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#SanDisk SNDK Earnings Shock: Explosive Performance, Stock Price Drops as a Courtesy#
Q4 revenue of 8.97 billion (up 372% YoY), non-GAAP EPS of $39.25, gross margin 84.6%—this quarterly report is a money-printing machine level in any industry.
But on August 5, regular session closed down 5.4% at $1350.5, after-hours dropped another 5.87%~8%, once falling below 1272.
The reason is simple: next quarter guidance didn’t "exceed expectations."
FY2027 Q1 revenue guidance is 10.3-10.8 billion (midpoint 10.55 billion), below the sell-side expectation of 11.16 billion; EPS guidance midpoint of 45 is also slightly weaker.
The market had previously priced in all the optimism for AI storage—volatility was 25% from late July to August 5, with a big 10.84% surge on August 4, loosening the chips heavily.
Now, a new $14 billion buyback (remaining authorization $15.5 billion) supports the floor, and institutions’ 12-month average price target still stands at $2217 (+64%). At the time when BTC held at $64,600 and ETH broke through $1,900 simultaneously, conditions were established to assess capital movements across altcoin ranges. If BTC defends above $64,000 and ETH holds above $1,900, capital risk appetite is likely to gradually expand toward mid-sized altcoins. Conversely, if both support levels break down simultaneously, a short-term retracement of overheated stocks could spread across the market. Key facts confirmed – BTC is holding its highest level since the previous surge at $64,687 (+0.93%). - ETH showed relative strength against BTC at $1,910 (+2.15%). - BICO was the biggest gainer of the day at +27%, while GRVT continued its upward trend at +16.65%. - PI at +6.88%, and HOME at +6.83%, with capital inflows confirmed at both the cumulative and bottom levels, respectively. - XRP and OKB each experienced corrections of around 1%, which is interpreted as short-term profit-taking. The intersection of market structure and capital behaviorHow is it? What I said early this morning
$SPCX pumping was a bull trap to lure entries
Now it has dropped back to 110, all the gains from a few days ago are gone
I opened a position at 110, it peaked at 130, now back to 110
The first unlock is at 9:30 tonight, panic is definitely present
The largest unlock doesn't mean all 910 million shares will be sold
But if 100-200 million shares are sold at the current price
Then the price might fall back to the 100-105 range
Where there is panic, there are buyers bottom-fishing; breaking below double digits is just a matter of time
Why? Because there are multiple unlocks in August, and also in September
#财报观察员：业绩喜忧参半，解禁将至！SpaceX后续怎么看？ #CircleArcLaunch #ADPCoolsFedSplit #EarningsRealityCheck How is it? What I said early this morning
$SPCX pumping was a bull trap to lure entries
Now it has dropped back to 110, all the gains from a few days ago are gone
I opened a position at 110, it peaked at 130, now back to 110
The first unlock is at 9:30 tonight, panic is definitely present
The largest unlock doesn't mean all 910 million shares will be sold
But if 100-200 million shares are sold at the current price
Then the price might fall back to the 100-105 range
Where there is panic, there are buyers bottom-fishing; breaking below double digits is just a matter of time
Why? Because there are multiple unlocks in August, and also in September
#财报观察员：业绩喜忧参半，解禁将至！SpaceX后续怎么看？ #CircleArcLaunch #ADPCoolsFedSplit #EarningsRealityCheck A few days ago, I said $HMSTR might see a major surge. At that time, I observed many coins that surged and found that most of them had surged before. Then, I thought of $HMSTR, which has surged many times before. I went straight to buy a long position, got stuck for a while, and today it rose again. So now the question is, can you enter this position to chase long? Personally, I think it's acceptable, because if you follow the previous increase, the current increase is still not very high. Moreover, its current contract data also supports an upward trend, so I think buying more seems like a good choice. —————————————————— Let's look at its contract data. Looking at the data, we can see that its long-short ratio has been declining steadily, while contract open interest has been rising. If we don't look closely again, we might think there are many short sellers right now. But if we look more closely, we can see that the long-short ratio changes corresponding to increases in open interest between the two contracts are not consistent. In other words, it is currently in a state where bulls and bears intertwine. So why did the final result be a sharp decline in its contract long-short ratio? My personal guess is probably because there are many bulls taking profits right now. Because it has indeed risen quite a bit now. Let's look at its longer-term data. It can be seen that it is still far from the last surge in data. During the last surge in contracts,“Whatever change you make now, you’re gonna have to revisit to make a big change later, so if there’s no urgent problem that needs to be solved, why would you not wait until then. Any change we make now is going to be short lived.” Yes, @lex_node 🤝
I don’t fault the EIP authors for thinking this far ahead but the EIP is completely tone deaf. We as an Ethereum community cannot afford to make such major changes to issuance to solve a problem that’s not here yet, and may never arrive, when the consequences for changing issuance are immense (loss of confidence for $ETH holders, stakers and DeFi builders, and confusion over incentives for stakers and $ETH investors).
I am grateful for the intense unified reaction against this EIP. I appreciate anyone trying to champion an EIP for what they think will benefit Ethereum but I just disagree with this draft and the timing.
Maybe a modified approach in the distant future but dear god, not now.
Now back to Ethereum winning 😘The US ISM Services Index rose to 54.1, which is generally bearish for the crypto space.
The reason is simple:
A strong services sector indicates the US economy is not significantly cooling down, so the Federal Reserve is under less pressure to cut interest rates immediately.
The market was originally betting on "weaker economy → rate cuts closer → liquidity returns."
Now that the services data is strong, it dampens expectations for rate cuts.
Therefore, in the short term, this is not good for risk assets like BTC and ETH, as it tends to suppress rebound sentiment.
But it’s not a huge bearish factor either, because a strong economy means demand still exists, and the market won’t directly enter a recession.
My understanding is:
Short term is bearish, mainly bearish for rate cut expectations; medium to long term depends on upcoming employment and inflation data. #Circle财报后押注Arc，USDC能否迎来新增长？ When SpaceX first released its first quarterly financial report after going public, the market was actually full of praise. Quarterly revenue surged to $7.814 billion, a year-on-year surge of 92%. The most surprising aspect was the continuously narrowing losses, with operating losses shrinking from $970 million to $143 million. The profit improvement far exceeded market expectations. The company also officially announced a partnership with NVIDIA to develop space AI satellite computing payloads, pushing space AI layout forward significantly. But an interesting contrast quickly emerged: on the day the earnings report was released, the stock price immediately reversed course and declined. The market's attention instantly shifted from better-than-expected earnings to the upcoming large-scale lock-up. Everyone was torn about whether the selling pressure brought by the lifting of the lock-up could be firmly absorbed by the market. Compared to the tug-of-war between positive earnings reports and bearish unlock-ups, what truly feels more and more uneasy the more I dig deeper is SpaceX's current investment in the computing power business, which has invested over 80% of its capital on. The public generally thinks this aerospace giant will invest most of its cash flow into rocket iteration and the development of next-generation Starlink satellites, but in reality, 85% of the company's revenue ultimately goes to data centers. Selling computing power is the most generous track for it at this stage, while the computing cost and profit model it packages are outrageous in the industry. I once used a common industry model to make a simple simulation: for ordinary computing power service providers, the construction cost per megawatt of self-built data centers is basically stable around $15 million, and the annual revenue per megawatt usually hovers between $1.6 million and $4.5 million.Awesome! It has really surpassed 1.15 million.
Now, the single price of $63,000 has accumulated to 1.15 million BTC, which is an extremely rare phenomenon in history.
Although the recent coldcard hardware wallet vulnerability has forced some long-term holders to transfer BTC.
But it is definitely not the main reason for the explosive turnover of chips around 63k.
Rather, it is the result of BTC price maintaining low volatility over a long period of accumulation.
At the same time, the nearby chip concentration has risen to 13.5%.
Chips cannot accumulate indefinitely; the long and short game has reached a critical point where there must be a winner.
I am increasingly looking forward to what will happen next.....$SNDK
It has long been pointed out that SNDK hides guidance pitfalls, with the high-level surge only to buffer the negative earnings report.
Now with the big drop landing, facts speak louder than all the stubborn talk.
The market never deceives; right or wrong is revealed with one earnings report.
No sensationalism, just prediction verification.
SanDisk SNDK earnings report landed, dropping 5.4% on a regular trading day, then plunging nearly 8% after hours, fully confirming the bearish logic I previously laid out.
Even before the earnings release, I thoroughly explained the core risks: the short-term surge was just capital protecting the price to buffer the negative news. Even if current revenue and gross margin data are impressive, the next quarter's guidance is significantly below the market's AI high-growth expectations. The high valuation simply cannot withstand the expectation gap sell-off. Once the earnings report lands, the adjustment space opens directly. The entire analysis breaks down capital behavior, valuation bubbles, and storage sector expectation gaps, with all conclusions relying on earnings guidance logic, without any emotional bearishness.
Previously, I predicted in advance that the surge was just capital protecting the price to buffer the negative news, and the logic was fully realized: capital temporarily lifting the stock price is to leave enough room for a drop if earnings fall short of expectations, avoiding a direct break of previous lows. Now, the market trend perfectly confirms this chip game logic.
#SpaceX首份财报超预期，解禁仍是关键变量 $SNDK $SPCX Data doesn't lie: When market divergence is at its peak, institutions are quietly accumulating Ethereum $ETH
Looking through recent data, I found a very interesting contrast: the community is in turmoil over EIP-8361, with many retail investors debating whether to unstake and run, but institutional actions are heading in the completely opposite direction.
Let's look at some of the latest data:
- Last week, Bitcoin ETFs saw a net outflow of over $60 million, while Ethereum ETFs bucked the trend with a net inflow of over $27 million. BlackRock was the largest buyer, purchasing more than 30,000 ETH in a single week;
- Ethereum staking volume surged to 41 million ETH, accounting for 34% of the total supply, with another 2.5 million ETH queued to enter, and the queue period exceeding six weeks, showing a clear one-way inflow;
- Even though the staking annual yield has dropped to around 2.5%, very few nodes are actively exiting, and recently 13,000 validators have rejoined the network.
Many say "staking rewards are being cut, no one wants ETH anymore," but the reality is: the big money isn't fussing over a few points of staking interest. They buy ETH betting not on a few percentage points of annual yield, but on its long-term value as the settlement layer of the crypto world.
Even low staking yields are better than fiat inflation; no matter how controversial the proposals are, they can't change Ethereum's moat. DeFi, NFT, L2, AI Agent — all new sectors ultimately land on Ethereum, a consensus no other chain can copy.
The current situation is classic: retail investors are anxious about short-term volatility, while institutions quietly accumulate amid the divergence. The market has always been like this — it tops out when noise is loud, and when there's chaos and panic, it's actually brewing the next wave.
Of course, this doesn't mean it's the bottom now, nor that EIP-8361 is risk-free. Just a reminder: don't only focus on immediate returns, look more at whether the underlying logic has changed.
Ethereum's core value has never been about how much interest staking can earn, but whether it is the most reliable and resilient asset in the industry. At least up to today, the answer remains yes. $ETH This surge in gold prices is more of a rebound caused by short covering rather than a trend reversal. U.S. inflation and employment data still carry uncertainties; once the data strengthens, expectations for rate hikes will heat up again. Rising U.S. Treasury yields will suppress gold prices, and the Middle East situation is just a negotiation expectation with significant uncertainties remaining.
Gold ETFs have not seen large institutional inflows, long-term capital relay is insufficient, and the stock market continues to divert funds. After a round of gains, there is a large accumulation of short-term profit-taking on the board, which could trigger concentrated profit-taking and exits at any time. Central bank gold purchases can only support the bottom and cannot prevent short-term pullbacks. Chasing highs carries significant risk; it is better to layout short positions on rebounds.
The above is only a personal opinion and does not constitute investment advice $XAU
#ADP就业降温，联储政策分歧加剧 #SpaceX首份财报超预期，解禁仍是关键变量 #AMD财报超预期，增长已被透支？ #ADP Employment Cooling, Fed Policy Divergence Intensifies
1. ADP Data: Total "Halved," Complex Structure
The US July ADP employment report released on August 5 shows a complex picture of a sharp slowdown in total numbers, sector divergence, and firm wages.
The increase of 44,000 jobs is the weakest since January this year, nearly "halving" from June's 95,000.
Structural details: Nearly stagnant excluding education and healthcare
Of the 44,000 new jobs in July, education and healthcare services accounted for 36,000. Excluding this sector, which is less correlated with the business cycle, the rest of the private economy added only 8,000 jobs.
Clear sector divergence:
Services: +47,000 jobs (Finance +10,000, Professional/Business Services +9,000)
Goods production: -3,000 jobs (Manufacturing only +2,000, Construction +1,000)
Trade/Transportation/Utilities: -8,000
Leisure and Hospitality: sharp drop of 11,000
Small businesses (<50 employees) contributed 23,000 new jobs, which usually does not align with a confident expansion cycle.
The paradox of "wage increase with shrinking volume"
Despite the hiring slowdown, wage growth for job switchers accelerated to 7.0% year-over-year, the fastest since August 2025; wage growth for stayers remained at 4.4%.
ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson noted: "Job switchers are highly sensitive to the real-time economic environment. The rapid wage increase for switchers indicates supply shortages in some labor market segments."
This means: companies are hiring less, but to compete for core talent, they still have to pay a high premium — the "wage-price" stickiness risk continues to prevent inflation from falling quickly.
2. Immediate Market Reaction: Rate Hike Expectations Cool, Gold Surges
After the ADP data release, various assets reacted quickly:
Asset reactions
The US Dollar Index reversed from gains to losses, trading around 99.68
Spot gold rose over 3%, surpassing $4200/oz
Spot silver rose 4.6%, at $62.19/oz
Rate hike expectations: market expectations for a September rate hike further declined
Institutions pointed out that rate hike expectations have cooled further, and the high-interest-rate environment that has suppressed the copper and gold sectors for months has substantially eased.
The July ADP data sent a "cold and hot" contradictory signal:
"Cold" is the total: 44,000 new jobs, halved from June, a new low for the year
"Hot" is the price: wage growth for job switchers surged to 7%, indicating persistent inflation risks in the service sector
This contradiction perfectly reflects the Fed's current policy dilemma: weakening employment justifies pausing rate hikes, but firm wages justify continued tightening. Hawks (Kashkari, Cook, Schmidt) believe inflation risks outweigh employment risks and advocate for earlier rate hikes; doves/centrists (Paulson, Williams, Bessent) think current rates are sufficient and advise patience.
Before Friday's nonfarm payroll report, market policy expectations will be highly sensitive and subject to repricing at any time. Regardless of the data, internal Fed divisions have shifted from "underlying currents" to "visible waves" — this itself is the biggest certainty currently. #Circle财报后押注Arc，USDC能否迎来新增长？ #SpaceX首份财报超预期，解禁仍是关键变量 "AMD revenue surges 50%, but stock price falls 6%: It's not poor performance, it's expectations that are too high"
AMD's earnings exceeded expectations, yet the stock price dropped more than 6%.
It's not that AMD's growth is weak, but the market had already priced in too much growth in advance.
Q2 revenue was $11.5 billion, a 50% year-over-year increase.
The strongest segment was data centers:
$6.7 billion, a staggering 107% year-over-year increase.
The Q3 guidance is also solid, about $13 billion, higher than market expectations.
By normal logic:
This kind of earnings report should cause the stock to rise.
But the market reacted by selling off.
Why?
Because the criteria for AI stocks have changed now.
Previously it was:
"Do you have AI growth?"
Now it is:
"Can you outperform what the market has already imagined?"
AMD has already gained a lot recently from AI partnerships, the MI series GPUs, Helios, and other stories.
So beating earnings expectations only proves the story hasn't broken.
But it doesn't necessarily push valuations higher.
In fact, this drop is very representative:
The AI market is moving from "growth equals price increase" to "growth must continue accelerating to drive price increases."
In the short term, I will be cautious.
I haven't lost faith in the long-term logic yet.
What really needs to be watched is:
Whether data center revenue can continue to grow at a 100% rate, and whether AMD can truly capture more market share from NVIDIA.
Good company, no problem.
The question is:
Have the good news already been priced in?
Do you think AMD is just cooling off normally, or is the AI stock sector starting to return to valuation norms?
$AMD $XAMD #AMD财报超预期，增长已被透支？ Here's another perspective: from a fundamental standpoint, $SPCX is very difficult to rally in the short term, so previous bets on the stock price increase mainly relied on short squeeze and capital arrangements.
Looking at the stock price performance, the possibility of continuing the short squeeze during tonight's only window after the market opens is also very low; otherwise, the stock price should be maintained above 130 now.
Therefore, the capital arrangement regarding the Tesla–SpaceX merger is the only path. Judging from the recent series of denials about withdrawing from China and other information, the merger is not currently a priority. Because once the information is confirmed, Tesla will rise and SpaceX will fall, which is very unfavorable for SpaceX, which is not yet prepared, so denial is necessary.
Confirming the merger when SPCX is stuck at 110 is equivalent to using currency at a 60% discount to buy Tesla—the share swap ratio would be locked at the most humiliating position for SPCX shareholders and the greatest dilution for himself. It's not that he doesn't want to merge; he just can't merge at this exchange rate.
So SPCX must be pushed higher first before the merger can be initiated. And all this will likely have to wait until after the Q3 earnings report when the stock price pulls back to 150–170.
Are bulls very pessimistic now? Actually, not really. Although the stock price performance yesterday and today hasn't been enough to make unlocked shares reluctant to sell, if the price is low enough, diehards won't sell. The 150–170 range, which is neither too high nor too low, is exactly when the willingness to sell is strongest; prices that are too high or too low will suppress selling pressure. Moreover, judging by Musk's recent actions, he probably still has some tricks up his sleeve, such as signed cloud service or defense orders generating verifiable revenue, Musk or the company increasing holdings with real money, or buybacks.
So operationally, holding long-term is fine, and $SPCX #CircleArcLaunch #ADPCoolsFedSplit #EarningsRealityCheck Market Analysis: Large-Caps Anchor Consolidation Range
The total cryptocurrency market capitalization continues to hold key support around the $1.75T level, driven primarily by modest strength in mega-cap assets like $BTC (+0.95%) and $ETH (+2.48%), alongside selective outperformance in mid-cap movers like $HYPE (+4%).
Key Market Drivers & Catalysts
Institutional Inflows: Expanding institutional footprint—highlighted by BlackRock tokenized fund initiatives deploying across $SOL and $ETH—continues to provide structural demand.
Whale Accumulation: On-chain data shows steady whale absorption holding price action stable despite localized market headwinds and security concerns around hardware wallet providers like Coldcard.
Headline Sensitivity: The broader market structure remains in a news-driven, uneven consolidation phase, with capital concentrating heavily in top-tier assets while smaller altcoins show mixed momentum.
Actionable Execution Strategy
Spot Accumulation Strategy: Focus on disciplined, staggered spot entries on core anchor assets ($BTC and $ETH) rather than chasing breakout green candles.
Leverage Control: Keep margin exposure strictly minimized given the low-volume, news-sensitive environment.
Altcoin Validation: Monitor net institutional ETF/fund inflows and structural support retests before deploying high-conviction capital into secondary altcoin plays.
Key Takeaway
While overall market liquidity remains constrained, large-cap stability is preserving structural support levels. In news-driven consolidation phases, protecting capital and accumulating quality assets on dips remains the optimal approach.
Disclaimer: Intended for informational and educational purposes only. Always conduct independent research before making financial decisions.
#EarningsRealityCheck #SpaceXBeatEstimates #AMDBeatsButDrops #CircleArcLaunch #ADPCoolsFedSplit #EarningsRealityCheck Speaking of the massive crash in the late bear market! This observation actually captures the tail characteristics of the leverage cycle.
When debt accumulates to a certain level and prices fall below key cost zones, forced liquidations and active redemptions create a negative feedback loop: selling pressure increases → prices drop further → more people are forced to sell.
The roughly 12-month repayment/lock-up period is often the critical point where sentiment shifts from "wait a bit longer" to "run first, talk later."
What truly deserves attention is not the conclusion of "another crash coming," but that once leverage liquidation and passive selling start, the speed far exceeds fundamental changes. On the surface, it’s a price drop, but behind it, balance sheets are being forcibly repaired.
For ordinary traders, the most dangerous aspect in the late bear market is not where the bottom is, but whether they are still holding high leverage or high-cost positions.
Even if the direction is ultimately correct, inappropriate position sizing and debt structure can cause one to be prematurely liquidated during the most painful phase.
So I believe: the massive crash in the late bear market is often not caused by price drops alone, but hammered out by repayments and panic together. Yesterday morning in the live room, I positioned a short on $SNDK at 1455.
Currently, I break down the reasons for the sharp drop:
I am Brother Ci, with a short position at 1337.26, now around 1255, floating profit exceeding 80 points. The logic of this trade has been validated by the market.
First, let's see why SanDisk fell from above 1400 to around 1255.
On August 5, SanDisk released its Q4 fiscal year 2026 earnings report, with revenue of $8.97 billion, a year-over-year increase of 372%, far exceeding the expected $8.39 billion; EPS was $39.25, also far surpassing expectations. Data center business revenue grew nearly 13 times year-over-year, and gross margin rose to a record high of 84.6%. The board also approved a $14 billion stock buyback plan.
But the market was not convinced. During regular trading hours, the stock fell 5.4%, and after-hours it dropped nearly 8% more to $1248.
What crushed the stock price was the guidance for Q1 fiscal year 2027. SanDisk expects revenue between $10.3 billion and $10.8 billion, with a midpoint of $10.55 billion, below FactSet's expectation of $10.82 billion. The gross margin guidance is 83% to 85%, indicating that the gross margin may enter a plateau at a high level. Goldman Sachs had previously warned that overly high market expectations make it difficult for SanDisk's stock price to benefit from the strong performance. "A brilliant past" is not enough to offset "a not-so-impressive future." Western Digital plunged over 11% after hours, SK Hynix fell nearly 10%, dragging down the entire storage sector.
How to manage the short position at 1337.26:
The earnings report is out, and the negative impact of guidance below expectations is still unfolding, confirming the bearish trend. But the short-term decline is already significant and requires orderly management.
Move the stop loss. Move the stop loss down from above the entry price to 1320. The current price is 1255; 1320 means you still have profit even if there is a rebound. If the price continues down to around 1200, move the stop loss further down to 1280.
Take profits in batches. The first target is 1200 to 1220, close 30% of the position. The second target is 1150 to 1160, close another 30%. The third target is 1080 to 1100, close the remaining 40%. If the price falls near 1200 with volume acceleration, don't rush to close all; let the remaining position run.
Conditions to add to the position. If the price rebounds to the 1280 to 1300 range with low volume and stagnation, add to the short position, with an overall stop loss at 1320. If it breaks below 1200 with volume, add to the short position, move the stop loss up to 1230, and target 1150.
Exit conditions. If the price breaks above 1320 with volume and holds, it means the negative earnings impact has been digested; close all short positions. When the price reaches the 1080 to 1100 target, close all positions; don't be greedy for the last leg.
This trade from 1337 short downwards is on the right track. The core driver is earnings guidance below expectations, and the storage sector sentiment is still transmitting. Move the stop loss to lock in profits, take profits in batches to capture swings, and add positions waiting for rebound confirmation. Don't let floating profits turn into floating losses, and don't exit too early in panic.
Brother Ci is done. Think it over. #Circle财报后押注Arc，USDC能否迎来新增长？ #ADP就业降温，联储政策分歧加剧 #财报观察员：业绩喜忧参半，解禁将至！SpaceX后续怎么看？ $BTC $ETH Breakthrough in Hormuz Strait negotiations! Geopolitical situation faces changes, crypto circle needs to watch oil price trends
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that it is negotiating with Oman on the management agreement of the Hormuz Strait. A temporary plan proposes that ships enter through Iran and exit through Oman with no passage fees, and Iran will prioritize testing the safety of the waterway. The core disagreement between the two sides currently lies in the long-term fee issue, with Iran insisting on charging fees and facing opposition.
The U.S. side, delayed by the war, has narrowed its demands to only restoring the strait's passage status. A 35% rise in gasoline prices brings significant political risks; any compromise plan may trigger a domestic hawkish backlash, and concerns about the failure of similar past negotiations are also rising.
[Afwan Analysis]
The Hormuz Strait is a critical chokepoint for global crude oil transportation. Progress in these negotiations means there is a possibility of phased easing of geopolitical risks. If the temporary plan is implemented, concerns about crude oil supply will ease, putting downward pressure on oil prices, thereby reducing global inflation expectations and forming a short-term positive for the crypto market. However, it should also be noted that the two sides have huge differences on the long-term fee issue, and there is considerable domestic political resistance in the U.S. The negotiations could break down or fluctuate at any time, and the situation is far from fully stable. If the negotiations stall or conflicts escalate, oil prices will surge again, inflation expectations will rebound, Federal Reserve rate hike pressure will rise again, and crypto assets will come under pressure. The current geopolitical situation is in a highly uncertain stage of strategic game, and the market is prone to rapid fluctuations triggered by news. It is not advisable to chase highs or sell lows in operations; maintain flexible positions, focus on tracking oil price trends and negotiation progress, and be alert to sudden volatility caused by news reversals.If you want to know the biggest difference with ETH right now
You can learn that Robinhood's Chain has collected $3.8 million in transaction fees since July 1, of which Ethereum took about $24,000, accounting for 0.6%
Robinhood Chain is an L2 that executes transactions itself and then sends compressed records back to Ethereum for final settlement.
Robinhood keeps part of the fees collected by its chain, pays 10% to Arbitrum running its software, and only pays Ethereum the cost of publishing those records.
L2 paid about 41% of its revenue to Ethereum in 2024, less than 10% in 2025, while Robinhood Chain is only 0.6%, which means the busier this ecosystem is, the less the base layer charges, and this phenomenon has hardly ever happened in infrastructure. 1. Core Event Interpretation
The strait is not completely blocked; the old route is closed and a temporary new route is opened (valid for 2-4 months), leading to a phased easing of the Middle East conflict; meanwhile, the US signals willingness to resume the agreement, reducing geopolitical panic.
2. Transmission Chain (Macro → Crypto Price)
1. Oil price expectations fall → Inflation pressure decreases
Risk of strait navigation eases, crude oil risk premium drops, market expects no inflation rebound, Fed rate cut expectations rise, and the dollar weakens.
Rate cut expectations are the biggest macro positive for cryptocurrencies; liquidity easing expectations will boost risk appetite for Bitcoin and major altcoins, making short-term sentiment generally bullish.
2. Shift in Safe-Haven Sentiment
- During extreme tension: market panic leads to selling risk assets like BTC, holding only USD and gold;
- Conflict easing: safe-haven funds flow back into risk assets, benefiting Bitcoin and altcoin rebounds.
⚠️ Key point: The new route is only a temporary solution (2-4 months), the conflict is not fully resolved, so this is a short-term positive, not a long-term reversal. If negotiations break down later, the market will quickly reverse and decline.
3. Differences Among Specific Coins
1. Bitcoin (BTC): Most affected by liquidity expectations; news can trigger short-term rallies, but sustainability depends on subsequent oil prices and Fed speeches;
2. Major altcoins (ETH, SOL, etc.): Usually have larger gains than BTC when risk appetite recovers;
3. Middle East and payment concept coins (XRP, stablecoins): Under Iran sanctions, the market may hype cross-border settlement and trade payment narratives, offering extra short-term speculative opportunities.
4. Trading Risk Warnings
1. This is an event-driven short-term market; positive news often leads to "buy the rumor, sell the fact"; prices may fall after official implementation;
2. The agreement is near completion but not finalized; negotiations may break down anytime, so black swan risks remain;
3. The new route is valid only for 2-4 months; medium-term geopolitical risks remain unresolved.
5. Summary in One Sentence
Short-term bullish bias, providing a chance for market rebound, but it is a phased positive, not a direct signal of a major bull market start; suitable for short-term trading, not for heavy long-term buying. $BTC $ETH #ADP Employment Cooling, Fed Policy Divergence Intensifies $BTC
Recently, the market has focused on ADP employment data and changes in Federal Reserve policy signals. The job market shows signs of cooling, while there is internal disagreement within the Fed regarding the interest rate path, prompting the market to reassess the pace of future rate cuts.
This sends an important signal:
The U.S. economy is gradually transitioning from a phase of rapid expansion to a slowdown.
In the past, the Fed maintained high interest rates primarily to suppress inflation. If the job market remains strong, the Fed has no urgent pressure to cut rates; but if employment continues to cool and economic growth is under pressure, market expectations for rate cuts will rise.
Simply put:
Strong employment → Fed becomes more cautious → rates stay high → USD tends to strengthen;
Weak employment → increased rate cut expectations → improved liquidity → risk assets benefit.
For U.S. stocks, weaker employment data is a double-edged sword.
In the short term, the market may see rate cuts as more imminent, benefiting tech and growth stocks; but if employment deteriorates too quickly, it could trigger recession fears, putting pressure on the stock market.
For the crypto space, the impact is even more direct.
BTC and ETH are increasingly behaving like global risk assets, with their movements highly influenced by liquidity.
If the market confirms the Fed is entering a rate-cutting cycle:
USD pressure decreases;
Funding costs drop;
Institutional risk appetite rises;
Capital may flow back into high-volatility assets like BTC and ETH.
However, traders should note that rate cut expectations have already been priced in by the market. If future Fed signals fall short of expectations, a "good news sell-off" could occur.
Currently, three key indicators are being watched:
First, whether U.S. employment data continues to worsen;
Second, whether inflation continues to decline;
Third, the Fed officials' stance on the pace of rate cuts.
In summary:
Cooling ADP employment does not mean the U.S. economy is collapsing; rather, it shows that high interest rates are having an effect.
The market is waiting for a balance point: hoping the economic cooling will prompt rate cuts, but not wanting the economy to fall into recession.
In one sentence:
The door to Fed rate cuts is opening, but what truly drives BTC’s rise is not the rate cut expectations themselves, but the speed at which global capital flows back into risk assets.#西联推Stablecard：USDPT stablecoin integrated with Visa
Western Union's Stablecard launch is more than just another partnership news for Solana.
Let's look at the substance: Western Union moves over $100 billion in remittances annually, now directly settling payments into their issued USDPT (Anchorage-issued on Solana), then connecting through Rain to a Visa card, already usable in 37 countries, with a year-end target of 60+. Money shifts from remittances to instantly spendable dollar balances, with almost no traditional banking delays or costs in between.
What does this mean for Solana?
First, real large-scale consumer traffic begins to materialize. It's not DeFi arbitrage or exchange arbitrage, but ordinary people receiving remittances and daily spending running on-chain. Visa's 175 million merchant network effectively connects Solana's settlement capability directly to the real world.
Second, established financial institutions start "going on-chain and issuing their own coins." Western Union doesn't rely on USDT/USDC but issues its own compliant stablecoin, earning float income while reducing prepaid capital pressure. Once this model works, other remittance and payment giants will find it hard to completely bypass it.
Third, Solana's position in the payment sector is further solidified. High throughput, low fees, and a stablecoin ecosystem are already in place, now adding a complete closed loop from remittance to consumption. In the short term, transaction volume and active addresses will increase; in the medium term, the question is whether this "traditional giant + proprietary stablecoin + card network" paradigm will be replicated.
Simply put, this is not just a conceptual positive but a real, practical use case stacking on Solana. The traffic that truly stays on-chain has always been the kind that solves real problems.
$SOL $ETH $AVAX Today, the global markets showed very strong interaction. The Nasdaq closed lower, supported by the Federal Reserve's hawkish stance disturbing risk assets. Growth sectors collectively saw profit-taking, AI hardware saw huge gains earlier, and the market's tolerance for earnings guidance has become very low. Any shortfall can trigger capital sell-offs. The Korean index is heavily influenced by heavyweight stocks, with $SKHYNIX Hynix and Samsung Electronics holding high proportions. Volatility in the US storage sector is almost directly transmitted to the Korean market. Foreign capital is moving in and out of short-term funds quickly, intensifying intraday index volatility. Now, let's look at the storage industry in detail: HBM benefits from tight supply and demand for AI computing power construction, but expectations for ordinary flash memory have been lowered, with two completely different fundamentals in the same sector. SanDisk became the emotional tipping point for today's storage sector. Current revenue and profit met expectations, but next quarter's business outlook fell short of consensus expectations, causing after-hours stock prices to decline and weaken the entire flash memory sector. Institutions do not believe the industry has reached a turning point; instead, they interpret it as overly high expectations and profit-taking after the positive news materializes. Micron Technology is under pressure at the same time, with enterprise-level business resilience still present, but sector sentiment is hard to resist. SK Hynix has ample HBM orders and solid fundamentals, but the market sentiment is also pulled down during the downward phase. The foundation for the storage major cycle upward is still in place, but in the short term, time will be needed to digest valuations. The crypto market is also affected by declining risk appetite. $BTC $ETH Following the U.S. stock market correction, spot ETF capital flows are fluctuating, bulls and bears are fiercely contested, and the risk of leveraged liquidation persists. The 60,000 integer threshold is short-term#Circle财报后押注Arc，USDC能否迎来新增长？
US employment softened again.
ADP private sector jobs in July increased by only 44,000,
while the market originally expected 70,000.
It’s not that "the US economy is finished."
Rather:
The Fed wants to continue raising rates, but now it has one less reason to do so.
For BTC, this is obviously short-term bullish.
Cooling employment
→ Less pressure to raise rates
→ US Treasury yields more likely to fall
→ Risk assets get a breather.
But don’t rush to pop the champagne.
Because weak employment comes in two types:
A gradual cooling is the soft landing that $BTC likes.
A sudden deterioration turns into a recession, hitting stocks and crypto together.
So today’s 44,000 is not the final answer.
The real big test is Friday’s nonfarm payrolls.
If employment continues to cool but the unemployment rate doesn’t worsen significantly, I’m actually more bullish on BTC.
The most comfortable scenario is never "the US economy collapsed."
Rather:
Just weak enough that the Fed dares not raise rates,
but not weak enough to make the market fear a recession. 8.6 SOL Analysis
Analysis: Short near the rebound at 74.0‑74.9, stop loss at 75.4, target 72.6‑71.9
Looking at SOL 1H, after rising from the low point 71.87 to the stage high of 74.82, the bullish momentum quickly weakened, and the price pulled back to start a correction. The 74.0‑74.9 range above is the concentrated resistance area of this rebound. Multiple attempts to break the high point failed to sustain, indicating a high-level oscillation and pullback after the surge. Short-term indicators are turning downwards, and the upward momentum is clearly weakening, but the overall ascending moving averages have not completely deteriorated. Do not blindly chase shorts; wait to position short orders in the rebound resistance area, strictly manage position size, and set proper stop losses. $BTC $ETH $SOL #Circle财报后押注Arc，USDC能否迎来新增长？ $SKHYNIX dropped 8.5% in one day; explosive earnings and a stock price crash can happen simultaneously
Today, SK Hynix plunged from 1194 to 1067 on OKX, down 8.52% in 24 hours. I didn’t have time to look closely at last week’s Q2 earnings report, but I just skimmed it—revenue was 79.3 trillion KRW, up 257% year-over-year; operating profit was 60.5 trillion, up 557%; DRAM gross margin hit a record 81%. Who would dare short just looking at these numbers? But the stock price has fallen from the June high of 2.98 million KRW to about $1080 now, nearly halving by almost 50%.
I later realized why the stock price fell despite good earnings. Expectations were too high; the market had priced in HBM4 mass production at the ceiling, so even a slightly weaker earnings report was bearish. Plus, last week Samsung announced it would catch up on HBM market share by year-end, China’s CXMT IPO’d in Shanghai, and Korean leveraged ETFs were forced to liquidate—these factors combined caused a direct collapse. Analysts still rate 42 buys and 2 holds, with a target price of 3.34 million KRW, saying it’s still undervalued by 51%. Whether you trust analysts is another matter, but there’s definitely a big divide between bulls and bears at this level.
I opened a small short position at 1094, the average price is okay, and I’m currently in profit. The position size is over 50,000 contracts without significant reduction, indicating shorts are still active. 1067 was today’s low; if it breaks, look for 1050 or even 1000. But my position isn’t large, so I can exit anytime. This stock’s volatility is much fiercer than BTC, so I don’t dare to go heavy. Honestly, after experiencing SanDisk and SK Hynix this week, I’ve completely given up the illusion that "good earnings equal stock price rise."
Have you learned the lesson of explosive earnings and a halved stock price?Trade Review | "High Short" Validation: Write it down, then follow through
If you carefully read my earnings analysis last night, you probably didn't miss the $SNDK bearish candle.
I was very straightforward at the time: high short. Several earnings stocks before had already set the example, SanDisk was practically giving money away.
Entered a short position near $1420 yesterday with 10x leverage, fully closed near $1270 today, earning 4450U, a 104% return.
The most valuable part of this trade to review isn't how much was earned, but that I truly implemented the judgment I wrote down the day before into my position.
SanDisk's biggest risk has never been poor performance, but that its performance must exceed everyone's expectations.
Last night's earnings were very strong: revenue $8.97 billion (expected $8.48 billion), EPS $39.25 (expected $34.96), data center revenue up 103%, gross margin 84.6%.
But it dropped over 12% in after-hours trading.
The problem was the next quarter guidance: $10.3-10.8 billion revenue, EPS $44-46. The numbers aren't weak, but they didn't surpass the market's already raised expectations.
For a stock that has risen nearly 470% this year, the market no longer demands growth but continuous surprises. When guidance shifts from "significantly exceeding expectations" to "basically meeting expectations," capital has a reason to cash out.
My trade was on this expectation gap.
Many think good earnings mean the stock should rise, but stock price trades on more than just the report—it trades on how much this report falls short of the market's prior pricing.
This is true for AMD, SpaceX, and SanDisk alike.
Closed near $1270 because that expectation gap had been realized. Holding further would shift the logic to "storage cycle reversal," which is a different trade.
Seeing it right isn't hard, writing it down isn't hard either. The hard part is daring to execute during the frenzy and exiting as planned once profits appear.
Getting it right this time doesn't guarantee the next time will be right. Profits only prove this judgment was correct, but strict stop-loss and planned take-profit keep me at the table.
Version 2: More rational, trader's perspective (adds review depth, removes emotion)
Trade Review | SanDisk Short: A standard "buy the rumor, sell the fact" execution record
The $SNDK short position has been closed. Entered at $1420, exited at $1270, 10x leverage, profit 4450U (+104%).
This wasn't a lucky trade but a complete logical closed loop.
Judgment review: The core conclusion from last night's earnings analysis was simple—SanDisk isn't underperforming; the market's expectations have reached a level where it "must continue to surprise." For a stock that has nearly quintupled this year, meeting expectations is below expectations.
Actual verification: Earnings data was solid, each item exceeded expectations, but next quarter guidance only "met" not "exceeded." After-hours dropped over 12%, capital voted with their feet.
Trade logic breakdown: I shorted for three reasons—
Stock price ran ahead before earnings, expectations pushed to the extreme
AMD and SpaceX had already demonstrated the same script
Downside risk of realization is greater than upside room for exceeding expectations
All were validated after hours.
Execution: Between seeing right and doing right lies the question "dare to act." The price was still high when entering yesterday; it wasn't without tension, but if the judgment isn't converted into position, the review is just "I told you so."
Exit timing: Closed at $1270 because the expectation gap was realized. Going further would change the logic from "earnings gap" to "storage cycle reversal," a different logic. Stopping as planned is more important than squeezing a few more points.
Getting this trade right doesn't guarantee the next one will be. But strict stop-loss and planned take-profit at least ensure I stay at the table.
Next up, who?
$BICO #Circle财报后押注Arc，USDC能否迎来新增长？ #ADP就业降温，联储政策分歧加剧 Canadian asset management firm Purpose Investments is taking concrete steps to inject a strong boost into the Ethereum staking ecosystem. According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Purpose Investments deposited 42,000 ETH into Ethereum beacon deposit contracts in the past three hours, worth about $80 million, accounting for 36.6% of its total ETF holdings (114,900 ETH). Background Information: Purpose Investments is one of Canada's leading asset management companies, managing assets exceeding $31 billion. Its Purpose Ether ETF (ETHH) announced the launch of a staking strategy as early as January 2026 and completed its merger with the Purpose Ether Staking Corp. ETF in February 2026, becoming an Ethereum ETF that combines spot exposure and staking yields. The significance of this move lies in: ETF staking shifted from "plan" to "execution": The staking action of 42,000 ETH marked the official implementation of Purpose Ether ETF's staking strategy, rather than just a paper product. Institutional-level staking scale demonstration: An $80 million staking volume demonstrates how regulated financial institutions can participate in Ethereum consensus through their own staking infrastructure, providing a reference for other similar products. Long-term supply locking: Staking means these ETH are locked onto the beacon chain and will not be held in the short term#Circle财报后押注Arc，USDC能否迎来新增长？
1. Q2 Earnings: Revenue Misses Expectations, but Profitability Improves Significantly
Circle released its Q2 2026 earnings report before market open on August 5.
This marks the second consecutive quarter of revenue missing expectations following Q1. After the earnings release, the stock price experienced volatile swings—rising over 8% pre-market before turning to a nearly 3% decline during trading.
The core reason for the significant profit improvement: a large one-time stock-based compensation expense was recognized during the IPO period last year, inflating the base and not reflecting an operational transformation.
2. Arc: Circle's "Second Growth Curve"
Strategic Positioning
Arc is a stablecoin-native Layer 1 blockchain first disclosed by Circle in August 2025, with its mainnet scheduled to launch on September 16. Its core positioning is:
Arc serves as the key vehicle for Circle's upgrade from a USDC issuer to a stablecoin settlement layer operator.
Key Design: It uses USDC as the native gas token, meaning users pay transaction fees in USDC rather than a price-volatile native token—this is an extremely practical design for institutional clients.
3. USDC: Strong Growth but Concerns Remain
USDC's growth occurred against a backdrop of approximately a 40% decline in the overall digital asset market capitalization, indicating it is gradually decoupling from crypto speculation cycles and migrating toward payment, settlement, and institutional use cases.
However, market share declined by 66 basis points—USDC's growth lagged behind the overall stablecoin market expansion. Additionally, USDC circulation fell from $77 billion at the end of Q1, indicating growth is not linear.
The Paradox of "Supply Decline, Transaction Volume Surge"
USDC's end-of-period supply dropped from $77 billion in Q1 to $73.3 billion, yet on-chain transaction volume surged by 151%. This reveals a key trend: USDC is shifting from a static value store (hoarding USDC to earn interest) to a high-turnover settlement layer asset (high-frequency trading, payments, AI agent settlements).
In June 2026 alone, USDC's velocity set a record at $1.21 trillion.
4. Outlook
Circle is at a critical transformation stage—evolving from a "stablecoin issuer earning from reserve interest" to a "stablecoin settlement layer infrastructure operator." The Arc mainnet launch (September 16) will be the first major test of this transformation.
Short term: Consecutive revenue misses, market share decline, and the potential impact of the rate cut cycle on reserve income are all real factors suppressing the stock price. Year-to-date, CRCL has fallen about 20%, with a current market cap around $16 billion.
Medium to long term: If Arc successfully attracts institutions to migrate real financial activities (cross-border payments, asset tokenization, capital market settlements) on-chain, USDC will transform from an "interest-bearing asset" to "settlement fuel"—once this narrative is validated, the valuation logic will be completely rewritten. As CEO Jeremy Allaire said: "This is not a pilot; this is an expansion."
#财报观察员：业绩喜忧参半，解禁将至！SpaceX后续怎么看？ #ADP就业降温，联储政策分歧加剧 Today's cross-market chain reaction is very clear. The Nasdaq closed lower, with hawkish Fed officials making hawkish remarks that stirred up the market, and growth stocks collectively entered to take profits. The AI hardware sector had accumulated significant gains earlier, but now funds have become cautious. If the earnings guidance falls short of expectations, a mass exodus will occur. Long-term demand for AI remains unchanged; only short-term valuations need to be restructured. The Korean index is largely influenced by memory giants, with $SKHYNIX SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics having a significant impact on the index. The post-market drop in US stocks directly affected the Korean market, with short-term overseas funds flowing in and out rapidly, intensifying index volatility. In the industry, HBM remains tight due to tight AI computing power construction, while expectations for traditional $NVDA flash memory have been lowered, leading to clear divisions within the sector. SanDisk's earnings report was the biggest news in the storage sector today. Current revenue and profit met targets, but next quarter's business outlook fell short of institutional expectations, causing after-hours stock prices to decline and drag down the entire flash memory sector. The market interpretation is more that the initial expectations were too high, and after the positive news materialized, funds chose to cash in, rather than the industry logic completely breaking. Micron Technology is also under emotional pressure; enterprise-grade storage orders remain relatively stable, but cannot withstand the sector's collective selling pressure. SK Hynix holds high-quality HBM orders and has strong fundamentals, but market sentiment still inevitably pulls back during the downward phase. The upward cycle foundation for storage still exists, and at this stage, it is a valuation digestion. The crypto market weakened simultaneously, with $BTC and ETH following the decline of risk assets. Liquidity expectations tightened, weighing on the crypto sector. Bitcoin spot ETF funds are pushing back$SNDK Q4 Earnings Summary: Performance Far Exceeds Expectations, but Stock Price Currently Down 5%
Sandisk delivered a very strong earnings report this quarter, with revenue, EPS, and gross margin all surpassing expectations, and the data center business continuing rapid growth. However, due to next quarter's revenue guidance being slightly below market expectations and signs of gross margin peaking, the market chose to take profits after hours, resulting in the stock price currently dropping about 5%.
Key Financial Data
1. Revenue of $8.97 billion (expected $8.64 billion), up 372% year-over-year, up 51% quarter-over-quarter
2. Adjusted EPS of $39.25 (expected $34.37)
3. Adjusted gross margin of 84.6% (expected 81.5%)
4. Adjusted operating income of $7.1 billion, up 68% quarter-over-quarter
Data Center Continues to Be Growth Engine
1. Data Center revenue of $2.98 billion, up 103% quarter-over-quarter
2. Edge revenue of $5.43 billion, up 392% year-over-year
3. Consumer revenue of $556 million, down 32% quarter-over-quarter
Guidance
Revenue of $10.3–10.8 billion (market expectation around $11.1 billion)
Adjusted EPS of $44–46 (basically in line with market expectations)
Gross margin of 83%–85%
The company stated that about one-third of this quarter's revenue growth came from increased shipment volume, and two-thirds from rising NAND ASP (average selling price), indicating that this round of performance surge still mainly benefits from the NAND price increase cycle. Additionally, the company signed 5 new long-term supply agreements (LTAs) this quarter, including 3 new customers, and announced an additional $14 billion stock repurchase authorization. The earnings report really exploded, but I have to first remove the thorn of the lock-up expiration
To be honest, there's nothing to criticize about SpaceX's earnings report. Revenue reached 7.8 billion, nearly doubling year-over-year, and losses shrank from 970 million to 140 million. Such an improvement would be great news for any stock. But my real mindset now is: let's first see how the lock-up expiration goes; the earnings report can wait a bit.
It's not that I don't value the performance, but the results are already clear. The stock price has mostly reflected what it should. But the lock-up expiration is different — it's an unknown. Insiders have ridiculously low cost bases, and how much they want to sell and at what pace is completely unpredictable. No matter how good your earnings are, you can't withstand several days of large sell orders pushing down the price; the stock just won't rise in the short term.
The only signal that could change my mind is the volume and price performance in the first week after the lock-up expiration.
If on the day of the lock-up expiration there is high volume but no big drop, or even a doji candle, that means someone is buying underneath, and I will feel confident. If it plunges with a big bearish candle right away, no matter how good the earnings look, I'll wait for volume to shrink and the price to stabilize before making a move. AI business and such are things to verify in the next earnings report; no rush now.
My approach will be very simple: do nothing, wait.
No early positioning because I don't want to be stunned by the lock-up sell-off; also no complete wait-and-see because the fundamentals are solid, and if it doesn't get crushed, I might miss out. I'll set a price anchor — the ±5% range around the post-earnings low. If it reaches that, I'll buy in batches; if not, I won't move.
To be clear, a good company is never wrong, but a good price is your own. If the lock-up really creates a pit, I thank the market for the opportunity; if it doesn't, I accept it, at least it means institutions are more optimistic than I thought, and it's not too late to chase later.
#SpaceX首份财报超预期，解禁仍是关键变量 #财报观察员：Mixed earnings, lock-up expiration approaching! What’s next for SpaceX?
Trade Review｜If you carefully read my earnings analysis last night, I believe you definitely didn’t miss the best short opportunity on SanDisk!
Two words fill the screen: high short. The recent earnings-driven stock moves have been clear, $SNDK is basically giving money away!
Yesterday I shorted SanDisk around $1420 with 10x leverage, and today I closed all positions near $1270, making a profit of $4450, a 104% return.
What’s worth reviewing in this trade isn’t how much I made, but that I truly put into position the judgment I wrote the day before: SanDisk’s biggest risk isn’t poor earnings, but that earnings must be so good they exceed everyone’s expectations.
Last night’s earnings were actually very strong.
Quarterly revenue was $8.97 billion, above the expected $8.48 billion; adjusted EPS was $39.25, beating the expected $34.96; data center revenue grew 103%, and gross margin reached 84.6%.
Yet the stock price still fell more than 12% in after-hours trading.
The problem lies in the next quarter’s guidance.
The company expects revenue between $10.3 billion and $10.8 billion, EPS between $44 and $46. The numbers remain strong but do not clearly exceed the market’s already elevated expectations. For a stock that has risen nearly 470% this year, the market demands not just growth but continued surprises.
When guidance shifts from significantly beating expectations to basically meeting them, investors have a reason to take profits, and shorting in the short term becomes justified. With SpaceX and AMD as references, what reason do you have not to act?
I traded the expectation gap:
Earnings run-up was obvious before the report
Market expectations were already near the limit
Downside risk of realization exceeded upside surprise potential
Many see good earnings and think the stock should rise, but stock trading is never just about the report card; it’s about how that report compares to the market’s pre-given answer and how much it misses or beats it.
$AMD is like this, $SPCX is like this, and SanDisk is the same.
I closed near $1270 because this expectation gap had been realized.
If I held on, the trade logic would shift from "earnings gap" to betting on "storage cycle reversal," which would be a different trade.
It’s not hard to see right, nor to write it down.
The hard part is whether you dare to execute when the market is most crazy, and whether you can exit as planned after profits appear.
This time I got it right, but that doesn’t mean I will next time. Profits only prove this judgment was correct this time. Strict stop-loss and planned take-profit are what allow me to stay at the table.#Circle财报后押注Arc，USDC能否迎来新增长？
As the issuer of USDC, Circle is launching Arc, a dedicated Layer1 network for stablecoin finance, aiming to build new infrastructure connecting traditional finance and on-chain economy. Arc is not positioned to simply compete on public chain performance but focuses on scenarios such as stablecoin payments, RWA asset tokenization, and institutional settlement.
The greatest significance of this is:
Stablecoins are upgrading from trading tools to financial infrastructure.
In the past, stablecoins mainly served as "USD substitutes" in crypto trading, helping funds enter the crypto market. But with improving regulation and increased institutional participation, stablecoins are developing towards payments, cross-border settlement, and asset issuance.
Circle launching Arc essentially means competing for the "underlying path" of future digital finance.
Simply put:
Before:
Banking system → USD → Traditional payment networks
Future possibility:
Stablecoins → Blockchain networks → Global digital finance
Arc hopes to become an important part of this.
For Ethereum, Arc may bring some competitive pressure. Because a large amount of stablecoin trading and RWA assets currently rely on the Ethereum ecosystem, if Circle builds its own dedicated stablecoin network, some applications may migrate.
On the other hand, this could also expand the entire crypto market.
Because faster stablecoin development means more USD flowing on-chain, and funds may ultimately flow to:
BTC (value storage)
ETH (infrastructure)
RWA (real-world assets)
DeFi (financial applications)
For Bitcoin, Arc is not a direct positive news but a long-term signal of industry maturity.
The reason is simple:
Stablecoins solve the problem of "how funds enter on-chain";
BTC solves the problem of "digital asset value storage."
The two are more complementary.
However, the market also needs to watch for risks.
Competition in the stablecoin sector is intensifying; the future competition is not only between Circle and Tether but also includes traditional financial institutions entering the digital dollar space. The ultimate winner needs regulatory capability, user scale, and financial ecosystem.
In summary:
Circle launching Arc represents the crypto industry moving from the "speculative coin era" to the "digital financial infrastructure era."
In the short term, the market focuses on whether Arc can attract developers and institutions; in the long term, stablecoins, RWA, and on-chain payments may become important growth directions for the next crypto market cycle.
In one sentence:
In the past decade, blockchain competed for the trading market; in the next decade, it may compete for global financial infrastructure. Circle is laying out this competition in advance. Trade Review｜If you seriously read through the earnings analysis I wrote last night, I believe you definitely wouldn't have missed the best shorting opportunity for SanDisk!
Two words fill the screen: high short. The stock movements of the previous earnings reports have been crystal clear,
$SNDK
is basically giving money away!
Yesterday, I shorted SanDisk around $1420 with 10x leverage, and today I closed all positions around $1270, making a profit of 4450U, a 104% return.
What’s worth reviewing about this trade isn’t how much I earned, but that I truly put into position the judgment I wrote the day before: SanDisk’s biggest risk isn’t poor performance, but that its performance must be so good it exceeds everyone’s expectations.
Last night’s earnings were actually very strong.
Quarterly revenue was $8.97 billion, above the expected $8.48 billion; adjusted EPS was $39.25, beating the expected $34.96; data center revenue grew 103%, and gross margin reached 84.6%.
Yet the stock price still fell more than 12% in after-hours trading.
The problem lies in the guidance for the next quarter.
The company expects revenue between $10.3 billion and $10.8 billion, EPS between $44 and $46. The numbers remain strong but do not clearly exceed the already elevated market expectations. For a stock that has risen nearly 470% this year, the market demands not just growth but continued surprises.
When guidance shifts from significantly exceeding expectations to basically meeting expectations, investors have a reason to take profits, and shorting in the short term becomes justified. With SpaceX and AMD as references, what reason do you have not to act?
I traded on the expectation gap:
Stock price ran up significantly before earnings
Market expectations were already near the extreme
The risk of downside realization is higher than the space for further exceeding expectations
Many see good performance and think the stock should rise, but stock trading is never just about the report card; it’s about how much this report card differs from the answer the market gave in advance.
This is true for AMD, SpaceX, and SanDisk alike.
I closed my position near $1270 because this expectation gap had been realized.
If I continued holding, the trade logic would shift from "earnings gap" to betting on a "storage cycle reversal," which would be a different trade.
Seeing it right isn’t hard, writing it down isn’t hard either.
What’s hard is daring to execute when the market is most frenzied, and being able to exit as planned after profits appear.
This time I got it right, but that doesn’t mean I will next time. Profits only prove this judgment was correct this time. Strict stop-loss and planned take-profit are what allow me to stay at the table. #Circle财报后押注Arc，USDC能否迎来新增长？ $BTC $ETH 2026-08-06 Crypto Daily Market Scan
1. Today's Summary
Overall Market Environment: BTC $64,570 (CoinGecko 24h +0.9%, 7d +1.1%), total crypto market cap about $2.29T (+1.2%, OKX Planet Morning Report 8/6 standard); US-Iran "48-hour" deadline entering final window (counting from Trump's statement on 8/4 evening), Brent $79.38, WTI $75.01 low-level oscillation; US stocks closed mixed on 8/5 (Dow +0.49%, S&P -0.17%, Nasdaq -0.8%).
Biggest Verified Changes Today: CoinGecko API restored (after 4 consecutive days unreachable); last week (7/27-31) US spot crypto ETF weekly net outflow $30.72 million (BTC ETF -$61.53 million, ETH ETF +$27.42 million, HYPE ETF -$14.75 million, Zhizhong Finance via WoofunAI/CryptoPatel, secondary source); Ethereum EIP-8361 draft submitted (dynamic burning validator rewards, proposed by Justin Drake et al.).
Items Needing Further Verification: HYPE unlocks expiring today 8/6 (TokenUnlocks/Tokenomist data 433K tokens, about $22.67-22.74M, 0.19% circulating, Beijing time 8/6 8 AM or 4 PM, two sources differ on timing; CoinGecko data about 9.92 million), no on-chain actual claim verification as of check time; ASTER unlock on 8/17 with conflicting data continues (Tokenomics.com 46.95M vs CoinLaunch 164.7M).
Verified Major Risks: New data on Coldcard vulnerability (Coin360 confirms three attack waves totaling 1,596 BTC, about $100M+, involving about 7,300 addresses; oyuce reports losses over $130 million, about 5,200 wallets, at least 15 hacker groups, discrepancy between two data sets to be retained); no new regulatory actions.$SPCX $QQQ
📈 The US stock market is celebrating again, with the Dow Jones surging past 54,000 points in one go, and the S&P 500 hitting a new all-time high once more. In contrast, the crypto market is still stuck range-bound, with capital unable to keep up with the pace.
Currently, the biggest variables driving the global market are the strong US earnings season and the easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Palantir's earnings exceeded expectations, soaring nearly 30%, and the giants are aggressively attracting capital. Meanwhile, the drop in oil prices has eased macroeconomic pressures and inflation concerns.
Capital is extremely pragmatic. The US stock market has solid earnings and the AI narrative supporting it, which has directly drawn all incremental funds from outside. Our crypto space currently lacks a breakthrough new story; existing funds are all on the defensive, and no one dares to place heavy bets lightly.
Watching the neighbors hit new highs every day while the coins in your hands are barely alive—that's the most frustrating for the mindset.
In this market of extremes, are you continuing to fight hard in crypto, or have you started diversifying into US stocks to capture dividends?
#标普500首次站上7700点，创历史新高 #交易之声：你的经验值得被听到 #Circle财报后押注Arc，USDC能否迎来新增长？ Looking at US stocks, Korean stocks, memory chips, and the crypto market together, today's main theme is a contraction in risk appetite. The Nasdaq closed lower, putting collective pressure on growth stocks, stemming from speeches by Federal Reserve officials as the market began to reprice the interest rate path. The long-term story of the AI sector still holds true, but after a round of sharp gains, capital has become especially picky, and even slight flaws in financial reports trigger sell-offs. The Korean Index is almost deeply tied to the memory sector. As a core HBM manufacturer, every move SK Hynix makes affects the Korean market. After the U.S. stock market plunged after the session, the next day, the Korean session reacted directly, with cross-border foreign capital quickly rebalancing and index volatility further amplified. It should be noted that HBM supply exceeds supply, but traditional $NVDA flash memory faces downward expectations, and there is clear division within the sector, so it is not appropriate to generalize bullishly on the entire storage sector. SanDisk's recent disturbance is the fuse for today's storage sector. Although this financial report delivered a decent report, the outlook for next quarter fell short of institutional expectations, and the market voted with its feet. Many investment banks commented that the market had already fueled a lot of optimistic expectations in the early stages, and once guidance cools down, funds will concentrate to realize returns. Micron Technology has been affected by sentiment. Although server-oriented storage orders remain relatively stable, it will be difficult to remain unaffected in the short term. SK Hynix holds a moat of HBM orders, but market sentiment is not limited by individual stocks, and during periods of collective sector pullbacks, it is difficult to break out of an independent rally. The logic of storage price hikes has not been completely broken; it has only entered a phase of volatility digestion. On the cryptocurrency market, $BTC and $ETH failed to break out of independenceUnlike $AMD, AMD's earnings report at least gave a high point, and it was an instant drop to that level.
For $SNDK, most of the market had already mentally prepared — earnings would cause a drop, so the decline was more sluggish. Some entered early, some closed longs; it neither gave a high point nor dropped as sharply as AMD.
My ability to mark the spot still holds up, right?
Actually, the essence is simple: SNDK has already rebounded 50% from the bottom. Even if the earnings are good, a further 20% rise is unlikely, so betting downward has better odds.
Looking at the recent market rhythm:
In semiconductors, even if earnings are good, the peak is just a spike up, then a fall — Hynix, AMD, SNDK, none escaped.
In software stocks, earnings releases lead to rises, like Microsoft and PLTR.
If one day you see a semiconductor stock rise 20% after earnings and hold steady, then this rule can be discarded and corrected.
$SKHYNIX #Circle财报后押注Arc，USDC能否迎来新增长？ #ADP就业降温，联储政策分歧加剧 I'm amazed, this article just quietly sat in the drafts without being sent out 😅😅
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$SNDK's earnings report comes out at 4 AM and will very likely cause a direct waterfall drop!
The old storage stock routine: all the good news is priced in early, and once the earnings report is out, it's all about profit-taking.
Recently, SK Hynix posted record-high profits, but its stock plunged right after hours; SanDisk's last earnings blew expectations but still dropped sharply.
Now the industry is expanding production, and everyone worries about flash memory prices weakening next year. Those who made profits are waiting to use good news as an excuse to exit.
There were few buy orders after hours at dawn; once selling pressure floods in, the drop will be unstoppable. Shorting at the current price of 1434 is the optimal strategy!
#ADP就业降温，联储政策分歧加剧 #Circle财报后押注Arc，USDC能否迎来新增长？ $MU $SKHY Marvell released a complete set of memory and storage infrastructure products for Agentic AI inference on August 4, covering server-grade SSDs, rack-level CXL memory expansion, and cross-rack optical shared memory. The core goal is to alleviate issues such as KV Cache bloat, GPU data waiting, and low memory utilization.
This time, $MRVL is finally not just talking about switching chips and optical interconnects but is directly addressing the AI "memory wall."
The new solution spans from PCIe 6.0 SSDs and CXL memory pools all the way to cross-rack optical shared memory, even claiming to boost token throughput by 2 to 3 times.
I think this direction is much more interesting than simply riding the AI hype. As inference scales grow larger, the real bottleneck for systems might not be insufficient GPUs but memory, KV Cache, and data movement.
For MRVL, this represents a shift from "connecting GPUs" to "helping the entire AI system run faster."
Of course, I don’t want to pop the champagne early; having a product doesn’t mean orders will immediately come in. But at least this time, we finally see a more concrete new growth path beyond storytelling. $MRVL looks bullish in the long term. I won't run even after breaking even
I continue to bet on bullish non-farm payrolls 📈
I am a firm bull
Tomorrow night at 20:30
The US July non-farm payrolls will be officially released
Currently, market expectations are not unified
New jobs are expected to be between 70,000 and 100,000
Unemployment rate is expected between 4.2% and 4.3%
But ADP employment is only 44,000
ISM services employment index also dropped to 47.4
US hiring is indeed cooling down
As long as non-farm payrolls do not significantly exceed expectations
And wage growth does not suddenly heat up
The market may continue to trade on easing monetary policy
This scenario is more favorable for US stocks and crypto
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$ETH is currently fluctuating around 1906
Back above 1900
My cost is 1928
Short term, first watch resistance from 1928 to 1950
As long as it holds above 1950 effectively
The next step is to challenge 2000
On the downside, first watch 1880
Then around 1850
This wave has seen increased volume
But has not fully broken through resistance yet
Non-farm payrolls will be the final decisive factor for direction
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$BTC is currently around 64500
63800 to 64000 remains key support
In the last three trading days
US spot BTC ETFs had net inflows of 170 million, 212 million, and 47.6 million respectively
Funds have not fully withdrawn
In the past 24 hours, BTC short liquidations were about 48.8 million
Significantly higher than longs
Indicating this rally has a short squeeze component
Next, as long as it breaks through 65000 and holds
There is a chance to continue driving $ETH higher
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$SNDK
Quarterly revenue of 8.97 billion USD
A 51% quarter-over-quarter increase
Adjusted EPS of 39.25 USD
Also added 14 billion USD buyback authorization
The real issue is not poor performance
But that market expectations have been stretched too far
Next quarter revenue guidance is 10.3 to 10.8 billion USD
Not significantly exceeding Wall Street expectations
So the stock fell after earnings
This looks more like valuation sell-off after good news realization
Not a sudden fundamental collapse
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If 1900 does not break
I will continue to be bullish
Once 1950 holds
Directly target 2000
But non-farm payrolls are never "definitely bullish"
Being firm is fine
But don't stubbornly hold data with 100x leverage
The worst is not being wrong on direction
But breaking even and then losing it all to a manipulative spike
#Circle财报后押注Arc，USDC能否迎来新增长？
#ADP就业降温，联储政策分歧加剧 Overnight, the U.S. tech sector showed clear divergence, with the Nasdaq repeatedly tugging back during the session and closing lower. Federal Reserve officials have issued hawkish statements, prompting the market to reassess the future liquidity trajectory. The previously large gains in the AI hardware sector are now experiencing a wave of profit-taking. It's not that the AI industry's logic has been overturned, but that short-term valuations have already absorbed most of the positive news. If earnings guidance falls short of expectations, capital will quickly flee. The Korea Index $KR 200 is largely held hostage by memory chip weights, with $SKHYNIX SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics holding high index weights. The post-session decline in US storage stocks was directly transmitted to early Korean trading, with foreign funds flowing in and out, amplifying the index's volatility. The current market is more of a psychological turbulence rather than a complete fundamental reversal. HBM's booming market and demand for ordinary flash memory have already taken two different paths. Clear divisions emerged within the storage sector. SanDisk's latest financial report shows revenue and profit meeting targets, but next quarter's business guidance fell short of market expectations, leading to after-hours sell-offs that directly crashed the entire flash memory sector. Institutions generally believe that it's not that the industry is bad, but rather that previous market expectations were too high, and after the positive news materialized, funds chose to cash in. Micron Technology has weakened in tandem with sector sentiment, while enterprise-grade storage orders remain resilient, though short-term market sentiment is unlikely to recover quickly. SK Hynix relies on HBM high-end memory to meet AI server demand, so its fundamentals are solid. However, it is inevitably dragged down by negative news in the flash memory sector, causing its stock price to fluctuate back and forth with the broader market. It is important to distinguish between HBM business and the market Here's another perspective: from a fundamental standpoint, $SPCX is very difficult to rally in the short term, so previous bets on the stock price increase mainly relied on short squeeze and capital arrangements.
Looking at the stock price performance, the possibility of continuing the short squeeze during tonight's only window after the market opens is also very low; otherwise, the stock price should be maintained above 130 now.
Therefore, the capital arrangement regarding the Tesla–SpaceX merger is the only path. Judging from the recent series of denials about withdrawing from China and other information, the merger is not currently a priority. Because once the information is confirmed, Tesla will rise and SpaceX will fall, which is very unfavorable for SpaceX, which is not yet prepared, so denial is necessary.
Confirming the merger when SPCX is stuck at 110 is equivalent to using currency at a 60% discount to buy Tesla—the share swap ratio would be locked at the most humiliating position for SPCX shareholders and the greatest dilution for himself. It's not that he doesn't want to merge; he just can't merge at this exchange rate.
So SPCX must be pushed higher first before the merger can be initiated. And all this will likely have to wait until after the Q3 earnings report when the stock price pulls back to 150–170.
Are bulls very pessimistic now? Actually, not really. Although the stock price performance yesterday and today hasn't been enough to make unlocked shares reluctant to sell, if the price is low enough, diehards won't sell. The 150–170 range, which is neither too high nor too low, is exactly when the willingness to sell is strongest; prices that are too high or too low will suppress selling pressure. Moreover, judging by Musk's recent actions, he probably still has some tricks up his sleeve, such as signed cloud service or defense orders generating verifiable revenue, Musk or the company increasing holdings with real money, or buybacks.#ArcMainnetSept16 #ADPCoolsFedSplit #EarningsRealityCheck #ADP就业降温，联储政策分歧加剧
After the release of the ADP data this time, what the market should really focus on is not "immediate rate cuts."
Rather, it's that the Federal Reserve is really in a tough spot now.
The July ADP report released on August 5 showed that the U.S. private sector added only 44,000 jobs, significantly below the market expectation of 75,000, and continuing the cooling trend from about 95,000 to 98,000 in June.
On the surface, weaker employment seems like it should be good for rate cut trades.
But the problem is, the U.S. is not simply experiencing an "economic slowdown."
It's more like:
Companies have become cautious about hiring,
but wage pressures haven't truly eased yet;
Employment growth has slowed,
but inflation still hasn't returned to the Fed's target of 2%.
This is the most troublesome part.
If employment continues to cool, the Fed will have more reason not to raise rates.
But if wages and inflation remain sticky, the hawks will feel that easing now is too early.
So you will see increasing divisions within the Fed.
At the end of July, the FOMC kept rates unchanged at 3.50%-3.75%, but the vote was no longer unanimous; it was 9 to 3.
Three officials wanted to raise rates by 25 basis points immediately.
What does this mean?
It means the market wants to trade "cooling employment = dovish policy," but there is still a group inside the Fed worried that:
If they pivot too early, inflation expectations might rise again.
For U.S. stocks, this environment is actually very delicate.
Slightly weaker employment may temporarily lower rate hike expectations, supporting tech stock valuations.
But if employment weakens enough to impact corporate profits, the narrative shifts from "rate cut benefits" to "growth concerns."
So now we can't just focus on the ADP data alone.
The real key will be the upcoming nonfarm payrolls, unemployment rate, wage growth, and CPI.
My own understanding is:
The market is not trading a single direction now but is trading whether the Fed will fear inflation first or employment first.
If employment continues to cool and inflation falls in sync, risk assets will be much more comfortable.
But if employment cools and inflation remains high, that is the most painful combination.
The ADP cooling gave the market some room to imagine easing,
but the Fed's divisions show that rate cut trades are far from a smooth ride. After CORE shifted its positioning to the Bitcoin Power Grid, the core market contradiction lies in whether the liquidity absorption of the underlying Satoshi Plus consensus can be converted into position preference, or if the overall capital sedimentation delay in BTCFi leads to the trading premium being quickly retracted due to event risk.
After the official strategic adjustment to the Bitcoin Power Grid as the universal underlying layer, market attention has shifted to on-chain computing, BTC staking underlying liquidity, and the composability of infrastructure. The current market is re-pricing the transmission efficiency of this universal network's underlying layer.
The factors driving market trends are ranked as follows: overall risk appetite changes for the BTCFi sector across the entire network, the speed of position transfer to BTC staking underlying liquidity, and the actual scale of ecological applications such as yield protocols and RWA.
Inflation expectations and chip structure face event risk transmission in this strategic transformation. If the transfer of dormant Bitcoin assets to the underlying network falls short of expectations, the overall risk appetite decline will directly suppress long positions, causing the expectation of insufficient network utilization to be realized prematurely.
In the bullish scenario, yield protocols and derivatives accelerate access to infrastructure, driving risk appetite recovery and staking position lock-up. It is necessary to observe the marginal increment of BTC staking sedimentation; if the marginal increment stagnates continuously, the bullish projection fails.
In the bearish scenario, due to insufficient BTCFi capital sedimentation, funds rapidly withdraw from $CORE risk positions. It is necessary to observe the activity level of underlying computing and the progress of application access; if network utilization remains below the benchmark, the downtrend is established until the underlying liquidity yield returns to the equilibrium point.
When $CORE's on-chain transaction sedimentation and the number of ecological application accesses are severely disconnected, and chip preference shifts from underlying staking lock-up back to short-term trading liquidity, the overall conditional projection based on infrastructure positioning fails.
The most important observation variables in the next 7 days are the inflow rate of BTC staking assets into the underlying network and the specific number of RWA and asset management projects completing interface access.
#AMD财报超预期，增长已被透支？ #伊朗阿曼临时通航协议近落地 Damn, I was too cautious, this time let the short sellers profit
I thought that with SanDisk's earnings release, even if it was just for show, I had to fake it one more time
But unexpectedly, it plummeted dramatically
This time, SanDisk's earnings report itself was fine, Q4 adjusted EPS $39.25, about 14% above analysts' expectation of $34.45; revenue $8.97 billion, also higher than the expected $8.39 billion, a huge increase from last year's $1.9 billion in the same period. Gross margin 84.6%, adjusted free cash flow over $5 billion, data center business grew 437% year-over-year.
The problem lies in the next quarter guidance, SanDisk gave FY27 Q1 revenue guidance of $10.3 billion–$10.8 billion, below the market expectation of $11.16 billion; EPS guidance $44–$46, with the midpoint slightly below the consensus of $45.58. After-hours stock price dropped because of this $SNDK #ADP Employment Cooling, Fed Policy Divergence Intensifies
On Wednesday night around 8 PM, as soon as the US ADP employment report was released, the market immediately collapsed. Private sector job additions in July were only 44,000, while market expectations were at least between 65,000 and 70,000, a significant gap. June's data was also revised down to 95,000; within one month, employment growth was more than halved, marking the lowest increase in six months.
At the moment the data was released, gold reacted first, taking off from its position and breaking through $4286, briefly touching above $4300 intraday, hitting a six-week high. The 10-year US Treasury yield dropped accordingly, and the market logic instantly switched to the familiar script of "worse employment means better liquidity expectations."
This logic shift is actually quite subtle. Previously, gold was heavily suppressed due to three main reasons: Trump stirring geopolitical tensions in the Middle East pushing the dollar higher, Bassett suppressing US Treasury yields, and Walsh adopting a hawkish stance at the Fed. Now, all three pressures have eased simultaneously: Trump has softened his stance in the Middle East with progress in US-Iran talks; Bassett turned to support the yen, lifting it while pushing the dollar index down; Walsh's hawkish tone at the July Fed meeting raised questions about the Fed's credibility on Wall Street. Additionally, US debt is about to surpass $40 trillion, and the government faces a shutdown risk in September. These factors combined make this gold rally less surprising.
CME data also confirms the shift in market expectations. The probability of a 25 basis point rate hike in September dropped from 68% on Monday to about 55%. Although still above half, the direction is loosening. ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson said, "Hiring patterns are undergoing structural changes," which is quite accurate — this is not just a cyclical fluctuation but a structural cooling.
The crypto market reacted very directly to this data. Bitcoin remains capped below $65,000 in the short term, but every dip sees buying support, mainly because ETFs continue to see net inflows. On August 3, net inflows were $170 million; August 4 saw $211.5 million; and August 5 added another $47.6 million. With three consecutive days of inflows, bears can't easily push prices down. BlackRock's IBIT accounts for over 60% of this, showing institutional funds still favor top-tier players.
Ethereum's performance has been even stronger than Bitcoin's, rallying from around $1820 to $1927, with the hourly chart reclaiming multiple moving averages. $1900 has become the short-term bull-bear dividing line; as long as it holds, a move toward $1928 to $1936 is highly probable. If $1936 is firmly held, $1950 is also within reach. Ethereum spot ETFs are also performing well, with net inflows of $53.1 million on August 4 and $5.6 million on August 5. Institutions have not fled alongside the negative news, making this signal more convincing than the daily inflow numbers alone.
However, this rally currently looks more like expectation repair rather than a confirmed trend reversal. The real directional determinant remains Friday's nonfarm payroll data. The market now expects July nonfarm additions to be between 85,000 and 91,000. If the data is weak, the market will continue to trade on the liquidity easing narrative; if too strong, rate hike expectations will return. So at this point, the direction is not fully decided.
Interestingly, SanDisk released earnings the same day with quite staggering numbers — quarterly revenue of $8.97 billion, up 372% year-over-year and 51% quarter-over-quarter; non-GAAP EPS of $39.25; full-year revenue growth of 175%; and an additional $14 billion buyback authorization. Yet the stock price fell because the market had already priced in AI storage price hikes and data center demand. The next quarter's revenue guidance of $10.3 to $10.8 billion and EPS guidance of $44 to $46, while strong, did not further raise market expectations, resulting in a typical "buy the rumor, sell the news" reaction.
This actually illustrates a key point — the same data can be interpreted completely differently under different market expectation frameworks. ADP's weak data is seen as positive because it cools rate hike expectations; SanDisk's strong earnings triggered a sell-off because expectations were too high. The crypto market logic is the same: the key is not the data itself but how the market interprets its impact on liquidity.
Back to the crypto market, the signal from the ADP data is clear: the labor market is rapidly cooling, and the "soft landing" is sliding toward the "recession edge." For crypto, the key variable has shifted from just employment data to the bigger question of whether cooling employment can outweigh inflationary pressures. Friday's nonfarm payroll and next week's CPI will continue to determine September's policy pricing. Continued ETF inflows, falling rate hike probabilities, and a pressured dollar index together favor valuation repair for crypto assets. The bias is bullish, but the pace depends on Friday's data. $BTC $ETH $SOL Macro risk-on illusion? Tokenized US stocks all down, crypto still independent from the market's rear.
US stock narrative: earnings season + AI/semiconductors, Dow futures hit new highs but S&P's violent surge warns of a top.
Tokenized US stocks: 0 up, 5 down, average -4.36%, **XSPY** slightly down 0.08%, steady as an old dog.
XSNDK -9.58% (3x short Nasdaq) crashing = Nasdaq actually up, XSOXL -2.07% (3x long semiconductors) also down = semiconductors actually down, both sides fighting.
XSKHY -3.05% innovation stocks hit even harder, XSPCX -7% PC sector the worst.
Capital flow clearly shifting: traditional indexes holding up, tech/innovation/hardware all getting cut.
Crypto's position is awkward, BTC +0.58% with fear index at 27 low, like a follower clinging to the grand US stock narrative.
Waiting for AI reshuffle to land or just running on our own?