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BTC is currently around 84800. It surged to 87400 at the beginning of the week, dropped below 85000 after the PMI release on Wednesday, hit a low of 82800 on Thursday, then slightly recovered. ETH is around 2690, weak like BTC, indicating the overall crypto market sentiment is not good. BTC failed to hold above the 87,000 level, and the short covering has mostly played out.
The macro picture is simple: high oil prices and strong US data make the market worry that inflation won't come down, so the Fed might not cut rates and could even raise them. When rate hike expectations strengthen, US Treasury yields and the dollar rise, making money prefer buying government bonds, which naturally pressures stocks and crypto. The Dow's three consecutive declines on Thursday follow this logic.
As for the crypto market itself: the clear bill didn't pass, so don't expect regulation to save the market. Monday's rise was just premium retraction plus short squeeze, not a new trend. On the charts, 84500 is resistance; if it can't reclaim this level, weakness persists. Breaking below 83000 targets 81000. If volume really picks up and it breaks above 84500 and holds on the pullback, shorts could be squeezed, pushing it to 85000-86000, with a strong target at 87400, but without macro support, it's just a rebound. On Friday, don't go all in; even if it breaks up, don't chase the high. Exit if it falls below 84500. $ZEC is bearish today!
Smart money is making a large-scale retreat.
Previously, bulls heavily invested 486 million U, now only 384 million U remains; in one market cycle, nearly 100 million funds have fled early.
More critical data: the proportion of profitable bulls dropped directly from 93.28% to 66.60%.
This is not an ordinary shakeout; the main forces who entered earliest and made big profits are cashing out massively at the top.
Those still inside are seeing their paper profits continuously squeezed.
Tonight, riding on the market pullback, ZEC rebounded slightly, but this is just a sentiment-driven retracement.
The major trend of main force selling remains unchanged, long-term bearish.
Everyone is welcome to discuss and correct! $ETH $BTC #BTC冲高回落，市场轮动开始了吗？ #美股探索代币化与全天候交易 #美伊恢复接触，风险溢价会降吗？ $AKE AKE, long position, 20x leverage.
Opened yesterday at 5:05 PM, cost 0.04555.
Now the price has dropped to 0.0349, floating loss of 161 U.
The key is I only put 26.53 U as margin, and now the loss is already more than four times that.
After opening the position, the highest it reached was 0.04866, at that time I still thought it might surge.
But from 11 o'clock, it just went straight down, breaking 0.037 in the early morning today.
At 8 AM it dropped to 0.0351, I stared at the screen for half a minute but still didn’t close the position.
In the morning, I saw the Iranian president’s statement, and the US Senate was also voting.
When such geopolitical tension news comes out, funds flow into BTC and ETH.
For something like AKE, when no one is paying attention, if it falls, you just have to endure it yourself.
The line I’ve drawn for myself now is around 0.032.
If it falls below that level again, I might really not be able to hold on.
Although I feel like I’m already close to not being able to hold on.Yesterday, I was actually waiting for $BTC to give me an opportunity around 81800, placing an order there, but it didn't get filled.
Later, the market really dropped, hitting a low of 82812, which was only about a thousand points away from my price. At that moment, I felt a bit regretful, thinking I missed another "buy the dip" opportunity.
But looking back today, I actually think it’s not a bad thing that the order didn’t fill.
Because the market didn’t continue to drop; instead, it recovered from 82800 all the way back up, now around 84800. The 1-hour BOLL middle band has already reached 84129, with resistance first seen near 85000, and above that is the previous high zone around 86600-87000.
This kind of market easily makes people regret: when you don’t buy, you feel like you missed out, and when it rises back, you can’t help but chase.
So this time, I’m holding back. If the 81800 order didn’t fill, it didn’t fill; you don’t have to participate in every trade.
Sometimes, the money you didn’t make and the money you didn’t lose are essentially not the same thing. The core reasons why Bitcoin is weaker than Ethereum in this round of rise:
1. Capital rotation: Institutional funds shift from Bitcoin ETFs to Ethereum ETFs
In the previous bull market, funds mainly flowed into Bitcoin spot ETFs, causing Bitcoin to surge first.
Institutional funds have started allocating to Ethereum, no longer just buying Bitcoin, which is the most direct capital driver for ETH outperforming BTC.
2. Asset attribute differences: ETH has staking yields, BTC is a non-interest-bearing asset
Bitcoin is positioned as "digital gold," with no interest or cash flow; holding it only profits if the price rises. Ethereum uses a PoS staking mechanism, where staking ETH can earn annualized staking yields (3%~4.5%).
3. Supply structure: A large amount of ETH is locked, reducing circulating supply
After Ethereum's merge, a large amount of ETH is staked and locked, not available for immediate sale; the tradable circulating ETH on exchanges continues to decline. Bitcoin has no staking lock-up mechanism; all circulating coins can be sold anytime, making supply more elastic and resistance to price increases stronger.
4. Different narratives: This round's main themes are RWA tokenization, stablecoins, and DeFi
Bitcoin's narrative is singular: digital gold, inflation hedge, value store.
Ethereum, as the smart contract base layer, hosts stablecoins, real-world asset tokenization (RWA), and DeFi.
This round's market hype is not "buy digital gold for safety," but the on-chain asset tokenization narrative, which directly benefits Ethereum. Bitcoin lacks a corresponding story, so its elasticity is much weaker. Last night my hand trembled slightly when setting the stop loss, and this morning I realized it was an unnecessary act of filial piety. This short position drop made me a bit anxious and fearful. While everyone was still watching the bottom consolidation during the session, I was already eyeing the resistance above $APR.
Every surge lacked a final push; volume didn’t keep up, and selling pressure was strong. I judged the rebound to be weak and warned to be bearish at the time—don’t rush to catch it, wait for it to weaken on its own.
The market cures all kinds of arrogance, especially from those who think they are the smartest.
Shorted from 0.2422 down to 0.1454, a direct +799.33% gain. Everyone on the ride should be waking up smiling. Took profit on 80% first—take what you should take, and move the stop loss on the remaining 20% to breakeven. Let the continued drop run the profits; don’t be greedy for the last bit.
Better to miss a rebound than to catch a falling knife and bleed out.
Now is not the time to rush. I’ll alert you first when a more comfortable position for the next round appears. There are still opportunities, don’t be anxious.
$LAB $ETH JPMorgan estimates Bitcoin production cost at $85,000, OKX spot fluctuates around $84,736
OKX BTC spot this morning hovers at 84,736 USDT, JPMorgan estimates miner cost line at $85,000, those holding spot should first watch the 84,736 price level for support.
I checked on-chain data; the total network hashrate has dropped 19% from last October's peak, and mining difficulty has decreased by 15%. The coin price has stayed below $85,000 for 280 days, miners have been selling coins at a loss daily to pay electricity fees; now mining companies are switching their data centers to run AI to earn rental income, and the selling pressure on spot in the market has clearly eased.
This morning I browsed the OKX contracts page, BTC spot is trading narrowly at 84,736.3 USDT, up slightly 0.55% in 24 hours. BTC open interest in OKX perpetual contracts is $2.934 billion, funding rate is suppressed at 0.0017%, annualized less than 2%. Although the fear and greed index is marked at 71, no one in the market is borrowing money to force a rally; bulls are all waiting for turnover at $85,000.
For friends holding BTC positions, facing the $85,000 miner cost line, are you placing orders on OKX waiting for a pullback, or continuing to hold your spot without moving?Day 26, single-day profit ¥18,005.37, the account finally turned profitable, achieving positive returns for 3 consecutive days, slowly climbing out from a 4-day continuous major drawdown. $BTC $ETH
The crypto market on September 23 was a double blow to both bulls and bears. BTC once surged to $87,000, then quickly fell back to $84,015; ETH dropped below $2,700, hitting a low of $2,651. About $389 million worth of liquidations occurred across the network in 12 hours, mostly long positions.
The core pressure behind this decline remains the macro environment. US Treasury yields continued to rise, with the 10-year yield briefly surpassing 5.11%, combined with the US September composite PMI rising to 58.4, the market renewed concerns about inflation and further rate hikes. Expectations for a rate hike in October also clearly increased, and rising oil prices further added pressure on risk assets.
After a loss of ¥8,175 on September 22, I completely reduced my position size and leverage, no longer blindly chasing rallies or panicking on dips. When BTC oscillated repeatedly above 86,000, I did not chase longs; when it broke below 85,000, I did not panic, only lightly tested longs near 83,500, and took timely profits near the 84,500 resistance level.
In 26 days, from loss to profitability again, the biggest gain this time was not predicting the market, but learning to control trading frequency and position size. Facing high volatility and macro uncertainty, making fewer mistakes is more important than frequent trades. Survive first, then talk about profits.What is more noteworthy now is that regulatory disruptions, macro liquidity, and capital sentiment are all jointly affecting short-term volatility, but the institutionalization process of the crypto market has not stopped. 1. Regulatory Negative ≠ Long-term Trend Completely Changing Recently, the U.S. CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate, and the market was once pressured by increased regulatory uncertainty. At the same time, the SEC and CFTC have not stopped advancing related rules; the SEC is also advancing a more detailed crypto regulatory framework and allowing some tokenized stock trading to undergo time-limited trials. Therefore, short-term regulatory news is more likely to first influence capital sentiment and risk appetite. During market rallies, prices do not rally all the way up; regulation, profit-taking, macro data, and leverage liquidations may all cause pullbacks. 2. The long-term logic of the crypto industry remains, but it cannot be blindly mythologized. Decentralization, asset tokenization, and on-chain finance remain areas the industry continues to explore. But this does not mean the traditional financial system will be rapidly replaced. Countries will continue to prioritize financial stability, capital regulation, anti-money laundering, and monetary sovereignty. Therefore, what is more likely to happen in the future is not "regulation disappearing," but rather gradually clarifying regulations, gradually compliant markets, and gradually selecting high-quality projects. Recently, the European Central Bank and EU central banks have even been discussing adjusting MiCA's requirements for stablecoin reserves, indicating that global regulation itself is also undergoing ongoing adjustment. 3. What truly deserves attention is whether the projects themselves have value During market volatility, they are most vulnerablePreviously, ETH surged rapidly from around 2530, breaking through around 2700 and 2800, peaking at 2780+, but failed to break through the 2770–2800 range, then returned to consolidation below 2700. The latest pullback also shows that selling pressure at this level is significant. This rally has clear short-squeezing elements: short stops, forced liquidations, and buying from position replenishment, all amplifying the pace of the rise. But after the price surges, if it fails to hold the key resistance level, short-term profit-taking will naturally start to materialize. Therefore, I won't label the market as a "new one-sided bull market" just because ETH breaks 2700. What really matters is whether it can regain 2700 and further break through the 2770–2800 range. My previous judgment was also this: if BTC/ETH is driven by short covering, then a reverse wash at high levels is likely to occur. The more crowded long positions are, the more the market needs to release leverage through pullbacks. Currently, the key watch ranges for ETH can be placed at: 🔹 2700: short-term long-short 🔹 battle, 2770–2800; previous strong resistance zone 🔹 near 2650; short-term retracement watch level 🔹 2540–2560: more important structural support zone. Additionally, $ZEC has recently seen very obvious capital activity. Data shows that the ZEC spot ETF had net inflows in the week ending September 18You might think rallying is the hardest part, but the real challenge is holding on. Have you also made a floating gain at the high, only to watch it pull back? I've had a very real feeling these past two days: BTC surged above 84K, ETH reached 2.68K, SOL reached 114, and then all experienced pullbacks. Many people's first reaction is "It's over, it's about to fall," but I prefer to see it as a stress test against holding mentality, rather than the end of a trend. Let me start with the signals I've seen. BTC is now close to 87K, ETH is still holding above 2.6K, and SOL is taking support near 110. What does this indicate? It means the previous rally has already proven the buyers' ability to push the price up. What the market is now verifying is another thing—whether they're willing to continue buying during the pullback. These two are completely different abilities—the former relies on emotion, the latter on belief and position management. During this period, I made a correction to my own position. Previously, I didn't reduce at the high, and it was a bit tough during pullbacks. But then I realized something: the biggest taboo in volatility isn't seeing the wrong direction, but losing your rhythm. Chasing when prices rise, cutting when it's falling—after a few back-and-forths, your principal is gone. So my current approach is: don't move until the key support is broken, reassess once it does, and don't make decisions for the market in advance. From the perspective of the transmission chain, this pullback will have a more obvious impact on altcoins. As long as BTC and ETH hold key levels, capital preference won't suddenly shift to safe havens. High-beta stocks like SOL are still availableCurrently, BTC and ETH are showing a weak rebound, with funds clustering in mainstream coins. The total market capitalization has dropped by 2.11%, and the greed index is at 71.
Significant macro pressure: The 10-year US Treasury yield has reached 5.15%, with a 75% probability of a rate hike in October. The surge in risk-free yields is directly suppressing crypto valuations.
BTC is around 84759, with 84,000 (mining companies' cost at 85,000) as key support. MACD shows a death cross, RSI at 55.36, and ETF funds are still accumulating. $BTC $ETH $ZEC
ETH is around 2695, currently testing the 2700 resistance, with 2544-2563 as key support below. A major whale transferred 42,000 ETH to Galaxy Digital, short-term selling pressure should be watched.
Today's focus: 16:00 Deribit $17 billion options expiration; 20:30 US durable goods orders; 22:00 consumer confidence index. Keep a close watch on BTC's 84,000 defense and ETH's 2700 breakout throughout the day.#美伊恢复接触，风险溢价会降吗？
The US and Iran held an indirect meeting lasting about three hours in New York, mediated by Qatar, discussing topics such as ceasefire, navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, maritime blockade, and asset freezes. Trump stated that the communication was productive, easing expectations rapidly, with Brent crude briefly falling below $100, hitting a low near $98 during the session.
However, the positive sentiment is only at the emotional level; no substantive agreement was reached, and Iran maintained its original negotiation stance, firmly reiterating it will not compromise with the US. Once the news broke, oil prices quickly rebounded, returning to around $103.
The oil price movement of falling first then rising fully illustrates that the current market pricing is highly tied to the progress of geopolitical negotiations, with significant emotional volatility.
Currently, it is only the start of dialogue, and there is still a long way to go before an agreement is reached. The key points to watch going forward are: whether a ceasefire can be implemented and whether navigation through the Strait of Hormuz can be restored.
If the negotiations achieve substantial breakthroughs, the geopolitical risk premium in the energy sector is expected to decline, which would to some extent alleviate global inflation and high interest rate pressures. Conversely, if negotiations stall or break down, with repeated instability in the Middle East, oil prices will likely remain volatile at high levels, and global major asset classes will continue to face pressure.
The market has not immediately moved into a one-sided trend, reflecting the ongoing uncertainty in this game.Costco Q4 net sales reached $93.9 billion, up 11.2% year-over-year, but the stock price softened slightly after hours.
Noted: EPS reported at $6.75, including a one-time tariff rebate gain of $0.15; excluding that, net profit still rose over 12%. The number of warehouses in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico reached 647, steadily climbing over nearly six years on the fiscal chart.
Same-store sales reported +9.4%, and excluding oil prices and exchange rates, still +6.7%.
Plans to open about 33 new warehouses next year, with capital expenditures around $7.5 billion.
My view: This growth driven by store expansion and member loyalty is more solid than slogans, but the short-term valuation is already not cheap.
My approach: First watch if $COST can hold above the 890 level before considering adding positions; if it fails, same-store sales will fall back to low single digits and renewal rates will clearly weaken.
Do you trust the moat in the financial report more, or this after-hours pullback?
$COST $BTC $IBIT
#EarningsObserver: Costco beats expectations, Micron takes over #BTC rallies then falls back, is market rotation starting?$DOGE has just completed a "break above the 200-day moving average followed by a pullback confirmation," turning bullish in the mid-to-long term. This pullback is a buying opportunity, not the end of the trend.
Current market situation:
The current price is about $0.095. On 9/23, it once surged to $0.105 (a three-month high), then sharply dropped 8% with the broader market, stabilizing right at the $0.0918 support.
Previously, it broke above the 200-day moving average ($0.088) with volume, the first time since this bear market began, which is a technical trend reversal signal; the price remains above this line, so the structure is intact.
RSI has fallen from an overbought 72 to 59, releasing the excessive bullish sentiment. MACD is still above zero with a bullish alignment, indicating upward momentum remains.
Key levels:
Support: $0.091 (previous low) → $0.088 (200-day moving average, lifeline) → $0.083 (50-day moving average). Consider scaling in on pullbacks at these levels.
Resistance: $0.10 (psychological barrier) → $0.105 (previous high). If volume breaks above $0.105, it opens the path to $0.117 and $0.155.
Catalysts are accumulating: DOGE spot ETF net inflows hit a one-month high, whales have quietly accumulated hundreds of millions of tokens, X is integrating with major exchanges, and SpaceX’s DOGE-1 lunar satellite is scheduled for launch in 2027. Once the Meme + Musk narrative ignites during altcoin season, DOGE’s volatility will be significant.
Strategy: Do not chase above $0.10. Test $0.091 lightly, build heavy positions near $0.088, and exit if it breaks below $0.083. Genius co-founder came out to respond.
The core is just three sentences: points are extra benefits, the rules will be adjusted, and my own coins will not be unlocked before the users'.
First question: Does this response count as sincerity?
It does, but only halfway.
He made it clear that "points are not a promise," which is like a preemptive warning.
Second question: So why are users still unhappy?
Because everyone is chasing the airdrop expectation, not that small transaction fee rebate.
When trading volume drops, the points issued daily decrease; this logic itself is fine, but changing the rules before issuing coins makes everyone uneasy.
Final question: What should we watch now?
Watch whether he locks his own coins and for how long.
Keep the verbal promise in mind, but the on-chain unlock schedule is the real signal.
I'm not taking sides in this wave; I'll wait for the unlock data to come out first.
#CME拟推BCH与UNI期货 $BTC ARB has dropped 34 times from its ATH, do you see an opportunity or... a pit? 😂
From $2.40 down to around $0.075 — the chart looks like it just fell from the 34th floor to the basement.
But Arbitrum still has an ecosystem, real trading, and actual revenue.
I'm accumulating ARB in parts, not going all-in.
Unlocks are still ongoing, so patience remains the key.
Buy the bottom and get rich, buy the wrong “fake bottom” and become a long-term shareholder! 🤣
$ARB $ZEC ZEC has rebounded above 1550 since 14:55 last night (reason analysis), with the core drivers of this round of rally as follows:
1. Continuous institutional capital deployment, product implementation brings incremental growth
Grayscale Zcash fund ZCSH asset management scale is approaching $890 million, setting a new record; Europe's first physical ZEC ETP was listed on September 22 on the Paris and Amsterdam exchanges, broadening institutional allocation channels and solidifying the bottom support for the coin price.
2. BTC capital spillover narrative continues to ferment
Market views circulate: ZEC in 2026 is comparable to ETH in 2021, continuously absorbing overflow funds from Bitcoin. BTC has a huge scale, and even a small portion of funds rotating to ZEC with a market cap of 26 billion can form a strong buying force; combined with privacy + quantum-resistant asset hedging logic, funds continue to diversify allocation.
3. Dual benefits from mining and ecosystem support
ZEC mining company Fortitude Mining has increased DCG credit line to $50 million, with funds settled in ZEC, used to purchase 9,000 ASIC miners to expand computing power, reflecting long-term confidence from industry players and strengthening network security and coin holding demand; Nym mixnet integrates with Zcash wallet.
4. Technical resistance to decline + upgrade expectations trigger FOMO
The market rejects deep pullbacks, with strong capital support. The market continues to speculate on the NU7 upgrade (expected activation on November 5, optimizing performance and handling Sprout pool funds).Whale long-short ratio is 0.91, not favoring the shorts
On Hyperliquid, whales have opened a total of $9.373 billion in positions.
Long positions are $4.469 billion, short positions are $4.904 billion.
How this number is calculated:
The long-short ratio is shorts divided by longs, 4.904 divided by 4.469, which equals 1.1.
Reversed, 0.91 is longs divided by shorts.
Both numbers describe the same thing, just in opposite directions.
Who is holding on:
A giant whale shorted $ETH with 5x full leverage at $2304.
Currently, the unrealized loss is $40.24 million.
5x full leverage means if losses exceed the principal, the system automatically liquidates the position.
If the price moves up from this level, his position will be passively reduced.
With the long-short ratio close to one, neither side has a big advantage.
What really determines the direction is how much longer that short can hold out.
#CME拟推BCH与UNI期货 $ETH A 5% yield on U.S. Treasury bonds acts like a pump, drawing away idle money from the market and drying up coins that survive on stories. The fact that Dogecoin wasn't drained is worth writing about itself.
Its confidence doesn't lie in narratives but in everyday use in wallets. Tipping creators, pooling funds for charity, sending small cross-border transfers—transaction fees are just a few cents, and blocks are confirmed in a minute. These actions repeat daily on the chain, with no whitepaper promises, no lock-up or unlock schedules, no hype calls, and no one showing off profits.
Most crypto assets die in the same place: once the story ends, the use case ends. Dogecoin is the opposite; its use case is its starting point. Merchants accept it because it settles quickly; users hold it because it can be spent. A coin used as money and a coin speculated as a token have two very different destinies.
High interest rates eliminate idle pools, leaving networks with real transaction flows. $DOGE doesn't promise anyone will get rich, but when the faucet tightens, the pipes that still flow are themselves an answer to whether it’s worth anything.Day 26, single-day profit ¥18,005.37, the account finally turned profitable, achieving positive returns for 3 consecutive days, slowly climbing out from a 4-day continuous major drawdown. $BTC $ETH
The crypto market on September 23 was a double blow to both bulls and bears. BTC once surged to $87,000, then quickly fell back to $84,015; ETH dropped below $2,700, hitting a low of $2,651. About $389 million worth of liquidations occurred across the network in 12 hours, mostly long positions.
The core pressure behind this decline remains the macro environment. US Treasury yields continued to rise, with the 10-year yield briefly surpassing 5.11%, combined with the US September composite PMI rising to 58.4, the market renewed concerns about inflation and further rate hikes. Expectations for a rate hike in October also clearly increased, and rising oil prices further added pressure on risk assets.
After a loss of ¥8,175 on September 22, I completely reduced my position size and leverage, no longer blindly chasing rallies or panicking on dips. When BTC oscillated repeatedly above 86,000, I did not chase longs; when it broke below 85,000, I did not panic, only lightly tested longs near 83,500, and took timely profits near the 84,500 resistance level.
In 26 days, from loss to profitability again, the biggest gain this time was not predicting the market, but learning to control trading frequency and position size. Facing high volatility and macro uncertainty, making fewer mistakes is more important than frequent trades. Survive first, then talk about profits.Currently, BTC continues to be long with 10x leverage, holding about 198 coins at an average cost of $82,160.4. Based on the $84,332 mark price, the unrealized profit is about $430,000, with an account return of about 26.43%. From the position structure perspective, the margin ratio remains high, with no obvious forced liquidation pressure for now, more like a "follow the trend to add positions and let profits run" trading strategy. ETH also maintains a 10x long position, holding about 1,866 coins at an average cost of $2,559.65. Based on $2,679.31, the floating profit is about 87.24 ETH, with a yield of 44.66%. Compared to BTC, the book returns from this ETH long position are more prominent, indicating that ETH is more flexible or may have a more precise entry position in this round. Meanwhile, the SOL long position has already been secured. This position was established on September 18 and closed on September 24, with an average entry price of about $113.16 and an average exit price of $114.67, a scale of about 110,000 SOL coins, and a final profit of about $154,000, with a return rate of about 12.37%. Although the price increase was limited, with 10x leverage and large positions, the absolute returns remain considerable. Considering the latest market trends, BTC recently briefly broke through $86,000 and hit a new stage high, but then experienced significant volatility due to rising US Treasury yields; ETH also once challenged around $2,800 before retreating. Additionally, on September 25, BT#美伊恢复接触，风险溢价会降吗？
I've laid out the logic behind this recent oil price rollercoaster, and it's quite interesting.
On September 22, the US and Iran held indirect talks in New York for a full 3 hours. Once the news broke, the market immediately started betting on easing expectations, and Brent crude oil plunged below 100, hitting a low of 98 dollars. Trump publicly stated the communication was "productive," and geopolitical panic quickly subsided.
But the reality is harsh: no substantive agreement was reached, and Iran's original conditions remain unchanged. Pezeshkian directly stated they will not surrender to the US, and as soon as he spoke, oil prices quickly rebounded back to around 103.
This round of oil price first falling then rising essentially reflects the market repeatedly repricing geopolitical risk premiums.
The market fantasizes about a deal landing → risk premium removed → oil price drops;
Sees it's just dialogue with no real concessions → panic premium is reinstated.
The key points to watch are two things: whether a ceasefire can be implemented, and whether the Strait of Hormuz can resume normal navigation.
If these two points see substantive progress, the oil price risk premium will truly decline, indirectly easing global inflation pressures and also changing the Fed's interest rate game environment.
But for now, it's just contact, not reconciliation. The talks are only beginning; don't mistake dialogue for results.
Geopolitical situations are highly volatile, and expectation reversals can happen in an instant. Whether in commodities or crypto markets, this line of disturbance cannot be ignored.#美伊恢复接触，风险溢价会降吗？
The news that the US and Iran completed a nearly 3-hour indirect meeting in New York stirred the global commodity and crypto asset markets, triggering a wild rollercoaster ride in oil prices and planting a huge question mark over the entire market: Will the geopolitical risk premium quickly dissipate?
Let's first review the full logical chain of this market move. Once the news broke that Trump publicly described the talks as "productive," the market immediately began trading on expectations of diplomatic easing. Investors quickly played out the scenario in their minds: de-escalation of conflict, resumption of smooth shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, gradual lifting of maritime blockades, and a breakthrough in the stalemate over frozen assets. If this logic materializes, it means the biggest black swan alert on the oil supply side is temporarily lifted. Driven by this expectation, Brent crude oil quickly declined, breaking below the $100 mark intraday and bottoming near $98, with oil-related assets simultaneously experiencing significant pullbacks.
But the optimism was short-lived. After the noise settled, reality was laid bare: this was only an indirect contact dialogue, with no substantive written agreements signed by either side. Iran did not withdraw any of its core demands; Pezeshkian publicly stated there would be no compromise or surrender to the US. All key issues—ceasefire, strait navigation, maritime blockade, frozen assets—remained at the stage of exchanging opinions, with no consensus reached on any point. The market instantly snapped out of its fantasy, and Brent oil prices reversed upward again, rebounding to fluctuate around $103.Recently, the crypto market has experienced several rounds of obvious policy disruptions. After the US CLARITY Act was blocked, the market briefly pulled back quickly, but then BTC rebounded back to around $85,000, indicating that regulatory concerns have not simply translated into sustained selling pressure. Meanwhile, the SEC has introduced temporary exemptions for tokenized stock trading, and the CFTC continues to advance digital asset-related rules. The regulatory direction is not simply "tightening" but gradually becoming clearer and more institutionalized. 1️⃣ Regulatory news often first affects sentiment and volatility When policy changes occur, funds often first reassess risk, and rapid drawdowns in BTC and ETH are not uncommon. However, a single policy announcement cannot directly determine the entire crypto industry's development in the coming years. Bull markets have never been a straight rise; they also experience regulatory shocks, profit-taking, leveraged liquidations, and capital rotation. What really needs to be observed is: after negative news appears, can prices reclaim key positions, and whether capital will continue to flow back. 2️⃣ The long-term logic of the crypto industry exists, but should not be overly mythologized. Decentralization, stablecoins, and asset tokenization remain important directions for ongoing exploration, but this does not mean regulation will make unlimited concessions. Sovereign countries will continue to prioritize financial stability, capital flows, and monetary policy autonomy. Recently, the European Central Bank and the European Central Bank system have proposed adjustments to stablecoin reserve rules under MiCA, reflecting regulatory efforts focused on financial stabilityGuys, I was a bit rushed 😂 again this time. I held long positions on $ETH for a whole week, and the floating profit was decent, but when I closed my position, I forcibly gave up half of it. I just finished my ETH long position, then switched to $BTC short, and I'm still holding my position. Why do I want to short now? My core logic isn't just to be bearish, but to observe whether, after this rally, the market is finally entering a proper adjustment. If BTC breaks below key support and the rebound never recovers, I'll interpret this trend as the second wave correction in the wave pattern. In other words, after August 19, this round of rally may be entering a weekly-level correction phase. After all, for more than a month in a row, the market has hardly seen any real pullback, and the rally has gone too smoothly. In historical trends, it's rare for a market to move unilaterally without giving the market a chance to change hands again. Now, after BTC surged to around $87K, it quickly pulled back, and ETH showed significant volatility above $2,700; Meanwhile, US Treasury yields broke above 5% again, market concerns about future interest rate policies are intensifying, and recent risk assets have started to show signs of cooling. So now, I prefer to observe whether this pullback can deepen, rather than immediately assuming a trend reversal at a single bearish candlestick. Of course, the biggest problem remains—BTC short positions were opened too quickly this time, and the entry position wasn't attractive. If it were just normal volatility, I might actually be washed back and forth#BTC冲高回落，市场轮动开始了吗？
After BTC surged above $87,000 and then pulled back, a crucial change is happening in the market: capital is no longer focused solely on Bitcoin.
Glassnode's data has already given a clear signal that the market cycle indicator is shifting in favor of altcoins. In the past week, 72.5% of crypto assets have outperformed BTC.
Public chains, DeFi, and Meme tokens are all stirring: NEAR, UNI, ZEC are steadily strengthening, while Meme coins like PEPE, WIF, DOGE are simultaneously active. The market is expanding from BTC-only gains outward.
But the biggest variable in the market right now is today.
Deribit will see the concentrated expiration of BTC quarterly options with a notional value of about $16 billion. The massive contract settlement is very likely to trigger large-scale adjustments in hedging positions, amplifying short-term volatility.
Looking at the longer term, there is still huge divergence in the market: Will the massive institutional inflows from ETFs, corporate treasuries, and others rewrite BTC's long-standing four-year halving cycle?
The next core observations are twofold:
✅ Whether market volatility can sustain the current rotation rhythm after options expiration
✅ Whether more altcoins continuing to outperform BTC can hold their ground
BTC takes a breather, altcoins take the stage. Is this rotation a short-term pulse or the start of a new market cycle? We wait and see.#BTC pullback after rally, has market rotation begun?
BTC surged to $87,000 this week before facing pressure and pulling back. The focus of capital has gradually shifted from Bitcoin's main trend to diffusion opportunities across the entire crypto market.
Glassnode's cycle indicators have signaled that we have now entered a phase dominated by altcoins, with 72.5% of assets in the tracked set outperforming BTC over the past week. At the sector level, coins like NEAR, UNI, and ZEC have shown structural strength, while Meme assets such as PEPE, WIF, and DOGE have simultaneously warmed up, reflecting a capital overflow effect.
Short-term derivative risks need attention: On September 25, the Deribit platform will see the concentrated expiration of BTC quarterly options with a notional value of about $16 billion. Market makers will likely adjust hedge positions, amplifying short-term market volatility.
Looking at the longer term, the core market divergence centers on institutional capital logic: will continuous buying by spot ETFs and corporate treasuries rewrite BTC's traditional four-year cycle pattern?
The key variables to watch next are the volatility trend after options expiration and whether the rotation trend of alt assets continuing to outperform BTC can persist. One month, a dozen or so trades, earned 80 dollars
The worst thing in a bull market is not missing out.
It's holding on while going against the trend.
What I did: opened a dozen positions simultaneously.
The profits from long positions fully covered the margin for the short positions.
Result: after a busy month, the account gained 80 dollars.
Looking back, this isn’t profit, it’s just working for free.
Lesson: using bear market mindset to trade in a bull market.
If I had cut $ZEC and $ARB earlier, it wouldn’t have been this amount.
To be clear, my real opponent this round isn’t the market makers.
It’s my own unwillingness to cut losses.
Next time I want to hold on, I’ll first ask: is this trade worth it?
Wall Street dogs, welfare recipients, still stuck in place.
#BTC冲高回落，市场轮动开始了吗？
#CME拟推BCH与UNI期货 #Strategy再度增持，财库同步加仓 $ZEC $ARB Scumbag's observation on SPCX update 9.25
Big Rocket US stock closed at 148.03, down 0.22%, intraday high 149.00, low 145.88
Big Rocket's lowest price is very close to the 30-day moving average, let's see if it will really retest the 30-day moving average tonight. Scumbag has a position layer ready to buy at that level.
The biggest focus for Big Rocket should be next week's Starship 14 launch. Of course, a success could be positive news landing, which might cause the stock price to pull back again for a second bottom test. After all, after Starship 13 launch was completed, the stock price started a more intense correction.
Scumbag's idea is as long as it pulls back, we'll keep buying below, hahahahahahahaha
$SPCX New York sues Polymarket, predicting that the market's legality will enter a tough confrontation. The New York state prosecutors have officially sued Polymarket. The core dispute is not whether the platform has users, but a bigger question: Is the prediction market really a financial market or a gambling business?
New York argued that the event contracts provided by Polymarket met the definition of gambling but were not licensed by New York gambling regulators, thus constituting unlicensed operations. Polymarket's core logic is that users are trading event contracts, which are essentially closer to market trading than traditional casino betting.
What truly matters to the crypto market is that the prediction market is shifting from a niche product to an increasingly large capital market. Regulators are no longer just discussing but beginning to fight for definitions through litigation.
The transmission logic is also clear: regulatory litigation → increased platform compliance uncertainty→ increased usage restrictions in some U.S. regions→ pressure on liquidity and user growth expectations→ and forecasted market valuations and related project sentiment are affected.
But on the other hand, it's worth noting that if courts explicitly support the regulatory path that "event contracts are financial products," it could actually establish a clearer compliance framework for the entire prediction market.
So in the short term, don't simply interpret it as "lawsuit = negative news for Polymarket." What really matters is three signals: whether the case has been granted an injunction, whether other states are following suit, and how the court ultimately defines the contract for the event.
In my opinion, this lawsuit is not really affecting PolymarkBitget funds were stolen, and the biggest lesson for me is that my funds must never be kept on small exchanges. Except for Binance and Okx, all others are small exchanges.
Secondly, I must never put all my funds in the same exchange. Currently, I have transferred part of my Binance funds to Okx. I earn simple interest on coins in Okx; I cannot keep everything on Binance.
Finally, I currently have no other source of income and am burdened with a huge monthly mortgage payment, so the financial pressure is too great. I have to do low-risk financial management on exchanges to earn some living expenses. If someone is more cautious, they would probably keep everything in a hardware wallet.
I have no other choice now. The monthly interest income can cover my living expenses, and I must have this interest. Also, in my understanding, even if the owners of Binance and Okx get hacked, they can afford to compensate, so the problem should not be too big.#BTC pullback after surge, has market rotation started?
BTC surged to 87,000 then pulled back, altcoins collectively outperforming, has the rotation market really begun?
After BTC surged to 87,000 and then directly pulled back, it’s clearly felt recently that the market has changed, no longer dominated solely by Bitcoin.
Glassnode data also signals this, with cycle indicators shifting to altcoin dominance territory; over 70% of coins outperformed BTC in the past week. Whether mainstream altcoins like NEAR, UNI, ZEC or coins like PEPE, WIF, DOGE, MEME, they have all started to become active in rotation.
But there is a risk point to remember: on September 25, Deribit has $16 billion worth of BTC quarterly options expiring, which will cause massive position adjustments and short-term volatility is inevitable.
The biggest question now: is this altcoin strength a brief rebound or the true start of rotation? Will institutional ETFs and corporate treasury funds rewrite Bitcoin’s four-year cycle old rules?
The market after the options expiry will be the most important observation window ahead; don’t blindly chase highs, patiently watch if the trend can continue.
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After BTC surged past $87,000 this week, it experienced a pullback, and market attention is shifting to whether the rally can spread to various crypto assets.
Glassnode data shows market cycle signals turning to "altcoins dominance." In the past week, 72.5% of tracked assets outperformed BTC. NEAR, UNI, ZEC showed strength, and Meme coins like PEPE, WIF, DOGE also became active, indicating signs of sector rotation.
In the short term, on September 25, Deribit will see BTC quarterly options with a notional value of about $16 billion expire, likely triggering hedge position adjustments and increasing market volatility. On the long-term front, market divergence remains: whether institutional funds such as ETFs and corporate treasuries will change BTC's classic four-year cycle.
BTC's high-level retracement saw $444 million long liquidations in 24 hours. Compared to candlestick charts, the macro capital game between the Federal Reserve and Wall Street deserves more attention. Whether the volatility caused by options expiration will interrupt the current rotation rally, and whether altcoins can continue to outperform BTC, are key market watch points going forward.From 58,000 to 100,000, failing to reach the top midway and missing out on a large profit—this whale Jasonleo's script is even more twisted than the candlestick.
Currently, the total cost for a long order is about 78,000 yuan, with the current price at 84,000 yuan, with a floating profit online. He updated three sets of battle plans:
Scenario 1: BTC falls below 79,000 again, gradually moving long and flat, not going against the trend.
Scenario 2: Surges to 100,000 in a short time, placing defensive short positions in the 98,000 to 105,000 range to hedge against weekly correction risk. But if the daily chart holds above 108,000, the short position immediately fails and admits fault.
Scenario 3: Don't rush directly; switch hands fully between 80,000 and 100,000 before attacking, then leave the defense open between 115,000 and 125,000.
Do you see the trick? A true expert isn't just a blind bull position; it's about "following the long side but planning ahead where to counterattack."
The goal of 100,000 hasn't changed, but what has changed is a sense of awe for the rhythm.
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How much money you make depends on market trends; how much you keep depends on planning.Last night my hand trembled slightly when setting the stop loss, but this morning I realized it was an unnecessary act of filial piety. Before going to bed last night, I saw $0G bottoming but not breaking the level, funds quietly entering, and the support below holding steadily, so I advised not to panic with long positions.
Opened long at 0.2342, now at 0.2564, floating profit +186.16%, really awesome.
The earlier part was just hesitation, but the outcome is truly sweet.
In operation, first take profit on 70%, keep the remaining 30% at cost price as protection. If it continues to rise, let the profit run; if it falls back, don’t let the gains become uncomfortable. Don’t let profits inflate, don’t despair over pullbacks.
Risk control is done upfront—that’s called rational; cutting losses after losing is called decisive.
For those who haven’t entered yet, a word of advice: chasing highs easily leaves you stuck at the peak, wait for a more comfortable position in the next round. Move only when the next signal appears; I will notify immediately.
$LAB $SOL Buy #BTC 500 days before the halving.
Sell 500 days after the halving.
This cycle has just been broken.
#BTC bottoms out about 655 days before the next halving.
If the bottom appears early, the top may also come early. Be prepared in advance. Bitget protection fund has 464 million dollars, this time 351 million dollars were stolen, leaving 113 million dollars. It is obvious that things inside BG won't go well next, referring to last year's 1.5 billion dollar theft from Bybit.
After withdrawal resumes, I still plan to withdraw my funds. As I always say, don't stand under a dangerous wall.BP rises over 40%—how much further can the energy market go? BP rose over 40% intraday, breaking through $1.26 to set a new all-time high. With such a single-day increase, the market is trading not just the company itself, but also the geopolitical risks and supply expectations behind the energy sector.
Recently, oil prices have been running at high levels, with the core logic still being the US-Iran conflict, Hormuz, and global energy supply uncertainty. This translates to the market: rising geopolitical risks→ increased crude oil risk premiums→ improved earnings expectations for oil and gas companies→ funds flowing into energy stocks→ sector valuation revaluations.
But there's a backward logic here that you should also pay attention to.
If oil prices continue to rise→ energy inflationary pressures will increase→ markets will re-trade expectations of Fed rate hikes→ 10-year U.S. Treasury yields and a stronger dollar→ putting pressure on U.S. valuations → risk assets like BTC being suppressed.
Therefore, the surge in energy stocks is positive for the energy sector itself, but may not be good news for the entire risk asset market.
In the short term, I pay more attention to two signals: first, whether BP can continue to break through with increased volume after a sharp rise, rather than surging and then pulling back; Second, whether WTI crude oil can maintain high levels. If oil prices start to fall but BP remains strong, it indicates the market is trading profit expectations; If oil prices and BP fall rapidly at the same time, one should guard against the realization of geopolitical premiums.
Personally, I believe energy stocks have now entered a phase of high volatility, and the cost-effectiveness of chasing gains is clearly different from before. For the crypto world, what really matters is not how much BP rises, but whether oil prices will push inflation and rate hike expectations back up.
The trading order is still: crude oil → inflation expectations → 10YZcash ETF single-week net inflow of $98.21 million, ranking first among 14 types of crypto spot ETFs, surpassing Bitcoin's 12 ETFs combined net inflow of $6.21 million for the entire week. Bitcoin ETFs showed the closest to zero net flow in 141 trading weeks, indicating clear signs of capital rotation.
#美债收益率全面走高，高利率为何难降？ $BTC According to the MVRV momentum chart, on the day of the post on September 18, the indicator had already turned green.
(1) The MVRV momentum has returned to the positive zone, and the long-term structure is starting to lean bullish. If a pullback occurs later, it is more likely an opportunity rather than the end of the trend.
(2) In 2019 and 2023, it took about 80 days and 87 days respectively from the momentum turning green to the first wave of the bull market's initial peak; this time it has been about 7 days as of today. History is only for reference, not a countdown.🔍 Can ZEC Hit $2,000 Before Year-End?
ZEC sits at $1,541, riding a rising channel since August. Extend it and the top line meets $2,000 in October.
Fuel: 4 straight weeks of Grayscale ETF inflows, Europe's first physical ZEC ETP, and NU7 targeted for November 5.
Risk: momentum is fading and upgrades can turn into sell-the-news.
A daily close above $1,675 puts $2,000 in play. Lose $1,250 and the trend cools.
$2,000 by year-end, or a reset first?
Not financial advice. $ZEC $BTC $ETH Looking at the market this morning, BTC is hovering around $84,400, with a slight drop in the last 24 hours. Interestingly, the Fear and Greed Index remains steady at 71, indicating the market sentiment is still "greedy." However, the market clearly shows hesitation, which is probably the most honest contradiction today.
The biggest variable today is options settlement. Deribit has about $15.6 billion worth of Bitcoin options contracts expiring today, accounting for more than one-third of its total open interest. Prices tend to be pinned near the maximum pain point around settlement dates, and the $84,000 to $85,000 range is very likely today's "cage."
On-chain, there is a reassuring signal. The giant whale "First set 10 big targets" updated their strategy this morning: the average long position price is about $78,000, and as long as it doesn't fall below $79,000, they won't move. They plan to build defensive short hedges in the $98,000–$105,000 range on rallies. This "hold the base position, hedge at highs" approach indicates that large funds do not intend to liquidate at this level.
But the macro leash is still tight. The probability of a rate hike in October is 75%, with core PCE at 3.4%. The good news is that ETF funds are still flowing in; Fidelity's FBTC recorded a net inflow of $12.9 million this morning.
My personal judgment is not to bet on direction today. $83,400–$83,600 is strong support, $84,670–$84,930 is resistance. On options settlement day, both longs and shorts will be shaken; it's better to wait until after settlement to make a move. $BTC got rejected near $87K, but the top isn’t confirmed yet.
Today’s move:
- $87K → $84.3K within hours
- ~$280M longs liquidated
- $80K–$82K support remains key
If BTC holds $82K this week, a retest of $89K–$90K could be next.
Lose $82K, and $75K comes back into focus.
I’m still holding my long from $84.2K.
Where’s your stop-loss? 👀#BTCPullbackAltRotation
#USIranRiskPremium #BTC There is a large amount of liquidity stacked below 80K and 75K, while above is almost empty.
This kind of structure usually means the price is more likely to sweep down first, eating up the accumulated liquidations, before deciding the direction.
Less resistance above does not mean it will rise; it might just not be its turn yet. $BTC big coin can't get above 8.5. The rebound is over. The next target is around 81k. The current trend looks very fake. Preparing to reduce positions at 80.3k and play with the remaining positions. After all, even in a bull market, there will be corrections. It has risen all the way from 6.2 to 8.7. During this period, it only pulled back once from 81k to 7.4. No correction yet. There will definitely be a correction.In the past 24 hours, two giant whales opened $171 million worth of long Bitcoin positions within four hours. Meanwhile, the entire network liquidated $491 million, with $366 million of long positions liquidated and only $124 million of short positions liquidated. Whale Garrett Jin cleared out Hyperliquid and dumped 147 million USDC directly into Binance. This move is not a gift; it's to accumulate chips.
BTC current price is 84,735. The TV moving averages are still in a bullish arrangement, but the MACD has already formed a death cross, and momentum is clearly lagging. The liquidation map shows a large cluster of shorts between 84,700 and 85,500, making it highly probable to trigger a bull trap if it touches 86,000. There is strong support between 82,000 and 83,000.
I just opened the security booth window for some fresh air. Outside, a car is blocking the door honking the horn. I'm too lazy to get up, so I'll watch this pullback first.
In terms of trading, 85,500 is resistance; do not chase longs before a volume breakout. If the price fails to rally, it will likely retest 83,000 to hunt long liquidity. Range trading: light short positions near 85,500, defend at 86,000, take profit at 83,000; buy on pullbacks between 83,000 and 82,500, defend at 81,800, take profit at 84,500. Beware of wick spikes and shakeouts; avoid heavy positions.
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#财报观察员：好市多业绩超预期，美光接棒
@OKX星球 BTC just surged to around 87,000 a couple of days ago, ETH touched 2780–2800, looking like it was about to take off; but on 9/24 a big bearish candle knocked sentiment back—BTC dropped to 83,000–84,000, ETH fell to 2650–2700.
It's not that the trend collapsed, but the combination of "too strong a surge + US Treasury yields breaking 5% + $18 billion quarterly options expiry" all happening together made the bulls take a breather and leverage get flushed out.
BTC: The weekly chart is still strong (over 10% gain in 7 days), but short-term it shifted from a "short squeeze rally" to "consolidation in the 83,000–85,000 range."
Holding above 83,000 = strong pullback; closing above 85,000 = another push to 87,000; breaking below 82,000 would signal weakness.
ETH: a bit softer than BTC. 2800 is a hard resistance, 2700 is the watershed, 2600 is the lifeline.
Right now it’s "BTC holding up while ETH’s catch-up rally failed and got pressed back by macro factors." ETFs are still buying, but short-term momentum has cooled.
Don’t panic on spot; don’t fight hard around options expiry on futures. Wait to choose direction after key levels like 83,000/2700 are decided.
$BTC $ETH #BTC冲高回落，市场轮动开始了吗？ At the 10 o'clock slot, looking at the 10-year US Treasury and Friday's expiration stacked together—$BTC's 1H chart feels a bit tight.
The US Treasury yield is still hovering around 5.11%, roughly the highest since 2007; when real yields push up, risk assets naturally suffer. This afternoon, about $16 billion worth of Bitcoin options will expire, making the market prone to twists before the weekend.
OKX spot is fluctuating around 84,580, having pulled back from about 82,870 in 24h, with a high touching 84,940. First, watch if 84,000–84,500 can hold steady; whether it will hard charge above 85,000 depends on how the macro noise settles.
In the short term, don't go against the sentiment; keep positions light when macro conditions tighten.
$BTC $ETH #BTC #Bitcoin #Macro #USTreasury #OptionsExpiration #84000Level #FridayMorningSession #RiskWarning
The above is personal observation only and does not constitute investment advice. The market carries risks; decisions should be made cautiously.5U challenge aiming for 10,000x, now on day five. Today the account experienced a fairly significant drawdown. 7.6U → 6U. In just one day, the drawdown was nearly 20%. This is also the most noticeable loss since the challenge began. But today actually made me realize a very important issue: Many times, our profits are not entirely due to how skilled our trading techniques are, but because we happened to encounter a market condition favorable for making money. When the market is good, many trades seem easy. BTC rises, market sentiment improves, altcoins follow the rally. At this time, grabbing a few strong coins at random might all make money. But when the market environment changes, previously effective trading methods can quickly become invalid. Today is a very typical example. 1. The biggest problem today: getting carried away The main reason for today's losses was not a wrong judgment on a single trade. It was: getting carried away. Seeing the overall market performing poorly, but then noticing some altcoins suddenly surge. Then a thought arises: "This coin is so strong, maybe it can rise against the trend." So I entered. The price surged then fell back. Stop loss triggered. Then I saw another coin start to rally. "This one should be different." Entered again. Surged then fell back again. Stop loss triggered again. Gradually, a very bad cycle formed: See a rise → chase in → surge then fall back → stop loss → look for the next rising coin → stop loss again. After a day of trading, the account kept