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#谷歌为AI数据中心债务兜底, in exchange for 20% equity
Google recently made an interesting deal.
Morgan Stanley led a $15 billion loan to data center developer Nexus to build a campus and natural gas power plant in Texas. Google's TPU chips are put in, and Anthropic leases them long-term.
Google didn't put out cash, but instead secured Anthropic's rent and electricity costs in exchange for 20% equity in the project.
Exchanging credit for equity without spending a penny. Google has secured a position on the AI infrastructure chessboard with its own guarantee capabilities.
This is very similar to some crypto tactics—institutions use their brands and resources as endorsements in exchange for low-priced chips and future exit rights.
If you think carefully, the big institutions behind those top crypto projects often follow the same logic. They don't give money directly, but rather credit, liquidity support, and market trust. The project gains not just endorsement, but a space to survive. The institution doesn't just get coins, but a multiple when they exit in the future.
For ordinary traders, understanding this relationship is far more important than understanding candlesticks. Know who is relying on credit to plan and who is holding on with cash. Those who rely on credit lose face; those who rely on cash lose their underwear.
$SNDK $BTC $ETH US stocks surged against the trend yesterday, and today Korean stocks made an epic rebound. KOSPI closed up 17.91%, marking the largest single-day gain since statistics began in 1980. Is the bull returning quickly? Stay rational! The rebound in US stocks is influenced by PCE, but there's some data to watch: 1.$AAPL Apple has already "fallen first" after hours; opening will likely drag down the Nasdaq. Apple's Q4 revenue guidance is only 9%-11%, significantly below the market expectation of 12.1%. Combined with memory chip supply bottlenecks and foreign exchange headwinds, the stock price once fell over 8% in after-hours trading, wiping out over $300 billion in market value overnight. It is a Nasdaq 100 heavyweight. A spot market opening 3%-5% lower is highly likely, causing about a 1% direct drag on the Nasdaq. 2. $META Triggered the "AI Money Burning Black Hole" narrative. Meta's Q2 free cash flow plunged 91% from $8.55 billion in the same period last year to just $784 million, and revealed nearly $700 billion in future AI spending commitments. Stock price fell about 7.5% in after-hours trading. The market's pricing logic has shifted from "who spends more" to "who can get it back"—Microsoft was rewarded +15.51% for Azure growth by 37%. Meta was penalized for "spending but not earning." This is tonight's biggest emotional hazard. 3. Long-term Treasury yields remain at their 2007 highs. The 30-year Treasury yield is at 5.21%, the highest since 2007. The 10-year yield is also at a high of 4.67%. BTIG's chief technical analyst Klinski issued a clear warning: If the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rebounds to the 50-day moving average,When deciphering the ancient Babylonian clay tablets and the silent imperial tombs, I have seen countless times this absurd masterpiece where grandeur and insignificance intertwine.
For thousands of years, the alternation of bulls and bears has always followed the same historical rhythm, matching the same rhyme. When 1.89 million HYPE sleeping deep within staking contracts were suddenly awakened, it was like a tomb raider priing open a long-sealed **stone coffin**. Over $100 million in massive liquidity migrated in the night, heading straight for HyperEVM's lifebloodline. That ancient whale, with a holding cost of only $19.79, holds over a hundred million dollars in unrealized unrealized gains. The chip formation he secretly laid out has long been as shocking as a mysterious **parchment scroll** recording ancient wealth codes. He did not rush to sell his chips and resell them, but instead moved this vast inheritance back under a new tactical bunker—a typical deployment of troops by a top predator on the eve of civilizational turmoil.
Ironically, far across the ocean in Japan, a publicly listed small company called EOLE is holding a grand festival. A meager 100 million yen (less than 610,000 USD) purchase was packaged as the "holy grail of honor as Japan's first listed company holding HYPE." In the face of a whale migrating worth hundreds of millions of dollars, this scattered silver was nothing more than a small lord holding a forged **unearthed artifact** shouting atop the city wall. The noisy reputation in the public opinion arena forms a stark gap between the real scale of capital; this is nothing more than a narrative performance where "signals outweigh substance."
Once the tomb of capital is opened, the undercurrents of the cross-industry market can no longer be concealed. The $XCH of US stock token tokens showed a deep interconnection in this storm, much like the mint connecting ancient empires on the Silk Road—every capital movement by on-chain whales echoes through the traditional stock tokenization mirror market. When massive HYPE tokens enter HyperEVM, it's less a simple liquidity transfer and more like a foundation laid by established institutional players for the next phase of cross-market arbitrage.
True predators dislike being disturbed by outsiders' shouts. While insignificant believers are still cheering for a mere coin to enter, the giant whale has quietly forged the guillotine for a new era of civilization.
#HYPEJapanFirstBuy Apple's FY3Q26 revenue beats expectations, but the guidance is weak
The market's first reaction is a drop because next quarter's guidance is 9-11% vs consensus 12%.
Looking closely, it's not that demand is weak, but that advanced process capacity is insufficient
SoC supply bottleneck: iPhone and Mac actually +22% year-on-year, +29%
The real downside is the gross margin: next quarter's midpoint is 46.5%.
Memory price hikes are eating into profits. Fortunately, the company has price increases and inventory buffers
This trade is about whether supply shocks can be quickly filled
If production capacity keeps up and demand doesn't drop, the pit you dump now is an opportunity
But if memory keeps rising and gross margin keeps falling, the logic changes
In the short term, look at gross margin; in the medium term, focus on Siri AI implementation and expansion of advanced processes
Before a clear production capacity signal, don't overestimate your expectations. #Apple's third-quarter performance beats expectations, stock price drops sharply after hours $BTC Why is BTC's intraday movement always driven by market sentiment, with very few independent moves?
As the leader in the crypto market, BTC's overall trend is tied to the global US stock market and capital flows. Intraday fluctuations are mostly driven by large spot/contract orders and institutional placements. Intraday trading is suitable for only following the trend when breaking through key support resistance levels, avoiding bottom-fishing and top-fishing against the trend; When the market is consolidating sideways, try to be short on positions and observe. Repeated trading within the range will continuously erode your principal due to fees and spreads. At the same time, strictly control individual positions and avoid heavy positions.It increased fivefold in a month, but I still didn't sell
Not because I'm optimistic
It's because they don't dare
When the floating profit is 10 times higher
Everyone was saying they wanted to make the money safe
But my hand just refused to press that sales button
I know this mindset is dangerous
But that's the kind of person who speculates
Then guess what.
The stablecoin market is getting interesting today
The premium fluctuations of USDC and USDT indicate that funds are moving back and forth within stablecoins
This is usually a neutral signal
But as stablecoin premiums continue to widen
This often means there is a large amount of capital searching for a safe haven
And safe havens are not necessarily crypto
It could be government bonds, it could be gold
It could also be another stablecoin protocol
BTC ETFs saw a net inflow of over $200 million
But the Ethereum ETF only holds 12.8 million
This gap shows that
Funds are still tentatively entering crypto
I haven't made a big bet yet
Today, the cycle of retaliation between the US and Iran is accelerating
Oil prices have already risen 20% this month.
But the crypto market reacted with restraint
Investors are waiting for the FOMC
No one wants to take risks before a decision
So my judgment is
The flow of stablecoin funds is a slow variable
It will tell you the direction
But it won't tell you when it will erupt
Everything before the FOMC was just a setup
By the way, I also took a look at recent developments, which are in several directions:
#PCE环比转负, GDP growth slowed to 1.5%
The correlation between BTC and the Nasdaq suddenly disappeared. Previously, both sides prospered together, but now each is going their own way, indicating that crypto may be moving toward independent movement. This divergence is a positive signal for bulls but requires careful confirmation.
#微软单日$SKHYNIX 海力士吃春药了？这么猛！！！
是不是很多兄弟们非常疑惑，海力士像吃了春药一样今天搞这么猛！
宇琪姐认为原因主要有两个：
一、王婆卖瓜自卖自夸，sk会长自己抄底自己，买入3620股，今天港股收盘两倍做多海力士，带动海力士暴涨。
二、泡菜国市场关于限制卖空的预期，也在进一步缓解了板块抛压。
但是链上资金持续流出侧面说明这只是反弹并非翻转，1200的抛压依旧存在，
目前还是高位空！！！🔥 #苹果第三财季业绩超预期, the stock price plunged sharply after hours
Record-breaking performance, yet the stock price has plunged 7%! What exactly caused public outrage with Apple's financial report?
Guys, another magical drama unfolded last night.
Apple's third-quarter earnings report is out—revenue of $109.4 billion, up 16% year-on-year, exceeding expectations; Net profit was $29.8 billion, a year-on-year surge of 27%; Earnings per share were $2.02, compared to the market expectation of only $1.89. iPhone sales reached $54.25 billion, a 22% year-on-year increase, setting a record for the June quarter; Macs sold $10.35 billion, a year-on-year surge of 29%. Gross margin even broke through the 50% mark in history.
With this data, anyone would probably see it rise, right?
However, it plunged 7% in after-hours trading, wiping out over $300 billion in market value. A "better-than-expected" financial report was met with an eight-point large bearish candlestick.
Where did the problem lie? Two words: the future.
Apple's CFO gave guidance for the fourth quarter during the call—revenue growth of 9% to 11%. What is the market expectation? 12.1%。 The ceiling doesn't even meet others' expectations. Even more aggressive, the iPhone growth forecast for next quarter is 14% to 16%, while analysts expected 17.6%. Missing across all lines.
So why can't they sell anymore?
Cook said something on the conference call that I suggest you take a closer look:
"We are in a once-in-a-century flood-like storage pricing environment, with storage prices rising exponentially."
In plain language: AI data centers worldwide are scrambling for memory and flash memory. Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, Amazon—which one doesn't need massive storage to train large models? Apple won't build data centers, but it still has to buy chips. AI pushed storage prices to once-in-a-century highs, and then the bill fell on Apple's gross margin. Apple has been forced to raise the prices of Macs and iPads.
Two hidden worries are equally heartbreaking.
Services revenue was $30.7 billion, growing only 12%, below the expected $31.4 billion. Greater China revenue was $18.8 billion, a 22% year-on-year increase, but well below analysts' expectations of $19.6 billion. Services and Greater China—these two former "growth engines" have both gone silent.
What's even more intriguing is the timing of the event.
This was Cook's last earnings call since taking charge of Apple in 15 years. On September 1, Head of Hardware Engineering Tenus will officially assume the role of CEO. The farewell performance of the "Supply Chain Masters" was themed — We are struggling hard to defend the supply chain. Cook delivered a historic achievement, leaving his successor with a messy supply chain across the country.
Apple was once seen by the market as an "AI risk-off trade" this year—not competing on large models, low capital expenditure, and rising 22% in the first half of the year, leading the Big Seven. Now the logic has reversed. AI hasn't helped Apple make money; AI has already caused Apple's costs to skyrocket.
You think buying AAPL is a safe haven, but you find there is no real safe haven in this world—only corners you haven't been swept up in.
Brothers, with the new iPhone launch coming in September, the first challenge after Tenus taking over is whether they can secure enough chips. Do you think Apple can survive this supply chain crisis? Let's talk in 👇 the comments Does good technology, good investors, and good applications mean it's worth investing in? In the cryptocurrency market, these conditions at most prove that a project is "worth researching," but it does not mean its token is worth buying at any price. Behind ENA have been well-known investors such as Dragonfly, Franklin Templeton, and Arthur Hayes; Puffer has also received support from institutions such as Brevan Howard Digital, Electric Capital, Coinbase Ventures, and Binance Labs. The lineup looks very impressive, but since its all-time high, ENA has dropped about 94.7%, and PUFFER has dropped about 98.8%. Good investors can bring in capital and resources, but cannot solve issues like token unlocks, chip costs, and overvaluation in the initial stage. DOT features a shared security and cross-chain interoperability architecture; SUI uses the Move language, object model, and parallel execution to improve efficiency, but since its historical peak, DOT has dropped about 98.6%, and SUI has also dropped about 87.2%. No matter how advanced the technology is, if it doesn't translate into users, revenue, and token demand, prices may continue to fall. Polygon has been practically applied in payments, remittances, and on-chain finance; Chainlink's oracles, Data Feeds, Automation, and →_→ Trading is not based on feelings; everything is supported by data:
Personal opinion, please do not criticize if you disagree (I have been involved in the crypto space for 12 years, experienced countless liquidations, then no liquidations, and finally continuous profits. Everything is supported by data and trading experience. Welcome to discuss) #交易之声：你的经验值得被听到 #微软单日市值增近4500亿，创美股纪录 $BTC $ETH
Below is the pure text version after removing tables, maintaining core data and conclusions intact, about 1,600 words in total.
1. Core Conclusions
The current market is in a "bull-bear tug-of-war consolidation phase." The core contradiction is the Fed's hawkish pause on rate hikes versus geopolitical risks suppressing risk appetite, while strong ETF inflows and nearly 10% monthly gains in July provide bottom support. Bulls and bears are deadlocked around the $64,000 level.
Core Five Dimensions:
· Price Action: BTC currently at $64,000, down 0.14% in 24 hours, briefly surged to $65,300 intraday before quickly giving back gains. The failed breakout reflects insufficient bullish confidence, but the $64,000 support level has held multiple times, showing buying support below, neutral impact.
· Support and Resistance: Short-term support at $64,000, strong support below at $63,000; short-term resistance between $64,800 and $65,000, stronger resistance at the 50-day moving average of $65,980. Price is squeezed between support and resistance, direction requires external catalyst, neutral impact.
· Fear and Greed Index: Currently at 24 (extreme fear), down 3 points from yesterday, 7-day average 27, 30-day average 25. Extreme fear usually signals a short-term bottom area but also reflects fragile market sentiment and lack of buying confidence, bearish factor.
· Macro Liquidity: The Fed maintains rates at 3.50%-3.75% (fifth consecutive time), but voting was 9:3 with 3 members supporting a 25 basis point hike. The "hawkish pause" means rate cuts are far off, and the high-rate environment continues to suppress risk asset valuations, bearish factor.
· Capital Flows: US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a net inflow of $233 million yesterday, the strongest single-day inflow in three weeks; this week has turned to a net inflow of $204 million. Institutional funds are actively positioning near $64,000, the most important bullish force currently, bullish factor.
· On-Chain Data: Exchange inflows are low, buying and selling forces relatively balanced, short positions slightly dominant but bearish pressure not strong, indicating market is in a wait-and-see state with no obvious whale selling or accumulation signals, neutral impact.
· Market Structure: Bitcoin dominance stable at 56.61%, global crypto market cap at $2.29 trillion, no large-scale capital rotation signs, neutral impact.
· Geopolitics: Middle East (Iran) geopolitical tensions persist, investors remain cautious, geopolitical uncertainty suppresses risk appetite, limits BTC upside, bearish factor.
· Regulatory Developments: US Clarity Act stalled in Senate, passage probability down to 37%; South Korea blocks illegal overseas crypto exchanges. US regulatory clarity process hindered, increasing short-term uncertainty, bearish factor.
· Competing Assets (Gold): Spot gold fell below $4,080, but COMEX gold futures rose 1.68% to $4,166, gold oscillating at high levels, limited fund diversion effect on BTC, neutral impact.
· Derivatives Market: Today 149,000 BTC options expire, Put/Call Ratio only 0.28, call options far outnumber puts, options market is bullish-biased; maximum pain point is exactly at $64,000, explaining current price stickiness, slightly bullish impact.
· Monthly Performance: Bitcoin is expected to record nearly 10% gains in July after a more than 20% drop in June. The strong monthly rebound indicates mid-term trend repair, bulls accumulating energy, bullish factor.
3. Comprehensive Discussion
The main market contradiction is the tug-of-war between "macro headwinds" and "micro capital inflows."
Bearish forces resonate on three dimensions: First, the Fed's 9:3 vote sends a clear hawkish signal—3 members favor rate hikes, statements emphasize inflation remains above the 2% target, delaying rate cut expectations and continuously suppressing risk assets. Second, escalating Middle East geopolitical tensions suppress risk appetite. Third, Clarity Act legislative blockage increases regulatory uncertainty.
Bullish forces counter on three dimensions: First, BTC spot ETFs had a $233 million net inflow yesterday, the strongest in three weeks, with BlackRock iShares contributing $183 million in one day; institutional continuous buying near $64,000 is the most reliable bullish signal. Second, Bitcoin is expected to gain nearly 10% in July, fully recovering most losses from June's plunge, mid-term trend repair is significant. Third, options market Put/Call Ratio only 0.28, calls far exceed puts, derivatives traders are overall bullish.
4. Latest Macro Data Reaction Analysis
The market reaction pattern after the Fed rate decision on July 29 is "bad news priced in but no strength to rally," a variant of "buy the rumor, sell the fact." The Fed holding rates steady met market expectations, theoretically bullish, BTC briefly rebounded to $64,600 but the rally quickly faded, failing to break $65,000 resistance, then retreated to consolidate near $64,000 the next day.
5. Current Trading Strategy Suggestions (Personal Opinion, Use Cautiously)
Key Levels:
· Long Entry Zone: $63,000-$63,500, based on this week's low and the confluence of 7-day and 20-day moving averages; stop loss at $62,500 (breaking previous low breaks bullish structure); target $64,800-$65,000.
· Short Entry Zone: $64,800-$65,000, near 50-day moving average resistance at $65,980; stop loss at $65,500 (if volume breaks above $65,000, shorts should exit); target $63,500-$64,000.
Position and Risk Management: Recommend light position testing, single trade risk no more than 1-2% of account capital. Current fear index at 24 suggests bottom area but macro uncertainty is high, not suitable for heavy positions. Today's $9.6 billion options expiry may increase volatility; beware of two-way spikes risk.My mom asked me where all the money went
I said it's about financial management
She doesn't know that my financial management is about buying coins
My brother thought I was trading stocks
My mom still thinks I've made a decent investment
This was a misunderstanding by the family
Then guess what.
KOSPI surged 14% intraday, marking its largest single-day gain in history
South Korean regulators immediately intervened
The finance minister publicly apologized for leveraged ETFs
KOSPI activated the sidecar mechanism and suspended programmatic trading for 5 minutes
This regulatory intervention indicates that the market has spiraled out of control
But it's not just South Korea that's out of control
The whole world is waiting for the FOMC results
Pre-FOMC tensions are pushing everyone's leverage to the limit
BTC is now around $64,322
ETH 1905
SOL 74 knife
It seems calm and uneventful
In fact, underneath is all undercurrents
So my judgment is
The FOMC is the real bombshell this week
Nowadays, no one should be using leverage
Looking through today's plate, there are a few interesting points:
#PCE环比转负, GDP growth slowed to 1.5%
PCE turned negative month-on-month, but overall inflation remains very stubborn, indicating that market expectations for rate cuts have been slightly reinforced. However, this is not a certainty; before the FOMC, the market was betting on the pace of U.S. rate cuts.
#HYPE再遭亿元解押, Japanese companies entered the market for the first time
HYPE's uncollateral and Japanese companies' entry may seem contradictory, but the underlying logic is completely consistent. The release of collateral means selling pressure is being released, and foreign investors are seizing the opportunity. This indicates that HYPE's selling pressure is being recognized by overseas capital, which is definitely a good thing in the short term.
#韩股KOSPI盘中飙升14%, marking the largest single-day gain in history
The correlation between BTC and the Nasdaq suddenly disappeared; the past shared prosperity is now going its own way. This divergence may signal that crypto is moving toward independence, but I am not yet ready to fully confirm this long-term independence.
$BTC $HYPE #宏观 #资金流动
Today I saw Micron's financial report data
I told myself this was normal
That's how the chip cycle works—ups and downs
But when you open your account and see floating losses,
His hands were still shaking
Expression management is very good
It may seem calm on the outside, but inside you're already settling the score
Then guess what.
Micron fell 14% today from its highs
Many people say this is the bottom, but I think it's still too early
Storage cycles follow their own rules; it's not like a dip will lead to a rebound
Signals of DRAM price bottoming out are needed
After SK Hynix's financial report, some started going long
I noticed this signal
But I'm not sure if it's a good time to bottom-fish
NVIDIA and Google provide massive guarantees for AI data centers
This news made things complicated for me
On one hand, AI investment is indeed a real financial investment
On the other hand, this guarantee also means that risk is transferred to larger entities
If AI narratives fade away, who will pay the price?
This level of guarantee may bring greater systemic risk
SpaceX secured a $1.6 billion contract, but its stock price plummeted
The two sides of the debate show that the market is still repricing
My personal view is:
Defense cooperation has been positive for SpaceX in the long term
However, short-term stock price fluctuations reflect uncertainty
No one knows when this uncertainty will be digested
So my judgment is
Micron's bottom still needs to be confirmed
AI guarantees are a double-edged sword
The controversy surrounding SpaceX will gradually subside
I glanced through today's news page and have a few points I want to mention:
#美伊报复循环加速, oil prices have risen 20% this month
MicronIn every bear market, BTC falls below the average holding cost of long-term holders. This happened all three times: in 2015, 2018, and 2022. Break below it and start regular investing. A deviation of about 15% is a signal to bottom-fish. This strategy has already run through three cycles.
(1) Realized value for long-term holders: the axes for bottom-fishing in a bear market
Long-term holders realize value, which refers to the average cost of Bitcoin held for more than 155 days when transferred. In every bear market history, BTC has broken below this line. When long-term holders as a whole start to suffer losses, that is often the most panic-stricken moment. After falling below the threshold, start regular averaging, and add to bottom-fishing when the deviation is around 15%. This is a very clear long-term spot holding strategy.
(2) NUPL: The thermometer of market sentiment
NUPL (Net Unrealized Profit/Loss) refers to the overall floating profit and loss status of all holders. When NUPL falls below 0, it means the entire market is in a floating loss state. Historically, when NUPL fell below 0 and BTC fell below long-term holders, a price resonance bottomed out. When two independent indicators point to the bottom simultaneously, signal reliability improves significantly.
(3) Short-term holders realize value: trading instruments for bull market swings
The average cost for short-term holders (holding less than 155 days) is more suitable for swing trading in bull markets. After building positions through the long-term holder indicator, you can use the short-term holder realized price as a reference line to follow the trend of low-leverage leverage—go long if it holds firm, close at a price below the drop. Anchoring direction with long-term costs and using short-term cost lines as risk control boundaries.
Long-term holders set their direction, NUPL confirmed sentiment bottoms, and short-term holders engaged in swing trading. Three indicators correspond to three time frames. Use it to buy the bottom when prices fall, and adjust your position when it rises.
Discuss in the comments: When judging bottoms, which on-chain signal do you trust the most?
#交易之声: Your experience deserves to be heard Short whales on high prices: whales reduce short positions on SMSN
5,808.53 coins, current loss of 462,482.19 USD
Yuan
The whale reduced its short position on SMSN by 5,808.53 coins, equivalent to about $131,618.15. The current open interest size is $8,688,408.56, with an average price of $170.22, current price of $179.79, liquidation price of $218.55, current profit and loss of -$462,482.19, and a loss margin of -19.26%. This address prefers to short various stocks by hitting the top, currently the largest short position for SK Hynix, and overall still operating at a loss, with a monthly loss of about $6 million.Strategy lost $8.2 billion, Coinbase only lost $360 million, so why did the market hit Coinbase even harder?
Because the market does not price losses by numbers, but rather by whether such losses will continue to be priced in.
Strategy's $8.2 billion is almost entirely unrealized write-downs resulting from changes in BTC's fair value. This loss was not caused by selling cryptocurrency; cash did not flow out along with the $8.2 billion; The scale of write-downs had already been pre-disclosed, so after the financial report, it only dipped slightly by about 0.5%.
Coinbase, however, fell about 5% in after-hours trading. Q2 revenue was $1.22 billion, below the expected $1.29 billion, suggesting that the fee engine has indeed slowed down.
But if you only look at this point, you might miss another key detail: Coinbase officially disclosed that its crypto trading volume market share rose from 9.1% in Q1 to 10.3%, a record high; Subscription and service revenue reached $555 million, accounting for 48% of net income.
In other words, Coinbase didn't lose to its competitors; instead, it got a bigger piece of the shrunken pie.
What the market really worries about is not whether it will fall behind, but when the entire crypto market will become active again.
Strategy isn't as easy as the report suggests. It holds 843,775 BTC, with an average cost of $75,476. The real pressure isn't on the income statement, but on the financing flywheel:
When BTC remains below cost for a long time and the stock's premium relative to the net asset value of the coin held, continuing to issue shares for financing and buying coins becomes less cost-effective. Once the financing machine slows down, preferred stock dividends and debt will shift from a story to a cash pressure.
So, these are definitely not two identical "crypto concept stocks."
Strategy bets on BTC prices and capital market premiums, while Coinbase bets on trading activity and revenue diversification.
The former needs the price to return, the latter needs people to come back.
This time, I put my trading card on BTC because although the two financial reports seem to talk about the company, the underlying variable cannot be avoided.
If BTC only rebounds but trading volume doesn't recover, who do you think will recover first, Strategy or Coinbase?
$BTC $ETH $XMSTR
#美股加密标的承压, coin price fluctuations affect financial reports Last night, the earnings week for major tech stocks staged the most surreal scene. Alphabet's earnings beat expectations, with its stock price falling 6%. Meta's revenue exceeded expectations, and its stock price plunged nearly 10%. Then Amazon stepped up—not only exceeding expectations across the board but also raising this year's capital expenditure from $200 billion to $220 billion, even more than Alphabet—and ended up surging over 8% in after-hours trading. With the same massive investment in AI, why should the market treat it differently? The answer lies in the details of the financial report. Let's look at the numbers first: every line is contradicting the bears. Q2 total revenue was $200.6 billion, up 20% year-over-year, compared to Wall Street's expectation of $196.5 billion. Earnings per share were $5.75, compared to the expected $1.82. Operating profit was $27.5 billion, a year-on-year surge of 43%, with the operating margin rising from 11.4% last year to 13.7%. But here's an important "but"—of the $62.6 billion net profit, $53.4 billion came from unrealized gains from investments in Anthropic. This is unrealized paper returns, not real cash coming in. So that seemingly explosive EPS should be discounted. What is truly exciting is the profit improvement at the operational level. AWS is the soul of this financial report. AWS revenue reached $42.2 billion, a 37% year-over-year increase, the fastest growth in the past 18 quarters. Wall Street expects only 31%. Operating profit margin reachesIn the same transaction, Apple fell, while the storage chain surged
Apple just delivered its strongest June quarter ever, while AAPL fell about 1.3%;
At the same time, SanDisk rose about 26.0%, Micron 18.4%, $KORU 34.8%, and $SNXX, which doubled its position on SanDisk, rose about 51.6%. The contradiction is not complicated: Apple sells well but is constrained by rising memory prices and advanced chip supply; Upstream storage manufacturers are reaping the tight premium.
#苹果第三财季业绩超预期, the stock price plunged sharply after hours
#"AI Stock God" funds liquidate positions, Micron rises over 15% in a single day Ake and Koma monitored for two months—how did they manage to eat 20 times their meal?
AKE had a market cap of 5 million before launch, and KOMA had a market cap of 4 million before launch. Actually, it's easy to catch because these two are targets with only contracts and no spot assets. I monitored the dozens of tokens with the lowest market cap. Usually, as long as these coins still have market holders and aren't taken down, they'll definitely rise
Koma and Ake are under monitoring. Before launching, analyze OI and on-chain tokens to get started. Even if it rises 50%, it's not high. Once these coins launch, they usually bottom out several times
Bulla is still trending these days, with a market cap of 6 million before the rise, now it's 20 million
In summary, those monitored coins with no room to fall—as long as they rise, it's a huge rally!!
#koma #ake
Feel free to share your trading experiences#苹果第三财季业绩超预期，盘后股价大幅下跌
Brothers, this time Apple really delivered a classic "earnings beat expectations, but stock price drops sharply" scenario.
Q3 revenue was ¥109.4 billion, up 16%, iPhone revenue ¥54.3 billion also beat expectations, and Mac was even stronger—on the surface, it looks pretty good. But after hours, the stock was crushed. The core reason boils down to two words: guidance. Next quarter, they only gave a growth forecast of 9%-11%, below the market expectation of about 12%. Plus, Cook directly said memory and flash storage costs are still rising, and supply chain constraints will be more severe, basically telling everyone: the good times are slowing down.
Personal view:
First, AI is now a double-edged sword. In the first half, everyone treated Apple as an "AI safe haven," and it rose more than 20%, leading the seven giants. Now it’s reversed: AI data centers have grabbed all the memory capacity, pushing Apple's own costs up, putting real pressure on gross margins. Price increases can pass on some costs, but volume will definitely be affected.
Second, supply chain issues can’t be resolved in the short term. Advanced processes and storage are tight; Cook said they are evaluating all options, but the "once-in-a-century" pricing environment is not just talk. Most likely, they will have to tough it out from the second half of this year through the first half of next year.
Third, impact on the market: short-term negative factors are realized, after the drop it may stabilize, since the fundamentals remain, with the iPhone cycle plus services still solid. But mid-term valuations need to be re-priced; the previous premium as a safe haven will have to be discounted. If memory prices continue to skyrocket and hardware gross margins are squeezed hard, the correction space will be even larger.
In the long run, Apple is still Apple, with strong product power and installed base, but under the AI wave it has shifted from a "beneficiary" to a "cost victim," and this role change is just beginning. How to solve the supply chain? Either deeply intervene themselves or wait for industry capacity to catch up; there is no silver bullet in the short term.
In summary, this earnings report is not a crash signal, but it does remind everyone: at high levels, don’t just look at earnings numbers; guidance and cost side are more critical. Going forward, watch how they adjust prices and lock in capacity.$HYPE is showing a slight bearish lean today, dropping -1.72% to trade at 54.910.
The daily chart reveals continuous consolidation near the bottom of its current range, with the price tracking within a 24-hour high of 56.152 and a low of 52.840.
Trading interest remains steady, generating a 24-hour volume of 456.60K $HYPE and a turnover of 25.00M USDT.
From a structural view, the macro outlook remains under pressure as price action trades beneath a red daily Supertrend overhead resistance tracking at 64.689.
Buyers will need to securely defend the recent cycle floor at 52.840 to prevent a deeper slide back from the old horizontal peak of 69.380.
📈 The trend is getting interesting! Are you buying the dip or waiting for a breakout? Let me know! 🚀
#DailyOrbit @OKX中文 📊 $SNDK Contract Liquidation Express (August 1)
According to liquidation data, be careful not to short, or you'll be pinned down by the dealers...
The liquidation amount in the past hour was approximately $389,400
Long positions were liquidated at about $191,400
Short positions were liquidated at about $198,000
The liquidation amount in the past 4 hours was approximately $3.566 million
The long position liquidation was about $2.1325 million
Short positions were liquidated by about $1.4334 million
In the past 12 hours, liquidations amounted to approximately $14.5614 million
Long positions were liquidated by about $4.1032 million
Short positions were liquidated by about $10.4582 million
The liquidation amount in the past 24 hours was approximately $26.9324 million
The long position liquidation was about $5.4074 million
Short positions were liquidated by about $21.5251 million
Looking at $SNDK liquidation data, the 1-hour bull-short position is nearly flat, with an unclear direction; 4-hour long liquidations dominate, short positions slightly liquidated; 12-hour short blowouts crush the bulls, reversing direction, and a fierce short squeeze erupts; The 24-hour short liquidation rate is 3.98 times that of the long position, indicating a unilateral extreme short squeeze pattern, with the scale of liquidations expanding step by step. Everyone should control their positions to avoid being liquidated.
🔥 Market Barometer | August 1st
Today's three hot topics point to the same theme: the coexistence of cooling inflation and slowing growth, and the AI narrative is undergoing intense divergence—the market rewards are no longer just "money-burning narratives," but "efficiency in spending money" and "real cloud revenue."
📉 PCE turned negative month-on-month, GDP growth slowed to 1.5%: inflation cooled but growth was worrying
The US June PCE price index fell 0.1% month-on-month, marking the first monthly negative increase since 2020. Core PCE slightly declined year-on-year from 3.4% to 3.3%. The cooling of inflation was mainly due to a drop in oil prices following the temporary ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran.
On the same day, Q2 GDP annualized quarter-on-quarter growth was only 1.5%, lower than Q1's 2.1%. However, the growth rate of private consumption + investment, which reflects domestic demand, rebounded to 3.9%, the fastest since the beginning of 2023. Imports, inventories, and government spending dragged down GDP, while consumption clearly rebounded, and AI-driven corporate investment continued to grow rapidly. The "substance" of the economy is more solid than the "face."
📈 Amazon Web Services business explodes, rising nearly 10% after hours: AI spending has paid off
Amazon's Q2 revenue was $200.6 billion, up 20% year-on-year. AWS revenue reached $42.2 billion, up 37% year-over-year, marking the fastest growth since 2021. CEO Jassi stated that the annualized revenue from AWS's AI business has exceeded $25 billion. Net profit was $62.6 billion, a year-on-year increase of 245%. The stock price surged nearly 10% in after-hours trading.
The market ignored the upward revision of capital expenditure to $220 billion, free cash flow turning negative by $7.6 billion, and Q3 guidance slightly below expectations. AWS's explosive growth proves that AI investment is paying off, sharply contrasting with Google's plunge after raising spending, and Microsoft's spike after maintaining spending—the market rewards not the spending itself, but the efficiency of the spending.
📊 Microsoft's market value increased by 450 billion in a single day, setting a new record for US stocks
Microsoft surged 15.5% on Thursday, marking its largest single-day gain since October 2008, with its market value increasing by $450 billion in a single day and setting a new record for the largest single-day market capitalization growth in U.S. stock market history. Microsoft's stock price rose 15.51% in a single day, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.35 trillion. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index also surged over 8%, ending a five-day losing streak. A consensus is forming in the capital markets: the winners in AI are companies that can turn computing power investment into real cloud revenue.
💎 Summary
Three events outline the same turning point: PCE turning negative and GDP slowing coexist, with contradictions within economic data; Amazon proved with AWS's explosive growth that AI investments can pay off, soaring nearly 10% in after-hours trading; Microsoft's single-day market value increased by 450 billion, setting a new US stock market record—the market's rewards were no longer just "money-burning narratives," but "efficiency in spending" and "real cloud revenue." The old AI valuation logic is collapsing, and new pricing power is taking shape. #PCE环比转负, GDP growth slowed to 1.5%
#财报观察员: Amazon's guidance falls short of expectations, yet stock price rises 9%
#微软单日市值增近4500亿, setting a record for the US stock market STORJ fell another 7.5%, and panic continued to spread after parent company Storj Labs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Since the bankruptcy announcement on July 26, STORJ has dropped from $0.06 to $0.0468, a cumulative decrease of about 75% from the acquisition price of 0.1872 in October 2025. The details of the "token-for-equity" plan are completely blank—eligibility rules, snapshot timing, and equity ratios have not been disclosed and require court approval. In the order of bankruptcy settlement, creditors are prioritized, with token holders listed last. The company holds about 130 million STORJ (accounting for 30% of the total supply), presenting a potential conflict of interest. In the short term, resistance is at 0.05-0.055, with strong resistance at 0.06-0.062; support below is at 0.045-0.047, and if it fails, 0.04 is worth it. Before the court makes a decision, observe more and act less; wait until the details of the restructuring become clear before deciding on the direction. Personal market view analysis and market information compilation, not investment advice. $BTC $ETH $STORJ #苹果第三财季业绩超预期, stock prices plunged sharply after hours by #PCE环比转负, GDP growth slowed to 1.5% #美伊报复循环加速, and oil prices rose 20% for the month I checked on my phone today, and $PROS jumped from 0.44 to 0.4489, with a small change of less than 2 points. The floating profit shrank from 0.11U to 0.02U—essentially losing a bowl of rice again. But I didn't continue to short or close my positions. and more.
These past few days, I've been making only a few cents from trading. But honestly, when I stare at my phone and check the candlestick chart every day, my mind isn't about how to get rich, but about where to eat next.
When it comes to middle-aged debt, the hardest part isn't the debt itself, but realizing that besides being good at watching the market, there's nothing else you can do. Back when I started my business, at least having the status of a boss meant I could stand tall when going out. And now? No one replied to my resume, and people complained about my age during the interview. When a friend helped me introduce a job and asked, "What did you do before?" I said it was a business, and they didn't say anything.
So now I watch the market during the day and submit resumes at night. Earning 1U is 1U, at least you have steamed buns. If you lose, cut your losses and accept it. People who have lost millions don't care about these small gains and losses.
As for the PROS order, let's wait until it gets 0.42. No rush to add or close positions. It's like job hunting—rushing is useless; what's meant to happen will come, and what needs to wait will come. $BTC $ETH #PCE环比转负, GDP growth slowed to 1.5% If you choose comfort and comfort, there's no need to envy others' brilliance; If you choose to make waves and waves, there's no need to yearn for peaceful times. Different choices give you different life paths. There's no right or wrong. As long as you identify what you truly want and keep working hard for it, everyone can be a winner in their own life!
The pullback space offered by Bitcoin and Ethereum today is also moderate. The 1100-point level was successfully reached, and the range from midnight to morning has clearly shifted downward. Overall, the recent July positioning has been quite profitable: Bitcoin has a ten-thousand-point potential, Ethereum a thousand-point space—all of which are genuine profits. Many people question my track record, but those interested can carefully examine my public strategies and will understand. There is no such thing as hindsight here, and many question why I publicly guide after making so many profits daily. I just want to say that everyone has shortcomings and different pursuits and perspectives. Is it meaningful to compare your own situation with mine? Keep moving forward, brother.
The current pressure test is still ongoing, with bears continuing to increase volume. Looking at the four-hour level, after the market broke below the middle band, a continuous downward structure has formed, and with volume steadily increasing, bears' continuation is beyond doubt. At this stage, the focus is on when to bottom. Today, Zhuo Wei's approach has remained unchanged.
For the main board, first look at 63,500; if it breaks out, look for 62,500
Ethereum should first target 1880, then break below 1830
#PCE环比转负, GDP growth slowed to 1.5% $BTC $ETH $SNDK From reviewing past bear markets, why is using the “mainstream miner shutdown price” extremely accurate in predicting the BTC bottom?
Electricity cost is a rigid cash expense that miners cannot reduce by mere imagination.
When BTC’s current price falls below the breakeven point of the main mining machines, it inevitably triggers miner capitulation and liquidation, thereby forcing out the absolute iron bottom of the cycle.
Looking back at the previous two bear markets:
End of 2018 bottom: $3,122. At that time, the main machine model across the network was Antminer S9, with shutdown prices concentrated between $3,000 - $3,500 at $0.05 electricity cost.
End of 2022 bottom: $15,476. At that time, the main machine models across the network were S19 / M30S, with shutdown prices concentrated between $14,000 - $16,000 at $0.05 electricity cost.
Based on the current mainstream electricity cost of $0.05 per kWh at globally compliant mining farms:
1. Mainstream miner shutdown price stratification
Current main models (S21 / S21 Pro / M60): shutdown price approximately $45,000 - $55,000.
Top-tier water-cooled and flagship models (S21 XP Hyd): shutdown price approximately $32,000 - $40,000.
2. Bottom price range prediction
Initial support zone: $48,000 - $55,000. When the price falls into this range, current mainstream miners (such as S21) will face widespread losses, overall network hashrate growth will stagnate, and highly leveraged mining companies will start selling off to realize cash. This is the area where long-term funds can begin to build bottom positions in batches.
Extreme liquidation zone: $38,000 - $45,000. If a black swan event or extreme liquidity tightening occurs, and the price breaks through the main shutdown price, the vast majority of medium-cost mining farms will completely shut down and liquidate. Historically, this moment that “wipes out” mainstream miners is the absolute bottom of the cycle.
3. Bottom confirmation signals
No need to guess the bottom blindly; focus on three on-chain and mining-end indicators:
Hash Ribbon shows a death cross followed by a golden cross again (indicating miner capitulation).
Mining difficulty experiences more than two consecutive large negative adjustments (single adjustment >5%).
Miner Reserve holdings sharply decline then stabilize.
As long as these three signals appear successively and the price falls within the shutdown price range above, the macro bottom is basically confirmed.US stocks rebound sharply, Nasdaq up over 3%! During the session, South Korea's #KOSPI stock market rebounded sharply, rising over 17%! Japanese stock market rebounds sharply, rising over 5%
A key driver should be: last night's US core inflation rate was down, including employment conditions that were still good, which should reduce the likelihood of a Fed rate hike.
Meanwhile, global tech stocks experienced a slump and decline in July, but US stocks rebounded from oversold prices last night, sweeping away the gloom and leading to a broad rally. At today's opening, Asia surged across the board.
OK, so our question now is: is it a rebound or a reversal? My trading is still quite cautious, and for now, I treat it as a rebound.
The trading position here is not very comfortable because there is a question: is it a rebound or a reversal? I don't think there is any significant rebound or game on the candlestick, so I'll just take a look.
Reducing a kind of gambling in trading is my self-restraint, but if you're bold, you'll definitely make a killing. OK, wishing you prosperity, I'm Zhang Facai. The "Trojan Horse" in the frenzy: Microsoft's 45% growth guidance could be a massive "double kill for long and short" positions
On July 30, Microsoft did something big.
Its market value surged by $450 billion in a single day—breaking Nvidia's record of $441 billion set in April 2025, setting a new record in US stock history.
The stock price rose more than 15%, marking the largest single-day gain since 2008.
Azure's annualized revenue surpassed $100 billion for the first time.
The whole market is shouting: AI is back! The Nasdaq ended a six-day losing streak.
But I want to tell you a fact that everyone might overlook—
This round of surges has fully fulfilled the expectation of a "perfect fulfillment."
Why is it rising? Because of a number.
Microsoft's Q4 earnings report shows Azure grew 43% at constant exchange rates, up from 40% last quarter.
More importantly—management has given a growth target of about 45% for next quarter.
Wall Street originally expected only 41%.
The extra 4 percentage points allowed Microsoft to rise by 450 billion yuan in a single day.
The current pricing logic in the market is simple:
Azure = 45% → Microsoft = Up.
But here's the question—what if Azure only delivers 43% next quarter?
That is, it is on par with this quarter.
In Wall Street's eyes, that's called—falling short of expectations.
Don't think I'm exaggerating.
Some analysts have already pointed out this risk: if the 45% guidance is not realized in next quarter's earnings report, it means the market fears this overreach is just a short-term selling effect, leading to valuations being repriced.
Translated into plain language—
Those chasing in now are betting that Microsoft will be faster each quarter than the last.
43% → 45% → What's next? 47%？ 50%？
Exponential growth has limits in the real world.
What does this have to do with the crypto market?
Too much to say.
Have you ever seen a project like this—
When it comes to fundraising, I'll paint a pie: TVL will hit 5 billion next quarter!
Then the market is pumped, FOMO is triggered, and retail investors rush in.
As a result, TVL next quarter will only reach 4.8 billion yuan—"below expectations," unlocking, sell-off, and a one-stop package.
HYPE, ENA—which one doesn't play like this?
What Microsoft is doing now is exactly the same as what these project teams are doing.
They gave a guidance of "just above expectations," the market frenzied, and stock prices soared.
Then everyone stood atop the hill waiting for the next financial report.
What is the harsher reality?
Microsoft is the barometer among the "Seven Giants of the US Stock Market."
If Azure's growth rate in Q3 drops to just 44.9%—
could trigger a pullback of more than 5% in the Nasdaq.
At that point, BTC and ETH will be dragged down as a whole.
Don't forget, Bitcoin is still trading sideways around $64,000.
Do you think the Nasdaq's decline has nothing to do with you?
When liquidity is withdrawn, no asset can remain unaffected.
The next strategy
Not chasing the Nasdaq.
It is a safe-haven window waiting for Microsoft's Q3 earnings report.
Closed some high-multiplier counterfeit long orders in advance.
If you're now holding a lot of fake long positions, betting on "AI market trends boosting crypto"—
You might be taking the last baton.
Microsoft's 450 billion yuan increase has nothing to do with you?
Has your altcoin gone up?
Bitcoin is still hovering at 64,000.
The Wall Street frenzy is often a trap for retail investors.
Understanding Microsoft's game reveals Crypto's pumping and sell-off.
$BTC $MSFT $XMSFT #微软单日市值增近4500亿, setting a record for the US stock market Today, we won't discuss technical analysis. Let's talk about why even after getting the technical analysis right, you still can't make money.
Trading is a job that requires observation, reflection, and rationality.
Observation requires distance; as the saying goes, 'Not the true face of Mount Lu, simply because you are in the mountains.'
Once we enter the market according to our own logic, we become part of the market, and our mood and operations change with the market fluctuations.
To be precise, we cannot overcome such impulses. But we try to temper this impulse.
The first method is effective but somewhat decisive. We can shift our attention, for example, to sleep. Or do something else. But when you place a big bet or get obsessed with trading, it's hard to distract yourself from other things, and you might miss some trading opportunities. Therefore, this method is only suitable for users with light positions or low trading frequency.
The second method is essentially a form of psychological suggestion, like fighting poison with poison. We can write down the ideas and reasons for the deal in a notebook, and whenever you want to back out or change your mind, review the written process. Why is it called psychological suggestion? Because before the market comes out, you can't know if your logic is flawed. If your judgment is always correct, then changing your mind won't exist. It's not the correct logical judgment, but you have to believe him—isn't that just psychological suggestion?
The third method essentially avoids risk. We can be light in positions, so light that you no longer care whether the money is a gain or loss; you only care whether your logic is validated. This approach is just like playing a simulator—you haven't actually entered the game yourself.
I think the second method is more suitable for retail investors who prefer frequent trading or contract trading. 📊 $ETH Liquidation Flash Report (July 31)
According to liquidation data, short sellers be careful, the dog whales are grinding you down...
Liquidation amount in the past 1 hour is about $30,300
Long liquidations about $4,729.22
Short liquidations about $25,600
Liquidation amount in the past 4 hours is about $815,480
Long liquidations about $777,050
Short liquidations about $38,430
Liquidation amount in the past 12 hours is about $2,287,530
Long liquidations about $1,356,470
Short liquidations about $931,060
Liquidation amount in the past 24 hours is about $3,209,250
Long liquidations about $1,607,080
Short liquidations about $1,602,170
From the $ETH liquidation data, short liquidations in 1 hour account for 84.5%, indicating a short-term short squeeze disturbance; in 4 hours, long liquidations crush shorts, with long liquidations 20 times that of shorts, triggering a fierce long squeeze; in 12-24 hours shorts continue to counterattack, with 24-hour longs and shorts almost even, the difference only $49,100. Everyone control your positions well, don’t get liquidated.
🔥 Market Indicator | July 31
Today's three hot topics point to the same theme: coexistence of cooling inflation and slowing growth, AI narratives are undergoing intense divergence—the market no longer rewards "burning money narratives" but rather "spending efficiency" and "real cloud revenue."
📉 PCE turns negative month-on-month, GDP growth slows to 1.5%: Inflation cools but growth is worrying
US June PCE price index fell 0.1% month-on-month, the first monthly decline since 2020. Core PCE year-on-year slightly dropped from 3.4% to 3.3%. Inflation cooling mainly due to oil price decline after US-Iran temporary ceasefire agreement.
Q2 GDP annualized quarter-on-quarter growth was only 1.5%, lower than Q1’s 2.1%. But private consumption + investment growth, reflecting domestic demand, rebounded to 3.9%, the fastest since early 2023. Imports, inventories, and government spending dragged GDP, while consumption clearly warmed, and AI-driven corporate investment remained high. The economy’s "substance" is more solid than its "appearance."
📈 Amazon cloud business explodes, after-hours up nearly 10%: AI spending pays off
Amazon Q2 revenue $200.6 billion, up 20% year-on-year. AWS revenue $42.2 billion, up 37%, fastest growth since 2021. CEO Jassy said AWS AI business annualized revenue exceeds $25 billion. Net profit $62.6 billion, up 245% year-on-year. After-hours stock surged nearly 10%.
The market ignored the capital expenditure increase to $220 billion, free cash flow turning negative $7.6 billion, and Q3 guidance slightly below expectations. AWS’s explosive growth proves AI investment is paying off, contrasting sharply with Google’s plunge after raising spending and Microsoft’s surge after maintaining spending—the market rewards not spending itself but spending efficiency.
📊 Microsoft’s single-day market cap increase of $450 billion sets US stock market record
Microsoft surged 15.5% Thursday, the largest single-day gain since October 2008, adding $450 billion in market cap in one day, setting the largest single-day market cap increase record in US stock history. Microsoft’s stock rose 15.51% in one day, market cap about $3.35 trillion. Philadelphia Semiconductor Index also surged over 8%, ending a 5-day losing streak. The capital market consensus is forming: AI winners are those who can convert computing power investment into real cloud revenue.
💎 Summary
Three events outline the same turning point: PCE turning negative and GDP slowing coexist, economic data is internally contradictory; Amazon’s explosive AWS growth proves AI investment can pay off, after-hours surged nearly 10%; Microsoft’s single-day market cap increase of $450 billion sets a US stock market record—the market no longer rewards "burning money narratives" but "spending efficiency" and "real cloud revenue." The old AI valuation logic is collapsing, and new pricing power is forming. #PCE环比转负，GDP增速放缓至1.5%
#财报观察员：亚马逊指引不及预期，股价却反涨9%
#微软单日市值增近4500亿，创美股纪录 A large amount of capital has already entered the market, so why is our account still losing money? $BTC
The recent words that have been hard to hear are:
"Big funds are entering the market."
When the $BTC price dropped by $60,000, various altcoins also plummeted to the bottom, and the assets held by people kept shrinking.
At this point, talking about large sums about to enter seems somewhat inappropriate, like using a thermometer to measure the temperature of a fever patient.
But if you break down the flow of funds into two parts, you'll find that this statement isn't a lie—it only covers one part.
A large amount of money is flowing in, but what it buys is not the currency in your hands.
As of July 29, the net inflow of U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs in one month was about $200 million. Of these 20 trading days, 12 days saw positive flows and 8 days saw negative flows, which is not a large amount.
Back in June, the fund had already seen a massive outflow of $4.5 billion. However, after experiencing this intense volatility, investors have not all withdrawn.
According to Crypto.com research, as of July 9, 209 companies worldwide jointly owned about 1.2 million Bitcoins, valued at around $79 billion, accounting for more than 6% of the total Bitcoin supply.
In the past, this was unimaginable.
But don't immediately assume this is a situation where "institutions are taking the sedan chair."
By mid-July, Strategy had already sold 3,588 Bitcoins to pay preferred dividends and increase its dollar reserves. After selling, about 840,000 Bitcoins are still retained.
This actually makes me believe that big money treats Bitcoin as a real asset, and these assets can be bought, mortgaged, or lent out, and can be sold without cash. Institutions do not exist to believe in Bitcoin; their purpose is to make money.
Another easily overlooked fund has also entered blockchain financial services.
This year, the tokenized stock market has more than doubled, reaching about $1.7 billion, with monthly trading volume exceeding $6.7 billion; The tokenized U.S. Treasury market also has a staggering $15 billion in scale.
Therefore, Wall Street is not only buying digital currencies but also bringing stocks, bonds, and various types of funds onto blockchain.
So the current situation is quite awkward:
The industry has more money, but ordinary players may not feel better. Because institutions initially purchase products like Bitcoin, exchange-traded funds, bond tokens, etc., which have undergone risk control and custody procedures, reassuring shareholders. Therefore, at this stage, they do not plan to take turns promoting dozens of knockoff currencies.
This is also one of the reasons for the current lack of market popularity. Although there is capital flowing in, the demand side has become more discerning.
Next, the key issue to watch is: when BTC falls, will ETF funds continue to flow out? Did the shares held by listed companies really increase, or were the data simply inflated to create news? Only when there is stable buying in a weak market can one be considered a true long-term investor.
Having money in the market does not mean there will be a big price increase tomorrow.
More practically, the crypto community is starting to stratify again: Bitcoin and regulated products are the first to receive funding, while other projects need user support, stable cash flow, and reasonable market demand to develop.
Investors who are still hoping for "institutional rotation and the arrival of the bull market" will need to be more patient.$BTC Beyond price, what is even more worth watching is the return on infrastructure
BTC is currently around $63,791, with an intraday trading range of $63,774–$65,266.
Amazon's $220 billion AI investment offers a perspective on BTC infrastructure: machines, electricity, and data centers must be paid for upfront, while revenue depends on future usage.
For AWS, the key is whether reserved hash power can be converted into cloud revenue; For Bitcoin mining, the key is whether coin price, hash rate competition, electricity costs, and equipment depreciation can all exist simultaneously. Rising asset prices can improve revenue but cannot automatically restore capital returns.
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#交易之声: Your experience deserves to be heard $HOOD Currently implied 78% upside, Bernstein maintains the $160 target price after Q2. The core logic has shifted: forecasted quarterly revenue of $156 million, surpassing $100 million in crypto trading for the first time; Robinhood Chain pushed Uniswap's daily trading volume to $500 million within a month of launch, contributing nearly half of protocol-wide fees; new business is shifting from concept to measurable revenue stream. Currently, the pricing logic of the U.S. stock earnings season centers on whether new investments can be converted into real cash flow, and the $HOOD on-chain stock narrative strongly resonates with this framework. Observation window After gas subsidies expire in about 90 days: on-chain transaction volume retention will determine revenue sustainability. If the data drops significantly, current valuation expectations will need to be recalibrated.
#PCE环比转负, GDP growth slows to 1.5% #交易之声: Your experience deserves to be heardGold pulled back on Friday, briefly dropping below $4,080 intraday. But one thing is worth noting—even with a pullback, gold is still heading toward its first monthly rise in five months. This is the first time since February 2026 that gold has had the opportunity to close with a bullish monthly candlestick. Why can't it fall? Thursday's GDP and PCE data acted as direct catalysts. Q2 GDP growth was only 1.5%, below the expected 1.8%, and June PCE fell 0.1% month-on-month, marking the first monthly negative growth since 2020. The US dollar index immediately plunged more than 0.9%, while gold quickly rebounded, briefly breaking through $4,100 and reaching a high of 4,126. But Suckertown financial analysts point out that this rebound is "not entirely convincing"—because U.S. Treasury yields have barely fallen significantly. The 10-year Treasury yield remains around 4.66%, which remains a deterrent factor for zero-yield gold. Another key variable is the Federal Reserve's "silence." After the July meeting, Wash gave almost no clear guidance on the next steps of policy. Although market expectations for rate hikes have somewhat declined, they remain overhead. The existence of uncertainty makes funds hesitant to go long or short aggressively. The situation in the Middle East remains volatile. After a brief pause in the U.S. and Iran, the war has reignited, and the geopolitical risk premium remains, only temporarily masked by short-term factors from the drop in oil prices. What does the closing gains mean on the monthly chart? After months of adjustment, gold is expected to record its first monthly rise this month. If inflation is confirmed to peak and fall back, and expectations for rate cuts return, gold's estimate📊 $DOGE Contract Liquidation Express (July 31)
According to liquidation data, be careful not to short, or you'll be pinned down by the dealers...
The liquidation amount in the past hour was approximately $4,204.22
The long position liquidation was about $9.82
Short liquidation is about $4,194.40
The liquidation amount in the past 4 hours was about $88,500
Long positions were liquidated at about $83,100
Short liquidation was about $5,409.53
The liquidation amount in the past 12 hours was approximately $524,900
Long positions were liquidated by about $511,400
Short positions were liquidated by about $13,600
The liquidation amount in the past 24 hours was approximately $652,800
The long position liquidation was about $537,500
Short positions were liquidated by about $115,400
According to $DOGE liquidation data, bulls crushed the bears across all cycles, with bears facing almost zero resistance throughout, representing an extreme one-sided long sell-off rally. The 24-hour long liquidation was 4.66 times that of the bears, and the scale of liquidations expanded step by step. Everyone should control their positions to avoid being liquidated.
🔥 Market Barometer | July 31st
Today's three hot topics point to the same theme: the coexistence of cooling inflation and slowing growth, and the AI narrative is undergoing intense divergence—the market rewards are no longer just "money-burning narratives," but "efficiency in spending money" and "real cloud revenue."
📉 PCE turned negative month-on-month, GDP growth slowed to 1.5%: inflation cooled but growth was worrying
The US June PCE price index fell 0.1% month-on-month, marking the first monthly negative increase since 2020. Core PCE slightly declined year-on-year from 3.4% to 3.3%. The cooling of inflation was mainly due to a drop in oil prices following the temporary ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran.
On the same day, Q2 GDP annualized quarter-on-quarter growth was only 1.5%, lower than Q1's 2.1%. However, the growth rate of private consumption + investment, which reflects domestic demand, rebounded to 3.9%, the fastest since the beginning of 2023. Imports, inventories, and government spending dragged down GDP, while consumption clearly rebounded, and AI-driven corporate investment continued to grow rapidly. The "substance" of the economy is more solid than the "face."
📈 Amazon Web Services business explodes, rising nearly 10% after hours: AI spending has paid off
Amazon's Q2 revenue was $200.6 billion, up 20% year-on-year. AWS revenue reached $42.2 billion, up 37% year-over-year, marking the fastest growth since 2021. CEO Jassi stated that the annualized revenue from AWS's AI business has exceeded $25 billion. Net profit was $62.6 billion, a year-on-year increase of 245%. The stock price surged nearly 10% in after-hours trading.
The market ignored the upward revision of capital expenditure to $220 billion, free cash flow turning negative by $7.6 billion, and Q3 guidance slightly below expectations. AWS's explosive growth proves that AI investment is paying off, sharply contrasting with Google's plunge after raising spending, and Microsoft's spike after maintaining spending—the market rewards not the spending itself, but the efficiency of the spending.
📊 Microsoft's market value increased by 450 billion in a single day, setting a new record for US stocks
Microsoft surged 15.5% on Thursday, marking its largest single-day gain since October 2008, with its market value increasing by $450 billion in a single day and setting a new record for the largest single-day market capitalization growth in U.S. stock market history. Microsoft's stock price rose 15.51% in a single day, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.35 trillion. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index also surged over 8%, ending a five-day losing streak. A consensus is forming in the capital markets: the winners in AI are companies that can turn computing power investment into real cloud revenue.
💎 Summary
Three events outline the same turning point: PCE turning negative and GDP slowing coexist, with contradictions within economic data; Amazon proved with AWS's explosive growth that AI investments can pay off, soaring nearly 10% in after-hours trading; Microsoft's single-day market value increased by 450 billion, setting a new US stock market record—the market's rewards were no longer just "money-burning narratives," but "efficiency in spending" and "real cloud revenue." The old AI valuation logic is collapsing, and new pricing power is taking shape. #PCE环比转负, GDP growth slowed to 1.5%
#财报观察员: Amazon's guidance falls short of expectations, yet stock price rises 9%
#微软单日市值增近4500亿, setting a record for the US stock market The South Korean stock market has gone crazy, with the index soaring over 17%, ushering in a massive bullish surge!
The two core giants, $SAMSUNG and $SKHYNIX, both surged more than 20%, with SK Hynix approaching a 30% increase and Samsung Electronics also up 28%, sweeping away the gloom!
Many people have finally seen significant recoveries, with recent losses recovered in just one day; only those who were liquidated are crying right now! It might be better not to look, but if you do, you'll probably feel even more frustrated.
Such extreme market conditions are hard for anyone to grasp! Yesterday, everyone rushed to cut losses, and today they regret being too slow. The surge in Korean stocks is actually closely related to the U.S. Why do I say that?
This round of Korean stock surge hit the AI boom perfectly. Global AI demand has skyrocketed, and memory chips have ushered in an epic opportunity. South Korea's Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix hold 70% of the global market share, making huge profits!
Therefore, their stock prices have also experienced an epic surge. Before July, everyone was optimistic about AI, with no doubts about technology. Plus, in May, South Korea launched multiple 2x leveraged ETFs, directly pushing the stock market to a climax.
Everyone borrowed money to trade stocks; investors almost put all their available funds into stocks. From the perspective of Korean investors, this AI rally is a historic opportunity, and after this wave, they can retire!
South Korean residents believe that working has lost its meaning, so everyone entered the stock market, pushing it to historic highs! However, the Korean stock market is different from our A-shares; foreign capital accounts for over 30%, and by the end of June, foreign ownership exceeded 36%, mainly from U.S. funds.
For Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks, foreign ownership reached as high as half at peak times, controlling market trends. At the end of June, the U.S. started voicing concerns about a large AI bubble and announced plans to reduce AI investments. Coupled with major U.S. short sellers targeting Micron Technology, this triggered a global sell-off in AI tech stocks.
At this moment, unaware Korean investors rushed into the market, becoming the foreign capital's bag holders, while these foreign investors frantically cashed out at the top, taking away decades of hard-earned achievements from this generation of Koreans!
By mid-month, it was already reported that over 300,000 Korean investors were liquidated, and by yesterday, this number has surely grown. Those liquidated investors missed their chance to turn things around.
At this point, a reminder: do not trade stocks with leverage, especially adding leverage at high levels. Once you make a mistake, you won't get another chance!#财报观察员：亚马逊指引不及预期，股价却反涨9% Amazon's earnings report is quite interesting. The guidance fell short of expectations, so logically the stock should have dropped. Instead, it rose 9% after hours.
The core is still AWS. Revenue of 42.2 billion, a 37% growth rate, marking the fastest pace since 2021. Operating margin at 39.4%. The market is willing to pay for this. Capital expenditures were raised to 220 billion, higher than Microsoft and Meta, yet the stock still rose after hours. This shows the market is not just looking at the expenditure numbers, but whether the spending can be converted into revenue.
Looking at the earnings reports of Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, it's the same AI story but three different pricing logics. Microsoft cuts spending, the market rewards with a rise; Meta increases spending, guidance is weak, the market sells off; Amazon increases spending, AWS is accelerating, the market also rises. What the market truly cares about is whether the spending can be converted into revenue.
Amazon rose 9% after hours, $XAMZN is currently up 10.63%, and $XMETA rose 3.81%. The market has already given an initial reaction. Next, we will watch how funds move pre-market and at the open.
As the earnings season progresses, the AI narrative is becoming clearer. The market's pricing logic has shifted—from "who spends more" to "who actually makes money." More earnings reports are coming, so let's continue to see who is truly profitable and who is just painting a rosy picture.
$XAMZN $XMETA #美伊报复循环加速, oil prices have risen 20% this month
In July's crude oil $CL $BZ market, the US-Iran situation continued to escalate, like riding a roller coaster controlled by geopolitical conflicts.
At the beginning of the month, the market expected a slowdown and oil prices stabilized at low levels, but as the US-Iran conflict escalated, both sides continuously sent tough signals, with Brent briefly breaking through $90. Expectations of a ceasefire soon emerged, the market briefly breathed a sigh of relief, and WTI fell back to around $82.
But the problem is, the conflict is far from over; it's more like a spring being held down. At the end of July, both sides escalated again, oil prices rebounded rapidly, and risk sentiment was reignited.
Personally, I believe that current market expectations for a ceasefire may be overly optimistic.
The US-Iran situation is not a simple conflict, but a prolonged tug-of-war. As long as both sides do not reach a genuine stability agreement, any attack or misjudgment could become a trigger for further fuel price increases.
More importantly, July's economic data may not look very good.
Previously, PCE showed signs of weakening, and the market began trading expectations for a rate cut in September, but rising oil prices seemed to reignite inflation. If energy prices remain elevated, future inflation data may fluctuate, limiting the Fed's room for rate cuts and possibly reappearing as a rate hike risk.
Once the market begins to reprice higher interest rates for longer periods, the impact will go beyond just the bond market.
U.S. stocks will also come under pressure.
High interest rates mean higher corporate financing costs, compressing the valuations of growth stocks, especially in the currently overvalued AI sector, where capital may reassess risks. The market, which was originally supported by rate cut expectations, may also face adjustment pressure.
For Bitcoin, it is difficult to remain completely independent in the short term.
If the conflict continues to escalate, oil prices keep rising, and expectations of a Fed turn hawkish intensify, global risk assets may face selling pressure once again. $BTC Although it has the attributes of digital gold in the long term, it is still affected by liquidity in the short term, and during market panic phases, funds often prioritize reducing risk exposure.
If war risks + inflationary pressures return simultaneously, September could become a new watershed for financial markets. This Middle Eastern storm is far from over.
The above is just my personal opinion.Today, KOSPI has been deeply stabbed with this needle.
During the session, the stock surged as much as 14%, with SK Hynix up 28% and Samsung up 26%. It dropped 17% in three days, but was fully recovered in one day. The largest single-day gain in the history of the Korean stock market appeared on an unremarkable Thursday.
Three factors overlapped: Choi Tae-won bought SK Hynix for the first time, Micron-driven rebound in US stock storage, and the Bank of Korea directly dropped US dollars to intervene in the foreign exchange market, causing the won to rise 2% in a single day. Three positive factors appeared simultaneously, igniting the entire venue.
But you have to be clear about one thing—today's 14% increase doesn't mean the market value suddenly increased by 14%. It is leveraged ETFs that are at work. The single-stock leveraged ETF that South Korea's finance minister just apologized for is amplifying gains when rising and magnifying losses when falling. Three days ago, it dropped 17%, and today, it rose 14%.
Leveraged tools never change direction, only change the amplitude. Many retail investors think they are judging the market, but in reality, they are betting on the direction of leverage.
Back to the crypto world. A significant portion of South Korea's funds flowed out of the crypto market. Today's stock market surged and will attract more capital in the short term, putting pressure on South Korea's premium and trading volume in the crypto market. But there's something deeper worth pondering—if South Korean regulators further tighten leveraged ETFs due to this sharp volatility, those funds accustomed to high volatility will eventually return to the crypto market.
After all, although the crypto market is highly volatile, at least a regulatory policy won't cause you to be liquidated in a single day. Short-term sentiment is in the stock market, while long-term funds are watching regulatory directions. #韩股KOSPI盘中飙升14%, setting a record for the largest single-day gain in history by $SNDK $SKHYNIX $BTC The Night Before the August Storm: When 104 Economists Collectively Misjudged the Market
$BTC $ETH #Bitcoin #MarketAnalysis
Brothers, July has ended. This month, BTC rose from 58,000 to 67,000, then retraced to 64,000, closing the monthly candle with a bullish candle featuring a long upper shadow. There was a rebound, but the reversal is not yet confirmed.
Here's an interesting story.
Reuters surveyed 104 economists, all betting that the Fed would not raise rates in July, but the interest rate futures market still priced in a 36% chance of a hike. In the end, the FOMC did not raise rates, but there were 3 dissenting votes in favor of a hike — the first time since 2016. The Fed was internally divided, and the 104-to-0 consensus was shattered.
Those three dissenting votes are more worth pondering than the hike itself.
Goldman Sachs and Barclays both admitted that if inflation does not fall in August and September, the Fed will likely face greater pressure to raise rates in September. Reuters also reported that in the July FOMC minutes, there was intense debate among members about "whether to shrink the balance sheet faster," with some advocating for an immediate rate hike. The divisions are much greater than the market perceives.
Core Variable: Oil Prices
OPEC+ just announced that it will complete its last production increase (about 188,000 barrels/day) in September and then pause further increases until the end of 2026. Brent crude briefly broke $100 in July, driven by the Strait of Hormuz's throughput dropping sharply from 8 million barrels per day to less than 2 million barrels per day.
After the US and Iran paused hostilities, oil prices fell back to around $85, but the Strait's throughput issue remains unresolved.
High oil prices = high inflation; this logic chain remains intact.
Two Possible August Scenarios, Which Side Are You Betting On?
Pessimistic Scenario: Testing 50,000 or even lower
Analyst Noname's projection is that July's stability was false → August will see a real crash begin, initially testing 50,000, with the true bottom arriving in October.
This judgment is not unreasonable — the weighted NUPL has dropped to -0.01, and the market overall is near the breakeven line, a state that historically often has room to fall further.
BTC dominance has risen to 68%, indicating that funds only dare to buy BTC, with almost no one touching other coins. This is not a characteristic of a bull market start but a sign of risk aversion.
Optimistic Scenario: 70,000+
BTC has rebounded from 58,000, and the structure is indeed improving. 65,000-66,000 is short-term resistance; if volume breaks through, 68,000-70,000 is the next target zone.
ETF inflows are also improving — in the last week of July, BTC+ETH combined net inflows were $160 million. Although there were daily fluctuations, the weekly trend remains positive.
On-chain data shows wallets holding 100-1,000 BTC increased their holdings by about 66,700 BTC in July, the strongest accumulation period in five months.
Personal Overall Forecast
I personally lean toward a dip first, then a rise.
In the first half of the month, digest the pressure from rate hike expectations, testing 62,000 or even 60,000;
In the second half, if geopolitical tensions ease or the CLARITY Act progresses, expect another rebound.
AIX Trading Strategy
BTC
Do not chase highs near the current price of 64,700.
Wait for a pullback to 62,000-62,500 with signs of stabilization to enter a small position, with a stop loss below 60,800.
If the price breaks below 62,000 directly, then wait to reassess at 60,000-60,500.
If volume breaks above 66,000 and holds, wait for a pullback confirmation before following; do not chase.
ETH
Follow the same strategy as BTC.
Support is at 1,850-1,880, resistance at 1,980-2,000.
Consider entry after a pullback to support with signs of stabilization; do not chase highs.
There are too many uncertainties in August; before the direction emerges, patience is more important than frequent trading.
Let's discuss in the comments: Which side are you betting on in August?
Personal opinion, not investment advice. The market has risks; be responsible for yourself.
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#SoftPCEStrongDemand #AMZNMissesButRallies #MSFT450BInADay I increasingly believe that the biggest winners in the future AI industry may not be model companies.
OpenAI is cutting prices, Google is cutting prices, and Anthropic will inevitably do the same.
As models become cheaper, the real profiteers will end up being another group.
One type is those selling shovels, such as Nvidia.
One category is rent-based systems, such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
Another category is companies with entry points and ecosystems, such as Apple, Microsoft, and Meta.
Historically, those who have truly made the most money have rarely been those who invented technology, but rather those who turned technology into infrastructure.
This is true in the internet era, and I believe the AI era is no exception.
$NVDA $GOOGL #微软单日市值增近4500亿, setting a record for the US stock market 450 billion yuan "brute force fix": Microsoft has taught all holders a lesson about "selling facts" and "breaking expectations"
On July 30, the largest single-day increase in market capitalization in US stock market history was recorded.
Microsoft rose $450 billion in a single day.
This is equivalent to 3 trillion RMB. A single-day gain of 15.5%, the largest since October 2008.
What does that mean? One Tesla is gone. One Moutai plus half a CATL is gone.
The most aggressive short squeeze on Wall Street isn't in the crypto market, but at Microsoft.
But before the price surge, the script was reversed.
What was flooding the market in the week before the earnings report? — "AI bubble burst theory."
What is Wall Street worried about? — Microsoft burns hundreds of billions a year on AI infrastructure, can it really make a profit?
What is the analyst's growth forecast for Azure? 40%。
How pessimistic is market sentiment? — Although Citibank and China Merchants Securities maintain their 'overweight' ratings, the entire tech sector is waiting for Microsoft to 'hand over.'
What is the giant whale doing? Taking advantage of the situation, prices are pushed down to accumulate funds.
Then, after the market closed on July 29, the earnings report was released.
How fast is Azure growing? 43%。 Not only did it not fall, it accelerated—last quarter it was 40%.
For the first time, Azure's annualized revenue for the year surpassed $100 billion.
Revenue reached $90 billion, up 18% year-over-year, beating expectations by 3%.
But what really blew up the bears was the bombshell dropped by management—
Azure growth guidance for next quarter: about 45%.
How much did analysts expect? 41%。
A 4 percentage point difference in expectations.
A market capitalization of $450 billion.
People in the crypto market, have you figured it out?
This is exactly the same underlying logic as those junk coins you play that "crash as soon as good news hits."
The only difference is—Microsoft's "market makers" are the most transparent publicly listed companies in the world, while the project teams you play with can't even provide a decent "forward-looking guidance."
You think the 450 billion increase is about fundamentals?
Everyone knows Azure's fundamentals are strong—Microsoft Cloud is second globally, just behind AWS. But if the data is good for a quarter, can it be worth 450 billion?
No. What rose was the "expectation gap."
Previously, the market priced it at "AI investment with no returns." Microsoft shows you with a 43% growth rate: the returns are visible. Then, with a 45% guideline, it tells you: the returns will be even higher.
The extra 4% is the source of 450 billion.
Three lessons for crypto holders:
First, don't enter when expectations are the same.
While the entire market was selling AI stocks before the earnings report, whales were accumulating shares. After the earnings report, when the whole market is chasing the gains, what are you doing?
Second, learn to read the "forward-looking guidance," not the "past 24 hours."
Microsoft's surge isn't because of "what you did last quarter"—it's because of "what to do next quarter." In the crypto market, the vast majority only look at the "past 24-hour price movement," never the project team's roadmap or lock-up plans.
Third, buy when expectations diverge, sell when expectations are aligned.
You've heard this a hundred times. But Microsoft's lesson turned it into a tangible 450 billion.
While you're chasing gains and selling on the candlesticks, Wall Street is playing the game of "expectation gap."
While you're researching "will this coin pull up tomorrow," institutions are investigating "where the market's expectations for this project went wrong."
This market has never been a game of ups and downs—it's a game of the tiny gap between expectations and reality.
Microsoft uses 450 billion to show you: that 4% gap is worth risking your entire position.
$BTC $MSFT $TAO #微软单日市值增近4500亿, setting a record for US stocks 🧐 On-chain perspective: $UNI Rebirth from the ashes or just a flash in the pan?
UNI has recently surged from $2.27 to above $4.40, with nearly a 100% increase in one month. The following analysis focuses on on-chain data and technical structure.
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📊 Support and resistance levels
The current price is near 4.38-4.40, with a 24-hour high of 4.477. Technically, the market is showing a W-bottom breakout pattern, with bullish positions at MA5 (4.170), MA10 (4.057), and MA30 (3.896) all rising in the group. The MACD has formed a low-level golden cross, and the bullish bars are gradually strengthening.
Pressure above
· First resistance zone: 4.477 (24-hour high)
· Second resistance zone: 4.560-4.720
· Third pressure zone: 5.05
Supporting below
· First Support Zone: 4.20 (Previous resistance broken through has turned into support)
· Second support zone: 4.17 (MA5) / 4.057 (MA10) / 3.896 (MA30)
· Key support: 3.78 (If it falls below this, the bullish structure will fail)
· Limit support: 3.66 (coincides with the uptrend line)
RSI is at 65.49, indicating there is still room to be overbought. Trading volume of 789.36K is the highest on the chart, confirming a double average volume breakout. Focus on the 4.360-4.430 range, with confirmed targets at 4.560 and 4.720.
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🐋 Market maker movements on the chain
Currently, on-chain signals are highly divided, with bulls clearly dominating but bearish undercurrents surging:
Bullish signals (continued institutional accumulation): Cumberland bought over 1.62 million UNI within 4 hours (about $6.77 million, average price $4.17), then transferred over 1.22 million to non-exchange wallets, usually interpreted as medium- to long-term holding. Another wallet linked to Cumberland has accumulated purchases of $6.12 million in UNI, also transferred to Monetalis-related addresses. Institutional participants have increased their holdings for several consecutive days. Previously, after exclusion from exchanges, whales' holdings slightly increased from 778.56 million to 778.94 million UNI (about 380,000 new coins). Spot Taker CVD remains buyer-led, confirming that market orders are more likely to be overweight rather than distributed. Garret Jin has opened 366,000 UNI with 2x leveraged long positions and continues to grow.
Bearish signal (selling pressure): An address associated with Trend Research transferred 2.7 million $UNI I to the exchange, costing about $9.52 and resulting in an unrealized loss of up to $16.5 million. The market is sensitive to—why move after losing so much? Such fluctuations often indicate that major players are beginning to reassess their risks. Additionally, time-locked contracts released 27.9 million UNI (about $192 million), of which 750,000 have been transferred to Binance.
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📈 Positive factors
Fee switch officially activated: On July 27, the UNIfication proposal was fully implemented in v4. In the past 24 hours, about $325,000 flowed to UNI for burning. Robinhood Chain contributed more than half of the revenue. Since last December, burn addresses have held 107.8 million UNI.
Uniswap transforms into a Launchpad hub: Launches feature aggregating multiple launch pads such as Bankr and Pons. In July alone, over 340,000 new tokens have been listed on Robinhood Chain.
Institutional and compliance expansion: v4 launched Permissioned Pools for regulated institutions, in collaboration with Securitize and Superstate. BlackRock had previously acquired UNI.
Ecosystem adoption surges: Uniswap V4 saw weekly trading volume reach $6.17 billion, V3 $5.8 billion. Active addresses reached a four-month high, and whale trading volume reached a seven-month high. Standard Chartered Bank has set a target price of $100 for 2030.
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📉 Bearish factors
Governance token value capture controversy: UNI has long been criticized as a "DEX leader with a 200 billion trading volume, tokens can only be voted on." Although the fee switch has been activated, some liquidity providers accuse it of "taking money out of their own pockets."
Whale selling at a loss: Trend Research-affiliated addresses opened positions at a cost of $9.52, currently losing about $16.5 million, but still chose to transfer out. Big funds will move even when losing money; the market's first reaction is usually cautious.
Unlock and potential selling pressure: 27.9 million UNI released, accounting for about 3.77% of circulating supply. Time Lock transferring 5 million UNI to a new address has sparked market speculation. With a current circulating supply of about 740 million tokens, the continued inflow of tokens on exchanges signals potential selling pressure.
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💡 Summary
$UNI is at a historic turning point—the activation of fee switches brings real deflation, while institutions continue to increase holdings and ecosystem expansion provide fundamental support, but whale losses and token unlocks pose short-term concerns. 4.20 is the current dividing line between bulls and bears: if it holds, the target is 4.56-4.72; if it falls below it, it may pull back to 3.78-3.66. Is this rally a sign of value discovery or a rebound attracting bulls? The answer lies in the continuous flow of on-chain funds.
⚠️ The above content is based solely on objective analysis of on-chain data and market information, and does not constitute any investment advice. Please make your own risk judgment. #PCE环比转负, GDP growth slowed to 1.5% #美股加密标的承压, and coin price fluctuations impacted financial reports by #韩股KOSPI盘中飙升14%, marking the largest single-day gain in history SanDisk's recent rally has indeed been strong, but the more emotions run high, the more I want to see from the other side of the market.
My view is clear: I am bearish on Sandisk.
It's not because the storage industry lacks opportunities, nor does it deny AI's drive for data demand, but because the current stock price has already exhausted too much optimistic expectations.
The core logic behind SanDisk's recent rally boils down to two words: AI and the reversal of the storage cycle.
The market believes that with the explosive data volume of the AI era, demand for NAND storage will continue to increase. At the same time, the storage industry has experienced inventory destocking and supply contraction in previous years, causing prices to start rebounding. SanDisk's profits are expected to recover.
But the problem is, the market is now trading "expectations," not the results that have already been delivered.
The biggest characteristic of the storage industry is its cyclical nature.
Over the past few decades, the DRAM and NAND markets have repeatedly experienced similar cycles: price increases → companies expand production → supply increases→ prices fall, → profits deteriorate.
At the beginning of every cycle reversal, the market thinks this time is different, but ultimately industry rules will play again.
The biggest problem now is that SanDisk's stock price has risen faster than the pace of fundamental improvement.
If NAND prices continue to rise in the future, profits may indeed improve. But if demand growth slows or industry capacity is reopened, market expectations for SanDisk's profitability could drop rapidly.
The second short-selling logic is the valuation bubble brought by AI narratives.
Currently, the market likes to label all semiconductor companies with AI, but in reality, the winners in the AI industry chain are not exactly the same.
NVIDIA controls the core computing power, HBM manufacturers benefit from high-end memory demand, and SanDisk mainly focuses on NAND storage business. AI will increase storage demand, but that doesn't mean SanDisk can achieve profit growth like GPU companies.
The market is now simply interpreting "AI needs storage" as "SanDisk's profits will grow infinitely," but there is a huge gap between them.
The third risk is the return of competition.
When storage prices rise and profit margins expand, companies like Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix will not miss market opportunities. The semiconductor industry will never allow a company to enjoy excess profits for long.
Once supply begins to recover, storage prices may come under pressure again.
Now, many investors are seeing the AI era, storage shortages, and industry recovery.
But what short sellers need to look at is whether all this information is already reflected in the price.
My judgment is that SanDisk's biggest risk now isn't the lack of upward logic, but that the market has already played out the best script ahead of time.
When everyone begins to believe that storage cycles have entered a golden age, it is often when cyclical stocks are at their riskest.
This time, I chose to stand on the other side of market sentiment, waiting for a gap between expectations and reality. The stronger SanDisk is, the more it deserves attention to the risks behind it. $SNDK #苹果第三财季业绩超预期, the stock price plunged sharply after hours $XRP is a token highly dependent on narrative and regulatory messages—it has historical significance, but its long-term value capture capability is questionable, and centralization controversies have never truly disappeared.
Highly tied to Ripple, with low degree of decentralization. Although the XRP Ledger is technically independent, its actual ecosystem, promotion, funding, and influence heavily depend on Ripple. Ripple holds a large amount of XRP and directly influences market supply through sales and strategic positioning. The so-called "decentralized payment network" is, in the eyes of many observers, more like an accessory to the company's products.
Although the SEC lawsuit has reached phased results, regulatory uncertainty has not been completely eliminated. XRP's legal status still varies across different jurisdictions, directly limiting institutional willingness to adopt it on a large scale. Every regulatory announcement triggers sharp fluctuations, indicating that market confidence in its fundamentals is not stable.
The stories of "cross-border payments" and "bank settlements" have been told for over a decade, but truly large-scale, sustained bank-level adoption data remains limited. Many collaborations remain at the pilot or promotional stages, with actual transaction volume and real demand mismatched with market capitalization. Against the backdrop of accelerated development of stablecoins and CBDCs, XRP's payment narrative faces the risk of being replaced.
XRP itself does not directly capture network fees or protocol revenue. Holding XRP is more a gamble on Ripple's commercial success and regulatory benefits than on the protocol's own economic model. This "company token" attribute is especially vulnerable during bear markets.
The XRP community is highly loyal, but this has also led to strong sentiment-driven market trends. Once positive expectations fail, pullbacks are often severe and prolonged. In the long run, this "belief market" feature increases risk, not reduces it.
#交易之声: Your experience deserves to be heard
$BTC $ETH Currently, the easiest judgment to collapse is the expectation that "all altcoins will rise sequentially." In a market where relative strength is already sharp, what are the conditions that invalidate the trend? The coin and distinction presented in the original text are as follows. The bullish groups are JTO, JELLYJELLY, BTC, OPG, BTCSLX, LAB, BSB, ALLO, and CHIP, while the weak momentum groups are BEAT, EDGE, COAI, TRUMP, RAVE, SPACE, SOPH, IP, AVNT, ZAMA, OFC, PIEVERSE, VIRTUAL, ACU, H, and MEGA. The subjects of observation were MEME, EDEN, HUMA, ZKP, and METIS. The core implications of this distinction are clear. This is not an alt season where the entire market rises simultaneously, but rather a concentration of funds in limited stocks. This is not a signal of widespread risk appetite, but rather a period where selection and concentration occur for stocks that fit specific themes and liquidity conditions. In this cyclical market, BTC and EBinance's daily stock trading volume has recently been around $30 billion. Calculating with a fee rate of one-thousandth, the daily fee income from stock trading alone is close to $30 million.
This is just the result of Binance launching stock trading less than two months ago. It is imaginable that if development continues, Binance's daily fee income from stocks alone could exceed $100 million.
This also reasonably explains why Binance has not been supporting the crypto market much since after the Spring Festival. 整个7月行情其实特别简单，一句话概括：月初大跌抄底吃肉，月中反弹冲高，月末彻底磨盘洗人。
一、本月走势全程回顾
月初盘面直接砸盘，最低打到57700，市场一片恐慌，很多低位割肉。
跌完之后资金直接回流，整月开启修复反弹，一路拉到65300–65500高点。
摸到上方重压之后，多头直接乏力，从月中到月底整整半个月震荡，上下反复插针，没有趋势。
二、本月最关键两个位置
• 上方高压：65500
只要不破这里，所有上涨都是反弹，不是真趋势，每次冲高必回落。
• 下方支撑：62600
月末震荡的生命线，跌不破就是震荡，跌破就是二次走弱。
三、7月赚钱、亏钱核心原因
本月好赚的行情
月初低位拿多、回落低吸，只要不追高，基本都能稳稳套利。
本月最坑的地方（大部分人亏在这里）
1. 月底震荡磨盘，上下插针扫止损，多空都不延续
2. 喜欢中间位置乱开仓，不上不下，纯送止损
3. 冲高追多、回落追空，刚好全部做反
4. 震荡行情爱扛单，小损直接拖成大亏
四、7月整体结论
1. 本月是修复反弹行情，不是牛市单边涨
2. 65500不破，行情永远是震荡偏弱
3. 62600守住，行情就继续横盘磨
4. 本月最好的手法：压力空、支撑多、中间不乱做、不追单、不扛单
五、简单展望8月
月底已经缩量横盘很久，8月必定破方向：
• 站稳65500 → 继续走反弹行情
• 跌破62600 → 继续二次探底走弱
接下来操作思路：没破位继续区间做，破位再顺势跟随。Special thanks to X blogger CJ @gch_enbsbxbs TVBee @blockTVBee. The two bloggers patiently answered some of the questions I raised, providing important references for this article in reviewing MSTR and STRC. The organization, understanding, and judgment of this article are my own responsibility. First, the conclusion: The easiest mistake at WeiStrategy is to simply interpret it as "a company that bought a lot of BTC." That's not enough. More precisely, Strategy is a machine that puts BTC onto a publicly traded company's balance sheet, then repeatedly raises it with common stock, preferred stock, bonds, and market premiums. So when you look at it, you can't just ask: Will BTC rise? You may ask: Is this financing machine currently in a positive rotation, defensive, or even reversed? The difference between MSTR and STRC should also be understood here: in short, MSTR is an offensive BTC amplifier. STRC is an interest-bearing tool with Strategy credit risk. 1. First, distinguish the names Strategy / MicroStrategy: the main body of the company. It was originally a company specializing in enterprise software and business intelligence, but now the market mainly sees it as a "Bitcoin Treasury company." MSTR: Common stock. Common stocks are the riskiest, have the lowest ranking, but also have the greatest upside potential. People buying MSTR aren't just buying BTC—they're also wondering whether the company can surviveAfter Micron's surge, why did I start to be bearish? The market may have overestimated the sustainability of AI storage cycles
Micron's recent rally has been very strong, and the logic behind it is clear: demand for AI data centers is growing, HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) has become the market focus, and after a prolonged downturn, the storage industry is beginning to see price recovery. Capital is refocusing on semiconductor cyclical stocks, and Micron has also become a hot target in the AI industry chain.
However, rising stock prices do not mean the risk disappears; on the contrary, when the market is highly optimistic, it is necessary to reassess its valuation and future potential.
My core reason for being bearish on Micron is that the market may have priced a cyclical recovery according to the logic of long-term growth stocks.
Micron is still essentially a cyclical semiconductor company. In recent years, the DRAM and NAND markets have experienced oversupply, with industry profits dropping sharply. Now, as manufacturers cut production and demand recovers, rising prices are driving profit improvements—this is a normal cyclical rebound.
The problem is, the most common scenario for a cycle reversal is when stock prices lead earnings to rise.
When the market anticipates significant profit increases in the coming quarters, valuations often already contain a lot of optimistic factors. If subsequent financial reports show growth below expectations, even if the company still makes money, the stock price may adjust due to the disappointment in expectations.
Additionally, although AI demand is real, the market may have overestimated Micron's potential benefits.
Currently, the core of AI hardware investment remains focused on GPUs, advanced packaging, and high-end HBM supply chains. Micron is indeed involved in the HBM market, but facing competitors like Samsung and SK Hynix, it is not a market without pressure.
The AI era requires more memory, and this logic is sound, but "demand growth" does not mean "unlimited profit growth."
Another risk comes from industry supply.
The semiconductor industry has a long-term pattern: when profits begin to recover, companies increase capital expenditures. When more capacity enters the market, the supply-demand relationship may change again. The storage industry has repeatedly experienced cycles of "shortages—expansion—oversupply," and this risk will not disappear just because AI narratives emerge.
The biggest expectation the market has for Micron now is that AI can bring about a multi-year supercycle. But the biggest fear in investing is mistaking a strong cyclical market for permanent growth.
So I am bearish on Micron not because I think it has no value, but because the current price already reflects too much good news.
While everyone in the market is discussing AI dividends, HBM shortages, and explosive profits, another issue needs to be considered: if future growth only meets expectations rather than exceeds them, can current valuations continue to hold up?
Micron's biggest risk is not that there are no opportunities, but that the market has already bought in the best possible future. For cyclical stocks, the hottest times are often also the times when calmness is most needed. $MU #财报观察员: Amazon's guidance misses expectations, yet stock price rises 9%