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The US spot BTC ETF recorded a net inflow of $314 million on Tuesday, marking the seventh consecutive day of net buying, with the cumulative total for August surpassing $3 billion. The funds have not stopped flowing, which is a stronger signal than daily price fluctuations. What is worth noting: if the price pulls back but the ETF continues to buy, that is the real support.
$BTC #BTCCouldn't sleep, made some moves, wide loss $BTC short
Betting that Jackson Hole Wash won't quickly reveal his hawkish-dove hybrid identity.
Currently, US stocks and gold crypto follow two different narratives:
US stocks:
A liquidity bubble driven by strong sector guidance, earnings are solid, and the bubble is truly big. The profit logic is hurt by whether the powerful AI infrastructure and unlimited card-stacking data centers can really bring the economic growth the Treasury expects. And this growth can't be limited to infrastructure investment itself; it also needs to show cost reduction and efficiency gains in productivity to lower inflation. If not, Nvidia can't hold it.
Gold and crypto:
After the dollar weakens, market distrust of fiat intensifies, leading to allocation of neutral assets to hedge fiat depreciation and partially hedge asset depreciation risks amid global macro turmoil.
This narrative also varies.
Gold is being hoarded by sovereign nations, making it safer (the asset itself has become a risk asset, but sovereign buying provides fundamental buying power).
Crypto is another set, favored under weak dollar and low US bond yield expectations, most sensitive to liquidity.
Undeniably, after the Treasury's verbal promise of buybacks, market liquidity sentiment returned, surging nearly 25% in a few days, but the test is the sustained inflow of spot ETF buying.
And the most, most, most core question is whether the faucet really signals easing expectations.
I think the market has already started trading easing expectations. So if the Fed and Treasury, for Trump's midterm elections, achieve an unexpected rate cut expectation, then when the rate cut lands... You know what's gonna go down🚩👍🏿👍🏿
#美国核心PCE持平上月，沃什杰克逊霍尔讲话如何定调？ "BTC Tests 50-Week Moving Average: Bear Market End, Confirmation Pending Next Week"
Friday, August 28, 2026
Q3 · Issue 104
Aspirin · Cycle Analysis from a Data Scientist's Perspective
BTC rebounded about 24% last week, and this week it truly reached the 50-week moving average of the current bear market for the first time. The easiest mistake now is to label touching the weekly MA50 as a "breakthrough".
In July 2018, the first test in 2015, and in 2022, after breaking through the bear market resistance zone, BTC retreated near the 50-week moving average; whereas in 2019 and 2023, the commonality was that after standing above the weekly line, the following week continued to rise without immediately giving back the breakthrough gains.
Therefore, my judgment is: evidence that the bear market is ending is forming but not yet confirmed. If next week (early September) BTC quickly falls back below the 50-week moving average, this rally will still look more like a bear market rebound; if consecutive weekly closes remain above it, with follow-up gains or a pullback that does not break below, the probability of the bear market ending will significantly increase.
The weekly closes in the next one to two weeks will provide more answers than any slogan. Of course, if the market structure changes, I will also change my judgment.Gold stands near $4,700, with global gold ETFs attracting about $6.4 billion in inflows in a single week; meanwhile, BTC maintains its rebound at high levels, and spot Bitcoin ETF funds continue to flow back.
The simultaneous strengthening of gold and BTC may not just be a safe-haven trade but more like institutions increasing their allocation to non-sovereign assets. If funds continue to flow in synchronously, the signal is worth watching; if divergence occurs, it may reflect the market's choice between "defense" and "high Beta."
This is for market analysis only and does not constitute investment advice.
#GoldVsBTC #黄金 #BTC #ETFFlowsSun Yuchen said three things yesterday at Bitcoin Asia in Hong Kong: Bitcoin is becoming a global macro asset, stablecoins are becoming part of everyday global finance, and TRON is building infrastructure for the global flow of digital dollars. The value of these three statements varies greatly, so I verified each one with data. The first is the most vague; "macro asset" is a narrative, not a verifiable metric. BTC's 30-day +25.9% only shows it is rising, and everyone is saying this now, so it adds no new information. The second statement holds up: USDT has a market cap of 183.4 billion, USDC 73.8 billion, so saying it has entered everyday finance is not an exaggeration. The third is the strongest and also his own turf: on-chain data shows USDT circulation on TRON is 94.3 billion, accounting for 51.4% of global USDT. This single chain carries more dollar stablecoins than the entire USDC, with 76.14 million holding addresses. So what he is really talking about is not industry trends but TRON's moat, just packaged as a trend. When listening to such speeches, you have to distinguish which statements are consensus and which are positioning.From a macro perspective on BTC, September faces two major challenges: one is the crypto bill, and the other is the Federal Reserve's interest rate meeting. The following three scenarios are very critical and will impact future trends.
First: The bill falls short of expectations, and the Fed remains on hold. If this happens, it would be good for all of us, indicating that market sentiment is currently overheated and needs a healthy correction before continuing to rise. It is preliminarily estimated that a buying point will be given near 72,000.
Second: The bill fails while the Fed raises rates or adopts a hawkish tone. In this case, ETFs will likely see continuous net outflows, so at this time, you should not try to bottom-fish at 72,000 but look for a lower, more extreme level. Third: The bill passes while the Fed remains on hold and adopts a dovish tone. In this case, BTC has a high probability of breaking above the 83,000 trapped zone.英伟达财报的余温还在市场中发酵，比特币在深夜被悄然拉回八万美元关口附近。截至发稿，BTC 报价约 79,800 美元，距离整数关口仅一步之遥。这一轮反弹并非孤立事件，而是由 AI 叙事与宏观资金情绪共同推动的结果 📈 昨夜英伟达交出的成绩单确实硬朗：总营收 962 亿美元超出市场预期，其中数据中心业务贡献 890 亿美元，盘后股价一度拉升逾 4%。更值得留意的是，公司给出 2028 财年 70% 的增长指引，黄仁勋那句“算力就是收入”在当下语境里，几乎是为整个 AI 产业链注入了一剂强心针。从半导体到云计算，再到加密市场的风险偏好，情绪沿着链条逐级传导。 比特币正是在这种背景下，从 77,500 美元附近被一路承接至 79,800 美元。虽然尚未有效突破八万关口，但短短几个小时内的上冲力度，反映出资金对风险资产的渴望并未消退。对于此前在低位布局的多单策略而言，浮盈正在逐步回补，马丁格尔这类依赖波动收敛的模型，也终于等来了喘息空间。 不过，越是临近关键点位，越需要保持清醒。八万美元不仅是心理关口，也是大量期权合约的聚集区域。今晚的博弈可能比白天更为胶着，冲高回落与放量突破的概率同时存在Recently, AI storage chips in the US stock market are generally at **cyclical highs, crowded capital, and a rally driven by positive news realization**. The entire sector is a high Beta risk asset, closely following the US Treasury yields and US stock institutional rebalancing rhythms, showing strong characteristics of rising and falling together with the crypto market.
**NVDA Nvidia (Sector Sentiment Anchor)**: Recently, it first experienced a volume contraction and a slow decline to digest the crowded high positions, then after the earnings report release, it saw a surge in volume at the hundred-billion level with oscillations. Earnings, orders, and forward guidance all exceeded expectations comprehensively. The essential AI computing power demand logic remains intact, making it the only stock in the sector with long-term fundamental support. It is relatively the most resistant to decline, **responsible for setting the sector bottom but not for aggressive sell-offs**, serving as the sentiment barometer for the entire tech + AI + storage + crypto sector.
**SNDK SanDisk (NAND Leader)**: Recently, it has seen massive turnover at high levels with the largest volatility across the network. Driven by AI server storage expansion and a full NAND price increase cycle, it has gained significantly, but most of the positive news has already been priced in at these highs. Currently, there is a dense concentration of institutional profit-taking chips in the 1500+ range. Without any unexpected new catalysts, it is prone to a sell-off as positive news is realized, classified as a **strong cyclical, high volatility, high-level speculative stock**.
**MU Micron (DRAM Core)**: AI drives increased DRAM usage and sufficient locked orders, with strong earnings certainty. Its trend is steadier than SK Hynix but weaker than Nvidia, with price movements following the storage sector cycle. The downside is weak consumer demand; the rally relies purely on AI structural dividends. If long-term expansion expectations heat up, it is prone to valuation corrections.
**SKHYNIX Hynix (HBM Elasticity King)**: The most elastic stock across the network, with the strongest monopoly in HBM high-bandwidth memory. However, ADR combined with dual-direction funds in the Korean stock market causes the heaviest sentiment swings, with the fastest rises and falls, leading the sector in declines during market risk control sell-offs.
**SPCX Semiconductor ETF**: A pure industry Beta tool with no independent trend, smoothing individual stock volatility. When sector funds flow in, it collectively rebounds; when funds exit, it passively falls. It serves as a benchmark for observing overall chip sector sentiment.
**Core Sector Rule**: Rise = AI supply-demand gap + cyclical price increases; Fall = high-level crowding + unified institutional position reductions + US Treasury rebound.
#财报观察员：英伟达超预期，软件收入开始兑现 I believe the biggest difference in this bull market compared to the last one lies in whether or not money printing occurs.
The huge mountain of U.S. debt has already distorted Janet Yellen's operations, and when the Treasury's backstop is ineffective, the big brother Federal Reserve will inevitably step in to support.
If the last round's balance sheet reduction bull market gains were considered somewhat disappointing, then this round of balance sheet expansion will surely surprise people to the point of facial distortion.
Combined with an early end to the correction, most cycle theorists will have seriously missed out, inevitably generating extreme FOMO sentiment. $SOL $ETH $BTC $BTC has been waiting for several days, and MicroStrategy hasn't disclosed the latest holdings this week. This old buddy might be up to something!
Usually, MicroStrategy publicly shares the company's Bitcoin holdings once a week, even if there are no transactions, they still provide an update.
What's intriguing is that after Bitcoin broke through 75,500 and he got out of the loss, no more data has been disclosed.
The last disclosure was on August 16, showing holdings of 840,447 coins at an average price of 75,385.
And when the coin price surged and MicroStrategy's account showed substantial profits, they chose not to disclose. I really don't know what they're up to.
This is very unusual.
If it were before, Saylor would have wanted the whole world to know he didn't sell and even bought more when the price was rising, to strengthen the market's confidence. NVDA Nvidia (AI computing power leader, sector sentiment anchor)
Trading volume: Single-day trading volume during earnings phase is 180-200 million shares, with a turnover of 38-46 billion USD, the most liquid stock in the entire market; continuous volume contraction and slow decline (seven consecutive drops) before earnings, with a sudden surge in volume upon earnings release.
Price performance: Seven consecutive drops before earnings due to market concerns over gross margin decline; earnings revenue and guidance significantly exceeded expectations, surged after hours, recovering previous losses, but heavy selling pressure remains above.
Core logic
Fundamentals: AI server demand remains strong, long-term orders are full, FY2028 guidance raised; but warns of a slight future gross margin decline, which shorts latch onto.
Trading aspect: Institutional positions are extremely crowded, funds reduced positions pre-earnings to hedge; after earnings, some funds flowed back in.
Linkage effect: Nvidia is the sentiment anchor of the tech sector; its price moves directly drive memory chips, semiconductor ETFs, and indirectly transmit risk appetite to the crypto market.
Risks: Valuation is not low; if US Treasury yields rise, it will be the first to suffer valuation pressure.
SNDK SanDisk (core NAND storage stock)
Trading volume: Daily volume in high volatility range is 8-18 million shares, turnover up to 30 billion USD; significant volume spikes during rallies and sell-offs indicate large-scale chip exchanges.
Price performance: AI drives NAND price increases, huge gains year-to-date; after reaching high range, earnings guidance fell short of some optimistic expectations, combined with sector profit-taking, leading to concentrated selling pressure at highs, with frequent large bearish and bullish swings.
Core logic: Core drivers are NAND chip price increases and AI server storage increments; but stock price has already priced in most of the price increase expectations, with 1550-1650 range accumulating many institutional profit-taking chips. Even if earnings look good, if guidance is not above expectations, it will result in "good news sell-off."
Risks: Cyclical stock nature; market begins to speculate on long-term capacity expansion; if price increase logic weakens, valuation cuts will be severe.
SKHYNIX SK Hynix (HBM high bandwidth memory leader, ADR US stock)
Trading volume: US ADR trades tens of millions of shares; domestic Korean stock volume far exceeds ADR, with very high retail participation; cross-market linkage means overnight US market sentiment directly affects next-day Korean and Japanese stock openings.
Price performance: Largest beneficiary of HBM, highest elasticity in the sector; surges sharply on positive news, but falls more than SanDisk and Micron during market risk-off phases.
Core logic: HBM is an AI essential with persistent supply-demand gap; but ADR is influenced by US capital rebalancing and domestic Korean funds. Often, US market risk asset sell-off leads to heavy ADR volume drops, followed by Korean and Japanese stocks continuing to fall.
Risks: Highly dependent on HBM shipments, short-term profit-taking chips; Korean retail trading is emotional, amplifying price swings.
MU Micron Technology (DRAM storage representative)
Trading volume: Single-day volume 4-7 million shares, turnover 4-8 billion USD.
Price performance: Driven by DRAM price cycle, moves in tandem with storage sector; elasticity weaker than Hynix, slightly stronger than SanDisk.
Core logic: AI server DRAM usage multiplies, chip contract prices rise; but PC and consumer demand is weak, market worries AI demand is a structural bonus, not a full industry turnaround.
Risks: Storage cycle speculation; once market trades on long-term capacity release expectations, stock price will quickly pull back.
SPCX (Semiconductor ETF)
Trading volume: Volume follows sector sentiment, expands during broad stock rallies or declines, contracts during wait-and-see periods.
Price performance: Passively replicates overall semiconductor sector returns, with less volatility than individual chip stocks.
Core logic: A tool ETF with no independent fundamentals; inflows push sector up; redemptions pull sector down. Used to trade the entire semiconductor beta trend.
Sector common summary
Upward logic: AI computing power expansion, supply-demand gaps across HBM, DRAM, NAND, rising storage chip prices, explosive earnings, funds flooding into hardware track.
Downward triggers:
① Crowded positions with massive profit-taking at highs;
② US Treasury yield rebound suppressing high-valuation growth stocks;
③ Even if earnings beat expectations, lack of further upside guidance leads to "good news sell-off";
④ Institutional portfolio rebalancing, unified high Beta asset sell-off at US market open, synchronized with crypto market declines.
Strength ranking: NVDA > SNDK > MU > SKHYNIX > SPCX
NVDA has sustained AI orders supporting relative resilience; SK Hynix has the largest price elasticity and most volatile swings; SPCX smooths individual stock volatility.
#财报观察员：英伟达超预期，软件收入开始兑现 BTC stands above 80,000, ETH at 2,500, everyone is waiting for Wash to speak.
$BTC has finally stood above 80,000. 80,469. On August 25th, the first day it surged past 80,000, the highest reached 81,270. Three days have passed, and it hasn't fallen back.
Why this rally? The US expanded Treasury repurchases, the dollar weakened, and Bitcoin became a pressure relief valve. ETF inflows have continued for eight days, shorts were liquidated by 3.3 billion. Arthur Hayes put it bluntly: the driver of this rally is not the Fed cutting rates, but the Treasury's liquidity.
Whether 80,000 can hold depends on the selling pressure between 81,000 and 86,000. Those who have held long-term, with prices back, will they start selling? Tomorrow morning is more important than the candlestick. Wash is to deliver his first keynote speech since taking office at Jackson Hole. One sentence from him could set the direction.
$ETH is also moving, standing at 2,519, up 30% for the week. 2,500 is a threshold; if it holds, it becomes support. Funds are rotating from BTC to ETH.
BTC is waiting for a push at 80,000, ETH is waiting for confirmation at 2,500. Before Wash speaks, everyone is holding their breath.
#美国核心PCE持平上月，沃什杰克逊霍尔讲话如何定调？
#BTC冲高回落，期权到期放大关口博弈
#ETH触及2500美元后震荡 The $40 trillion U.S. debt's annual interest alone consumes $1.2 trillion: The truth about the Fed's rate cuts has never been to save the economy
Many people watch inflation data and nonfarm employment daily, thinking the Fed's September rate decision depends purely on economic indicators. But frankly, in the face of the $40 trillion mountain of U.S. debt, all economic theories must give way to the Treasury's wallet.
The U.S. Treasury's annual interest payments have historically surpassed $1.2 trillion, with interest payments alone far exceeding the entire U.S. defense budget. Under restrictive high interest rates, the Treasury wakes up every day having to borrow new funds to pay off the massive interest. If the Fed continues to hold firm on high rates without easing, the Treasury will be crushed first by the snowballing interest even before the real economy declines.
This is the harshest fiscal dominance in macro-finance. The so-called rate cuts and future balance sheet expansions are superficially to prevent a hard economic landing, but the underlying logic is fundamentally the Treasury's political self-rescue. Once significant rate cuts begin, it officially acknowledges to the world that the only way for the U.S. to resolve its massive debt is to keep running the printing press, imposing a hidden inflation tax on everyone by diluting fiat currency purchasing power.
Understanding this deadlock clarifies why gold ETFs have seen the largest ten-month buying spree, and why top Wall Street asset managers are rushing to position in non-sovereign assets. The ultimate devaluation of credit fiat currency is irreversible; Bitcoin and gold are the strongest armor ordinary people can hold for protection.NVIDIA akhirnya membuka kartu. Laporan keuangan kuartal II fiskal 2027 yang dirilis pada 26 Agustus 2026 menunjukkan bahwa ledakan investasi AI belum menunjukkan tanda-tanda berhenti. Pendapatan NVIDIA mencapai US$96,2 miliar, naik 106% secara tahunan dan 18% dibandingkan kuartal sebelumnya. Angka ini juga mengalahkan ekspektasi Wall Street sekitar US$92,3 miliar. Namun justru setelah angka sebesar itu muncul, pertanyaan investor berubah. Bukan lagi: “Apakah NVIDIA masih tumbuh?” Melainkan: “SeMarket Brief: BTC Consolidates at High Levels, Turnover Game Supported by ETF Funds
Market Overview
BTC oscillates around 78,000. Since the drop from 81,250, the market has been filled with top-fear panic, but this view regards the pullback as a normal turnover after a rise.
The weekly chart holds steady above the 80,000 mark, with BTC spot ETFs seeing net inflows for 7 consecutive days. Last week’s net inflow exceeded $2.2 billion, indicating continuous spot capital entering the market.
Key Price Levels:
- 78,000: Short-term key level; holding this supports upward momentum
- 76,000: Important bottom line; if not broken, the major trend remains intact
- Upper targets first look at 80,000; a breakthrough points further to 81,250
Order Book Data: The entire network saw liquidations of 147 million in a single day, with long liquidations accounting for 89%. One round of long leverage has been cleared, leaving remaining longs as relatively firm positions.
This trader holds BTC long positions without setting stop-losses, targeting above 83,000, believing that oscillations below 79,000 need not be overly concerned with, as the game’s final direction is still in play.
Market Logic
Continuous net inflows into ETFs indicate institutional spot funds have not withdrawn; the high-level pullback is a leverage position cleanup. After massive long liquidations, short-term selling pressure is released; however, holding positions without stop-losses is a high-risk operation, and if the price effectively breaks the bottom line, it will cause huge losses. Capital inflows represent medium- to long-term logic and cannot directly ignore short-term extreme downside risks. Market Brief: RWA Narrative Iteration, From Asset On-Chain to Building New Trading Markets
Market Overview
Market views suggest that the core of RWA is not simply mapping real-world assets onto the blockchain.
By observing the details of the X Layer RWA Phase 3 Trading Competition, which includes targets like TSLAx, NVDAx, SPCXx, and limits trading volume statistics to the US stock market intraday session, one can understand the underlying logic of X Layer RWA.
Traditional RWA tracks mostly focus on government bonds, real estate, and gold, with the core question being how real-world assets can be mapped onto the blockchain.
Products like xStocks go further by exploring a new question: for US stock assets that inherently have high liquidity in the real world, can a completely new trading market be derived after being on-chain?
Taking NVDA (NVIDIA) as an example: traditional channels for trading US stocks require a brokerage account and are subject to geographic and regulatory constraints. On-chain RWA stocks break some traditional access barriers but still anchor to the real market liquidity of US stocks during trading hours.
Market Logic
Early RWA focused on asset tokenization; now the narrative has evolved to emphasize rebuilding the trading ecosystem on-chain.
On-chain US stock derivatives do not operate independently from the native US stock market; prices and liquidity remain anchored to intraday US stock trading, so the trading competition only counts intraday volume.
This is a new direction in the RWA track, but real-world asset on-chain still faces multiple real constraints such as regulation, redemption, and liquidity matching. Market Brief: PCE Data Released, Focus Shifts to Jackson Hole Speech
Market Overview
Core PCE data remained flat; market views consider it not a substantial positive, inflation remains high, and conditions for a rapid Fed rate cut are not yet met.
The key variable in the market is Wash's Jackson Hole speech:
- Hawkish tone: USD and US Treasury yields strengthen, BTC and ETH face short-term pressure.
- Signals of economic weakening and room for rate cuts: crypto market may see a rally.
The market is expected to experience a volatile pattern with spikes and retracements, either rising then falling or falling then shaking out. BTC shows stronger resistance to declines, while ETH and altcoins will have greater volatility.
Practical View: Do not chase longs solely based on PCE data; the data is just a setup, wait for the speech to land for the main direction. Focus on BTC support levels, watch ETH strength or weakness, and avoid aggressive positions in altcoins. The macro environment has not fully shifted to easing; light positions and cautious play are safer than confidently guessing direction.
Market Logic
Inflation stickiness remains; a single inflation data point is insufficient to change the Fed's stance. On the eve of major speeches, market funds tend to oscillate, with spikes repeatedly harvesting both longs and shorts, leading to differentiated risk resilience among different coins.
Trading Insight
During important macro event windows, avoid heavy one-sided bets in advance. Event-driven market changes are highly uncertain; respond with light positions and wait for signals to materialize before making decisions. 📊 $BCH Contract Liquidation Express (August 28)
Shorts went from extreme crushing to complete exhaustion, with longs reversing in 24 hours by a very slight 1.1x advantage. Total liquidations exceeded $340,000, with a concentration of only 58.4%, showing a cliff-like exhaustion plus a V-shaped reversal trajectory...
Time Total Liquidation Long Liquidation Short Liquidation
1 hour $4,954.53 $18.85 $4,935.68
4 hours $59,600 $731.68 $58,900
12 hours $201,300 $128,600 $72,700
24 hours $344,400 $164,100 $180,300
In 1 hour, shorts dominated with an extreme 262x crushing control, volume at $4,900; in 4 hours, short multiple surged to 80x, volume soared to $58,900; in 12 hours, shorts collapsed to 1.77x, volume rose to $72,700; in 24 hours, longs reversed with a slight 1.1x advantage, liquidations $164,100 vs shorts $180,300, totaling $344,400. The 12-hour liquidation accounts for 58.4% of the 24-hour total, indicating a moderately high concentration. The short multiple fell from 262x to a slight 1.1x reversal by longs, short squeeze momentum completely exhausted, direction completed a long-short flip. Leverage is recommended to be compressed within 3x; although direction turned long, the strength is very weak, avoid blindly chasing longs.
🔥 Market Wind Vane | August 28
Today's three hot topics point to the same theme: unresolved inflation stickiness, AI computing power king's report card, Bitcoin oscillating at high levels before multiple catalysts—all three forces converge in the same time window.
📊 Core PCE steady at 3.3%: Wash’s Jackson Hole debut is key
US July Core PCE price index year-on-year at 3.3%, unchanged from June; month-on-month 0.2%. Overall PCE year-on-year 3.7%, higher than expected 3.6%. Meanwhile, real personal consumption expenditure month-on-month near zero growth, consumption momentum clearly weakened.
The bigger focus is this Friday: Federal Reserve Chair Wash will deliver his first keynote speech since taking office at the Jackson Hole Global Central Bank Annual Meeting at 22:00 Beijing time on August 28. The market is highly attentive to Wash’s diagnosis of inflation causes—whether high inflation stems from one-off shocks like tariffs and Middle East conflicts, or structural imbalances from economic overheating. This judgment will determine interest rate direction and is currently the biggest internal Fed division—three officials voted for a rate hike at the July FOMC meeting. Against the backdrop of internal fractures becoming public, Wash’s speech is seen as a critical window to restore Fed credibility.
🖥️ Nvidia Q2 revenue $96.221 billion: AI computing power “money printer” still accelerating
After market close on August 26, Nvidia delivered an earnings beat: Q2 revenue $96.221 billion, up 106% year-on-year, exceeding market expectation of $92.38 billion; data center revenue $89 billion, up 117%, accounting for 92.5% of total revenue; Non-GAAP net profit $53.954 billion.
The bigger surprise is the Q3 guidance—the company expects revenue around $108 billion. Nvidia proves with data that AI computing power demand is still accelerating, and the "burning money" is continuing to convert into "making money."
₿ BTC surged then pulled back: $6.4 billion options expiry amplifies key level battle
Bitcoin briefly broke $81,000 this Monday but then retreated to oscillate near $78,000. This rally was driven by "devaluation trades" and ETF funds—last week spot Bitcoin ETF net inflow was $1.92 billion.
The bigger test is Friday: Deribit will have about 81,700 Bitcoin options expiring, with a notional value of about $6.4 billion. Call option open interest is highly concentrated at $75,000 ($236 million) and $80,000 ($157 million), with the maximum pain point at $68,000. Combined with Wash’s speech chain catalysts, the long-short showdown at the $80,000 level is imminent.
💎 Summary
Three events paint the same picture: Core PCE steady at 3.3% proves inflation stickiness unresolved; Wash’s Jackson Hole speech will be the key wind vane for September rate hikes; Nvidia’s $96.2 billion revenue and $108 billion guidance prove AI computing power demand is still accelerating; Bitcoin pulled back after briefly testing $80,000, and the $6.4 billion options expiry will amplify the key level battle. BCH contract shorts collapsed from an extreme 262x to a slight 1.1x reversal by longs, with total liquidations of $340,000 and 58.4% concentration, completing a long-short flip but with very weak strength. When inflation data, central bank speeches, AI earnings, and crypto options converge in the same time window—the market is waiting for Wash to give direction. #美国核心PCE持平上月，沃什杰克逊霍尔讲话如何定调？
#财报观察员：英伟达超预期，软件收入开始兑现
#BTC冲高回落，期权到期放大关口博弈 The long-established privacy coin Zcash has recently experienced a sudden surge, with the core trigger being Grayscale's official submission of a ZEC spot ETF application to the SEC. Many people wonder, since privacy coins have always been treated as a thorn in the side by regulators worldwide, why would top Wall Street asset managers push it in a compliant market?
The answer actually lies in the real pain points faced by traditional institutions entering the market. On fully transparent public blockchains, every transfer by whales and multinational corporations, every change in holdings, and even commercial secrets along the supply chain are all scrutinized worldwide under a magnifying glass on-chain. For institutions managing tens of billions in assets, this completely exposed state is extremely dangerous in practical business operations.
What makes Zcash attractive to Grayscale is its optional privacy mechanism. Through the Viewing Key feature, enterprises can hide specific transfer amounts and transaction counterparts on-chain, while still being able to unilaterally disclose complete audit records to regulators and tax authorities when needed. This design, which both protects business privacy and satisfies compliance audits, hits the critical point for traditional large capital.
Privacy has never been the exclusive domain of illicit industries; it is a fundamental baseline need in the business world. As traditional institutions accelerate asset tokenization, public chain assets that combine privacy protection with compliance auditing are undergoing a profound value reassessment.
In an environment where on-chain holdings are completely exposed, do you think mainstream institutions will increasingly shift on a larger scale toward optional privacy public chains like Zcash in the future? #黄金ETF大额吸金，避险资金如何重配
Recently, gold ETFs have continuously attracted large inflows, with risk-averse funds massively flowing into traditional gold assets. This signal should not be simply interpreted as "bullish for crypto" or "bearish for crypto"; BTC and ETH will show divergent reactions.
$BTC carries the narrative of digital gold and shares a logic with gold in countering dollar depreciation and debt risks. When the dollar weakens and U.S. debt risks rise, institutions treat gold and BTC as scarce stores of value to allocate. Massive inflows into gold ETFs often drive a rebound in Bitcoin ETF funds, boosting BTC sentiment.
However, two scenarios must be distinguished:
If buying gold is driven by inflation and concerns over dollar credit: this is a depreciation trade, and BTC is likely to strengthen in sync, with both rising together.
If it is extreme panic and stock market crash-style risk aversion: institutions prioritize gold and may sell off high-volatility risk assets like BTC; gold rises while BTC is drained and weakens.
$ETH is in a more awkward position, as its "digital gold" attribute is weak and it leans more toward a growth risk asset.
The frenzy of gold ETF inflows represents rising market risk aversion and shrinking risk appetite.
In the macro risk aversion wave, institutions prioritize allocating gold and BTC, while ETH often becomes a supporting player. Only when BTC stabilizes and strengthens, and market risk appetite recovers, will incremental funds rotate into ETH, leading to a catch-up rally. While Strategy holds over 840,000 BTC, it also retains a large amount of cash. Combined with Saylor's initiative to integrate Bitcoin into the mainstream financial system, the premium logic of $MSTR has shifted from a single-minded bullish stance to a fierce game of defensive choices and leverage clearing.
Current market facts indicate that the market is repricing the most aggressive buyer strategy. The previous linear assumption of relying on bond issuance or equity issuance to go all-in on BTC shows discrepancies. Retaining cash means management is either guarding against liquidity risks at high levels or waiting for a more cost-effective allocation window.
In terms of driving factors, first is the marginal volatility of BTC's high price squeezing MSTR's premium rate; second is the corporate cash flow option disturbing market bullish sentiment; and lastly, the long-term valuation reshaping brought by institutional custody and credit system implementation.
The trigger for the bullish scenario is BTC breaking through the upward range and maintaining high turnover, driving institutional funds to accelerate inflows into risk assets. At this time, retained cash can serve as reserve funds for subsequent leverage additions. The observation variable is whether MSTR's premium rate can return to high levels; the invalidation signal is BTC breaking key support with volume.
The trigger for the consolidation scenario is BTC's narrow range consolidation at high levels. At this time, MSTR's leverage amplifier attribute fails, and the previously accumulated sentiment premium is gradually digested by time cost. The observation variable is whether the company's cash reserves continue to be placed on the sidelines; the invalidation signal is a large-scale re-entry buying.
The trigger for the bearish scenario is a phase of deep correction in BTC. The previously amplified return attribute of MSTR will quickly turn into a severe squeeze of valuation premium. Although retained cash provides a buffer, it is difficult to resist secondary liquidation pressure. The observation variables are debt maturity and liquidity indicators; the invalidation signal is BTC quickly recovering lost ground.
The golden standard for judging invalidation is whether Strategy will consume all cash reserves again in the short term to arbitrage buy BTC. If this behavior occurs again, the market will return to the traditional pricing framework of extreme reckless leverage.
The most important observation variables in the next 7 days are the trend of MSTR's premium rate relative to BTC and the retention ratio trend of cash assets on the balance sheet.
#黄金ETF大额吸金，避险资金如何重配 #伊阿敲定临时航道，美对伊制裁加码 After PURR's financial report came out, I suddenly started to understand why everyone has been focusing on HYPE recently.
At first, I thought it was just another financial report, but after reading it, hey? It seems it's not about how much money PURR itself made, but about how HYPE is slowly gaining its own "listing leverage."
1. Let's look at the hardest facts first.
PURR now holds about 29.3 million HYPE tokens, worth approximately $1.9 billion at the end of June, and the company has no debt. Most of the HYPE is still staked to earn yields.
This balance sheet, honestly, is a bit exaggerated.
2. But here we must stay calm.
The $30.55 million net profit cannot be directly understood as "PURR truly earned $30.55 million in one year."
A significant portion comes from unrealized gains on HYPE holdings; the actual income from staking and validator commissions is only about $9.5 million.
So this income statement is quite interesting:
When HYPE rises, PURR's income statement immediately looks very good; if HYPE falls back, the profits will be very honest.
This is very typical in crypto.
3. What really started to interest me is the cycle behind it.
Hyperliquid generates fees → HYPE buybacks → HYPE value increases → PURR's net asset value rises → PURR's financing ability strengthens → continues buying HYPE.
If this flywheel really keeps spinning, PURR will no longer be just a "company holding HYPE."
It starts to look like an entry point that packages HYPE's price performance into the stock market.
4. So what the funds are really speculating on now might not be PURR itself.
But the "stock-ification of HYPE."
HYPE itself doesn't have the traditional stock valuation framework, but PURR does.
So an interesting thing emerges: if more people become optimistic about HYPE, they are willing to give PURR a higher valuation; the higher PURR's valuation, the stronger its financing and buying power; the more it buys, the more it reinforces HYPE's asset story.
Sounds familiar?
Yes, funds love this kind of "telling stories to themselves, and the story can keep going" structure.
5. But I actually think the most important thing to watch here is not the price rise, but the crowding.
PURR's mNAV has returned to about 1.35x, the stock price has risen continuously recently, and community sentiment is clearly bullish.
The most dangerous thing now is not that some people are bullish.
But that everyone suddenly becomes bullish, and each person can find a logic to justify their bullishness.
So the real question now is not:
"Is PURR a good company?"
But:
How much premium is the market willing to pay for this HYPE balance sheet?
If HYPE keeps going up, this cycle will look more and more beautiful.
But if one day HYPE starts to turn down, PURR's net asset value, valuation premium, and financing ability may start to affect each other negatively.
The flywheel will still be the same flywheel, but the direction might not be so pleasant.
So my biggest takeaway from this financial report is:
PURR may be becoming the most interesting "stock-ification entry" for HYPE, but the more beautiful the flywheel, the more we need to watch what happens when it stops.
After all, crypto is really magical.
Earlier, everyone was studying fundamentals, and after all the research, everyone's conclusion surprisingly became:
"Buy."
...At this point, I would rather take a quick look at where the exit is.
$HYPE #波动雷达：币种异动观察 Yesterday's ETF data came out,
BTC inflow was $232 million,
ETH inflow was $192 million.
ETH accounts for 18.8% of BTC's total market cap,
making up 82.9% of BTC's inflow funds.
The continuous ETF capital inflow
not only allows the coin price to consolidate at high levels after a big surge,
but even the lows keep rising.
Therefore, this rally is not over yet,
there is a faint momentum for another short squeeze.
As I mentioned in my previous operation records,
my default position (when not shorting)
is fully invested in ETH spot, bullish and waiting for a rise.
If the upward momentum weakens later,
I will try to sell 50%~100% of my spot position to short :)USDT and USDC circulating supply data: In August 2026, the two major stablecoins returned to net growth, increasing by about $1.7 billion in a single month, ending three consecutive months of net contraction. From May to July, circulation decreased by about $2.6 billion, $6 billion, and $2.2 billion, respectively. Historical data shows that when major stablecoins exceed $10 billion in monthly increases, it usually corresponds to strong liquidity expansion. In 2021 and at the end of 2024, monthly increases exceeded $18 billion, and during the 2025 bull market, the increase was repeatedly between $8 billion and $12 billion. In contrast, the current increment of about $1.7 billion remains relatively low; During the same period, BTC rebounded from about $60,000 to around $80,000, but stablecoin growth has not yet returned to previous upward cycle levels. Currently, it is closer to an initial recovery after liquidity stabilizes, rather than a new round of large-scale capital expansion全市场（32 个受监测场所聚合）闪迪（SNDK）股票永续合约单日成交额达 162.91 亿美元，同日 SNDK 美股现货成交额约 261 亿美元（成交 1628 万股，当日均价约 1603 美元），二者比值为 62.4%，为迄今可查的最高水平 数据显示该比值在 8 月中下旬连续三日处于高位：8 月 17 日 42.0%（134.01 亿 vs 319.4 亿美元）、8 月 18 日 52.6%（161.91 亿 vs 307.8 亿美元）、8 月 19 日 62.4%。8 月 26 日回落至 38.0%（49.8 亿 vs 131.0 亿美元） 横向对比，SNDK 是全部股票型永续中该比值最高的标的，其后依次为 CRCL（8 月 5 日 47.2%）、SOXL（8 月 6 日 38.1%）、MSTR（20.0%）、MU（14.6%），英伟达（NVDA）与 Meta 均低于 3%$MSTR
I now actually feel that the most worth watching about MSTR is not whether it will rise or not.
But that Saylor has surprisingly started to leave himself a fallback this time.
A person who in the past took "buying BTC" to the extreme, now holds more than 840,000 BTC.
According to the old script, when BTC gets strong, everyone's first reaction is:
MSTR keeps charging, Saylor keeps buying.
But this time it's different.
Strategy didn't throw all the money blindly into BTC, but instead kept a large amount of cash first.
This is interesting.
Because if even the most daring BTC gambler in the entire market starts to value cash and options,
then retail investors still mindlessly chasing MSTR here, are they really betting on the trend or just on emotions?
I'm not saying MSTR can't rise.
As long as BTC keeps going up, MSTR could still go crazier than BTC.
But the problem is:
When BTC rises, it can amplify gains.
When BTC consolidates, it also amplifies disappointment.
So now when I look at MSTR, what I most want to know is no longer "how much more can it rise."
But rather:
Why is Saylor specifically at this moment starting to leave himself an exit?
Sometimes what’s most worth noting in the market is not whether someone still dares to buy.
But that the craziest person suddenly isn’t so crazy anymore.
$MSTR $BTC There is a clear divergence within institutions; do not treat institutions as a unified bullish force.
A recent 13F holdings disclosure reveals a very interesting institutional split: some macro hedge funds are reducing their BTC-ETF spot holdings while simultaneously making large purchases of call options for flexible positioning; meanwhile, some long-term allocation institutions continue to increase their spot holdings, barely touching derivatives.
In simple terms, institutions have split into two types: one uses spot holdings as a base, believing in the long-term logic; the other dares not heavily hold spot and uses options to speculate on short-term trends.
In terms of the market, $BTC has spot capital support, so even with pullbacks, the downside is limited by spot buying; $ETH institutional holdings are more from options and ETF short-term funds, with spot accumulation much smaller than BTC.
Many people have the misconception that any ETF inflow means the market will keep rising. The reality is that many institutions now have a "light spot + options speculation" structure, which can easily lead to quick profit-taking after a big rally.
During this intensive macro data window, such institutional divergence will amplify intraday spikes, and futures trading cannot blindly rely on ETF net inflows to go long.The real variable this week isn't on the K-line, but at Jackson Hole. Fed officials are still hawkish today—"policy needs to remain tight," "year-end inflation still around 3%"—clearly not in a hurry to ease. Meanwhile, $BTC is pushed back above 80,000 by Nvidia's earnings sentiment: liquidity hasn't loosened, but the price is already pumping, this kind of divergence is the easiest to deceive. My principle is never to go full position during event weeks, keeping enough ammo to wait for the bootsOverall market characteristics this round: **Low liquidity squeeze in the Asia-Europe session → Macro tightening at US stock market open + concentrated institutional profit-taking → Market-wide volume pullback**, with extremely clear strength differentiation among popular coins.
**BTC (the market anchor)**: Volume surge pushing to the key resistance at 80,000, with short-term profit-taking concentrated on ETFs. This is a macro-driven market, with steady gains and controllable pullbacks, serving as the market base. No extreme spikes, but dense high-level chips make short-term sustained one-sided acceleration difficult.
**ETH (strong mainstream)**: Gains this round exceed BTC, with 2550 as a super chip resistance zone, accumulating a large amount of historical break-even positions. DeFi funds flow in and out very quickly, causing ETH’s pullback to be sharper than BTC’s, making it a **more elastic and volatile** mainstream coin.
**SOL (leading altcoin)**: Highest heat and trading volume across the network, a high Beta benchmark. Rises rely on ecosystem traffic + MEME hype + ETF expectations; falls suffer the heaviest leveraged liquidations, making it a typical **fastest rising, hardest falling** leading altcoin.
**ENA (strongest stable Alpha)**: The strongest altcoin this round, backed by real USDe stablecoin yields and institutional funds. Sustained heat and healthy turnover; relatively resistant during market dives, currently the **fundamentally strongest and most capital-recognized** narrative coin.
**ZEC (short-term theme king)**: Violently surged on Grayscale ETF rumors, with short-term explosive volume. Pure speculative hype with no realized benefits; funds cash out very quickly, representing a **news-driven, spike-then-drop** pulse market.
**TRUMP (pure sentiment MEME)**: Entirely driven by political narrative hype, no fundamentals. Heat is surging; when heat fades, liquidity dries up immediately. Exhibits the largest volatility network-wide, purely sentiment-driven speculation.
**CHIP, CAP (AI small caps)**: Highly concentrated chips and extremely poor liquidity. Small funds can violently pump; no support when the market weakens, classified as **high-risk short-term themes**.
**Overall strength ranking**: ENA > BTC > ETH > ZEC > SOL > TRUMP > CHIP/CAP
**Core rule**: Those with real fundamentals resist declines; pure sentiment and pure themes all loosen with volume expansion.
#BTC冲高回落，期权到期放大关口博弈 🔥 $BTC vs $ETH: Market dominance is quietly shifting 👀
$BTC remains the core asset most watched by institutional funds, currently fluctuating around $80K. The latest data shows that the spot BTC ETF has recorded net inflows for 8 consecutive trading days, about $232M in a single day, with institutional buying still resilient.
But $ETH's performance is also worth attention.
In the latest data round, the spot ETH ETF had a single-day net inflow of about $192M, very close to BTC's fund scale, indicating that market risk appetite for ETH is clearly heating up.
📌 My understanding:
$BTC → continues to confirm the major trend
$ETH → is testing the market's capacity to absorb higher-risk assets
If BTC can continue to hold steady in the $79K–$80K range, and ETH remains relatively strong, then the main players in the upcoming market cycle may gradually spread from BTC to ETH, and even further to high-beta assets like $SOL and $DOGE.
What’s truly worth watching now is not just "who gains more," but where the funds are actually migrating. 👀
$BTC $ETH $SOL $DOGE# Complete Analysis of Recent Popular Market Coins
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## I. Market Benchmarks (BTC, ETH)
1. **BTC**
- Popularity: Anchored across the entire market, spot ETFs continuously see capital inflows and outflows; 80,000 is a core resistance zone.
- Trading Volume: During the rally phase, spot + derivatives reach $60-70 billion; volume surged with sharp declines during the US stock plunge; ETF flows shifted from inflows to slight outflows (Sina Finance).
- Drivers: Fed rate cut expectations, favorable US crypto regulatory bills, large-scale short covering forcing a squeeze; low liquidity in Asian-European sessions pierced 80,000, with institutional profit-taking and pullback at US market open.
- Risks: Large accumulation of break-even and profit-taking chips in the 80,000-82,000 range; without new spot capital, repeated rallies and pullbacks are likely.
2. **ETH**
- Popularity: Core indicator of DeFi and Layer2 ecosystem altcoins.
- Trading Volume: Near 2550 during the rally, 24h turnover of $3.2-3.6 billion; volume expands on pullbacks, derivatives open interest quickly declines.
- Drivers: DeFi ecosystem TVL recovery, staking yield narrative; **2400-2550 range holds large historical trapped chips, with break-even selling pressure far exceeding BTC**, resulting in higher pullback elasticity.
- Risks: When the market weakens, DeFi funds collectively flee, often underperforming BTC on drawdowns.
## II. Narrative Alpha Coins (Real Business / Catalysts, Key Capital Targets)
### SOL (Solana)
- Popularity: Leading altcoin, main incubator for MEME coins, core target this alt season.
- Trading Volume: 24h turnover of $1.1-1.7 billion, second only to ETH in altcoin activity, high leverage positions.
- Drivers: Token deflation governance proposal expectations, ecosystem DEX and MEME coin minting tool traffic explosion; also supported by SOL-ETF expectations.
- Risks: High Beta characteristic, strong stampede during market crashes; large MEME coin capital flows in and out of the ecosystem, amplifying volatility.
### ENA (Ethena)
- Popularity: Leading DeFi stablecoin track, publicly bullish by institutional whales, one of the strongest altcoins this round (Sina Finance).
- Trading Volume: $200-260 million / 24h, volume steadily expands during uptrends.
- Drivers: Rapid expansion of USDe stablecoin scale, treasury yield model brings real protocol revenue, large financing catalysts; Robinhood on-chain TVL explosive growth.
- Risks: Large token unlock pressure with cycle extended to 2028; cannot remain unaffected during systemic market downturns.
### ZEC (Zcash)
- Popularity: Absolute hotspot in privacy coin track, Grayscale submitted ETF amendment documents, short-term topic heat maximized.
- Trading Volume: $600-800 million / 24h, volume significantly expands during positive news phases.
- Drivers: Privacy vs. regulatory narrative, halving deflation, ZEC-ETF filing expectations, whale and institutional capital positioning.
- Risks: ETF is only a filing, far from launch; expectation-driven trading with huge selling pressure after positive news realization; privacy coins face regulatory uncertainty.
## III. Sentiment MEME Coins (Pure Narrative Driven, Extremely High Turnover)
### TRUMP
- Popularity: Political narrative MEME, popularity fluctuates wildly with US crypto policy rumors.
- Trading Volume: At sentiment peaks, 24h turnover around $300 million; liquidity rapidly shrinks as hype fades.
- Drivers: Trump campaign + crypto-friendly policy rumor speculation, no underlying business value.
- Risks: Whales and project teams cash out at highs; after rumors are disproven, large pullbacks occur and liquidity dries up easily.
## IV. Small Cap Thematic Coins (CHIP, CAP)
- Popularity: On-chain AI and computing power narrative hotspots, short-term hype in the community.
- Trading Volume: Overall low turnover, thin liquidity, pulse-like price action.
- Drivers: AI+Crypto thematic trend, highly concentrated chips, small capital can pump prices.
- Risks: Highest liquidity risk; lack of support during market pullbacks, fast declines, prone to sharp spikes.
## Market Commonalities Summary
1. **Uptrend Commonality**: Weak liquidity in Asian-European sessions, relying on short covering and thematic narratives to complete pulse rallies; rotation order: BTC leads → capital sinks to ETH/SOL → then rotates to ENA/ZEC and other Alphas → finally small coins and MEME frenzy.
2. **Downtrend Commonality**: US stock market open institutional rebalancing window, US Treasury yield rebound, risk appetite contraction; profit-taking and break-even chips concentrated release, chained leverage liquidations.
3. **Layered Characteristics**
- BTC/ETH: Base assets, controllable volatility;
- SOL/ENA/ZEC: Narrative catalysts, high elasticity, substantial positives but easy to realize gains;
- TRUMP: Pure sentiment MEME, playing news;
- CHIP/CAP: Small cap thematic, playing hype, highest risk.
$BTC $ETH $SOL
#BTC冲高回落，期权到期放大关口博弈 The real variable this week isn't on the K-line, but at Jackson Hole. Fed officials are still hawkish today—"policy needs to remain tight," "year-end inflation still around 3%"—clearly not in a hurry to ease. Meanwhile, $BTC is pushed back above 80,000 by Nvidia's earnings sentiment: liquidity hasn't loosened, but the price is already pumping, this kind of divergence is the easiest to deceive. My principle is never to go full position during event weeks, keeping enough ammo to wait for the boots to drop. Instead of betting on direction, better to bet on whether you can withstand the volatility. This week, are you fully invested or leaving room?$ENA $CRM
ENA:
0.16836, 24h +22.22%. Pushed from around 0.144 to 0.17197 within 15 minutes, then returned near 0.168 after volume expansion. Funding rate -0.0113%, OI about $16.94 million, shorts are still paying fees. The market looks more like a volume breakout combined with a short squeeze, not necessarily due to sudden new project news. Only consider continuation if it holds above 0.172; if it falls below 0.157, lower expectations. Ethena creates synthetic USD USDe, using collateral assets combined with futures hedging; ENA is the governance token. No confirmed recent catalysts; watch USDe usage and collateral scale; risks lie in crowding after funding turns positive, as well as hedging and custody chains.
CRM:
249.65, 24h +22.31%, touched 250.10. Raised from around 225 within 15 minutes, in the last two hours moved from 243.51 to 249.65; funding rate -0.0060%, OI about $630,000, more like short covering followed by high-level support. CRM on OKX tracks Salesforce stock perpetuals, not an on-chain token. Salesforce disclosed FY27 Q2 revenue of $11.3 billion on August 26, +11% YoY, and raised full-year guidance; this is a factual event in the same window, not necessarily the sole driver. Next, watch if 250 can hold as support; risks include independent order book divergence and earnings guidance falling short of expectations.
#ENA #CRM #SyntheticUSD #StockPerpetualBTC: Stop just focusing on $56K, the market structure has changed
Many are still waiting around $56K, but after BTC previously dropped below $57K, it was quickly supported by funds and did not continue to break down key structures. On the contrary, the market repeatedly digested selling pressure above $62K, then rebounded all the way to around $79K–$81K.
So now, using the mindset of “$56K must return” to view the market, I think is a bit outdated.
The latest data is also worth noting: the US spot BTC ETF has recently seen continuous capital inflows, with a single week in August reaching about $1.9B net inflow; meanwhile, core PCE in July remained at 3.3%, and market expectations for the Fed’s policy path have reignited.
There are two important upcoming variables: the Jackson Hole meeting, and the BTC options expiration around $6.4B on August 28. Short-term volatility may significantly increase.
I won’t set a fixed target for the market.
If BTC continues to break upward, I’m more focused on the $84K–$87K resistance area, at which point I will consider whether there is an opportunity to hedge shorts.
The most important thing now is not to guess the lowest point, but to reassess the structure.
#PCEToJacksonHole #AIMonetizationBroadens #BTCOptionsExpiryTest #BTC #BitI noticed a small change in the DOGE ETF today. This is not a new application, and it does not mean approval is around the corner. 21Shares’ DOGE ETF has simply started using a new pricing benchmark. Honestly, news like this may have little to no impact on DOGE’s price. But it highlights an important point: “ETF has new news” ≠ “$DOGE has major bullish news.” Sometimes the change is simply related to the fund’s internal rules or backend structure. So whenever you see DOGE + ETF in the same head$HYPE Price Analysis Early August 28: $84.80 Hits New All-Time High, $92 Becomes Next Target
In the early hours of August 28, Hyperliquid (HYPE) continued its strong upward momentum, reaching an intraday high of $84.80, setting a new all-time high again. As of 1:30 AM, HYPE was priced at $85.467, up 3.87% in 24 hours, with an intraday trading range of $80.014 to $86.176. Over the past week, HYPE has surged 35%, with its market cap approaching $19 billion, ranking it among the top ten cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.
The AQAv2 buyback mechanism is the strongest core logic behind this rally. On August 26, Hyperliquid officially activated the AQAv2 framework, allocating about 90% of the adjusted returns generated from $6.74 billion USDC deposits (after fees) to HYPE buybacks. Based on a 3% yield estimate, the annual new buyback funds amount to approximately $182 million, representing an 18% increase over the current daily income of about $2.76 million. The first settlement is scheduled for October 3.
Regulatory expectations also provide significant momentum. The Trump administration previously indicated that Hyperliquid might soon launch in the U.S., and the CFTC is exploring compliance pathways. The U.S. spot HYPE ETF has recently seen continuous capital inflows. Additionally, Nasdaq-listed company Hyperliquid Strategies reported raising $647 million in equity capital, doubling HYPE treasury holdings to 29.3 million tokens (worth about $1.9 billion), with the company carrying no debt.
From a technical perspective, after breaking above the previous high of $77 last week, that level has turned into support. The daily RSI is between 74 and 77, indicating an overbought zone. The 1.272 Fibonacci extension level at $92.37 is viewed by analysts as the next target, offering about 10% upside from the current price. A stronger mid-term target points to the 1.618 Fibonacci extension at $111.93. Since August 19, the daily Supertrend indicator has remained bullish, staying valid as long as HYPE holds above $68.
The biggest short-term risk is the token unlock on August 29—14.18 million HYPE tokens will be unlocked tomorrow, valued at about $1.2 billion at current prices, accounting for 1.4% of the maximum supply and 2.7% of the current market cap. Insiders/early contributors hold 46.6% of this (about $550 million). Unlocking does not equal immediate selling—historically, May unlocks led to declines, June to sideways movement, and July to drops, but short-term supply pressure uncertainty cannot be ignored.
Key levels: Resistance above lies at $83.5–$84.5 (all-time high + 1.272 Fibonacci extension); a successful breakout could see $90, $92–$97, and $100 sequentially. Support below is at $79.5–$80.5 (lower bound of current consolidation), $76–$77 (previous high retest zone), and $68 (daily Supertrend bull/bear boundary).
Summary: HYPE set a new all-time high of $84.80 early this morning, with the AQAv2 buyback mechanism and regulatory expectations providing solid fundamental support. $92 is the short-term technical target. However, the $1.2 billion token unlock tomorrow is the most immediate major variable—if absorbed smoothly, the $90–$100 range could open; if it triggers concentrated selling, the $76–$77 retest will be the first test. Investors are advised to strictly control positions and closely monitor market reactions post-unlock.Also in this rebound, $ETH has always found itself in an awkward position: as the industry's largest smart contract infrastructure, with continuous ecosystem iteration, continuous Layer 2 expansion, and high staking scale, its fundamentals are not bad, but its performance has long been weaker than BTC, mostly following market overflow heat and rarely leading independent main rallies. Many people simply attribute ETF inflows to less than Bitcoin, but the real root lies in four structural contradictions: valuation logic, chip burden, ecosystem value capture, and external competition. From an asset positioning perspective, Bitcoin focuses on value storage, with institutional allocation logic simple and clear; Ethereum is a programmable blockchain settlement layer, its value is tied to on-chain economic activity, making valuation logic more complex. Even if spot ETFs are successfully launched, institutions will be more cautious about ETH. BTC is regarded as a digital alternative asset allocation; Besides its asset attributes, ETH also faces regulatory controversy over its securities status. Coupled with the inability of most early ETFs to provide staking yields, this directly reduces the willingness of traditional large funds to allocate funds, resulting in ETF capital volumes long lagging significantly behind Bitcoin. It's not that institutions are pessimistic about Ethereum, but rather that buying decisions are more concerning, and the pace of incremental funds entering the market is naturally slower. The heavy historical holding on to chips is a real shackle that cannot be ignored to suppress ETH's rise. The previous bull market peak accumulated massive holdings, with many participants' costs concentrated in the high range. Whenever prices rebound near these cost levels, a large number of selling positions waiting to break even will followDid nothing, just went to the restroom, and when I came back, the K-line had already done the work for me 🤣. During the intraday dip, $ENA retraced to a key level and held steady. I found the support below interesting, so I went long directly, entering at 0.16224. At that time, not many dared to move; I thought the loss wouldn't be too much at this position, so I held on. Now at 0.17123, +274.9%, those on board should be waking up laughing. Don't lose patience grinding in the consolidation, then try to regain dignity in a one-sided move. Take 75% off the table first, move the stop loss to the cost price for the remaining 25%, and let the profits run if it continues to rise. The premise of compounding is staying alive; the shortcut to getting rich often leads to zero. Now is not the time to rush or chase highs; wait for the next move and a new structure to emerge before deciding. August 28 Early Morning $SNDK Trend Analysis: $1,477 "Panic Selling" Amid Triple Negative Factors Resonating in the Storage Chip Crisis
In the early morning of August 28, SanDisk (SNDK) continued its sharp decline in after-hours trading. As of 1:21 AM, SNDK was quoted at $1,477.71, down 4.88% in 24 hours, with an intraday trading range of $1,458.16 to $1,585.87. Previously, the stock had already plunged over 14% during regular trading on Tuesday, and its price has dropped more than 37% from the June all-time high of $2,354. Although SNDK has still gained over 450% year-to-date, August has seen it enter a severe correction channel.
📉 Triple Negative Factors Simultaneously Hit SNDK
First, earnings guidance fell short of "super high expectations." SanDisk's fiscal 2026 Q4 results were "epic"—revenue of $8.97 billion (up 51% quarter-over-quarter, up 372% year-over-year), gross margin as high as 84.6%, and adjusted EPS of $39.25. However, fiscal 2027 Q1 revenue guidance of $10.3–10.8 billion (midpoint $10.55 billion) was below the market expectation of $11.1 billion. Against the backdrop of gross margins pushed to a historic high above 80% and extremely crowded positioning, the "past exceeding expectations" could not offset the "slightly below expectations future," making the guidance miss the core trigger for the sell-off.
Second, AI valuation concerns continue to ferment. Market doubts about the returns on massive AI investments are intensifying. Nvidia's recent push for a new round of AI infrastructure deals with a potential total scale exceeding $750 billion has exacerbated worries that AI demand is being "artificially inflated." Capital is rapidly withdrawing from crowded semiconductor and AI hardware sectors, shifting toward defensive sectors.
Third, intensified competition from China. After CXMT (ChangXin Memory Technologies) completed its IPO, concerns about the global storage chip supply-demand landscape deepened further. Storage giants like Micron and SK Hynix also weakened simultaneously, and systemic sell-offs in the sector continue.
📊 Technical Analysis: $1,470 as the Decisive Bull-Bear Point
SNDK is currently near a critical decision zone. RSI6 is only 37.29, RSI12 is 30.25, and RSI24 is 33.18—short- and mid-term cycles have fully entered oversold territory, with RSI12 approaching the oversold threshold of 30, increasing the probability of a short-term oversold rebound. EMA5 ($1,477.44) and EMA10 ($1,480.78) have formed a death cross, while EMA20 ($1,495.18) remains above, exerting resistance. Regarding KDJ, K is 58.21, D is 45.59, and J is 83.43—J is relatively high, indicating rebound momentum has not fully faded but is limited.
Key levels: The first support below is in the $1,440–1,400 range—this is the immediate zone bulls need to defend; if this area is continuously broken, $1,340 will become the next critical test level; deeper support lies at $1,250—if lost, the bullish structure will face a complete reassessment. On the upside, $1,530–1,550 is the first rebound target; $1,600–1,650 is the most important mid-term resistance zone—if this area is surpassed, this correction may be considered a completed shakeout.
⚠️ Risk Warning
SNDK has surged over 450% this year, with extremely crowded positioning. Any "less than perfect" guidance could be magnified by the market. Although the company announced a $14 billion new stock buyback plan and signed long-term contracts covering about 50% of FY27 planned shipments with customers, market sentiment is in a typical late-cycle behavior: everyone knows the fundamentals are better than before, but no one wants to be the last to hold the bag.
Summary: SNDK plunged 4.88% early morning to $1,477, hit by triple negative factors of earnings guidance below expectations, AI valuation concerns, and Chinese competition. The $1,470 level will determine the short-term direction—holding it suggests a rebound toward $1,530–1,550; breaking it opens the $1,400–1,340 range. Investors are advised to strictly control positions, avoid high leverage chasing rallies or panics, and closely monitor the $1,440–1,400 support zone.Looking back at the market as of the early morning of August 28, the $BTC at 78,640 and $SOL 101 in this chart are already lagging prices. BTC has now returned to around $80,000, and SOL has surged to around $109. **There may be a few hundred dollars difference in quotes across exchanges, but the overall direction is consistent. 🔥 What the market is truly trading now is not just about "whether interest rates will be cut." The most important phrase on this chart is: "The market will experience greater volatility." I believe this judgment is correct, and it has already started to be realized. The current market has formed a very unique combination: BTC has climbed back above 80K + continuous ETF inflows + weaker dollar / fiscal deficit concerns + US Treasury yields rising again + Warsh's first Jackson Hole speech So now: fundamentals are bullish + technical highs + macro events are critical This is why I won't simply shout "bull market continues all-in," nor will I directly say "80K has topped." ⸻ (1) BTC: The key now is not 78,640, but whether 80K can hold steady. The latest market data shows BTC has returned to around $80K, with previous peaks around $81,200–81,300. Currently, the market views $80,000–82,850 as a key resistance zone and $77,500–78,000 as key support. So now BTC is actually moving forward: 62KAfter BTC surged to $80,000, it fell back to around $79,000, but one data point cannot be ignored:
The US spot BTC ETF has seen net inflows for 8 consecutive trading days, totaling about $2.8 billion.
My judgment is: this rally initially did have a short squeeze component, but subsequently, the ETF's real money continued to buy in, making the market structure healthier than a simple "short squeeze rebound."
Next, focus on two key levels:
Around $82,800 is the previous high resistance; breaking through and holding above it is the only chance to further challenge $100,000; if it falls back to around $75,000, it indicates that the chasing funds are starting to retreat.
You can be bullish on the trend now, but it’s not wise to ignore volatility. Do you think BTC can break through the previous high in one go this time? This Friday, the Bitcoin market will witness a rare concentrated expiration of options with a nominal value reaching $6.4 billion. The settlement of this massive contract has pushed this week's volatility expectations to the extreme and added a layer of tension to already sensitive risk assets. 📉 Looking at the current holdings distribution, buyers clearly have the upper hand, with large amounts accumulating at the $75,000 and $80,000 levels, fueling a strong bullish sentiment in the market. However, a detail that is easily overlooked is that the biggest pain point for these options contracts is near $68,000, which is quite a distance from the current price. This position means both bulls and bears have ample room to harvest, and the probability of a fierce two-way pull before and after settlement is not low. What is even more noteworthy is that this option expiry is not an isolated event. U.S. inflation data exceeding expectations reignited market concerns about the path of rate hikes; The release of Nvidia's latest earnings report also stirred up global capital markets; Coupled with the Fed meeting and a concentrated statement from officials, multiple variables overlapping simultaneously have made market sentiment highly sensitive. 📊 In the coming trading days, it is unlikely to see a calm movement. If the price drops rapidly, it is likely to be immediately taken over and pulled back by bull capital; And after a surge, it may also face concentrated pressure from bears. This kind of two-way sweeping scenario is not uncommon during options settlement weeks. Options themselves do not directly determine direction, but they act like amplifiers, displaying every price fluctuation exponentially on the market. For full-price fluctuationsThis week exploded through the ceiling — BTC surged 26% from 62,400 to break 81,200 on Monday, hitting a 5-month high. ETH soared 31% in the same period, surpassing 2,500; XRP jumped nearly 50% in a week; SOL hit 102; ZEC surged 70% in a week, reaching an 8-year high. The entire market's weekly market cap surged by $474 billion, with the Fear & Greed Index hitting 81, "Extreme Greed".
Even more explosive was the short squeeze: during BTC's break above 80,000, about $1.06 billion in short positions were liquidated. Bitcoin shorts lost approximately $3 billion over the week, with daily liquidations across the network exceeding $600 million, a double whammy for longs and shorts.
Underlying this are three catalysts: spot BTC+ETH ETFs saw net inflows of about $2.6 billion in one week (the strongest since October), with BlackRock's iShares absorbing 80% of that; the White House pushed the CLARITY Act + SEC's crypto framework shifting towards legislation, and Standard Chartered directly issued compliant stablecoins; US long bond repos + a weak dollar loosened risk assets.
But the tone shifted starting Wednesday: BTC retraced to 79,000, ETH held 2,470, whales (Hyperliquid large holders closed 60,000 ETH/1,200 BTC, Wang Chun reduced 23,000 ETH) took profits at highs, and the Fear & Greed Index dropped back to 65. Now it's a battle to defend the 80,000 level — if ETF inflows continue, it could surge to 85,000-90,000; if inflows stop and leverage liquidations occur, it could fall back to 73,000 at any time. With options expiration week, volatility will only get crazier.The crypto market on Thursday surged then pulled back, with BTC retreating below 79,000 after hitting 80,000 (about -1.2% in 24h), ETH holding near 2,490; SOL bucked the trend with a +4% rise breaking 101, XRP dropped nearly 3%, and CoinDesk 20 pulled back about 2.1%. Spot BTC ETFs have seen net inflows for 8 consecutive days (accumulating about 2.8 billion), providing support, but futures open interest declined, and the fear and greed index fell from 74, indicating short-term profit-taking.
On the macro side, US July PCE remains sticky, and rate hike bets are resurging, with short-term US Treasury yields rising, suppressing risk appetite; the 83,000–86,000 range is a dense supply zone, and only a firm hold above 83,000 can open the way to 85,000, otherwise a retest of 73,000 is expected. In terms of trading, avoid chasing highs, watch for continued ETF inflows and the impact of US stock NVDA earnings reports, with increased volatility expected during options expiration week.The pullback of $MRVL before the earnings report is more aligned with a concentrated risk reduction behavior by funds ahead of high expectations being realized. The advanced supply chain and data center earnings have confirmed AI network demand, with capital expenditures transmitted to the 1.6T and CPO key links. If the earnings report on AI network capital expenditures and guidance exceeds expectations, the recovery of risk appetite will drive valuation rebound. The failure conditions to watch are whether the subsequent announced performance guidance is below the market's high expectations and whether the 1.6T delivery pace slows down.
#Anthropic estimates a $30 trillion market, can the IPO narrative be fulfilled? #StarkWare made the first quantum-secure transaction on the BTC mainnetLooking back at the previous cycle, $BTC experienced a strong rebound after a sharp decline, but the market did not immediately confirm the bottom and subsequently experienced new volatility and pullbacks. $ETH also followed a similar volatility path at that time. Now, the market has once again entered a phase worth watching. 👀 🟠 $BTC recently surged to around $81K, then fell back to the $78K–$79K range for consolidation. 🔵 $ETH continued to fluctuate around $2.48K–$2.52K, with overall stable performance. But this time, the biggest difference from before may not be the price itself...... Rather, institutional funds are continuously entering the market. 📊 Latest news: Recently, spot Bitcoin ETF capital flows have strengthened again, attracting about $2B+ in funds over the past week, and overall ETF demand also rebounded significantly in August. After a rapid rise, BTC pulled back to around $79K, and the market is currently more characterized by profit-taking and consolidation. This means the current market environment is clearly different from previous bear market phases: past rebounds relied more on short-term trading capital. Now, ETFs are providing sustained institutional demand for BTC. Of course, this does not mean prices will continue to pull back. The macro environment remains an important variable. Inflation, interest rate expectations, and Jackson Hole policy signals may all increase short-term market volatility. 👀 Focus next on: 🟠 Why the latest labor-market report matters for Bitcoin, interest rates, and the Jackson Hole debate August 27, 2026 The latest U.S. jobless-claims report delivered the kind of headline that can quickly unsettle risk markets: initial claims came in below expectations, Federal Reserve officials were again warning that inflation remains too high, and Bitcoin slipped below the closely watched $79,000 level after briefly trading above $80,000. That combination has encouraged a simple market narrative#BTC surges then falls back, options expiration amplifies key level battle
I am Brother Ci. After BTC surged to 80,000 then pulled back, options concentrated expiration is amplifying the key level battle. On August 28, about $6.44 billion worth of BTC options expire, with some positions distributed between 75,000 and 80,000. Both bulls and bears will make moves in the last two days.
K33 research shows this rally included the largest single-day short squeeze on record; futures open interest then declined, indicating short covering was a major driver of the earlier gains. ETFs saw a net inflow of $1.92 billion last week, with incremental funds entering the market, but the rapid price surge also increased holders' willingness to take profits. The short squeeze effect is weakening; whether ETFs and spot buying can continue to absorb high-level selling will determine if this rally is a trend recovery or a temporary rebound.
The direction hasn't changed, but the rhythm is shifting. Brother Ci has spoken, savor it. $BTC $ETH $SOL The US spot BTC ETF has maintained net inflows for 8 consecutive trading days, accumulating about $2.8 billion in capital inflow, and the cumulative net inflow in August has also exceeded $3 billion. The funds have indeed returned, which is one of the most important changes in this round of rebound.
But the problem lies here: although the ETF continues to have inflows, the latest single-day inflow has started to slow down from the previous peak. At the same time, BTC pulled back after surging above $80,000, indicating that there is also considerable selling pressure and profit-taking at this level.
Personally, I think we should no longer simply view "breaking through $80,000 means the bull market continues."
$80,000 is more like a verification line.
If the price pulls back next and ETF funds can still continue to flow in, and spot buying can gradually absorb the sell orders around $75,000 to $80,000, then this wave has a chance to transform from a "short squeeze rebound" into a genuine trend recovery.
But if ETF inflows start to noticeably weaken and BTC falls back below $75,000, then be cautious that this rise might be more of a short-term short squeeze rather than the start of a new upward trend.
Additionally, around August 28, there will be a batch of large BTC options expiring, with market interest concentrated around the $75,000 to $80,000 range. Option expirations themselves may not determine direction, but near key price levels, they can indeed amplify short-term volatility.
So my current view is simple: the hardest part for BTC has passed to some extent, but the most critical verification is just beginning.
The previous rise from the low to $80,000 relied on improved liquidity, ETF capital inflows, and short covering pushing it up together. Whether it can continue to rise from here can no longer rely solely on short squeezes.
What truly determines the next phase is whether incremental funds can continue to enter the market.
Price is more honest than words.
If BTC can repeatedly fluctuate around $80,000 and then stabilize, the upside space will truly open; if it surges and then gives back all gains, this rebound might just be an opportunity for trapped and profit-taking holders to exit.
I personally prefer to define the current phase as a "trend recovery stage" rather than directly declaring a new bull market has begun.
From now on, don’t just focus on how much BTC has risen.
Just watch two things: whether ETF funds continue to flow in, and whether the $75,000 to $80,000 range can hold after BTC pulls back.
Once these two answers come out, the next big direction will be roughly clear.
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#BTC冲高回落，期权到期放大关口博弈 $ASTER has surged again, the daily chart shot up from around 0.60 to 0.76, now resting near 0.71.
It didn’t fly out of thin air. On August 24th, a buyback and burn was reported: 4.24 million in fees were used to buy back for staking, and the team’s share was burned in equal amount. Plus, the Perp DEX has been driven by the compliance narrative from Hyperliquid.
But don’t romanticize it: back in June, it rose from 0.58 to 0.80, then quickly fell back. The burn is real, and so is the unlocking.
30-day +18%, but it has already pulled back a bit in 7 days. The 0.68–0.70 range is the key level for this wave. If it can’t hold, it will remain range-bound. Don’t mistake a pullback for a dump, nor a rebound for a takeoff.
DYOR, this is not a trade call.