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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 striking contrast in today's market: crude oil $USO plunged 3.31% in a single day, US Treasury yields were pulled down, $QQQ and $SPY both closed higher, and even the US dollar softened. Normally, risk assets should rally on expectations of looser liquidity. But $BTC only fell 0.10%, $ETH dropped 1.60%, and the crypto market was as quiet as if it hadn't received any positive news. The money hasn't stopped moving; it just changed places. Article outline - 🔍 The transmission chain of the oil price crash: from bonds to stocks - 📈 Why didn't crypto follow the US stock market before Nvidia's earnings? - ⚔️ What is the capital chasing: the real signals behind the volume surge in $SOL and $SNDK - 🧭 Crypto's next step: waiting for macro winds or going its own way? 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 Jones 53,430.45, +0.02% 1. The oil price crash pulled down US Treasury yields 🔍 $USO fell 3.31% today, not just a normal correction. The drop in oil prices directly lowered market inflation expectations, causing US Treasuries to rally and yields to decline. US Treasury Secretary Bessent's remarks also confirmed this—oil price decline easedThe 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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🎯 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$nvtonight, 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 around $79,500, it did not experience a sharp pullback but instead steadily held above $77,000. This "high-level consolidation" stance is often more reassuring than a rapid surge because it indicates that selling pressure is not as fierce as imagined, and buyers are patiently absorbing the chips. Meanwhile, Ethereum has not lagged behind, maintaining its price above $2,400, and the overall market focus seems to have quietly shifted upward. What is even more noteworthy is the subtle change in capital flow. Besides the two major leaders, some previously overlooked assets have started to show movement, such as privacy-focused projects and some newly launched ones. Liquidity is quietly spreading from the single "Bitcoin-only" model outward. This rotation is usually seen as a sign of improved market health because it means funds are not making a short sprint but are looking for the next place to settle. There is also a warm breeze in the data. Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds recorded a combined net inflow of about $2.6 billion last week, marking the strongest single-week performance since October last year. The significance of this figure lies in the fact that it does not come from an isolated event but from continuous, gradual institutional capital allocation. When long-term funds are willing to enter at this level, it itself conveys recognition of the current price range. However, we also need to remain clear-headed. The current price structure is indeed bullish, but market sentiment often plants hidden risks when "things start to feel better." Whether the $77,000 level can become a new launch platform still depends on subsequent developments 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 just 100 points away from 80,000, the US stock market is falling, but it refuses to bow down. Did I misread the direction, or did the market quietly change the script? I was watching the market last night, feeling a bit cold inside. The ETH spot I hold was bought this morning, planning to sell at 5,000, but BTC looks like it's about to break through the sky, while I'm here hesitating whether to cut the contract. It's not that I haven't thought about stop-loss, but it's just that one breath away, always feeling like it will turn back the next second. Later, I calmed down and reviewed the market again, discovering an overlooked fact: the correlation between BTC and the US stock market is loosening. People habitually think that when the Nasdaq falls, the crypto market follows suit. But this time it's different; BTC remains stable despite the weakness in the US stock market, indicating there is independent buying. It could be off-exchange funds, hedge funds adjusting positions, or some people front-running ETF expectations. The key point is what the market is trading. On the surface, it's price, but in reality, it's a re-pricing of risk appetite. BTC's strength is not accidental; it's funds tentatively moving out of traditional risk assets. I hold ETH spot, and although I didn't add leverage, the direction is correct. If BTC breaks through 80,000, ETH will likely catch up because funds will overflow from BTC to mainstream altcoins. But I also have to remind myself not to be too optimistic. - If the US stock market continues to plunge, BTC's independence may only be temporary, and the risk of a catch-up drop remains. - Trump could speak out at any time, policyThe 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 a critical moment when the entire market is holding its breath waiting for Powell to open the floodgates (cut interest rates), there are always bold players daring to go against the wind. This Polymarket whale, codenamed TwoEyes, used $12.37 million in cold hard cash to buy a surprise: he is betting that the Federal Reserve will not cut rates at all in September.
This trader’s move is flashy with cross-platform grand maneuvering:
1. Dropped $12.37 million, heavily betting on "maintaining the current interest rate."
2. Opened a 30x leverage short position worth $1.51 million on the Nasdaq-100 index (51.6369 XYZ100 contracts).
Under normal logic, if there is no rate cut (a bearish signal), the Nasdaq should plummet, and his 30x short position would make huge profits. But what if the market doesn’t follow the script, or Powell doesn’t cut rates but still disappoints, causing the Nasdaq to rebound?
At that point, the Polymarket bet becomes his bulletproof vest. According to calculations, if there is no rate cut, his earnings from the prediction market would be about $220,200, which can withstand a 1,337.5-point reverse rally in the Nasdaq, providing about a 4.6% (currently remaining 3.85%) buffer.
Currently, the market’s expectation for a rate cut in September is almost 100%, with the only disagreement being whether it will be 25 or 50 basis points. TwoEyes’ contrarian move is actually trading a black swan:
* He might believe the nonfarm payroll data will suddenly... 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 Recently, this round of the market rally has indeed been very strong. The market is full of wailing, and I have also suffered heavy losses. After adjusting my mindset for several days and pausing updates for a few days, I now set aside all emotions to objectively view this round of the market. I do not deny the current upward trend, but the cost-effectiveness of chasing longs now is obviously not high, so I prefer to continue waiting for a rebound before lightly positioning short orders! BTC quickly surged from over $60,000 to above $80,000, and ETH also climbed back above $2,500 from around $1,900. Facing such a market, many people's first reaction is: can we still keep chasing longs? My answer is: the trend has not been confirmed to end, but at the current position, I am unwilling to chase longs. It's not because I think BTC is about to fall immediately, but because the positive factors behind this rally have already been quickly traded by the market. The higher the price goes, the risk-reward ratio of chasing longs in the short term is decreasing. 1. Why is this rally so strong? This rally is not simply driven by emotional speculation. First, the U.S. Treasury expanded its long-term Treasury repurchase program, and the market is re-trading the logic of "dollar purchasing power under pressure, liquidity improvement." On August 19, the U.S. Treasury announced it would increase the scale of long-term Treasury repurchases to at least $4 billion each time. After the announcement, the dollar weakened, and assets like BTC and gold clearly benefited. Second, ETF funds are flowing back. As of the week of August 21, the U.S. spot BTC ETF net inflow was about $1.92 billion, and the ETH ETF about $697 million; on August 24, BTCToday, 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 downward betting lies not in price prediction but in liquidation discipline. Why did accurate bottom recognition not lead to profits? The facts confirmed in the original text are as follows. SLX buy orders were executed at 0.062, then rose to 0.077, but there was no take-profit order, so the gains were not realized. Afterwards, the price dropped to 0.071, then again to 0.066, causing about 2,000u of unrealized profit to vanish. The author is preparing to enter a short position on CAP. This case shows that the market's intrinsic risk arises not from predicting the direction of individual assets, but from the asymmetric discipline between entry and liquidation. Accurate bottom judgment is a necessary condition for position survival, but not a sufficient condition for profit realization. The market rewards participants who maintain discipline even after correctly predicting direction, rather than those who only guess the direction. Structurally, this incident implies two things. First, in the altcoin segment, the risk of short positions is not the downward bet itself, but the possibility of forced liquidation due to unexpected liquidity squeezes $SNDK How will the market move tonight?
Recently, I've been analyzing the direction of the US stock market for everyone, and the advice given has consistently been to short on rallies, with target points successfully realized. It's not just luck on my part; the market had already given signals.
Last night, the lowest drop reached 1419. This is not due to any fundamental issues with SanDisk, but because the entire storage sector is cooling down. Funds have already withdrawn from the US stock market and flowed into the outbound market. The market is starting to worry whether the AI storage rally has been overhyped, and investors are re-evaluating whether the massive capital expenditures on AI can continue to bring sufficient returns.
Another concern is that the market fears Apple might increase its procurement of storage chips from Chinese suppliers in the future, which would put greater competitive pressure on US and Korean storage manufacturers. Therefore, I suggest waiting until after the US stock market opens to find an entry point; trading with more certainty will be more comfortable.Damn! $BEAT released over 20 million tokens in early August during a big unlock (about 7% of the circulating supply at that time), and the selling pressure still hasn't cleared.
The recent rebound is mostly a technical correction after a severe drop; the fundamentals haven't suddenly improved.
The project itself is Audiera, a rhythm game + AI music platform on the BNB chain, generating real income through users playing games and AI creating music, then using that income to buy back and burn BEAT.
In the past week, over 800,000 tokens were burned, with a cumulative burn exceeding 21 million tokens. Income continues to outpace the burn, so this deflation mechanism is genuinely in effect. But the burn rate is still a drop in the bucket compared to the big unlock; digesting the new tokens will take time.
From a technical perspective, the weak structure hasn't been completely reversed.
If the rebound volume continues to shrink, the tokens in hand might loosen again, and the price could easily drop another round.
The fundamentals have real cash income plus ongoing burns to support the floor, so at least it's not a pure air coin.
However, the selling pressure from the big unlock hasn't eased yet, so don't expect too much in the short term. It's better to wait until volume and trend structure confirm before making a move.
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#Strategy增发扩充现金，BTC配置节奏受关注 $BTC News｜BlackRock Lowers Bitcoin Physical Subscription Threshold, Accelerating Crypto Asset Migration to ETFs
In July, BlackRock reduced the minimum physical subscription size for the IBIT Bitcoin ETF from $25 million to $1 million.
Physical subscription mechanism: Investors directly transfer Bitcoin to the fund in exchange for ETF shares, without needing to buy Bitcoin with cash.
- BlackRock IBIT: The total scale of physical conversions has exceeded $5 billion, up from $3 billion in October last year;
- Bitwise lowered its similar physical subscription threshold from $100 million to $3 million.
After U.S. regulators allowed physical subscriptions, institutions and large holders can directly convert their existing BTC into ETF shares. This avoids selling on the secondary market or large sell-offs on exchanges, completing an asset form conversion.
Market Signal Interpretation
1. The significant lowering of the threshold means a broader range of participants
Previously, only super large institutions could participate starting at $25 million; now, $1 million level funds can do physical subscriptions. Family offices and mid-sized asset managers will more often migrate BTC from cold wallets into standardized ETF shares.
2. Existing Bitcoin continues to be "locked into the ETF system"
This is not new cash buying Bitcoin off-market, but existing Bitcoin moving from private wallets to ETF fund holdings. This further reduces the amount of sellable supply in the circulating market.
3. Infrastructure is gradually maturing
Multiple institutions lowering thresholds simultaneously indicates the physical subscription/redemption process is operational and becoming a normalized industry tool.
⚠️Note: Physical subscription does not equal pure net inflow; it is just an asset form conversion. Cash subscription represents new external funds entering the market. These two indicators should be distinguished.
Two concepts to distinguish
✅Cash subscription: Using USD cash, the fund buys BTC on the market, representing new buying demand
✅Physical subscription: Users hand over their existing BTC to the fund in exchange for ETF shares, representing stock migration without new off-market funds
#BTC #IBIT #BlackRockETF #PhysicalSubscription #OKXPlanet这两天我重新把宏观消息和盘面放在一起看，发现一个很有信息量的变化： 表面上大家在交易伊朗、Strategy、美国国债，实际上三条线最后都指向同一个东西——流动性。 先说原油。 美国继续加大对伊朗的经济制裁，但油价反而单日跌超3%。原因不是伊朗风险消失了，而是市场开始把“军事冲突升级”重新定价成“经济施压”。只要霍尔木兹没有进一步恶化，最极端的供应中断溢价就会下降。Brent一度回落至约89美元。 这对Crypto反而重要。 油价降温＝通胀尾部风险减弱。如果后面能源价格继续回落，长债收益率又被压下来，$BTC、$ETH 这种流动性敏感资产会比单纯看“降不降息”更舒服。 第二条线是Strategy。 Strategy刚刚单独划出约**16亿美元USD Cash**，未来可以用于购买 $BTC、回购股票以及其他资金管理。这个变化我觉得比“它又买了多少BTC”更值得看：以前市场习惯于融资→买币→继续融资，现在它开始主动留现金，相当于既保留弹药，也降低被迫卖币的风险。 第三条线更关键——美国财政部。 财政部已经宣布把10—30年长期国债的流动性回购规模，从每次最多20亿美元至少提高到40亿美元，$98 SOL, are you chasing it?
First, look at the surface: violent surge, retail FOMO rushing in.
A week ago it was still at 70, now it’s touching 100, a rise of over 40%. Daily RSI generally between 85-88, insanely overbought. 24-hour trading volume is $4-7 billion, volume clearly expanding. The candlestick tells you: weekly break through the 81-90 resistance zone, bullish structure confirmed. Strong trend established, but short-term is hot to the touch.
First thing: ETF money is flowing in real cash, not just talk.
US stock SOL spot ETF cumulative net inflow has broken the $1.2 billion record, with a single-day high exceeding $33 million. Bitwise BSOL has the largest share, trading volume hitting new highs.
SOL is replicating the BTC and ETH ETF playbook. Institutional buying is solid bottom support, not comparable to retail FOMO. Same story: BTC from 40k to 70k, ETH from 2k to 4k, now it’s SOL’s turn.
Second thing: double deflation vote, this is the real trump card.
Validators are voting on SGP-0002 and SGP-0003, deadline August 27, 15:30 UTC.
SGP-0002: About 18.9 million fewer SOL issued over the next 6 years, equivalent to double deflation.
SGP-0003: Daily burn volume surges from about 650 SOL to 7,500-9,000 SOL, increasing more than tenfold.
Supply reduction + burn surge = supply-demand reversal. If the vote passes, SOL’s scarcity will step up directly.
Third thing: a technical signal that must be taken seriously has appeared.
Weekly clean break through the 81-90 resistance zone, volume cooperating, bullish structure confirmed. But daily RSI 85-88, a classic "strong trend + overheating" combo.
At the 100 level, SOL is repeatedly testing. Will it break through directly to 110-115, or pull back to 94-96 or even 90 to gather strength?
Bull vs. bear, you decide.
On one side:
Spot ETF cumulative inflow breaks $1.2 billion, institutional real cash
High probability of double deflation vote passing, supply shock narrative brewing
Weekly breakout + volume cooperation, bullish structure established
Network performance continuously optimized (slot time 350ms → target 200ms), RWA breaks $4 billion
On the other side:
Daily RSI 85-88, extremely overbought
100 psychological level repeatedly tested, profit-taking pressure high
Jackson Hole speech may be hawkish, macro uncertainties
If vote unexpectedly fails, sentiment reversal could be fierce
Resistance above: 100-103.5 → 105-110 → 115+ (Fib extension)
Support below: 94-96 → 90 → 78-80 (previous resistance turned support)
Trading strategy
Short-term players:
Wait for pullback to 94-96 to stabilize and go long, stop loss at 90, targets 103.5 → 110. If volume expands and holds above 103.5, chase longs, stop loss below 100, target 110-115.
Conservative players:
Patiently wait for a pullback to the 90 area, see volume stabilize before building positions in batches. This is the best risk-reward entry. Stop loss below 88, same targets as above.
Bearish players:
Only short lightly near 102-105 if obvious stagnation appears (long upper shadow + volume contraction), stop loss above 105, target 98-96.
Mid-to-long term core logic:
If the August 27 vote passes + ETF inflows continue, SOL’s mid-term target looks at previous highs or even higher. Reassess if it breaks below 80. Spot holders, set trailing take profits, don’t get shaken out.
SOL now is like when it broke 80 at the end of 2023—
99% of people thought "it’s risen too much and will correct," but after a 15% pullback it surged all the way to 200+.
On the day it breaks 103.5, you’ll realize:
It’s not that SOL is weak, it’s that you hesitate at the lowest points and FOMO at the highest.
Tell me in the comments: what’s your SOL cost basis?
At $98, do you dare to chase?
$BTC $ETH $SOL This round of rally is not purely driven by sentiment.
The weakening of the US dollar and the US Treasury's increased long-term bond repurchase efforts have reignited expectations of a "currency devaluation trade"; the Trump team's push for clearer crypto regulation legislation has also reduced policy uncertainty.
Meanwhile, the US spot Bitcoin ETF saw a net inflow of nearly $1.9 billion last week, marking the strongest weekly record since October last year, clearly indicating institutional funds re-entering the market.
Short sellers faced massive liquidations during the breakout, further amplifying the upward momentum.
80000 is still just a "breakthrough" rather than a "hold." After reaching the high, the price quickly fell back to the 79000 range and oscillated, showing both selling pressure above and profit-taking coexist.
As an important psychological threshold and previous resistance zone, 80000 has historically been a tug-of-war point between bulls and bears multiple times. If it cannot effectively hold above and reclaim key moving averages on the daily chart, there is still a short-term risk of a pullback or even a false breakout.
Whether it can truly hold depends on three key points: first, whether ETF funds can continue to flow in rather than just a short-lived pulse; second, whether the macro factors of the US dollar and US Treasury yields continue to cooperate; third, whether the market can digest the recent rapid gains and avoid falling back into high-level oscillation.
The current market has shifted from one-sided pessimism to cautious optimism, but Bitcoin's volatility nature remains unchanged. The breakout is just the beginning; holding the level is the real test. #BTC突破80000美元，能否站稳新关口 Macro Background: Debasement Trade is the Core Driving Force
U.S. Treasury Expands Bond Buybacks — Direct Trigger
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that the scale of long-term bond buybacks will at least double from $2 billion per transaction to $4 billion (effective September 9). This move lowers long-term bond yields and weakens the dollar, directly igniting the "debasement trade" — holding assets not controlled by the government to hedge against currency depreciation risk. Bitcoin's correlation with gold has risen to 0.5, while its correlation with the S&P 500 has dropped close to zero. The market is positioning BTC as the core asset for the "debasement trade."
Trump Signals Pro-Crypto Regulation
The Trump administration has signaled pro-crypto regulatory policies, further boosting market expectations for regulatory clarity.
Fed's Dovish Stance
The global central bank annual meeting released a dovish tone, U.S. Treasury yields remain low and volatile, the dollar index weakens, and expectations for a macro easing cycle continue to inject liquidity premium into the crypto market.
$BTC $ETH $NOT #财政部拟动用TGA，长债回购能否治本？ The Four Kings of BTCFi: Who is the True Leader in This Bull Market?
The biggest main theme of this bull market is definitely BTCFi, but many people can't distinguish the real hierarchy of STX, CORE, MERL, and BABY, leading to chaotic buying, mistimed moves, and inability to hold onto major bull stocks.
BTCFi will not be dominated by a single player but will instead see a segmented and divided market, with four categories of targets corresponding to four types of capital logic and four different growth ceilings.
First Tier: CORE (The Absolute Comprehensive Leader)
CORE is not a Bitcoin L2; it is an independent Bitcoin hashrate L1 public chain, which is its biggest differentiating advantage.
Relying on Bitcoin hashrate as a security foundation and fully EVM-compatible, it is the only one among the four kings that has completed a commercial closed loop and entered the revenue era.
By 2026, with institutional staking of lstBTC, SatPay cross-border payments, and on-chain fees continuously generating real cash flow, there is an expectation of buybacks. The principal assets are locked on the BTC mainnet, and the security model is institutionally recognized.
It is the most fundamentally strong, narratively compelling, practically implemented, and capital-capacity leader in this BTCFi cycle, with the highest certainty for the main upward wave.
Second Tier: BABY (The Highest Long-Term Odds Dark Horse)
BABY follows the top-tier underlying security route, not engaging in DeFi or applications, only Bitcoin security leasing.
BTC remains entirely in native addresses, with no custody, no cross-chain, and zero-risk staking, making it currently the most trusted BTCFi model. It is heavily backed by top-tier capital and has no competitors in its niche.
The downside is slow breakout and a focus on underlying infrastructure, making it more suitable for long-term positions of over a year. It is expected to undergo value revaluation in the mid-to-late stages of this bull market.
Third Tier: STX (Stable Defensive Type)
STX is a veteran Bitcoin native L2, focusing on BTC-denominated yields, with steady institutional recognition.
However, its fatal flaw is lack of EVM compatibility, limiting developer ecosystem expansion and making it difficult to attract massive new capital.
It is suitable for stable allocation and capturing cyclical dividends but unlikely to experience a super main upward wave, with its growth ceiling locked.
Fourth Tier: MERL (Purely Cyclical Elastic Target)
Merlin's ZK technology is solid, but assets rely on MPC custody, posing counterparty risk, which naturally deters large institutional funds.
Its market performance is entirely tied to inscription popularity, with explosive gains in bull markets and severe drops in bear markets. It is a typical sentiment-driven swing target without independent long-term growth logic.
Final Summary
To capture the main rise and fundamental resonance in this cycle: heavy position in CORE
For extreme safety and long-term bottom accumulation: allocate BABY
For stable value preservation and low volatility holding: choose STX
To speculate on short-term trends and capitalize on inscription elasticity: small position in MERL
The core to making money in a bull market: choosing the right track and tier is ten times more important than frequently switching coins.
#BTCFi #CORE #BABY #STX #MERLFrom independently downgrading L1 to L2, and then directly announcing chain shutdown and DAO dissolution, the veteran crypto project Lisk has finally reached the last step of this "graceful exit." The team's final proposal, seemingly under the banner of "large-scale deflation" and "community benefits," is actually a carefully arranged asset wrap-up and governance liquidation. 1. Burning 100 million tokens: deflation benefit or "burning paper assets"? The proposal plans to forcibly reduce the total supply of LSK from 400 million by 25% to 300 million, directly canceling 100 million tokens originally allocated to the DAO treasury from 2027 to 2033. Surface logic: strong token deflation, directly sealing off potential future dilution pressure. Underlying logic: given that the Lisk Chain shutdown has been finalized, when the underlying infrastructure and ecosystem applications no longer exist, the "ecosystem fund" originally planned for DAO governance over the next 7 years has lost its foundation. Burning this yet-to-be-unlocked "virtual asset" essentially uses the act of burning paper reserves to give the existing circulating supply a final psychological painkiller. 2. Complete power retrieval: DAO governance ends, 47 million LSK returns to the entity The proposal clearly transfers about 47 million LSK already vested and available by 2026 to the entity company Lisk Ltd, and stops all DAO governance functions. The decentralized DAO facade is completely removed at this moment 1. What is "Small Nonfarm"?
The ADP employment data is released monthly on the first Wednesday by the American company Automatic Data Processing (ADP), which counts changes in employment in the U.S. private sector. Because the sample covers about 500,000 companies and over 26 million employees, it is often regarded as a leading indicator of the official nonfarm payroll data, hence the name "Small Nonfarm." However, the two have different statistical scopes—ADP covers only the private sector, while nonfarm includes all industries except agriculture (including the public sector). Moreover, ADP data has shown deviations several times in recent years, and the capital market's attention to it has somewhat declined.
2. What does this data say?
For the week ending August 8, the U.S. ADP employment weekly change was 11,750, up from the previous 9,500. Against the backdrop of July's data being "halved" to 44,000 (expected 75,000), the slight weekly rebound at least indicates that the job market has not further deteriorated.
3. Impact logic on the crypto market
ADP data itself does not directly affect cryptocurrency prices but indirectly transmits through influencing Federal Reserve monetary policy expectations:
data weakens → job market cools → market expects Fed rate cuts/stops hikes → dollar weakens, liquidity expectations improve → benefits Bitcoin and other risk assets
After July's ADP data significantly missed expectations, the market lowered the probability of a rate hike in September, providing a bottom support for Bitcoin. But the key is: if weak employment data triggers recession fears, it would suppress risk assets—the market hopes to see a "moderate cooling," not a "cliff-like collapse."
4. Signal significance of this data
Weekly data rose from 9,500 to 11,750, a limited increase but at least indicating that the ultra-low 44,000 in July is not the start of a trend collapse. For the crypto market, as long as employment data does not trigger recession panic, marginal liquidity improvement provides medium-term support for core assets like Bitcoin. The more critical observation window remains the monthly nonfarm employment report—ADP weekly data is just noise; nonfarm is the core variable determining the Fed's next move.
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