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$BTC $ETH BTC is now around 79,000. It's up about 23% in the past 7 days, but many people overlook a crucial math problem: a 50% drop doesn't mean you can recover—it's about a 100% increase. BTC previously fell from a high of 126,000 and has dropped all the way down. Although it's still about 37% away from the previous high, it only needs to rise about 59% more. That's the most interesting part of the rally. Every step up earlier is the harder it is to recover later. This wave is 23%. The rise isn't just about the price rising 23%. It's more like BTC quietly repaying a large debt from its decline. Of course, bulls can't celebrate too soon. On one hand, spot ETF funds keep flowing in, and real buying is starting to pick up. On the other hand, this rally is also fueled by a large number of short liquidations. Short squeezes can instantly push the price up, but whether it can hold still depends on whether there is sustained capital relay going forward. Next, the market will need to focus on macro data, especially the performance of PCE. My current view is simple: short liquidations are responsible for pushing BTC upward Spot funds determine whether it can stay. This rally has gradually shifted from how to recover to another question: is it the end point of the rebound or the starting point for a return to the previous high? The difficulty of breaking even is decreasing, but whether it can hold depends on the funds. Don't bet on direction when emotions are at their peak. #US core PCE flat last month, how will Walsh-Jackson Hall's speech set the tone? #财报观察员: Nvidia beats expectations, software revenue begins to pay #BTC冲高回落, options arriveSisters, I'm stunned!
Seeing the live trading account, I'm completely shocked!
I actually made this much profit 😯
With nothing to do at work, I opened my live trading account and was surprised to find I had profited over 400U!
Wow, I'm really amazing, right?
Of course, I have to thank all the sisters for their help and the big players for sharing, which allowed me to profit step by step.
Although the big player told me to short ZEC yesterday, and the floating profit turned back to break-even, I think I can still hold on a bit longer.
Looking at the K-line, although ZEC rose a bit today, the SAR is still pressing at 796, and the MACD death cross hasn't converged; the bearish structure hasn't broken yet.
The short-term rebound looks more like a breather in a correction, not a reversal.
The big player said before that it would only start pumping again if it fell below 700; the price is still around 780, so there's room to go.
Moreover, the open interest of ZEC perpetual contracts surged from 960 million on August 19 to 1.8 billion, nearly doubling.
The 24-hour contract trading volume hit 9.5 billion, while spot is only 1 billion; 95% of the volume is leverage-driven, not real buying.
Once the price can't hold, the longs become fuel for a stampede.
The key is that big money is also running!
In the past 24 hours, a wallet cluster suspected to be from the co-founder of the Thai exchange Bitkub transferred 34,100 ZEC to Hyperliquid, worth about 26.1 million USD.
Of these, 24,100 ZEC have already been sold and converted to BTC. Whales are selling, retail investors are taking the risk.
Making over 400U profit is good, but I know this is not the end.
I used to be eager to cash out quickly, but now I've learned to hold a bit longer.
I'm continuing to hold this ZEC short position to see how far it can go.
If it really falls to 700, then that would be a real profit. 😁
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#美国核心PCE持平上月，沃什杰克逊霍尔讲话如何定调？ Market divergence snapshot: $OKTA surges +19.85% while $WEN drops ‑11% in one session, a massive spread of 30.85 percentage points.
Not a broad‑based rally. Capital is aggressively stock‑picking amid earnings season. Strong results get heavy premium; weak prints get sharp discount. Stock‑selection risk is elevated.
For discussion only, not investment advice.Niulai Many position increases are happening on alpha, is someone hiding something? Let's take a look at the data! August 27, 2026 #Niulai Top 40 token holding addresses data changes 1: pancake address: outflow 10.6% alpha address: inflow 3.86% 2: Top 10 individual addresses: 3 increased positions, 1 decreased, 1 new entry Top 20 individual addresses: 3 decreased positions, 2 increased Top 40 individual addresses: 2 decreased positions, 5 new entries, 1 increased $Niulai Daily key summary: Three days have passed, today some brothers want to check Niulai, so I arranged a solo analysis immediately. Now let's look at the overall data. First, alpha addresses had an inflow of 3.86%, only this much inflow in 3 days, proving the overall inflow has stabilized. Among the top 40 addresses, 6 increased positions; of these 6, 4 were transfers in, 2 were real on-chain buy-ins. Among the top 40, 6 decreased positions; 5 were real decreases, 1 transferred tokens out. The solo analysis compared the number of increases and decreases, with a large difference—many more increases. Among the top 40, 6 addresses are new entries; 2 were transfers in, 2 increased positions, and 2 rose in ranking to enter. Corresponding to the 6 addresses that dropped out, 4 fully exited, 1 transferred tokens to KuCoin exchange, and 1 decreased half of their holdings. That's the overall data. Next, a brief analysis: last time solo analysis said to watch on-chain.BTC 79,000, ETH 2,507, the familiar script again—pushed back just at the 80,000 threshold.
In 24 hours, BTC slightly rose 0.45%, ETH rose 2.84%, after breaking through 81,000 on August 25, it fell back for two consecutive days. The Fear and Greed Index is 71, indicating a "greedy state." After a weekly increase of 13.97%, the market is waiting for the next catalyst.
Institutional money hasn't stopped. Fidelity's FBTC saw a single-day inflow of $25.6 million, and last week the US spot Bitcoin ETF had a net inflow of $1.9 billion. The SEC is also active. On August 27, it submitted a crypto custody reform proposal aimed at investment firms to the White House; the regulatory framework is moving forward.
But the technical side is a bit tangled. BTC's bullish structure above EMA50 remains intact, RSI is neutral to slightly weak, MACD death cross momentum is weakening, and the price is testing the upper Bollinger Band resistance at 80,328—short-term pullback probability is considerable.
I judge 80,000 as a psychological barrier, not a technical top. The real direction will be decided by the Senate vote on the CLARITY Act on September 15. If it passes, 80,000 becomes a floor; if not, this wave is the emotional peak driven by policy expectations.
Hold spot positions steady, wait before chasing highs.
$BTC $ETH NVIDIA's earnings report compared to history under three scenarios
1. Scenario 1: Data exceeds expectations, but guidance only meets market expectations
👉 Reference history: In the last 4 quarters, after-hours briefly surged, then fell the next day.
2. Scenario 2: Both revenue and Q3 guidance greatly exceed expectations, Rubin chip progress surpasses expectations
👉 Reference 2025-05 quarter, stock rose after earnings, boosting the AI sector and risk appetite, favorable for cryptocurrencies.
3. Scenario 3: Revenue/guidance below expectations
👉 Reference 2025-02, after-hours dropped more than 5% directly, risk appetite collapsed, US stocks and cryptocurrencies pressured simultaneously. $BTC $ETH $SOL $BTC failed to break through 80,000 in the past two days. On August 25th, it peaked at $81,238, then quickly fell back to around 79,000 and fluctuated. 78K is support, while 80K-81K is strong resistance.
There are two reasons for the pullback:
First, the short squeeze fuel has run out. This rally from 63,000 to 81,000 saw about $3 billion in short positions liquidated within two days. Once the forced liquidation-driven violent surge ends, mechanical buying stops, and profit-taking follows.
Second, the PCE data dampened the bulls' enthusiasm. July's PCE year-over-year was 3.7%, higher than the expected 3.6%. The market priced in a 38% chance of a rate hike in September. The dollar surged to an eight-day high, and the 10-year US Treasury yield returned to 4.667%, hitting risk assets first.
💡 For the shorts, now is the best window to escape.
The logic is straightforward: 80K-81K is a dense trading resistance zone, so every rebound near this level is a golden opportunity to reduce positions; the fear and greed index is still at 71 in the greed zone, meaning sentiment hasn't been fully cleansed, and a rebound could happen anytime. Don't expect it to drop straight to 50,000.
If 78K is truly broken on the daily chart, concentrated long leverage liquidations below will trigger a chain of forced liquidations, causing panic selling, and then you might be reluctant to close your positions.
Quietly closing short positions in the 79,000-81,000 resistance zone and locking in profits is much more reliable than betting on a one-sided move. This round's bottom was ground out, not smashed down—the best outcome for shorts is to exit during consolidation, not to get stuck halfway up the mountain when a one-sided move arrives.$KO has significantly outperformed M7 tech stocks this year, representing a typical risk-off trading scenario. The current valuation is relatively high, and further gains heavily depend on market sentiment.
▪️Short term: A short-term rebound will only occur if the US tech sector experiences a clear pullback and risk-off sentiment intensifies; this is a pulse-type market and chasing highs is not advisable.
▪️Mid term (Q4 earnings season): Upside potential depends on whether Q3 revenue and earnings guidance exceed expectations; a trend of sustained growth requires fundamental-driven momentum.
▪️Bearish scenario: If market risk appetite recovers and capital flows back into the AI growth sector, $KO will likely consolidate to digest its valuation.$KO Coca-Cola's 31% rise this year comes from market risk rotation, with funds switching from volatile AI growth stocks to essential consumer defensive assets.
Currently, the stock price is near its historical high, and the valuation is already in a premium range, making it difficult to sustain an independent upward trend.
✅ Potential upside windows:
1. Short term: Tech giants undergo another significant pullback, risk-off sentiment heats up, leading to a pulse rebound (1-4 weeks)
2. Q4: Q3 earnings and guidance exceed expectations, or the market experiences long-term volatility, prompting institutions to allocate to defensive assets
📌 Key point: The sustainability of the rise driven purely by risk aversion is limited. To initiate a new trend, earnings fundamentals need to exceed expectations as support. Once market risk appetite recovers and funds flow back into tech stocks, KO will likely enter a sideways consolidation to digest valuation. Blockstream evaluates three Bitcoin lattice signature schemes: Hawk was withdrawn, Dilithium is too large to fit into Bitcoin, Falcon-1024 is the most balanced overall.
Key signal: "If a choice must be made" — core developers remain extremely cautious about hard fork upgrades.
Two paths emerge: StarkWare's "second-layer insurance" (leaving the base layer unchanged) vs Blockstream's "base layer upgrade plan." They are complementary and not conflicting. Global Market Brief｜Aug. 27
Overnight main theme: Inflation remains hot, suppressing rate cut expectations, but Nvidia's earnings continue to support AI trading.
US stocks basically flat. US July PCE year-on-year at 3.7%, slightly above expectations, US Treasury yields and the dollar both strengthened, gold retreated to around $4600.
Nvidia Q2 revenue $96.22 billion, next quarter guidance about $108 billion, after-hours rose about 4% at one point, indicating AI demand remains strong for now.
BTC relatively resilient, crude oil continues to fall, WTI around $82. Lower oil prices help ease inflation pressure, but the market is currently more focused on whether Treasury yields can continue to rise.
Today focus on US initial jobless claims, followed by Jackson Hole and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's speeches.
My judgment: The market is currently trading "strong growth vs high inflation." If yields continue to rise, tech stocks, gold, and BTC will all face greater pressure. #财报观察员：英伟达超预期，软件收入开始兑现
$NVDA Nvidia's earnings report is out.
96.2 billion, doubling year-over-year. Data center revenue 89 billion, up 117% year-over-year. Q3 guidance 108 billion, market expectation 105.1 billion.
All data exceeded expectations. No flaws to point out.
After hours, it first dropped 4%, then reversed to rise, now up about 4%.
When the earnings first came out, the market's initial reaction was "Oh, another beat"—then it sold off. Not because the earnings were bad, but because the market is numb. For the past four quarters, Nvidia's stock has dropped after every earnings report. The market has gotten used to "Nvidia always beats expectations," so an "outperforming" earnings report no longer excites the market.
What really turned the after-hours trading positive was the statement on the call: fiscal year 2028 revenue growth of about 70%.
For AXTI, the logic hasn't changed.
Nvidia's 96.2 billion revenue and 89 billion data center revenue show AI hardware demand is still growing rapidly. AXTI, as an upstream optical interconnect supplier in Nvidia's supply chain, still has fundamental support. Orders on hand exceed 100 million USD, production scheduled through 2027, none of this has changed.
I entered AXTI grid at 78, it peaked at 97 without selling, now the grid is paused at the pullback, with unrealized losses still present. Nvidia's earnings didn't make AXTI take off immediately, but it also didn't cause the semiconductor equipment chain to collapse.
Nvidia delivered a strong report, the market didn't crash, and fundamentals didn't collapse. The recovery of $AXTI is just a matter of time.✅ Chip Design IC-Design "Clear Internal Differentiation"
Representative stock: NVDA Nvidia
Design sector shows uneven performance: AI computing chip manufacturers led by Nvidia directly benefit from global AI infrastructure investment, with high growth in results; traditional consumer chips are constrained by weak end-user demand, resulting in a sluggish market. Many design companies without barriers lack stable orders, making their valuation more susceptible to large fluctuations driven by thematic sentiment, with long-term certainty weaker than equipment and leading high-end memory companies.
📌 Market Outlook: The relative strength rotation among the three major sectors will continue to be driven by three core variables: equipment capital expenditure rhythm, memory price cycles, and the actual progress of AI order fulfillment. Sector rotation will run through this semiconductor market cycle.📊 Breakdown of the US Semiconductor Sector｜Three Major Sub-sectors' Revenue and Risk Divergence Amid the AI Capital Expenditure Wave
✅ Semiconductor Equipment (Shovel Seller Logic)
Representative Stocks: KLAC KLA, AMAT Applied Materials, LRCX Lam Research
Wafer fabs continue purchasing equipment to match HBM high-end memory capacity expansion and advanced packaging upgrades. As upstream tool suppliers, their performance is less affected by downstream chip cycles, with stronger order stability. The expansion of the wafer manufacturing equipment market brings long-term benefits.
Risk: After the storage cycle peaks, original manufacturers reduce capital expenditures, leading to weaker equipment orders.
✅ Memory Chips (Highly Cyclical Product)
Representative Stocks: MU Micron, SKHYSK SK Hynix
AI servers significantly increase HBM capacity per GPU, initiating a cycle of rising storage volume and price. Storage's share in cloud providers' AI capital expenditure continues to rise, bringing strong profit elasticity.
Downside: The industry is highly cyclical; new capacity releases later will suppress profits, and prices fluctuate sharply.
✅ Chip Design (Internal Differentiation, Stronger Thematic Attributes)
Representative Stock: NVDA Nvidia (Leader in AI Computing Design)
There is huge internal disparity within the design sector: AI computing chips led by Nvidia directly benefit from global AI infrastructure investment, showing impressive revenue growth; meanwhile, consumer chip design is constrained by weak end-user demand. Most fabless companies without barriers lack stable order support, making valuations more prone to sharp fluctuations driven by thematic sentiment, with weaker long-term certainty compared to equipment and high-end memory leaders. $SUI has been making dip buyers increasingly uncomfortable, but instead of trying to guess the exact bottom, it may be more useful to look at who holds the cost advantage. Based on publicly discussed primary-market financing data, early institutional investors reportedly entered SUI at extremely low prices — around $0.18 in Series A and roughly $0.25 in Series B. With SUI trading around $0.70, those early investors still have a substantial unrealized profit cushion. That matters because whenever今晚的盘面，像一场精心排练过的折子戏。 你有没有觉得，最近几天的行情，其实是同一个剧本在反复上演？ 我之前一直在盯合约清算数据，坦白讲，像 $CORE 这种全天清算量才 1.4 万美元的品种，多空换手四回，最后双方都只是挠了个痒痒。这种级别的池子，已经不能叫市场，更像一潭倒映着情绪的浅水洼。它的意义不在于方向，而在于对比——当小众币连被清算的资格都快没了，资金到底去了哪儿？ 答案显而易见。 主线其实非常清晰，今天全球市场就卡在两个关键变量上：美国的通胀黏性，和 AI 算力的赚钱效应。 先看美国那边。7 月核心 PCE 同比继续卡在 3.3%，没降，而个人消费支出环比几乎原地踏步。这组数据放在一起，传递的信号很微妙——通胀没走，但消费者已经累了。这种"滞胀感"让美联储很拧巴，市场对 9 月加息的押注甚至悄悄回到了四成。更关键的是，新任美联储主席沃什要在杰克逊霍尔发表首秀。他到底是延续"通胀猛于虎"的鹰派叙事，还是给市场一颗定心丸，这直接决定未来一个月的风险偏好底色。 再看比特币。BTC 这几天从 7 万下方冲到 8.1 万，单周涨了 20%。但你要看清楚，这波上涨的引擎是"空头回补"，不$BTC IS UP 23% THIS WEEK
BUT THIS DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A LEVERAGE CASINO PUMP 👇
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED:
THE SQUEEZE
Shorts got obliterated.
$1.37B liquidated on the 19th
$739M liquidated on the 21st
Cautious sentiment = fuel for a violent move up
THE DIFFERENCE THIS TIME
After the squeeze, we DIDN'T see degenerate leverage come back.
Perp OI: Dropped to 284,000 BTC
Funding Rate: Back to neutral
Translation: This rally wasn't just contracts pushing each other up.
#PCEToJacksonHole $BTC $ETH $XRP📈A-share Market｜Precious-metal sector shows repeated intraday strength, gold concept attracts concentrated capital competition
On August 27, the gold sector experienced multiple abnormal rises, with profit-making effects spreading within the sector.
Market trigger catalyst: International spot-gold rose over 0.7% intraday, spot silver surged about 2%, and commodity price increases boosted risk-on sentiment in the A-share gold sector.
Macro underlying logic: U.S. long-term Treasury yields fluctuate at high levels, the U.S. dollar index weakens, combined with global risk-hedging demand, the hedge attribute of gold gains capital attention.
⚠️Market detail reminder: During this round of sector rise, short-term thematic speculation is strong; some stocks show limited profit elasticity from gold price increases to earnings, with the market driven more by market sentiment.
Precious metals belong to a high-cyclical sector, with price trends influenced by multiple variables including international gold prices, exchange rates, and U.S. dollar liquidity. Short-term trading speculation is very strong; pay attention to position management, as chasing highs carries significant risk. $SNDK surged more than 3 points again after hours because $NVDA released its earnings report. It’s following Nvidia, nothing else.
This company is really not the same as the old USB flash drive maker anymore. Data center revenue has increased more than tenfold, gross margin has reached over 84%, and it has signed long-term contracts with cloud providers locking in nearly $100 billion. Two-thirds of its capacity through 2028 has guaranteed minimum prices. Institutions have a low target of 2200 and some are calling for 3000.
But honestly, the recent trend is driven more by sentiment than fundamentals. The contract market is too crowded, with open interest at 1.7 billion, the highest in the market. Long positions with 75x leverage are clustered, so a 1% price shake can trigger liquidations. The chain liquidation event at the end of July is still fresh in memory.
I still hold my position but dare not add more. The after-hours looks strong, but how it moves during the day depends on the US stock market open. If Nvidia reverses its recent downtrend, SanDisk will likely follow Nvidia with a small upward rally. #财报观察员：英伟达超预期，软件收入开始兑现 $BTC IS UP 23% THIS WEEK BUT THIS DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A LEVERAGE CASINO PUMP 👇 WHAT REALLY HAPPENED: THE SQUEEZE Shorts got obliterated. $1.37B liquidated on the 19th $739M liquidated on the 21st Cautious sentiment = fuel for a violent move up THE DIFFERENCE THIS TIME After the squeeze, we DIDN'T see degenerate leverage come back. Perp OI: Dropped to 284,000 BTC Funding Rate: Back to neutral Translation: This rally wasn't just contracts pushing each other up. THE REAL MONEY Spot + Perp volume: +1$CL $BZ The crude oil bulls are playing with fire! Bears are sharpening their knives above 88, who will take the last baton?
When the war gunfire sounds, retail investors rush in, but the whales are counting chips.
Simply put, Russia is about to escalate against Ukraine, and oil prices got scared down to 88. But don’t get carried away—88 is a strong ceiling, RSI momentum is already fading, chasing longs now is like being a live lightning rod.
Even scarier, the long whale positions in BZ crude oil are as high as 413%, but their average cost is 87.62, so they’re basically not making money. If the oil price trembles even a bit, these leveraged longs will stampede to escape, racing to see who can run fastest. On the CL side, there are big players chasing longs with 20x leverage, and new addresses are pouring in 5 million—history repeatedly proves this kind of “extreme greed” is often a top signal.
My blunt truth: The geopolitical price surge has already been played once; if 88 doesn’t break, expect a pullback.
Trading strategy: BZ conservative traders enter longs near 84, shorts near 89; aggressive traders enter shorts now.
CL conservative traders enter longs near 81, shorts near 83; aggressive traders enter shorts now.
Remember, on the eve of a big battle, chasing highs is the original sin, lying low and waiting is the king’s move. #美国核心PCE持平上月，沃什杰克逊霍尔讲话如何定调？ #财报观察员：英伟达超预期，软件收入开始兑现 #BTC冲高回落，期权到期放大关口博弈 Once Nvidia's earnings report came out, I immediately exclaimed that the classic script of "good news turning into bad news upon realization" has played out again.
Revenue doubled to 96.2 billion, data center revenue surged 117% to 89 billion, and Jensen Huang declared AI has reached an inflection point. Next quarter's guidance is 108 billion, exceeding market expectations. But after-hours trading still dipped slightly, following the same pattern as SKHYNIX and SNDK — explosive earnings are standard, the 12% rise this year has priced in too much, and it's normal for funds to sell on good news.
The market is now focused on the substance: can the 75% gross margin hold? Will storage price hikes squeeze profits? And that 500 billion computing power financing platform with Wall Street, using chips as collateral for loans — Morgan Stanley said "the logic makes sense but the risks are hard to quantify," sounds wild but the waters are deep.
Turning back to BTC and crypto markets, Nvidia's NVDA earnings report is a reassurance for AI hardware, upstream demand remains intact. But if AI stocks plateau or pull back from highs, the overflow money could indeed flow into crypto. BTC is still hovering around 80,000, macro and options catalysts haven't materialized, altcoins and Meme coins rotate quickly, funds are looking for an outlet but no consensus yet. Let's watch first, wait for confirmation of AI stock fund overflow before following, don't rush in early. #EarningsObserver #NVDA #BTC #AI $ETH $BTC This surge in BICO is really baffling. Is it going back to its peak? Keep in mind its all-time high was $8, and now it’s not even close to a fraction of that. This looks more like a "dead coin revival" hype rather than a fundamental turnaround.
The sudden rise without any warning—is it going to break new highs again? Honestly, BICO is fully circulating now, with no large unlocking pressure. The top 100 wallets control the vast majority of the supply—so a pump only needs a few big holders working together, and a dump just requires them to click a mouse. Once the bulls take profits, the price will plummet like free fall—previously it crashed 41% from the high in a single day, leaving those chasing the top stranded.
This time, the shorts are on the brink of liquidation risk. Funding rates remain deeply negative, down to -0.2658%, meaning shorts pay daily to hold positions, betting on a price drop, but the price doesn’t fall and instead rises—the shorts are losing more and more but holding on. Futures volume exceeds $1.1 billion, 10 times the spot volume, and the highly leveraged shorts could be wiped out at any moment.
There is no support, only extreme wicks. All moving averages are pressing from above, with price below EMA5≈0.0224, EMA10≈0.0222, and EMA20≈0.0244, indicating a weak trend. 0.0174 is the last line of defense; breaking it would target the previous low at 0.0112.
This market is not for the faint-hearted. Shorts are watching 0.0174—if it breaks, they add more; bulls watch 0.022—if it can’t hold, it’s just a weak rebound. Get the direction right and you feast; get it wrong and you get liquidated instantly. $KO 🥤KO｜A textbook-level defensive staple target
Beverage demand is strongly sticky, with minimal impact from technological iteration and innovation. Coca-Cola relies on its deeply ingrained brand moat, stable and robust free cash flow, and decades-long continuous dividend shareholder-return record, making it a preferred safe-haven choice for capital in volatile markets.
Comparing year-to-date (YTD) returns as of 8/23, KO has risen +31.0% this year, significantly outperforming most M7 tech giants.
Behind this market trend is a typical sector-rotation: as volatility rises and valuation competition intensifies among high-growth AI stocks, capital begins to flee the high-volatility growth track and reallocates to consumer defensive assets with more certain cash flow, hedging portfolio volatility.
⚠️Additional reminder: Defensive stocks do not mean they will always rise. In a bull market environment with broadly improved risk appetite, consumer sectors often underperform the tech growth mainline. There is no absolute superiority in style; it depends on the current macro liquidity and market sentiment cycle. #美国核心PCE持平上月，沃什杰克逊霍尔讲话如何定调？ The semis are telling two very different stories heading into $NVDA earnings. 👀
Memory is quietly repairing: $SNDK +1%, $MU +1%, $WDC +3%.
Meanwhile, $NVDA is down 1% and $AVGO is down 2%.
That’s the key signal.
The morning PCE print kept rates tight, but we’re not seeing another storage-led unwind. Instead, the market looks like it’s separating the NAND scare from the bigger question.
#DailyOrbit Gold quietly rose again before Powell's speech; don't just see it as a safe haven. The real main theme behind this is the dollar depreciation trade—the U.S. Treasury expanded the repurchase scale of long-term bonds, directly triggering concerns about depreciation, causing gold prices to rise more than 5% last week. This theme actually spans both gold and $BTC: in the long run, both serve as hedges against the purchasing power erosion of fiat currency. But there's a distinction to clarify—short-term Bitcoin daily charts are extremely overbought and stuck just below previous highs, repeatedly grinding, whereas gold is a purer, less leveraged expression of depreciation. So you'll see that I prefer holding spot and hard assets rather than chasing long BTC contracts at this kind of level. Depreciation is a slow variable; there's no need to go all in to chase one or two days of gains. Talking about the next round of altcoin definite hotspots, I'll also review the current main tracks.
In the RWA direction, ONDO still stands out, with track expansion and institutional narratives giving it an edge in both recognition and fundamentals. The core of DeFi remains UNI; MORPHO is more flexible but less certain than UNI and AAVE, so position allocation needs careful consideration. Regarding retail sentiment, in big market moves DOGE is still the easiest to form a nationwide consensus, as Musk can ignite it with just a shout; PEPE is dragging, and some think PENGU is a better watch.
As for dark horses, Algorand has long been overlooked with a low position, but rotation could exceed expectations; TON is like ZEC in its early days—high in buzz but very emotional in price action, with extreme rallies and pullbacks.
Looking at the top 100 list by 90-day performance, LIT and PUMP have surged wildly, with SPX, ENA, AAVE, UNI, and HYPE also near the top. Indeed, different altcoin tracks are gradually reestablishing main lines, and capital is searching for footholds.
But let's be realistic: BTC is still struggling around 80,000, with options expiry and macro factors unresolved. Chasing altcoin hotspots now risks being shaken out. Capital rotation needs BTC to stabilize and ETH to confirm risk appetite; only then will mainstream altcoins take over as a true signal. Single-coin pulses hitting highs have low reference value; collective volume increase across multiple coins is the real inflow. Don't let FOMO push you into all-in altcoin bets; defend and wait for clear direction before scaling in at low multiples—don't catch the last baton.#BTC surge and pullback, options expiration amplifies the key level battle
The earlier surge was because K33 provided data indicating that this rally included the largest single-day short squeeze on record. Simply put, shorts were flushed out in one wave, and futures open interest dropped significantly. Much of the previous price increase was driven by short covering rather than natural buying demand.
On the other hand, ETFs have indeed seen continuous inflows, with a net inflow of $1.92 billion last week, showing incremental capital entering the market. After the price was pushed up, more holders wanted to exit. The sell and buy orders clashed head-on around the 80,000 level.
The real test comes tomorrow. On August 28, about $6.44 billion worth of BTC options will expire, with most positions concentrated between 75,000 and 80,000. Both bulls and bears have incentives to push the price in their favor at this key level, so volatility will significantly increase near expiration.
What happens next depends on two key factors. The short squeeze effect is already weakening, and the gains driven by short covering have mostly been absorbed. Next, it depends on whether ETF and spot buying can continue to absorb the selling pressure at high levels.
The direction of the options battle is also crucial. If the price holds around 80,000, many put options will expire worthless, forcing buyers and market makers to buy to hedge, which could create upward momentum. If it breaks below 80,000 and puts start to be exercised, market makers may be forced to sell, which would push the price down.
Overall, be patient at this juncture. Wait for the direction to become clear before making a move; don’t rush.
$BTC $ETH BTC's current round is not just about technicals; macro factors and Nvidia are pricing in together.
The daily chart shows a rapid rise from around $64,000 to the current price of about $78,800, with the MA5 around $78,500, and the price close to resistance near $79,400. RSI6/12 is already above 80, MACD remains bullish, but the momentum bars are starting to shorten.
The 4-hour structure is less heated: MA7/MA25 are about $78,700/$78,400, RSI has returned to 50–63, releasing some of the overheat; the problem is volume is also decreasing, and the consolidation after the $81,300 high has not yet chosen a direction.
Two macro forces are pulling: July PCE year-over-year at 3.7% slightly above expectations, and the 10-year US Treasury yield once reached 4.65%, suppressing high-valuation assets; Nvidia's Q2 revenue was $96.2 billion, EPS $2.22, Q3 revenue guidance $108 billion, all above expectations, but Q3 gross margin guidance was lowered from 75% to 74%.
I'm not in a hurry to label this a "breakout" or "top" yet; let's first see if spot trading around $78,000 is willing to continue turnover before Warsh's speech on Friday.
#BTC #Bitcoin #Nvidia #PCE #Macroeconomics $ZEC has already reached a short-term peak because the temporary positive factors have been realized. The most important positive factor for ZEC's sharp rise in the past two weeks is the application for ETF listing, which was listed yesterday.
Moreover, from the past performance of various tokens after ETF approval, we can see that once a coin's ETF is approved, there is usually a decline period lasting several months. $ETH, $BTC, and Sol all showed weakness after their ETFs were approved.
You can consider a small short position first, since BTC has also reached the absolute resistance level on the weekly chart. As soon as a pullback occurs, ZEC will definitely follow the trend and drop significantly.NVIDIA is just the first half of this week; the real second half switch is the upcoming Jackson Hole and Powell's speeches. Don't be fooled by the rebound after earnings on the market; the macroeconomic line hasn't loosened at all: July PCE inflation at 3.7% exceeded expectations, oil prices have rebounded again, and the market's pricing for a September rate hike is still rising. Against this backdrop, I always question the voices saying "all bad news is priced in, go all in" on the timeline. Chasing high-risk assets in a rate hike cycle is like sitting at a poker table knowing your opponent is raising and still hoping to catch a straight by luck. My approach is simple: don't go all in or bet on direction before the event concludes; save your bullets until the cards on the table are clear. #BTC surge and pullback, options expiration amplifies key level battle
I am Brother Ci. After BTC surged to 80000 and then pulled back, the concentrated options expiration amplified the key level battle. On August 28, about $6.44 billion worth of BTC options will expire, with some positions distributed between 75000 and 80000. Both bulls and bears will make moves in the last two days.
K33 research shows that this round of rally included the largest single-day short squeeze on record. The open interest in futures then declined, indicating that short covering was a major driving force behind the previous gains. ETFs saw a net inflow of $1.92 billion last week; incremental funds are entering the market, but the rapid price surge has also increased holders' willingness to realize profits. The short squeeze effect is weakening. Whether ETFs and spot buying can continue to absorb high-level selling will determine if this rally is a trend recovery or a temporary rebound.
The direction hasn't changed, but the rhythm is shifting. Brother Ci has finished speaking; savor it carefully. $BTC $ETH $SOL $KO 📊 Chart snapshot: KO Coca‑Cola outperforms Magnificent‑7 YTD.
Performance as of Aug‑23, YTD 2026 returns:
KO +31.0%
AMZN +13.5%
AAPL +14.2%
NVDA +11.8%
GOOG +9.81%
MSFT +0.76%
META ‑15.3%
TSLA ‑22.4%
Defensive staple Coca‑Cola tops Magnificent‑7 returns. This signals notable sector‑rotation flow. As rich‑valued AI names turn volatile, capital chases stable‑cash‑flow defensive plays for safety premium. Market sentiment shifts toward value & stability.BTC at $80K: PCE Was Predictable, Now Powell Holds the Key 📊 Pharaoh’s Market Watch My DMs are blowing up again with the same question: With core PCE holding steady, can $BTC stay above $80K? My answer is simple: the PCE numbers landed almost exactly as expected, so they didn’t give the market a fresh catalyst. Core PCE came in at 0.2% month-over-month and 3.3% year-over-year, unchanged from the previous reading. Inflation remains well above the Fed’s 2% target. Headline PCE rose 0.2% month-oveNVIDIA's earnings report has effectively confirmed the storage segment: management explicitly stated they will secure memory supply, and AI computing power shortages will last at least until fiscal year 2028. Kioxia is planning to build a new chip factory in Japan, and multiple institutions predict global memory shortages will persist until 2027. The rise of $NVDA is one thing, but what interests me more is that this is a rare market anchored by a real supply-demand cycle, unlike the crypto space narratives driven purely by liquidity. But don't get carried away: Saxo Bank's strategists soberly remind us that the next phase of the storage market depends on how much memory each accelerator can hold and whether real demand can absorb the new capacity, rather than just price hikes from shortages. Only cycles with fundamentals are worth following slowly; don't get excited and treat it as just another momentum play.#财报观察员：英伟达超预期，软件收入开始兑现
NVIDIA's earnings report is so strong that it leaves almost no room for bears to explain away.
Q2 revenue was $96.2 billion, with data center revenue at $89 billion. The Q3 guidance was directly raised to $108 billion, and the company specifically noted that the guidance does not assume any revenue from China's data center computing power.
In other words, the AI infrastructure machine is still running at high speed.
This is also why NVIDIA has never been just NVIDIA. It is the pricing anchor for the entire US stock AI trade. Whether cloud providers' capex can continue to surge, whether HBM, optical modules, switches, and the power chain can maintain high prosperity, the market first looks to this company for answers. Today it gave them, and gave them firmly.
But on the other hand, the macro environment has not fully cooperated. The US core PCE in July was 3.3% year-over-year, indicating inflation is not out of control, but also far from a level that would make the market comfortably embrace easing. This is the most delicate point in the US stock market right now. Earnings are very strong, especially for AI leaders; but the interest rate side is unwilling to fully yield.
So the most critical contradiction going forward is not "whether AI is still viable," but "whether AI's profit realization can continue to outweigh valuation and interest rate pressures." If inflation continues to stick, even the best companies will face the problem of rising valuation discount rates. In recent trading days, Bitcoin's rebound has welcomed a warm current from traditional finance. Data shows that US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of over $2 billion in just five trading days, a rate of rapid inflow that is quite rare for a ten-month period of continuous strength. While the numbers themselves are impressive, what's even more worth pondering is the rhythm and background of this capital inflow. In the past, we often saw institutional funds entering tentatively only when prices hit rock bottom. This time, Bitcoin has rebounded significantly from previous lows, yet ETF funds continue to maintain steady entry pace. This shows that some institutional investors are not obsessed with waiting for deeper discounts, but are gradually building exposure at current prices. This persistence of "buying more as prices rise" somewhat reflects real demand more than a single explosive inflow. However, we don't need to rush to elevate institutions to the throne. Large funds entering the market does not mean they have grasped the next precise market turning point. Many funds plan their building cycles on a monthly or even annual basis, and short-term price fluctuations are not the core variable in their decisions. Therefore, I prefer to understand the ETF inflows over these two weeks as a reflection of structural demand rather than endorsing short-term gains. The upcoming window of observation is actually more interesting. If Bitcoin enters a sideways consolidation or a conventional pullback occurs, while spot ETFs maintain substantial net inflows, the value of this signal will significantly increase. After all, those willing to sustain support during volatility and correction#财报观察员：英伟达超预期，软件收入开始兑现
The most important aspect of Nvidia's earnings report is not that revenue has doubled again, but that AI demand still outpaces supply. The current growth constraints are no longer just GPUs, but also memory, networking, data centers, and power. This indicates that the AI mega-cycle is far from over; the opportunity is beginning to spread from Nvidia to the entire industry chain. In recent years, the most profitable bottleneck was the "GPU shortage"; the next phase is to identify what AI expansion will lack the most.
Looking further ahead, the true watershed for AI is whether it can generate profit. The giants spending hundreds of billions of dollars on computing power is just the beginning; ultimately, it will depend on Agents, software, autonomous driving, and robotics to convert computing power into revenue and cash flow. Therefore, the future of AI follows two paths: upstream to find bottlenecks, and downstream to find applications. Whoever solves AI's most critical shortages and truly makes money with AI is likely to be the winner in the next phase.The full set of US PCE data has been released, overall stronger than expected!
Core PCE inflation remains flat with no sign of decline, and both personal consumption and durable goods orders exceeded expectations.
In short, the US economy remains resilient, inflation has not cooled further, and the market's expectation for a rapid rate cut has been directly dampened.
For gold, the data is bearish; it is difficult to see a strong one-sided rally in the short term, and it is likely to face pressure and fluctuate, so avoid blindly chasing longs.
For $BTC and $ETH, without major positive catalysts and with rate cut expectations delayed, the market is unlikely to explode directly and will most likely remain in a choppy consolidation pattern.
#美国核心PCE持平上月，沃什杰克逊霍尔讲话如何定调？ In the past, the most common logic when people watched $BTC was: when Nasdaq rose, BTC rose too; When tech stocks fell, BTC couldn't stay unaffected. But Ophelia Snyder recently made an interesting observation: BTC may be slowly shifting from a "high-volatility risk asset" to a "currency credit trade." What does that mean? In the past, buying BTC was mostly about trading liquidity, risk appetite, and tech growth narratives. Now another logic is emerging: rising US debt pressures → the market starts discussing the dollar and fiscal credit; → $XAU strengthening→ BTC is also starting to be viewed within the same framework. In other words, BTC is no longer just a "digital tech stock"; it is gaining an additional gold-like attribute: when the market starts worrying about fiat credit, fiscal deficits, and long-term debt, some funds treat BTC as an asset to hedge the risks of the traditional monetary system. But this does not mean BTC has completely turned into gold. It still has strong risk asset attributes and will fall when liquidity tightens. What is truly worth watching is whether BTC will continue to follow the Nasdaq or start to follow gold more clearly when discussions about US debt pressure and dollar credit heat up again. If this correlation continues to change, BTC's pricing logic may also change. #黄金ETF大额吸金, how safe-haven funds are reallocated $ZRO jumped 20% after LayerZero unveiled ATLAS.
The key isn’t the pump — it’s the new token economics.
ATLAS can support crypto, perps and tokenized assets, while 75% of remaining fees will be used to buy and burn $ZRO . ZRO also gains staking and gas utility.
Now the question is simple:
Can real trading volume turn this into sustainable ZRO demand?#PCEToJacksonHole #AIMonetizationBroadens #BTCOptionsExpiryTest 在近期主流币种普遍震荡的背景下，$OKB 的表现显得格外醒目，成为前十名中技术形态最稳健的资产之一。其相对强弱指标目前约在 76，虽已进入强势区间，但仍未触及 80 的过热警戒线，意味着上行动能尚未完全透支，短线仍有观察空间。 这轮走势背后，并非单纯的资金情绪驱动，而是有较为扎实的机构背书。ICE 以战略投资者身份入股 OKX，给出的估值高达 2500 亿美元，这为市场注入了相当分量的信心。机构资金的认可往往比散户情绪更具持续性，也让 OKB 在同类资产中多了一层安全垫。 从供给结构看，OKB 的总供应量被锁定为 2100 万枚，配合持续的销毁与回购机制，形成了一种天然的稀缺性支撑。在加密资产普遍面临通胀压力的环境下，这种通缩模型更容易获得长线资金的青睐。 更值得留意的是生态层面的实质进展。X Layer 主网锁仓量已突破 1 亿美元，且并非停留在概念阶段，而是有真实的应用在链上运转。主网活跃度往往被视为资产价值的试金石，当生态数据逐步累积，市场对代币的定价逻辑也会从纯交易转向基本面考量。 不过，当前价格上行的同时，日成交额仅约 1930 万美元，呈现出量缩价升的状态。资金集中度较高意99.3% of x402 agent payment volume settled in USDC last quarter, per Circle's own Q2 numbers.
The measured agent economy is running on one issuer's balance sheet.
That is a concentration risk, and it is separate from the settlement question. A payment can clear and the counterparty can still fail to deliver.
Yellow handles escrow, clearing and dispute resolution independent of which asset settles the payment.#PCEToJacksonHole #AIMonetizationBroadens #BTCOptionsExpiryTest #IranSanctionsAndTalks doesn't automatically mean cheap oil. Even if diplomacy lowers the geopolitical premium, tougher US sanctions could still restrict Iranian barrels, payments and buyers. That creates an unusual setup where tensions cool but supply stays tight. For markets, the details matter more than the handshake. If shipping improves without oil flows recovering, inflation may remain stubborn anyway. Peace headlines could arrive long before the economic pressure actually disappears.Is $ETH really going to repeat last year's script? Last year it quickly surged from 1400 to 2800, breaking away from the bottom, then retraced to 2100 and held the major support at 2000, followed by a long period of accumulation, shakeout, and rally. Is this year going to follow the same pattern? Now it’s stuck firmly at 2400 and won’t drop. Looking at this trend, I even want to go all in long, with a stop loss at 2400 that won’t get triggered. It feels like it could directly surge to 3000, then pull back to 2200?
Xiao Ai is also feeling mixed emotions watching this market. In the screenshot, this guy opened a 100x short at 2361, now the price is 2450, floating loss nearly -380%, still stubbornly holding on waiting for a pullback—really licking the blade.
Back to the market, ETH violently surged 600 points this week without a retracement, which really resembles last year’s bottom breakout rally. But Xiao Ai thinks chasing longs now has very low cost-effectiveness. BTC is still hovering around the 80,000 mark, PCE has pushed the rate hike probability to 42%, and Wash’s speech tonight is hawkish but vague. Plus, before the gamma unload of tens of billions in options expiring on 8/28, volatility premium is extremely high. 2400 looks like a solid bottom, but if macro conditions sneeze a bit, there could be a spike down to 2200 to shake out longs before going up to 3000. High-leverage longs and shorts will both get wiped out.
Don’t let FOMO cloud your judgment at this level, and don’t short 100x against the trend like in the screenshot. Wait for macro clarity and options settlement, then find support levels to enter with low leverage. Defense is always more important than blindly guessing tops and bottoms.
BTC #ETH #OKXPlanet #XiaoAiMarketWatch $BTC recently surged back near $80,000 but has bounced around several times without holding steady.
The US spot Bitcoin ETF has seen net inflows for 7 consecutive trading days, with $314 million bought on August 25, of which BlackRock's IBIT alone accounted for 90%.
Money keeps buying, so why isn't the price moving?
Because this rally from around $64,000 to $80,000 happened too fast. Early buyers at lower levels are seeing their break-even points, and short-term funds are taking profits and selling. The ETF is slowly absorbing supply, but sellers keep pressing down, balancing each other out, so the price naturally gets stuck here.
The market is also a bit overheated. BTC's daily RSI once hit 82.9, already squeezing into the overbought zone short-term. However, the weekly RSI is only 58.3, not yet at the crazy levels seen in the late bull market.
Next, I will watch two key levels.
On the downside, watch $77,000; if it holds, there’s still a chance to grind toward $80,000. More importantly on the upside is $83,000, near the 365-day moving average. Only a volume-backed break and hold above this can confirm this rebound has truly become a trend.
If it repeatedly fails to break $80,000 and falls below $77,000, short-term profit-taking might accelerate, and a pullback to $73,000 wouldn’t be surprising.
#美国核心PCE持平上月，沃什杰克逊霍尔讲话如何定调？ The smarter AI gets, the more valuable cybersecurity companies become?
Last night, both $CRWD and $OKTA strengthened after their earnings reports. CrowdStrike's quarterly revenue was about $1.47 billion, up 26% year-over-year, with ARR reaching $5.84 billion; Okta's quarterly revenue was $805 million, up 11% year-over-year, and it raised its full-year forecast.
The logic is actually not complicated: in the future, companies will manage not only employee accounts but also a large number of AI Agents. Agents can read emails, query databases, and call APIs, but "who they are, what they can access, and their permission levels" will become new security issues.
So now I am more focused on $CRWD, $OKTA, PANW, and ZS. The more widespread AI Agents become, the stronger the demand for identity authentication, endpoint security, and access control will be.
However, I won’t chase the big surge right after the earnings. What really needs to be watched next is whether ARR, RPO, and large customer contracts can continue to accelerate. If this logic is fulfilled for several consecutive quarters, AI Security might become a more independent main theme within AI software.
#美国核心PCE持平上月，沃什杰克逊霍尔讲话如何定调？
#财报观察员：英伟达超预期，软件收入开始兑现
#Meta巨额和解后股价走高，风险定价重估 Gold holding near record highs after breaking above $4,600/oz puts the bull case at an important test. Citi’s $4,800 near-term target and $5,000 longer-term target are shaping market expectations, but the more important signal is whether capital continues to follow the narrative. Gold ETFs added more than 28 tonnes last week, while a Fidelity International manager rapidly increased exposure to the fund’s 5% limit. Financial inflows can keep momentum strong, but sustained physical demand may ultiWarning: $SPX may be on the verge of a 20% pullback
Since the end of 2025, $SPX has been forming an expanding triangle pattern:
Higher highs, lower lows, and increasingly wider volatility ranges.
There have been 6 key touches so far, with the 6th rejection occurring near the resistance level at 7,820.
If the 7th touch confirms a downward breakout, the next target could be around 6,100–6,200 — about 20% below the recent high.
What’s even more concerning:
This market rally is largely riding on a single stock — $NVDA.
$NVDA now accounts for about 7.5% of $SPX’s weighting, while the top 10 giants combined make up about 38%.
In other words, it looks like the whole market is rising, but in reality, a few tech giants are propping up the entire index.
On August 26, after $NVDA released its earnings report, market sentiment remained bullish, but the index did not show significant follow-through.
This is the risk point I’m most focused on:
Once $NVDA starts to truly weaken, the fragile structure of $SPX could quickly be exposed.
There have been similar scenarios in history:
2018 → Market structure tightened → $SPX dropped about 20%
2022 → High inflation persisted → $SPX dropped about 25%
Now, a similar structure is re-emerging.
#DailyOrbit Oil Prices Are Telling a Different Story 🛢️
The wildest part tonight isn’t the expanding U.S. sanctions list—it’s that oil prices keep falling every time another page gets added.
Digital assets, gold, shipping, and Iranian oil are all caught up in the latest secondary sanctions. With talk of “zero leakage,” you’d expect $CL and $BZ to explode higher.#PCEToJacksonHole #AIMonetizationBroadens #BTCOptionsExpiryTest