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On-chain data shows that Bitcoin has accumulated about 1.03 million potential selling pressure in the $83,000 to $86,000 range, mainly from long-term holders in the previous cycle. For this group, if the price returns to this area, it means close to breaking even or a small profit, so they are more likely to buy out in batches during the rebound, forming a solid supply wall above. For the current market to continue its upward trend, the spot side must show sufficient support; otherwise, prices are easily repeatedly suppressed when this range is reached. Meanwhile, short positions in the futures market are also a key variable driving prices higher—only when a large number of short positions are forced to close out, creating forced buying force, can prices gain extra momentum while taking over spot positions. In other words, the sustainability and height of this round of rally do not depend entirely on the bulls' willingness but more on whether bears are willing to "cooperate" at high levels. From the trading rhythm perspective, the main players currently prefer to absorb selling pressure through sideways consolidation rather than directly pushing prices up aggressively. This "trading time for space" approach allows long-term holders to gradually sell in a relatively stable environment and continuously lure short-selling funds during the consolidation, using the power of short stop-losses to support the price. It can be said that this is a relatively effortless choice under current capital conditions, but there is also a hidden risk—whether the volatility will further expand depends entirely on whether the main players have sufficient mobilizable funds. Once funds tighten, the sideways movement may turn into a bearish decline$XAU
Gold plummets $200! Large bearish candle shakeout, don't blindly cut losses
⚠️Risk warning: This is only a market opinion exchange and does not constitute investment advice. Contract trading carries extremely high risk, please control your position size.
Chart of XAUUSDT perpetual 1-hour timeframe shows two rounds of devastating sell-offs:
First round: rapid dump from the high of 4634, crashing below 4500;
After a brief consolidation between 4450-4480, the second round broke down further, hitting a low of 4405, current price 4428.3.
MACD death cross downward, bearish momentum releasing intensively, a large number of leveraged contracts liquidated.
Many think this plunge is due to Fed rate hikes, but that is not the case.
The Fed's statements did not clearly indicate a rate hike or cut, and they scrapped forward guidance altogether. Just raising rate hike expectations caused market panic and a stampede.
The US is now trapped in a debt deadlock:
Tax hikes, spending cuts, rate cuts, and rate hikes—all four paths are blocked, with national debt surpassing 40 trillion. The market hopes AI technology will boost the economy and dilute debt, but AI is a long-term "pre-sale" with a 10-year cycle, and short-term returns cannot be realized.
In contrast, gold is a tangible "ready property," not relying on anyone's credit promises.
Global central banks continue large-scale gold purchases, increasing holdings by 288 tons last quarter, a 60% year-on-year surge.
Retail investors: panic stop-loss after seeing $200 drop
Investment banks: repeatedly calculating rate hike probabilities
Central banks: continue hoarding gold in the spot market
Short-term candlesticks are the weather; debt fundamentals are the terrain. Weather changes, but terrain is hard to alter.
Key levels on the chart
🔹Resistance: 4480-4520 (first layer of trapped resistance), strong resistance at 4634
🔹Support: 4405 (this round's low, core defense level)
Short-term trend is weak, don't rush to bottom-fish. Wait for support confirmation or a breakout and stable hold above resistance before acting.
Two signals must appear simultaneously for the bull logic to truly fail:
1. AI productivity data is genuinely reflected in official statistics
2. US Treasury yields autonomously fall and stabilize
Before that, most big drops are emotion-driven shakeouts.
💬 Interaction: Holding long-term funds, do you choose AI long-term expectations or gold for hedging? Let's discuss in the comments.
#黄金 #XAUUSDT #高盛称美联储9月加息可能性非常低 #就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验 The next AI earnings test is less about confirming compute demand and more about measuring its breadth. Dell on Sep 1, followed by Broadcom and Snowflake on Sep 2, should offer a useful cross-section of servers, custom chips, networking and cloud data.
My read: durable sector support requires more than strong orders at one layer. Growth that also converts into profit, cash flow and steadier software revenue would make the broader valuation case more credible. If strength remains concentrated in chips, the AI cycle may still be robust, but its benefits will look narrower. Not advice, just analysis.
#BroadcomDellAIResultsBrothers, it's Monday, and liquidity returned as soon as the US stock market opened.
$BTC surged up to 79387 before being slammed down, with a low of 76916. This wave is just the emotional release after the US stock market opened. The ETF broke a nine-day inflow streak and lost 200 million dollars on Friday, plus the sell orders accumulated over the low-liquidity weekend suddenly flooded out. It's normal to have a little pullback after nine consecutive days of inflows, don't panic. The support below for BTC is 76600-77000. My long position remains unchanged with an order at 75555 waiting to be filled; I'll enter if it hits, otherwise forget it. The upper target is still 79200-80000.
$ETH dropped quite hard this wave, with a high of 2534 and a low directly down to 2386. The Ethereum spot ETF is still seeing inflows, with about 100 million dollars net inflow for the tenth consecutive day, but it can't resist the overall market pullback, plus the negative sentiment from Cronos being attacked dragged down the entire ETH ecosystem. However, the ETH/BTC position has reached a critical breakout point. Once the market stabilizes, there is still a chance for an independent rally. I continue to hold my long position, planning to buy on a dip at 2400-2405 with a stop loss at 2375.
$SOL fell the hardest today, dropping from 107.46 straight down to 100.20, losing over 4 points. The positive news of Goldman Sachs holding positions couldn't stop the market pullback, plus the competitive narrative brought by Robinhood Chain and Ethereum L2 caused short-term funds to exit. However, SOL's governance upgrade and deflationary logic remain intact, and the V1 trading system launch on the 9th is still on the way. I have an order placed at 98-99 waiting to buy.I believe the key for $SOL this time is not short-term sentiment, but a change in the supply logic. After the governance vote passed the dual deflation proposal, the future supply of SOL will decrease, effectively reducing inflationary pressure by one notch. What's even more remarkable is that this is happening while the ecosystem is still hot: there is demand attention, and the supply side is tightening again. The market's pricing of SOL is likely to no longer just follow thematic rotations but will re-evaluate its scarcity. I wouldn't interpret this as an instant positive, but if the momentum continues, SOL has the chance to enter a new round of value reassessment. My judgment leans positive; the core depends on whether the expectation of reduced supply can sustain trading, rather than just a one-day hype.#Employment data released intensively, Wash's policy stance under scrutiny
Let me tell you the honest truth from my mid-term intelligence perspective: this week is packed with employment data—ADP, JOLTS, initial claims, and non-farm payrolls closing the show. It looks lively, but the measuring stick has already been changed by Wash.
Brother Jackson Hole was very straightforward: inflation hasn't truly dropped, the 2% target is fixed, forward guidance is gone, only "discipline" is given, no GPS. Previously, the market played the "poor employment → rate cut" reflex arc, but this time it doesn't work. In his mind, 4.1% employment is considered sufficient, as long as there are no hiring freezes or layoffs, unless non-farm payrolls approach zero or turn negative, or unemployment jumps above 4.2%, he won't stop being hawkish.
As long as employment doesn't collapse drastically, Wash has the confidence to keep talking tough; the probability of a rate hike in September is nearly 60% and still holding; only if the data is really bad will it give the market a chance to ease.
Don't get swayed by single-week fluctuations in the mid-term; focus on the slopes of core PCE, oil prices, and unemployment rate—these three lines are more useful than guessing the non-farm numbers.
My conclusion: employment data is a thermometer, Wash has recalibrated the scale, if you still read it by the old red line, you'll end up eating noodles.
$BTC
$ETH Next week, OPN, HYPE, SUI, ENA, and EIGEN will unlock nearly $100 million in concentrated tokens, yet BTC violently surged and triggered liquidations late at night — is this a signal that the bull market continues, or a prelude to whales selling off on good news?
These two events might be part of the same scheme. The late-night surge triggered liquidations, with BTC jumping from 77,500 to 79,120 and ETH rising from 2,460 to 2,520 — short-term shorts were wiped out, and market sentiment instantly reversed. But the real undercurrent is the large-scale token unlock next week. Although HYPE’s $70 million unlock accounts for only 0.1%, the absolute amount is significant; the real risk lies with OPN unlocking 10% of its circulating supply, as projects with poor liquidity are easily crushed.
The late-night pump might be designed to create better selling prices for the unlocked tokens — first triggering a short squeeze to create FOMO, then distributing the unlocked tokens at a high price. If this script plays out, those chasing longs will be the last bag holders. You can follow the short-term move, but be quick in and out; don’t get attached to the fight.
Are you chasing the late-night pump, or waiting for the unlock sell-off to hit a low before acting?
$BTC $ETH $OPN $BTC did not continue straight up after surging to $81,000, currently stuck in a high-level consolidation between $77,000 and $80,000.
Since rising from around $63,000 in August, the monthly gain is still close to 30%, outperforming gold, the Nasdaq, and the S&P; however, the $80,000 level has been repeatedly tested and lost, indicating the market has shifted from a short squeeze acceleration to profit digestion and waiting for macro validation.
What has truly changed is who it moves with. Grayscale data shows Bitcoin's 90-day correlation with gold has risen from near zero at the start of the year to over 50%, with a 30-day window even reaching 0.81; meanwhile, its correlation with the Nasdaq has dropped from over 60% to about 33%, and with the US Dollar Index it has moved to around -0.86.
It currently does not resemble high-beta tech stocks but rather trades like a scarce hard asset.
Behind this is the same macro logic: the total US debt has crossed $40 trillion, the Treasury is increasing long-term bond buybacks, the dollar is weakening, and fiat credit hedging flows are returning. Gold moves first, Bitcoin follows, marking a restart of devaluation trades rather than internal hype within the crypto community.
Stronger linkage does not mean they will always rise and fall together. Gold has low volatility and is a steadier safe haven; Bitcoin is more elastic and more easily disrupted by leverage and risk appetite.
This week’s dense employment data releases and the still-to-be-tested hawkish stance of the Fed will affect interest rate and dollar expectations, which will loosen correlations again. If $80,000 cannot hold, the high-level consolidation will extend; if gold strengthens further and the dollar continues to weaken, this consolidation is more likely to become a stepping stone for the next breakout. #BTC高位震荡，与黄金联动增强 Basecat 单日110万美金买盘 ，coinbase流入加速，Basecat会把风口带向base链吗？ 一起来看看数据吧！ 2026.8.31日 #Basecat 前40名持币地址数据变化 1：Uniswap ：流出 43.22% Mexc : 流出 6.83% Coinbase ： 流入 29.19% 2：前40个人地址：6人减仓，6人加仓，11人新进入 $Basecat 每日重点总结： 经过4天的沉淀，单杀再一次统计了basecat，现在看看整体数据吧，coinbase流入较之前已经加速，前40总共有6人减仓，有3人是把代币转出，还有3人是真实减仓，减仓数量中等，前40总共有6人加仓，有3人是别的地址转入，还有3个是链上加仓，但是加仓的数量很少，跟上次相比这一次前40总共有11个新人进入，总买入大约110万美金，其中知名meme玩家 Unipcs买入45万美金，有6个地址是新买入，2个地址是排名正常上升，还有3个地址是别的地址转入过来，对应跌出的11人有6个地址减仓跌出排名，还有5人是彻底清仓了，大概的数据就这些，简单的分析和拆解一下吧，本次上涨$BTC is currently in a high-level consolidation phase after a sharp surge
In the early session, it just pulled back but did not break below last Friday's low near 76800
Entered a light long position to test the waters, short-term focus is on whether it can break through around 79500
News#LaborMarketTestsWalsh #BTCGoldCorrelation #BroadcomDellAIResults 一年前这个时候，市场还在以99.3%的概率押注9月降息25个基点。 现在呢？ CME显示今年加息两次概率超50%。 从降息共识到加息共识，只用了一个「沃什时代」。 9月15-16日FOMC会议之前，三股力量正在做最后的博弈。 🔥 第一股力量：加息派（CME + 法巴 + FOMC 3名委员） CME「美联储观察」最新数据：9月维持利率不变概率43.1%，累计加息25个基点概率56.9%。 美联储到10月维持利率不变概率29.3%，累计加息25个基点概率52.5%，累计加息50个基点概率18.3%。 9月加息概率从8月21日的39.9%飙升至57%。 7月FOMC已有3名委员支持加息25bp。内部裂痕在扩大。 法国巴黎银行预计12月起连续加息三次。 这不是猜测，这是市场在用真金白银下注。 ❄️ 第二股力量：按兵不动派（Polymarket 4个聪明钱） Polymarket上，美联储9月维持利率不变的概率为52%，加息25个基点的概率为48%，该合约交易额已超过6660万美元。 注意一个细节：4个地址投入$10.54万，押注"9月后利率上限不变"，平均买入概率58.9%，低于当前63.Guys, who's the coolest guy today? $UNI（Uniswap） 。 On August 31, UNI briefly broke through $5.4, setting a new high since January 2026. In the past 24 hours, it rose more than 13%, with daily turnover reaching $600 million and open interest surging to $250 million to $400 million. But in June this year, UNI was only $2.31. In three months, it more than doubled. Why did UNI suddenly become so aggressive? First, the valuation logic has completely changed. What was UNI's biggest weakness before? Uniswap earned hundreds of millions to over a billion dollars in fees a year, while UNI holders didn't get a single cent—except for voting, they had no use. In December 2025, UNI's tokenomics reform plan was approved, with two core tasks: burning 100 million UNI+ to activate protocol fee switches. As of August 31, about 110 million tokens had been burned, with a total burn value of $630 million. Over 150,000 tokens burned in a single day set a record. For every fee Uniswap earned, it would buy UNI on the market and burn it. From "air coins" to "cash flow tokens." Second, Robinhood Chain brought incremental traffic to traditional finance. In July this year, Robinhood Chain's mainnet launched, and Uniswap was the core AMM from day one. In the past 24 hours, revenue was $4.29 million, accounting for nearly half of Robinhood Chain's fee revenue. Stock token daily trading volume was $130 million, a tenfold increase in a month. Traditional stocksDropped 4000 points in three days, how much is a word from Warsh worth?
📝 Main text
On Monday, BTC fell below 78000. Just three days ago, it was above 81000.
From Wednesday to Sunday, Bitcoin dropped nearly 5%, wiping out most of last week's gains. The reason is just one — Warsh said one sentence at Jackson Hole: "If underlying inflation does not clearly and quickly fall back, the Fed still has work to do."
The market translated "still has work to do" into the probability of a rate hike in September rising from 35% to over 60%. Then BTC plunged from 81500 to 77000.
Someone asked me, is this really bad news? I don't think so, this is a reset of expectations. Rate hikes are not news; the market fears "uncertainty." Warsh gave a relatively clear signal: if inflation doesn't come down, I will act. With the direction clear, funds actually know how to position themselves.
Now, a few situations I've observed:
First, someone is taking over. Although ETFs had a slight net outflow on Thursday and Friday, the whole week still saw a net inflow of over 900 million, and Ethereum ETFs continue to attract funds. Institutions haven't fled; they're just adjusting positions.
Second, derivatives are deleveraging. In the past 24 hours, liquidations reached 150 million USD, mostly longs. The rise was too fast before; now washing out leverage is good for the future, but the process is painful.
Third, a critical level is near. BTC is around 77000; if this level doesn't hold, the next support is at 75000. But the weekend's low-volume decline without panic selling shows bulls haven't given up yet. ETH and SOL fell in sync; ETH is at the edge of 2400, SOL at 101, both previous breakout levels.
What I want to say is: this is not panic, it's a correction. Warsh's speech is important, but if there really is a rate hike in September, the market has already been digesting it in advance. Once the sentiment is fully released, what should come back will come back.
My approach now is simple: no adding positions, no cutting losses, no guessing the bottom. Wait until BTC returns above 78000 before making moves.
Brothers, did you get swept out this round? Let's chat in the comments👇#就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验 #财报观察员：博通与戴尔接棒，AI回报再受检验 Employment data will be released intensively this week, putting Waller's hawkish tone from last Friday's Jackson Hole under a tough test.
Waller painted a very optimistic picture of the labor market: unemployment rate at 4.1%, initial jobless claims four-week average near multi-decade lows, labor market "consistent with full employment"; the real issue lies with prices—PCE year-over-year at 3.7%, annualized near 4.1% over the past six months, with inflation running above 2% for 65 consecutive months.
His conclusion is straightforward: financial conditions are not restrictive, prices are the current top priority; if core inflation does not "clear and fall fast enough," the Fed "still has work to do." The market immediately raised the probability of a September rate hike to nearly 60%.
The official numbers he used to support the "no worries on employment" stance are themselves loosening. July nonfarm payrolls unexpectedly decreased by 23,000, May and June combined were revised down by 103,000; last Friday's annual benchmark revision further cut employment through March by 79,000. The "frozen market" of low hiring and low layoffs, combined with labor force participation falling to a five-year low, looks more like weak supply and demand rather than overheating.
This week is the confrontation window: Tuesday JOLTS vacancies, Wednesday ADP, Thursday initial claims, Friday August nonfarm payrolls. If data continue to weaken and wages do not rise, Waller's narrative of "employment is met, just focus on inflation" will crack—not immediately forcing him to turn dovish, but weakening the justification for action in September. If there is a rebound accompanied by wage growth, it will perfectly confirm his framework: employment is not a constraint, and there is still room for rate hikes. #就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验 Anthropic received $8 billion from Amazon and $2 billion from Google, and before the cheers have died down, the computing power bills might crush it.
Not to pour cold water.
Imagine—what's it like when your landlord is also your creditor?
💡 An overlooked structural fact
Amazon has cumulatively committed about $8 billion in investment to Anthropic, and Google has committed $2 billion. Both are also its most important computing power suppliers.
Anthropic has signed multi-year, tens-of-billions-of-dollars computing power procurement contracts with AWS and Google Cloud.
This is no coincidence; it's the industry standard. Leading AI labs almost all sit on the knees of cloud providers—the money comes from the cloud providers, and so do the machines. 🏠 Like tenants who also owe debts to their landlord, the rent amount and whether it increases all depend on the landlord's mood.
📊 The first curtain the S-1 will lift
The market is now focused on valuation multiples: 1 trillion, 2 trillion, 3 trillion. These numbers talk about the future.
But what the prospectus will reveal is how much computing power costs eat into revenue. This directly determines whether the gross margin can emerge.
The so-called unit economics—how much net profit is made for every dollar of model service sold.
Amazon and Google are both shareholders and suppliers, so their bargaining power is naturally limited. Pricing terms are written into the S-1 and cannot be hidden.
🔗 Not just Anthropic's problem
All leading AI labs sit in the same structure: cloud providers are simultaneously shareholders and suppliers.
OpenAI relies on Microsoft Azure, Anthropic relies on AWS and Google Cloud. Cloud providers are both financiers and the only sellers capable of providing large-scale computing power.
This means—every dollar of gross profit AI companies earn, a portion flows back to the cloud providers' pockets as "computing power fees."
📖 Which three pages should the secondary market flip to
When the S-1 is released on September 7, don't rush to look at valuation multiples.
Go straight to these three pages:
• Revenue gross margin—the proportion of computing power costs to revenue
• Cash burn rate—whether the burn rate can sustain until breakeven
• Top five customer concentration—whether revenue is held hostage by a few large customers or dispersed
These three pages of numbers are more honest than any TAM story.
🎯 No matter how big AI company valuations are talked up, the computing power unit economics in the S-1 are the true touchstone.
$ANTHROPIC When the S-1 is released on September 7, don't rush to look at valuation multiples; go straight to the computing power cost page.
#Anthropic：IPO新进展，招股书拟9月公开 $BTC$BTC still controls the overall direction, but market funds are quietly shifting their focus to $ETH. The latest data shows that on August 28, the US spot BTC ETF saw a net outflow of about $219 million, ending a nine-day inflow streak; Meanwhile, the ETH ETF recorded a net inflow of about $102 million that day, extending the inflow streak to 10 days. This may signal a capital rotation worth watching: 🟠 BTC → continues to serve as a market liquidity and trend anchor 🔵. ETH → ETF demand is increasing, and capital attention keeps rising 🔄. BTC stability + ETH relative strengthening→ Counterfeit market activity may further rebound. I am now focusing on the relative strength of BTC/ETH. If BTC can hold near $77K and ETH breaks above $2.5K again, the next round of capital rotation may happen faster than the market expects. 👀 Don't just look at price fluctuations; what's truly worth tracking is where the money is flowing #BTC #ETH #Crypto #ETF #Bitcoin #Ethereum #LaborMarketTestsWalsh #BTCGoldCorrelationThis wave of a major rebound starting from 62,000 owes a large part of its success to improved expectations of overseas liquidity. U.S. Treasury yields declined, the dollar weakened, driving Bitcoin and gold to strengthen simultaneously, with continuous large net inflows into spot ETFs pushing the price above 80,000.
However, the market will not move unilaterally forward indefinitely. Recently, U.S. Treasury yields have fluctuated, and market disagreements over subsequent data have increased. Once economic data exceeds expectations and leans strong, rate cut expectations will be delayed, liquidity expectations will quickly cool down, and Bitcoin will face correction pressure.
Institutional funds are not buying nonstop either. After several consecutive days of large inflows, recent inflow scale has noticeably shrunk, with occasional single-day outflows, indicating internal disagreements within institutions and no longer a unanimous bullish view.
On-chain data shows a large number of short-term holders are unlocking profits at high levels, transferring chips to exchanges for profit-taking. Those who acquired chips at low levels are cashing in on the rebound, while late-entering retail investors take over the chips. This chip exchange at high levels inherently increases the probability of volatility and correction.
Many people now have two kinds of thoughts: one believes liquidity easing has arrived and blindly goes all-in bullish; the other sees a slight correction and immediately judges the rebound is over. Both approaches are prone to pitfalls.
Spot holders: Do not continue to add large positions at high levels; if there are floating profits, you can take partial profits in batches and keep a base position to observe key support. If support holds, continue holding; if support is effectively broken, reduce positions.
Empty position friends: Do not rush to bottom-fish; wait for data to be released and for the market to show stabilization signals before acting.
Contract players: Macro data cycles are very volatile; try to use high leverage sparingly, and if you don’t understand, stay out and observe.
$BTC Meta's massive privacy lawsuit settlement clears residual regulatory risks, boosting market risk appetite and driving $META valuation recovery, but the core current conflict remains the trade-off between high AI computing power CapEx spending and free cash flow pressure.
After the lawsuit settlement, the stock price rose instead of falling, indicating institutional funds are accounting the settlement as a one-time financial clearance; with legal risk discount eliminated, position allocation begins to tilt back toward the core business fundamentals.
The first key factor driving valuation reconstruction is the restoration of systemic risk appetite brought by the resolution of regulatory uncertainty; the second is the cash flow supported by improved conversion rates of advertising recommendation algorithms empowered by the open-source Llama ecosystem; the third factor is the narrowing losses in metaverse hardware.
The bullish scenario triggers when macro risk appetite continues and advertising business cash flow consistently covers computing power investment. If subsequent AI computing infrastructure deployment efficiency exceeds expectations, strong advertising monetization capability will drive positions to concentrate from defensive tech stocks to high-beta tech leaders.
The failure signal for this upside scenario is a secondary upgrade of antitrust policies or substantial regulatory obstacles to the commercialization path of open-source models.
The bearish scenario triggers when CapEx spending excessively suppresses mid-term free cash flow. If AI infrastructure investment fails to bring corresponding incremental advertising conversion in the short term, institutions will reduce position allocations with high valuation premiums.
Has the market fully digested the dilution effect of mid-term computing power investment on cash flow?
In the next 7 days, focus on observing the direction of institutional position rebalancing in block trades and changes in AI infrastructure CapEx budget guidance.
#Stripe财团据报退出，PayPal收跌近13% #闪迪铠侠拟投310亿美元，NAND供需重估 #财报观察员：博通与戴尔接棒，AI回报再受检验Whether BTC can provide a chance to buy on the dip entirely depends on whether Americans find jobs next week.
There is fear that employment might be too strong, giving the Federal Reserve a reason to actually raise interest rates, with institutions taking the opportunity to sell; and fear that employment might be too weak, making the market worry about economic collapse, with cash being king.
The ideal scenario is that nonfarm payrolls increase between 40,000 and 80,000, and the unemployment rate honestly stays around the expected 4.1%. Neither overheating nor crashing, giving funds a reason to continue buying.
This week is like a high-intensity exam week: Tuesday looks at job openings, Wednesday at the small nonfarm payrolls, and Friday waits for the nonfarm payrolls.
Don’t rush to enter the market; wait for these days to fully digest the interest rate hike signals, and decide whether to act after clearly seeing the reaction at key price levels.
#就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验 $BTC $ETH Night Before Nonfarm: 4 Numbers That Decide Your Friday Fate
BTC just surged to $79,000 at midnight, then dropped to $77,000 by morning
Friday's Nonfarm may be the final piece in the puzzle for a September rate hike. At this point, staying alive is more important than making money.
Three scenarios👇
Scenario A: Nonfarm > 80,000
Rate hike probability soars above 70%. BTC may retest $75,000 or even $72,000.
Scenario B: Nonfarm 30,000-60,000
Meets expectations or slightly weak. Market fluctuates with unclear direction. This is the most torturous.
Scenario C: Nonfarm < 30,000
Rate hike probability plummets. BTC may violently rebound to above $82,000. #就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验 #BTC高位震荡，与黄金联动增强 ZEC continues to outperform the market today, but I won't chase it now.
The mainstream market logic is simple: ZCSH has landed on NYSE Arca, institutional access is open, the privacy sector is being repriced, so ZEC can still rise.
I only agree with this logic halfway.
My judgment is: the biggest risk for ZEC now is not whether the ETF will be launched, but whether leverage has already outpaced real buying demand.
Currently, BTC is around $78,000, ETH about $2,450, SOL about $105, with only slight overall gains; ZEC, however, remains near $830–840, up about 5% in 24 hours, showing clear relative strength.
Moreover, ZCSH has officially launched, so the ETF positive factor has shifted from "expectation" to "fact." Buying ZEC now is essentially trading on how much new demand the ETF can still bring in the future.
I am more focused on the leverage structure.
Support is seen around $790. If it quickly falls back there, some high-leverage longs may be forced to exit.
Resistance is around $870–880. If it can break through with volume and funding rates are not overheated simultaneously, I am more willing to believe a second phase of the trend is starting.
So my plan is simple:
No chasing near $840.
If it pulls back to $800–810 with support, I will reassess.
If it breaks through $870–880 and holds, I accept buying a bit higher for confirmation.
If it falls below $790 and fails to recover, I will consider the strong structure to be breaking down.
I am not bearish on ZEC now; on the contrary, I am still slightly bullish.$UNI 突然启动了 这次背后的逻辑比以前更强 UNI今天一度上涨超过 16%，价格重新来到5美元附近，我觉得这一轮不能只当成普通的山寨补涨。 现在Uniswap最大的变化，是协议收入终于开始真正和UNI挂钩。 从去年底开启协议费机制以后，部分交易手续费会进入链上机制并最终销毁UNI；最近v4和更多链也开始加入。过去90天已经有大约 464万枚UNI被永久销毁。 同时最近代币化股票交易量快速增长，Uniswap一周增加了约 3.25亿美元相关交易量，Robinhood Chain上线不到两个月，通过Uniswap产生的累计交易量已经超过200亿美元。 所以现在的UNI和以前已经有点不一样了。 交易量越大，协议费越高，$UNI 销毁就越多。 如果接下来真的进入DeFi和山寨行情，我觉得UNI这种有基本面、有流动性，又开始出现通缩逻辑的老牌币，反而很容易重新被资金盯上。 📌 Title
Dropped 4000 points in three days, how much is a word from Waller worth?
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On Monday, BTC fell below 78,000. Just three days ago, it was still above 81,000.
From Wednesday to Sunday, Bitcoin dropped nearly 5%, wiping out most of last week's gains. The reason is just one — Waller said one sentence at Jackson Hole: "If underlying inflation does not clearly and quickly fall back, the Fed still has work to do."
The market translated "still has work to do" into a September rate hike probability rising from 35% to over 60%. Then BTC plunged from 81,500 to 77,000.
Someone asked me, is this really bearish? I don't think so; this is a reset of expectations. Rate hikes are not news; the market fears "uncertainty." Waller gave a relatively clear signal: if inflation doesn't come down, I will act. With direction clear, funds actually know how to position themselves.
Now, a few situations I’ve observed:
First, some are stepping in. Although ETFs had a slight net outflow on Thursday and Friday, the whole week still saw over 900 million net inflow, and Ethereum ETFs continue to attract capital. Institutions haven’t fled; they’re just adjusting positions.
Second, derivatives are deleveraging. In the past 24 hours, liquidations reached $150 million, mostly longs. The rise was too fast before; now washing out leverage is good for the future, though the process is painful.
Third, a critical level is near. BTC is around 77,000; if this level doesn’t hold, the next support is at 75,000. But the weekend’s low-volume decline without panic selling shows bulls haven’t given up. ETH and SOL are falling in sync, ETH near 2,400, SOL near 101, both previous breakout levels.
What I want to say is: this is not panic, it’s a correction. Waller’s speech is important, but if September rate hikes really happen, the market is already digesting it in advance. Once emotions settle, what should come back will come back.
My current approach is simple: no adding positions, no cutting losses, no guessing the bottom. Wait for BTC to return above 78,000 before making moves.
Brothers, did you get swept out this round? Let’s chat in the comments👇#就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验 #BTC高位震荡，与黄金联动增强 #嘉信理财拟新增SOL、AVAX与LINK $BTC $ETH $SOL 🚨 TONIGHT’S $BTC PUMP ISN’T ABOUT WAR — THE MARKET IS TELLING US SOMETHING BIGGER.
I went back and checked the information behind tonight’s move. At first glance, it looks like a risk-off rotation, with Bitcoin breaking higher as the market treats it like “digital gold.”💎
But there’s one problem with that narrative:
Gold didn’t see the same kind of capital flow.💵
So I’m not convinced this pump is simply because of the so-called🥏$SNDK (Medium-term strong, short-term overheated):
AI storage super cycle + 93.9 billion long-term support logic, but it has moved far from the 5-day moving average. It is recommended to wait for a pullback to 1400–1450 before scaling in.
$SPCX (Bearish bias, avoid catching a falling knife):
Retraced and consolidated sideways from the previous high of 149–150, compounded by two rounds of lock-up releases on 8/6 and 8/20 putting pressure, shrinking volume, and weakening MACD. Short-term support is expected at 140.
$SKHY (Wrongly punished by macro factors):
HBM's top player fundamentals remain intact. Today's decline is purely due to the Fed's hawkish stance (September rate hike probability rising from 35% to 60%), dragging it down. Wait for rate hike expectations to cool off and a pullback to 150–155 (ADR) before positioning more securely.Brothers, waking up this morning and seeing this market, are you confused?
The celebration of just breaking through 80,000 dollars hasn't even warmed up, and Bitcoin just plunged headfirst, directly losing 78,000, hitting a low of 76,989. It's now around 77,700. Many people ask: Is this a bull retracement, or is the bull market over?
Don't rush. As a veteran who has been cut countless times in the crypto circle, today I'll break down the three layers of logic behind this drop.
First layer: The most direct trigger — the Federal Reserve suddenly changed its stance
On the surface, it looks like the US military airstrike on Iraq's Al-Faw Peninsula this morning caused oil prices to soar to 90 dollars. But that's just a catalyst. The real core is Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's hawkish speech at the Jackson Hole symposium.
Warsh clearly said inflation is "still too high," and if it doesn't fall fast enough, further rate hikes are not ruled out. The market exploded instantly — the probability of a rate hike in September jumped from 35% directly to 56.9%, once nearing 60%. The two-year US Treasury yield soared to 4.32%.
When the word "rate hike" is back on the table, all risk assets must first kneel in respect. Bitcoin? It's just the one that kneeled the fastest. $BTC $ETH $SOL #就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验 #BTC高位震荡，与黄金联动增强 #财报观察员：博通与戴尔接棒，AI回报再受检验 Wang Duanniao is betting big on $OKB this time, could it really be about to make a killing? 👀
In August 2025, OKEx will burn about 65.26 million OKB tokens in one go and permanently cap the total supply at 21 million, directly mirroring Bitcoin's 21 million cap.
But what’s truly worth paying attention to is not just the "scarcity" factor.
OKB’s role is shifting from a simple platform token to becoming the core on-chain asset of the X Layer. Whether it’s on-chain transfers, DeFi, RWA, staking, or ecosystem project interactions, all could generate real demand for OKB.
Before, the focus was on how much the exchange would buy back after making profits; now, what matters more is whether X Layer actually has real users and capital inflows.
Next, keep a close eye on three variables:
1️⃣ Whether X Layer has projects that are truly up and running
2️⃣ Whether there is sustained real capital inflow
3️⃣ Whether the regulatory environment suddenly tightens
If the ecosystem really becomes active, the scarcity of 21 million tokens will further amplify the demand logic.
But if it’s just hype and no real on-chain usage, then no matter how scarce it is, it’s just "paper scarcity."
In the end, one sentence: don’t just look at the burn, look at real usage. 🔥"Jiang Feng Trading Strategy Diary" Issue 36 Last Friday, August 28, Federal Reserve Chairman Wash clearly emphasized: Inflation remains too high, and the 2% inflation target will not change. His data is also quite crucial: US PCE year-on-year was about 3.7%, core inflation is also clearly above the 2% target, and Wash believes the current financial environment has not reached a restrictive level! Market expectations for a rate hike in September have clearly increased. The latest CME Fed data shows a probability of about 63%, which is one reason BTC quickly fell from around 81,000 to 77,000. Last Friday, Bitcoin ETFs ended a 9-day net inflow, turning into a net outflow of $201.9 million, which further fueled the decline. This week, special attention should be paid to future ETF capital movements! Jiang Feng was fortunate to ride the wave twice: the first time in issue 34 with short positions near BTC80800 and 81,400, and the third in the 35th trading diary near 79,300, both of which have now reached the first target near 77,000. ETH issue 34 has achieved the first target from shorts at 2,515~2,600 and the short positions near 2,485~2,535 in the 35th trading diary! However, this does not mean that both short positions were perfectly managed, which means the subsequent market will truly continue to decline. There are many uncertainties involved. Will ETF funds continue to flow out? The Federal Reserve doesEric Trump: The main drivers driving Bitcoin's rise are no longer retail investors. $BTC The market structure may have truly changed. Eric Trump recently said something very direct about BTC: "The tides have turned." He means that in the past, Bitcoin was largely driven by retail investors, but now the real forces influencing prices are increasingly shifting to institutions. 1. From a "retail bull market" to a "institutional bull market" Eric Trump believes that many institutions that used to question crypto have clearly changed their attitudes over the past year. ETFs, corporate holdings, professional capital, and clearer regulatory environments have all deepened institutional involvement. He himself revealed that he previously established Bitcoin positions in the range of just over $50,000 to just over $60,000. 2. Is institutional entry good or bad for Bitcoin? The benefits are easy to understand. Institutional funds are larger, holding cycles are usually longer, and Bitcoin's legitimacy and mainstream acceptance will increase. But the other side is also interesting: Bitcoin initially emphasized breaking away from the traditional financial system, but now the largest incremental capital is increasingly coming from Wall Street. So the more successful the institutionalization, the more Bitcoin may become a traditional financial asset. 3. The future Bitcoin bull market may be different from before Eric Trump is still BiMusk said SpaceX's revenue might reach Morgan Stanley's forecast seven years early, and the market hasn't fully priced this in, which is quite interesting.
In the past, whenever Musk spoke, many people automatically discounted the vision. But now that SpaceX has reached this scale, the story is increasingly hard to sustain on imagination alone. Starlink, launches, government contracts, AI data centers—each segment can tell a big story, but each ultimately has to come down to cash flow.
I think the secondary market has become more realistic now: it can give SpaceX a high valuation, but it won't pay indefinitely for a "future that must happen." Especially when AI is stuffed into every growth model, investors start asking a rather sobering question: who is paying this revenue, and who keeps the profit?
The vision is still very captivating, but the books won't be moved by passion.
#马斯克回应大摩，3.5万亿美元营收或提前七年 $BTC should not be simply defined as a high-level consolidation after a sharp rise; currently, it is a differentiation window of intense long-short logic battles.
Price dipped early in the session, holding last Friday's low at 76800, lightly testing longs aiming for a breakout at 79500. This idea seems reasonable, but holding the previous low does not necessarily mean a bullish counterattack. There are many false supports within the consolidation range, and a small rebound can easily lure in longs.
We break down the three layers of the battle logic again:
🔴 Macro level: The Jackson Hole event was hawkish, raising expectations for a September rate hike. U.S. Treasuries and the dollar strengthened. This bearish factor is not a short-term one-time shock; subsequent data will repeatedly tug the market, suppressing upside space.
🟡 Institutional funds should not be judged only by impressive monthly data. The end of continuous ETF inflows and the first large net outflow are warning signals. Massive monthly inflows only represent the past; funds have begun to cash out and exit. You cannot predict future trends based on past capital dividends.
🟢 Geopolitical safe-haven support exists but is highly unstable. Once U.S.-Iran tensions ease, safe-haven buying will quickly withdraw, and this layer of Bitcoin support can disappear at any time; the correlation between gold and BTC is not permanently fixed.
In summary: Holding the low only represents a temporary short-term halt in the decline, not the start of a rebound. In high-level consolidation, supports can break at any time. When testing longs, strict stop-losses must be applied; do not blindly go long relying solely on support levels and past capital data.
Question: Is holding the low this time a short-term rebound opportunity or a trap before a second dip?
⚠️ For opinion sharing only, not investment advice
#BTC high-level long-short tug-of-war, gold correlation strengthens $BTCThe more I look at Broadcom, the more I feel it is the most easily underestimated company in this AI wave.
When people talk about AI, the first reactions are still Nvidia $NVDA, OpenAI $OPENAI, but the big companies are now spending money on more than just buying GPUs. The larger the model and the higher the inference volume, the greater the data transmission pressure inside data centers. The demand for custom AI chips is also rising, and these two areas happen to be Broadcom's strengths.
One comfortable aspect of Broadcom $AVGO is that it doesn't have to compete head-to-head with Nvidia for business. Big clients like Google and Meta want to make their own ASICs, and Broadcom can help. As AI clusters grow larger and larger, requiring faster switching chips and network connections, Broadcom can still make money. In other words, as big companies continue to increase CapEx, Broadcom is very likely to have a place.
Moreover, what I like about Broadcom is not just the AI story. It has strong semiconductor cash flow itself, and VMware complements it with software, so unlike some pure AI concept stocks that rely on imagination years from now to support valuation, Broadcom currently has real profits, cash flow, and AI orders being fulfilled.
Broadcom's concentration of major clients and AI expectations are risks, but if this round of AI infrastructure investment can continue for several more years, a company like Broadcom that benefits from both custom chips and AI networks while generating its own cash flow is one I am willing to hold for a longer time.
#财报观察员：博通与戴尔接棒，AI回报再受检验 Not really into gossip, but judging from the situation between Sun Ge and Jing Tian, the trend has really changed. This matter is currently a hot headline on mainstream domestic media platforms and continues to ferment.
Who is Sun Ge? A big shot in the crypto circle, a gray market tycoon under border control. In the past, this kind of thing could never have fermented on mainstream domestic media platforms because the demographic of people interested in gossip is basically concentrated between the ages of about ten to forty. Most people's first reaction when seeing this content is "Who is Sun Yuchen?" and "What does he do to make tens of billions of dollars?" When this group learns that Sun Yuchen got rich quickly through the crypto circle, it will inevitably lead some of this gossip group to understand or even enter the crypto circle. Obviously, this is completely contrary to the previous suppression policies.
Not only that, recently I noticed that on Douyin, it was previously impossible to post crypto-related content, or if posted by chance, the views and likes were very few. But recently, the exposure of crypto-related content has increased exponentially, and I often see videos with thousands or even tens of thousands of likes.
Such changes must mean something we don't know is happening.
Or maybe on October 11, most of the existing funds in the circle were really cut off and fresh blood is needed?$BTC chart looks increasingly off?
Now BTC is stuck hovering around 77500, quietly dropping 1.6% in 24 hours. The hawkish risk was supposed to be priced in early, so why is it stuck sideways, neither up nor down?
Could it really be heading down one of these three paths?
Employment data falls below 100,000 coldly, the market directly bets that Walsh won’t dare to hike aggressively, the dollar and US Treasury yields turn down, and BTC directly surges to 82000-83000?
Data stuck between 100,000-150,000 lukewarm, the probability of a September rate hike is exactly split in half, BTC is trapped grinding back and forth between 78000 and 80000, wearing out both bulls and bears?
Employment data suddenly surprises strong, new jobs exceed 180,000 with wage growth, the probability of a rate hike soars above 70%, BTC turns and steps down to 76000-77000, will it probe even deeper?
Now the market assumes nearly 60% chance of a September hike. If this data weakens again, can Walsh’s previously firm "anti-inflation" stance really hold?
Before the non-farm payrolls release, BTC has been grinding high and volatile. Is this sideways movement just shaking out traders, with the real big move waiting for the data to land?
What do you think about this week’s non-farm payrolls? Will BTC surge above 80,000 or crash back to 75,000?
#就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验 $ETH #Meta stock rises after massive settlement, risk pricing reassessed
Meta has reached a massive settlement agreement on long-pending privacy and data lawsuits. After the announcement, the stock price rose instead of falling.
The market has shown with real money: the uncertainty boot has landed, which is far more important than paying a one-time financial cost.
This settlement has triggered a valuation reconstruction of Meta in the capital market:
Legal clouds cleared, releasing risk premium: Prolonged regulatory lawsuits have been a heavy shackle suppressing the valuation multiples of tech giants. The settlement allows institutions to reprice the stock purely based on business fundamentals.
Core advertising and AI algorithm moat solidified: Under the empowerment of the open-source Llama ecosystem, the advertising recommendation algorithm has greatly improved advertiser conversion rates. Strong free cash flow is sufficient to easily cover the massive settlement.
Metaverse losses narrowed and focus on computing power: While controlling hardware losses, management is fully betting on AI infrastructure. The commercial monetization path is clearer than ever.
After major legal risks are cleared, do you think Meta can leverage this AI advertising dividend to reclaim the lead among tech stocks?
$META
#Meta #USStocks #TechStocks #ArtificialIntelligence #BusinessInsightsFundamental Research Report $VIRTUAL / Virtuals Protocol (AI/Computing Power) $3.20
Essentially: Virtuals Protocol ($VIRTUAL) overall score 55/100, rating narrative outweighs execution. Breaking down in three layers, the company team has cash reserves, the protocol network shows paid usage traces, and token value capture is realized.
Fundamental breakdown: Virtuals Protocol (token $VIRTUAL), AI/computing power sector. Focuses on AI virtual influencers/Agent Creator. Comparable to FET, TAO. Traditional computing power rental giants are AWS, CoreWeave, charging by GPU hour; A100 monthly rent is $12,000-$25,000, expensive and high threshold. On-chain solutions fragment computing power for bidding; suppliers don’t need centralized approval; idle GPUs become available supply. Customer unit price $50-$500/month, requires USDC or fiat settlement. Narrative-driven sector, usage drops 60-80% in bear markets. Positioned as an end-to-end vertical platform. Product deployment: protocol layer officially running, on-chain dashboard shows protocol fees accumulating, paid usage traces exist. Latest version not found, 60 valid commits in last 90 days.
User side: address MAU undisclosed, DAU undisclosed, 24h trading volume $80.00M, TVL not found. Wallet addresses do not equal natural person monthly active users; large addresses concentrated holdings overestimate real user count. Revenue side: user fees undisclosed, supplier income about 80-90% of user fees (to LPs and nodes), protocol treasury income $2.00M, token holder buyback and burn annualized no burn mechanism. 24h trading volume is business flow, not revenue. Company profit does not equal protocol profit, protocol profit does not equal token holder profit. Code side: 60 valid commits in 90 days, 25 active contributors, latest version not found. GitHub is A-level evidence for direct verification. Investment background: company equity financing checked via PitchBook/Crunchbase (A-level), token private/public sales checked via whitepaper, release schedule, and on-chain unlock contracts (A-level), market makers and ecosystem grants are B-level, not representing long-term VC holdings, technical integration checked via API/SDK evidence (B-level), strategic partnerships and logo wall are D-level. NVIDIA GPU usage does not equal NVIDIA investment, exchange listing does not equal exchange strategic investment.
Token side: total supply 1,300,000,000, circulating 950,000,000 (73.1%), FDV $4.20B, next unlock 2026-Q4 (adds +3.50% to circulation), no clear annualized buyback and burn. Must buy tokens to use product? Partially yes, medium value capture (staking/discount/governance). Compared with peers (uniform criteria, no cross-sector comparison): Circulating market cap: Virtuals Protocol $3.00B, FET undisclosed, TAO undisclosed. FDV: Virtuals Protocol $4.20B, FET undisclosed, TAO undisclosed. Annual revenue: Virtuals Protocol $2.00M, FET undisclosed, TAO undisclosed. Monthly active addresses or users: Virtuals Protocol undisclosed, FET undisclosed, TAO undisclosed. Numbers based on public data snapshots; missing parts supplemented by official reports or industry standards. Valuation: circulating market cap $3.00B, FDV $4.20B, P/S 1500.0x, FDV divided by revenue 2100.0x. Pessimistic view $3.00B at 50-70% discount, neutral range oscillation, optimistic view revenue doubles, burn implemented, enterprise clients join, FDV P/S aligns with top players. In summary: fundamentals solid (score 55/100). Token value capture realized (buyback/burn/Gas). Circulating market cap relatively expensive compared to fundamentals, overleveraged expectations, FDV moderate. Main risks: short-term large unlock dump, protocol income long-term zero, token demand relies only on incentives (if incentives stop, usage collapses). Continuous monitoring: protocol fees weekly, burn amount, active address retention, TVL/loan balance, GitHub version releases. The above is logic and judgment based on public information, not investment advice. If core financial indicators deviate over 30%, conclusions need reassessment.
Logic provided, decision is yours.
#FundamentalResearchReport #Crypto #Research #OKXOrbitBitcoin falls below 79,000, storage chips rise against the market trend—what kind of change is the market pricing in?
$BTC fell below $79,000, with a nearly 4% drop intraday, and ETH followed suit. Market anxiety is spreading, ETFs have seen net outflows for two consecutive days, and the greed index has plummeted. However, amid a widespread "risk-off" atmosphere, the storage chip sector has surged unexpectedly: Western Digital rose nearly 2.5%, Micron and SK Hynix followed, and Nvidia bucked the trend with a 1.7% gain.
On the macro level, rate hike expectations hang like the sword of Damocles, with the probability of a September rate hike approaching 60%, and high interest rates continuing to suppress risk asset valuations. On the funding side, the previous continuous net inflows into ETFs have been broken, with institutions choosing to lock in profits amid uncertainty, putting short-term liquidity under pressure.
But the strength in storage reveals an underlying logic decoupled from the macro environment: the AI infrastructure race is pushing storage from a "cyclical commodity" to a "strategic material" narrative. Nvidia's Q2 storage procurement commitments surged 135% quarter-over-quarter, driven by the industry reality of HBM supply shortages and NAND prices bottoming out first.
The market is repricing two things: first, the liquidity premium under macro tightening; second, the value chain restructuring brought by breakthroughs in the "memory wall" in the AI era. As the computing power arms race enters deep waters, storage is no longer a simple supporting role but a strategic bottleneck determining the winner of the next technological generation. Short-term pain and long-term certainty are fiercely clashing right now. $BTC $ETH
#就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验 如果只看K线，最近的ETH其实有点让人纠结。 ETH在8月冲上$2,500之后出现明显回落，最近重新回到$2,400附近，$2,500已经连续成为短线最重要的压力区域。最新技术数据里，ETH的14日RSI仍然处于相对高位，说明前面的上涨动能还没有完全消失，但短线已经进入降温阶段。 正常情况下，价格涨这么多以后遇到阻力并不奇怪。 真正让我觉得有意思的是另一边： 资金并没有明显撤出ETH。 8月17日至28日，美国现货ETH ETF连续9个交易日净流入，累计流入约14.2亿美元，8月28日单日流入达到约2.26亿美元，是近10个月最强的一天。 所以现在出现了一个很有意思的结构： 价格在压力位横盘，机构资金却还在买。 这和单纯的“散户追高”完全不是一回事。 这也是我为什么没有因为ETH暂时站不上$2,500，就直接判断行情结束。 反而我更想看它下一次冲击$2,500的时候，会不会出现放量。 如果ETH能够重新站稳**$2,500**，下一步我会看**$2,600–2,650**，再往上就是前面市场留下的更大压力区。 但如果再次冲击$2,500失败，然后跌破**$2,400**，短线就要小心继It's the final circle, brothers, September 15th is a date that must be engraved in your mind.
Don't talk to me about CPI or a few basis points of rate cuts; those are just tactical fluctuations. The real strategic drama is whether the Senate will pass the CLARITY Act that day. 60 votes, one more is wasted, one less is in vain.
Note, this is not the final decision, but it is the critical hurdle that determines life or death. Once passed, the messy issues of "who regulates, how to regulate, and on what basis" in the US crypto market can hopefully be clarified; otherwise, it will continue to stumble blindly in the dark forest.
The significance of this goes far beyond one or two bullish candles on the K-line; it concerns whether the entire industry can take a step from being a "casino" to a "market." Rate cuts affect the water level, CLARITY determines the direction of the river.This week's two major core market themes: #嘉信理财拟新增SOL、AVAX与LINK #BTC high-level volatility, enhanced linkage with gold
1️⃣ US-Iran geopolitical conflict
Reduced shipping through the strait, US airstrikes disturbing the market, escalating conflict will stimulate short-term safe-haven rallies in gold and BTC.
⚠️ Risk warning: Further escalation of tensions could trigger widespread panic, causing simultaneous sell-offs in stocks and crypto; rising oil prices will push inflation higher, limiting Fed rate cuts, posing medium- to long-term bearish risks to risk assets. Avoid chasing the geopolitical pulse rally.
2️⃣ Focus on US Nonfarm Payrolls + PMI, combined with the G20 meeting
🔹 Weak employment → rising rate cut expectations, favorable for gold and crypto; but oil price inflation may weaken the benefits, beware of a spike and subsequent pullback
🔹 Stronger-than-expected employment → delayed rate cuts, stronger USD, suppressing gold and crypto prices
At the G20, watch for Middle East reconciliation signals; risk-off sentiment will directly subside. $TRUMP It’s starting again, it’s starting again. This guy is really looking for a way out while setting fires.
Just moments ago, they were talking about reopening the Strait of Hormuz and arranging diplomatic personnel to return to the Middle East, and then the US military attacked Larak Island; Iran couldn’t stand it either and retaliated by striking US military bases, and another oil tanker near the strait was attacked.
They keep talking about negotiations at the table, but at the same time, they’re throwing matches next to the oil barrels. Who can understand this?
What’s even more absurd is the market situation. Both $CL and $BZ rose about 2.7%, with Brent crude oil climbing back near $90;
Logically, if risk aversion sentiment rises, gold and $BTC should also surge, but gold dropped to around 4425, and BTC was hammered down to about 76900 this morning.
The reason is quite realistic: the market is no longer trading on "war = risk aversion and price increase," but on whether rising oil prices will reignite inflation.
When crude oil rises, inflation expectations increase, giving Washington more confidence to stay tough; as long as the dollar and US Treasury yields keep rising, non-yielding gold takes the first hit, and BTC, which relies on liquidity, can’t escape either.
From now on, don’t just focus on who’s making harsh statements again. What really determines the market is whether oil tankers can still pass normally, whether insurance premiums have skyrocketed, and whether Iran’s actual exports have declined.
If it’s just a couple of shots fired, oil prices might give back the risk premium; but if the strait is truly blocked, crude oil becomes the main player, and BTC and gold will have to continue enduring the high interest rate pressure.
Shouting for negotiations on one hand, while continuing to fire on the other; the market calls for risk aversion on one hand, while selling gold for cash on the other. This market situation really plays people.
#美伊军事对抗升级，原油供应风险升温 加密市场最近最值得关注的，可能已经不只是价格，而是资金正在发生明显轮动。 8月27日，机构资金还在积极流入主流加密资产： 🟠 $BTC ETF 单日净流入约 2.42亿美元 🔵 $ETH ETF 净流入约 2.26亿美元 🟣 $SOL ETF 吸引约 6090万美元 但到了8月28日，情况突然发生变化。 $BTC ETF 出现约 2.02亿美元净流出，结束了此前连续多日的资金流入。 与此同时，资金并没有全面撤离加密市场👇 🔵 $ETH ETF 仍录得约 1.02亿美元净流入 🟣 $SOL ETF 继续吸引约 1730万美元 ⚫ $XRP ETF 也保持约 1800万美元净流入 这说明什么？🤔 也许资金并不是在逃离Crypto，而是在从BTC逐渐向ETH、SOL、XRP等其他大型资产进行轮动。 更值得注意的是，$BTC 此前一度冲上 $81,000附近，随后回落至 $77,000区域，获利了结压力明显增加。与此同时，市场数据显示，ETH ETF近期依然保持较强的机构资金需求。 📊 最新数据更值得关注： BTC ETF：资金开始降温 ETH ETF：机构需求仍然强劲 SOLTom Lee said that if ETH reaches $6000, BTC would have to hit $150,000.
This number is actually not hard to calculate.
It's just BTC's price × ETH/BTC exchange rate.
But the problem lies here.
His premise is that ETH/BTC can bounce back from the current 0.03 to 0.04.
If this premise doesn't hold, $6000 is just a mirage.
And if you look closely.
Wall Street is now less willing to hype Ethereum's ecosystem alone.
Things like the global computer, DeFi, NFT, ecosystem prosperity.
These stories aren't as easy to tell anymore.
So they switched tactics.
They don't talk about how great Ethereum itself is.
They directly package ETH as "BTC's high Beta."
What does that mean?
Buying ETH used to be a bet on Ethereum's own ecosystem.
Now buying ETH is more like betting:
If BTC doubles, can ETH follow and rise 1.5 times?
This is the story Wall Street prefers to tell now.
And this rhetoric is aimed at traditional finance and compliant funds.
Look at the recent compliant channels promoted by Wall Street.
Then look at the fund flows of ETH ETFs like BlackRock.
You'll find something quite interesting.
Institutions don't really care whether Ethereum has the next killer app.
What they care more about is:
Can this thing be included in the asset pool of compliant funds?
Can it allow money that can't directly buy BTC to be invested Recent fluctuations in commodities have triggered a pullback in the crypto market (including the Asian market, with the Nikkei evaporating about ¥24.4 trillion). Analysts point out that spot oil prices seem stable, but the underlying real supply and demand are extremely tight.
Current status:
Physical inventories have bottomed out (no inventory buffer), the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) has dropped to about 290 million barrels (the lowest level since 1982), geopolitical and supply chains are fragile due to war, and the futures structure sends warning signals: both WTI and Brent crude oil show severe backwardation (near-term prices higher than long-term), indicating spot and near-term contracts are extremely sought after.
Here’s the key point: the analyst believes we can infer the macro transmission path: $BTC "gets cheaper first, then causes the dollar to depreciate."
Phase One: Short-term pain (current phase)
Energy costs push secondary inflation—rate cuts delayed / liquidity tightens—risk assets pull back—BTC priced in dollars declines.
Phase Two: Long-term major uptrend (long-term big trend)
High interest rates cause government debt interest to explode / economic pressure—central banks forced to restart QE / fiscal monetization—the dollar dilutes—BTC experiences a violent surge.
In summary, the analyst believes that under the dollar-denominated system, $BTC will first get cheaper in the short term;
but when governments ultimately can only solve problems by printing money and issuing debt, the dollar will depreciate significantly against BTC.🔥ETF is like getting an annual pass, staking is like locking a drawer, but the price still fails to swipe at the door
On August 31, $ETH hovered around $2410–2440, slightly down in 24 hours, with a 7-day pullback of about 2.4%; it previously rebounded from over 1900 to 2500–2566, now it’s like “institutions have their membership cards, but the price is still fumbling for the wallet at the gate.”
The capital side is actually quite decent: the US spot ETH ETF had a net inflow of $824 million in the week of August 24–28, the strongest week in nearly a year; among them, BlackRock’s ETHA had a weekly inflow of $567 million, with a historical total net of about $12.74 billion, and Fidelity’s FETH had a weekly inflow of $96.5 million. Zooming out to August 17–28, there was a continuous net inflow for 9–10 days totaling about $142–152 million, with ETHA alone taking about $1.02 billion, accounting for over 70%, and August 27’s single-day $225.8 million was the largest single day in nearly 10 months. To translate: it’s not retail traders shouting buy signals, but asset management accounts buying rhythmically.
The supply and demand side also helps: staking has locked 35–42 million tokens, accounting for about 35% of total supply, exchange balances dropped from 7.69 million in June to about 6.28 million, and during the August rebound about 275,000 flowed out again, so the circulating supply is increasingly "reluctant to sell." But the price just won’t decisively break above 2500—the Fed’s Jackson Hole was hawkish, and the September rate decision is pressuring risk assets, making 2500–2550 a technical resistance zone. RSI readings vary from 44 to 66, overall falling from overbought but not yet oversold.
$ETH 1. Macro and Capital Landscape 1. Institutional funds continue to enter, volatility declines BTC and ETH spot ETFs have become the main entry channels for institutions, with pensions and family offices gradually allocating crypto assets. The market will no longer experience the extreme surges and crashes of the past; BTC is increasingly seen as a major asset allocation. Notably: The "digital gold" narrative has lost appeal among ordinary new investors in the U.S.; the public now values actual control over assets and cross-border liquidity more. 2. Global regulation becomes clearer, compliance turns into a survival threshold The U.S., Hong Kong, and the Middle East have successively implemented formal regulations, with clear rules on stablecoins, token classification, and custody. Non-compliant projects that rely solely on storytelling continue to lose ground; in the future, major projects must obtain licenses to survive; projects without compliance paths will be rapidly cleared out. 3. Stablecoins evolve from crypto tools to real-world payments Stablecoins are no longer just tools for trading; cross-border settlements and emerging market payment scenarios will continue to expand, with circulation scale rising, making this a key focus for regulators. 2. Track differentiation, the strong get stronger, most projects will be eliminated 1. BTC: The foundational asset in the crypto market The halving narrative has weakened; Federal Reserve liquidity and ETF capital inflows are the core drivers. It is no longer a pure speculative coin but serves as an asset hedge against gold and U.S. Treasuries; however, ordinary retail traders’ speculative profit space is diluted by institutions. 2. ETH: Tokenization of real-world assets The main foundation for RWA Staking yields and fee burns generate cash flow; RThe entire market is moving downward; some are selling, some are buying — Midday Market Watch
$BTC BTC fell below 78,000, $ETH ETH lost 2,400, $SOL SOL dropped from 107 to below 101.
Checked this morning, all three brothers turned from green to red. BTC fell below $78,000, hitting an intraday low of 76,916. ETH dropped over 2.5%, SOL declined nearly 4.6%. This is the largest single-day drop since the flash crash on August 5.
The simultaneous decline of these three assets is not an issue with individual coins but reflects the entire market under pressure. After the probability of a September rate hike exceeded 60%, funds are clearly moving to safer assets.
The aftermath of Warsh’s stance has not yet dissipated.
After the Jackson Hole speech on Friday, the market spent the entire weekend digesting it. Last Wednesday, BTC was still above 81,000; today it’s around 77,800 — a drop of over 4,000 dollars in three days.
CME data shows the September rate hike probability hovering around 60%, the US dollar index is strengthening, gold is under pressure simultaneously, and BTC’s narrative as “digital gold” is being tested by the market. Warsh’s hawkish stance is repricing all assets.
Some are selling, some are buying.
The derivatives market is still deleveraging, but ETFs overall continue to see net inflows. From Wednesday to Friday, ETFs had a combined net inflow of about $233 million, indicating that funds are absorbing the decline.
Now all three assets have fallen to critical levels:
BTC is near 77,000. If it doesn’t hold, the next defense line is between 75,000-76,000. ETH is near 2,400; breaking below could lead to 2,300. SOL is near 101; 100 is a key psychological and round-number support.
Current decision reference:
The market is digesting rate hike expectations; the direction is not yet clear. Don’t rush to bottom-fish, nor panic sell. Prepare for both scenarios: if BTC falls below 76,500, consider reducing positions to hedge; if it rebounds and recovers 79,000, it indicates market repair and you can reassess direction. Stay on the sidelines at the middle ground, no adding or heavy positions.
Brothers, did you get swept in this wave? Let’s discuss in the comments.👇#就业数据密集公布，沃什政策立场受检验 #BTC高位震荡，与黄金联动增强 Brothers, $SNDK has returned to a critical battleground zone
Just checked the data, SNDK closed at $1484.98 on Thursday, and is currently hovering around $1460 in after-hours trading. From the high of $1828 on August 18, it has retraced over 20% in two weeks.
The recent decline is mainly due to two reasons: first, profit-taking after a surge of over 500% in 2026; second, despite Q4 revenue of 8.97 billion and a 437% year-over-year increase in data center business, the market still expects more aggressive forward guidance, and overly high expectations have pressured the stock price after the earnings report.
Technically, the $1450-$1470 range is a short-term key support zone, with $1400-$1420 as a stronger defense level. Breaking below this may test $1300-$1350. Resistance is at $1550-$1575, and only by reclaiming $1650-$1680 can a short-term bottom be confirmed.
The fundamental logic remains unchanged. The company has signed long-term contracts worth at least $93.9 billion, covering about 50% of capacity for fiscal 2027 and about two-thirds for fiscal 2028. On August 27, it jointly announced with Kioxia an investment of over $31 billion in Japan before 2032 to expand production of high-end NAND chips for AI data centers. JPMorgan has set a target price of $2250, with analysts' average target around $2126, implying about 40% upside from the current price.
The current position is to wait and watch, considering entry opportunities only after stabilization in the $1435-$1450 range is confirmed, with strict stop-loss.
#闪迪铠侠拟投310亿美元，NAND供需重估 The recent trend of gold and Bitcoin has shown a rare positive correlation. This synchronicity does not reflect a high degree of market sentiment alignment but rather the convergence of two asset classes under macroeconomic logic.
The core driving force is the weakening of the US dollar credit system, which leads both traditional safe-haven assets and emerging digital gold to shift their pricing anchors toward "de-dollarization." However, this does not mean their risk-return profiles are becoming similar.
Currently, both assets face technical bottlenecks. The stagnation of gold near key round-number levels mainly reflects valuation adjustment pressure caused by fluctuations in real interest rates, while Bitcoin's hesitation at critical resistance zones is compounded by deleveraging effects on high-risk assets amid expectations of liquidity contraction. Although short-term profit-taking demand is released simultaneously, the underlying logic for handling the pullback is fundamentally different.
The adjustment in gold prices is a typical upward consolidation, supported by a solid base of central bank gold purchases and physical demand. Bitcoin, on the other hand, must confront valuation pressure from marginal tightening of macro liquidity, with its volatility elasticity further amplified during shifts in risk appetite.
From this perspective, the essence of the short-term synchronized pullback is the market digesting overly crowded long positions, not a reversal of long-term logic. If the US dollar credit issue intensifies again, both still have the potential for a secondary rally, but at that time, gold's resilience will be significantly stronger than Bitcoin's.
#BTC高位震荡，与黄金联动增强 #财报观察员：博通与戴尔接棒，AI回报再受检验
NVIDIA has proven that the money spent on "buying chips" is real. This week, it's the second tier's turn to prove itself—whether AI money can flow from chips to servers, networks, and enterprise software.
Earnings relay schedule:
▪️ 9/1 (Eastern US) Dell: Can orders for servers and network equipment continue to rise?
▪️ 9/2 Broadcom + Snowflake: Custom AI chips + cloud data subscription revenue
On the hardware side, watch how orders turn into profits and cash flow; on the software side, see if cloud demand can form stable subscriptions. Demand on NVIDIA's end has already been validated; now the question is diffusion:
Successful diffusion → AI benefits no longer belong only to chips, tech stock valuations broaden
Stuck at chips → Market narrows further, second tier never gets a premium
The disagreement isn't about whether AI demand is real, but whether the money can reach the second tier.
Do you bet on diffusion or contraction?