#LaborMarketTestsWalsh

🌃 Vooruitblik Jackson Hole｜Zal Walsh een havik- of duivelsignaal afgeven? Vanavond om 20:30 worden de Amerikaanse PCE-cijfers van juli als eerste bekendgemaakt; vrijdag treedt Walsh aan. Inflatie en beleidsindicatoren zullen mogelijk opnieuw de Amerikaanse aandelenmarkt, goud en de cryptomarkt beïnvloeden. #杰克逊霍尔临近，沃什能否明确政策路径 Klik op het onderwerp voor meer gerelateerde informatie en laten we samen bespreken: verwacht jij dat Walsh een havik- of duivelsignaal zal afgeven? 📊 Wil je de Amerikaanse aandelenmarkt volgen? OKX heeft nu $SPY en $QQQ gelanceerd, zodat je de schommelingen van de Amerikaanse aandelenmarkt kunt volgen en geen handelskansen mist die voortkomen uit centrale bank toespraken.

📊 [Pharaoh’s Market Watch] This week brings a heavy schedule of U.S. employment data. Following Wash’s hawkish Jackson Hole speech, the key question for Bitcoin is whether $BTC can continue holding the $80K level. 👀 The latest economic figures have been coming in stronger, giving Wash more reason to maintain a hawkish stance. #LaborMarketTestsWalsh #BTCGoldCorrelation #BroadcomDellAIResults

🚨 Wash says "interest rate hike," trying to scare BTC off? Don't rush. Wash emphasizes inflation risk, with expectations of a rate hike in September heating up, the crypto community's first reaction is simple: Dollar strengthens → risk assets under pressure → BTC gets hit short-term. But this feels more like a macro sentiment shock, not a sudden deterioration in BTC's fundamentals.#WalshInflationRisk #BTCGoldCorrelation #SchwabExpandsCrypto

#WalshInflationRisk Walsh didn’t commit to a September hike at Jackson Hole, but the market clearly heard a warning 🏛️ He said inflation remains above 2%, financial conditions are not restrictive and the labor market is still near full employment. He also pushed back on forward guidance, keeping short-term rates as the Fed’s main policy tool. What stood out to me is how quickly expectations shifted without an explicit promise. September hike odds rose from around 35% to nearly 58%, while the two-year yield moved from 4.22% to 4.35%. Stocks, gold and BTC all fell afterward 📉 To me, this wasn’t a clear signal that a hike is coming. It was a reminder that the Fed doesn’t believe the inflation problem is finished—and doesn’t want markets assuming the path is already decided. September now feels less about one speech and more about which incoming data point breaks the balance first.

MACRO HAS CHANGED THE SHORT TERM GAME The Jackson Hole message was a clear reminder that the market may have priced in easier monetary policy too quickly. The Fed didn't promise rate cuts. Instead, the focus remains firmly on inflation, employment and financial conditions, leaving the door open to tighter policy if the data demands it. Markets reacted immediately. September rate-hike expectations moved sharply higher, while Treasury yields and the dollar strengthened. That combination creates a difficult environment for crypto. Higher yields increase the opportunity cost of holding risk assets. A stronger dollar can also reduce global liquidity available for speculative markets. And when liquidity becomes tighter, the assets with the highest beta usually feel the pressure first. That's why I'm more cautious on altcoins, meme coins and heavily leveraged positions in the short term. But I wouldn't jump from "hawkish Fed" straight to "new bear market." The Fed hasn't actually delivered a rate hike. The next major data points still matter. If inflation remains stubborn and employment stays strong, markets could continue pricing a higher-for-longer environment. If inflation cools and labor-market conditions weaken, rate-hike expectations could reverse just as quickly. For BTC, the immediate priority is defending support and rebuilding momentum rather than chasing another breakout. For ETH, the same principle applies. A bounce from support is encouraging, but it needs follow through before calling the correction finished. So my current view is simple: Short-term: cautious and bearish. Medium-term: waiting for the data. The biggest mistake right now would be treating one macro event as the final verdict. Let the price confirm what the macro is telling us. If buyers can absorb the pressure and reclaim key resistance, the bullish structure can recover. If support keeps breaking while yields and the dollar continue rising, the market may need a deeper reset. For now, bulls need to prove they still have control. #WalshPolicyFramework

⚠️ #WALSHINFLATIONRISK IS NOW A CRYPTO VARIABLE Warsh's hawkish inflation message pushed markets back toward the rate-and-liquidity debate, while $BTC fell below $78K. The equation traders are watching: Inflation risk → rates → liquidity → crypto Until macro pressure eases, every $BTC bounce may need stronger confirmation. $BTC $ETH #BTCGoldCorrelation #WalshInflationRisk #SchwabExpandsCrypto

Honestly, I’m speechless. Warsh’s speech was hawkish, pretty much exactly as expected. The irony is that while he talks about reducing “forward guidance,” his own comments are effectively providing the same kind of forward guidance he claims to oppose. After the speech, the probability of a September rate hike once again moved above the odds of rates remaining unchanged. #WalshInflationRisk #BTCGoldCorrelation #SpaceXRevenueBy2033

PCE delivered numbers, not direction. Core inflation held at 3.3% YoY and rose 0.2% MoM, while headline PCE came in slightly hotter at 3.7%. Q2 GDP stayed at 1.5% annualized. Sticky inflation, resilient underlying demand, and no clean signal for the Fed. Rate pricing moved, then came back. September hike odds jumped from about 36% to 44% after the release before easing to 36-37%. Odds of at least one hike by year-end remain near 73%. The broader path barely changed. That shifts attention to Warsh's first Jackson Hole keynote as Fed Chair, Friday at 10AM. The symposium's theme is "Financial Innovation: Implications for Payments and Policy." A $300B stablecoin market and the GENIUS Act sit in the backdrop, though the keynote's contents are not yet public. Treasury's decision to at least double the cap on long-end liquidity-support buybacks coincided with renewed demand for inflation and dollar-risk hedges. Through Aug 26, BTC was on track for its best August since 2017. The hedge trade is broadening: · August BTC ETF inflows have topped $3B, on track for the strongest month since October 2025 · Cumulative net inflows are near $54.4B, with net assets around $99B · GLD took in $3.4B in the week ended Aug 21, while GLD and IBIT re-entered the top 10 US ETFs by value traded This is not gold versus bitcoin. Both perceived hedges are being bid as investors reassess inflation, the fiscal outlook and dollar risk. Friday also brings a major BTC options expiry: · About 81,700 BTC options worth $6.44B expire at 08:00 UTC · 44,639 calls versus 37,061 puts; put/call ratio 0.83 · Max pain is near $68K · $75K holds about $236M in call OI, with another $157M at $80K Max pain is not a forecast. It misses hedging, entry costs, off-exchange positions and spot demand. But the expiry and Warsh's speech land six hours apart, with BTC near $79K after being rejected around its 50-week average near $81.1K. PCE is done. Friday is the real test. Which matters more for BTC: Warsh's policy tone or the options expiry? #PCEToJacksonHole #BTCOptionsExpiryTest #GoldVsBTCETFFlows

$BTC sprinted from the low $60Ks to $81K in roughly nine days. Then Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole remarks dragged it back near $76,845, with rate-hike odds for September climbing fast. Momentum indicators are curling upward regardless. Not collapse, not certainty — just genuine tension at a real crossroads. #WalshInflationRisk #BTCGoldCorrelation #SchwabExpandsCrypto

[Pharaoh's Market Watch] What exactly did Waller say last night? Is a September rate hike certain? Pharaoh directly states that he didn’t call for a rate hike but planted plenty of hawkish signals. The 16-page speech boiled down to three sentences: First, inflation remains the number one enemy; over half of the items in the PCE basket have risen more than 3% #WalshInflationRisk #BTCGoldCorrelation #SchwabExpandsCrypto

Following Jackson Hole, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh delivered a strong message that another rate hike remains possible if inflation doesn’t make meaningful progress toward the 2% target. 📈 September rate-hike odds: ~58%, up from ~35% before the speech 📉 $BTC: fell roughly 3%, briefly dropping below $77K 📉 Nasdaq: -0.52% 📉 S&P 500: -0.25% Markets are clearly repricing the path ahead — this marks a significant shift in rate expectations. #WalshInflationRisk #BTCGoldCorrelation