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$ASTER retraced to $0.66 after hitting resistance at $0.68. The current core issue is whether the RWA perpetual contracts driving traditional asset cross-market liquidity can offset the valuation pressure caused by tightening in the crypto market.
Market data shows $ASTER's 7-day gain of 10% still lags behind BTC's 15% increase, with capital turnover occurring after the surge to $0.68. The rising demand for cross-market linkage between commodities and U.S. stock indices makes the combination of pricing units and on-chain derivatives a key entry point for valuation adjustments.
The current driving factors ranked are: trading demand for on-chain derivatives of U.S. stocks and commodities, changes in overall market liquidity, and support strength from major holders and the $28 million on-chain liquidity fund. If there is significant volatility in the macro market's U.S. stocks and gold, the USD1 settlement mechanism will become a direct channel for on-chain assets to transmit external shocks.
The bullish scenario requires two conditions to be met simultaneously: stable turnover in the $0.66 range with volume-driven breakout above the $0.68 resistance, and a substantial increase in trading volume of U.S. stock and commodity derivatives. If triggered, the bulls will target $0.70 and $0.80, and the trading side should monitor whether cross-market funds smoothly convert into supplementary buying for $ASTER. A failure signal is a volume contraction during the breakout above $0.68, indicating a false breakout without volume.
The bearish scenario is triggered by macro liquidity tightening: if the overall market pulls back and the $0.62 support fails, selling pressure will further test the $0.60 area. Breaking below the $0.59 stop-loss defense level indicates that the benefits brought by the launch of RWA derivatives have been fully absorbed, and the structure has completely weakened. A failure signal is a whale long position adding $4.33 million against the trend near $0.60.
The most critical observation variable for the trading desk over the next 7 days is whether the USD1-settled RWA perpetual contracts can bring sustained real trading volume of on-chain derivatives, and the strength of order book support at the $0.62 level.
#成品油价差破百，能源通胀会否回升 #ETH强势拉升，空头清算超11亿美元 #海力士40万亿回购，扩产与回报如何平衡Looking at this wave of $BTC short squeeze structurally is calmer than just watching the K-line: the current price stands above 73K, with a 24h range from 68.8K to 73.4K, but the real driver behind the price movement isn’t new long buying, it’s shorts being forced to cover. The judgment is simple—OI didn’t expand significantly during the rally; it was mostly old short positions closing and changing hands, and volume didn’t keep pace with the price slope. This kind of "short squeeze" rally is fragile: once the fuel (crowded shorts) burns out, the upward momentum breaks. Data won’t play tricks on you; the highs pulled up by a short squeeze have to be discounted in value. How much longer do you think this fuel can keep burning? If you see the US as a "project team" and the US dollar as the "token" issued by this project, many originally complex macroeconomic issues suddenly become easy to understand. Any project team wanting to maintain the value of their tokens must first solve the question: who will take over, and what is the purpose of the token? Therefore, we must continuously seek application scenarios for tokens. DeFi projects should be about earning, allowing you to deposit coins to earn returns; Do trades that keep you trading; To make a Pay, let tokens enter payment scenarios. And what the U.S. is doing is actually quite similar. The dollar needs to become the settlement instrument for global trade, the pricing currency for oil and commodities, the reserve asset for central banks, and the collateral and safe-haven asset for global financial markets. Thus, huge "pools" were built one after another. U.S. Treasury bonds are the biggest pool. US stocks, especially AI and Big Tech, are another huge pool. The crypto market is also becoming a new dollar carrier pool. You'll find that a common task of these pools is to keep absorbing more and more dollars. And the US, as the "project team," naturally has its own "on-chain fees." That is—taxation. In theory, the U.S. government should generate revenue through taxation, then pay for the military, government departments, public services, and various fiscal expenditures. It's like a blockchain project hoping to keep the entire ecosystem running through fees. But the problem is, relying solely on fees often leads to thisCalling DOGE the sentinel of a bull market is not a joke, it's a pattern. Every time new funds flood into the crypto market, the flow of capital is almost identical: first buying Bitcoin to test the waters, then exploring Ethereum, and the third step often falls to DOGE. Why? Because it has a low unit price, a well-known name, and a large community. For newcomers who just opened accounts, buying a hundred $DOGE gives a psychological satisfaction far beyond buying 0.001 BTC. So, DOGE's fluctuations essentially are not about project fundamentals but a thermometer of retail investor sentiment. Looking back at history, this pattern has been repeatedly proven. Whenever $DOGE's trading volume suddenly surges, social media discussions spike, and new exchange registrations rise simultaneously, it often means off-exchange funds are rushing in, signaling the eve of a major upward trend. Conversely, when DOGE continuously declines quietly and is ignored, it basically indicates the market is cooling down and retail investors are retreating. Its price movements may not predict Bitcoin's direction but can accurately depict the market's temperature. The logic behind this is simple: DOGE has no complex valuation story, and buyers rarely study whitepapers; they are driven purely by enthusiasm and herd mentality. Therefore, its price curve is the most naked map of retail behavior—rushing fastest in greed and fleeing fastest in fear. For veteran players, DOGE as a sentinel means rhythm judgment. When the sentinel moves, it indicates incremental funds have arrived, and positions can be taken aggressively; when the sentinel is silent, it means only existing holdings are being contested, so don't expect a broad rally.#BTC breaks through $72,000, can this rally continue? #Fed July FOMC minutes 9-3, officials still divided on rate hikes #US Treasury expands long-term bond repos, 30-year Treasury yields retreat from highs $BTC $ETH Complete Bitcoin (BTC) market analysis
Risk warning: This is only a market logic review and does not constitute any investment advice. Crypto assets are highly volatile and trade 24/7 without interruption.
Current market status
After reaching a historical high of $126,198 in 2025, BTC entered a major correction cycle with a maximum drawdown exceeding 50%. In 2026, it has been oscillating in the $60,000‑72,000 range for a long time.
It has become fully institutionalized; the US spot ETF is now the main channel for institutional allocation. However, ETF funds no longer show continuous one-way net inflows but alternate between inflows and outflows, with incremental momentum significantly weaker than in 2025.
Key technical & on-chain price levels
• Strong resistance: $69,000‑73,000, a dense historical trapped position area. Breaking through does not equal an effective breakout; a daily close above this range is required to confirm a true breakout of trapped positions. Above that, greater resistance lies at $83,000‑85,000, where a massive volume of unlocked chips accumulates.
• Core support: $60,000‑62,000, the on-chain long-term capital absorption zone and the central platform of this correction.
• Extreme bottom range: $57,000‑58,000, the yearly low, supported by the 200-week moving average and the network-wide average holding cost resonance.
Important distinction: Short-term spikes are mostly driven by contract short squeezes; sustainable rallies require spot capital (ETF, on-chain whales) cooperation.
Bullish core logic
1. Halving leads to supply contraction and locked existing chips
The fourth halving completed, drastically reducing new mining output; many long-term holders remain inactive, exchange BTC inventories continue to decline, circulating spot supply decreases, and long-term selling pressure is suppressed.
2. Institutional base established
Spot ETFs bring traditional capital in. Even with repeated outflows, a long-term allocation base has formed; enterprises and family offices have included BTC in their major asset allocations, no longer just retail speculation.
3. Macro liquidity inflection expectation
BTC is a non-interest-bearing risk asset; declining real yields on US Treasuries are the biggest macro positive. If US inflation continues to fall and the Fed starts cutting rates, global risk-free yields will decline, increasing BTC’s allocation appeal.
4. Regulatory outlook improvement
If US regulatory policies turn friendlier, it will catalyze narratives and stimulate short-term rallies.
Core bearish risks
1. Macro liquidity is the biggest constraint
High Treasury yields and high real interest rates reduce appetite for non-interest-bearing assets. CPI rebounds beyond expectations and hawkish Fed speeches will directly suppress prices, the core factor restraining the market in 2026.
2. ETF fund sustainability insufficient
ETFs no longer have continuous large net inflows and often experience large periodic redemptions; rallies driven solely by contract leverage have poor sustainability and tend to spike and fall back, resulting in false breakouts.
3. Massive historical trapped positions
$69,000‑85,000 holds a large volume of trapped chips from 2025 entries; when prices return to cost lines, large-scale unlocking and selling pressure emerge, requiring absorption at every upward step.
4. Derivatives leverage backlash risk
Rallies tend to stimulate increased leverage; once the trend reverses, cascading liquidations among bulls can amplify the decline.
5. Regulatory and geopolitical black swans
Tightening US crypto regulations or global geopolitical conflicts can cause severe volatility.
Three scenario simulations
1. Base scenario (highest neutral probability): wide-range oscillation bottoming
Oscillating between $60,000‑73,000, washing out positions. Awaiting US inflation data, Fed policy signals, and ETF resumption of sustained net inflows. The longer the consolidation, the more trapped positions are digested, improving the foundation for a subsequent breakout.
Impulse breaks above $69,000 are easy but likely false breakouts that quickly retreat.
2. Optimistic scenario: upward breakout
Trigger conditions: significant US inflation decline, rising rate cut expectations; continuous large ETF net inflows; sustained accumulation by on-chain whales.
After a firm close above $73,000, upward space opens, with the next target at $83,000‑85,000.
3. Pessimistic scenario: deep probe
Inflation rebounds, Fed maintains high rates; ETFs continue large net outflows, risk assets collectively sell off. A decisive break below $60,000 support targets the extreme bottom at $57,000‑58,000.
BTC vs ETH core differences
• BTC: leans toward digital value storage, lower beta, simpler and clearer institutional consensus; better bear market resilience than ETH.
• ETH: infrastructure + staking yield, high beta, greater elasticity, deeper drawdowns, rarely leads an independent bull market, mostly follows BTC’s rally.
Key indicators to monitor
1. US 10-year Treasury real yield (macro master switch)
2. Daily inflows and outflows of US spot Bitcoin ETFs
3. On-chain: exchange BTC balances, short-term holder cost, MVRV indicator
4. CPI inflation data, Fed officials’ speeches
5. Derivatives: perpetual contract positions, long-short liquidation data
Summary
Bitcoin is now a risk asset deeply involved by institutions; macro liquidity is the master switch for the market. Halving is only a long-term supply logic and cannot independently drive a major bull market.
Short-term impulse rallies can be driven by contract short squeezes; mid-to-long-term major moves require both declining Treasury yields and incremental spot capital.
Do not mistake piercing key resistance as an effective breakout; a reliable signal requires holding above, volume expansion, and capital confirmation.
.HYPE is really strong this round; it ignores the shaky overall market and pushes itself up hard. It surged again last night, directly breaking above 72, rising about 20% in 24 hours. Now the entire market is treating it as a safe-haven collective asset, with very focused sentiment.
Fundamentally, there's nothing wrong; the fee buyback and burn are ongoing, plus Trump hinted that the CFTC is paving the way for its compliance. Coinbase's Base has also integrated it, so both the story and the money are in place. The key is that the tokens are locked up tightly, so selling pressure is low, and the daily chart still shows bulls dominating.
But on the other hand, after such a short-term surge, the RSI has already shot above 85, and the daily is over 70, clearly overbought. At this level, spikes are most likely; any profit-taking could cause a deep dip, so risks are accumulating.
Short-term, I’m watching two ranges: below, 68-70 is the lifeline of this rally—if it doesn't break, the trend is fine; above, 74-76 is near historical highs, where selling pressure will definitely be significant.
Operationally, I really don’t recommend chasing now; the cost-performance ratio is too low. Wait for a pullback to around 70 or even 68, and once it stabilizes, then it’s safer to act. As for shorting? Forget it—going against this trend is risky.
Also, a reminder: Multicoin has been transferring coins to exchanges recently. Although it’s not necessarily selling, be aware. On September 6, nearly $600 million will unlock, and with the Fed meeting just days away, market sentiment could shift.
In summary, the long-term logic remains, but short-term a pullback should be guarded against, especially if it fails to break the previous high tonight; it will likely retrace. #Federal Reserve July FOMC Minutes Released: 9 votes in favor, 3 against, the highest level of dissent in recent years.
Logan, Harker, and Kashkari voted against, all advocating a 25 basis point rate hike. The minutes show that most participants support keeping rates unchanged, but several officials clearly lean toward further tightening, and if inflation's downward path is obstructed, policy may need to pivot.
This is the most divided set of minutes since 2026, with a rare number of dissenting votes in recent years. Interestingly, CPI and employment data released after the meeting both weakened, and market expectations for a September rate hike have dropped from over 70% to between 36% and 67%, with significant divergence in pricing across different instruments. The minutes also specifically mention AI infrastructure financing, AI stock valuations, and the potential threat of U.S. Treasury market volatility to financial stability—phrasing that has been uncommon in the past.
For BTC, the minutes themselves are hawkish, but the market chooses to trust the data. BTC breaking through 72000 is a direct pricing of improved liquidity expectations. The dissent doesn't matter; what matters is which side the market is putting its money on. Brother Ci has spoken, savor it. #Federal Reserve July FOMC Minutes 9 to 3, officials' rate hike dissent remains $BTC $ETH $SOL The entire market is excitedly turning green due to the combination of ETF capital inflows + macro factors + short squeeze, not simply spot buying pressure. As I predicted yesterday, BTC is still hovering around the 72-75k U range this morning.
Currently, the US Bitcoin spot ETF recorded about 517.2 million USD net inflow during the session on 8/19 (strong force). If the market structure follows the pattern of price increase → institutional buying → liquidity increase → breaking resistance levels, there is a possibility to surpass 75k and move towards 78k Good morning everyone, here is today's morning insight, take good notes 📝 On the crypto side, BTC stands above 72,000, ETH rebounds in sync, but mainstream coins see reduced trading volume and declining heat, driven by existing funds. In contrast, the MEME sector is directly heating up, with trading volume doubling as a large amount of capital rotates from mainstream coins to speculative tokens. Remember, MEME is completely dependent on the overall market; when BTC turns down, MEME gets hit the hardest. The US stock market fell sharply overnight, but storage chips bucked the trend, with Micron announcing a $10 billion investment in R&D. US Treasury yields rebounded again, and the debt issue remains a looming risk. Cross-market attention is needed; if US tech stocks continue to be under pressure, it will also drag down crypto sentiment. Currently, there is no large influx of new off-exchange money; it is all rotation within the market, so do not blindly chase highs and manage your positions well. #BTC突破72000美元，本轮上涨能否延续？ Here is the compiled data: Crypto side: BTC +6.13%, ETH +10.79%. Mainstream coins rose, but trading volume shrank and heat dropped sharply. The MEME sector is even stronger, VINE +14.33%, PEOPLE +10.61%, with trading volume surging 126%. This is a rotation of funds within the market; MEME is completely dependent on the overall market, and when BTC turns down, speculative coins get hit the hardest. The three major US stock indices all closed lower overnight, Dow -1.32%, Nasdaq -1%. Storage chips bucked the trend, Micron +3.97%. US Treasury yields rebounded to 4.708%. Weakening US stock sentiment will also indirectly affect the crypto market.#BTC突破72000美元，本轮上涨能否延续？
This rally is a double trigger of "short covering + macro expectations," not incremental funds chasing the rally. 72000 is just knocking on the door; 75000 is the real opening. The true test is whether there is sustained spot buying support after holding above.
On August 20, BTC broke through 72000 USD, rising about 12% in 24 hours, over 11% in two days, returning to this level for the first time since June. The derivatives market short liquidation exceeded $1.3 billion, with shorts accounting for over 90%. The spot Bitcoin ETF saw a net inflow of $517 million on Wednesday, the largest single-day inflow since May 4. Ethereum rose over 19%, SOL over 13%, and HYPE over 26%.
There are three driving forces: the Treasury raised the long-term bond repurchase limit from $2 billion to $4 billion, long bond yields fell, and the dollar weakened; Trump urged Congress to advance the CLARITY Act at the White House crypto summit; after breaking 66,000, a large-scale short squeeze was triggered, creating a positive feedback loop.
Technically: the 200-day moving average (around 71700 USD) has been reclaimed, the next key resistance is the true market average of 75689 USD. The 72000-75000 range above is a strong resistance zone, with the first support below at 68200. RSI has entered the overbought zone, and after a short squeeze, a pullback is usually needed to digest profits. Speaking of US stocks and then Bitcoin, the expected 3 AM reversal to pick up people didn’t happen. Bitcoin surged straight to the classic 72,000 level that has blocked us for most of 2024.
The 72k level is not only the EMA 200-day line but was once regarded as a strong support after the 120k peak correction, holding high hopes. But as everyone knows, Bitcoin lingered around 60k for a long time and even once dropped below 60k.
From the crypto market logic alone, repeatedly testing but not breaking 62k combined with continuous macro easing indeed suggests it should rise. Once it starts to rally, the speed will be very fast, leaving most family members still playing US stocks behind. According to altcoin pump-and-dump logic, the faster the pump, the cheaper it is—first, retail investors can’t get on board in time; second, after chasing, retail investors have high costs, easily forming a chip peak at the top as resistance for the next rise or fall.
Yesterday, from a contract perspective, I observed that open interest didn’t rise but fell. Today’s rally is led by spot trading. Generally, when the market is driven by spot, it tends to be more sustained and harder to fall. Also, there are no signs of exhaustion now, and below 80k there isn’t any significant resistance. So, provided the macro environment doesn’t worsen (there’s still about a week’s lag anyway), this round still has enough time and momentum to test the weekly EMA 100 resistance around 75-78k.
Even from the most conspiratorial angle—that this rally is just to set up a better plunge—it’s not a bad thing. Long-term low volatility is the real killer of the crypto market. The crypto community isn’t afraid of rises or falls, but fears a stagnant pool with no movement. Otherwise, the million chips around 62-63k would harden the soil, and hardened soil eventually leads to a barren ecosystem.
As long as volatility picks up and chips loosen, maintaining long-term volatility will naturally stir the settled chips evenly. Only with ongoing divergence can the crypto market maintain heat and survive. The previous short-term rally of $SNDK driven by concentrated rapid pumping has long become a thing of the past in the market. The all-time high triggered a cliff-like crash with zero support, with an overall retracement exceeding 99%, and the market was continuously suppressed by relentless early-stage distribution selling pressure.
Similarly, $BICO, $BEAT, $ALLO, $KAITO, and $APR all precisely captured the active buying brought by the loose liquidity released in this market cycle, resulting in a smooth, structurally clear rebound with volume and price coordination. Only $SNDK missed out on any sector rotation benefits, completely detached from the entire sector's upward rhythm, and instead remained trapped in its own independent downtrend channel, steadily declining along the short-term moving averages. Currently, $SNDK lacks strong spot buying support that has been repeatedly validated by multiple rounds of sufficient turnover in the market. $SNDK #财报观察员：泡泡玛特增长换挡，多IP能否接力？ $BTC **BTC, bullish but don't chase, $72,700.**
In three days, $64K→$73K, +15%. $3 billion shorts buried, nearly 200,000 liquidations. This rally is not a slow rise, but a short squeeze style surge.
**Three catalyst strikes:**
① On 8/19, Trump met with Coinbase, Kraken, Ripple executives at the White House, urging Congress to pass the Clarity Act. On the same day, the SEC introduced new rules—the token "safe harbor" clause, meaning compliant projects will no longer be classified as securities. This is the clearest friendly signal from regulators to date.
② The Treasury raised the bond buyback limit from $2 billion to $4 billion, causing long-term yields to plunge and the dollar to weaken. Risk assets collectively caught a breather.
③ ETFs attracted $1 billion in three days. On 8/19 alone, $517 million flowed in, with BlackRock's IBIT taking $285 million—real institutional money, not just talk. Total ETF assets reached $84.3 billion, a new phase high.
The Fear & Greed Index is at 62, in the "Greed" zone, the highest since October 2025.
**But here’s the problem:** This rally was driven by short liquidations, not spot buying. Perpetual contract open interest did not rise—smart money is waiting for confirmation. RSI is definitely overbought. Beware of chasing the rally; what we see here currently is just a normal large-range consolidation.
The reason for the rise in the past two days is the accumulation of a 77-day consolidation phase, which is the cause in Wyckoff's cause-and-effect law—a consolidation phase nurturing a new trending phase.
The chart is the BTC/USDT trading pair on Coinbase exchange. Its anomaly lies in the volume; there is no obvious volume surge, and moreover, we are still in a bear market. Therefore, I believe this is likely a trap and do not expect a bull reversal, even though this rise has been very rapid.
Low volume distribution chart: This rapid upward trend can be seen in the volume distribution (indicated by the arrow). After the price breaks through the VAH, it rises rapidly because the volume at the price levels above is very low. This is a Low Volume Node (LVN), so when the price reaches here, it either quickly passes through or reverses in a V-shape. Until horizontal volume starts to expand, forming a High Volume Node (HVN), we consider this price accepted by the market, forming a new value area, which generally serves as a target. So in the chart, you can look for HVNs; these positions will be where institutions or large traders take profits and close positions.
High volume distribution chart:
The price has not broken through the VAH; when the price reaches here, theoretically, it can trigger a range reversal trade. However, this move is very rapid, causing an overbought condition, and the price may continue to probe higher. We should wait for a new value area to confirm this rise.
I've been resting these days due to COVID-19 symptoms like headache, fever, and cough. Going to the hospital only results in routine symptomatic treatment. It's very uncomfortable. Brothers, the big coin has finally hardened!
Just checked OKX data, $BTC /USDT has broken through the $73,000 mark, currently around $73,100, up more than 6% in the past 24 hours. It was lingering around 63,000 in the past two weeks, but in the last few days it surged nearly $10,000 in one go, short sellers have basically been wiped out on the spot.
🔥 What happened? Triple positive factors combined to ignite the market
First, a sudden shift in the macro environment
The U.S. Treasury announced it will double the scale of long-term bond repurchases, increasing repurchases of bonds over 10 years from $2 billion each time to at least $4 billion. Once the news broke, the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield dropped accordingly, the dollar weakened, and risk assets collectively rallied. Bitcoin, as a liquidity-sensitive asset, took off directly.
Second, regulatory authorities gave a “green light”
Trump met with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong at the White House, explicitly urging Congress to push the digital asset regulatory bill "Clarity Act" to pass as soon as possible. Senate Republican Whip John Thune has confirmed the bill will be voted on September 15. Armstrong himself stated: "This is a bipartisan consensus bill that will pass with over 60 votes. We may be at the beginning of a new bull market."
Third, the second largest short squeeze in history
During BTC’s rise from $63,000 to $73,000, short sellers betting on a decline were liquidated in a chain reaction. In the past 24 hours, the total short liquidation in the crypto market reached $1.31 billion. Of that, BTC shorts alone were liquidated for over $670 million. On OKX, BTC short liquidations were about $60 million, Binance about $178 million, and Bybit about $193 million. The short covering buying further pushed prices up.
📊 Technical perspective: Is $73,000 a new starting point or an endpoint?
Key data:
· Current price: around $73,100, has broken through the 73,000 mark
· $70,000: first time standing above this psychological level since June
· 200-day EMA: successfully above approximately $71,500
· Next key level: $72,501 — some traders point out that a daily close above this level could trigger further short squeezes, targeting $80,000
· Pattern target: Elliott Wave analysis shows currently in wave 3 of wave 3, target near $77,000
In the short term, this rally is fast-paced, so watch for profit-taking pressure from short-term holders. CryptoQuant data shows short-term holders have transferred 44,300 BTC to exchanges in profit, the largest short-term holder profit-taking event since 2026.
💰 My view: The trend may be changing
This rally is different from previous "fake" rebounds — there is macro shift, regulatory expectations, short liquidations, and technical breakthroughs. Four drivers pushing simultaneously, not just a pure leverage play.
But note:
· Although ETF net inflows in August exceeded $1.47 billion, there is still a net outflow of about $4.5 billion year-to-date; institutional funds have not fully turned around
· The September 15 Clarity Act vote is a double-edged sword — if passed, the rally continues; if not, expectations will be disappointed
· Sharp rises are followed by sharp corrections; $70,000-$71,000 may become a new support range
My strategy:
· For those with positions: hold steady, but consider taking partial profits above $75,000
· For those wanting to enter: wait for a pullback to $70,000-$71,500 to confirm support before entering
· Risk warning: short-term gains are large, chasing highs carries significant risk
From $63,000 to $73,000 took less than a week. Shorts have been cleaned out once, but the real test is at $75,000-$80,000 — a dense area of trapped positions since last November.
#BTC突破72000美元，本轮上涨能否延续？
#美联储7月FOMC纪要9比3，官员加息分歧仍在 BTC broke through $72,000, surging 11.8% in a single day, directly breaking through the $64,000-$65,000 consolidation range of the past two months. This big bullish candle came decisively, but it also completely crushed the shorts. 📈 After hitting $72,000, the on-chain liquidation data was shocking: a total of $349 million in positions were liquidated, of which shorts accounted for $292 million. In the past two days, shorts have been liquidated for over $310 million. The two-month sideways movement allowed shorts to keep adding positions, and once the price broke through, the chain liquidation fell like dominoes, with buying momentum pushing the price higher and higher. This rally was driven not by a single factor but by three simultaneous positive catalysts: First, the scale of U.S. Treasury repurchases doubled, long-term yields fell, significantly lowering the opportunity cost of holding BTC, making funds more willing to flow into risk assets. Second, regulatory expectations suddenly intensified. The White House convened an emergency meeting with CEOs of exchanges like Coinbase, Kraken, and Robinhood, with the Trump administration clearly pushing to pass cryptocurrency-related legislation by the end of the year. The market interpreted this as a strong signal that a regulatory framework is about to be implemented. Third, ETF funds continued to pour in. There was a net inflow of over $1 billion for three consecutive days, with a single-day inflow of $517 million on August 19, setting the highest record since May 4. This is real, solid buying power providing strong support for the rally. Altcoins erupted simultaneously: ETH rose over 19%, SOL rose over 13%, HYPE rose over 26%. The U.S. stock crypto sector was also strong The current market is indeed at a very critical moment. As of August 21, Bitcoin has surpassed $72,000, with a single-day increase of over 11%, Ethereum rose about 19%, and MEME coin and Trump concept coins (TRUMP up over 26%, MELANIA up over 13%) have surged across the board. But beneath the frenzy, there are several key points you should focus on: 🔍 The essence of this surge: a short squeeze, not a confirmed bull market The core driving force of this rally is a short squeeze, not a large influx of new long positions: In the past 24 hours, over 180,000 people worldwide have been liquidated, totaling more than $3 billion, with over 90% being short positions The open interest in perpetual contracts has not significantly rebounded, indicating "currently no investors are willing to pay a significant premium to go long" The average holding cost for investors in the US spot Bitcoin ETF is about $82,465, still at a floating loss Simply put: shorts have been cleared out, but longs have not truly taken over yet. The market is transitioning from a "passive short squeeze" to a critical stage requiring "active buying." #白宫峰会：特朗普称曾讨论购入BTC The biggest uncertainty after $BTC's surge is here
On August 28, Waller will speak for the first time as Fed Chair at Jackson Hole. With only 18 days left until the September FOMC, this will be his longest public statement since taking office — and the biggest single event risk for the crypto market this year.
This person is quite interesting. Cutting statements, deleting guidance, not releasing the dot plot — he has been subtracting since taking office. The more silent he is, the hungrier the market becomes.
Historical data is also harsh: since 2018, the S&P 500 has a 75% chance of rising on speech days, with mild gains, but two declines of -2.59% and -3.37% respectively. In 2022, Powell’s single word “pain” wiped 3.9% off the Nasdaq in one day. Gains are lukewarm, but drops are deadly.

Three possibilities:
Dovish framework (35%) — no talk of rates, only a "benign story" about AI productivity and long-end yields. The market reads this as "no rush," BTC surges to 75,000, and ETF inflows turning positive could push it to 80,000.
Strategic ambiguity (40%) — reiterate the 2% target without direction. Waller’s default move. BTC oscillates between 68,000-74,000, waiting for September data to speak.
Hawkish surprise (25%) — direct hawkish signal. Once a rate hike signal is out, the probability of a September hike soars above 55%, BTC drops to 65,000, and ETF outflows could see it at 60,000.

There is also a subtle factor easily overlooked: the Treasury just doubled the long-term bond buyback limit, pushing the 30-year yield down from 5.337% to 5.18%. The Fed remains hawkish. Two giants are in a tug of war — Waller controls the narrative, Bostic controls reality. $BTC always follows reality.
#美联储7月FOMC纪要9比3，官员加息分歧仍在
#BTC突破72000美元，本轮上涨能否延续？ #美联储7月FOMC纪要9比3，官员加息分歧仍在 Many people think this BTC surge marks the start of a major crypto bull market.
Actually, it is not; this round is a structurally driven short squeeze fueled by macro liquidity.
US Treasury repo volumes have doubled, long-term yields have been pushed down, liquidity has been released, and risk assets have collectively recovered.
Previously, the market was unanimously bearish, accumulating a large number of short positions.
After the rally started, shorts were forced to liquidate and stop losses, and passive buying directly pushed prices higher.
Holding above the key 69000 moving average triggered a large batch of quantitative trend-following buys.
Additionally, easing regulatory expectations, ETF capital inflows, and the White House summit game theory combined to produce a strong bullish candle.
⚠️ But it is important to distinguish:
A large part of this rally comes from short covering, not continuous new buying from growth lines.
Do not blindly treat this as a major trend reversal and chase the highs.
Focus on whether 69000 can hold firmly.
BTC is now highly tied to US dollar liquidity; macro news is far more important than candlestick patterns.
If you don't understand the underlying logic of the rally, you are likely to buy near the top.
$BTCBitcoin treasury company Strive resumes increasing Bitcoin holdings after a pause of over two months
Publicly listed Bitcoin treasury Strive has ended its suspension of more than two months and restarted BTC accumulation, rejoining the ranks of corporate coin hoarders.
The market bulls view this move as a positive signal. The treasury's renewed buying indicates restored institutional confidence, combined with the current warming regulatory expectations, reinforcing the narrative of publicly listed companies allocating BTC. After a slight reduction by Strategy, Strive's return to buying partially offsets concerns about treasury companies turning into sellers.
However, this increase should be viewed rationally. The scale of this round of buying is not large and is more symbolic, unlikely to directly trigger a sharp short-term rally. Treasury companies rely on capital market financing, so if the market corrects, the ability to continue accumulating remains uncertain.
Personal view: This is a medium-to-long-term positive sentiment, not a short-term catalyst for a spike. Corporate treasury buying is a slow variable; the market's strength still depends on ETF funds and macro liquidity. Do not chase high prices based solely on this news.
In practice, spot trading should follow the major trend; contracts still require caution against pullbacks caused by profit-taking after rallies. Follow two points continuously: Strive's subsequent accumulation strength and the buying and selling trends of other treasury companies.$BTC Although Bitcoin's price is skyrocketing, the risk behind this indicator is significant!
Bitcoin has risen more than 6% for two consecutive days. For me, who started gradually building a position at 63000, this is great news.
However, during these two days of Bitcoin's big surge, the open interest (OI) has been declining since the market started.
In other words, the number of open positions has been decreasing.
This indicates that contract funds are flowing out.
But the price keeps rising.
This situation usually indicates a liquidation-driven market.
The main reason is that during the sideways market in the past two weeks, a large number of positions with similar cost bases accumulated within a very narrow fluctuation range, meaning the liquidation prices are also very close.
Once liquidation occurs, it easily triggers a stampede-like market.
This round of market funds is weak and there is no positive catalyst, so it can be judged that it is most likely driven by liquidation deleveraging.
Such markets are often unstable, so rationally, it is advisable to reduce some positions appropriately.
Support levels below.
First support: 71000.
Second support: 68000.
Third support: 64000. Trump stated that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is promoting Hyperliquid's compliant entry into the U.S. market. Following the news, the HYPE token quickly surged from about $62 to $72, an increase of over 15%📈. However, it should be clarified that this is currently only a policy signal, not an official approval. The CFTC's regulatory path has not yet been finalized, and whether Hyperliquid can truly enter the U.S. market still depends on subsequent compliance reviews and legal frameworks. If ultimately successful, Hyperliquid will become an important precedent for perpetual contract DEXs in the U.S., opening new possibilities for decentralized derivatives trading platforms to operate compliantly in the U.S. This development is a significant indicator for the DeFi sector, especially impacting projects focused on on-chain perpetual contracts. In terms of market reaction, HYPE experienced increased volatility after the short-term surge, and investors need to be cautious about the gap between policy expectations and actual implementation. Any regulatory statements could trigger sharp price fluctuations, and the risk of chasing highs should not be ignored. From a broader perspective, the Trump administration has recently softened its stance on crypto regulation, and the responsibilities between the CFTC and SEC are being redefined. If the CFTC gains greater regulatory authority over digital commodity spot and derivatives markets, DEX platforms may see a clearer compliance path but will also face stricter KYC/AML requirements. For traders, such news-driven market moves often lack sustainability. It is recommended to closely monitor official CFTC statements and Hyperliquid's compliance progress 8/21 Review: After the short squeeze, leverage is re-accumulating
1. Market Overview: Real money short squeeze
Price and Open Interest: $BTC BTC current price $72,658.29 (+4.96%), open interest simultaneously increased to $7.781 billion (+4.4%).
Key Signal: The increase in open interest (4.4%) is almost in sync with the price increase (4.96%), indicating that new leverage is entering the market; this rally is not just a "false fire" from short covering.
2. Capital Game: Buyers chasing prices but uncertain
Buy-Sell Ratio: Aggressive buying is 1.28 times the selling volume, showing strong chasing willingness.
Account Structure: Long positions account for only 49%; buyers are desperately chasing, but the account structure has not yet tilted towards longs—a typical hesitant rally, not yet at an emotional peak.
3. Micro Movements and Macro Catalysts
On-chain Liquidations: In the past 30 minutes, two wallets liquidated a total of $45.77 million (521 BTC + 3,738 $ETH), short sellers were forced out in the short term.
· Technical: BTC has crossed above the 200-day moving average for the first time since last November, mid-term trend repair.
· Macro: Treasury expanded buybacks, adding fuel to risk assets and providing emotional support.
4. Leverage Health: Not overheated yet, but needs close monitoring
Funding Rates: BTC +0.0031% (mild), $BNB BNB +0.0157% (relatively high).#BTC突破72000美元，本轮上涨能否延续？
I think this time it's not just a single positive factor, but a combination of regulation, macro conditions, and market dynamics igniting together.
First, the Ministry of Finance expanded the scale of long-term government bond repos, significantly improving market expectations for liquidity; second, BTC lingered around 64000–65000 for a long time, and the delay in breaking 65000 made shorts relax their guard, triggering a chain of stop-losses and liquidations once the breakout happened.
More importantly, regulatory expectations are starting to warm up. Trump summoned the SEC and CFTC chairmen, and the market began to reprice the expectations for the implementation of subsequent crypto regulatory frameworks.
So the real fuel for this rally is actually "spot buying + short liquidations." Institutional funds are actively entering, and short leverage is continuously being cleared, naturally causing the price to rise faster and faster.
Adding to this is the market's optimistic expectations for the Fed's upcoming interest rate decisions, along with Trump's ongoing release of crypto-friendly signals, finally igniting bullish sentiment.
But what I care more about is: after the short squeeze ends, will spot funds continue to take over?
If they can hold the line, this might just be the first leg of the rally; if not, the sharper the rise, the harsher the pullback will be. $BTC What is really driving this surge?
I think this rise is not due to a single positive factor, but a combination of short squeeze + liquidity expectations + policy sentiment.
Previously, BTC's long-term decline led the market to develop a habitual mindset of "short on every rebound," causing short positions to become increasingly crowded. When the price broke through key resistance, shorts were forced to stop losses, creating a squeeze cycle of rise → liquidation → forced buying → continued rise.
At the same time, increased liquidity support in the US Treasury market and eased pressure on long-term rates have also given risk assets some breathing room. Coupled with the US's continuously friendly regulatory attitude toward Crypto, market risk appetite has further recovered.
So this rally may seem sudden, but it is actually triggered by technical factors, boosted by capital flows, and amplified by policy sentiment.
However, I would not directly conclude that a bull market has started just because of these positives. The biggest characteristic of a short squeeze rally is rapid gains with high volatility.
Short-term trend following is fine, but don’t chase highs out of fear of missing out, and definitely don’t use high leverage to bet on direction. The real trend depends on whether it can hold after the breakout.
$BTC #BTC突破72000美元，本轮上涨能否延续？ #美联储7月FOMC纪要9比3，官员加息分歧仍在 #美联储7月FOMC纪要9比3，官员加息分歧仍在
The July FOMC minutes were hawkish — a 9:3 vote to keep rates unchanged, with three dissenters calling for a hike. "Many" officials believe tightening is necessary if inflation doesn't fall, with nearly half the participants on the hawkish side. The minutes also embedded AI into the inflation framework for the first time, with some officials thinking AI investment has pushed up overall demand.
But the market wasn’t convinced. July CPI year-over-year at 3.4%, nonfarm payrolls down by 23,000, retail sales down 0.6% month-over-month — this data combo shows the growth cost of rate hikes is too high. The probability of a September hike dropped from 35% to around 30%.
$BTC surged 11% in a day to surpass $72,000, showing the market is voting with its feet. The Treasury doubled the long-term bond buyback limit, the SEC released crypto regulatory proposals, and $3 billion in shorts were liquidated — liquidity easing + regulatory breakthroughs + short squeeze, a triple resonance amplified a single expectation adjustment into a short squeeze rally.
But don’t rush to optimism. ETF investors’ average cost is $82,465, still underwater by 15%. The rebound is driven by short covering; bulls haven’t truly entered. Short-term holders have taken significant profits near $72,000. Shorts are washed out, bulls haven’t arrived yet.
The real decisive moment is August 28 at Jackson Hole — Waller’s first keynote as Fed Chair, just 18 days before the September FOMC. Three possibilities:
Dovish framework (35%): No talk of rate path, focus on AI productivity effects and a "benign interpretation" of long-end yields. BTC tests $75,000; if ETF inflows turn positive within 48 hours, $75,000-$80,000 is possible.
Strategic ambiguity (40%): Reaffirm 2% target, emphasize data dependence, no direction given. BTC oscillates between $68,000-$74,000 awaiting data.
Hawkish surprise (25%): Direct rate hike signal. September hike probability rebounds above 55%, BTC pulls back to $65,000-$68,000; if ETF outflows continue, it may test $60,000.
There’s also a subtle undercurrent often overlooked: the Treasury is suppressing long-end yields while the Fed maintains hawkishness — two giants in a tug of war. Waller controls the short-end narrative, Basset controls the long-end reality — BTC ultimately follows reality.
Watch five signals closely: ETF fund flow direction, perpetual contract open interest, 30-year Treasury yield (bullish below 5.1% / bearish above 5.3%), CME rate hike probabilities, and liquidation structure.
The minutes write the script, data changes the ending, BTC only recognizes the ending.
#BTC突破72000美元，本轮上涨能否延续？ $ETH The US dollar has firmed up just a bit, risk assets are all playing dead, yet $BTC is up +5.57%, this defensive move is somewhat fragmented.
Looking at the numbers
$BTC 73,234 +5.57% $ETH 2,332 +3.48%
$QQQ -0.72% $SPY -0.84% $IBIT +6.24%
$DXY +0.07% $GLD +0.34%
In terms of the situation, crude oil and the Strait of Hormuz are still fueling inflation expectations, US Treasuries and Fed expectations continue to suppress valuations, AI/semiconductors remain the sentiment switch for US stocks, when $QQQ catches a breath, the whole market wobbles.
Looking closer, funds are not making a choice. $BTC is clearly stronger than $ETH, $ETH +3.48% can’t keep up, funds only hold the strong; $QQQ -0.72%, $SPY -0.84% are weak, $IBIT +6.24% is not diverging from $BTC, ETFs are receiving inflows; $DXY is just +0.07%, risk assets can’t lift their heads, $GLD +0.34% is still holding, haven’t fully withdrawn from safe havens. $XRP +15.2%, $DOGE +7.6% are still jumping around, more like emotions with nowhere to go.
After all this fierce analysis, the rise and fall still depends on Trump, I don’t dare to jump the gun, whoever shows weakness first will set the direction.
#BTC突破72000美元，本轮上涨能否延续？US initial jobless claims dropped to 206,000, is the rate cut going to be delayed again? Don't just look at one number. The recently released US initial jobless claims fell to 206,000, below the market expectation of about 210,000, and the previous value was revised up from 209,000 to 212,000. At first glance: Americans aren't losing many jobs, the labor market is still quite strong. This usually means the Federal Reserve has no urgent need to cut rates, which is not directly positive for liquidity-dependent assets like BTC and gold. But another set of data is very interesting: continuing jobless claims actually rose to 1,799,000. Put more plainly: companies are reluctant to lay off people, but those already unemployed are not finding jobs quickly. This is the most unique aspect of the US employment right now — it's not a "booming job market," but increasingly like neither hiring nor firing. So this data set presents two scenarios: If initial claims stay around 200,000: recession risk decreases, but the Fed has more reason to maintain high interest rates. If continuing claims keep rising: it indicates finding jobs is getting harder, and the labor market may slowly weaken. For Crypto, the most comfortable scenario now is not a sudden collapse in employment. Rather: the economy is not in recession, but employment and inflation are moderate enough to allow room for rate cuts. The 206,000 figure tells the market: US employment is not bad enough yet to require the Fed to step in. $BTC $ETH #美联储7月FOMC纪要9比3，官员加息分歧仍在 #闪迪高位波动，存储股估值分歧加剧 $BTC $ETH #美联储7月FOMC纪要9比3，官员加息分歧仍在 As of 7:28 AM on August 21, after two consecutive days of strong counterattacks, the crypto market remains at a high level. BTC is currently fluctuating around $72,100, reaching an intraday high of $72,900, a two-month high; ETH is trading around $2,300, with a peak at $2,340. In this rebound, ETH's elasticity is significantly stronger than BTC's, and market bullish sentiment continues to heat up. The core driver of this rise comes from favorable U.S. Treasury policies, announcing a normalized increase in long-term Treasury repurchase scale, directly lowering long-term Treasury yields, weakening the dollar index, improving market liquidity expectations, and collectively boosting risk assets. Coupled with friendly signals from U.S. regulators, senior officials meeting with crypto industry representatives to promote digital asset legislation and eliminate some industry uncertainties, spot ETFs are seeing large capital inflows, and institutional funds are re-entering the market. The derivatives market short squeeze further amplifies gains, with a large number of previous short positions liquidated, and passive buy orders pushing prices rapidly higher. After continuous rallies, a large amount of short-term profit-taking has accumulated, increasing the risk of volatile pullbacks. Key levels: BTC faces strong resistance at $74,000, with short-term important support at $68,800; ETH resistance at $2,420, support at $2,150. Going forward, closely watch changes in Treasury yields and whether ETF capital inflows can continue. If incremental funds do not keep up, a significant pullback and washout at high levels is very likely. On-chain live streaming + real-time tipping: How does ACO build a Web3 version of an interactive entertainment ecosystem? 🎥
Traditional Web3 products are often too "financialized," lacking daily high-frequency entertainment stickiness. ACO directly brings decentralized social interaction and real-time audio-video live streaming on-chain:
🎤 On-chain HD live streaming & voice rooms: Supports hosts to start broadcasts, share content, and enable real-time voice interaction within the community, with data and relationship chains fully owned by DID identities.
🎁 Peer-to-peer real-time tipping: Fans' tips are instantly credited to the host's wallet via smart contracts, eliminating the high fees of up to 50% charged by Web2 platforms.
⚡ Interaction as mining: Users accumulate social computing power by interacting, tipping, and sharing in the live room, sharing rewards from the entire network's ecological mining pool.
Shifting from pure "speculative trading" to "play-to-earn," will entertainment scenarios be the next entry point for tens of millions of users?
#OnChainLiveStreaming #Web3Entertainment #ACOEcosystem #CreatorEconomy #DecentralizedSocial Why has $ETH clearly outperformed $BTC recently?
This round of ETH strength, I prefer to understand it as an oversold recovery + capital rotation + short covering, rather than a sudden qualitative change in ETH.
ETH fell more deeply earlier, so its current position inherently has greater room for recovery; at the same time, ETH's market cap is smaller relative to BTC, so once capital starts rotating from BTC to high Beta assets, price elasticity naturally becomes greater. Additionally, with marginal improvements in ETF capital, staking yields, and ecosystem upgrade expectations, short covering further amplifies the speed of the rise.
So it’s actually not surprising that ETH is rising faster than BTC this round.
But it’s also important to note that **high elasticity is always two-way.** When the market is good, ETH may outperform BTC, but once BTC weakens again, ETH often falls faster as well.
Therefore, I wouldn’t directly convert all BTC to ETH just because of short-term ETH strength.
BTC is more like a core asset, while ETH is more like a high Beta offensive asset.
What’s really worth observing is whether ETH can maintain relative strength when BTC is sideways or even pulling back. If this strength can persist, then ETH’s future trend space is more worth paying attention to.
$ETH #美联储7月FOMC纪要9比3，官员加息分歧仍在 #OKX预言家第二季：电竞西甲赛果揭晓，英超法甲接棒 $BTC macro tug-of-war! US Treasury bond repurchase benefits realized, BTC faces reality test after rallying
The US Treasury has expanded long-term bond repurchases, combined with multiple positive factors such as Trump pushing the Clarity Act and the White House crypto meeting, causing BTC to break through the 70,000 mark within just two days, reaching a high of 71,000–73,000, with the entire market's risk assets collectively warming up.
The core trading logic behind this rally is clear: the Treasury's intervention in long-term US bonds improves market financial conditions marginally, coupled with the sentiment premium from a shift in crypto regulatory policies, the dual forces rapidly push Bitcoin upward.
However, the market has shown notable divergence: last night, the 30-year US Treasury yield rebounded again to around 5.25%, indicating the bond market does not fully accept the Treasury's repurchase plan. Many institutions have raised doubts, stating that expanding repurchases only alleviates liquidity but does not address the root cause of the US's high fiscal deficit, and may not sustainably suppress long-term interest rates.
In other words, the positive expectations are fully priced in, but the macro fundamentals are not yet fully stable.
If the bond market loses control again, the recent rebound driven by liquidity expectations could face pressure to give back gains at any time. Policy benefits are expectations, but US Treasury yields are the real benchmark hanging over the market.
Market insights:
1. Short-term sentiment has been fully vented; do not mistake the impulsive rally for a main uptrend without corrections. After the benefits materialize, it is easy to enter a "buy the rumor, sell the fact" phase.
2. Focus on two key indicators going forward: whether the 30-year US Treasury yield can stabilize downward, and whether BTC can hold the critical 70,000 support. If yields repeatedly rise, valuation pressure on risk assets will return.
3. The policy bill is still in the congressional promotion stage and has not been officially implemented; it remains a forward-looking narrative, so do not rely entirely on policy news for heavy speculative positions. The U.S. Treasury has stepped up its buyback of long-dated government bonds, and while the surface read is positive, the real story is more nuanced. Long-term yields had climbed too high, prompting the Treasury to intervene directly, pushing the 30-year yield down from around 5.3%. As bonds stabilized, the dollar softened, gold rallied, and U.S. equities breathed a sigh of relief. 📉 But this isn’t a simple case of "Treasury acts, everything flies." The core issue is that lowering long-term yielAugust 21 Jinman Gold Morning Review: Support at 4500 Holds Steady, Gold Targets 4560!
After bottoming out and rebounding overnight, gold continued a strong oscillation, with a low of 4517.14 before gradually rising. The early session quoted 4529.56, a slight intraday increase of 0.23%, maintaining a narrow range at a high level, with the bullish pattern remaining solid.
On the 1-hour chart, prices steadily rise supported by short-term moving averages, currently in a high-level consolidation phase; the 4-hour larger timeframe bullish trend remains unchanged, with limited pullback quickly recovered, indicating strong support below and the bulls still in control.
The short-term resistance above is first seen at the previous high of 4540.88; breaking through this may extend upward toward the 4560 area; support below is focused on the 4500-4530 range.
For intraday operations, prioritize waiting for a pullback to stabilize in the 4500-4530 range before going long, targeting 4540 and 4560. Remember to set stop losses and manage position size to handle market volatility.
$BTC $ETH $SOL 1. Market Overview Overnight, the global crypto market continued its short-squeezing rally. Bitcoin strongly broke through the $72,000 mark, reaching as high as $73,000, marking the highest level since June. Mainstream coins rose across the board, with XRP experiencing oversold rebounds, rising over 15% in a single day. This round of rally was driven by multiple positive factors: Trump publicly urged Congress to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, sharply raising expectations for regulatory clarity; The U.S. Treasury Department expanded its long-term Treasury repurchase scale, pushing long-term yields down and the dollar index hitting a three-month low; Combined with crowded short positions being concentrated in liquidation, the total amount of liquidation across the entire network in 24 hours exceeded 3.3 billion USD, with the proportion of short positions liquidated exceeding 90%, forming a typical short squeeze market. On the liquidity side, institutional verification institutions entered the market. The US spot Bitcoin ETF saw a single-day net inflow of $517 million, the largest single-day inflow since early May, with cumulative inflows exceeding $1 billion this week, showing a resonance between institutional funds and retail investor sentiment. The extreme market polarization continues: leading mainstream coins see both volume and price rise, and the effect of capital clustering is becoming increasingly pronounced; Small-cap altcoins have suffered severe losses, with counter-trend hits like BEAT hitting new lows against the trend. Instruments like HOME and APR are almost ignored, while BTC's market cap share continues to rise. The "abandoning small to hold big" market style has recently reached its peak. 2. Real-time Market Trends for Mainstream Coins (Current Spot Prices) BTC Bitcoin: 72,926 USDT saw overnight volume surge and a one-sided rise, consecutively breaking through the 70,000 and 72,000 key levels, showing a strong bullish trend这个会议(北京时间 8 月 21 日 01:00–04:00)已经开完了。结论是对于币圈的交易所是偏大利好：
1.CFTC已经开始准备自己的 Crypto Market Structure Rules:
如果国会的 CLARITY Act继续卡住，CFTC准备自己推进规则。
这其实比一句：“我支持Crypto”含金量高很多。
因为这意味着：美国加密市场监管框架不一定非要等国会。
2.CFTC将研究让目前已经注册的、以及部分目前未注册的 Crypto Exchanges，在CFTC框架下提供 leveraged / margined crypto trading:
这和 Hyperliquid 的核心业务高度重合。
Hyperliquid最核心的东西是什么？
链上永续合约 + 杠杆交易
所以这不是泛泛而谈的Crypto利好。
而是：CFTC正在设计的监管框架，理论上可以覆盖 Hyperliquid 所处的业务形态。
3.Selig还谈到了 On-chain Finance,他已经要求 CFTC 工作人员与 on-chain finance protocols 的开发者接触，研究如何让🟢Today‖Hot List‖Complete List (As of today, August 21, 7:21)
#Morning Hot List Review and Analysis
Brothers, it's really lively these days
🟢Today's Hot List (Mainstream coins prioritized)
$BTC Bitcoin｜+0.54%, Trading Volume 10.627 billion
Analysis: The market is oscillating with a slight upward trend, overall sentiment is cautious, large funds are rotating back and forth, supporting the range-bound market
$ETH Ethereum｜-0.27%, Trading Volume 11.993 billion
Analysis: Following Bitcoin's sideways oscillation, performance weaker than Bitcoin, bulls and bears in stalemate, no clear direction yet
$SOL Solana Public Chain｜+0.06%, Trading Volume 931 million
Analysis: Public chain sector oscillating and consolidating, trading volume remains average, no large funds actively pushing up in short term
$XRPUSDT Ripple｜+0.36%, Trading Volume 1.159 billion
Analysis: Mainstream old coins slightly rebound, limited volatility, existing funds rotating for swing trading
$DOGEUSDT Dogecoin｜-0.67%, Trading Volume 517 million
Analysis: MEME sector weakening, short-term funds flowing out, slight pullback following the market
$HYPEUSDT Hyperliquid｜+1.29%, Trading Volume 711 million
Analysis: Exchange sector slightly strengthening, contract heat remains high, short-term funds continuously competing
$BEATUSDT Audiera｜+5.59%, Trading Volume 106 million
Analysis: Small-cap hot coin, short-term speculative funds entering to push price up, large chip volatility, high risk chasing highs
$ZEUSDT Zcash Privacy Coin｜+0.53%, Trading Volume 330 million
Analysis: Privacy sector slightly warming up, stable trading, part of sector rotation with mild recovery
$PEPEUSDT PEPE｜+0.25%, Trading Volume 275 million
Analysis: MEME leader consolidating sideways, heat fading, no incremental funds entering to drive a big rise
$BOMEUSDT BOME｜-0.23%, Trading Volume 248 million
Analysis: MEME coin maintaining weak sideways, balanced bulls and bears, lacking short-term catalysts
$TRUMPUSDT Trump Concept｜-2.58%, Trading Volume 213 million
Analysis: Concept coin funds taking profits and exiting, rapid short-term pullback, narrative-driven market with large volatility
$PUMPUSDT PUMP｜+4.54%, Trading Volume 305 million
Analysis: Small-cap hot coin short-term breakout, speculative funds rapidly trading, intense high-level chip competition
$REUSDT Re｜-1.95%, Trading Volume 75.7576 million
Analysis: Small-cap coin pullback, short-term funds exiting, weak support
$LABUSDT LAB｜+4.40%, Trading Volume 10.2591 million
Analysis: Small-cap coin short-term pulse rise, small market cap with sharp volatility, high risk level
Overall Market Personal Summary💡:
BTC and ETH remain sideways oscillating, mainstream coins show very small volatility; market opportunities concentrate in small-cap hot coins, with significantly amplified price swings.
All small-cap coins are short-term speculative plays by hot money, chips are unstable, not suitable for high leverage heavy positions. BTC Breaks Through 72,000, Short Sellers Liquidated at a Two-Year High
Those watching the market last night probably didn’t sleep well. BTC surged from around 69,000 all the way up, breaking through 72,000 USD at 5:20 PM today, rising 11.8% in 24 hours. This is no small rebound; Coinglass data shows this is the largest short squeeze in the crypto market in nearly two years.
Let’s look at the numbers. In the past 24 hours, total liquidations across the network reached 3.024 billion USD, with short liquidations at 2.77 billion and long liquidations only 252 million. A total of 171,000 people worldwide were swept up by the market. The largest single position was on Hyperliquid—a BTC short worth 48.8 million USD was completely wiped out. The 2.77 billion figure surpasses all previous single-day short liquidation records. Glassnode’s stats are even more dramatic, stating that the daily closing gain corresponds to 5.8 standard deviations, marking the largest upward volatility since October 2023. In plain terms, such a single-day surge has only happened once in three years.
Why such a sudden surge? Several factors combined. The US Treasury announced it would at least double its long-term bond repurchase scale to 4 billion USD each time, starting September 9, pushing down long-term yields and loosening risk assets collectively. At a White House crypto meeting, Trump said the US is considering buying a substantial amount of BTC and urged Congress to pass the CLARITY Act, specifically mentioning bringing Hyperliquid into compliance in the US, even claiming the US has completely ended its war on the crypto industry. HYPE surged over 20% following this, and the White House meeting effectively ignited market sentiment. Capital flows were also active: BTC spot ETFs saw net inflows for three consecutive days, with 517 million USD flowing in yesterday alone, and ETH spot ETFs also gained 189 million. ETH was even more aggressive, rising over 18% in 24 hours, leaving many waiting for a pullback to buy completely stunned.
But don’t just watch the excitement. On-chain data is also warning of risks. Short-term holders sent 44,000 BTC to exchanges yesterday to take profits, setting a single-day record for the year. These holders bought around 67,100 USD, sitting on significant unrealized gains, which could quickly turn into selling pressure. After liquidating 2.77 billion in shorts, the opposing side of the market has thinned, so volatility is likely to increase.
Pay attention to the contract side as well. After the short squeeze, funding rates flipped from negative to positive, meaning longs now have to pay shorts, raising the cost of chasing longs—a short-term warning sign. Open interest remains high, indicating leveraged funds haven’t exited, so the long-short battle will only intensify.
This kind of market is most dangerous for chasing at the peak. It’s normal for prices to break integer levels and then pull back for confirmation. Short-term traders should watch if volume remains during pullbacks and avoid catching the last wave when sentiment is hottest. The long-term view is simpler: continuous net inflows into ETFs show institutions are buying with real money, so holding is better than frequent trading as long as the trend remains intact.
At the 72,000 level, will shorts dare to return? Is this a trend reversal or just a one-night news-driven spike? Share your thoughts in the comments.Brothers, we guessed it would rise, but we really didn't expect it to be this fierce! Let's stay calm first and clarify the real logic behind the BTC breakthrough of 70,000 and ETH reaching 2,300 in this wave 👇 1️⃣ The root cause is the weakening dollar: The U.S. Treasury expanded the scale of long-term bond repurchases, the 30-year yield sharply fell from a high of 5.33%, and the dollar index plunged simultaneously. The liquidity gate loosened, and institutional funds were the first to sense the signal. 2️⃣ ETF continuous accumulation: The spot ETF recorded large net inflows for several consecutive days, with BlackRock's IBIT contributing nearly $500 million within two days. Smart money is still buying above 68,000; this scale cannot be supported by retail investors. 3️⃣ News triggers sentiment: The White House cryptocurrency summit, new SEC regulations, and the expected re-examination of the CLARITY Act—these three events combined have the market trading the narrative of the "U.S. crypto strategic reserve," and shorts were directly crushed. 4️⃣ Short squeeze intensifies: $1.6 billion liquidated in 24 hours, with shorts accounting for $1.4 billion. After the price broke key levels, a chain of liquidations formed a typical short squeeze structure, rising to a level that makes you question reality. Friendly reminder: This kind of "skyrocketing" rapid rally is often hard to sustain. In the short term, don't chase highs or panic sell; watch the key levels—BTC must hold above 68,000 to have a chance to reach 75,000, and if it can't hold, it will retest 65,000. ETH's 2,000-2,080 range is the lifeline; this is the launch platform for this breakout, so be cautious if it falls below. The above is just a personal opinion and does not constitute investment advice, please be rational At the close of the U.S. East Coast on August 20 (early morning Beijing time on August 21), the full text focuses on the storage industry chain analysis. 1. Overview of U.S. stock markets overnight: All three major indexes fell sharply with increased volume, with the Dow leading the decline marking the largest single-day drop in nearly two months. Two core suppressing factors: first, the Fed's July meeting minutes showed hawkish signals continuing to ferment, causing the market to reprice the probability of rate hikes within the year, and U.S. Treasury yields rose across the board; second, international oil prices continued to rise, breaking through $87, reigniting inflation stickiness concerns, compounded by weak guidance from retail leaders' earnings reports, leading to a comprehensive decline in market risk appetite. • Dow Jones Industrial Average: -1.32%, closed at 52758.12 points, down 704.93 points for the day • S&P 500 Index: -0.87%, closed at 7641.16 points; among the eleven major sectors, only the energy sector closed up against the trend, with industrials, financials, and consumer discretionary leading the decline • Nasdaq Composite Index: -1.00%, closed at 26067.78 points, down 263.31 points for the day; tech stocks generally pulled back, but the storage sector resisted the trend, hedging part of the losses • Volatility Index VIX: jumped to 18.2, indicating a significant rise in risk aversion • Trading characteristics: Large-cap trading volume increased 15% week-on-week, with funds fleeing from cyclical, financial, and consumer sectors; tech growth stocks' declines narrowed relatively, while the storage sector saw funds flowing in against the trend, showing clear structural resilience. Core market feature: value stocks' catch-up decline exceeded that of growth stocks, with a rapid style rotation in the market. The energy sector became the only safe haven due to rising oil prices; the storage sector leveraged its fundamental price increase logicBTC/ETH 8.21 Market Analysis
Rebound Driving Forces
Macro liquidity improvement (US repo expansion suppressing long bond yields) + rising regulatory expectations (Trump pushing the "Clear Act"), resonance triggered a violent surge of $BTC from 64,000 to 73,000. Essentially expectation-driven, not a fundamental reversal.
On-chain and Market Structure
Whales have net increased holdings by 43,000 BTC in the past 60 days, providing a capital base
Spot trading volume hits a three-year low, retail investors absent, liquidity thin
Perpetual funding rate soars to a 20-month high, long-short ratio 2.23 hits a yearly high
Sentiment jumps from extreme fear (25) to greed (62), short-term pullback pressure accumulates
ETH/BTC exchange rate continues to hit new lows, capital highly concentrated in Bitcoin, altcoins drained
Risks and Strategy
Real risk lies in September:
Clear Act passage success rate less than 20%
FOMC meeting also scheduled
Current premium supported by policy expectations; if disappointed or Fed turns hawkish, pullback may exceed technical expectations.
Short-term strategy: buy on dips with strict stop-loss.
Deeper question: after expectations are realized, what will drive the market to continue rising?
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$ETH $SNDK The president's words, the market's legs—but Congress holds the purse strings. Trump casually mentioned on X that "the U.S. government is discussing expanding its holdings of Bitcoin and crypto assets," and Bitcoin promptly broke through $71,500. The market voted with real money—after all, the U.S. government is already the world's largest sovereign Bitcoin holder, with about 328,000 BTC worth over $21 billion. But take a close look at Trump's original words: no implementation details, no funding source, no timeline. Why? Because the president doesn't control the money. The strategic Bitcoin reserve executive order Trump signed in March 2025 only allows acquiring Bitcoin through "budget-neutral" channels like forfeiture, fines, and donations. To conduct large-scale open market purchases, Congress must legislate and allocate funds. And bills like the BITCOIN Act, which proposes buying 200,000 BTC annually, have yet to become law. This routine is actually quite familiar: the White House sends signals to raise expectations, but the actual implementation gets stuck in Congress. The president can make promises, but the money always comes from Congress. Next time you hear "the government is going to buy coins," it’s worth asking—where is the money coming from? $BTC $ETH #BTC突破72000美元，本轮上涨能否延续？ Based on the historical pattern of the U.S. midterm elections
BTC's optimal positioning window falls in October,
with a high probability of starting an upward trend from early October
The average maximum market drawdown before the November 3 election is about 16%
Looking at the extended period since 1950,
the Nasdaq has closed higher 12 months after every election day with a 100% win rate
There has been no exception
If you buy the S&P 500 on election day,
the following year is almost guaranteed to be profitable
with an average return of 18.6%
This multi-decade cyclical pattern still holds strong reference value today
So what we need to do now is wait for the market's final dip $CORE has experienced a short-term oversold rebound breaking through the extremely low range, but on-chain daily active users have recovered to 9,000 while TVL has dropped by 24%, creating a divergence. The trading momentum is still mainly driven by short-term speculative funds on exchanges rather than large institutional positions.
On-chain details confirm the limitations of the chip structure. Although the network's average daily transactions recently remained between 48,000 and 54,000, the 30-day base layer gas revenue of the public chain is only $274, while ecosystem application fees reached $59,000. The 215-fold fee disparity reflects that transactions are overly concentrated on existing staking, lacking support from new external funds and high-frequency transfers.
The driving forces behind this rally are, in order: oversold existing funds speculation, BTCFi sector premium transmission, and short-term speculative capital pushing prices up. The roadmap's plan to rely on ecosystem revenue for secondary market buybacks remains a mid-term goal, and unresolved token inflation pressure limits the upward price potential.
The bullish scenario triggers if the price breaks through key resistance with sustained volume turnover and does not fall below the consolidation range during pullbacks. If protocol revenue continues to rise alongside cross-chain BTC capital inflows, the market will gradually absorb the historical overhead supply pressure above.
The bearish scenario triggers if a volume surge with a long upper shadow appears at a high point or if volume rapidly shrinks. Given that the overall network TVL has not yet bottomed and buybacks have not been implemented, once chips are cashed out at highs, the price is prone to evolve into a downward continuation pattern within the main trend and refresh stage lows.
Invalidation conditions depend on capital and fundamental anomalies. If the adjustment breaks below the previous bottom line directly, the oversold rebound logic fails; if on-chain transaction fees and actual cross-chain assets show exponential growth, the short-term speculative capital-driven logic will be reshaped.
The key variables to watch over the next 7 days are the degree of volume cooperation at the breakout point, whether TVL can stabilize, and the target's resilience during BTC market pullbacks.
#迈威尔获Google芯片协议，财报前AI订单受关注 #BTC突破72000美元，本轮上涨能否延续？$CORE CORE Experiences a Bottom Movement: Is It an Oversold Recovery or a BTCFi Narrative Restart?
After a long period of silence, CORE's market finally shows a rare upward movement. Many long-term holders have finally seen a bullish candle, the community is cheering, and some have even started celebrating the rebound with beer. However, on-chain data, token economics, and competitive landscape paint a very contradictory reality: users are returning, but TVL is declining; trading activity is warming up, yet fundamentals still face heavy burdens.
Many tend to equate a bottom rebound directly with a trend reversal. For CORE, we need to separate market action from the underlying narrative.
Contradictory on-chain data: Alive but not prosperous
Recent on-chain statistics show that CORE network daily active users have gradually recovered from previous lows, reaching around 9,000 in mid-August, with a stable daily average of 48,000–54,000 transactions over 10 days, indicating on-chain interactions have not completely stopped.
On the other hand, total locked value (TVL) has dropped about 24% from previous highs, showing a split scenario of rising users but shrinking locked assets.
More intriguingly, the revenue structure: in 30 days, DeFi application fees in the ecosystem approached $59,000, while the underlying public chain's gas fees were only $274, meaning application layer fees are 215 times that of the base chain.
This indicates real activity is concentrated in staking and DeFi applications, with few ordinary transfer transactions; the network has users but remains small in scale, protocol revenue is still limited, and it is far from supporting large-scale token buybacks.
The project's 2026 roadmap has clearly shifted: no longer relying on block reward burns, it hopes to use real revenue generated by the BTCFi ecosystem to repurchase CORE on the secondary market, thereby alleviating token selling pressure. This concept is logical but depends on sustained ecosystem revenue growth, serving as a mid-term catalyst rather than an immediate benefit.
Where does the current rally's driving force come from?
1. Oversold chip recovery
CORE has retraced significantly from its historical highs, with prolonged decline accumulating many trapped holders, and the price is at historically low levels. As overall market risk appetite warms, existing funds choose oversold tokens to gamble on rebounds, a common oversold recovery pattern near bear market end.
2. Residual heat from BTCFi narrative
CORE's core positioning is a Bitcoin sidechain, featuring Satoshi Plus hybrid consensus, combining Bitcoin hash power with EVM compatibility. The narrative centers on BTCFi decentralized finance on Bitcoin.
When the market re-hypes Bitcoin staking and liquid staking, the sector's heat transmits, giving CORE emotional premium. However, competition within the sector is fierce, with peers like Stacks and Babylon rapidly iterating, so it's not a monopoly.
3. Short-term speculative capital inflow, not large institutional accumulation
From trading volume, this rally is mainly driven by short-term exchange funds, with no clear signs of large institutional addresses continuously accumulating. Speculative-driven rallies tend to rise fast and cash out quickly.
Several harsh realities to face
First, massive trapped holder pressure. Past declines have piled up layers of trapped chips above; rebounds to key levels trigger selling pressure release, with significant resistance at every step up.
Second, token inflation pressure remains; the buyback mechanism is still at the roadmap stage, not yet widely implemented, so selling pressure is not fundamentally relieved.
Third, the ecosystem lacks blockbuster applications. Although there are many DApps, none have yet attracted large-scale new BTC inflows; many interactions come from existing users repeatedly operating, with limited new external capital.
Fourth, as a thematic token, it is highly dependent on the overall market. When BTC corrects, these high-volatility small-cap tokens often experience much larger pullbacks than mainstream coins.
Two scenarios: Pulse rebound vs. trend reversal, watch three confirmation signals
Many confuse whether this is a rebound within a downtrend or a true reversal. Focus on three objective signals rather than emotional judgment.
1. Volume confirmation: Uptrend must sustain volume expansion; if volume shrinks during rise, it is likely a battle among existing holders with doubtful sustainability; a high-volume long upper shadow after a spike often means funds are exiting on the rebound.
2. Key resistance holds: After breaking resistance in a short-term rebound, price should not quickly fall back to the previous range; during pullback, it should not create new lows. A new low after rebound is a typical downtrend continuation pattern.
3. Fundamental follow-through: On-chain protocol revenue steadily rises, BTC assets continuously cross-chain into the ecosystem, and buyback mechanisms are truly implemented. Price can lead fundamentals temporarily but cannot detach forever.
Realistic thoughts for holders
- For current holders: The rebound is welcome, but don't treat unrealized gains as realized profits. Set partial take-profit points; don't add heavy positions just because of one bullish candle to average down. The biggest mistake in oversold token rebounds is to see red and fantasize about a big bull market after being deeply trapped for a long time.
- For those not yet in: Don't get swept up by community euphoria chasing highs. For small-cap tokens, it's better to miss out than make mistakes. If you want to participate, wait for pullback confirmation before evaluating.
BTCFi is a sector worth long-term observation, but no matter how good the narrative, it requires product, revenue, and user growth to materialize. Celebrate the bullish candle, but keep wallet positions calm. The rebound is just the beginning, not the end.$ETH spot has pulled in 1 billion U in funds, leveraging about 25 billion U in contract funds, indicating that basically no one is selling spot. Unless the main force stops buying themselves, a pullback will occur. The premise for this pullback is that the main force has almost withdrawn their long positions in contracts or has started to take on most of the contract short positions. Otherwise, why would they stop buying spot? Just purely to support the shorts? As shorts, they don't even have enough spot holdings but still want to dump the market—it's simply a dream.X Layer's Exchange OS requires deployers to stake OKB in order to create trading venues or list trading products.
This is a demand logic more valuable than "total scarcity." What needs to be observed next is not slogans, but the actual number of deployments and staking requirements. A factory worker's CORE gamble: a 6800 yuan salary, 200,000 trapped tokens, and a high-stakes bet on turning things around
Yesterday, the factory paid wages, and I received 6800 yuan.
Every worker knows that every penny is hard-earned from 12-hour shifts on the assembly line. After deducting money for cigarettes, meals with coworkers, and daily small expenses, there’s not much left. Thanks to the factory providing food and accommodation, I managed to save 800 dollars and bought 26,000 CORE tokens through C2C, staking them all on-chain as locked tokens, turning them into chips.
I set a rule for myself: from now on, every month when I get paid, I will consistently invest 800 dollars in CORE.
Most coworkers and strangers online don’t understand and mock me relentlessly. The market keeps bottoming out, the coin’s trend is weak, many have already exited, and they laugh at me for foolishly adding positions, saying I’m just catching a falling knife and wasting my effort.
Only I understand my situation. I hold 200,000 CORE tokens bought at a high price early on, deeply trapped, numb to the floating losses. Since I’m already stuck, I might as well not cut losses and give up. Instead of crying and selling my hard-earned tokens at a loss, I prefer to dollar-cost average monthly to reduce my cost basis, slowly accumulate, patiently wait for a market cycle reversal, and gamble on an ordinary person’s chance to turn things around.
Sometimes I feel wronged.
I’m simply sharing my holdings and honest thoughts, but the comment section is full of doubts, accusing me of brainwashing and luring others to enter the market. But I myself am a victim standing guard at a high price, anxious and sleepless, bearing huge floating losses. I have never encouraged anyone to chase highs, only recorded my persistence, yet I receive cold sarcasm, which is disheartening.
Many people dismiss CORE outright without spending time to understand its underlying narrative. As a key infrastructure in the BTCFi sector, it inherits Bitcoin’s security system while being compatible with EVM. SatPay is about to launch, the buyback and burn mechanism is ongoing, and institutions and whales are quietly accumulating tokens at low prices. The current long-term sideways consolidation feels more like a brutal shakeout, washing out weak floating tokens to prepare for the next rally.
I have no background, no shortcuts, just daily labor in the workshop, with thick calluses on my hands from hard work. CORE is almost the only chance I have to make a big move.
Others advise me to cut losses and leave, online sentiment keeps bearish, all hoping I’ll give up my low-price tokens. But I know that once I cut losses, all past losses, persistence, and monthly invested hard-earned money will truly be gone.
I don’t chase short-term fluctuations, blocking out noisy external voices.
It’s already tough for ordinary people to break through; since I’m in the game, I choose to fight to the end.
Low-price dollar-cost averaging, locked staking, quietly building strength, patiently waiting for the bloom.
I’m betting once, hoping that all the night shifts endured and sweat shed will one day pay off with principal and interest, completely breaking free from the assembly line cycle.
⚠️ Risk reminder: This is only a personal experience sharing and does not constitute investment advice
$CORE #BTCFi 📊 $KAITO Contract Liquidation Express (August 21)
After a nuclear explosion start by the bulls, momentum sharply collapsed, with 24-hour liquidations exceeding $260,000. The direction is clear but the strength has significantly narrowed...
Time Total Liquidations Long Liquidations Short Liquidations
1 hour $16,200 $16,000 $225.78
4 hours $57,300 $57,100 $262.49
12 hours $148,800 $88,900 $59,900
24 hours $262,600 $168,600 $94,100
From the KAITO liquidation data: in 1 hour, bulls monopolized the market, with long liquidations 70.9 times that of shorts, amounting to $16,000. Bulls tentatively controlled the market with nuclear explosion intensity; in 4 hours, the bull multiple further soared, long liquidations crushed shorts with a ratio soaring to 217.5 times ($57,100 vs. $262.49), liquidation volume jumped to $57,100, bulls took over the game with an extreme posture; in 12 hours, bull momentum collapsed, long liquidations were only 1.48 times shorts, volume rose to $88,900. Although bulls still dominated, the ratio sharply dropped, approaching balance between longs and shorts; in 24 hours, bull momentum slightly rebounded, long liquidations at $168,600 vs. shorts at $94,100, bulls retained only a 1.79 times advantage, with total liquidations exceeding $260,000. The 12-hour liquidations accounted for 56.6% of the 24-hour total, indicating a moderately high concentration, mainly concentrated in the first 12 hours. The bull dominance ratio surged from 70.9 times at 1 hour to an extreme 217.5 times at 4 hours, then collapsed to 1.48 times at 12 hours, and slightly rose to 1.79 times at 24 hours. Bull momentum followed an "inverted V-shaped reversal" trajectory—after a nuclear explosion start, it completely collapsed. Long and short forces returned from extreme tilt to near balance within 24 hours, signaling the squeeze rally is nearing its end. Leverage is recommended to be compressed to within 3x; although the direction still favors bulls, the strength has severely weakened, avoid blindly chasing longs.
🔥 Market Indicator | August 21
Three hot topics today point to the same theme: liquidity valve loosening, policy signal divergence, and consumer IP iteration—three forces resonating on the same trading day.
₿ BTC Breaks $72,000: Record Short Squeeze, but "Fake Breakout" Controversy Remains
On August 20, Bitcoin continued its rally, breaking $72,000, reaching an intraday high of $72,830, the highest since June. In the past 24 hours, approximately $2.75 billion in short positions across the crypto market were liquidated, with Bitcoin accounting for about $1.7 billion—this is the largest full-market short squeeze recorded by CoinGlass since 2021. Total network liquidations reached $3.34 billion, with shorts accounting for $3 billion.
However, there is intense debate over the sustainability of the rally. Peter Schiff, a long-time Bitcoin critic, called it a "fake breakout," attributing it to a one-time operation by the U.S. Treasury doubling long-term bond repurchases. Bulls argue that demand in spot and perpetual futures markets simultaneously turned positive for the first time since the historical peak in October 2025—if this can be maintained for another month, it would justify the start of a new bull market. Spot ETFs attracted over $1 billion inflows from Monday to Wednesday, completely reversing last week's nearly $390 million outflows. Short covering accelerated the breakout, but whether Bitcoin can hold above $70,000 increasingly depends on the sustainability of spot and ETF demand.
🏛️ Fed July Minutes: Hawkish Votes Outnumbered, Market Prices in the Opposite
The Fed's July meeting minutes released on August 19 showed the FOMC voted 9-3 to keep rates unchanged at 3.50%-3.75%. However, the hawkish forces far exceeded the three official dissenters—the minutes revealed several participants supported a 25 basis point hike at this meeting; many believed further tightening might be necessary if inflation does not decline.
Yet, the market is pricing in a rate cut. After the minutes, the market assigned an 81.2% probability of a 25 basis point Fed cut in September. The minutes did not mention any support for rate cuts—the more hawkish the minutes, the more dovish the market, because the market prices not "who voted no," but the fact that the economy is slowing.
🎨 Pop Mart Half-Year Report: LABUBU Slows, Star People Surges 580% to Take Over
On August 20, Pop Mart released its 2026 half-year report: revenue of 17.17 billion yuan, up 23.8% year-on-year; adjusted net profit of 5.16 billion yuan. Revenue in China surged 47.3% year-on-year to 12.2 billion yuan.
The IP landscape is undergoing drastic restructuring. THE MONSTERS series, featuring LABUBU, generated 4.45 billion yuan, still the top, but down 7.5% year-on-year, with revenue share dropping from 34.7% to 26%. The new IP "Star People" generated 2.65 billion yuan, surging 580.6% year-on-year, becoming the second largest IP. LABUBU slows down, Star People takes over—Pop Mart's IP lifecycle management is facing its toughest test. Plush product line has become the largest growth engine, with revenue up 60% year-on-year to 9.82 billion yuan, accounting for 57.2% of total revenue. The board announced a share repurchase plan of 2 to 5 billion yuan.
💎 Summary
Three events paint the same picture: Bitcoin broke $72,000 with a record $2.75 billion short squeeze, but the "fake breakout" controversy remains—the key is whether spot buying can continue; KAITO contract market bull dominance ratio crashed from an extreme 217.5 times to 1.79 times, squeeze momentum collapsed sharply, total liquidations exceeded $260,000, long and short forces returned from extreme tilt to near balance within 24 hours; the more hawkish the Fed minutes, the more dovish the market, as economic slowdown signals outweigh inflation concerns; Pop Mart's LABUBU slows while Star People surges 580%, the IP landscape is undergoing a brutal old-to-new transition. When liquidity, policy, and consumption forces resonate simultaneously—the market is aggressively repricing the second half of 2026. #BTC突破72000美元，本轮上涨能否延续？
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Overnight gold tested the bottom and stabilized, closing with a high-level oscillation pattern, currently quoted around 4521.
From the cycle structure perspective, the 4-hour moving averages maintain a strong bullish arrangement, with the price holding steady within the recent upward range. The major bullish trend structure remains intact; after a round of rise in the 1-hour cycle, it entered a sideways consolidation. The MACD indicator lines are gradually converging, with bullish and bearish momentum temporarily balanced. There is no clear short-term direction, so focus on range breakout choices during the day.
Resistance levels: 4540-4545
Support levels: 4500, 4485
Trading strategy
Prioritize buying on dips; if the price stabilizes after pulling back to 4500-4485, consider long positions targeting 4535-4545. A breakout could lead to new highs.
Note: Silk Road is for reference only, market conditions may change at any time, please manage risk carefully $XAU