at 4524-4518. If support breaks, the price may further test lower levels.
Currently, the price is repeatedly switching at high levels; blind chasing of highs is not recommended. Wait for a pullback confirmation signal before participating, and strictly control position risk.
Operation reference:
Duo: 4500-4520, stop loss at 4490, target 4540, breakout target 4580
Kong: 4540-4560, stop loss at 4570, target 4520, breakout target 4480
(Analysis shared for market reference only, not investment advice)
#Tether季度盈利15亿，黄金增至146吨 Don't chase the highs! $BTC and $ETH are rallying together, is the real opportunity here?
The market suddenly warms up, with the three major assets showing divergent trends. Understanding the rhythm is more important than blindly entering.
$BTC
Has broken through the 72000 mark in one go, ending a long period of sideways grinding. This rally is driven by liquidity expectations warming up + capital inflow + concentrated short covering, with strong short-term upward momentum.
But the faster it rises, the greater the risk of a pullback. The cost-effectiveness of chasing highs now is very low. Focus on whether 72000 can hold — if it holds, continue to be bullish; if it fails, it will return to range-bound oscillation.
$ETH
The rebound elasticity is even stronger than Bitcoin, strengthening along with the market. However, it is approaching a key resistance level, and after continuous rallies, the bulls have been significantly depleted, so a technical pullback could come at any time.
The trend basically follows BTC, so try to wait for a pullback to buy low, and don’t chase at the highs to catch the bag.
$SNDK SanDisk
The core AI storage asset has been quite frustrating recently, oscillating back and forth within a range. The long-term logic is sound, but short-term bulls and bears are sharply divided.
The support at 1480 below is solid, and the resistance between 1760-1800 above is heavy. Currently, it’s just a repeated shakeout rhythm with no clear direction, suitable for range trading, don’t hold stubbornly.
In summary:
This is just an emotional rebound, not the start of a one-sided bull market. Short-term volatility will only increase. Whether in crypto or stocks, be patient and wait for a pullback before acting; chasing highs with heavy positions is the easiest way to get trapped. 一、BTC成交结构 24小时BTC全市场总成交当中，合约成交额占比接近93.7%，现货成交仅占6.3%。本轮快速拉升阶段，成交量放大主要来自合约端空头平仓带来的换手，现货放量幅度明显偏弱。高位74000上方，现货大额主动扫单频次下降，更多是散户零散换手；合约依旧是资金博弈主战场，杠杆资金交易活跃度持续走高，但新增多头开仓的放量力度已经不如前期逼空阶段。 二、ETH成交结构 ETH的成交脉冲特征比BTC更加明显，放量往往集中在短期行情爆发时段，热度来得快、回落也快。合约成交量同样远高于现货，衍生品市场换手占整体成交绝大多数。本轮反弹当中，ETH现货成交量虽有抬升，但并未出现持续性大额现货买单放量，价格拉升的主要推手依旧是合约空头回补、场内短线热钱接力。同等行情波动下，ETH合约成交量的弹性普遍高于BTC。 三、主流山寨成交量分化 $DOGE：24小时成交额快速拉升，热度短期爆发，成交量短时间翻倍，现货跟风成交占比提升，大量散户资金进场博弈MEME行情，合约同步放量，但尚未出现机构级别的大额现货扫盘。 $SOL：成交量温和放大，属于跟随大盘回暖的波段资金进场，成交量没有Although Bitcoin has broken through 75,000, Coinbase Bitcoin still has a negative premium
Today, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index narrowed its negative premium to -0.0221%, but it still remains in a negative premium state. Data shows that from May 19 to August 21, this index has been in the negative premium range for 95 consecutive days, setting the longest continuous negative premium record since the index was launched.
40 days in January → 30 days during the 1011 crash → now 95 days. The three longest periods of Coinbase negative premium in Bitcoin history have each lasted longer and been deeper than the last.
40 days (January-February): The market considered this a "seasonal correction," expecting the negative premium to quickly recover.
30 days (1011 crash): The market saw this as a "panic sell-off," expecting sentiment to improve once the panic passed.
95 days (now): From May 19 to August 21, a full quarter. This can no longer be explained by "sentiment."
The longest negative premium may indicate the greatest suppression. When U.S. buying returns, the intensity of the rebound could also set a record. $BTC $ETH $SOL #BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ From the end of June to early July, people who were unwilling to buy any spot at all no longer have the chance to buy BTC/ETH/SOL at June's low points. Especially for SOL, I had already predicted in late June that it would be the lowest point of this cycle. The basis for this judgment was that when BTC pulled back to 57750, SOL not only did not hit a new low, but the retracement low was actually 4 points higher than 60, leading to the conclusion that SOL's entire retracement was capped at 60.
Some people say: if you believe in the four-year bear market cycle, now shouldn't be the bottom. People with this mindset are destined to chase highs and buy at the top. The last wave at the end of each bear market is the smallest, with a volatility of about 12%. Do the math yourself: even if BTC's rebound tops out at 77000 and then pulls back 12%, that means a maximum pullback of 8k points. Even if SOL, at 92-97, breaks through the ceiling and pulls back 20%, the lowest point would still be around 77. So no matter what, you won't have another chance to bottom-fish at June's prices. Because in mid-May, when 82800 pulled back, it could still test 60000 because the fast and slow lines were still suspended in the air, equivalent to jumping down five floors. But now we are on the ground—can we still dig underground?From August 19 to 21, Bitcoin surged from $63,000 to break through $69,000 and then $71,000, peaking above $74,000. By the time of writing, it had risen to 75,000 (an incredible increase), with a weekly increase of 17.6%. The 24-hour gain was also close to 8%, marking the highest level since June. The market is filled with voices of a "bull recovery," but this round of rally may not be the result of the market itself. A more direct driving force is still policy. The U.S. Treasury announced increased long-term Treasury buybacks, suppressing long-term yields and easing dollar liquidity expectations a bit, causing risk assets to collectively breathe a sigh of relief. Regulatory expectations are also improving: Trump convened a crypto summit at the White House and publicly called for Congress to "pass" the CLARITY Act, commonly known as the "Clarity Act." Combined with capital flows back, spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a single-day net inflow exceed $500 million, and the wave of outflows in June was reversed, with bears squeezed out and the gains amplified significantly. I prefer to interpret this round of rally as a "policy attitude reversal" rather than a "comprehensive reversal in the external environment." The Fed has not pivoted, with rates still stuck at 3.5%-3.75%, and the 30-year Treasury yield even surging to 5.238%. Long-term pressure has not truly disappeared. Looking at the 90-day timeframe, Bitcoin still dropped 1.4% cumulatively, which feels more like a policy encounter amid wide-ranging volatility北京时间8月20日凌晨，白宫罗斯福厅，特朗普把加密行业和传统金融的顶级玩家全叫来了——Coinbase的Brian Armstrong、Ripple、Gemini、Robinhood、Kraken，还有纳斯达克和洲际交易所。SEC主席Paul Atkins和CFTC主席Michael Selig也到了。 特朗普上来第一句话：“我们彻底结束了加密货币战争。” 但全场最值得琢磨的，是记者提问环节。 有人直接问：美国政府会不会买“可观数量”的比特币或其他加密货币？ 特朗普的原话是：“嗯，这件事已经讨论过了。”“我想我可能会依靠Paul和整个团队来处理这件事。他们会作出决定，然后告诉我。” 记者追问，他补了一句：“它确实减轻了美元的压力。” 老默给你拆三个细节。 第一，特朗普明确说“讨论过了”。 这不是“没听说过”或“我再想想”，是承认这件事已经在政府层面被认真讨论过。白宫去年3月的行政命令已经允许财政部和商务部在不增加纳税人负担的情况下制定比特币增持策略——法律通道是开着的。 第二，他把球踢给了SEC主席Paul Atkins。特朗普没说“不买”，也没说“什么时候买”，而是把决定权交给监管团$XRP — LONG 🔥💸
Entry: 1.27–1.32
TP1: 1.40
TP2: 1.48
TP3: 1.60
SL: 1.20
XRP has broken strongly above the key EMA levels with a major volume increase. The momentum is bullish, but after a sharp move, a pullback toward the entry zone would offer a safer setup. Holding above 1.27 keeps the bullish structure intact.If there really is a bull market rebound, it would be a super disaster for retail investors with assets less than 1 million.
The first bear market saw a drop of 82%, the second bear market dropped 77%, and now the third round's maximum drop is only 53%.
These are very frightening numbers. I estimate that considering the impact of Trump and Wall Street entering the market, the drop will be set at 60%, which means just breaking below 50,000 as the ideal range.
If the price really rebounds now, retail investors with less than 1 million in assets can't even gather 10 $BTC, which also means:
The crypto world has no relation to ordinary people anymore.
In the next bull market, there will be even fewer hundredfold altcoins, and the path to crossing social classes will be even more crowded. BTC and ETH continue to break through strongly?! Let's keep an eye on the market
$BTC continues its strong momentum, reaching a high close to 76,000 points, currently standing above 75,000 points again. Feels like it's about to start another rally? That's too fast, the next wave should hit 77,000. Many brothers probably regret selling too early, right? But in my view, there's still opportunity to enter on this small pullback; the market isn't over yet!
$ETH, the big move still depends on ETH! When sleeping, it sleeps deeply, but when it stands up, it's solid! It once surged to 2,380, preparing to challenge the 2,400 mark, pulling up over 500 points in just a few days! Currently at 2,350, after a small pullback it’s rising again, barely taking a breath! Expected to break 2,400 today. In this market, don't short lightly; sentiment is very high and it’s easy to get stopped out by a sudden spike.
Whether this crypto rally can continue depends mainly on the Fed's September and December meetings. If September confirms no rate hike, US stocks will rebound after a pullback and even hit new highs, dragging crypto up with them. If December also holds rates or cuts them, opening the door to easing, Bitcoin returning to 120,000 won’t be a dream! That said, QQQ remains bearish short-term, currently around 710 on the Nasdaq 100. Even if it rallies, it needs to drop below 680 first. A pullback is inevitable; those who believe can try shorting!
Now about platform tokens
OKB’s gains in this bull market are undeniably huge. Currently at 106, the price is indeed high, but OKB’s explosive power is unquestionable. 106 might be a short-term peak, but with long-term positives, it could even surpass 200! This period might be the last mid-term chance to get in; if you wait for the big rally, the value of your chips might be even higher.
As for BNB, the fundamentals are even stronger. Currently above 660, compared to OKB, BNB is more stable but with slightly smaller gains. I tend to wait on BNB, maybe start holding spot around a 500-point pullback. Feels like BNB and OKB are like BTC and ETH 😂
$BICO and similar altcoins, no matter how much you try to advise, many bulls still jump in as fuel. Countless people still fantasize about an altcoin suddenly surging. Why would it surge now? It’s better to wait for confirmed reversal trends before chasing. Altcoin rallies don’t happen instantly. Bottom fishing can be profitable, but how long do you endure sideways moves, slow declines, and multiple liquidations? When the rally comes, will one wave be enough to recover? Can you hold on?
The storage sector remains the same story: Hynix, SNDK, and Micron. Currently, SanDisk leads, with recent rhythm roughly sideways. Hynix oscillates around 1,200, SanDisk around 1,600, but SanDisk seems stuck lately? Earlier, many thought the rally wasn’t over, but now the market is getting more uncertain. Before a clear direction emerges, you can use grid strategies to capture some swings and secure stable returns.
#BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ #海力士回购落地，三星股东回报待确认 #闪迪高位波动，存储股估值分歧加剧 $ETH first target is to hit around 2420
With the current bullish momentum, rushing to short carries a high risk. The market is breaking out with increased volume, on-chain funds are continuously flowing in, and institutions along with whale accounts are steadily adding positions. Approaching the Friday time frame, Ethereum is very likely to push again and break above the 2400 level. The current brief pullback is precisely a window to buy the dip.
Enter long positions at the current price, target 2420, stop loss at 2290.
#BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？ $BTC #宇树科技科创板首日开盘暴涨629%，高估值如何兑现？
Unitree Robotics' IPO set a very bad precedent
Unitree Robotics went public with an issuance P/E ratio as high as 219x, which skyrocketed to 1000x on the first day of trading, then dropped to 600x intraday.
To put the bubble into perspective: the average P/E in the general equipment industry is only 38x, Hong Kong-listed robotics peers generally hover around 20x, and even the established overseas tech company Boston Dynamics is valued at just over 8 billion RMB. In the U.S. market, hard tech growth stocks are generously priced at 30-50x P/E.
With earnings yet to truly take off, the valuation has been driven to the sky, with new stocks crazily draining capital. It's unclear whether retail investors or fund companies are the ones taking the baton.
This kind of speculative frenzy is unsustainable, as it exhausts several years of growth expectations all at once, leading to a prolonged period of value correction. This severely dampens market morale; ordinary investors see the sector's potential but keep losing money on their holdings, repeatedly eroding their confidence.
Once such ultra-high pricing sets a bad example, subsequent tech stock pricing will easily follow suit, with everyone trying to spin stories and hype the market. $UNITREE 6.22‑8.10 Storage and BTC showed a seesaw market, with Micron and SanDisk experiencing deep weekly pullbacks, while BTC bottomed out and consolidated sideways.
The storage pullback has come to an end, and BTC's rise has subsequently started.
The previous trend mismatch has ended, and now the two rhythms resonate again. Storage + crypto are expected to rise synchronously, so it is advisable to buy on dips and position accordingly.
⚠️ Market information is for reference only and does not constitute investment advice The current market has surged and then entered a small-scale high-level sideways consolidation, with no signs of weakening so far. Today's key focus is the critical level at 74200. Only if a large bearish candlestick effectively breaks below the 74200 support will the market have conditions to move downward. Otherwise, a quick decline in the short term is unlikely, and the market will most likely continue to oscillate or move upward. The strategy remains primarily bullish on pullbacks to support. The key level to watch today for Bitcoin is 74200; if the price holds above 74200 on a pullback, the bullish trend remains strong and the market will continue upward. The first resistance to watch above is the previous high at 75700. If it cannot be broken, the market will pull back again. If the 1-hour chart shows an effective break below 74200, a short-term correction will officially begin.
Short positions should watch the upper levels: 77700‑79500‑81000
Long positions should watch the lower levels: 72600‑71350‑70100 $BTC #Anthropic plans to publicly file IPO documents by the end of August, fundraising may match SpaceX
I am Cige. Anthropic is expected to publicly file IPO documents as early as the end of August, with a fundraising scale that could match or exceed the record previously set by SpaceX. SpaceX's IPO raised about $75 billion, and including the overallotment, about $86.2 billion. Preliminary Q2 revenue exceeded $11.5 billion, with annualized revenue reaching $65 billion by the end of July, and it recorded a positive adjusted operating profit. However, a net loss close to $42 billion is expected in 2025.
This is another AI giant rushing to the public market amid huge losses. Revenue growth is astonishing, and losses are equally staggering. Market pricing disagreements will focus on computing power costs, loss pressure, and the sustainability of customer revenue. If Anthropic's IPO is well received by the market, it will further strengthen the logic of capital expenditure on AI infrastructure. If the market votes with its feet, concerns about an AI valuation bubble will be amplified.
Impact on BTC is structurally positive in the medium term. Anthropic's IPO fundraising scale is huge, but the concentration of AI company IPOs is a stress test on the market's liquidity. In the short term, market risk appetite may increase due to the AI IPO boom, but in the medium to long term, it depends on the capital siphoning effect. The direction hasn't changed, only the pace. Cige has finished speaking, you savor it. $BTC $ETH $HYPE Recently, gold and oil have been taking turns to surge, and last night's market was the most interesting—
Oil soared, gold was deliberately suppressed, and as a result, silver suddenly emerged as a dark horse, forcibly pulling big brother gold back up.
What is the truth?
The series of actions by Trump and Bassett essentially aim to destroy the credibility of the US dollar.
Under a weak dollar credit structure:
Oil is held down, but gold cannot be suppressed;
With grit, they try to suppress gold by pushing up oil,
But silver comes out to disrupt, throwing the whole rhythm into chaos.
A policy deadlock
To issue bonds, a strong dollar is necessary;
To have a strong dollar, gold must be held down;
Unwilling to raise interest rates, the only way to strengthen the dollar is to push up oil;
Pushing up oil inevitably triggers inflation;
Once inflation hits, US tech stocks will be doomed;
If the stock market collapses, Trump's midterm elections are at risk.
So we see—
· Bassett wants strong US bonds
· Trump wants a strong stock market
· Walsh wants a strong dollar
Three people, three paths, pulling back and forth, taking turns on stage, caring for the head but not the tail.
And the result?
None of US bonds, stocks, or the dollar were saved.
This is the fundamental reason for the recent triple kill of US stocks, currency, and bonds.
The most important thing about currency has always been credit.
The US is continuously overdrawing its credit,
And the result is—
When Qin lost its deer, the whole world chased after it.
This is also the fundamental logic behind the strengthening of the renminbi.
In the end
Credit, confidence, and faith
are the true pillars of currency.
When these three pillars begin to shake,
the game is not far from changing hands.
$CL $XAU $XAG
#黄金重回4500美元，机构分歧加剧
#成品油价差破百，能源通胀会否回升
#美联储7月FOMC纪要9比3，官员加息分歧仍在 #白宫峰会: Trump says he discussed buying BTC. At a summit between the White House and tech and financial leaders, Trump clearly revealed that he had discussed including $BTC in strategic reserves or official balance sheets, which gave a strong boost to the previously volatile market. It's nothing new for politicians to talk about BTC in public, but the logic behind it is undergoing a fundamental shift: 1. From "regulatory compliance" to "national-level asset reserves," past policy discussions have focused on anti-money laundering, license issuance, and taxation; Now, the White House has raised the discussion level directly to "national asset allocation." Once $BTC is elevated to the level of a strategic reserve or fiscal hedging tool, its nature evolves from an offshore risk asset to a global sovereign-level digital gold. 2. The "Hedging Chip" Between Institutions and Traditional Finance Amid repeated tug-of-war between U.S. Treasury debt and inflation expectations, the signals released by the White House summit are not only positive sentiment for retail investors, but also a reassurance for traditional institutions (TradFi). This will force more listed companies and Wall Street funds to allocate BTC to their treasury allocations, further sealing spot liquidity. 3. Beware of high-level interference after "rampant talk" Political benefits have always been a double-edged sword. After the news broke, the high-leverage shorts on the liquidation chart were exploded, but the actual implementation of the bill and the Treasury's buy-in process required an extremely long game of play. Chasing at high levels and opening with high leverage makes it very easy to encounter market makers taking advantage of positive news to trigger a "deep insertion" shakeout. Summary: Spot goods比特币站上74000，以太坊冲破2300，SOL逼近90，24小时内33亿美元灰飞烟灭，空头占了30.7亿——我盯着爆仓数据笑了半天，确认了一件事：你以为这是牛市起点，其实这是枪手博弈里最危险的那个位置——所有人都瞄准了同一个靶子，而你正准备站上去。 📊 先看牌桌：谁在出牌，谁在挨打 比特币：散户在冲，鲸鱼在看。 比特币今日最高触及75,785美元，本周累涨超20%。但真正值得看的是爆仓数据：24小时33亿美元爆仓，空单占30.7亿，近20万人被一波带走。这不是多头在买，是空头在死。 更关键的是杠杆结构——散户多空比飙升至2.22，顶级交易员（鲸鱼）多空比仅为1.47。散户在疯狂加杠杆做多，鲸鱼在冷眼旁观。资金费率已升至20个月来最高——多头持仓成本在指数级垫高，而价格还在靠空头爆仓推。 以太坊：逼空行情的最大受益者。 ETH最高触及2,355美元，24小时涨幅超12%。但这是一次典型的"逼空"行情——空头被碾碎推起来的价格，不是真实买盘在托底。 Solana：唯一在涨的公链，但别高兴太早。 SOL突破90美元，本周涨超19%。SOL ETF上周流入1,000万美元，为5月以来最强。Gold at $4500, institutions are starting to get scared, how many people still dare to chase?
Spot gold has climbed back above $4500, SPDR Gold ETF holdings are also increasing, and domestic gold-themed fund sizes continue to expand.
But interestingly, institutions have started to argue.
UBS even sees $5000 in the first half of 2027, but Wells Fargo has begun to lower its target price.
This indicates that no one dares to easily deny the long-term logic of gold, but short-term valuations are already showing divergence.
A weaker dollar, falling U.S. Treasury yields, and concerns about the fiscal deficit are still supporting gold.
But the problem is, gold has already risen so much.
If U.S. Treasury yields rise again later, or market risk appetite continues to improve, funds chasing at high levels might instead become liquidity for profit-taking.
So when looking at gold now, we must clearly see whether funds are continuing to chase higher or starting to rise while withdrawing?
Because the real danger is never an asset just rising high.
It’s when everyone thinks: "It’s already risen so much, it must continue to rise."
Gold now may be entering a stage that requires more caution than just being "bullish."
#黄金重回4500美元，机构分歧加剧 @OKX星球 @OKX中文 $XAU $XAUT $BTC 已经重新站上约 $75K，距离历史高点 $126K 仍有明显空间；$SOL 也来到约 $89，而前高约 $293。 近期上涨确实有基本面催化：美国财政部增加长期国债回购、监管预期改善，以及市场风险偏好回升，都在给加密资产提供助力。 但我现在还不会急着把这定义成“新一轮超级牛市”。 价格突破 ≠ 牛市已经确认。 我更想看到的是： → BTC 稳住 $73K–$75K → ETH 持续跟涨，而不是只有 BTC 独涨 → SOL 突破 $90 后能够站稳 → ETF 与现货资金持续流入 → 山寨币成交量真正扩散 所以我的思路很简单：可以看多，但不要因为市场突然变绿，就开始失去纪律。 真正的牛市不需要靠情绪喊出来，趋势会自己证明。📈Currently, $QQQ is in a dense turnover range between $710 and $717, with the core conflict focused on the battle between the high valuation of tech stocks and the strong resistance zone from $730 to $735.
From the price structure perspective, the index has formed a short-term bull-bear dividing line between $708 and $715. The $730 to $735 range above is a dense lock-up zone formed by previous highs, requiring a significant increase in volume to absorb selling pressure.
The main driving factors dominating the market are, first, the continuous suppression of tech stock valuations by the high interest rate environment, and second, capital divergence triggered by tech stock earnings reports. Without new capital following in during high-level oscillations, bullish momentum will face attenuation.
The trigger condition for the upward scenario is the index stabilizing above $715 with normal volume and breaking through the $730 to $735 resistance zone with volume. If the upward test lacks volume support, this breakout scenario will likely fail.
The trigger condition for the downward scenario is the price breaking below the core defense line between $708 and $715. Once confirmed lost, the price will seek a bottom downward, retesting the $685 to $700 range, which coincides with the 52-week relative low and a key round number level.
The critical failure point of the overall structure is set at $700. If this defense line breaks due to macro tightening, it means the mid-term bullish bottoming structure is completely destroyed.
The most important observation variables in the next 7 days are the turnover efficiency in the $710 to $717 range, as well as the volume situation when testing the $730 resistance and breaking below the $708 dividing line.
#OpenAI二季度营收67亿美元，亏损扩大 #财报观察员：泡泡玛特增长换挡，多IP能否接力？ #BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？$PUMP has been continuously rising recently. This inevitably reminds me of the previous $WLD, which was in a similar situation at that time. Let's compare the trends of these two coins. We can see that the overall trends of these two coins are relatively similar. However, $PUMP is clearly rising more steadily. If we look at $WLD's situation, $PUMP should currently be at a high point. At this position, I am considering shorting it. —————————————————— Let's also look at its contract data. From the chart, we can see that its current long-short contract ratio is not very low, and the contract open interest is not very high either. This somewhat dispels my idea of shorting because it indicates that the market sentiment is not very bearish at the moment. —————————————————— Personally, I really want to find an opportunity to short it. Because this coin has risen a lot, the profit from shorting would be relatively large. But after analyzing the data, I just don't feel there is a chance to short. Its rise is just too stable. This kind of stability somewhat intimidates me. —————————————————— Currently, I want to watch at this position because the coin's issuance price is $0.004. That means a lot of people are trapped at the $0.004 level. If it can rise to $0.0045, I will most likely open a short position. Because, personally, I believe that at the $0.0045 level isFrom August 19 to August 20, crypto derivatives experienced the strongest short squeeze since November 2021, with total market liquidations exceeding $3 billion. This round of rally is not a frenzy of spot buying by institutional investors, but rather a trigger from macro news + a chain of passive closing of six weeks of accumulated short positions. 📊 Core data for liquidations: Total liquidations> $3 billion - Short liquidations: $2.77 billion (92%) - Long liquidations: $264 million - BTC short liquidations: 1.37 billion - ETH short liquidations: 1.01 billion - Highest single-hour short liquidation: $1.29 billion Exchange distribution: Binance 518 million, Hyperliquid 513 million, Bybit 303 million, with the remainder distributed among OKX, dYdX, etc. Simultaneous knockoff liquidations: SOL short positions 187 million, XRP 142 million, DOGE 89 million. Market performance: BTC surged rapidly from 64,100 to break through 72,000; ETH saw a maximum increase of 18% in 24h, with the entire short squeeze cycle lasting about 18 hours. 🧨 The market has fully unfolded in a chain 1️⃣ Trigger: The US Treasury raised the long-term bond buyback cap to 4 billion (effective September 9–November 4). Note: This is not a QE rate cut, but rather debt liquidity management that suppresses long-term bond yields, igniting risk asset sentiment. Within an hour of the news, BTC surged from 64,100 to 66,800. 2️⃣ Price increases→ short margin is in crisis, triggering the first round of forced liquidation on the exchange$BTC has risen nearly 18% in five days: This time, spot and futures funds have finally returned simultaneously #BTC加速拉升，资金还能继续接力吗？
BTC has already rebounded continuously from a low point in this round, with a cumulative increase of nearly 18% over the past five trading days, once breaking through $70,000 and hitting an approximately 11-week high. An even more important new signal is that CryptoQuant data shows that BTC spot and perpetual futures demand have both turned positive at the same time, marking the first occurrence of this combination since the last bull market in October 2025.
This is somewhat different from a simple Short Squeeze. The rise in the past few days can be explained by short covering, but if spot demand also continues to turn positive, the market structure starts to become healthier.
At the same time, Crypto US stocks have also begun to follow the rise: Coinbase previously rose about 7.6%, and XRP once surged 18.8% in a single day.CORE DAO Series ⑤｜If you want to observe CORE long-term, I only focus on these 8 data points
After the previous analyses, I believe that judging whether Core has truly entered a bull market main rally should not be based solely on price.
I will establish a long-term data panel.
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8｜CORE Circulating Supply
Finally, also look at: New supply vs. buyback/burn/lock-up
If the demand growth rate exceeds the effective circulating supply growth, it is easier to generate real price elasticity.
So my biggest judgment about Core's future is not: "How much can CORE rise?" but: Can Core convert BTC's growth into its own revenue; then convert that revenue into CORE demand.
If this chain runs through:
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Then Core completes a very important identity transformation: from BTC narrative L1 to BTC financial infrastructure#财报观察员：泡泡玛特增长换挡，多IP能否接力？
Pop Mart's half-year report is out, marking the end of last year's explosive growth and entering a growth transition period. Revenue continues to grow, but net profit growth has clearly lagged, overseas business is cooling off, and growth pressure is gradually emerging.
The biggest change comes from the IP structure. Previously highly dependent on the single core LABUBU, its revenue share has significantly declined; Star People has emerged unexpectedly, with half-year revenue soaring, quickly becoming the second largest IP. Meanwhile, CRYBABY, DIMOO, and others have formed a second tier, with a multi-IP matrix initially taking shape.
Bullish logic: breaking free from reliance on a single hit product reduces the risk of a single IP's lifecycle, the domestic market base remains solid, and a 2-5 billion yuan buyback plan has been launched to stabilize market confidence. If the IP tiers continue to produce new products, the growth ceiling is expected to further open up.
Risks are also prominent. Hit IPs have popularity cycles; whether Star People can replicate LABUBU's long lifespan and whether the overseas market can reverse its downturn remain huge uncertainties. The collectible toy industry experiences significant consumer sentiment fluctuations, and new hit products are highly contingent. Multi-IP succession is not a guaranteed outcome.
Personal view: moving from a single core to multiple IPs is the right direction, but forming a matrix does not mean immediate performance realization. During the growth transition phase, do not benchmark the future against past high growth rates. Two key observation points going forward: the new IP lifecycle continuation ability and the progress of overseas business recovery.
Mapping to the crypto market is only for consumer sector sentiment reference and does not directly affect the market. 1. Compliant institutional funds (ETF channels, external increment window) On the previous trading day, BTC spot ETFs saw a phased large net inflow of $472 million, with a cumulative inflow of $797 million over seven days, the strongest single-day inflow in the past two weeks; however, after the price surged above 74,700, short-term take-profit orders increased rapidly during the session, and large active orders dropped significantly, so the strong net inflow trend did not continue. Currently, the total AUM of BTC spot ETFs has reached $81.26 billion, accounting for 6.17% of Bitcoin's circulating market capitalization; Funds continue to flow out of Grayscale's GBTC to BlackRock IBIT and Fidelity FBTC, and this long-term flow trend remains unchanged. ETH spot ETFs had seen positive inflows for several consecutive days, with a single-day net inflow of $178 million the previous day and a cumulative inflow of $300 million over seven days. This round of ETH gains showed stronger elasticity than BTC, but ETF inflows lagged behind the price increase. After the surge, there was a brief net outflow during trading, with institutions increasing willingness to cash at high levels. Compliant funds only moderately positioned funds without aggressively chasing the rally. Overall, institutions have been entering the market intermittently and have not yet formed a continuous and continuous flow. 2. On-chain whale funds (medium- to long-term chip dimension) Long-term BTC whales continue to withdraw BTC from exchanges to self-custody wallets and lock it, with underlying tokens steadily accumulating; Short-term trading whales recharged at high levels in batches to take profits and adjust positions, without collectively chasing the rally. The total long-term ETH staking volume remains at 4.917 million, with a stable staking rateBCH is a typical example of a late surge in established payment coins. After BTC strengthens, the market tends to re-explore assets that have a high narrative correlation with Bitcoin and mature circulation, and BCH often attracts short-term capital attention as a result. The characteristic of this kind of market is a quick start and quick divergence. Next, the focus is on whether the high-level turnover is healthy; if the trading volume continues to expand, the continuity of the trend will have a stronger foundation. $BCH Thanks to Ethereum (second round), you gave me an extremely vivid market lesson. I say it every day, and I also advise others: always maintain respect for the market, always guard against extreme market conditions, and be extremely cautious when increasing positions. But as soon as they lose money, they get carried away, become subjective and underestimated, completely forgetting that Ethereum has never been a "legitimate coin"—it's basically the big boss of altcoins...... I hate myself for not achieving the "unity of knowledge and action." I was wrong, as dumb as a pig, making a fundamental mistake: I opened two short positions at the same time: one isolated and one cross-marginal. Even though the price had just hit the high of 2133 at 23:27, I stubbornly held on, then added a 22+29=51 point add order. The reason is that it has fallen from 2133, indicating strong resistance there and definitely won't rise further. Dozens of supplementary orders were all at low levels, and the highest I remember was only listed at 2222, which is 120 points lower than the new high of 2342. On average, it's about 160 to 180 points lower than 2342. Sigh, everything was swept away, leaving me with no tears! What a loss! To summarize after reviewing: First, my mindset was too arrogant and naive—I thought Ethereum's rise to 2133 was already seriously overbought, with a daily gain of 12%. I thought a pullback was inevitable, and thought this rapid rally was just a temporary shakeout, thinking this rally was unreliable, unstable, and unsustainable. Second, the specific operational mistake was: to avoid making the floating losses look too bad, adding positions too quickly and too densely, with only a 10-point interval, leaving no gap at all. The correct approach is to wait 80 to 100 points and then supplement in batches, rather thanCORE DAO Series ④｜If the BTC bull market truly starts, what will drive CORE's rise?
This is the most important question in my opinion.
Because:
BTC rising ≠ CORE necessarily rising.
What CORE really needs is:
BTC rising
→ BTC holders seeking yield
→ BTC entering Core
→ BTCFi growth
→ Protocol revenue growth
→ Demand for CORE generated
So the bull market logic for Core is essentially a "second-order Beta."
First layer:
BTC rising.
Second layer:
BTC rising drives BTCFi.
Third layer:
BTCFi drives Core.
Fourth layer:
Core's revenue ultimately feeds back to CORE.#ETH强势拉升，空头清算超11亿美元
This ETH surge is not driven by fundamentals but is a chain reaction of "shorts conceding defeat." Of the 20% increase, half was forced buybacks from liquidations, not new capital chasing.
On August 20, ETH soared to $2302, up 20.44% in 24 hours, breaking above $2000 for the first time in over two months. CoinGlass data shows that during this period, ETH short liquidations exceeded $1.1 billion, with 92% being short positions. The whale "pension-usdt.eth" suffered a single loss of $108 million. The entire short squeeze scale is the second largest in history, only behind October 2025.
The Treasury raised the long bond buyback cap from $2 billion to $4 billion, with the 30-year yield falling from 5.34%; the SEC released the Regulation Crypto draft to reduce regulatory uncertainty; the White House crypto summit called for passing the CLARITY Act. These three positive factors stacked at the shorts' most vulnerable moment.
2300 is a critical watershed. If it holds, the next target is 2400-2450; if it doesn't, a pullback to 2230-2250 is expected. However, RSI is already overbought, funding rates are high, and chasing carries significant risk. This is not a confirmed trend reversal but a violent liquidation. The real direction will be clearer after Jackson Hole.