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Core CPI year-on-year for August is 2.4%, and this time the expectation basically remains around 2.4%. Many people are watching whether the overall CPI will surge to 3.6% to 3.7%, but that increase is mainly driven by oil prices, with Brent crude now standing near $106. What really affects BTC is whether core inflation is spreading. $BTC $ETH $ZEC If core CPI year-on-year jumps above 2.5%, it indicates that oil price pressures are seeping into freight, wages, and goods, giving the Federal Reserve more confidence to raise rates. U.S. Treasury yields may continue to rise, making it harder for BTC to hold steady near $84,000 and more likely to seek support lower. If core CPI remains at 2.4%, then this round of inflation is basically about oil. The odds are high that the Fed won’t raise rates at the end-of-month meeting, allowing U.S. Treasuries to catch a breather and giving BTC a chance to ease up first. The Fed’s fixation on core inflation comes from being scared by the 1970s. In 1973, oil prices quadrupled, and when inflation eased, the Fed rushed to cut rates, but oil costs had already seeped into all goods. When Iran had issues in 1979, the second wave of inflation was worse than the first, and rates were pushed to 20% before it was controlled. This time, Iran is leading again. So don’t be misled by the headline numbers tonight; look directly at the core line. Whether it’s 2.4% or 2.5%, that 0.1 difference is the difference between BTC going up or down. #九月CPI今晚公布，美联储加息分歧待解 #台积电Q3营收创新高，盈利表现待揭晓 #韩股急跌后反弹收窄，半导体买盘能否持续？ 2. Small investors are retreating, but big players are leveraging up: in September, institutional-level users borrowing $BTC with USDT loans over $10 million increased by 83.3%, while retail borrowing decreased by 17.2%. This indicates that chips are concentrating in the hands of a few.
3. The premium on treasury stock $MSTR is gone. Strategy holds 848,250 coins worth about $70.6 billion at current prices, but the company's market cap is only about $51.1 billion.3. The premium on treasury stock $MSTR is gone. Strategy holds 848,250 coins worth about $70.6 billion at current prices, but the company's market cap is only about $51.1 billion.
In the past two years, the "issue shares to buy coins" model was the most profitable in the US stock market. Now the market offers a discount instead of a premium—this is a very key qualitative change in this cycle.$TRUTH has taken off!
A few points to note: The privacy narrative is different from ZEC's path, but it still involves privacy. The contracts cover almost all exchanges: OKX, Binance, BG, Gate. There must be big money behind it. From the beginning of the year until now, it has been consolidating at the bottom with repeated washouts, and only now is it showing volume and rallying. This momentum doesn't look like making pocket change.
Let's do some math: Circulating supply is 2.085 billion tokens, 0.1 corresponds to a circulating market cap of 209 million; total supply is 10 billion, 0.1 corresponds to a valuation of 1 billion. With mainstream contracts and an AI + privacy narrative, this valuation is not exaggerated. So here’s the question: spending 9 months accumulating chips and investing so much money, just to make 1 million or 5 million? Obviously not enough to break even. To profit, you’d at least need to rely on contract liquidity to make a big hit, like at the 20 million USD level.
For those who can’t hold contracts, you can study the spot market. $TRUTH below 0.1 makes me feel the story isn’t finished yet. Of course, maybe I’m just imagining the project owner is richer than they really are.Three transactions, where exactly does the money flow?
$RENDER I'll first check its supply ledger. When customers pay for rendering tasks, it triggers token burning; at the same time, the network issues token rewards to participants. So when I see the word "burning," I don't immediately conclude deflation. You have to calculate the amount burned and the amount newly issued during the same period together. It has risen about 53% in the past month, and the market has already given it a higher price. What I want to check next is whether paid tasks can continue to increase and whether burning can keep up with issuance. Customers actually spending money is more worth studying than just another popular concept.
$IMX I'll check its fee ledger. According to token rules, 20% of protocol fees must be paid in IMX; this portion is used to reward eligible stakers. Note, the 20% is calculated on fees, not game revenue. After more players join, how many chargeable transactions are generated ultimately determines the size of this demand. It's great that the game is gaining popularity, but how the revenue flows to the token still needs to be calculated clearly.
$GRT I'll check its reward ledger. Node income includes both user-paid query fees and newly issued token indexing rewards. Both appear as income but come from different sources: one from customer payments, the other from supply increase. I'm more concerned about the proportion of query fees in the income. High rewards can attract service providers, but sustained payments better demonstrate that this business has demand.The main event tonight is the CPI, which may cause significant short-term volatility. Currently, the CPI expectation is 3.6%, up from the previous 3.4%, and the core CPI expectation is 2.5%, up from 2.4%. The forecast market results are similar, with a 42% probability given for the 3.6% outcome. Crude oil remains high, with Brent crude above 100 and light crude above 90, so this inflation is unlikely to come down and will most likely meet expectations. Although the data will be announced tonight, from the current data perspective, inflation in September is unlikely to be suppressed. If the announced result is like this, it will still trigger market expectations for further Fed rate hikes by the end of the year, which may cause the market to decline. However, the market has actually been declining in recent days, so this expectation has probably been priced in early. What follows is the realization of the negative news, and the key will be the FOMC meeting at the end of the month to see whether there will be a rate hike or not. Yesterday, the Fed's third-ranking official said there might be one more hike this year, but definitely no hikes next year! This provides some relief to the market, but there is still one more hike to come. Judging by this statement, it is estimated that there may be no hike this time; if there is one, it will be in November or December. If the data does not improve, there might be one more hike. Currently, the forecast market gives an 80% probability of no rate hike in October, which is also likely to meet expectations. So how will the market move afterward? Honestly, it is hard to say until the end of October or even early November, because above that still$BLUR , $YGG , $SAND —these altcoins were once wildly popular, all belonging to the gaming or NFT.
Meanwhile, the project teams have cashed out real money, gradually unlocking and distributing tokens over this long period.
long believed the prices would rebound to previous highs. I believe the gaming and NFT sectors in crypto are the least . Not to mention the games are extremely poor in quality.
At the same time, there are so many online games, mobile games, and AI games in the market.The key contradiction lies in the misalignment between market pricing and Federal Reserve expectations. Prediction markets show a 67% probability that BTC will fall below $80,000 within October, meaning the current crypto prices have not fully priced in the scenario of "core CPI exceeding expectations." BTC at $83,800, dare to chase it?
ETF lost $680 million in a week, tonight's CPI hangs overhead, price stuck right in the middle of the box—tonight, you either slap your thigh or get swept out.
First, look at the surface: sideways, low volume, bulls and bears both playing dead.
In 24 hours, it’s been grinding between 82,950 and 84,150, daily chart still in the 81,000 to 86,000 box. RSI 54 to 61, neutral with a slight bullish bias, ADX just above 10—no trend. Moving averages are stuck together, volume shrinks to a sleep-inducing level.
You might think: it’s been sideways so long, it should break out, right?
I tell you: this isn’t accumulation, it’s waiting for judgment. Tonight at 21:30, US September CPI is the trigger.
First thing: ETFs are bleeding, institutions are hesitant to buy.
From October 5 to 9, spot ETFs had a net outflow of about $680 million. October 7 saw a single-day outflow of $490 million, the worst day since June. October 9 only saw a $21 million inflow. Reports say on October 13 there was a net inflow of $176 million, but it hasn’t covered the previous week’s losses yet.
Citibank and others still call for a 12-month target of 113,000, reasoning that ETF demand will return. But this logic requires two consecutive weeks of net inflows to reprice; right now, it’s just stopped the bleeding.
In plain language:
Institutions are buying, but hesitantly. You’re not trading against a whale, you’re racing against a crowd of onlookers.
Second thing: the real BTC pricing factor now is macro, not on-chain.
In September, the Fed raised rates by 25 basis points, pushing rates to 3.75%-4.00%, the first hike in three years. The October 7 minutes showed most officials think another hike this year is "appropriate." For the October 28 FOMC, the market prices about 80% chance of no change, 15%-20% chance of another 25bp hike.
Tonight’s CPI market expectations: headline MoM +0.6%, YoY 3.6%; core MoM +0.2%, YoY 2.5%. Gasoline surged in September, so a bad headline is almost consensus. The market really trades the core.
Core 0.3%: October hike probability pushes toward 30%, BTC likely to drop first.
Core 0.2%: meets expectations, mostly range-bound.
Core 0.1%: discounts recent hike bets, rebound has continuity.
10-year US Treasury yield closed near 5.24% last week, dollar index at an 18-month high. Funds prefer cash and bonds.
You’re not trading BTC, you’re betting on CPI.
If your position is heavy, you’re using margin to guess a number you can’t possibly predict.
Third thing: the candlesticks tell you, 83,800 is the midpoint.
Daily: October 2 high was 87,100 to 87,200, October 5-6 still around 86,700 to 87,000. October 8 and 13 dipped twice to 80,300-81,100 then pulled back. Lows are rising, highs are falling. Today’s range is 82,950 to 84,150, with 83,800 right in the middle.
Key levels:
Resistance: 84,150 → 84,550 → 85,500 to 86,000 → 86,700 (the real gate for bulls)
Support: 82,950 → 82,200 to 82,600 → 81,000 to 81,100 (solid defense of two pin bars) → 79,900 → 76,500
Daily RSI 54 to 61, neutral with slight bullish bias. ADX just above 10, no trend. The 4-hour rebound from 81,000 to 83,800 is a correction, not a main rise. Without consecutive closes above 84,150, this is just a box rebound.
When there’s no trend, the biggest enemy for traders isn’t the market, it’s their itchy hands.
Bull vs. bear, judge for yourself:
On one side:
The big cycle isn’t broken, 90-day roughly +32%, mid-term still in an up channel
Perpetual positions 18 to 22 billion, down 2% in 24h, leverage retreating not increasing
Binance funding rate +0.001% to +0.002%/8h, bulls not crowded
October 13 ETF net inflow about $176 million, signs of stopping the bleeding
81,000 solid defense of two pin bars still intact
On the other side:
ETF lost $680 million in a week, institutions hesitant
September rate hike, minutes hawkish, December hike expectations rising
10-year Treasury at 5.24%, dollar at 18-month high, risk assets headwind
Daily highs falling, ADX just above 10, no trend
Tonight’s CPI, core 0.3% will crush, gap down will invalidate stop losses
Trading strategy
1. Now (83,800, before data):
No new directional orders.
If long, stop loss below 82,600. If short, stop loss above 84,550.
If neither side is in place, stay flat and watch the data.
2. Slightly bullish (main scenario, but wait for position):
Only go long in two cases:
Pullback to 82,200-82,600 with lower wick and close back, stop loss 81,800, first target 84,500, second target 85,500. If daily can’t close above 84,500, reduce position by half.
CPI is cooler (core ≤0.2%, and no broad surprise except oil), price stands above 84,550 and holds on pullback, then chase, target 86,000 to 86,700, stop loss below breakout candle low. No add until daily closes above 86,700.
3. Slightly bearish (data trade, not a bear market):
Rebound 84,500 to 85,500 with long upper wick and weak volume, short, stop loss 86,200, target 82,900/82,000.
Daily close below 82,000 is structural weakness, next support 81,000, then 79,900. Only if 81,000 also closes below, include 76,500 in plan. Before that, chasing shorts on breakouts risks being stopped out by the two lows at 81,000.
83,800 isn’t a start point, it’s the center of the table.
Tonight’s CPI won’t kill bulls or bears, it kills heavy positions.
Don’t ask if BTC will rise, ask if your position can survive tonight.
Big cycle intact, short cycle no trend—this is the most grinding market.
$BTC $ETH $ZEC #九月CPI今晚公布，美联储加息分歧待解 172 million USD, this is the net outflow of BTC contracts on the four-hour level. It's not the nice positive number from the 24-hour period, but the four-hour one. Have you ever wondered why the daily chart still shows inflows, yet the market feels increasingly heavy? Recently, I made a mistake when monitoring capital flows by only looking at the 24-hour net amount and assumed the bulls were still in control. Later, when I extended the period to a week, BTC had a net outflow of 3.313 billion, and at that moment I realized I had been looking at a polished facade. Shorter periods are more straightforward: 5 minutes saw an outflow of 8.07 million, 4 hours 1.72 million, 8 hours 1.58 million. The positive 55.51 million in 24 hours feels more like a sugar pill to soothe emotions. ETH is the same. 4-hour outflow of 99.32 million, 8-hour 127 million. That small inflow in 24 hours, I tend to treat as a bull trap rather than a sign of recovery. Mid-term funds have not chosen to return, which is more important than the price itself. SOL is a bit different. 4-hour outflow of 8.92 million, 8-hour 13.68 million, but 24-hour still shows an inflow of 20.12 million. The sellers' structure hasn't officially formed yet, so I am not taking action now, just observing. This ambiguous phase is the easiest to be driven by emotions, so I choose to hold back for now. ZEC is quieter. 8-hour outflow of 22.77 million, almost no movement in 24 hours, but a weekly net outflow of 299 million. Quiet doesn't mean safe, it just means the retreat hasn't been noticed yet. Putting these together, what the market is really trading is not "whether there is capital," but "who is leaving early." When the weekly net outflow and hourly-level outflows align in direction, a#闪迪美光下跌，长鑫技术进展受关注
📉 Why did SanDisk and Micron fall?
Triple pressure combined.
First, ChangXin's technological breakthrough triggered competition concerns. ChangXin announced a key advancement in the 4F² architecture and plans to launch server DDR5 RDIMM products by the end of 2026. The 4F² architecture can reduce the area of a single memory cell by about one-third, theoretically lowering costs. If ChangXin delivers by the end of the year, it could be about two years ahead of Samsung and SK Hynix in architecture. The market worries that the international giants' model of "controlling production to maintain prices" and high profits will be weakened, choosing to realize future price-cutting risks early.
Second, the buyback support in the Korean market disappeared. Samsung and SK Hynix's combined buyback plan of about $40 billion ended several weeks early. Since the buyback ended, the KOSPI has dropped about 8% over three trading days. The catch-up drop after the Korean holiday combined with continuous net selling by foreign investors caused SK Hynix to plunge over 10% in a single day, directly dragging down sentiment in the global memory sector.
Third, AI trading logic is changing. The market is shifting from "chasing AI growth" to "examining capital returns." With rising interest rates and increasing AI financing costs, whether massive capital expenditures can deliver actual returns is being scrutinized more strictly. Firmus, a data center operator holding Nvidia shares, shelved a $5 billion IPO, further intensifying market concerns about risks in AI infrastructure projects.
$SNDK #BTC spot ETF sees net outflow again, can institutional buying recover? $BTC
The same "outflow," but the patterns differ this time.
▪️ On 10/12, a single-day net outflow of $65.401 million, all from BlackRock IBIT
▪️ From 10/5 to 10/9, a weekly net outflow of about $679 million, the highest since June, nearly 8,000 units
▪️ Among them, on 10/7, a single-day outflow of 5,670 units, $484.9 million, the largest since 6/25
▪️ Ethereum ETFs have had net outflows for 10 consecutive trading days, with a single-day outflow of $85.3954 million on 10/12
▪️ On 9/21–22, there was a combined inflow of $1.7 billion over two days
▪️ The previous round was a large amount concentrated over two days; this round is small amounts over ten consecutive days
The divergence is not about whether there is an outflow, but that the "again" in "net outflow again" reflects two different outflow patterns.
The first round was a large amount concentrated in a single day; this round is small amounts over ten consecutive days. The counterparties for concentrated outflows are fast money, while continuous small amounts are closer to allocation portfolios reducing positions. ETF holders are not all long-term institutions; interpreting continuous outflows directly as a collective institutional withdrawal would exceed what the data can explain.
The direction suggests a wait-and-see approach — a single day turning positive and sustaining for three consecutive days would count as a recovery; maintaining small net outflows means demand remains weak.ETH at this position must be discussed in terms of the whale cost. The whale sold 1,074 BTC in three days to buy 35,346 ETH, with an average price of 2529, current price 2515, which means it is rubbing against the lower edge of the main force's chip area. In the past 24 hours, ETH liquidations reached 356 million, more than BTC, indicating that high-leverage positions have just been cleared, reducing floating chips.
I tend to go long on a pullback for this trade. I just finished delivering food in an old six-story residential area, and my phone kept vibrating with order reminders. While waiting for the elevator, I glanced at the market. The logic is solid: the whale is accumulating near 2529 and won't easily let the price drop deeply to embarrass itself. The 2500 to 2480 range is a short-term buy vacuum zone; if it drops there, there will be support.
Entry range is 2485 to 2510, and at the current price, you can aggressively enter with one-third of your position. Take profit at 2600, and if broken, look at 2680. Set stop loss at 2440; if it breaks below, it means the whale is actively buying to cut losses, so don't follow.
If even 2440 can't hold, I'll have to run twenty more orders tomorrow to top up margin.
$ETH
#台积电Q3营收创新高，盈利表现待揭晓
@OKX星球 $OP surged 22.08% in a single day, approaching the 90-day high of 0.16075, but the on-chain TVL of 444M USD has actually shrunk by 10.3% over the past 7 days. The price is diverging from real demand; the driving force behind this rally is not the on-chain ecosystem but market positioning.
The current funding rate remains at -0.0238%, with trading volume expanding to 2.6 times the 20-day average. Short positions have become the fuel for this upward movement. On-chain usage has not followed suit; this rebound is driven by contract leverage and short squeezes, not genuine demand.
The OP long position I hold was newly opened today, with a stop loss moved up to 0.15405. If triggered, it won't result in a loss; if not, I will hold, and if it hits, I will exit.
Structurally, if the daily candle closes above 0.16075, it means breaking out of the 90-day range, and the short squeeze momentum may continue. If it is resisted and falls below the 4H EMA20 at 0.140581, lacking leverage support, it is likely to retest the daily EMA50 at 0.120742.
TVL is still bleeding; the next observation point is whether the price can hold after the funding rate turns positive: Is 0.16075 the end of the short squeeze, or will distribution begin after the funding is consumed?
#OP #PositionAnalysis #OnChainData
Personal observation, not investment advice, please assess risks independently. ASML's Q3 earnings report has been released, temporarily lifting the negative shackles hanging over the US stock market, with US stocks rising in pre-market trading! Simply put, ASML's entire earnings report is very strong, and behind this strong report lies not only robust AI demand but also AI capital expenditure spreading from GPU orders to advanced Logic, Memory, and wafer fab expansions, indicating deepening industry expansion. More importantly, ASML's earnings report temporarily breaks the current concerns about AI being in a high bubble. According to the report, lithography equipment will face supply bottlenecks during 2027 and 2028, meaning the AI investment cycle will reach a turning point around 2030. Of course, it should be noted that this only represents expectations at the lithography equipment level. Also, do not overlook the impact of China's AI technological progress, which could bring the bottleneck constraints earlier. Caution is advised despite optimism. Five key data points from this earnings report: #阿斯麦财报前瞻：EUV订单成关键看点 1. Revenue grew 55% year-over-year, indicating that advanced semiconductor capital expenditure is entering an accelerated phase. 2. Gross margin increased from 51.6% to 57.5%, meaning the company has not compromised growth quality despite rapid growth. 3. The median Q4 revenue is €14.7 billion per month, higher than Q3, indicating Q3 is not the cycle peak. 4. Existing supply in 2027-2028 cannot meet demand, meaning capacity still cannot satisfy industry needs. 5. Customers have started inquiring about 2029-203Checking $SOL data often shows the same number differing in two places.
First, let's talk about market capitalization. The 63.83 billion USD on the market page is the circulating supply price, while the fully diluted market cap of the coin is 68.87 billion. The difference of 5 billion comes from the 46.58 million tokens not yet in circulation. Both numbers are correct but have different meanings. When you see the term market cap, first clarify which one it refers to before discussing which is higher or lower.
Next, the number of transactions on-chain. The API reports 280,000 transactions per minute, which breaks down to 4,700 transactions per second. However, two-thirds of this number comes from validators' votes, which are sent by validators to confirm blocks, not actual token transfers. Removing those leaves 1,600 transactions per second.
4,700 transactions and 1,600 transactions give two very different impressions. The judgment of how busy this chain is depends on this distinction. The writer may not intend it, but readers can easily be misled.
Also, timing matters. On-chain data is real-time, while market data has delays. The supply increases daily, so when citing data, the time of data retrieval must be included. If two numbers in the same article come from different days, readers cannot tell.
None of these numbers are false; problems arise only when they are mixed. Using one standard for market cap and another for transaction volume makes the ratio meaningless.
When checking yourself, remember the standard used. Numbers change daily, but the standard is less likely to change. Is it really reasonable to panic sell just because revenue slightly missed expectations?
To be honest, being bearish just based on a slight dip in revenue somewhat underestimates ASML's earnings report.
$ASML posted a net profit of 4.96 billion euros this quarter, with a gross margin climbing to 57.5%, both significantly surpassing expectations. Moreover, the company has raised its full-year outlook for three consecutive quarters and has once again boosted its Q4 revenue and gross margin guidance, far exceeding market expectations. This proves that its pricing power and profitability remain dominant.
The AI boom is pushing orders further into the future; the planned 30% capacity expansion for 2027 and 2028 is still insufficient, and some customers have even pre-ordered equipment for 2029 and 2030. This multi-year ultra-strong order lock-in capability is unique in the entire semiconductor supply chain.
In the short term, the market may experience some emotional shakeout, but in the medium to long term, extremely high gross margins, strong guidance, and a 4.1 billion euro share buyback make the stock's base extremely solid.
For the semiconductor sector, including $NVDA, $TSM, and $MU, ASML's multi-year order backlog is the most hardcore endorsement of the AI upcycle; a sell-off is actually a good opportunity for long-term capital to enter.
$NVDA $MU
#九月CPI今晚公布，美联储加息分歧待解 44% of people think the market will rise when the CPI is released.
My first reaction when I saw this number was admiration.
Not admiration for their accuracy, but admiration for the courage to bet in advance.
Let me briefly explain this.
22V asked its own clients, and nearly half expect Wednesday's CPI to boost risk appetite.
Another one-third think there will be no reaction or don't understand it.
So the question is, is this data good news or bad news?
My answer is, no one really knows now.
But the market has already started to think positively.
This is what I find most worth pondering.
Not the data itself, but that everyone has already maxed out their expectations in advance.
If the actual data meets expectations, it might just be so-so.
If it comes out worse than expected, it’s easier to get slapped in the face.
So what we should really watch now is not the CPI number, but where the money flows after the data is released.
Talking bullish doesn’t count, positions do.
Do you think this 44% is smart money, or just another wave of collective hype? #九月CPI今晚公布，美联储加息分歧待解 $ETH The big event is coming, everyone! The decisive battle between bulls and bears is tonight. It's been talked about to death, but at 20:30 tonight, the US CPI data will be released, marking a very important turning point. I'll share my personal prediction first: the CPI data will likely be within expectations or possibly below expectations. Market expectations and the Cleveland Fed's forecast both point to a divergence between the broad CPI and core CPI. Looking at the specific data, the Cleveland Fed's real-time forecast for the broad CPI month-over-month and core CPI year-over-year is even lower than market expectations. Employment and consumer confidence have already shown signs of weakening. September's nonfarm payrolls increased by only 29,000, and the preliminary consumer confidence index for October dropped to 46.3, but consumers' inflation expectations for the next year rose to 4.7%. Hiring has slowed, people are more pessimistic about the economy, and concerns about continued price increases have intensified. Rising energy prices squeeze purchasing power, and further rate hikes could further suppress employment—this is the difficult spot for the Federal Reserve. I personally lean toward the core CPI being around 0.2%, and the mainstream expectation is a pause in rate hikes in October. If the core unexpectedly jumps to 0.3%, the dollar and US Treasury yields will also rise, and I would turn bearish; if the core is below expectations and yields fall back, the rebound will have more support. I only know that tonight will most likely be a turning point that sets the direction. During volatile periods and in front of key data, the market will definitely be influenced by news—this is indisputable. So everyone should either stay out of the market or choose a direction with stop-losses. As for whether there will be a rate hike in December, that depends on what happens next. $BTC $ETH Why is it so difficult for stablecoin credit cards to replace Visa? First, let's look at where the fees actually go.
Assuming a $100 credit card purchase, the merchant bears a fee of about $2.2.
Of that, about $1.75 comes from the issuing bank's interchange fee, accounting for 70%–80% of the total cost; Visa or Mastercard's assessment fee is about $0.13–0.18, only 7%–9%.
This raises a question: if crypto cards simply bypass card networks, the actual savings might not be as much as imagined.
Issuing banks bear costs such as credit, bad debt, and capital occupation. Card networks like Visa mainly provide payment network and information transmission services. Even if stablecoins are used for settlement, as long as issuing, merchant acceptance, and related risk control still rely on traditional networks, these costs will not automatically disappear.
Statistics show that in July, crypto credit card spending exceeded $759 million, with about 9 million transactions, over 90% of which were still completed through the Visa network.
This indicates that the growth of crypto cards and the replacement of traditional payment networks are two different matters.
When evaluating a stablecoin payment project, you can't just listen to the story of "bypassing middlemen"; you need to break down the fee structure: which fee is it saving? Who bears the original credit and risk costs? What traditional infrastructure does the transaction still rely on?
What truly determines how much payment costs can be reduced is not what the settlement asset is changed to, but how much the entire payment chain has actually changed.OP current price is 0.1518, with dense short positions liquidation stacked between 0.154 and 0.156 above, showing very obvious signs of the main force inducing longs to accumulate. High volume but stagnant price, ATR volatility narrowing, bullish momentum has already exhausted. Most likely to pull back downward to fill the 0.618 liquidity gap at 0.1466, first sweeping out the long stop-loss pool below before considering a rebound.
Just finished patrolling the building and returned to the pavilion, refilled the thermos with hot water.
Short-term strategy is very clear, mainly high sell. You can directly short near the current price of 0.1518, with a stop loss above 0.1565, don’t be greedy. First take profit at 0.1472, second take profit at 0.1466, if broken then look at 0.144. Beware that the main force might first pump to 0.156 to induce longs before dumping, leverage must be tightly controlled, position size should not exceed 20%.
Don’t rush to take long positions now, wait for a pullback near 0.1466 and observe volume before deciding. Without a clean washout at this level, any rebound is fake.
$OP
#Meta发布MuseWonder，股价涨超3%
@OKX星球 I think Binance clearing EPIC and QUICK should not be taken as a bottom-fishing signal. The contract settles on the 20th, while the spot market will be delisted on the 28th; the spot price is about 83712 USD (Beijing 16:25, Coinbase).Currently, the top gainer is $TRUTH, purely treating retail investors like chives to be cut.
The price is pumped just to dump; chasing the rise and selling at the dip is a bit difficult with this coin, and the outcome might be getting trapped. This coin, like $WAL, is also on the SUI chain, likely pumped based on the news that the Sui Foundation invested $30 million in DATANetwork.
On the first of next month, a large amount of tokens will be unlocked, and the project team can conveniently use this news to pump the price and sell their chips in advance.
The holding volume and trading volume are gradually picking up, but the manipulation tactics are still somewhat shocking. Both longs and shorts are hard to play; consider setting up short positions near the previous highs.
#九月CPI今晚公布，美联储加息分歧待解 #台积电Q3营收创新高，盈利表现待揭晓 #韩股急跌后反弹收窄，半导体买盘能否持续？ $BTC Tonight's CPI, Wall Street is split into two camps.
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley expect 0.24, while Citi and JPMorgan expect 0.18. On Polymarket, those betting on "hotter" are twice as many as those betting on "colder."
In the past 12 CPI releases, whenever the data was colder, BTC mostly rose 4 hours later.
#九月CPI今晚公布，美联储加息分歧待解 CPI is coming tonight, and crude oil has risen like this. Aren't you afraid of a crash?
Brent is already at $106, how many people are still ready to keep going long?
I think crude oil is quite risky now. The war impact is indeed significant, but oil prices can't keep rising just because of that, right? The higher the price, the greater the pressure on the economy. The market is all focused on inflation now, but I think we need to be cautious about potential demand issues later.
Look at US Treasuries, the 10-year yield is already near 5.2%. If tonight's CPI exceeds expectations again, I guess many will start calling for the Fed not to cut rates.
But I'm curious, with inflation this high, what if US Treasury yields can't rise further?
That would be interesting.
I don't plan to chase BTC tonight. This kind of data-driven market is prone to whipsaws, especially when everyone is focused on the same direction.
Personally, I feel crude oil has reached a point where caution is needed, while US Treasuries might be worth watching more closely.
Tonight, it's all about two things: whether crude oil can keep surging, and whether US Treasury yields will spike then fall back.
If neither moves, the upcoming market situation might not be so simple.
#CPI #原油 #美债 #BTCCORE, can you still stand up? How many people are still holding?
Open the square, the screen is full of "cut losses," "goodbye," "accept losses and exit."
Someone asked: Can Core still stand up? How many people are still holding?
I won’t sugarcoat it; today I’ll use data to reveal the answer to "how many people are still holding."
First, the most painful fact: only 2,300 active addresses move daily.
Latest data from DefiLlama: CORE chain has about 2,300 active addresses in 24 hours, 140 new addresses, and only 37,000 transactions in 24 hours. The total locked value in on-chain DeFi is less than $5 million, and the daily DEX trading volume is negligible.
Some in the community have dug into the "60 million wallet addresses"—many are leftover addresses from when the project team issued tokens on the Core chain. The actual number of active holders is probably in the hundred-thousands range. The top 100 addresses hold about 90% of the tokens.
This is the truth about "how many people are still holding": not many.
But staking data tells a different story.
In 2024, about 150 million CORE were staked. By 2026, this number rose to 323 million. With a circulating supply of about 1 billion, nearly one-third is locked in staking contracts, not participating in daily sell-offs.
2,472 BTC are locked in Core’s non-custodial staking. These people aren’t here to gamble on weekly price swings; they focus on annualized yields and dual staking reward tiers.
The chain is alive. Blocks are produced, rewards are issued. Within 48 hours after the hard fork on September 3, staking rewards returned to normal, daily trading volume surged over 170%, and more than 150 million excess CORE were burned.
So, who is leaving and who is staying?
Those leaving are short-term traders worn down by sideways trading and leveraged players whose mindset was broken by the drop from 0.8 to 0.02. Their exit has nothing to do with the intrinsic value of the Core project itself.
Those staying fall into two categories: one is the "nail houses" trapped too deeply to bother cutting losses; the other is those truly calculating—staking yields, buyback narratives, and the long-term BTCFi sector.
So, can CORE still stand up?
I won’t lie to you; CORE is stuck in a very uncomfortable position right now.
The hard fork stopped the bleeding: 150 million tokens burned, staking restored, chain intact. But 69 million ghost tokens still float outside. The hard fork can only upgrade forward and cannot roll back already transferred transactions. The team has yet to provide an on-chain verifiable solution.
More critically, SatPay has been delayed. This highly anticipated new Bitcoin bank faces licensing and regulatory issues, with no launch date set and over 20,000 users waiting in line. The entire "revenue era" logic of Core in 2026—relying on ecosystem income to buy back CORE—depends heavily on SatPay generating real cash flow. Without the product launch, buybacks remain a distant vision.
A project not dead yet, but without a closed commercial loop.
But the trump card is clear: Core still has the largest TVL among Bitcoin sidechains, over $314 million, with more than 5,500 BTC staked, accounting for about 26% of all Bitcoin sidechain TVL. Over 76% of Bitcoin’s hash power participates in network security. Custodians like BitGo and Copper run nodes.
Projects that can stand up don’t rely on daily percentage gains but on real on-chain data accumulated steadily.
Are you still here? Honestly. If you’ve left, I don’t blame you. If you’re still here, let’s watch the data, not the emotions.
$CORE 🚨CPI Showdown! Get your bullets ready!
Tonight, the key for CPI's impact on Bitcoin lies in the core month-over-month figure, not the overall year-over-year.
Three scenarios:
• Core MoM 0.2% meets expectations: rate hike expectations remain unchanged, BTC bearish pressure fully released and stabilizes, watch for support above 80,000.
• Core MoM ≥0.3%: market reignites rate hike fears, US Treasury yields and the dollar strengthen, BTC under pressure and falls — rising real rates reduce the appeal of zero-coupon assets, leveraged positions get liquidated first.
• Core MoM ≤0.1%: tightening expectations fade, dollar weakens, BTC shows strongest rebound resilience.
Core logic:
The current market trades liquidity constraints rather than "inflation hedging." Oil-driven CPI increases only make the Fed more inclined to maintain high rates. As long as 10-year Treasury yields and the dollar strengthen together, BTC struggles to rise independently.
Short-term reminder:
False breakouts often occur in the first few minutes after data release. Pricing of core components (OER, services, used cars) usually lags the overall reading. Wait for 5 minutes of structural confirmation before acting; this is safer than rushing for second-by-second moves.
Core cool → slightly bullish, core hot → initial drop then watch if Treasuries follow up.
Don't mistake gasoline-driven overall jumps as BTC bullish.
#九月CPI今晚公布，美联储加息分歧待解 Tonight's CPI, the key is not whether it's 0.2 or 0.3, but that funds in BTC, ETH, and gold are showing rare divergence.
$BTC: Institutions are withdrawing. The premium index has turned negative, with US capital taking profits; however, the number of addresses holding 100–1000 coins on-chain has hit a new high, and whales have accumulated over 80,000 coins in three weeks. Long-term chips are providing support, but short-term buying is weak. Core CPI at 0.2% could push BTC to 84,000–85,000; if above 0.3%, bulls near 81,000 may face another shakeout.
$ETH: ETF bleeding. Last week, spot ETFs saw net outflows exceeding 500 million, with BlackRock accounting for nearly 500 million. However, leverage has dropped to a seven-month low, funding rates have turned negative, and shorts are paying to hold positions. As long as key support holds, short covering could ignite a rebound; but the premise is that ETFs stop outflows first, which has not yet happened.
$XAUT: Futures speculative positions are withdrawing, but allocation positions are increasing. Gold ETF holdings continue to grow, with Q3 net inflows hitting a record high; central banks have increased holdings for 23 consecutive months, with September seeing the largest increase this cycle. BTC's counterparties are on-chain whales, while gold's counterparties are central banks, with completely different patience and capital attributes.
Conclusion: Don't bet your position on the CPI number, bet on capital divergence. BTC sees institutional inflows, ETH ETFs are stemming outflows, and gold has solid logic supporting it.
#九月CPI今晚公布，美联储加息分歧待解
#BTC现货ETF再度净流出，机构买盘能否回暖？
#交易之声：你的经验值得被听到 Is it really reasonable to panic sell just because revenue slightly missed expectations?
Honestly, being bearish just based on a slight dip in revenue somewhat underestimates ASML's earnings report.
$ASML posted a net profit of 4.96 billion euros this quarter, with a gross margin climbing to 57.5%, both significantly surpassing expectations. Moreover, the company has raised its full-year outlook for three consecutive quarters and has once again boosted Q4 revenue and gross margin guidance, smashing market expectations. This proves its pricing power and profitability remain dominant.
The AI boom is pushing orders far into the future; the planned 30% capacity expansion for 2027 and 2028 is still insufficient, with some customers even pre-booking equipment for 2029 and 2030. This multi-year ultra-strong order lock-in capability is unique in the entire semiconductor supply chain.
In the short term, the market may experience emotional sell-offs, but in the medium to long term, extremely high gross margins, strong guidance, and a 4.1 billion euro share buyback make the stock's base extremely solid.
For the semiconductor sector, including $NVDA, $TSM, and $MU, ASML's multi-year order backlog is the most hardcore endorsement of the AI upcycle. A sell-off is actually a good opportunity for long-term capital to enter.
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#阿斯麦财报前瞻：EUV订单成关键看点 $OP
The increase in OP far exceeds that of ETH; is scaling the only explanation?
Today's midday spot 24-hour observation window: range 0.13451—0.16252 USDT, change +17.48%, trading volume approximately 11.24 million USDT.
Greater price elasticity only indicates short-term relative leadership. Network activity, sequencer revenue, and token staking need to be layered; supply changes after early declines can also cause rebounds, so value transmission success cannot be directly inferred from price.
If the 0.16252 breakthrough fails and lows continue to decrease, reduce the weight of sustained leadership; if staking improves with clear disclosure and maintains higher lows, then increase the economic demand explanation.Mt.Gox still has about 41,000 $BTC remaining to be distributed to creditors. At the current price of 83,000, that's roughly $3.4 billion.
The repayment deadline is October 31, which is the end of this month. The end of this month is destined to be extraordinary.
Previously, whenever there was a transfer announcement, the market would dip first, but the actual sell-off volume was never large because creditors acquired BTC at very low cost, and many chose to hold rather than sell immediately.
But this time the timing is a bit special. $BTC has been stuck around 83,000 for several days, ETFs saw an outflow of 680 million last week, and tonight there is also the CPI release.
If Mt.Gox’s trustee concentrates coin transfers during this window, the emotional impact will be more noticeable than the actual selling pressure.
What to watch is whether these coins go into exchanges or cold wallets. Going into cold wallets means long-term holding; going into exchanges could mean selling.
Keep an eye on Mt.Gox-related addresses’ activity before the end of the month to know for sure.
#Mt.Gox$BTC "On the Eve of CPI, Don't Rush to Gamble on ZEC's Rebound Continuation"
After a sharp drop, the market recovered with low volume; a rebound does not equal a reversal. Before tonight's CPI data release, incremental funds are insufficient, and high leverage remains fragile. The worst thing now is to rush to fully load your position just because you see a small bullish candle.
ZEC is currently priced around $1,267, up 5.5% in 24 hours, but there is a clear divergence in capital flow. Grayscale ZCSH saw a net outflow of $30.72 million last week, totaling about $124 million over two weeks, yet the price is rising. Essentially, this is chip rotation, not a demand surge. The 1-hour RSI has reached 85, indicating obvious short-term overbought conditions and rising crowding risk.
Technically, resistance lies at $1,286 in the short term, with strong pressure and trapped zones between $1,297 and $1,327; moving averages exert clear suppression. On the downside, focus on the $1,194–$1,199 defense line (today's low). A volume-backed break below this may accelerate a slide toward $1,150 and lower.
Long position strategy:
· Entry reference: Light position after a pullback stabilizes in the $1,240–$1,250 range
· Take profit: $1,286–$1,297 (first target), $1,327 (second target)
· Stop loss: Below $1,210
Short position strategy:
· Entry reference: Light position after a rebound faces resistance near $1,297–$1,327
· Take profit: $1,260 (first target), $1,210 (second target)
· Stop loss: Above $1,340 Brothers, there’s a major difference between HYPE and UNI, and understanding their token economics is essential. 🚀 $HYPE — Strong Revenue, But Watch Supply HYPE’s strength comes from Hyperliquid’s derivatives trading activity and its ability to generate protocol revenue. Its performance shouldn’t automatically be dismissed as artificial price manipulation. However, one important point: low circulating supply alone doesn’t guarantee a price increase. Token unlocks, staking dynamics, profit-takinThe U.S. midterm elections are approaching. Will a black swan event emerge?
Many people ask: Will there be a black swan before the U.S. midterm elections?
Personal view: Most likely there will be repeated fluctuations; a trend-setting black swan is unlikely but cannot be completely ruled out!
Baseline scenario (current main market expectation):
Most likely a "divided Congress," with the Democrats regaining the House of Representatives.
The market has already priced in this expectation in advance. When it happens, it is easy to see a "buy the rumor, sell the fact" pattern, with tug-of-war between bulls and bears, increased volatility, but it is difficult to have an extreme one-sided market.
⚠️ Two major potential black swan scenarios:
Black Swan 1: Election results deviate significantly from polls, with Democrats sweeping both the Senate and the House.
Subsequent tax cuts, industrial support, and AI stimulus bills may face obstacles. U.S. debt and U.S. tech stocks come under pressure, and risk aversion intensifies.
Black Swan 2: To win votes, external geopolitical tensions suddenly escalate. Oil prices rise rapidly, inflation expectations rebound, rate cut expectations cool off directly, the dollar and U.S. Treasury yields rise, suppressing gold and risk assets.
Expected results mean fluctuations; unexpected surprises are black swans.
We are currently in a phase of rising risk premiums, so vigilance can be increased, but do not bet on a one-sided move prematurely!
Manage risk well and wait for signals to materialize.
#九月CPI今晚公布，美联储加息分歧待解 "On the Eve of CPI, Don't Rush to Bet on SOL Upgrade Benefits"
After a sharp drop, the market recovered with low volume; a rebound does not equal a reversal. Currently, before the CPI data release, incremental funds are insufficient, and high leverage remains fragile. The biggest taboo now is to rush to fully load positions just because of a small bullish candle.
Less than a week before the Alpenglow upgrade on October 21, the market is trading ahead on the logic of "buy the expectation, sell the fact." There is a huge divergence in capital flows; ETFs have seen outflows for seven consecutive days, while some institutions are accumulating against the trend. But essentially, this is just a turnover of chips, not a demand-side outbreak.
Technically, $110 above is short-term resistance with obvious moving average pressure; below, focus on the $104–$105 defense line. If it breaks down with volume, it may accelerate sliding toward $100 and lower areas. Currently, bulls are still crowded, and a rebound without volume can easily lure buyers.
Long position strategy:
· Entry reference: Light position after stabilizing in the $106.5–$107.0 range
· Take profit: $108.0–$108.5 (first target), $109.5–$110.0 (second target)
· Stop loss: below $105.5
Short position strategy:
· Entry reference: Light position after rebound pressure near $108.0–$108.5
· Take profit: $106.5–$107.0 (first target), $104.5 (second target)
· Stop loss: above $109.5 #九月CPI今晚公布，美联储加息分歧待解 $USDT accounts for 70% to 80% of the peso exchange volume daily in the Philippines through the same exchange, and now this exchange itself might be forced out. According to CoinDesk citing two insiders this morning, the Philippine central bank BSP is taking regulatory actions against the country's largest crypto exchange Coins.ph for providing trading channels for restricted offshore business, with the severity possibly affecting the license's validity. Neither party has responded, so the "license revocation" part is treated as a rumor for now, but two details are confirmed: earlier this month, BSP restricted the deposit channels of Coins.ph's wallet DCPay without explanation; since the beginning of this year, the chief compliance officer, anti-money laundering head, and other compliance executives have successively resigned. The regulator hasn't officially acted yet, but the compliance officers have already left — this is generally not a good sign.
Don't treat this as a routine compliance news where "paying a fine settles it." With 18 million users, daily trading volume of $50 million, and being the stablecoin channel for the world's fourth largest remittance receiving country, BSP daring to take action means Southeast Asia's regulatory approach has changed: South Korea is banning unregistered platforms, while here they are directly targeting licensed major exchanges involved in gray areas. From "setting thresholds" to "getting serious," all exchanges in Southeast Asia relying on gray flows to support volume should be on alert.
There is no direct major impact on the market; Coins.ph's scale can't move $BTC. But structurally, there is a point worth watching: if the largest liquidity pool for peso stablecoins is removed, in the short term local stableFirst, look at the expectations. Overall CPI year-on-year is expected to jump from 3.4% to 3.6%, with a month-on-month increase of 0.6%, marking the largest rise in nearly five months, mainly driven by a rebound in energy prices. Core CPI is expected to be 2.5% year-on-year and 0.2% month-on-month, slightly lower than last month's 0.3%. $BTC $ETH $SNDK Why is this data so critical? Because it is the last inflation report before the Federal Reserve's policy meeting on October 27-28. CME data shows the market currently prices in only about a 17% chance of a rate hike. But don't forget the context. August's core CPI month-on-month was 0.3%, which directly pushed the September FOMC to the first rate hike in over three years, with the probability once surging to 70%. Now it's down to 17%, indicating the market is betting this round of tightening is a one-time recalibration, not a sustained increase. So tonight, the key figure to watch is the core CPI month-on-month. If it holds at 0.2%, the Fed will most likely hold steady and push the rate hike to December, giving the market some relief. If it jumps to 0.3%, rate hike expectations will immediately heat up again, making the October meeting tense once more. CICC previously regarded 0.3% as the threshold for restarting hikes. Thursday also brings the PPI data, which together with these two reports will determine the market's judgment on inflation and the Fed's path. #九月CPI今晚公布，美联储加息分歧待解 #台积电Q3营收创新高，盈利表现待揭晓 #韩股急跌后反弹收窄，半导体买盘能否持续？ #Meta巨额AI投入进入回报检验期
Zuckerberg said something interesting
He openly admitted that Meta had to commit to spending 100 to 200 billion USD on AI infrastructure before the model was even validated. At that time, even Alexandr Wang, who was in charge of AI, couldn't guarantee success. The CFO repeatedly warned that failure would be disastrous. But Zuckerberg said, "I have to do it," a typical case of being forced into it.
Meta will release its Q3 earnings on October 21, and the market is watching to see if its ad revenue can sustain such heavy spending. Q2 revenue was 60.8 billion, capital expenditure 31.1 billion, with next quarter guidance between 61 and 64 billion. It sounds like a lot, but compared to the 200 billion investment, it's just a drop in the bucket.
What are the impacts?
First, the bubble risk of AI spending is accumulating. Even a giant like Meta admits uncertainty, so those AI concept coins that only shout slogans and write white papers will suffer even more. Funds will accelerate toward projects with real computing power and products. When the tide goes out, those swimming naked will be exposed.
Second, the cost of computing hardware won't drop in the short term. Meta has to spend 200 billion building infrastructure, competing for chips, storage, and power. Miners and AI computing projects will have to continue bearing high hardware costs; don't expect prices to fall. But conversely, the more expensive the computing power, the stronger the underlying logic of Bitcoin as the most primitive expression of computing power.
What do you think? $BTC $MU Musk's statement directly stirs emotions in the storage sector.
The core points are simple:
Micron maintains restraint in memory pricing, offering reasonable quotes.
Other storage manufacturers have raised prices excessively, asking for too much.
This strategy will help Micron retain long-term major customers.
Industry implications behind this:
1. Divergence appears in the global storage price hike cycle.
Micron chooses not to wildly raise prices, relying on stable pricing to capture customers.
Competitors want to leverage AI computing demand to increase prices.
2. Customers have more choice.
When major AI server manufacturers purchase, they compare quotes from various suppliers.
Those who price moderately are more likely to secure long-term orders.
3. Impact on the sector is differentiated.
✅ Positive for Micron: backed by a major figure, the market is optimistic about its customer share gains.
⚠️ Negative for other storage manufacturers, including Sandisk and SK Hynix.
The market worries that their blind price hikes will lose major customers and suppress valuations.
4. Deeper signal:
Storage is not a one-sided unlimited price increase.
Upstream customers have limited tolerance for high prices; excessive hikes will lose orders.
Short-term market:
The news acts as an emotional catalyst, causing sector volatility.
Long-term still depends on DRAM and NAND spot supply and demand; direction cannot be set by a single tweet alone.#September CPI to be announced tonight, Fed rate hike divergence awaits resolution
At 8:30 PM tonight, the September CPI will be released. Xiao Ming has prepared an overview of the current CPI situation in advance!
The market expects the overall CPI year-on-year to rise from 3.4% to between 3.6% and 3.7%, but the core CPI month-on-month growth rate may slow from 0.3% to 0.2%. This combination is very critical. Overall inflation is pushed up by oil prices, but core inflation is cooling down. If the core CPI truly slows, it indicates that price pressures have not spread, strengthening expectations for a pause in rate hikes. If core inflation also exceeds expectations, the probability of a rate hike in October will rise again.
There is significant divergence among officials. Harker, Williams, and Collins have recently indicated that another rate hike may be needed this year, but no one has explicitly advocated for action in October. CME data shows the market assigns about a 77% probability to rates remaining unchanged in October, and about a 23% probability to a 25 basis point hike. Officials lean hawkish, the market leans dovish, and this gap is the source of tonight’s volatility.
For BTC, the short-term trend follows the CPI. If core inflation is moderate and pause expectations strengthen, the dollar and US Treasury yields will fall, giving BTC a chance to rebound and test 83,500 to 84,500. If core inflation is stronger and rate hike expectations heat up, BTC will be under pressure, with support at 81,500 to 82,000; breaking that level could see it test 80,000. BTC is currently fluctuating around 82,000, down slightly 0.15% in 24 hours, with no clear direction yet. Historical Classic Scenarios
1. Overall CPI higher than expected, but core CPI meets or is below expectations
At the moment of release: rapid price drop with a sharp spike down
Seconds to minutes later: funds bottom-fish, price recovers part of the decline.
Historical characteristic: limited rebound, difficult to have a direct big surge. It is a surface-level bearish signal, but the underlying is not bad, leading to volatile correction without a one-sided sharp rise.
2. Both overall CPI and core CPI higher than expected (inflation off the charts)
Stubborn inflation, Fed rate cut expectations significantly delayed, even retaining the possibility of another rate hike.
Direct one-sided sharp drop, deep pullback, altcoins fall much more than Bitcoin. Multiple CPI spikes in 2022 showed this pattern, representing a major macro bearish scenario.
3. Both overall and core CPI lower than expected (inflation cooling)
Rate cut expectations rise, USD liquidity easing expected.
Immediate surge at open, bulls explode, altcoins rise much more than BTC, many shorts get liquidated, representing a macro bullish scenario.
A key difference between crypto and US stocks
Bitcoin has greater volatility elasticity; the first 10 to 30 minutes after CPI data release is the peak liquidation period, with many spikes in both long and short directions, often resulting in "false breakouts." First a drop to trigger stop losses, then a reversal; or first a pump to lure longs, then a plunge.
Key point: The Fed focuses more on core CPI, not the overall CPI
$CT #九月CPI今晚公布，美联储加息分歧待解 #Key Note: This time it runs on an institutional private ledger, not a public chain, belonging to a pilot of traditional financial infrastructure, and is not open to ordinary crypto users. Under the traditional process, US Treasury transactions settle on T+1, and newly purchased bonds cannot be pledged for repurchase on the same day, resulting in high capital and asset occupation. After tokenization, transaction, confirmation of ownership, and pledge financing can be completed within minutes, improving the turnover efficiency of high-quality collateral, which is commonly referred to in the industry as an upgrade in "collateral mobility." Qualitatively, this is a milestone in compliant RWA (real-world asset tokenization), meaning that traditional fixed income, money markets, and on-chain tokenized assets have connected institutional standard financing processes. But it should be clear: this is a technology validation, transaction scale is undisclosed, and it will not immediately change the US Treasury repo market landscape in the short term, nor is it incremental funds directly flowing into crypto. The medium to long-term significance is greater: if scaled promotion follows, tokenized US Treasuries are expected to become the standard interest-bearing collateral for institutions and compliant stablecoin reserves, and the RWA narrative will continue to strengthen Tonight at 20:30, the September CPI, whether the core month-on-month is 0.2 or 0.3, is the watershed.
First, the expectations:
Overall CPI year-on-year may jump from 3.4% to 3.6%, with a month-on-month increase of 0.6%, the largest rise in nearly 5 months. The rebound in energy prices is the main reason.
Core CPI is expected to be 2.5% year-on-year, 0.2% month-on-month, slightly lower than last month's 0.3%.
Why is this data so critical?
Because it is the last inflation report before the Fed's October 27-28 policy meeting. CME data shows the market currently prices in only about a 17% chance of a rate hike.
But don't forget the background: August's core CPI month-on-month was 0.3%, which directly pushed the September FOMC to the first rate hike in over three years, with the probability once reaching 70%. Now it's only 17%, and the market is betting this round of tightening is a one-off, not a sustained increase.
So tonight, the key number to watch is the core CPI month-on-month.
If it holds at 0.2%: the Fed will most likely hold steady and push the rate hike to December. The market will breathe a sigh of relief.
If it jumps to 0.3%: rate hike expectations will immediately heat up again, and the October meeting will become tense.
CICC previously regarded 0.3% as the threshold to restart tightening. The market now bets on a "one-time recalibration," not a new round of tightening.
Thursday also has the PPI to follow up; these two data points together will determine the market's judgment on inflation and the Fed's path.
#九月CPI今晚公布，美联储加息分歧待解 Tonight at 8:30 PM, the US September CPI will be released. Everyone is watching inflation, but what they're really watching is oil.
Let's look at oil first. Brent is currently $106 a barrel, just over $60 at this time last year. Since the conflict in Iran started, oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz have been attacked daily, and this week the Houthis attacked Saudi Aramco's headquarters again.
In August, US gasoline prices were nearly 30% higher than last year, pushing the overall CPI to 3.4%. The market expects it to hit 3.7% this month.
But there's a figure few people pay attention to. Excluding oil and food, core inflation was only 2.4% in August, and the expectation for this month remains 2.4%, basically unchanged.
In short, this round of inflation is almost entirely driven by oil.
This is the hardest part for the Federal Reserve. Interest rate hikes can control consumer spending but can't control missiles in the Middle East. If oil prices don't come down, CPI won't come down.
So the market can only guess in one direction: the probability of a rate hike in December is nearly 90%.
The first to crack is US Treasuries. The 10-year yield is 5.21%, a number that is deadly for the crypto space. Money sitting in US Treasuries earns over 5%, so naturally, investors are reluctant to take risks. Bitcoin has tried to break through 84,000 four times in the past few days but failed, and this is the root cause.
Tonight, we will watch two numbers.
If the total CPI exceeds 3.7% and core inflation also rises, it means oil prices are starting to push up other items. Rate hike expectations will rise again, US Treasuries will push to 5.3%, and Bitcoin will likely have to look for lower levels.
If total CPI is high but core remains steady at 2.4%, then it's just an oil issue. The meeting at the end of the month will most likely not raise rates, US Treasuries can catch a break, and Bitcoin can relax accordingly. $BTC $TRUTH This meme coin is experiencing a double-sided liquidation by both longs and shorts; the whales are making huge profits while retail investors are going bankrupt 😂
This meme coin is a low market cap token with no spot market, making it easier for manipulative whales to control the price. In the short term, these whales have caused a double-sided liquidation, wiping out $1 million from retail investors. This is a typical meme coin pump-and-dump pattern: after a dump, the $SNDK SanDisk has been unable to break through 1500 for a long time,
not because the fundamentals have worsened, but because the upward momentum is locked by expectations.
First, the previous gains were huge, with a large amount of profit-taking pressure.
The past surge has already priced in the benefits of AI storage in advance.
Now, funds no longer blindly chase highs and realize profits as soon as the price approaches resistance levels.
Second, the earnings guidance falls short of the market's extremely high expectations.
Even if the current earnings report is impressive,
the forward-looking data for next quarter's revenue and gross margin does not continue to exceed expectations.
The market worries that storage price increases have peaked, profit growth is slowing, and is reluctant to assign a higher valuation.
Third, several core pieces of news suppressing the market.
1. Overseas storage giants expanding production, raising concerns about increased NAND supply and price softening.
2. Changxin Storage capacity release puts global DRAM pricing under pressure, dragging down sentiment across the entire storage sector.
3. The market begins to question the sustainability of AI capital expenditure, fearing marginal weakening of server storage demand.
4. Multiple investment banks lower target prices, and institutional attitudes turn cautious.
Fourth, the double-edged nature of long-term contracts.
Hundreds of billions in long-term orders stabilize the performance baseline,
but also lock the growth ceiling, making explosive incremental growth difficult.
In summary:
It's not that there is no fundamental support,
but the market's expectations for it are already maxed out.
To break through 1500, stronger catalysts are needed:
NAND contract price increases, large additional orders from major AI clients,
otherwise, it will likely oscillate within a range, with rallies easily followed by pullbacks. $PENGU vs $TRUMP Smart Money shows a clear contrast
Both tokens are down, but positioning differs.
$PENGU: $7.35M longs vs $5.56M shorts. Longs are down $635K, while shorts hold +$471K.
$TRUMP: $12.2M shorts vs $9.32M longs. Shorts are up $1.78M, while longs are down $1.69M.
30m flow: $PENGU: $68K buying vs $34K selling. $TRUMP: $108K buying vs $109K selling
$PENGU shows stronger buying pressure, which could support a rebound. $TRUMP remains short-heavy, with no clear shift in momentum yet$BTC ：开发者在推进抗量子、L2、算力定价。生态在做事，但价格被宏观死死压住。美债收益率高企，机构不追高，再多的技术进展也换不来买盘。努力没用，市场在等美联储。 $ETH ：核心开发者埋头修协议、优化Gas、搞升级。但价格毫无反应。L2越繁荣，主网价值捕获越弱，技术上的“正确”反而加剧了经济模型的结构性矛盾。市场不为技术买单，只为供需买单。 $SOL ：生态团队疯狂办活动、搞激励、推新项目。链上交易笔数创纪录，但机构资金在撤退，ETF连续流入终结。散户在Meme里内卷，外部增量不进场。生态的“努力”变成了存量博弈的燃料，越努力，越消耗。 流动性紧缩期，市场只为“边际买盘”定价，不为“长期正确”买单。项目在做事，不代表价格会涨。别用“它很努力”来安慰自己的持仓，市场只看钱从哪来。 ETH is holding at 2500, but the number of bulls is rising first: don't chase the first bullish candle even if there is good news tonight
I just finished checking OKX contract data. ETH current price is about 2506, 24-hour high 2537, low 2487, price still down 0.39%; but the long-short account ratio has risen from about 1.77 this morning to 1.89, open interest is about $1.391 billion, and the 8-hour funding rate remains positive at 0.00417%.
The funding rate is not extreme; the problem is that positions are moving faster than the price. The number of bulls keeps increasing, yet ETH has never broken above 2537, indicating many have already bet early on tonight's CPI good news.
This structure is most dangerous when the data first triggers a spike, causing both long positions and open interest to surge, but the price fails to break through 2537–2550, then quickly falls back below 2500. This is not a failure of the good news, but the market first clearing the most crowded leverage.
My conditions are simple: volume must hold above 2538, and if the pullback doesn't break that level, then look toward 2580; if it breaks below 2487 and can't recover, first target 2450, no rush to bottom-fish. I won't chase in the first 5 minutes after data release; first watch if open interest continues to surge as price rises.
Good news only determines the first candle; position structure decides if it can hold.
$ETH #OKX星球话题来啦 #星球日报 OKX的多空比刚更新（5分钟口径，北京时间10月14日12:00前后，Coinglass），盘面是三方打架，不是两方： - BTC散户1.31、ETH散户1.78：散户偏多，而且ETH比BTC更乐观。 - BTC巨鲸账户0.69：偏空，和散户方向完全反了。 - ZEC散户0.67：偏空。大盘散户偏多的同时，ZEC这种波动大的小币种反而偏空。 这种分化说明：散户在赌反弹延续，巨鲸在防回调，ZEC的散户则相对谨慎。三种钱，三种想法。 但要提醒一句：多空比只是情绪温度计，不能单独作为开仓依据。散户极端偏多之后，常常先杀一波多头；巨鲸偏空也可能是对冲而非看空。把它当“现在大家在想什么”的参考，而不是“接下来会怎么走”的答案。 接下来观察分化是收敛还是扩大：如果巨鲸多空比回升向1靠拢，或者散户多头情绪退潮，都是值得记录的信号。今晚20:30美国9月CPI公布，可能是让这种分化收敛或扩大的下一个变量。个人观察，不构成交易建议。 #BTC #ETH