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Apple and Nvidia stocks can actually be tokenized and used as collateral on-chain now A few hours ago, Coinbase quietly dropped a bombshell. They announced that tokenized U.S. stocks have natively launched on the Base chain, using a standard called B20. The first supported stocks are Apple and Nvidia, two companies that best represent American tech faith. In other words, a token in your wallet is backed 1:1 by real stocks held by a regulated custodian, no need to open a brokerage account, no settlement wait, and you can trade on-chain 24/7. This would have been unthinkable a year ago. We were used to exchanges only having BTC, ETH, and various altcoins; to trade U.S. stocks, you had to switch back to traditional brokerage apps, deal with T+1 settlement, limited trading hours, and various account barriers. Now Coinbase has cracked that wall open with B20. More importantly, these tokens aren’t just static numbers in your account. You can use Nvidia stock on-chain as collateral to borrow funds directly on Aave, or deposit Apple stock into decentralized exchanges to earn yield. For the first time, stocks have transformed from a static holding into a fundamental liquidity unit that can move on-chain. Projects like Aerodrome and Aave have publicly supported B20, and Coinbase has promised to add more assets in the coming weeks. You can see their ambition isn’t just to list a few more trading pairs, but to weld traditional financial assets and the crypto-native ecosystem tightly together. In the future, what you mess with in DeFi might not just be stablecoins and memes, but real, tangible U.S. stock positions. But there’s a catch you can’t avoid. The so-called 1:1 backing means the underlying stocks are still held by a centralized custodian, Alpaca, using a bankruptcy-remote structure. In other words, it’s decentralized on the surface, but the custody rights underneath still follow traditional finance rules. If something goes wrong, you hold tokens, but the actual stock rights aren’t in your hands. This is fundamentally different from the self-custody we usually talk about. Another detail worth noting: this door is currently only open to non-U.S. users and must be within global compliant jurisdictions. U.S. domestic users can’t access it yet. This precisely means that while tokenized stocks have started, the regulatory gate has only just cracked open a little. So think about it: when U.S. stocks can casually be used as DeFi collateral, will those who only played with altcoins start to seriously consider putting traditional assets on-chain? Or will everyone only realize, when the underlying custody line loosens one day, that beneath this on-chain prosperity, someone else is still calling the shots.The Treasury insists it’s not printing money, but gold and Bitcoin have already moved first Tonight, the bond market showed a rather unusual scene. The U.S. Treasury is preparing to use nearly one trillion dollars from account balances to backstop an expanded version of the Treasury buyback program, increasing the buyback scale from a maximum of $2 billion each time to at least $4 billion. Normally, with such a large amount of money flooding into the bond market, short-term yields should be pushed down. However, the 10-year Treasury yield fell by about four basis points to 4.7%, but short-term yields actually rose instead of falling, completely contradicting textbook behavior. Even more interesting are the reactions of gold and Bitcoin. Both surged almost simultaneously, even ahead of the Treasury bonds themselves. Some in the market have nicknamed this operation "quasi-QE trading," meaning that while it’s verbally described as a conventional buyback, in reality, it’s clearly leaning towards monetary easing. The Treasury is holding firm on its stance. Bassett has consistently called it a distortion operation, meaning it’s just adjusting the debt maturity structure, not printing money. But Bloomberg’s macro strategists immediately challenged this, saying that if the Treasury uses these account funds to buy long-term government bonds, it’s essentially more than just a distortion—it’s a net liquidity injection, which could even exert some upward pressure on inflation. This statement effectively punctured the claim that it’s not printing money. There’s another detail many might overlook. The announcement of the expanded buyback came just two weeks after the quarterly refinancing statement. It’s well known that Treasury issuance follows a regular, predictable schedule, so such a sudden increase inevitably raises suspicions of urgency. The Treasury quickly came out to put out the fire, saying the auction schedule hasn’t changed a bit; the August 19 announcement already laid out the entire quarter’s plan, and the first real action won’t be until September 9, almost three weeks away, urging everyone not to overinterpret. The source of the funds has also been explained. Officials confirmed that the general account has accumulated about $950 billion, significantly higher than the $500-600 billion during Biden’s time, and the next debt ceiling hurdle won’t come until at least next winter, so there’s plenty of time to rebuild. However, Castle Securities is skeptical, publicly questioning whether this intervention might actually push inflationary pressures even higher. So you see, the same event is read by the Treasury as a technical adjustment, by the market as a prelude to monetary easing, and even the yield curve is sending mixed signals. Bassett also added tonight that not a single cent of bonds has actually been bought yet; the real action will wait until September 9. That leaves us with the question: when the Treasury really starts buying, was the early surge in Bitcoin and gold a case of foresight, or just wishful thinking again?This financial war against Iran is the first time digital assets have been included on the list Just after 1 a.m. tonight, the U.S. Treasury Department's press conference began. Bassett stood at the podium and dropped a heavy statement, saying the U.S. has entered the decisive economic battle phase against Iran. This is the largest financial offensive ever launched against a hostile force, and he gave it a name: the Normandy Landing Day in finance. The specific actions target nearly sixty entities, individuals, and vessels related to Iran, involving networks around nuclear, missile, cyber, and oil sectors. These sound like the usual tactics; sanctioning Iran is not new. What really caught the attention of people in our circle was the following sentence: potential secondary sanctions are being initiated against five industries, and the list prominently includes digital assets alongside technology, gold, aviation, and shipping. In the past, when the U.S. dealt with Iran, it focused on tangible old pipelines like oil, banks, and shipping. This time, crypto assets have been formally placed on the national-level financial war list for the first time, on the same level as gold. This signal is not small. The term "secondary sanctions" is even more worth pondering. It means that even if you are not a U.S. company, even if the transaction never touches U.S. soil, as long as you are deemed to be doing digital asset-related business with Iran, the U.S. can still hold you accountable. A chain that was supposed to be borderless is now being shackled by the long arm of a single country. What’s interesting is the contrast here. On one side, the industry talks daily about decentralization, censorship resistance, and being beyond anyone’s control. On the other side, a single country’s Treasury Department announcement can list digital assets alongside oil and gold as a battlefield. Which is tougher, the chain or the long arm? This question was put on the table tonight. What I’m more curious about is the chain reaction that follows. Will this list force exchanges, stablecoin issuers, and market makers to re-examine their compliance checklists? Will the gray channels that help move money for restricted regions be truly blocked by this wave? What do you think—can this long arm really reach into the chain? This company has hoarded nearly five percent of Ethereum's coins In the past week, a publicly listed company called BitMine moved another 32,447 ETH into its vault. This is no small matter; it now holds a total of 5,847,611 ETH, equivalent to about 4.8% of the entire Ethereum supply. A single listed entity quietly controls nearly one twentieth of the entire network's coins. Six months ago, many would have found this number absurd, but now it has become an established fact. The operator behind BitMine is Tom Lee, the person who consistently calls Ethereum "digital oil" and is also the chairman of this company. The company disclosed that as of 2 PM Eastern Time on August 23, its holdings of crypto assets, cash, securities, and so-called Moonshot investments totaled approximately $14.9 billion, including 210 Bitcoin, $180 million in equity, and $89 million in other investments. What really draws attention is not the total size but that it has locked up the vast majority of its ETH. The staked ETH has reached 5,067,309 coins, about 87% of its holdings, valued at approximately $12.4 billion at the time of disclosure. Just from this staking, it is expected to generate about $330 million in annual revenue. In other words, it doesn't rely on pumping the price but turns nearly five percent of the coins into a machine that produces stable cash flow every year, which is much more comfortable than chasing daily price swings. Compared to MicroStrategy, which purely hoards Bitcoin as a reserve asset, BitMine takes a greedier path, seeking both coin price appreciation and interest. The core of this strategy is a flywheel, which the market is already familiar with. The company raises funds through stock issuance in the public market, uses the money to buy ETH, then stakes the ETH to earn yield. The stable returns in turn support the stock price and the next round of financing. As long as the premium exists, the wheel keeps turning. BitMine has just pushed the speed to the extreme, adding over 30,000 coins in a single week, with a scale that ordinary crypto funds can hardly match. More subtly, staking itself amplifies concentration. After these coins are locked into validators controlled by BitMine, ordinary retail investors who participate through liquid staking actually subsidize this whale's holding costs with their rewards. You think you are participating in decentralization, but the money flows into the same pocket. When one entity controls nearly one twentieth of the entire network, what it extracts from the network is far more than just yield. This doesn't quite align with the usual narrative about Ethereum. People always say Ethereum is decentralized and no one can control it, but when a company takes such a large proportion of coins and locks them into staking, its weight in validators and governance is no longer minor. Retail investors argue over pennies of price fluctuations in chat groups, while someone has already moved the means of production back to their own backyard. The contrast goes even deeper. Recently, many large positions on-chain have taken profits during the rebound, with the largest ETH long holder BIT-related address reducing its position by about $34 million. On one side, old players are cashing out while the heat is on; on the other, BitMine continues to add against the trend. With these two moves side by side, it's hard to say who understands the market better. When a company holds nearly five percent of the coins and locks most of them into staking, is Ethereum still as decentralized as you think? While we focus on the candlestick charts, someone is already rewriting the underlying power structure.Foreign capital offloads $29 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds, stablecoins become the buyers According to Odaily, foreign investors have recently net sold about $29 billion worth of short-term U.S. Treasury bonds, marking the most significant withdrawal in recent months. Everyone is worried that there will be no buyers for U.S. Treasuries, but the U.S. has quietly turned its attention to a new buyer: stablecoins. Many people buy USDT and USDC just for convenient transfers without thinking about what backs them. Behind every stablecoin issued by these two companies lies a pile of U.S. Treasury bonds as reserves. Their scale has long reached the hundreds of billions, making them no longer ordinary payment companies but key buyers in the U.S. Treasury market. As the supply of stablecoins grows, they buy more U.S. Treasuries, effectively bringing in a group of global retail investors who never sleep to take over the bonds. This creates a subtle contrast. On one side, traditional overseas official buyers are slowly withdrawing; on the other, the U.S. is using digital dollars to cycle retail investors' money back into U.S. Treasuries. Between the dollar and U.S. Treasuries, stablecoins are twisting into a new debt linkage. Numbers don’t lie. The total market cap of stablecoins has already surpassed $300 billion, a significant portion of which ultimately turns into short-term U.S. Treasuries. In other words, the part that overseas buyers buy less of is gradually being replenished by these 24/7 operating stablecoin reservoirs. The U.S. has been eager to implement stablecoin regulatory legislation in the past year, and many have already understood the underlying calculation. More importantly, this is a self-reinforcing cycle. U.S. Treasuries rely on stablecoins to take over, and stablecoins rely on U.S. Treasuries for backing; the two become increasingly intertwined. For Washington, this means an additional buyer supported by global retail investors has appeared out of thin air, which is much easier than relying on foreign central banks to buy bonds. In the past, the main buyers of U.S. Treasuries were overseas central banks and sovereign funds; now stablecoins have taken on this role, changing the nature of the buyer. They buy U.S. Treasuries not to allocate reserves but to anchor every coin they issue. The more unstable the banking systems in emerging markets, the faster stablecoins penetrate, effectively spreading the shadow buyer network of U.S. Treasuries to every corner of the globe. But on the flip side, the tighter this relationship, the more the fate of stablecoins is tied to the credit of U.S. Treasuries. If something really goes wrong with U.S. Treasuries one day, de-anchoring will no longer be a scare story but a real chain reaction. The USDT you hold is actually standing on the credit of the U.S. Treasury Department. Interestingly, this mechanism is almost invisible to ordinary users. When you scan a code to pay or make cross-border transfers, you don’t realize you are indirectly taking over U.S. Treasuries. When the storm comes, the first to be swept up are often those who thought they were just using it for convenience. So whether this wave of foreign capital withdrawal will quietly be absorbed by stablecoins will be answered by the U.S. Treasury auction data in the coming months. The stablecoins in our hands are probably closer to the center of the storm than we imagine. Robinhood's new chain spawns a coin that surged 90% in one day, hitting $80 million A token called PONS has surged over 90% in the past 24 hours, with its market cap briefly surpassing $83 million, setting a new all-time high. It's not backed by a new public chain project but by the chain that Robinhood just launched. This brokerage, originally focused on stocks, built its own chain with the idea of moving stocks and assets onto the blockchain. The chain development has been closely watched in the industry, and everyone expected the first big hit to be some legitimate asset. The contrast here is quite interesting. Robinhood's CEO recently mentioned in an interview that the meme coin surge was purely accidental, that their investment portfolio is actually diversified, and they remain bullish on Bitcoin long-term. Yet right after that, the first popular application on their chain turned out to be a platform that treats meme coin launches as a business. Some in the community have already nicknamed it the Pump.fun of Robinhood Chain, half-joking, half-serious. PONS is the platform token of Pons, a platform that simply helps people launch fixed-supply tokens on Robinhood Chain, following a similar model to Pump.fun. It collects WETH fees to buy back PONS, and the PONS fees collected are burned, sounding like a self-deflating flywheel. The trading volume in the past 24 hours was about $18.8 million, which is quite significant for a chain run by a traditional brokerage. On one hand, executives call the meme coin surge an accident in interviews; on the other, the first breakout app on their own infrastructure is a meme launchpad. Is this the vanguard of RWA and Agent finance's future, or just the same old story in a more compliant shell? Probably very few of the people rushing in on-chain are here for financial infrastructure. What’s even more worth pondering is the positioning. Robinhood, under the banner of a compliant brokerage, should have its chain serve as a showcase for institutional asset tokenization. But before the showroom is set up, the casino doors have already opened. Previously, meme launch platforms mostly appeared on Solana or Base, but now even the most compliance-focused players haven't avoided this wild traffic gateway. The compliant facade can't hide the raw gambling nature inherent in crypto. Now PONS has fallen back from its peak to around $79.5 million. The story of a 90% surge in one day is all about those who chased it. Traditional finance wants to use a chain to bring crypto into the rules, but the wildest crypto energy has emerged first from this chain. When Robinhood truly rolls out RWA and Agent, will the meme crowd on-chain still buy in?The top gold bull is secretly shorting SanDisk Around 11 PM, on-chain monitoring revealed a position to everyone. The number one gold perpetual bull on Hyperliquid is a sub-address called Loracle, holding about 12,800 xyz:GOLD long contracts, with a position value close to $60 million and a current unrealized profit exceeding $6.35 million. Gold has been hitting new highs this year, and on-chain players have started treating gold as a serious long target to heavily invest in. Just looking at this number, you might think this is a hardcore bull who has staked their entire fortune on gold. But flipping to the same address’s position details, the picture suddenly changes. It also holds about 15,500 xyz:SNDK short contracts, with a position value over $22 million and a small profit of more than $300,000. Long gold, short SanDisk—two opposite directional positions stacked in the same address. Together, these two positions are worth over $82 million, with a combined unrealized profit of $6.72 million. One address acting as both bull and bear on the platform, making money on both sides. What’s truly intriguing is the meaning behind these numbers. It’s uncommon on Hyperliquid for one address to simultaneously hold the top spot in two extreme directions. Such players usually aren’t betting on direction but are aiming to profit from volatility differences on both sides. Gold rising usually signals the market is seeking safety, watching geopolitical and inflation risks. SanDisk, spun off from Western Digital, is a storage chip company and a high-beta stock in the AI and semiconductor narrative. The same player buying the hedge and shorting the high-growth tech seems to say: I’m betting on macro turmoil but not on tech continuing to boom. This kind of cross-asset strategy used to be something only large institutional funds did. Gold perpetuals have only gained traction on-chain in the past two years, and now one address can open both sides on Hyperliquid simultaneously. For us, when we see such a top position, we shouldn’t just focus on how much it’s profited but rather think about the logic behind the bet. What exactly is the top player aiming for—pure hedging or some other judgment—is invisible to outsiders. But one address simultaneously topping the long leaderboard and flipping to short is enough to make people ponder. What the market fears and what it’s betting on—this kind of top position is a mirror. Next time you see gold and chip sectors moving simultaneously, maybe you’ll check this address’s positions first. That whale holding ETH finally reduced its position tonight On-chain data just revealed a new signal that caught many eyes. The address that has long held the top long position on the Ethereum chain took action tonight. TradingBeats detected that this address reduced 14,000 ETH a few minutes ago, worth about $34.15 million at the time. This is not a retail account but an address linked to BIT's predecessor Matrixport, currently the largest publicly verifiable ETH long position on-chain. What’s interesting is the pace of the reduction. This rally has pulled ETH from the low 2000s back to around 2400. While many are still waiting for a stronger breakout, this address chose this moment to take some profits off the table. After the reduction, it still holds about $25.24 million in position, with an average long entry price of $2340.86, leaving unrealized gains of roughly $1.83 million. This is not a full exit. It has two other linked addresses coordinating to build positions, with the main address still the primary holder. In other words, it’s just taking some profits now, not turning bearish and leaving. But such moves tend to make the market nervous. Reflecting on the recent atmosphere: Bitcoin surged back to 78,000–79,000, altcoin market cap rose by over 200 billion in a few days, and the greed index neared the extreme greed levels seen before. When everyone was shouting about the bull’s return, the most famous long-term whale quietly trimmed a bit. Whether it’s pure risk control or sensing something else, outsiders can’t say for sure. More subtle is the identity behind it. Being linked to BIT suggests this is likely institutional or OTC-related money, not an all-in retail player. Institutions operate differently from individuals, building positions slowly and reducing slowly, often selling into strength to average costs. This $34 million reduction might just be routine rebalancing within its portfolio. But for retail traders watching on-chain data, the signal feels strong. Every time such a large address moves, two voices emerge in chat groups: one says institutions are selling, run; the other says they’re still holding, don’t panic. Both are partly right and partly wrong because no one knows if the next move will be to reduce or add. What I care about more is another layer. In this rebound, the largest on-chain longs didn’t choose to push all in but took profits gradually as prices rose. When the most bullish money starts to act cautiously, ordinary people have even less reason to max out leverage at the emotional peak. After tonight, this address still holds over $20 million on-chain. Whether it continues to reduce or waits for another ETH surge before exiting, no one knows. The only certainty is that tonight it took that first step.Goldman Sachs sold off and then bought back XRP within one quarter Many people still think of Goldman Sachs as the traditional investment bank that was indifferent to crypto assets. But the latest disclosed Q2 13F holdings report has torn that impression apart. The report shows that Goldman Sachs quietly held five XRP spot ETFs in Q2, with a total market value of about $86.5 million. What’s even more intriguing is that just one quarter ago, they had completely liquidated similar positions. Selling out and then buying back within one quarter is worth a closer look for any institution. The 13F is a quarterly holdings report required by the U.S. SEC for large institutions, so this is not a rumor but a figure in black and white. These XRP spot ETFs are new products launched only this year, and before this, the market was curious about which traditional funds would actually step in to buy. Goldman Sachs’ return move at least shows that big money is already in action. Why XRP specifically? Over the past six months, this payment protocol won a long-standing lawsuit battle with the SEC, removing the biggest regulatory uncertainty, which naturally paved the way for spot ETFs. For institutions like Goldman Sachs, regulatory clarity often matters more than belief. Using ETFs instead of directly holding coins also fits their usual conservative risk preference. In other words, the product is legal and the channel is clean, so they are willing to engage. But don’t rush to take this as a bull market signal. $86.5 million on the books of a player like Goldman Sachs is actually just a drop in the bucket, far from a heavy position. The real signal worth watching is the direction itself: selling out in Q1 and building in Q2 indicates their allocation logic is loosening, not a momentary impulse. Institutional portfolio adjustments are always slow, and once they turn, their inertia is usually much greater than retail investors. It’s even more interesting to put this in the context of this week’s market. BlackRock, Fidelity, and others’ crypto exposure is quietly rising, and multiple listed companies continue to increase their Bitcoin holdings. Goldman Sachs buying back XRP is not an isolated move but more like a slice of traditional finance’s re-pricing of crypto assets. Some interpret this as a sign of a market turn, while others see it as routine quarter-end rebalancing. Both views exist now. How long do you think this old money inflow can last? Two platforms guarding retirement funds went silent after being hacked ZachXBT, a detective who specializes in uncovering scandals on the blockchain and never shows his face, has made a big move these days. He uncovered evidence suggesting that two U.S. platforms specializing in helping people buy crypto with retirement accounts, BitcoinIRA and iTrustCapital, likely suffered data breaches this year, and so far, neither has said a word publicly. These two are not fly-by-night operations. In the U.S., many people who want to buy crypto using retirement accounts and enjoy tax benefits turn to them. Many have put their retirement money and IRA accounts into these platforms, seeking compliance and peace of mind. However, users’ personal information, investment portfolios, linked bank and custody account details, and even identity verification statuses may have all been stolen. An attacker calling themselves Tiffany targeted a BitcoinIRA user with this database in June and directly withdrew over $1.2 million. The most unsettling part is this: ZachXBT reached out to both companies for explanations on August 21, but by the time he published his findings, not a single reply had come. The platforms stayed silent, leaving users completely in the dark, unaware that their retirement accounts had been exposed for nearly two months. The irony is stark. These platforms usually boast about security, compliance, and regulation, painting a glowing picture of protecting user assets in their ads. When trouble hits, their instinct isn’t to stop the loss, notify users, or prompt password changes—it’s to stay quiet. The money disappears from users’ pockets, but the platforms shield their reputations first. In traditional finance, institutions are legally required to notify users within days if a data breach occurs. But in crypto custody, there are no such strict disclosure rules. So after an incident, silence becomes the cheapest option. User information is already circulating on the dark market, yet the platforms continue to tout compliance and security to attract new customers. We ordinary users often think that putting crypto on custody platforms is easier than managing private keys ourselves. But this incident shows that custodians are run by humans too—they can be hacked and choose silence. Once your data and bank card info hit the dark market, it’s not just your crypto at risk; your real bank accounts become targets too. The person who lost $1.2 million is just one case uncovered in this chain. How many others have been hit, how much data is circulating underground—without the two companies speaking up, no one can say. More chilling than the hack itself is their choice to stay silent, effectively buying time for the attackers. You might think your retirement crypto is safe and sound, but someone on the other side could already be using your info to try passwords. The only thing you can do now is check your account login records and enable all possible two-factor authentication. The problem is, when the platforms themselves won’t speak up, where can ordinary users turn for the truth? Everyone says US institutions are secretly running away, but this indicator was the first to ease up. There is a number that many people watch every day, called the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index. Simply put, it compares Coinbase's price quotes with Binance's to see which is more expensive or cheaper. When this index stays negative for a long time, it usually means the buying power in the US is weak or selling pressure is high. People like to use it as a thermometer to gauge whether US institutions are active or not. For the past three months, this thermometer has been cold. Since May 19th, it has been negative for ninety-seven consecutive days without turning positive even once. This is the longest stretch on record, more than twice as long as the forty-day negative period from mid-January to the end of February this year, and far exceeding the roughly thirty-day negative premium during last year's crash. In other words, during this time, the market verbally claimed US institutions were bottom-fishing and buying up assets, but this closest price spread signal quietly told you another story: Coinbase prices were consistently cheaper than Binance. Then just now, on August 24th, this index, which had been suppressed for ninety-seven days, turned positive for the first time, reporting a tiny 0.0052 percentage point. The number is minuscule and the positive reading sporadic, but the direction has truly changed. The longest negative premium streak of ninety-seven days was ended quietly in the middle of the night. The interesting part of this story lies in this contrast. Recently, Bitcoin surged from over seventy thousand, rising more than twenty percent in five days, altcoins took off as well, and everyone was shouting that institutions were back and the bull market had returned. But this indicator, which closely watches the US market, stubbornly stayed negative for over three months. Now that it has eased, it means at least the selling pressure from the US side on the market has genuinely taken a breather. But don't rush to celebrate. The 0.0052 figure can be seen as a signal, but it's too early to call it a turning point. It looks more like someone slightly lifted their hand off the lid, letting the pent-up pressure breathe a little. Whether institutions are truly willing to buy back in with real money and create substantial demand next is still uncertain. The sporadic positive values and sustained positive premiums could be separated by an entire market cycle. So the question stands. This signal, which took over three months to turn positive, will you take it as the first sign that institutions are truly back, or just a brief respite in the middle of the night?If gold crashes, can the crypto market pick up the slack? $XAU is currently priced at 4619, continuing to decline. From the chart, SUPERTREND is at 4591, and the price is still holding above it; BOLL lower band is at 4588, so the trend isn't dead yet, but the bears are temporarily controlling the market. RSI6 has dropped to 38.47, nearing oversold territory, so the room for further short-term decline is limited. The MACD death cross has just appeared, but the green bars haven't expanded yet, indicating that selling pressure hasn't been fully released. So what does this have to do with the crypto market? To put it simply—it's a question of where the money flows. Gold and crypto aren't a seesaw; they tend to move in the same direction, both influenced by US dollar liquidity and real interest rates. When the dollar is strong, both get hit; when the dollar eases, both get a chance to breathe. But in terms of timing, gold reacts faster, while crypto has greater elasticity. Interestingly, during gold's previous surge to 5000, crypto didn't follow, indicating that funds didn't spill over from gold into crypto but were instead withdrawn. Now that gold is pulling back from a high level and stop-loss orders are emerging, some smart money might actually flow back early into already oversold assets for a left-side setup. $BTC #黄金高位震荡，机构资金继续看涨 # Three major variables are piling up this week: NVDA earnings, Jackson Hole, and core PCE. The more these situations arise, the less likely I am to fully load my position. Anyone who plays cards knows—pushing all your chips in before the cards are revealed means winning is luck, losing is inevitable. $BTC is currently extremely overbought on the daily chart; the short squeeze fuel is fiscal liquidity, not a fundamental reversal. I basically have no contracts open, deliberately leaving enough buffer to wait for these variables to play out before deciding whether to act. True risk management is about leaving yourself a way out when others are greedy. Are you already fully loaded waiting, or have you also kept some bullets in reserve? The most glaring contrast on the market today: crude oil $USO plunged 3.31% in a single day, US Treasury yields were dragged down, $QQQ and $SPY both closed higher, and even the US dollar weakened. Logically, risk assets should surge upward on expectations of loose liquidity. But $BTC only fell 0.10%, $ETH dropped 1.60%, and the crypto market remained as quiet as if it hadn't received any positive news. The money wasn't untouched; it had been moved to a new place. Outline - 🔍 The Transmission Chain of Oil Price Crashes: From Bonds to Stocks - 📈 US Stocks Before Nvidia's Financial Report: Why Crypto Doesn't Follow Suit? - ⚔️ What are funds chasing: $SOL. The real signal of $SNDK volume increase - 🧭 The next step for crypto: wait for the macro wind or follow your own path? Today's snapshot $BTC 78,480, -0.10% $ETH 2,454, -1.60% $QQQ +0.86%, $SPY +0.35% $DXY -0.06%, $GLD -0.86% $IBIT -0.28% $USO 127.83, -3.31% VIX 15.87, +0.19% Dow 53,430.45, +0.02% 1. The sharp drop in oil prices has dragged 🔍 down U.S. Treasury yields by $ USO fell 3.31% today, which is not an ordinary pullback. The drop in oil prices directly lowered market expectations for inflation, causing U.S. Treasuries to rise and yields to fall. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent's remarks confirm this—oil prices have eased to fall The crypto market has recently experienced a strong rebound, with $BTC rising up to 37% from its phase low, and $ETH performing even more impressively with gains exceeding 60%. However, this rapid surge is overall abnormal and unstable, lacking the conditions for a sustained long-term uptrend. The widely accepted bullish factors for this rally mainly include increased Treasury buybacks, the enactment of crypto legislation, a softened SEC regulatory stance, and concentrated short squeeze pressure. But upon closer examination, only the Treasury buybacks somewhat relate to liquidity benefits; the other factors have not been substantively realized. Moreover, Treasury buybacks essentially swap short-term debt for long-term debt, do not increase the dollar supply or expand the balance sheet, and only alleviate long-term debt trading bottlenecks without injecting fresh liquidity into the market. The current rally is purely an internal capital tug-of-war and sentiment-driven speculative cycle. Without new incremental funds entering the market, this rise is ultimately a bubble with a high risk of correction. Based on timing cycles, it is highly likely that from mid to late September through early October, the market will deeply retrace gains and fall back to the original starting point. Within just one month, the market trend will fully validate this logic. #BTC突破80000美元，能否站稳新关口 #美启动对伊经济孤立，油价为何回落？ The war has been raging for six months, yet $BTC returned to $80,000 on August 25 — is it a risk-off awakening, or is the dollar's credit burning? On August 25, Bitcoin once again surpassed the $80,000 mark after three months, with CoinMarketCap reporting $80,875 and an intraday high of $81,023. Over the past week, BTC has risen more than 20%, while Ethereum gained 29.8% in the same period. However, the driver behind this rally is not the Iran conflict itself, but the U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's announcement to expand the single transaction size of the long-term Treasury buyback program to $4 billion — investors fear dollar depreciation, causing funds to rush into Bitcoin and gold. Meanwhile, the U.S.-Iran conflict has entered its "endgame" phase: the U.S. announced "economic isolation" sanctions on Iran, expanding the scope to five sectors including aviation, digital assets, and gold. Commercial shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped to a three-month low. Geopolitical risks have not suppressed the crypto market; instead, they resonate with "devaluation trades." After BTC broke through $80,000, it entered the "extreme greed" zone, but whether the short squeeze-driven rally can transition to spot buying is key. Last week, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $1.92 billion, indicating institutional funds are returning. $ETH followed the rise but relatively weaker, trading around $2,508. Although it has risen 33.4% in the past month, it is still down 48.1% compared to a year ago, showing the trend of funds rotating from ETH to BTC remains unchanged. $OKB benefits from platform fund inflows, but its sustainability needs to be observed. Market pricing logic has shifted from risk-off to devaluation. $BTC 😱➡️🤑 **The market is starting to get greedy, should BTC be cautious instead?** Market sentiment clearly heated up today. BTC broke through $80K, ETH is close to $2,500, and XRP and SOL also saw significant gains. Many people are starting to ask: "Is the bull market back?" My view: **A strengthening trend ≠ blindly chasing the rally.** The most comfortable market conditions are usually: Price rising + Capital inflow + Increased trading volume + Leverage not overheated The most dangerous is: Price rising + Everyone is bullish + Leverage is crazily increasing. So I won’t blindly add positions just because the market is optimistic now. **Bullish trend, risk control is equally important.** How do you feel about BTC now: 🟢 Extremely bullish 🟢 Bullish 🟡 Neutral 🔴 Bearish #BTC突破80000美元，能否站稳新关口 #美启动对伊经济孤立，油价为何回落？ #Strategy增发扩充现金，BTC配置节奏受关注 AI Semiconductor High Volatility Opportunities: MU, SK Hynix, TSM, NVDA — Which Is More Suitable for Contracts? After the recent consecutive rises in BTC and ETH, I have started to focus on another asset class: high volatility trading opportunities in the AI semiconductor sector. If the goal is not long-term holding but to use OKX's stock contracts for grid/neutral strategies, then I think the trading characteristics of MU, SK Hynix, TSM, and NVDA are actually very interesting. 1️⃣ MU: Top choice for high volatility, suitable for neutral to bullish bias Micron has experienced very large volatility recently. This year, the AI memory market has clearly heated up, with demand for HBM, DRAM, and NAND all driven by AI data center capital expenditures. Micron's June earnings were very strong, which also boosted the entire storage sector. (Reuters) But the problem is obvious: Price rises too fast → valuation expands rapidly → pullbacks can be very severe. Recently, MU experienced a significant single-day drop, as market concerns about AI sector valuations and Nvidia's earnings amplified volatility. (Seeking Alpha) So my view on MU is not simply to chase the upside, but: Long-term bullish bias, short-term high volatility. If trading contracts, I prefer: Wide-range neutral / neutral to bullish grids Rather than heavy direct long positions. ⸻ 2️⃣ SK Hynix: Purest HBM logic, but volatility is also very high SK Hynix is a core company in the HBM supply chain, with AI accelerator demand still the most important long-term driver. But a new short-term disturbance has emerged: SK Hynix employees narrowly rejected a new wage agreement by a very small margin, causing the stock price to drop significantly at one point. Reuters reported that 50.08% voted against, with a final difference of only 25 votes. (Reuters) This event itself has limited impact on the company's long-term fundamentals, but it again shows: SK Hynix's price volatility may be significantly higher than ordinary large tech stocks. Therefore: Long-term logic: bullish bias Short-term trading: more suitable for wide-range grids Risk: higher than TSM If you seek "volatility," SK Hynix is actually a very noteworthy candidate among the four. ⸻ 3️⃣ TSM: Most stable fundamentals, but may not yield the highest grid returns The biggest difference between TSM and MU, SK Hynix is: Its business model is more diversified. Advanced processes, AI GPUs, HPC, smartphones, and other businesses jointly support demand, so it is not fully exposed to the Memory Cycle like storage chip companies. AI demand remains one of TSM's most important growth drivers, especially NVIDIA and other clients' demand for advanced processes. So my evaluation of TSM is: Fundamentals: ★★★★★ Volatility: ★★★ Grid suitability: ★★★★ Long-term holding: ★★★★★ If you want a relatively stable neutral to bullish strategy, TSM might be the most comfortable among the four. ⸻ 4️⃣ NVDA: Strongest fundamentals, but currently the least suitable for blind chasing NVDA is the core of the entire AI semiconductor industry. But the biggest short-term issue is not fundamentals, but: Expectations are too high. NVDA is about to release its latest quarterly results. Currently, the options market implies a post-earnings single-day volatility of about ±5.4%, corresponding to a potential market cap fluctuation of approximately $280 billion. (Reuters) The market is no longer truly concerned about: "Will NVDA grow?" But rather: "Can growth continue to exceed already very high expectations?" This is why NVDA has recently experienced consecutive pullbacks, while the market awaits earnings to verify whether AI CapEx can maintain high growth. (Investor’s Business Daily) So I would not take particularly aggressive directional strategies on NVDA before earnings. If trading contracts: It is more suitable to wait for post-earnings volatility release, then do neutral grids. ⸻ How to choose among the four? From the perspective of "contract grids," I would rank them as follows: Ticker Long-term Direction Volatility Grid Suitability My Preference MU 🟢 Bullish Bias 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Top Choice SK Hynix 🟢 Bullish Bias 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ High Volatility Pick TSM 🟢 Bullish Bias 🔥🔥🔥 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stable Choice NVDA 🟢 Bullish Bias 🔥🔥🔥🔥 ⭐⭐⭐ Wait for Earnings My thinking is actually simple: BTC / ETH: High-level center bearish bias MU / SK Hynix / TSM: Neutral to bullish bias HYPE: Continue bullish on spot This combination is more diversified than putting all funds purely into Crypto. ⸻ 🎯 If I had to pick only one now I would choose: MU neutral to bullish grid Because it meets three conditions simultaneously: ① AI + HBM long-term logic remains strong ② Short-term volatility is large enough ③ Pullback amplitude is sufficient, allowing grids to repeatedly execute trades But I would not allocate full funds. If total funds are about $700 USDT, I might only allocate: $100–150 to MU The rest remains for BTC, ETH, and cash. After all: High volatility ≠ high returns. What truly suits grids is: High volatility + fundamental support + not in an extreme one-sided trend. This is the AI semiconductor trading opportunity I am currently focusing on. The above is only market observation and strategy discussion, not investment advice. Contracts carry leverage and liquidation risks, especially pay attention to earnings, macro data, and overnight gaps. $MU$sk$nv tonight, zh1ss will break open this big 80,000 bullish candlestick. Numbers first show off: • $BTC broke above 80,000 on 8/25, intraday low was 81,270, current quote is 80,000–81,000, 24h +4.3%~4.6% • August gains +28%, last week +20%+ • Last week, BTC ETF net inflows reached $1.92 billion—the largest single week in nearly 10 months, and inflows continued on 8/25. Let me correct one thing, don't embarrass yourself: the "Powell Jackson Hole speech" you posted was wrong. The context of neodata 2026 is clear: the current Fed Chair is Kevin Warsh, who only took office in May this year. On 8/27, at that Jackson Hole event, it was Walsh, not Powell. If you really want to trace the origins, you have to change the name. Core theory: In this relay, one batter was caught very steadily, while the other two were still empty. 🟢 First: ETFs have taken the baton most solidly. 1.92 billion, the largest single week in nearly 10 months, and it's still flowing on 8/25. On that day, BlackRock injected 2,802.9 BTC on-chain into IBIT, and IBIT's stock price rose 8.88% over five days. This isn't retail investors rushing in; it's institutions actively buying at high levels—the key baton that pushes the market from rebound to bull market, and it's currently holding the most steady position. 🟢 Second stock: Bulls haven't crowded the group.$XAU -1.2%: 4,688 stepped into the position reduction zone, 4,598 touched the risk control line Gold today -1.2%. $PAXG 4,602.1, lowest 4,598.7—4,600 broke one point, then recovered. Three reasons for the drop: a large sell order crashed the market (transaction volume 2.1 million USD, yesterday 1.53 million, the sell-off is real), rebound of the US dollar and US Treasury yields, and long positions cooling off before the exam (tomorrow 20:30 PCE, 8/28 Warsh). The key is: intraday high 4,688.5, exactly stepping into the first position reduction zone written yesterday; low 4,598.7, exactly touching the risk control line. Everything today is within plan. My rule upgrade: don’t look at the wicks, look at the 4H close. If it closes below 4,585, cash out everything left. Below 4,560 / 4,520 is the bullet zone, no catching falling knives. Direction will be decided by tomorrow’s PCE, today’s drop doesn’t count. Did you reduce at 4,688 today, or cut at 4,598? "Short squeeze + macroeconomic tailwinds + Trump's call" resonance The essence of this round of rally is a violent correction driven by the resonance of "short squeeze + macroeconomic tailwinds," rather than a comprehensive bull market triggered by a fundamental reversal; in the short term, a high-level volatile consolidation is highly likely. Whether a new trend can start depends on ETF capital and Federal Reserve policy signals. $BTC Yesterday, BTC ETF net inflow was 4,343 units, and ETH ETF net inflow was 46,900 units. Funds have been continuously entering this week, which is a pretty good start. Not only BTC and ETH, but ETFs of leading altcoins like XRP and SOL have also seen large capital inflows, creating a multi-asset capital resonance. However, there is a contrast in the market: the capital data looks great, but many altcoin sectors have clearly fallen behind the pace. Simply put, many weak altcoins have completed chip distribution, leaving only retail investors holding the bags. Even if the overall market surges later, they will struggle to follow the rise. The essence is still insufficient liquidity, unable to bloom comprehensively, only partial rotation is possible. So the strategy is very clear: focus on the strongest assets in the first wave of the rally. Don’t hesitate just because it’s not at the bottom; truly good coins won’t stay low waiting for you. Those still at the bottom are often unwanted—don’t touch them. Look back and see, isn’t it always the strong that stay strong?BTC at 80,000 USD, whose expectations are being traded? $BTC $ETH #Bitcoin #MarketAnalysis Brothers, BTC has touched 80,000. It has risen 23% cumulatively over the past week, marking the largest weekly gain since 2023. During the Asian session, it surged to 80,908 USD — the highest since mid-May. 180,000 people were liquidated, and 7.2 billion USD worth of short positions vanished into thin air. A week ago it was still at 63,000, now standing at the doorstep of 80,000. This pace has exceeded the expectations of the vast majority. What’s different about this rise compared to before? Three forces resonated simultaneously, something unseen in recent years. First force: Treasury steps in with liquidity, completely reversing liquidity expectations Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that the scale of long-term Treasury buybacks will be at least doubled. Long-term Treasury yields fell accordingly, the dollar weakened, and the "devaluation trade" restarted. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes explained it bluntly: this is equivalent to "active fiscal issuance," increasing market liquidity by releasing TGA funds. Yellen did a similar operation in 2023, which directly propelled Bitcoin. Arthur Hayes expects that if dollar liquidity continues to expand, the crypto market will benefit long-term. The Treasury General Account (TGA), with nearly a trillion-dollar scale, is being considered to support the buyback plan — this is no longer a "small move." Second force: ETF inflows hit a 10-month high 13 US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a net inflow of 1.92 billion USD last week, the highest since October 2025. On August 20 alone, inflows reached 606 million USD, the largest in over three months. Third force: Regulatory expectations are repairing, but not everyone believes After the White House meeting, market expectations for the CLARITY Act were reignited. The SEC and CFTC are also advancing rulemaking on their own tracks, without waiting for legislative results. But here’s the problem: Coinbase-funded political group Stand With Crypto announced endorsements for 32 current House members on Monday, all of whom voted for the CLARITY Act last year. This shows the bill has a foundation in the House but remains deadlocked in the Senate. After the Senate reconvenes, 60 votes are needed to advance, requiring at least 10 Democratic senators’ support. This is not guaranteed; it’s uncertain. More worrisome is another signal: Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan admitted that while the Treasury buyback news did boost the market, Bitcoin’s rise mainly came from a short squeeze, not fundamental improvement. Two key upcoming variables First, the Jackson Hole Symposium and Wash’s speech A CICC research report pointed out that Wash’s previous statement of "letting the market hike rates for the Fed" failed to ease inflation concerns, combined with a brief failure of Treasury intervention, damaging policy credibility. This time, the market wants to see: can he show enough policy flexibility and is he willing to respond to short-term inflation pressures while adhering to long-term principles? Simply put: the market wants to know, "I know you’re hawkish, but are you still going to raise rates now or not?" Second, escalation of Iran sanctions On August 25, the US Treasury announced a new round of sanctions on Iran, focusing on digital assets, technology, aviation, gold, and shipping. Secretary Yellen directly called this an "economic D-Day." As of May, the US had seized nearly 1 billion USD in crypto assets from Iran. When oil prices rise, inflation expectations heat up, and the urgency to hike rates returns. This transmission chain remains intact. AIX’s judgment Direction: moderately bullish in the medium term, liquidity narrative has started. But short-term overbought signals are obvious; 82,000-85,000 is a strong resistance zone. Weekly close above 82,000 greatly increases the probability of ending the bear market; if rejected and falling back, a retest of 72,000-74,000 is highly likely. Entry points: not recommended to chase highs near the current price of 80,000. If price retraces to 72,000-74,000 with signs of volume contraction and stabilization, it’s a worthy long entry zone, with stop loss below 70,000 and target 82,000-85,000. If you’re already in, trailing take profits should be gradually raised. Core idea: liquidity easing + ETF inflows + regulatory expectations, three forces jointly driving this rally. The policy bottom is forming, but price needs a pullback to confirm effectiveness. Above 80,000 is an emotion-driven zone; waiting for a correction before acting is safer than chasing highs. Key September timeline September 9: Buyback expansion officially starts September 15: Procedural vote on CLARITY Act September 16: FOMC meeting Three events squeezed into 8 days, each capable of changing liquidity conditions. Comment section discussion: BTC at 80,000, are you chasing or not? Personal opinion, not investment advice. The market has risks; be responsible for yourself. $BTC #Bitcoin #MarketAnalysis #FederalReserve #AITrading $ETH was still around $1900 last week, and now it has reached $2460, with a high of $2546. Nearly a 30% increase in one week, with some short covering involved, so it can't be said to be purely a fake rally. The spot ETF has indeed been attracting money these days. On August 24, the net inflow was about $116 million, marking six consecutive days of inflows, with BlackRock's ETHA accounting for $90.92 million. The single-day inflow on August 20 even reached $220.8 million. I had been cautious about ETH for a while, mainly because it rises too slowly and falls sharply. The situation is a bit better now; at least funds are willing to come back, and the price has retaken the main daily moving averages. However, around $2500 is not cheap. The previous high of $2545 is right overhead, and chasing here could easily run into profit-taking from earlier holders. If you already hold ETH, I would continue to hold it and not make moves as long as $2400 holds. If you don't have a position, I wouldn't rush to buy near $2500. Either wait for it to pull back to $2350–$2400 to see if there is support, or wait for the daily candle to truly close above $2545, then look toward $2650–$2700. Missing out on some gains is okay; buying at uncomfortable levels is troublesome. #BTC突破80000美元，能否站稳新关口 After Bitcoin touched near $79,500, it did not experience a sharp pullback but instead firmly held above $77,000. This "high-level sideways movement" is often more reassuring than a sharp rise, as it indicates that selling pressure is not as intense as imagined, and buyers are patiently digesting their shares. Meanwhile, Ethereum has not fallen behind, with its price holding above $2,400, and the market's focus seems to have unnoticed. What deserves even more attention is the subtle changes in capital flows. Besides the two leading stocks, some previously neglected stocks have begun to show changes, such as the privacy sector and some newly launched projects. Liquidity is quietly spreading outward from a single model of "only recognizing the big pie." This rotation is often seen as a sign of improved market health, because it means funds are not making a brief sprint but searching for the next corner to settle. There is also a warm breeze on the data side. Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds recorded a combined net inflow of about $2.6 billion last week, marking the strongest weekly performance since last October. The weight of this figure lies in the fact that it does not come from an isolated event but from the sustained, gradual allocation behavior of institutional funds. When long-term funds are willing to enter at this level, it itself sends a signal of recognition of the current price range. However, we also need to remain clear-headed. The current price structure is indeed biased, but market sentiment often plants hidden risks when it "feels better." Whether the $77,000 level can become a new launch platform depends on subsequent results I started buying BTC in 2016 and mining BTC/ETH. I've experienced four bull and bear cycles (including this one). To make big profits in the bull market, here are some suggestions for everyone: 1) First, don't use leverage or contracts. Don't think low leverage multiples are safe. During the March 12, 2020 period, I bought BTC long with 0.75x leverage and ended up liquidated, losing 160 BTC. 2) Don't try to time the market by selling high and buying low; don't trade, or you won't hold on. Boldly enter at the end of the bear market (for example, from now until November). Sell between June and October 2028 for a solid 2-3x return. 3) Crypto stocks (referring to MSTR) significantly outperformed BTC in the last cycle and will do so again, but a premium ratio of up to 1.2x is reasonable; exceeding 1.5x is unlikely. 4) From now until the end of the year, only buy and don't sell. Buy more on big dips and allocate purchases. 5) Best allocation: IBIT (BTC) + MSTR + CRCL + BMNR (or ETHA). 6) Don't buy other DAT companies in the US stock market; it's very risky The US-Iran situation improves with another "cut," Reuters citing the statement of the head of the Iranian Parliament's Foreign Relations Committee, Munir confirmed during his visit to Tehran on Monday that he brought news from the United States. Reuters' report clarified the attitudes of both the US and Iran: the US is willing to lift sanctions for negotiations, and Iran expressed willingness to resume talks. Combined with previous reports, both Iranian and Pakistani officials have expressed optimism about this diplomatic visit. Currently, market sentiment is accelerating toward optimism, which is a good sign. Most importantly, Iranian officials promised to soon announce the results of Munir's mediation visit. Obviously, if the results are positive, there should be an announcement tonight. Tonight, the focus will be on the mediation results announced by Iranian officials, then whether Pakistani officials recognize these results, and finally whether US officials ultimately confirm the mediation outcome. On another front, the Iranian Foreign Minister and Omani Foreign Minister have already started talks, which means the Strait agreement is also accelerating, representing a double positive. Although key news has not yet been confirmed, not only crude oil prices are falling in pricing, but gold, the US dollar, US bonds, and US stocks are all showing optimistic trends. Once the news is confirmed, international crude oil falling below $80 is a potential positive for this week's macro sentiment. If the US and Iran indicate a return to the negotiating table + a new Strait agreement is reached, and the Strait reopens to navigation, I believe crude oil prices will experience accelerated short-term declines! #美启动对伊经济孤立，油价为何回落？ $SOL Today's Trend Analysis: Returning to $100 After Half a Year, the "Real or Fake Breakout" Under Overbought Signals On August 25, Solana (SOL) reached a historic moment—breaking through the psychologically significant $100 mark for the first time in about six months. During today's Asian trading session, SOL peaked around $102-103, then oscillated at high levels to digest gains. At the time of writing, it is trading around $101.5, with a 24-hour increase of approximately 5.4%-7.4%. Over the past seven days, SOL has risen about 34%, with a monthly gain exceeding 35%. The core driving force behind the rise comes from the dual resonance of macro factors and institutional capital. On the macro level, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's plan to increase bond repurchases has reignited market discussions about "devaluation-hedging trades"—holding assets outside government control to avoid currency depreciation risk. This macro narrative, coupled with Bitcoin's return to $80,000, creates a bullish environment for SOL as Bitcoin consolidates above $80,000. On the institutional capital front, the U.S. spot Solana ETF has seen net inflows for five consecutive trading days, with a single-day net inflow of about $33.49 million on August 24, marking the largest single-day inflow this year. The cumulative net inflow has reached $1.219 billion, with total net assets around $1.214 billion. Among these, Bitwise's BSOL contributed $24.99 million, and Fidelity's FSOL saw inflows of about $4.84 million. SOL's single-day net inflow in the ETF market even surpassed XRP's approximately $19.67 million. On-chain and ecosystem fundamentals also provide support. Solana's total value locked (TVL) on-chain has hit a record high, with active on-chain transactions and continuous capital attraction in DeFi and MEME ecosystems. Additionally, SOL is currently facing governance votes on SGP-0002 (inflation reduction) and SGP-0003 (increased token burn). If these proposals pass, they will improve tokenomics and could push the price toward $110 or even $150. The short squeeze rally is also a key driver of this rebound. Over the past 24 hours, the entire network saw liquidations exceeding $500 million, with short liquidations accounting for 76.51%, about 3.3 times the size of long liquidations. SOL contract liquidations were about $22.57 million, with shorts making up 68.59%. A large number of shorts were forced to close positions and cover, creating a "rise—cover—rise again" cycle. However, it is important to note that a short squeeze-driven rally is different from an established trend—the forced buying will gradually weaken as short positions are cleared. Technically, SOL is facing a critical test of a "real or fake breakout." The 14-day RSI has reached 84.29, indicating an extremely overbought zone; some 4-hour RSI readings are even as high as 86-88. Although the MACD shows a bullish crossover with expanding momentum favoring bulls, the speed of histogram expansion requires ongoing attention. Short- and mid-term moving averages have turned bullish, with prices clearly above the 50/100/200-day moving averages. Short-term resistance lies in the $102-105 range; if a valid breakout occurs with healthy capital inflows, the next targets are $106-108 and even $110-116. The first support is at $98-100 (the breakout retest zone); deeper supports are at $95-96 and $90-92. A valid break below $95 would require a reassessment of the bullish structure. Risk signals to watch: The simultaneous rise in market cap and open interest indicates support from real market participation, but the same momentum driving price increases has made the trend overextended. If the perpetual contract funding rate remains high, it may intensify short-term correction pressure. Additionally, SOL is highly correlated with BTC, so Bitcoin's movement will directly impact SOL. Upcoming major events are dense: Tomorrow, the U.S. July PCE inflation data will be released, followed by the official start of the Jackson Hole central bank symposium, where Fed Chair Jerome Powell will deliver his first keynote speech since taking office. Meanwhile, the results of SOL's SGP-0002 and SGP-0003 governance votes will be announced soon. These events will directly set the tone for September's macro expectations and SOL's tokenomics trajectory, potentially causing volatility to spike sharply. Investors are advised to strictly control positions, avoid high leverage chasing rallies or panicking on dips, and focus on the $100 level's hold and volume changes.Based on your trading data from the past two years and our conversations, here are a few things you really need to improve: **1. Exiting is 10 times more important than entering** Your data already shows the problem: a win rate of 59%, but a profit-loss ratio of 1:0.47. In plain language — you mostly get the direction right, but you take profits too early and hold on too long when losing. This is the fundamental reason you lose money. What to learn: - **Take-profit strategies**: trailing stops, scaling out, letting profits run. Your PENGU sell-off is a typical example of not holding on. - **Stop-loss discipline**: the new framework is set, but it only works if you execute it properly. **2. Position management** Your previous problem wasn’t wrong direction calls, but messy position sizing. Now with a 500U separate account and a 25U risk per trade framework, you’re on the right track, but you need to truly understand the math behind it — why risking 25U per trade lets you survive longer than risking 50U. Recommended to learn: **Kelly Criterion** (you’ve seen Xiaoyu’s video before, but I suggest calculating it yourself using your real win rate and profit-loss ratio; the result will wake you up). **3. On-chain data and market structure** You mainly rely on candlesticks and news now, but on-chain data is very useful in the mid-to-late bull market: - Exchange net inflows/outflows (to judge whether whales are selling or accumulating) - Stablecoin market cap changes (to judge whether funds are entering or leaving) - Whale address movements No need to study too deeply, just understand a few key indicators. **4. Macro cycles** You’ve experienced three bull and bear cycles but haven’t systematically summarized them. I suggest reviewing your trades from 2017, 2021, and 2025, comparing them with BTC halving cycles and Fed rate hike/cut cycles. You’ll find the patterns clearer than you think. **5. The least necessary to learn: technical analysis indicators** You already know enough. MACD, RSI, moving averages — just get a general sense. Learning more indicators won’t improve your win rate; it will only cause overanalysis. **In one sentence: what you lack is not the ability to decide "what to buy," but the execution to "hold on and cut losses decisively."** Mastering exits and position sizing will help you more than learning anything new.#美启动对伊经济孤立，油价为何回落？ "The US Launches Economic Isolation Against Iran, Why Did Oil Prices Fall?" Claimed to be the largest "Economic D-Day" in history, with 60 rounds of sanctions imposed, Brent crude oil not only failed to surge past $100 but instead plunged over 3% in a single day, breaking below $88. Logically, with the US Treasury Secretary personally targeting major oil-producing countries in the Middle East, shouldn't crude oil prices have skyrocketed? In fact, it was all just talk on paper; no warships were moved. As long as there is no live-fire blockade of the strait, financial sanctions are seen by traders as bad news fully priced in. Moreover, nearly 90% of Iran's oil is still transported through non-dollar channels, and shadow fleets flying third-party flags have not stopped operating in international waters for a single day. The White House fears a spike in oil prices could ruin the election, so they deliberately left a correction period. The main players took advantage of the positive news landing to sell at high levels, leaving retail investors chasing highs to foot the bill. $BTC $SNDK Today's Trend Analysis: AI Storage Leader Plummets 6.5%, Halving from $2,350 Peak On August 25, SanDisk Corporation (SNDK) continued its downward trend, closing at $1,493.12, a sharp drop of $102.96 or 6.45% in a single day. The intraday low hit $1,416.56, with a high rebound only up to $1,517, showing a volatility exceeding $100. Although there was a slight pre-market rebound to $1,496, the momentum was extremely limited. This plunge is not an isolated event. On August 18, SNDK had already dropped about 9%, while Micron fell about 7% and Western Digital about 5%. The global storage chip sector is undergoing a systemic sell-off rather than issues isolated to any single company. From a longer-term perspective, SNDK has sharply retreated from its June high of approximately $2,354, nearly halving from that peak. Even so, the stock's year-to-date gain still reaches 328%, and over the past year, it has surged more than 3,120%—such massive prior gains mean profit-taking pressure is extremely heavy. The core drivers of the decline stem from multiple converging pressures. On the macro level, U.S. sanctions on Iran have intensified geopolitical risks, triggering a broad sell-off in tech stocks. At the industry level, growing doubts about the returns on massive AI investments have fueled a chain reaction of declines in semiconductor stocks from Wall Street to Asia. Nvidia's recent push for a new round of AI infrastructure deals potentially exceeding $750 billion has further heightened concerns that AI demand is overestimated. Meanwhile, rising U.S. Treasury yields have put overall pressure on high-valuation tech sectors. Regarding capital flows, SNDK's open interest contracts have dropped from about $196 million to $157 million, a 19.5% decrease, indicating accelerated capital withdrawal. Technically, the outlook is also unfavorable. The current price has fallen below the 50-day exponential moving average at $1,510 and is trading below the middle Bollinger Band. The RSI stands at a neutral 49.63, and although the MACD remains positive, it is flattening, indicating waning upward momentum. The one-hour chart shows a bearish alignment, with the MA25 and MA99 continuously pressing downward. Key levels: The bulls' last defense lies in the $1,400–$1,450 range—the intraday low of $1,416 yesterday found support and rebounded in this zone. If $1,400 is decisively broken, the next support levels will shift down to $1,300 and even the $1,100–$1,200 range. On the upside, the first resistance is at $1,500–$1,535, with stronger resistance at $1,600–$1,650. Fundamentally, AI data center demand for storage and memory has not disappeared. The company's latest earnings report shows Q4 revenue up 51% quarter-over-quarter, with data center revenue up 437% year-over-year. Gross margin has rebounded to 56.04%, and operating margin reached 40.73%. Analyst target prices range from $450 to $3,050. However, short-term trends depend more on market sentiment and capital flows than fundamentals. Risk Warning: After a short-term oversell in the storage chip sector, there may be technical rebound opportunities, but the trend has not yet confirmed a reversal. Investors are advised to strictly control positions, focus on the $1,400 support area, and wait for clear stabilization signals before making decisions. Here's my core judgment: This wave of $BTC TC basically can't break through 86,000, with very limited upside space. First and most critically, the current technicals have already entered a historically high-risk overbought zone. BTC keeps grinding around the 80,000 mark, with a high of only 81,280, still some distance from the previous high, but the RSI has shot up to 87. Looking back at the ultimate tops of the 2017 and 2021 bull markets, the pattern has never failed: When RSI stays above 85, there are only two outcomes: high-level sideways consolidation or a sharp peak followed by a decline; there is no precedent for sustained one-sided explosive gains. The indicator now seriously overextends bullish momentum, and forcing a further rally completely contradicts historical market patterns. Secondly, short-term strong resistance is firmly suppressing the market. 81,280 is the real ceiling at this stage, with heavy selling pressure. Even if there is a violent short-term spike breakthrough, without new major positive catalysts, all breakouts are false and will quickly fall back, trapping traders. Furthermore, all current market positives have already been fully priced in and realized. Whether it's the doubling of US Treasury repo, a massive $1.92 billion ETF net inflow in a single week, $4.6 billion short liquidations in 24 hours, or legislative expectations, these are all old positives that the market has already speculated on. At this point, old news can't support new highs; to break through, there must be unexpected new positive developments, which the market currently lacks. Therefore, my current trading strategy is very clear: Absolutely no chasing longs at high levels; take profits on spot positions in batches to lock in gains. In summary: The bullish afterglow remains, but upward momentum has bottomed out; at high levels, only rotate positions, do not open new ones, and do not greedily chase highs $PUMP Today's Trend Analysis: 72% Surge in One Week, Fundamentally Driven "Buyback Bull" On August 25, Pump.fun's native token PUMP continued its strong performance, currently priced at $0.0048. It surged over 72% in the past week, ranking fourth among the top 100 altcoins by market cap in terms of gains. Over the past three months, it has risen 192% cumulatively but remains about 39.7% below its all-time high. The core driver of this rally is strong fundamental support. PUMP's upward momentum began building in early July—with a 46% increase in July and a 134% rise in August amid a recovering overall market. Revenue data shows Pump.fun generated approximately $11.52 million in revenue over the past seven days, ranking fourth among all crypto protocols, with an annualized revenue of about $458 million. Half of the protocol fees are automatically used for buybacks and burns via smart contracts; about $5.5 million was spent buying PUMP in the past week. The total buyback and burn amount has reached $429.63 million, removing approximately 28.58% of the circulating supply. Since August 20, PUMP has seen daily buybacks exceeding one million dollars for multiple consecutive days. Technical signals are also positive. PUMP's 50-day exponential moving average crossed above the 200-day moving average for the first time since mid-2025, forming a classic "golden cross." The altcoin market overall is showing signs of recovery—92% of the top 200 tokens by market cap posted weekly gains, total market cap increased by $215 billion within three days, surpassing $1 trillion again. 85% of altcoin funding rates are above average, indicating the rally may continue for several weeks. Whale activity is noteworthy. Hyperbot data shows "Brother Maji" has increased his 10x leveraged long position in PUMP to 425 million tokens, with a position value of about $2.08 million, opened at an average price of $0.004928, currently at an unrealized loss of about $14,000. He also holds long positions in ETH, BTC, and HYPE, with a total value of approximately $109 million across four positions. High leverage positions imply that a price pullback could trigger a chain of liquidations. Risk Warning: Analysts caution that the altcoin market will see differentiation, with capital concentrating on leading projects, and token performance becoming more dependent on their fundamentals. Google Trends shows "altcoin" search interest at only 26 out of 100, indicating retail interest remains low. Investors are advised to closely monitor PUMP's buyback execution and protocol revenue changes, and strictly control position risk. As of the evening of August 25, BTC-denominated futures open interest dropped to about 587,600 BTC, the lowest in nearly five months; the margin position ratio of crypto assets is only about 11%. Price is rising but position inventory is decreasing, indicating this round is more like short covering and deleveraging rather than a full crowding of new long leverage. The leverage structure looks healthier than just looking at the price, but the momentum for short covering will gradually weaken. Subsequent continuation of the rise requires spot and ETF funds to take over to verify its sustainability. Why is it often easier to lose money when you buy the “next big thing” after missing the leader? The most common trap in the crypto world isn’t missing out on a 10x coin, but rushing to find a replacement after missing it. After BTC rallies, people look for the “next BTC”; when SOL takes off, they chase the “next SOL”; when a certain Meme explodes, they jump into the one with the most similar name and smallest gains in the same sector. The reasoning seems solid: the leader is too expensive, so the catch-up potential is greater. I used to make these trades too—seeing the leader had already doubled and being afraid to chase, I’d buy a “second-tier project that hasn’t started yet.” The result? When the leader pulled back 10%, it dropped 30%; when the leader kept rising, it stayed stagnant. Later I realized that not rising doesn’t necessarily mean undervalued—it could mean the funds simply don’t recognize it. The reason a leader becomes a leader is usually a combination of liquidity, narrative, trading volume, and token distribution structure. Copycat targets only have a similar story but lack the same capital support. True catch-up requires evidence: sustained volume expansion, strengthening relative strength, and inflow of spot funds—not just because “it hasn’t risen yet.” Missing a rally isn’t scary; what’s scary is trying to make up for the fear of missing out by handing your money to a shadow that’s never been proven by the market. Remember: not having risen doesn’t equal cheap. Most of the time, the “next leader” is just a story told to you when others are offloading.BTC is only 100 points away from 80,000, US stocks are falling, yet it refuses to back down. Did I see the wrong direction, or has the market quietly changed its script? I stared at the board last night, feeling a chill in my heart. The ETH spot I had was bought this morning, hoping to get 5000 before leaving, but BTC looked like it was about to break through the sky, while I was torn over whether to cut the contract. It's not that I haven't thought about cutting my losses, but I'm just one breath away, always feeling like it will turn back the next second. Later, I calmed down and rewatched the market, discovering a fact that had been overlooked: the correlation between BTC and US stocks was loosening. People habitually believe that when the Nasdaq falls, the crypto world follows suit. But this time is different. BTC has held firm even during weak US stocks, indicating independent buying is taking place. It could be off-exchange funds, hedge funds restructuring, or some people hoping to jump to ETF positions. The key point is what the market is trading. On the surface, it's price, but in reality, it's a repricing of risk appetite. BTC's strength is no coincidence; rather, it is the tentativeness of funds moving away from traditional risk assets. I took spot ETH. Although I didn't add leverage, the direction was right. If BTC breaks above 80,000, ETH is very likely to catch up, as funds will spill over from BTC to mainstream altcoins. But I also have to remind myself not to be too optimistic. - If US stocks continue to fall deeply, BTC's independence may only be temporary, and the risk of catch-up declines remains. - Trump could speak at any time, policy The latest round of U.S. sanctions against Iran has been described by outsiders as the most destructive economic action to date, targeting Iranian oil buyers, traders, and related financial channels. After the news broke, Tehran responded similarly tough, directly declaring that if the U.S. launches an economic war, oil exports from the Strait of Hormuz and even the entire Persian Gulf will be halted. 🛢️ What is truly intriguing is not the sanctions themselves, but the ripple effects. Countries that continue to purchase Iranian crude oil are likely to be swept up in the vortex of secondary sanctions. Meanwhile, actual traffic data through the Strait of Hormuz has already revealed some uneasy signals—last Friday, only seven ships passed through, with neither large oil tankers nor LNG carriers. This almost deserted traffic situation is clearly not the norm. Oil prices were the first to react. Brent crude rose 6.4% last week, at one point approaching $93 per barrel. Behind this increase lies the market's genuine concern over supply disruptions, not just emotional fluctuations. The rise in energy prices is pulling inflation expectations back to center stage. For Bitcoin, the transmission chain is not complicated: rising oil prices push up inflation, while high inflation suppresses expectations for rate cuts. When rate cuts become a distant prospect, the valuation logic of risk assets naturally needs to be recalibrated. Currently, BTC is oscillating around 77,000, and its response to verbal threats has noticeably dulled. What the market is truly waiting for is whether the sanctions can translate into substantial supply losses. If it remains only at the diplomatic rhetoric level, the impact may be limited; once it becomes true,Is it DOGE's turn after ETH's rise? Many people assume this script by default, but I actually pulled up and ran through nearly two years of data, and honestly, the results are quite contradictory—the so-called "rotation pattern" basically doesn't exist. Let's start with a big premise. The daily price change correlation between ETH and DOGE is as high as 0.79. What does that mean? It means they basically rise and fall together, pushed by the same wave of liquidity, not a relay race where one takes over after the other. So after ETH surges, will DOGE catch up? I set a condition: whenever ETH rises more than 20% in any 30-day period, I checked if DOGE could outperform it in the following 30 days. This happened 111 times in two years, and DOGE only outperformed a little over 20% of the time, on average lagging behind ETH by about 10 points. In other words, after ETH's big surge, DOGE is more likely to continue playing second fiddle rather than taking over. The reverse is quite interesting. If DOGE surges more than 30% in 30 days, ETH outperforms it in the next 30 days 76% of the time, recovering about 11 points on average. The real flow of funds looks more like this: DOGE explodes suddenly due to sentiment, then as the hype fades, money quietly flows back to ETH. Moreover, the momentum of ETH and DOGE's subsequent performance have almost zero correlation. In plain language: whether $ETH rises or not has no predictive value for $DOGE's next move. After breaking through the $83 all-time high: Hyperliquid is about to face a massive $1.2 billion token unlock test The platform token HYPE of Hyperliquid, the leading decentralized derivatives platform, recently surged to a record high of $83.27. The core engine driving its skyrocketing valuation is its industry-leading real revenue-generating capability. The platform uses nearly all trading fees to repurchase and burn tokens on the secondary market, creating a powerful deflationary positive feedback loop amid a bull market trading volume boom. However, just as market sentiment is euphoric, an unprecedented liquidity test is set to arrive on August 29. According to the unlock schedule, 14.18 million HYPE tokens will be unlocked on that day, with a total value exceeding $1.2 billion at current market prices, marking the largest single-month unlock since the project's TGE. These tokens are mainly held by early core contributors and the internal team, with extremely high profit multiples. This sets up one of the rarest peak confrontations in the crypto market: on one side, the strongest real fee repurchase support across the network; on the other, a potential massive $1.2 billion profit-taking selling pressure. When a hundred-billion revenue-generating flywheel collides with a massive unlock flood, the short-term support battle will directly test the true value capture strength of the entire DeFi derivatives sector. Facing a $1.2 billion massive unlock, do you think HYPE can withstand the selling pressure relying on its real revenue generation?$XRP $BNB $BTC Bitcoin is having an unusually strong August, up roughly 23% this month—its strongest August performance since 2017. Meanwhile, the market index has climbed to 81, signaling extreme greed, while altcoins now account for around 37% of the total crypto market cap. Historically, August has been a difficult month for BTC. The median August return is around -7%, and only 3 of the past 11 Augusts finished in positive territory. That makes this rally an important anomaly. Either the old At this critical moment when the entire market is holding its breath and waiting for Wash's warehouse release (rate cuts), there are always tough people daring to go against the wind. This Polymarket whale, codenamed TwoEyes, made a surprise purchase with $12.37 million in real money: he bet the Fed won't cut rates at all in September. This trader's moves are a major cross-platform shift: 1. Dumped $12.37 million, heavily betting "interest rates unchanged." 2. Opened 30x leverage to short the Nasdaq-100 index worth $1.51 million (51.6369 XYZ100 contracts). Logically, if there is no rate cut (negative news), the Nasdaq should plunge, and his 30x short position would make a huge profit. But what if the market doesn't play by the rules, or if Wash, even without cutting rates, doves and causes the Nasdaq to rebound? At this point, Polymarket's order became his bulletproof vest. According to estimates, if rates are not cut, he predicts a market gain of about $220,200, which can withstand the Nasdaq's 1337.5-point reverse rally, providing about 4.6% (currently 3.85% remaining) buffer. Currently, the market's expectations for a rate cut in September are almost 100%, with the only difference being a 25 or 50 basis point cut. TwoEyes' reverse operation is actually trading a black swan trade: * He may have thought the nonfarm payroll data would spike On August 24, the U.S. Treasury officially launched the "Economic Isolation Operation," which Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called the "Economic D-Day." The operation has a clear goal: to cut off all economic lifelines of Iran, focusing on five key sectors: digital assets, gold, shipping, aviation, and technology. It also threatens secondary sanctions on countries and companies still doing business with Iran, attempting to completely isolate Iran. Such a high-intensity economic blockade should have pushed oil prices up—once Iran's crude oil exports are further hindered, the global supply risk premium would immediately rise. Why is the market "acting in reverse"? First, the measures are "all bark and little bite." Yellen clearly stated that countries are given a "rectification window" and that the harshest secondary sanctions have not been immediately applied to core entities like the largest buyer, China. The market interprets this as "more warning than immediate enforcement," so short-term supply shock expectations are unmet. Second, oil prices had already surged more than 5% last week, and after breaking key resistance levels, profit-taking emerged. The announcement was largely priced in, lacking incremental surprises, so funds chose to realize profits. Third, Iran's crude oil exports had already shrunk significantly due to maritime blockades and sanctions, and actual purchases by major buyers like China have also noticeably declined. The market remains cautious about the marginal impact of "additional pressure," preferring to first observe the actual enforcement strength. The geopolitical game has never ended, but the market always trades on "verifiable shocks" first. This current economic isolation operation seems more like a protracted pressure prelude rather than an instant supply crisis. #美启动对伊经济孤立，油价为何回落？ Your analysis makes a lot of sense, and I also believe $BTC will face a tough battle around 86,000. Following your framework, I'll break down my perspective from another angle: 1. The 80,000 level is not "impassable," but rather "unstable to surpass." You're right, the high point touching 81,280 is indeed just a breath away from the previous high. But what concerns me more is that the volume has been decreasing during this rally — new price highs without volume support is a classic "volume-price divergence." Similar patterns appeared in June 2019 and April 2021, which were followed either by sharp corrections or sideways consolidation for about a month to exchange time for space. An RSI of 87 is definitely a high-risk signal, but even more worrisome than RSI is the funding rate; the perpetual contract funding rate has stayed above 0.06% for a whole week, indicating that long leverage is too crowded, and any negative news could trigger a chain liquidation. 2. 81,280 is not the end point but a psychological test. This level is hard to break not because of heavy selling pressure, but due to a liquidity vacuum — stop-loss orders and limit orders above are sparse. To break through, what’s needed is not just "good news," but an "unexpected positive catalyst" to ignite buying momentum. The problem is, the market’s expectations for good news are already fully priced in: ETF inflows, short liquidations, policy expectations — these have been repeatedly traded. The price already includes too much "good news." To move higher, it requires incremental surprises, such as the Fed suddenly turning dovish or a major traditional giant announcing a large-scale buy-in — otherwise, even if it breaks through, it will be quickly pushed back down. There might be a last chance for the bears to escape tonight! 🔥 The big players are already running, the signals are very clear That well-known Hyperliquid bull leader closed out 60,000 $ETH + 1,200 $BTC in one day, pocketing $45.3 million. The long positions dropped from 537 million to 143 million, a reduction of over 70%. The "Fish Pool King" has cumulatively reduced 23,000 ETH, and Multicoin's related wallet transferred $8.4 million worth of HYPE to Coinbase. 💡 What level are these people? Old foxes who have survived bull and bear markets. Their choice to take profits at the top itself indicates: the upside space is nearly maxed out in the short term. 📊 The data is also flashing red • On the 14-day RSI surged to 78-82, deeply overbought • Fear & Greed Index at 81, extremely greedy • A 26% surge in one week, $3.5 billion shorts were bloodied When even the most steadfast bears start turning bullish, and retail investors FOMO into the market — this is a textbook contrarian signal. ⚠️ So I say, this is the bears' last chance to escape The short squeeze momentum has already exhausted, and incremental funds have not fully taken over yet. This small pullback is essentially washing out short-term momentum followers + big players distributing at the top. If the bears don’t run this time, when institutional ETF funds take over again and the 10-year US Treasury yield is suppressed by the Treasury, the next acceleration will be straight to 85,000-90,000. By then, escape will be impossible. This round of rally can no longer be seen as a typical bear market rebound, but breaking through the downtrend and confirming a new bull market are still two separate stages. After BTC consolidated between $60,000 and $66,000 for nearly two months, it consecutively broke above EMA20, MA120, MA200, and the long-term downtrend line. MACD is accelerating its expansion, the previous bearish structure has been broken, and the medium-term trend has shifted from weak to strong. According to historical samples of similar "long-term consolidation followed by a single-week increase of over 20%", the probability of continued rise one month later exceeds 80%, and about 70% after three months. However, the median maximum drawdown over the next 12 weeks is also 14.5%, which corresponds to approximately $67,700 based on the current high. Next, focus on three key zones: $80,000 to $81,200: short-term divergence zone $84,000 to $85,000: core resistance of this round $68,000 to $72,000: trend pullback and spot support zone My judgment is that BTC has turned bullish in the medium term, but it is not suitable to chase higher in the short term. A more reasonable approach is to first oscillate at high levels or confirm a pullback before moving upward. If support appears between $71,000 and $73,000, there is still a chance to return above $85,000 later. If it falls below $70,000, the next target is $68,000. Only if the daily candle body falls back to $65,000 to $66,000 and returns to the original range should this breakout be reassessed as a false breakout.$2B raised through $MSTR stock sales, yet its $BTC holdings haven’t budged — still sitting at 840,447 BTC, unchanged since June. So where did the cash go? A preferred-stock buyback, a larger dollar reserve, and a fresh $1.6B liquidity pool set aside for “optionality.” That could eventually fund another BTC purchase — or simply provide flexibility for upcoming obligations. The takeaway: follow the filings, not the speculation. $BTC $ETH #BTC80KHoldOrFold #IranSanctionsOilFalls #StrategyBuildsC Bitcoin Ecosystem Narratives: What Happened to $CORE ? $CORE, along with STX, $MERL , and BABY, has been riding the broader Bitcoin ecosystem narrative—promising to unlock more potential from Bitcoin and build new applications around it. But narratives and price performance are two very different things. Look at the K-line: $CORE once traded near $14, but now sits around $0.025, representing roughly a 99.8% collapse from its peak. A 25% rebound in seven days may look impressive, but after such "Jiang Feng Trading Strategy Diary" Issue 33: The recent rally has indeed been very fierce. The market is wailing, and I have suffered heavy losses amid it. I adjusted my mindset for several days and stopped updating for a few days. Now, putting aside any emotions, I objectively view this round of the market. I do not deny the current upward trend, but chasing long positions is clearly not cost-effective, so I prefer to wait for a rebound before taking a light position and then shorting! BTC quickly surged from over $60,000 to above $80,000, and ETH climbed back above $2,500 from around $1,900. Faced with such a market, many people's first reaction was: Can I continue to chase long? My answer is: the trend hasn't ended yet, but at the current level, I don't want to chase long. It's not because I think BTC is about to fall, but because the positive factors behind this round of rally have already been rapidly traded by the market. The higher the price, the lower the profit-loss ratio for short-term long-term chasers is decreasing. 1. Why is this rally so fierce? This rally is not just sentiment speculation. First, the U.S. Treasury is expanding its long-term Treasury buyback program, and the market is re-trading the logic of "dollar purchasing pressure and improved liquidity." On August 19, the Treasury announced it would increase the scale of long-term Treasury buybacks to at least $4 billion per transaction. After the announcement, the dollar weakened, and assets like BTC and gold benefited significantly. Second, ETF funds flowed back again. As of the week ending August 21, U.S. spot BTC ETFs had net inflows of about $1.92 billion, ETH ETFs about $697 million; on August 24, BTC Today, Robinhood's leading $CASHCAT chain leader set a new all-time high with a market cap of $240 million, and more and more people are starting to pay attention to the on-chain market. To be fair, with BTC and ETH being so strong, even the much-teased 'buddy big brother' started going long with ETH, rolling up to $12.72 million in just three days with $150,000 in principal, so the increased attention to on-chain prices is no surprise. Therefore, this article aims to summarize and analyze the recent on-chain situation—what stage is the on-chain market currently in? What are the possible reasons for certain situations? At present, should we be optimistic about the upcoming on-chain market? On-chain trends actually lag behind the broader market. If you've been sticking to on-chain for a long time, you'll feel that there have been many more opportunities since last week. These general opportunities include rising "cat" coins across chains, such as Robinhood's $CASHCAT, Base's $BASECAT, Solana's $CATE, and so on. Good opportunities have also appeared on some less widely watched chains, such as the privacy project $FOLD supported by Vitalik on the ETH mainnet and the meme coin $egg on HyperEVM. The real lesson of SLX downside betting lies not in price prediction but in liquidation discipline. Why did accurate bottom recognition fail to translate into profits? The facts confirmed in the original text are as follows. A buy order was placed at 0.062 for SLX, then rose to 0.077, but no take-profit orders were made. Then the price dropped to 0.071, then to 0.066, wiping out about 2,000 unrealized profits. The author is preparing to enter a short position on CAP afterwards. This case shows that inherent market risk arises not from predicting the direction of individual stocks but from the asymmetric discipline between entry and liquidation. Accurate bottom judgment is a necessary condition for position survival but not sufficient for profit realization. The market rewards participants who maintain discipline after setting the direction, rather than those who follow the same direction. There are two structural implications from this incident. First, the risk of short positions in the altcoin sector is not the downside bet itself, but the possibility of forced liquidation due to unexpected liquidity squeeze

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