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📊 Where does the money for U.S. Treasury bond repurchases come from? Besent targets the $950 billion "emergency account"
Last week, the U.S. Treasury announced that the scale of long-term bond repurchases would double, increasing from $2 billion to at least $4 billion. Where does the money come from? Two Treasury officials revealed that Besent may use the Treasury General Account (TGA), which has a balance of about $950 billion. Essentially, it is the government's "checking account" at the Federal Reserve, with funds coming from existing tax revenues.
This means the Treasury does not rely on issuing short-term debt to raise funds, causing less impact on the short-end market. Directly using cash to suppress long-term interest rates enhances intervention capability; the 30-year Treasury yield had previously surged to 5.34%. After the announcement, the bond market got a brief respite.
However, the TGA is not a money printing machine; the spent money will have to be replenished sooner or later. It's more like "buying time to gain space," and how to fill the gap later is the real test. For BTC, stabilizing long-term bond yields can ease valuation pressure on risk assets, but if it's just robbing Peter to pay Paul, the effect won't last long.👇$BTC MicroStrategy Establishes $1.59 Billion Cash Pool: Raises $2 Billion in Private Placement, What Is Saylor Preparing for the Next Big Bet?
MicroStrategy recently announced the establishment of an independent $1.59 billion "USD Cash" pool under its digital credit capital framework, operating alongside the existing $5.1 billion "USD Reserve" asset pool in a dual-track system.
In the past week, MicroStrategy issued 18.26 million common shares through a US stock ATM offering, quickly raising $2.01 billion in net cash. Although its Bitcoin holdings remained steady at 840,447 BTC this week and it used $136.4 million to repurchase preferred shares (STRC), the creation of this massive cash reserve signals a significant upgrade in Saylor's balance sheet engineering.
The core logic of this system is to convert the high mNAV premium of US stocks into a continuous stream of low-cost fiat ammunition. Establishing an independent cash pool not only allows for smooth management of convertible bond interest payments and preferred stock liquidity but also builds a multi-billion-dollar reservoir bridging US stocks and crypto spot markets. Should the market experience a pullback or confirm a right-side breakout, this enormous cash reserve can be instantly converted into direct Bitcoin purchasing power, continuously boosting the BTC Yield per share.
#BTC冲高后震荡，ETF资金持续流入 Honestly, it's been a while since we specifically talked about $MRVL. Today's market is quite interesting; the token and the underlying stock are tightly linked, with the premium dropping straight to zero, and the US stock market is still falling during the session.
📰 News: Google's $120 billion order was called a "game changer" by Barron's. CNBC also highlighted Marvell before the market opened. On Moomoo, shorts and bulls are still wrestling over Google's trade. The news density is high, but the stock price is retreating today, indicating the market isn't rushing to price it in.
🔧 Technicals: The daily RSI14 is still at 58.9, somewhat strong but not extreme; after the MACD death cross, the green bars continue to expand, meaning short-term selling pressure hasn't fully released. The price has fallen below the MA7 but remains above the MA25; the 7/25 moving averages are still in a bullish alignment. Bollinger Bands show the upper band at 243.42 and the lower at 207.30. Overall, this looks more like a pullback after a breakout rather than a trend reversal.
🌍 Macro: The Nasdaq 100 tokens are down -0.93% intraday, and the overall US stock risk appetite is suppressed. Naturally, a stock like MRVL, which just surged on Google news, is prone to short-term profit-taking.
🎯 Today's view: Bullish. Google's large order is solid mid-term logic, and the technical structure hasn't deteriorated. The drop and premium reset today seem more like an emotional pullback. I lean towards viewing this as strong consolidation.
📊 Token 230.76 (-3.15%) | Underlying stock 230.75 (-2.65%) | Premium +0.00% | US stock market intraday
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#MRVLToken $DOGE derivatives show a highly divergent chip structure, increasing the short-term risk of downward liquidation of retail liquidity. There are 1,239 long accounts concentrated and trapped around 0.091, while 317 short accounts hold positions totaling 81.7 million USD. Although shorts face over 10 million USD in unrealized losses, their capital concentration is much higher than the dispersed long chips. If spot buying cannot keep up, large short holders may push the price down to liquidate retail longs in search of relief. If the price reverses and triggers large short stop-losses causing a short squeeze, the bearish logic will fail.
#ETH触及2500美元后震荡 #财报观察员：英伟达领衔，AI回报进入验证期 #卡什卡利称美债未失灵，长债回购能否治本？比特币价格在 7.7万至7.9万美元 区间高位震荡，距离8万美元的心理关口仅一步之遥。在过去一周内，比特币经历了超过22%的暴力拉升，创下了2023年3月以来的最佳单周表现。 综合当前市场信息，本轮行情的变化及背后逻辑可以从以下几个维度进行分析： 📈 本轮暴涨的核心推手 本轮比特币的快速拉升并非单一因素驱动，而是宏观流动性、政策预期与衍生品市场挤压共同作用的结果： 1. 宏观流动性改善：美国财政部意外宣布扩大长期国债的回购规模，导致长端美债收益率回落，市场风险偏好迅速回暖，为比特币等高风险资产提供了流动性支撑。 2. 政策与监管预期升温：美国总统特朗普在白宫会见加密行业高管并推动《数字资产市场清晰法案》（Clarity Act），同时美国证券交易委员会（SEC）也释放了更宽松的监管信号，极大提振了市场信心。 3. 史诗级“逼空”行情：在暴涨前，市场堆积了大量看空仓位。随着价格突破关键压力位，引发了连环爆仓。过去几天内，全市场有数十亿美元的空头头寸被强制清算，空头被迫买入平仓的行为进一步推高了价格。 4. 机构资金回流：美国现货比特币ETF在本周录得超过10亿美元的资金净流入，显示机构$2.6 billion poured in, but BTC still hasn't broken above 80,000 — what exactly is the market waiting for?
This time the feeling is indeed different.
Last week, BTC spot ETFs and ETH spot ETFs collectively attracted about $2.6 billion, marking the strongest single-week record since October last year. BlackRock's IBIT alone took $503 million in a single day, large holders stopped selling and turned to accumulation, whales have hoarded 43,000 BTC in the past 60 days. The capital rotation chain is also very clear — BTC broke through first, ETH followed with nearly a 30% rise, ZEC surged 75% weekly hitting a record high, ENA skyrocketed nearly 100%, altcoins and Meme coins started to take over, very much like what a bull market should look like.
But the problem is, BTC got stuck around $79,400, then pulled back to oscillate between $77,000 and $78,000, never managing to break above the 80,000 mark with volume.
The money really did come in, but the price didn’t respond accordingly.
Here is a detail worth pondering: over $2.7 billion in shorts were liquidated this week, and the core driver pushing the price up was forced short covering, not new buying entering the market actively. After the shorts were wiped out, the largest marginal buying power also disappeared — this explains why the chart shows a "new high after new high, but decreasing volume" divergence.$DOGE has been everywhere recently, with everyone shouting that Dogecoin has bottomed out and it's time to buy the dip! Even big influencers are making calls to buy!
I checked the real data from smart money and almost laughed out loud! There are actually 1,239 retail investors going long on Dogecoin, all stuck at the peak of 0.091, freezing in the cold! On the other hand, look at the short data: there are only 317 shorts, but the total short position has reached over $81.7 million, which is even larger than all the longs combined!
And these big short sellers are currently floating a loss of over $10 million! I'm thinking, how could such big money be stuck so deep and just sit still? The market is dragging on every day, maybe deliberately trying to lure us retail investors into going long and becoming the bag holders 🤣 Once enough retail money flows in, the big players will smash the price down hard to free themselves!When the market heats up, it's easiest to mistake rotation for a perpetual motion machine.
Bitcoin broke through $79,500, rising over 26% in a single week; spot ETFs saw a net inflow of about $2.6 billion. Meanwhile, altcoins like Ethereum and ENA have been strengthening in turn, with market risk appetite clearly warming up.
BTC's trend breakout combined with continuous ETF capital inflows looks more like institutional funds re-entering the market rather than pure short-term speculation. The relay rotation of altcoins also indicates that on-exchange funds are starting to spill over from BTC, which usually aligns more with mid-stage market characteristics rather than end-stage signals. Overall, this is bullish, and the trend still has room to continue.
But don't mistake the heat for a safety net. There is dense profit-taking above $79,500, so chasing highs requires attention to pullback support levels; when altcoin rotation accelerates, BTC may also undergo periodic consolidation. Those with heavy positions should set proper profit-taking rhythms to avoid leveraging in crowded spots.
Source: PANews
#BTC #ENA #ETH #Crypto100W$BTC $80,000 Sell Wall: Sources of Selling Pressure and Breakout Conditions
The sell orders clustered around $80,000 for Bitcoin are not a single resistance level but the result of multiple concentrated selling pressures.
From a structural perspective, this sell wall mainly consists of three forces: first, the Strategy position average cost is $75,385, and once the price breaks this level, the market's willingness to realize floating profits significantly increases; second, the average holding cost from the previous cycle is about $77,700, and the demand to break even near this price naturally forms resistance; third, the cash mining cost range for listed mining companies is approximately $76,000 to $80,000, and the closer the price gets to $80,000, the stronger the miners' motivation to liquidate.
Whether the sell wall can be effectively broken depends on whether the price rise is accompanied by volume support. If ETF funds continue to flow in net and institutional buying forms a relay, the selling pressure will gradually be absorbed; conversely, if the price increase relies only on short liquidation, once the liquidation force is exhausted and real market demand is insufficient, the sell wall will constitute substantial resistance.
Currently, Bitcoin's price has fallen from last Friday's high of $79,500 to about $76,600, and the RSI indicator has entered a correction phase after reaching a seven-year high. The $80,000 sell wall is a key point to judge the nature of this rebound— a breakout with volume indicates that selling pressure has been effectively absorbed, while a volume-reduced pullback reflects insufficient real buying power.
#BTC冲高后震荡，ETF资金持续流入 Bitcoin has stabilized near $77,000 after briefly testing $79,500, while Ethereum remains above $2,400. Market sentiment is shifting from cautious observation to tentative optimism. The most noteworthy aspect of this round of market activity is not simply the price rebound, but the clear directional flow of funds—spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have recorded a combined net inflow of about $2.6 billion in the past week, marking the strongest single-week performance since last October. The willingness of capital to enter at this level often reveals more than short-term candlestick patterns. I have observed subtle changes occurring within the market structure. Liquidity is no longer concentrated solely in top-tier assets but is beginning to spread to some previously overlooked varieties, such as names like ZEC and HYPE gradually appearing in the view of capital. This rotation phenomenon typically occurs when the market shifts from recovery to actively seeking opportunities, reflecting participants' move from defense to tentatively expanding exposure. Of course, this does not mean the trend is established; more precisely, the market is reestablishing a certain sense of balance in the low range. From the ETF inflow data, institutional interest seems to be returning. A single-week scale of $2.6 billion, in the context of the past six months, indeed allows one to feel the change in sentiment temperature. Especially with Bitcoin and Ethereum simultaneously attracting capital, this indicates it is not a single-asset safe-haven purchase but a re-pricing of risk appetite across the entire digital asset category. It is worth noting that Ethereum has recently repeatedly tested $2,500 The deadliest trap in a bull market is not a sharp drop or a shakeout, but the self-hypnosis of "this time it's really different."
When prices keep hitting new highs, the human brain automatically enters narrative capture mode—DeFi revolution, AI agents, RWA implementation—each story sounds flawless, as if this time the fundamentals are enough to overturn all historical rules. But the harsh reality of financial markets is that human nature has never evolved, it just wears a new package.
The certainty of BTC lies in its daring leap from "alternative asset" to "national strategic reserve." Institutional entry brings not only liquidity but also a lower bound on volatility. ETH's dilemma is that the more prosperous L2 becomes, the more sluggish the mainnet gas fees get; if value capture cannot rise, the 2.0 narrative will face scrutiny. SOL's bet is whether, after Firedancer, it can prove that high performance is not just a bonsai in testnets but a towering tree under real demand. SUI's suspense lies in whether the asset security granted by the Move language can grow a truly differentiated moat at the application layer or ultimately slide into the mediocrity of "just another general-purpose chain." OKB's paradox is that platform tokens always stand on the shoulders of exchange traffic, but traffic itself is pro-cyclical; once the tide recedes, the fragility of the valuation center will be exposed.
My selection criteria do not look at who pumps the hardest next month but focus on one indicator: when the market is extremely cold and narratives fail, does the community continue to deliver? Only those who survive two cycles of bull and bear markets have the right to talk about the stars and the sea. I was also in the trade over the weekend, luckily I held back.
Woke up this morning and checked my account; the floating loss turned into floating profit. The market is just that dramatic.
That spike at 75560 hit the longs with over 20x leverage—179,000 people liquidated, $880 million vanished into thin air. Honestly, I had my hand on the close position button then, but after checking on-chain data—whale addresses net inflowed over 12,000 BTC near that spike—I knew someone was scooping up the dead bodies.
This isn’t a crash; it’s a turnover.
Yesterday morning, the opening at 77670 had already returned to the pre-flash crash level. The irony is, those who sold at a loss over the weekend did so between 75500-76000, and this rebound just left them out of the loop. The market never gently lets you buy back at a low; it wants you to panic, hand over your chips, then move on light and continue.
But don’t celebrate too soon; the 77500-78500 range is a zone of heavy previous trading.
I checked, and in this range alone, nearly 300,000 BTC worth of chips are trapped. To break through in one go, real money needs to back it up. If volume shrinks over the next two days, this level might be the end of the rebound, not the start.
So my strategy is clear: above 77500, I won’t chase. For positions I hold, let profits run but move stop-loss up to the cost line. For those who missed out, wait for a pullback to 76000-76500 before considering entry; chasing highs is the easiest way to get hit.
Held firm this time, what about next? The key isn’t getting it right once, but surviving every time. $BTC $80,000 Sell Wall: Source of Selling Pressure and Breakthrough Conditions
The sell orders accumulated around $80,000 for Bitcoin are not a single resistance but the result of multiple selling pressures concentrated together.
Structurally, this sell wall consists of three forces: Strategy positions with an average cost of $75,385, where profit-taking intentions increase after price crosses this level; the average holding cost from the previous cycle around $77,700, where trapped positions' desire to break even forms natural resistance; and listed mining companies' mining cash cost range of about $76,000 to $80,000, with stronger liquidation willingness as the price approaches $80,000.
Whether the sell wall can be broken depends on whether the price can rise with volume. If ETF funds continue net inflows and institutional buying follows, the sell orders will be gradually absorbed; otherwise, if driven only by short liquidations, once liquidations are exhausted and real demand is insufficient, the sell wall will form substantial resistance.
Currently, Bitcoin has fallen from last Friday's high of $79,500 to about $76,600, with RSI having reached a seven-year high before entering a correction phase. The $80,000 sell wall is a key level to judge the nature of this rebound— a breakout with volume means selling pressure is effectively absorbed, while a volume-decreasing pullback indicates insufficient real buying.
#BTC冲高后震荡，ETF资金持续流入 $ETH Huang Mao attacked Langzi, but in the short term, there wasn't much effect—it was basically a turn-based game! With the midterm elections approaching, what can deliver results in a short time? Strengthening economic data? The crypto sector is a great choice! Recently, Huang Mao has been making various moves to trade trades, holding closed-door crypto meetings, announcing high US Treasury yields, and calling for Hyperliquid to comply with US entry requirements. A combo strike was launched. Mainstream coins immediately soared on the spot. It's not that US stocks, the dollar, and US debt aren't important—they're just too important, overwhelmed, and at least need to reserve some ammunition for the next two years. That's why Trump chose to go all-in with crypto now. To put it bluntly, crypto is like a night pot—ready to use and discarded, serving as a real estate asset in a country 20 years ago. After the midterm elections, regardless of success or failure, crypto will be sidelined! Ultimately, the US stock market is the main business; the successive rise in AI, computing power, and pharmaceuticals serves long-term interests, just as VC coins have value narratives; pure nihilism cannot sustain lasting passion; If the Yellow Hair loses and both chambers change hands to the Democrats, the lame president will be able to do even less than now, and the all-in Republican crypto tycoons, like Sun Ge, will be hit as well! Next, focus on when the clear bill will pass, and whether passing it signals withdrawal, because this means Trump will compromise, or if all the good news is negative, and the market's trickery is always ruthless. Walking to the end of the water, I sit and watch the clouds rise! Now the tide is rising, just waiting to see when it can be restored!#卡什卡利称美债未失灵，长债回购能否治本？
I am Brother Ci. Kashkari's latest statement: the 10-year US Treasury yield is close to 4.7%, market trading and liquidity remain normal, and the Federal Reserve does not need to directly respond to long-term rate fluctuations; it can continue to focus on inflation. This is equivalent to saying that the Treasury is rescuing the market while the Fed is just watching.
The Treasury raised the repo limit from 2 billion to 4 billion, and the 30-year yield briefly fell back from the 5.33% high in 2019, but the effect lasted only one day, and the long-term yield then rose again. Kashkari's judgment further confirms that Treasury repos are merely liquidity management tools, not a prelude to rate cuts or QE. The current debate is whether the rise in long-term yields is due to short-term trading pressure or a structural revaluation driven by fiscal deficits, bond supply, and inflation expectations. If the latter dominates, expanding repos can only reduce volatility and is unlikely to sustainably lower financing costs.
Impact on BTC: the Fed will not provide additional liquidity support for risk assets. The direction hasn't changed, only the pace. Brother Ci has finished speaking; savor it. $BTC $ETH $TRUMP Currently, $NMR has risen 2.41% in 24 hours, but the short-term RSI reaching 65.3 forms a clear divergence with the long-term RSI at 45.5, and the short-term price approaching the upper Bollinger Band triggers a risk of pullback.
The short-term price has been pressed to just -0.4% below the short-term upper Bollinger Band, while the mid-term upper Bollinger Band has only +1.6% buffer space left. The short-term pull-up puts the price in an overstretched state at 112% of the band width, with +4.2% distance remaining to the short-term lower band, indicating excessive short-term momentum consumption.
The dominant factors affecting the current price structure are, in order, the momentum misalignment between near and far periods, the spatial pressure of the upper Bollinger Band, and the strength of support below. The difference of nearly 20 ticks between the short-term RSI and the long-term RSI reflects a disconnect between short-term follow-up funds and mid-to-long-term chip structure.
In the bullish scenario, if the bulls push the price to break through the $9.31 resistance level accompanied by sustained volume expansion, the price will attempt to open an upward channel. If it can further stabilize above the mid-term upper Bollinger Band, it will absorb the current divergence risk and push the volatility range up to just below the $10.16 resistance level.
In the bearish scenario, if the $9.31 rally is resisted and suppressed by the upper band and falls back, the price will first test the primary support at $8.82. Once the bulls abandon defending this position, influenced by mid-to-long-term structural pullback, the price will continue to approach the core support area at $8.63.
The failure point of the overall bearish structure is at $10.16. Once volume breaks through $10.16 upward, it means the upward breakout is established, and the previous bearish logic based on divergence and Bollinger Band overstretch will be invalidated.
In the next 24 hours, focus should be on the volume changes at $9.31 and the closing pattern after the price touches the upper Bollinger Band.
#黄金突破4600美元，债券避险地位受挑战 #英伟达AI服务器或涨价超15%The semiconductor sector has collectively retreated from high valuation levels, as capital pricing for computing power expansion shifts from purely forward-looking expectations to actual bills.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 2.7%, with $NVDA dropping 2.5% in sync, revealing the ongoing rise in the comprehensive costs of chips, memory, and electricity.
NVIDIA continues to push external investments, Alibaba is increasing its investment in video generation, and tech giants, pressured by fears of falling behind, continue to expand capital expenditures. On the infrastructure side, there have even been massive acquisitions of power equipment companies.
Upstream hardware and electricity premiums have raised the overall deployment threshold. When costs are passed down to downstream end users, the asset pricing logic begins to shift from chasing computing power parameters to testing commercial monetization capabilities.
If the actual output and cash flow of leading tech giants can absorb hardware and energy costs, the leading US tech stocks will drive a re-consolidation of cross-market risk appetite, establishing valuation support.
If the downstream monetization pace lengthens, causing capital expenditure returns to decline, the growth stock sector will face a liquidity revaluation, and selling pressure may further spread to broader risk assets.
When giants cut infrastructure budgets or downstream customers refuse to bear the cost increases, the current cost expansion logic will be completely broken.
The most important variable to watch in the next 7 days is the stance of tech giants on their capacity to bear electricity and server costs in their subsequent capital expenditure plans.
#ZEC创站内历史新高，隐私资产重估 #财报观察员：英伟达领衔，AI回报进入验证期 #三星股东回报落地，最高约800亿美元The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 2.7%, and NVIDIA dropped 2.5%. But after reading these pieces of news, I actually feel that the biggest thing to be wary of with AI is not "demand disappearing," but rather: AI is still charging forward wildly, yet the entire industry chain is becoming increasingly expensive.
First, the biggest change in AI now might be shifting from "lack of computing power" to "everything is starting to be in short supply."
Chips are expensive, memory prices are rising, server prices continue to be pushed up, and data centers are still constrained by power supply. Previously, people thought having money to buy GPUs was enough, but now it’s clear it’s not that simple—GPUs are just the entry ticket, and there’s a whole queue of bills waiting behind. AI is smart, but doing AI is getting more and more costly, which is a bit funny but also very real.
Second, I tend to interpret this semiconductor drop as capital starting to recalculate.
Before, as long as it was related to AI, people gave imagination first and valuation later. Now it’s different—capital is seriously asking: who bears the cost? Will customers still buy after server prices rise? Where will the data center’s electricity come from? When will such a huge investment actually turn into revenue?
So this doesn’t necessarily mean the AI logic is gone, but AI is moving from "just telling stories to raise stock prices" to "you first explain the numbers clearly to me." To put it bluntly, before people looked at the future in the PPT, now they have to look at the bank balance.
Third, what’s more interesting is that the heat around AI hasn’t cooled down at all.
NVIDIA is still discussing continued investment in AI companies, Anthropic is even rumored to be aiming for a $2 trillion valuation and raising huge funds through an IPO, and Alibaba continues to compete in AI video generation. In other words, everyone knows this competition is getting more expensive, but no one dares to get off the train.
Because everyone fears one problem: what if they save money now but miss the next AI boom? So they can only complain about high costs while continuing to double down. Yes, classic human behavior in a tech race: knowing it’s expensive but afraid to miss out, so they still pay.
Fourth, I actually think we shouldn’t just focus on NVIDIA going forward.
AI competition has gradually expanded from "whose chip is stronger" to memory, servers, power, and the entire data center infrastructure. nVent’s $1.75 billion acquisition of a power equipment company is a pretty clear signal.
In the future, it might not be about who has the largest model parameters but who has the lowest cost across the entire chain, who can secure more resources, and who can truly coordinate power, chips, and memory. The AI battlefield is expanding, and money is starting to flow to more places.
Fifth, so I now feel the deepest significance of this semiconductor adjustment is: AI is not over, but the easiest money-making phase might be slowly passing.
Before, AI = imagination; now it’s becoming AI = imagination + cost control + execution ability + profitability. The story can still be told, and I even think this AI race might just be at halftime, but it will definitely become more differentiated later.
In the end, the real winners might not just be the fastest runners, but those who run fast without running themselves bankrupt.
The AI vehicle is still flooring the gas pedal, but now everyone finally realizes—the harder you press the gas, the faster the money in the tank disappears.
$NVDA $SNDK August isn't even over yet, and BTC has already shattered the title of "worst month in history." Around $77,000, bulls and bears clashed fiercely, with daily swings of thousands of points—those chasing the rally got stuck halfway up the mountain, while shorts were directly blown through. A 23% weekly gain marks the strongest record in two and a half years—this isn't a rebound, it's a short squeeze massacre.
$BTC: Is 80k a paper tiger or a real iron ceiling?
After a volume surge breaking 78k and then pulling back, it is currently fluctuating between 76k-78k. The CME gap has been filled, but futures funding rates have soared to the highest level this year, indicating overheated leverage. In the short term, if it can't hold above 80k with volume, a pullback to 72k is quite possible; however, continuous ETF net inflows and TGA liquidity release mean the mid-term bullish thesis remains intact.
$ETH: Not just a "follower" this time
From 1820 to 2500, a 40% increase, and the ETH/BTC ratio has risen for the first time in nearly two weeks, with funds starting to flow out of BTC. The spot ETF has attracted over $500 million in five days, while shorts have been liquidated nearly $1.7 billion in three days. Although Jiang Zhuoer’s call for the end of the bear market is controversial, technically the downtrend channel has been broken, with the next target at 2750-2800, but watch out for a pullback to confirm the ratio.
$OKB: The cleanest "monster coin" shakeout
A single-day 14% surge to $120, driven by the deflation narrative of continuous buybacks and burns. After half a year of sideways trading and highly concentrated chips, if it breaks out with volume and holds above 120, the upside space opens; otherwise, it may retest the $100 support.
Risks: The Jackson Hole meeting is approaching, and macro shifts could disrupt the rhythm at any time. Enjoy the rally, but don’t overleverage.$HYPE is currently priced at $82.17, approaching its historical high. The monthly unlocking of $784 million by core contributors combined with a base repurchase of $50 million to $80 million creates a structural liquidity gap.
A 39% increase over the past 7 days has pushed the market cap to $13 billion. The surge in on-chain perpetual contract trading volume in August has boosted fee repurchases, temporarily masking the incremental token supply release.
The heat of derivatives trading is the primary variable determining current liquidity absorption capacity, while valuation recovery driven by overall market sentiment is secondary. Once trading volume returns to normal, the monthly selling pressure of 9.92 million HYPE will reappear in the spot market clearing process.
The bullish scenario is based on sustained high trading volume. If the surge in on-chain perpetual contract trading volume significantly expands fee repurchase scale enough to absorb the $784 million monthly unlocking sell-off, the price may break through the historical high of $82.43 accordingly. The failure signal for this scenario is a drop in trading volume causing monthly repurchases to fall below the $100 million threshold.
The bearish scenario corresponds to a cooling of trading activity combined with structural unlocking. When monthly repurchases fall to the normal range of $50 million to $80 million, unlocking sell pressure nearly 10 times the repurchase amount will directly compress the buy-side depth of the spot market. The failure signal for this scenario is a strong systemic buy-side support in the market forcibly absorbing the sell pressure.
In the next 7 days, key observations will focus on the daily average changes in on-chain perpetual contract trading volume and the spot market's buying strength during unlocking windows to absorb new tokens.
#黄金突破4600美元，债券避险地位受挑战 #美光加码AI存储，十年研发投入100亿美元Over the past week, the crypto market completed a textbook short squeeze rally. Bitcoin $BTC surged wildly from around $62,000, with a weekly gain of over 23%, once breaking through the $80,000 mark, marking the largest weekly increase since March 2023. Ethereum $ETH was even stronger, soaring over 31% in a week, reaching a high of $2,549. However, after the surge, a pullback has quietly begun. The logic behind the surge: a precise "hunt" The core driving force behind this rally was not a fundamental change but a large-scale short squeeze. Over the past week, the crypto market saw billions of dollars in short liquidations. Market leaders precisely avoided the obvious liquidity pools below and pulled the price up vertically, wiping out a large number of short positions. Meanwhile, spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows for five consecutive days, bringing approximately $2.6 billion in new funds just last week. Expectations that the U.S. Treasury might use TGA account funds to support bond repurchases also reinforced the narrative of loose liquidity. Shorts were forced to cover, ETF funds kept buying, and macro liquidity expectations improved—these three forces combined to create this "big green candle." Bitcoin: Is $80,000 a ceiling or a launchpad? $80,000 is currently the most critical resistance level. From a technical perspective, the $80,000 to $83,000 range is a convergence zone of multiple resistances—both psychological barriers and a large accumulation of sell orders. Several traders have pointed out that this area will continue to suppress during the initial tests It might be a habit developed from doing a PhD
I also like to list variables first when analyzing the market
Then slowly draw conclusions
This $ETH long position has a cost of 2480
Short-term support is at 2456
A rebound structure is needed for further confirmation
$BTC remains the key variable
Holding above 80,000 will continue to drive market sentiment
If it falls below 77,000
ETH is very likely to retest
So currently maintaining a cautiously bullish stance
No guessing of spikes
Just observing key levels
Having your own direction is very important
Risk control is even more important
What do you think next
#BTC冲高后震荡，ETF资金持续流入
#ETH触及2500美元后震荡 #卡什卡利称美债未失灵，长债回购能否治本？
The Fed and the Treasury situation is getting more and more interesting.
The Treasury is trying to rescue the market, while the Fed is just watching.
The Treasury just doubled the long-term bond repo from 2 billion to 4 billion, effective from September 9, aiming to suppress long-term interest rates. On the day the repo news came out, the 30-year yield did drop from 5.33% to around 5.19%, but it only lasted one day before bouncing back the next day. 4 billion against 40 trillion in debt—do the math on that ratio yourself.
Besent even made a tough statement. Fox News revealed that Treasury Secretary Besent said he would "spare no effort" to intimidate those shorting U.S. debt and trying to push the 10-year yield to 5%, the so-called "bond vigilantes." Measures might include increasing repos, adjusting debt issuance structure, or even canceling the issuance of 20-year Treasury bonds. The words are out there, but whether these short sellers are scared is another matter.
The impact on the crypto space is twofold.
First, the repo is at most a short-term breather. 4 billion against 40 trillion is a drop in the bucket; essentially, it’s "exchanging short-term for long-term"—issuing short-term debt to buy long-term bonds, so no new money enters the market. Bitcoin is hovering around 77,000 now; expecting this move to push down interest rates is unrealistic.
Second, the bigger divergence lies ahead. Kashkari’s recent statement essentially sets the tone for Wash’s Jackson Hole speech on Friday. The Treasury wants to suppress rates, but the Fed refuses to cooperate. This policy tug-of-war means the long-term yield trajectory will be determined by real supply and demand, not by repo market support.
What are your thoughts? Tonight, Basent's speech was all thunder and little rain; on the surface, he shouted about the strictest sanctions, but in reality, he didn't even provide a specific list or a hard deadline.
This clearly leaves a backdoor for private communication, a classic Trump extreme pressure tactic.
Although Basent mentioned 60 targets and 5 major industries, it was all evasive, not even setting a definite cutoff date for cutting off dollar settlements.
When reporters pressed about China and core major banks, he outright dodged the question, clearly afraid to really upset the table; essentially, it was just verbal intimidation.
Next, focus on three key things.
First, see who the big institutions he said would be sanctioned within a week actually are.
Second, watch if a hard exit deadline will be added later.
Third, see if Iran will retaliate in the Strait of Hormuz.
Overall, the approach has clearly softened; there's no need to panic, just wait a bit longer for the bullets to fly.
#美伊制裁升级，能源通胀风险回升 $HYPE is currently priced at $82.17, approaching its historical high. The monthly unlocking of $784 million by core contributors combined with a base repurchase of $50 million to $80 million creates a structural liquidity gap.
A 39% increase over the past 7 days has pushed the market cap to $13 billion. The surge in on-chain perpetual contract trading volume in August has boosted fee repurchases, temporarily masking the incremental token supply release.
The heat of derivatives trading is the primary variable determining current liquidity absorption capacity, while valuation recovery driven by overall market sentiment is secondary. Once trading volume returns to normal, the monthly selling pressure of 9.92 million HYPE will reappear in the spot market clearing process.
The bullish scenario is based on sustained high trading volume. If the surge in on-chain perpetual contract trading volume significantly expands fee repurchase scale enough to absorb the $784 million monthly unlocking sell-off, the price may break through the historical high of $82.43 accordingly. The failure signal for this scenario is a drop in trading volume causing monthly repurchases to fall below the $100 million threshold.
The bearish scenario corresponds to a cooling of trading activity combined with structural unlocking. When monthly repurchases fall to the normal range of $50 million to $80 million, unlocking sell pressure nearly 10 times the repurchase amount will directly compress the buy-side depth of the spot market. The failure signal for this scenario is a strong systemic buy-side support in the market forcibly absorbing the sell pressure.
In the next 7 days, key observations will focus on the daily average changes in on-chain perpetual contract trading volume and the spot market's buying strength during unlocking windows to absorb new tokens.
#黄金突破4600美元，债券避险地位受挑战 #美光加码AI存储，十年研发投入100亿美元Why we consider a possible correction of the crypto market as a pullback, and not as the end of growth. And, accordingly, we do not consider long-term shorts as a sound idea. The answer to this question is given by signals on a number of charts: - USDT+USDC stablecoin dominance, - TOTAL (capitalization of the entire crypto market), - TOTAL2 (crypto market capitalization without bitcoin), - TOTAL3 (crypto market capitalization without bitcoin and ethereum), - OTHERS (crypto market capitalization without TOP-10). Let's start with the dominance of stablecoins. HereThe whale closely associated with Ethereum just cut losses and exited Bitcoin, then immediately increased a long position in Ethereum by seventy-five million dollars. The market's first reaction to this news was not cheers, but skepticism. The price briefly pushed up to around $2,549, but seemed to hit an invisible wall and then fell back. This scene made many seasoned traders smell a familiar scent. In the derivatives market, such a high-profile and huge buy order often does not act as the engine of the market; instead, it looks more like a conspicuous flag. The main funds are best at playing around these kinds of obvious positions. Since your cost, direction, and even stop-loss are exposed under the spotlight, what awaits you is mostly not a helpful push but a carefully planned shakeout. The current Ethereum price pullback just confirms this logic of reverse game theory. From the perspective of behavioral finance, this whale's operation itself carries a hint of contradiction. Having just suffered losses on Bitcoin, he immediately increased leverage to bet on Ethereum, emotionally inevitably showing a rush to recover losses. And this urgency is precisely the weakness the market is most easily exploited for. As long as his long position remains firm, there is always a potential selling pressure above the price, like the sword of Damocles hanging overhead. Of course, we cannot confirm the true intentions of the main funds, nor do we intend to predict specific price points. But in terms of market language, this stagnation and pullback after a heavy obvious position often means considerable short-term selling pressure. Rather than chasing highs, it is better to remain patient and observe whether the price can find support in a deeper retracement. In 2022, BTC quickly dropped from around $21,000 to $17,500, then rebounded strongly, eventually retesting around $15,500 again. ETH followed a similar "sharp drop—rebound—second bottom" pattern. Today's market seems to have seen familiar shadows again. In 2026, BTC will quickly rebound from around $57,000 to close to $82,000, and ETH will climb back above around $2,600. But this time, there is a clear difference: institutional funds are re-entering the crypto market. Recently, the US spot BTC ETF saw a weekly net inflow of nearly $2.1 billion, while ETH ETFs saw about $740 million in inflows over the same period. BTC has continuously received financial support, indicating that this rally is not driven solely by retail investor sentiment. Meanwhile, the market has also begun to focus on Federal Reserve policy, dollar liquidity, and macro catalysts such as the Jackson Hole meeting. If ETF funds continue to flow in, the current market may be gradually shifting from an "oversold rebound" to a new trend phase. However, if capital inflows start to cool and BTC fails to break previous highs, another deep correction cannot be ruled out. Is this a confirmation of the new cycle's bottom, or is it another attempt to trigger another bullish rebound? Next, ETF capital flows and whether BTC can hold key resistance levels will be the most important verification signals. 👀 #BTC #ETH #Bitcoin #Ethereum #Crypto #ETF #加密货币This time would be different: - This would be the shortest bear market ever - Bitcoin has always retested the average buy price which is still downward sloping at $51,926 - Potential profit has always gone negative, still positive Bear case: IF price stalls out at the $82,000 area and does not make a higher high and starts to breakdown from upward trend line, THEN it's possible this bear market becomes an extended vs. shortened. For this scenario to happen, I think the stock market would have ZEC/USDT Quick Update ($ USD) 📊
Zcash is stabilizing around $ZEC 814.42 after bouncing off local support at $806.48.
* Bullish Case: A breakout above $815.75 (MA5) could ignite a recovery toward $826.16 (MA10) and $838.20 (MA20).
* Bearish Case: Rejection below $815.75 risks another retest of the $806.48 support, with a break lower targeting $800.00.
Key Level to Watch: $ZEC 826.16 (MA10 resistance).
#BTCETFInflowsSurge #OKXTraderVoices Today the market pulled back, what is the reason? Is it because a series of major events are coming one after another, causing funds to hedge in advance? Or is it because the 30-year US Treasury yield has continuously stayed above 5.20%, which is bearish for the tech growth sector? Major macro events are arriving intensively, and funds choose to hedge and wait in advance. The 30-year US Treasury yield has stabilized above 5.20%, suppressing tech and risk assets, and crypto is also affected by liquidity transmission. 📅 Key timeline for the super week 8/24 Monday: Basent press conference | Discloses details of the "economic war" against Iran, affecting geopolitical risk sentiment 8/26 Wednesday: Nvidia earnings + July PCE inflation + GDP revision 👉 Key points: AI performance guidance, inflation readings, directly influencing risk asset preferences 8/27 Thursday: Jackson Hole global central bank annual meeting opening + South Korea central bank decision + domestic industrial and enterprise profits 👉 The highest weighted event this week, waiting for central banks to release interest rate signals 8/28 Friday: Walsh's debut + initial revision of nonfarm benchmark 👉 New Fed chair's public statements, employment data calibration, disturbing rate cut expectations This week is packed with news, plus Nvidia's Q2 earnings and Walsh's debut! It is expected to be a volatile and turbulent week! $BTC $ETH $NVDA $ETH Market right now:
BTC: Range between 70k - 80k
ETH: Absorbing BTC profits
SOL/AVAX/TON: +5% to +8% today
$BTC
Translation:
Smart money rotated last week.
Dumb money is rotating today.
Don’t chase the 8% candle.
Position before it.
#BTC #ETH #SOL #CryptoxSNDK/USDT Short Analysis ($ USD) 📊
xSNDK is recovering after bouncing off strong support at $xSNDK 1,420.41 and is currently consolidating around $1,490.00.
* Bullish Case: Holding above $1,483.74 (MA5) could trigger another push toward resistance at $1,510.00 – $1,520.00.
* Bearish Case: Rejection around current levels could pull the price back down to test support at $1,460.00 or lower.
Key Level to Watch: $xSNDK 1,491.29 (MA10 resistance breakout).
#BTCETFInflowsSurge #OKXTraderVoices This morning before the US stock market opened, gold and Bitcoin continued to remain strong, especially gold breaking its previous high again. This week is also a period of intensive macro events, which may trigger significant volatility:
1. Wednesday 20:30: July PCE data
2. Earnings reports after Wednesday's market close, conference call at 5 AM Thursday
3. Friday 22:00: Waller's speech
Currently, the market's most critical expectation for the core monthly PCE data is 0.23%, which rounds to 0.2%. As long as the core PCE monthly rate is below 0.3%, the market is very likely to remain moderate.
Recently, AI stocks have gradually cooled down, and Nvidia's earnings are unlikely to exceed expectations again, especially after they have already used the big move of guaranteed loans, basically marking a phase of exhausted potential. As the saying goes, "good news that doesn't push prices up is bad news." Against the backdrop of weak US Treasury bonds, it is difficult for US stocks to stand out alone, and indeed it is time for a rest.
Friday's Waller speech is the key to the next market trend. Especially after Basset just announced a doubling of long-term Treasury repurchases, the market urgently needs more information to confirm whether there was prior coordination between the two and whether the Fed will lean hawkish in the future.
a) From the perspective of policy space, whether this coordination was pre-planned or not, the objective result is that Basset has taken on part of the long-term stabilization task, giving Waller greater room for hawkish expression.
b) Moreover, this is Waller's first important speech as Fed Chair at Jackson Hole, where he needs to establish his own and recharge the Fed's credibility.
c) This year's conference theme is "Financial Innovation: Impacts on Payments and Policy." Therefore, this meeting may see a differentiated market reaction, meaning he might lean hawkish on policy, bearish for US stocks, but potentially release long-term friendly signals for stablecoins, tokenized payments, and financial innovation, which would be bullish for the crypto space. However, this does not necessarily mean BTC will rise; even if friendly signals are released, they favor crypto regulatory development but are bearish for BTC short-term liquidity. Ultimately, it depends on which force is stronger.
In summary, this week may see a rise followed by a fall, dovish first then hawkish. Especially with Xi Jinping's visit to the US in September providing a diplomatic repair window to reprice hawkishness in September. So taking the opportunity to build hawkish credibility first is a very worthwhile trade, as missing this window and then turning hawkish before the midterm elections will leave little room for repair later.Behind the new high of $HYPE, is it buybacks supporting the price or unlocks weighing it down?
HYPE is now at $82.17, up 39% in 7 days, just shy of the all-time high of $82.43, with a market cap of $13 billion.
The Hyperliquid story is clear: a leading on-chain perpetual contract platform, with fees going into a rescue fund that then buys back HYPE. The larger the trading volume, the more buybacks.
But there is a number that cannot be ignored: core contributors unlock about 9.92 million HYPE tokens monthly, which at the current price adds roughly $784 million in selling pressure each month. Meanwhile, the rescue fund’s buybacks under normal trading volume are about $50 million to $80 million monthly. The selling pressure from unlocks is about ten times the buyback strength! This new high is driven by an explosion in trading volume in August, with buybacks temporarily outweighing unlocks.
The problem is that trading volume can’t stay this crazy every day. When the market returns to normal, the buyback/unlock ratio will revert, and HYPE will face structural selling pressure again.
My judgment: the short-term new high is overheated, and chasing the price carries more risk than opportunity. The long-term value of $HYPE depends on whether the platform can continue to grow trading volume enough for buybacks to cover unlocks. Right now, it looks more like a valuation recovery riding the market heat, not a trend reversal.
Watch two signals: whether perpetual contract trading volume can stay high; and whether selling pressure after unlocks is absorbed. Without answers, don’t rush to label it a "DeFi blue chip".
#杰克逊霍尔临近，沃什能否明确政策路径 In the past 24 hours, the total contract liquidations across the network amounted to approximately $374 million:
Short positions liquidated about $240 million;
Long positions liquidated about $134 million.
Short positions account for over 60%, indicating that today's rally includes a significant short squeeze component.
A short squeeze can drive prices to break out quickly, but if spot buying doesn't keep up, after the shorts are liquidated, the market may suddenly lose the fuel to continue rising.
#contract #liquidation #BTCThe storage trio plunges, while Bitcoin and Ethereum strengthen against the trend
On August 24, the US stock market's storage chip sector suffered a brutal sell-off. The storage sector index dropped nearly 7%, SanDisk $SNDK fell over 10%, Seagate Technology and Western Digital dropped over 7%, SK Hynix and Micron Technology fell over 6%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell over 4%, and Intel dropped 5%. The direct trigger for the sharp decline came from Samsung Electronics' shareholder return plan announced last weekend — the scale was record-breaking but the details disappointed the market. JPMorgan pointed out three major flaws: the Q3 return scale was below expectations, no stock buyback plan, and the shareholder return ratio remained unchanged at 50%.
In stark contrast to the bleak storage chip sector, the cryptocurrency market strengthened against the trend. Bitcoin $BTC surpassed the $79,000 mark, rising over 25% in the past 7 days; Ethereum $ETH broke through $2,500, rising over 3% in 24 hours. Driven by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's expansion of Treasury repurchases and ETF capital inflows, the crypto market sentiment is high. Market participants noted that the weakening US dollar alongside the simultaneous rise of gold and Bitcoin further reinforces the narrative of a "currency devaluation trade." On one side, traditional semiconductor giants plunged due to disappointing earnings expectations; on the other, crypto assets surged under favorable policies. This divergence between the two markets reflects the complex mindset of capital seeking both risk aversion and profit.
#BTC冲高后震荡，ETF资金持续流入
#ETH触及2500美元后震荡
#杰克逊霍尔临近，沃什能否明确政策路径 Sui’s January 2025 launch cited Phantom’s 15M+ monthly users, but that figure was for Phantom overall—not Sui-specific users.
So calling it 15M Sui users would be misleading.$BTC has once again reclaimed the 1130-day SMA, which is indeed a medium-to-long-term signal worth paying attention to. In past cycles, this kind of ultra-long-term moving average often serves as the "bear-bull dividing line." Reclaiming it at least indicates the market is shifting from a long-term weakness back toward recovery.
Especially after the break below in June, BTC stayed below the moving average for about 80 days, then in August broke through $74,000 and reclaimed it, showing that the previously extreme pessimistic pricing is being corrected. If historical patterns continue to hold, this indeed has some significance for a cycle reversal.
However, note that reclaiming the moving average ≠ a confirmed bull market. The real key is whether it can hold above it consistently afterward and turn the pullback into support. If it repeatedly falls back below the moving average after the breakout, or even loses the $70,000 level again, the reliability of this signal will significantly decrease.
Therefore, I tend to view this as a medium-to-long-term bullish positive factor rather than a direct all-in buy signal.
Next, the focus is on whether the 1130-day SMA can complete the "resistance → support" flip, combined with ETF capital flows and weekly chart structure for judgment. If the pullback confirmation succeeds, the value of this signal will clearly increase.
#BTC冲高后震荡，ETF资金持续流入 #OKX预言家：F1与TI15赛果揭晓 Just now on OKX, $BTC hit a high of 79,999.8 USD, then quickly dropped back to around 78,500 USD. There was no simultaneous unexpected positive news; this breakout seems more like a continuation of the recent upward momentum, with a final concentrated release at 80,000 USD.
This recent move is more influenced by market factors. After BTC broke the previous high of 79,500 USD, it triggered short stop-losses and breakout buy orders near 80,000 USD. However, the funding rate is only about 0.0076%, the long-short ratio returned to around 1, and leverage is not at an extreme level, indicating this is not a forced pull-up by contracts alone.
The current question is whether it can hold above this level. After reaching 80,000 USD, it immediately pulled back, and selling pressure has appeared; if it can stabilize above 80,000 USD again, the next resistance is at 82,800–83,000 USD. If it fails to reclaim this level soon, watch 78,000 USD first, and if it dips further, look at 76,800–77,300 USD.
The long-term structure is not overheated yet, but the fear and greed index has risen to 73. The trend remains strong, but this is no longer a suitable point for emotional chasing. Touching 80,000 USD is not a breakout; holding above it is what counts.
#BTC冲高后震荡，ETF资金持续流入 A key event happened in the market last week. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen doubled the scale of long-term Treasury repurchases from $2 billion to $4 billion, with the core purpose of lowering U.S. Treasury yields and reducing the U.S. government's financing costs.
After the policy was implemented, the 30-year Treasury yield fell from 5.34% to 5.19%, bonds rose, while BTC surged 7% in a single day, and gold XAU rose 4%.
At 2 a.m. tonight, a major event affecting BTC and ETH will take place: the U.S. will announce the latest sanctions details on Iran. Trump called this the strongest sanctions in history, comparable to the economic version of the Normandy landing.
The subsequent situation is not optimistic. Iran has clearly stated that if sanctions escalate, it will retaliate in kind. Currently, Iran deliberately left the Oman route open for crude oil transportation, allowing 8 million barrels of crude oil to be exported daily, stabilizing current oil prices, serving as a buffer space for the game between both sides.
But if the U.S. implements the ultimate sanctions, Iran will leave no room, likely fully blocking the Strait of Hormuz, affecting the Mand Strait, striking oil ports along the route, and even causing a complete halt to Middle East crude oil exports.
The current market is generally optimistic, believing the situation will likely be more bark than bite, so oil prices have temporarily fallen and are waiting. But the risk cannot be ignored; the implementation of sanctions could easily trigger an escalation of conflicts in the Middle East. #BTC冲高后震荡，ETF资金持续流入 #ETH触及2500美元后震荡 #OKX预言家：F1与TI15赛果揭晓 $BTC $ETH $2.6 billion poured in, but BTC still hasn't broken above 80,000 — what exactly is the market waiting for?
This time, the feeling is indeed different.
Last week, the combined inflow into $BTC spot ETF and $ETH spot ETF was about $2.6 billion, marking the strongest single-week record since October last year. BlackRock's IBIT alone took in $503 million in a single day, large holders stopped selling and started accumulating, and whales have hoarded 43,000 BTC over the past 60 days. The capital rotation chain is also very clear — BTC broke through first, ETH followed with nearly a 30% rise, ZEC surged 75% weekly hitting a historic high, ENA skyrocketed nearly 100%, altcoins and Meme coins began to take over, very much like what a bull market should look like.
But the problem is, BTC got stuck around $79,400, then pulled back to oscillate between $77,000 and $78,000, never managing to break above the 80,000 mark with volume.
The money really did come in, but the price didn’t respond accordingly.
Here’s a detail worth pondering: over $2.7 billion worth of shorts were liquidated this week, and the core driver pushing prices up was forced short covering, not new buying entering the market. After the shorts were wiped out, the largest marginal buying power also disappeared — which explains the divergence of "new highs with decreasing volume."
In other words, the market is simulating "strong bulls" through "short liquidation," but these two are not equivalent.
More subtly, the macro environment is also fermenting in advance. The U.S. Treasury doubled the scale of long-term bond repos, signaling liquidity easing, and the crypto market is using immediate high leverage to digest macro benefits that have not yet fully transmitted. Meanwhile, this week’s PCE inflation data and Fed Chair Waller’s speech are about to be released; if expectations are disappointed, the early pricing could quickly turn into overpricing.
So, rather than rushing to call a "turnaround," it’s better to focus on a few more honest signals:
- Whether ETFs see net outflows for three consecutive days — a true thermometer of institutional allocation willingness
- Whether BTC can break above and hold 80,000 — not just touching it, but holding it
- Whether funding rates remain positive after falling — whether long leverage has truly been cleared
$2.6 billion is indeed a strong signal, but a strong signal does not equal certainty. The market has given a bullish reason, but also left an unresolved question: when the short squeeze dividend is exhausted and macro expectations face testing, how long can this upward momentum last?
The answer may come this week.
#BTC冲高后震荡，ETF资金持续流入 If you haven't gotten on board yet, hurry up and get on.
BTC just touched a high of 79934.
Rounded up, that's 80k.
My 78 $ETH long positions have already gained 8300U in floating profit.
At this point, why would you get off?
This round is aiming for 2600 first.
Just go straight up.
Trust me.
The bull market is already at the doorstep.
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ETH is now fluctuating between 2460 and 2500.
A 24-hour increase of about 1%.
It has risen nearly 30% in seven days.
Last week, spot ETF net inflows were $697 million.
Both spot and institutional funds are pouring in.
But contract open interest has already reached around $32.3 billion.
Leverage is also stacked very high.
So there will definitely be some mid-way shakeouts.
It might come back to test around 2350.
My cost basis is exactly 2357.
This level must hold for me.
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$TRUMP's current rise is not normal.
Trading volume is still six to seven hundred million dollars.
Almost on par with circulating market cap.
This indicates very fierce turnover inside.
And on-chain data shows
team-related addresses just sold out 3.39 million USDC.
This thing is pumping while dumping at the same time.
If it can hold near 2.30, it might rebound to 2.70.
Only above that do I look at 3 dollars.
I might take a small bite,
but definitely wouldn't go all in at the peak.
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$ZEC
Grayscale Zcash Trust is expected to be listed on NYSE Arca on August 25,
ticker ZCSH.
This is the core reason for the recent surge of funds into ZEC.
If 800 holds, continue to watch the previous high at 865.
If it really breaks through, some might even call for 900 or 1000.
But the listing still depends on regulatory procedures.
Be careful of a final wave of positive news realization.
Don't short this coin recklessly,
and don't blindly chase it.
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There's another piece of news not to be ignored.
The U.S. Treasury may use nearly $1 trillion of TGA funds to expand long-term bond buybacks.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has fallen back from around 4.70%.
This is a short-term breath of oxygen for crypto.
But this does not mean the Fed is officially cutting rates or easing.
So BTC holding above 80k,
and ETH reaching 2600 is not a dream.
If it doesn't hold,
my 8300U profit might disappear overnight.
#BTC冲高后震荡，ETF资金持续流入
#ETH触及2500美元后震荡 Friends who are not rushing into a bull frenzy yet,
There is a major event tonight that will have a significant impact on btc and eth.
At 2 AM, the US will announce the details of sanctions on Iran, which could become a major short-term variable for BTC and ETH.
If the sanctions exceed expectations and Iran escalates the conflict further, once the risk of the Strait of Hormuz is repriced, oil prices and risk aversion sentiment will rise, and BTC and ETH may face a wave of sharp rises followed by pullbacks.
But the market hasn't turned bad yet. Ethereum hasn't disappointed me, once again breaking above 2500, clearly outperforming altcoins compared to BTC. I am focusing on BTC at 83000; if it holds here, ETH will continue to strengthen, and I even think there is a real chance for this cycle to reach 5000.
It's normal for altcoins to dip slightly now, as funds are concentrating on BTC and ETH. I won't chase tonight; I'll wait for the news at midnight to settle before deciding the next step.
$BTC $ETH
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#ETH触及2500美元后震荡
#美伊制裁升级，能源通胀风险回升 The rise in U.S. Treasury yields and the suppression of overall tech sector risk appetite ahead of Nvidia's earnings report have led to $xSKHY being hit by sector sell-offs, clearing long positions. However, the technical barriers built through early sample delivery are now competing with expectations of market share loss.
On the market front, after a 5.5% drop last Friday, $xSKHY fell another 3%+ today, showing that tight macro liquidity is suppressing valuation multiples of high-level hardware sectors, with long funds being squeezed out before major events. The underlying order logic remains strong; on June 18, 12-layer HBM4E samples (48GB, pin rate 16Gbps, 20% energy efficiency improvement, 17% thermal resistance reduction) were delivered to core customers, securing a first-mover advantage in the generational race.
In terms of driving factors, the top is the decline in macro risk appetite triggered by high U.S. Treasury yields, followed by option hedging demand sparked by Nvidia's earnings, while early HBM4E sample delivery and capacity expansion on the industry side are core elements supporting the long-term valuation floor. The company raised $29.4 billion in its July 10 Nasdaq IPO, having invested 45.5 trillion KRW in M100 capacity expansion and 11.9 trillion KRW in EUV equipment procurement, along with 40 trillion KRW in cancelable buybacks to buffer short-term liquidation pressure.
In the bullish scenario, if Nvidia's earnings exceed expectations and release risk appetite, and global HBM demand breaks through 30 billion Gb as expected this year, the overall market expansion will absorb the shrinkage expectation of market share dropping from 59% to 50%. This scenario requires monitoring whether long positions flow back into the AI hardware leader; a failure signal would be continued tightening of macro liquidity causing a second sector bottom test.
In the bearish scenario, if the high-interest-rate environment drags the valuation baseline further down and competitors catch up faster than expected in the second half, valuation restructuring pressure will suppress stock price rebound space. This scenario is triggered by continued U.S. Treasury yield rises causing sector-wide valuation cuts; monitoring competitors' mass production progress is necessary, with a failure signal being early completion of HBM4E customer validation.
When macro inflation expectations heat up again or U.S. Treasury yields surge beyond expectations, even with industry-leading technology, overall position clearing will dominate short-term trends.
The core variables to watch in the next 7 days are the direction of U.S. Treasury yield changes and the strength of risk appetite recovery in the overall chip sector after Nvidia's earnings release.
#卡什卡利称美债未失灵，长债回购能否治本？ #美伊制裁升级，能源通胀风险回升$BTC & $ETH : IS HISTORY ECHOING AGAIN?
In 2022, $BTC fell to $17.7K in June, rallied sharply, then retested lows near $15.8K. $ETH followed a similar path.
In 2026, $BTC has again rebounded strongly from below $60K toward $80K, while $ETH recovered above $2.4K. But this cycle has a major difference: institutional demand is returning through spot ETFs, with recent weekly inflows approaching $2B for Bitcoin and nearly $700M for Ethereum.
Is this a real cycle bottom—or another relief rally? 🔥 After the BTC rebound, where is the capital flowing? Key conclusions: The current market risk appetite has clearly recovered, but it cannot yet be defined as a full Altseason. BTC remains the core of capital, ETH is starting to take over, some large Altcoins are seeing capital dispersion, and the real key lies in whether subsequent liquidity can continue to transmit to the altcoin market. 1. Market capital behavior The recent BTC rebound is mainly driven by ETF capital inflows + short covering + improved liquidity expectations. BTC ETF net inflow is about $1.9 billion per week, ETH ETF about $700 million, indicating institutional capital is re-entering the market. However, BTC Dominance remains high, meaning capital still favors core assets. The capital flow path is closer to: BTC → ETH → large-cap Altcoins → mid/small-cap, rather than full dispersion. 2. Divergent performance across sectors BTC / ETH: Institutional capital is most clear, ETH is relatively strengthening compared to BTC, ETH/BTC is an important indicator to judge Altseason. Large-cap Altcoins: Large public chains like SOL are beginning to attract risk capital attention, but volume support is needed to confirm the trend. Mid/Small-cap: More elastic but with higher liquidity risk, currently more like an early stage of capital risk appetite dispersion. Meme: The strongest sentiment and largest volatility, usually the most liquid phase After looking at Bitcoin from multiple angles, my broader view remains unchanged. Short-term strength does not automatically invalidate a larger bearish thesis. A market can rally aggressively, create renewed optimism, and still remain within a larger corrective structure. The historical comparison I’m watching is the 2013–2015 bearish phase. That cycle demonstrated how Bitcoin could produce powerful rallies during a broader correction—rallies strong enough to convince market participants that t$xSKHY SK Hynix got hit along with the sector, but HBM4E samples were delivered a month earlier than Samsung's
Sector pullback, innocent collateral damage. Today the memory sector collectively weakened, with SK Hynix dropping over 3% (already down 5.5% last Friday). Honestly, this round of decline has little to do with Hynix itself; the combination of NVDA earnings week and high US Treasury yields hit the entire AI hardware chain.
HBM4E sample delivery took the lead. On June 18, they delivered 12-layer HBM4E samples (48GB, 16Gbps pin rate, +20% energy efficiency, -17% thermal resistance) to major customers, earlier than industry expectations and directly competing with Samsung's move at the end of May. HBM4 is already in mass production and shipment in Q2, with expansion planned for the second half of the year. Hynix's pace makes it the "front-runner" in the HBM generational race.
Raised $29.4 billion in US stock market listing. On July 10, SKHY was listed on Nasdaq, with a financing scale ranking among the top three IPOs globally, comparable to Saudi Aramco. All funds are invested in capacity: 45.5 trillion KRW for M100 expansion + 11.9 trillion KRW for EUV lithography machine procurement. Along with 40 trillion KRW in cancelable buybacks for shareholder returns, the ammunition and sincerity are top-notch.
How much market share will be lost? Optimists say: the HBM market will exceed 30 billion Gb this year, the cake is growing faster than the rate of share loss, and Hynix's deepest binding with NVDA is currently unbeatable; cautious view: TrendForce predicts Hynix's HBM share will shrink from 59% to 50%Still guessing this wave was driven to the top by retail FOMO? Nearly $2 billion in weekly ETF inflows directly slap the answer in the face.
The US spot Bitcoin ETF had a net inflow of $1.92 billion last week, marking the strongest single-week record since October 2025, with Bitcoin briefly breaking $78,000 on Friday.
This scale indicates that institutional allocation funds are accelerating their return, with the ETF channel being the core incremental source of this rally, rather than pure short-term speculation.
Somewhat bullish. Continuous ETF accumulation provides solid fundamental support for BTC's mid-term trend, but profit-taking pressure rises simultaneously after rapid price surges.
The key is whether subsequent inflows can continue—if capital remains strong, the correction space is limited; if inflows drop sharply, beware of a high-level pullback. Momentum chasers should control their positions and leverage.
Source: Cointelegraph
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