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The most fragile link has never been the direction, but the small position late at night. Do you think daytime calm can safely bring it to the close? These past couple of days, I've been staring at the market and have a feeling that's hard to describe—calm on the surface, but undercurrents are constantly squeezing below. Prices are stuck in a range, grinding back and forth; no one dares to chase higher, no one wants to admit fault below. Both bulls and bears are waiting for the other to wink first. The longer this sticky balance drags on, the more likely it is to suddenly hit in the second half of the night. Let's talk about the real protagonist first: not in the crypto world tonight. The 10-year US Treasury yield surged to 5.135% intraday, the highest in 2019, and oil prices hit $103. Yield-bearing stocks collectively took hits: gold fell below 4,300, Bitcoin briefly fell back to 83,785, and $280 million bulls were liquidated. The Fear and Greed Index dropped from extreme greed at 78 to 71, and sentiment is cooling down. Bitcoin is now stuck near 84,500, slightly red. The market looks holding up, but active buying orders are thin and volume is lagging, and the sense of weakness at high levels is becoming more pronounced. 85,000 is a hurdle; if it loses, the liquidation zones at 83,500 and 80,500 will be the next stop. Ethereum is moving close to 2,670, basically without a story, completely dependent on Pie's mood. Once Bitcoin gets struggling, Ethereum often falls even harder. Don't forget, FTX and Alameda just transferred 27,400 ETH to market makers, worth over $75 million—don't be fooled by those small rebounds. OKB is trading sideways, with so small fluctuations it's almost pitiful, almost copy-pasting the broader market, with no independent market movement. ZEC, on the other hand, is the oppositeSeeing the $ORDI profit and loss screenshots posted by group members really resonates. 2,175 ORDI, average cost 57u, current price only 4.87U, cost exceeded 123,000 U, current loss is nearly 120,000U, based on price, buying is expected in June 2024. If you bought then, you could have bought about 1.8 $BTC. Buying BTC with limited gains means your principal remains. Now losing so much is truly heartbreaking. Some early ORDI players made considerable profits, but those who entered after the hype were all stuck and lost. Entering any target is crucial. An asset that rose 10x or 50x early doesn't mean newcomers have the same opportunity. Some coins fall from 80 to 1 and may not rise again, like $LUNA. Some assets hit new highs, some remain sideways for a long time, and some are gradually forgotten by the market. Past glory does not guarantee future trends. If this ORDI player considers adjusting positions after dropping 20% or 30%, or abandoning the stock after a 50% drop and cutting losses in time, it wouldn't be just over 2,000 USD. Or is it that the player believes in their heart that the stock will eventually rise back, but things don't go as planned? Of course, this is not the final outcome for ORDI, but do holders have enough time and patience to wait for the unknown? The hardest thing in the crypto world is not picking the next 50x but avoiding those that won't rise again. If you don't encounter 50x, you won't make moneyETH pulled back after hitting 2790, volume didn't keep up
First, let's talk about the position
Current price 2684.88, 24-hour high 2788.70, low 2635.23
The 4-hour candle closed at 2685, with a high and low of only 2693 and 2679, volatility is compressed
The daily chart is turning up, high 2699 low 2635, turnover 41867
4-hour volume is only 2275, but daily volume exceeded 40,000
This indicates the momentum to push higher was yesterday, today is digesting
Support and resistance
4-hour support at 2679 and 2668, resistance at 2693 and 2699
Daily support at 2635 and 2648, resistance at 2699 and 2766
Funding rate 0.0042%, longs paying a small fee, sentiment is not exuberant
The 60-period range rose from 2358 to 2808, now back to the upper-middle range
So my judgment is that ETH is consolidating narrowly below 2700, 2680 is the key short-term battleground for bulls and bears
If it breaks down decisively, look to 2635; only a break above 2700 can erase yesterday's upper shadow
Position size within 30%, wait for a breakout to add
$BTC $ETH #ETH#美债收益率全面走高，高利率为何难降？
US Treasury yields across all maturities have surged, with the 10-year briefly breaking 5.1%. The market has fully priced in higher-for-longer interest rates, not simply because the Federal Reserve is unwilling to cut rates, but due to three practical constraints.
First, the tail of inflation remains stubbornly persistent.
Although the US CPI has fallen from its peak, it is still significantly above the 2% target. The volatile Middle East situation continues to disrupt oil prices, with energy costs ready to push prices up again at any time. Coupled with the expansion of the AI industry driving strong corporate investment and resilient consumer spending, there are no clear signs of economic weakening. If the Fed cuts rates prematurely, inflation could easily rebound. Officials have recently issued hawkish statements collectively, and the market is even repricing the possibility of a new round of rate hikes.
Second, supply pressure from the fiscal deficit.
US total debt has surpassed 40 trillion, with massive annual fiscal gaps forcing the Treasury to continuously issue large amounts of government bonds. Overseas buyers are steadily reducing their holdings of US debt, leaving insufficient market funding. Supply far exceeds demand, bonds are being sold off, and yields are rising passively. This has created a negative feedback loop: the higher the interest rates, the greater the government's interest expenses, which forces more bond issuance to finance, further pushing up the rate baseline.
Third, massive capital diversion.
AI giants are aggressively borrowing to expand, flooding the market with long-term corporate bonds. Long-term funds such as insurance and pensions are being diverted to corporate financing markets and no longer blindly allocate to US Treasuries. Global central banks continue to increase gold reserves, further weakening the buying power for US debt.Just saw the latest data: in the past 24 hours, the entire network liquidated $545 million, with 126,870 people being liquidated.
Long position liquidations: $444 million
Short position liquidations: $101 million
Longs are 4.4 times the shorts; last night’s rapid decline cleared high-leverage positions in the market. The largest single liquidation was an Ethereum $ETH liquidation of $10 million.
The main reason for last night’s drop, according to news, is the uncertainty in the Persian Gulf and the rekindling of rate hike expectations.
Another important judgment: when social media is full of various profit-sharing posts, danger may already be approaching. Yesterday was exactly this situation, and I already felt the short-term danger.
But seeing the gap to the target is as high as Mount Everest; next time remember to trust yourself and retreat immediately if the feeling is off. BTC holds 84000, ETH breaks through 2700, should you cut your ETH?
#BTC冲高回落，市场轮动开始了吗？ #财报观察员：好市多Q4财报即将公布
BTC at 84258 down 2.73%, holding 84000; ETH at 2681 down 3.08%, directly breaking through 2700. You need to think carefully about whether to cut your ETH.
$BTC is the anchor; only if 84000 holds can the whole market have a bottom, if it doesn't collapse, ETH still has hope; $ETH is high beta, with ecosystem funds flowing out and falling more than BTC, but it has already dropped from 2755 to 2681, with a short-term possibility of an oversold rebound. The difference is clear: BTC is the anchor, ETH is high beta following the fall. ETH's drop is not due to its own problems but dragged down by the market, this kind of drop most easily causes people to cut losses at the bottom.
If BTC holds 84000 and interest rate hike expectations are digested, ETH's oversold rebound will be strongest, don't cut at the bottom; if BTC breaks 84000 and continues to fall, ETH will first look at 2650, if broken then 2600, cut if necessary. If 84000 doesn't break, hold and wait for a rebound; if it breaks, stop loss at 2650. Don't hesitate about cutting at 2681, setting a stop loss order is better than anything else.Bitcoin faced pressure in early trading, falling back to $84,000, as U.S. Treasury yields broke 5%, triggering a large-scale long liquidation
$BTC $ETH $ZEC
On the morning of September 24, Bitcoin continued its overnight decline, trading around $84,273, down 2.23% within 24 hours. Intraday, it briefly dipped to $83,785, breaking below the $84,000 mark. The U.S. Dollar Index surpassed 101, and spot gold simultaneously fell below $4,300, with non-interest-bearing assets broadly under pressure.
The direct trigger for this round of decline came from macroeconomic factors. The U.S. September composite PMI preliminary reading rose to 58.4, the highest since July 2021, pushing the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield above 5%. Strong economic data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve would maintain a tightening stance, leading to massive long liquidations in the cryptocurrency market. Over 120,000 traders were liquidated within 24 hours, with total losses reaching $510 million.
However, institutional funds are still positioning counter-trend. Morgan Stanley's MSBT Bitcoin ETF received 1,100 BTC from Coinbase Prime, valued at approximately $93.89 million, marking the largest single inflow since the fund's inception. The U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have net bought $1.6 billion cumulatively over three days, indicating that large institutions are not rushing to take profits.
#BTC冲高回落，市场轮动开始了吗？ #美伊恢复接触，风险溢价会降吗？ The upward expectation comes from the China-US meeting. Currently, the good news has been fully priced in, which is bad news. This pullback is synchronized with the US stock ES and Nasdaq futures, showing a false breakout followed by a retracement, leading BTC to weaken in sync. The price has hit a new high, and the daily MACD shows a bearish divergence. It has not yet fallen back to the pre-breakout range of 8.28, so no false breakout confirmation signal has appeared yet.
Two scenario simulations:
Scenario 1: Healthy pullback (baseline expectation)
The daily chart uses sideways movement instead of a drop to digest the bearish divergence, pulling back to hold 83500~82800. Finally, the price quickly recovers the support level, breaks below and then recovers the consolidation low, and then restarts the upward movement.
Scenario 2: Pullback failure (risk scenario)
If after consolidation the upward momentum is weak and the key support is effectively broken, the price returns to the previous consolidation box. Stop loss immediately to avoid a several-thousand-dollar level retracement and prevent holding through a roller coaster ride.
After a short-term correction, there is another round of upward speculation expected from late October to mid-November during the election period.
#BTC冲高回落，市场轮动开始了吗？ #美伊恢复接触，风险溢价会降吗？ #财报观察员：好市多Q4财报即将公布 $BTC $ETH The early morning pullback was very decisive, with the three major giants collectively retreating, and the short squeeze momentum clearly exhausted. Below is the latest market summary of the three major giants as of early morning September 24:
📊 Network-wide Liquidations and Sentiment
The scale of liquidations across the network has continued to expand over the past 24 hours, with over 90,000 people forced out, and short positions still suffering heavy losses. The Fear & Greed Index remains high at 71 (Greed), but clear multi-timeframe bearish divergence signals indicate the short squeeze rally is nearing its limit, and the market has officially entered a sensitive high zone.
🪙 $BTC: Surge then pullback, breaking key support
Intraday, it once touched $87,363, an 8-month high, then sharply retreated, currently oscillating between $83,500 and $84,400, down about 2.2%. The core driver is a spot ETF inflow of nearly $1 billion in a single day, a yearly record, but market makers have reduced liquidity by nearly $100 million. There is dense resistance from $87,000 to $90,000 with trapped positions, and short-term chasing funds are insufficient.
🪙 $ETH: Selling pressure emerges, short-term overheating
Currently around $2,659-$2,677, it met resistance near the $2,800 mark and pulled back, down about 2.8%-3.1%. The FTX liquidation team transferred 27,000 ETH (about $75.32 million) to Wintermute, suspected of selling, causing significant short-term selling pressure. The 1-hour and 4-hour RSI have both entered overbought zones, showing clear resistance to further gains.
🪙 $SOL: Following the market, relatively stable
Currently oscillating between $114-$115, with a 24-hour decline of about 2.6%-3.3%. As one of the leading altcoins in the rebound, it shows relative strength but cannot stand alone, facing resistance between $120-$125.
💡 Core Strategy
The short squeeze is nearing its limit; it is recommended to prioritize short positions at highs and support-based long positions as secondary. The selling pressure on ETH and the liquidity withdrawal by BTC market makers are favorable signals for your current short positions.The short position finally sees some hope.
Has it peaked? Will it rise again?
$AKE unexpectedly triggered my stop-loss last time. After it dropped, I opened another short position and finally managed to short a little. New coins tend to have concentrated holdings at launch, making it easy to pump the price. But look at the on-chain data — suspected market makers pulled 216 million AKE directly from Binance Alpha after pumping 115%, worth $13.83 million, holding at least 12.4 billion tokens, over 54% of the circulating supply. With such concentration, I don't believe this is a decentralized project. On September 21, 2.11 billion tokens will unlock, accounting for 2.11% of total supply. A few days have passed; I’m holding the short position without adding.
$USELESS retested the 0.35 high yesterday but failed to hold and dropped again. I have a short at 0.25 and won’t add more due to high risk. After Bonk Guy returned to Twitter, he’s been promoting this coin, claiming huge whale funds keep flowing in. On-chain data did catch a new wallet buying 6.64 million tokens at 0.34 for 2.28 million USDC. But the coin’s past months’ pattern is a cycle of “outperforming the market — crash — consolidation — new high.” I firmly believe MEME coins are meaningless, driven only by market sentiment, with no support at the bottom, and will eventually fall. The price is stuck near the upper Bollinger Band at 0.34, RSI is already 70.7 overbought; those chasing longs should think twice.
The scariest is still $ZEC. It’s been hitting new highs continuously these days; my mind only thinks “new high, new high.” From 1480 to 1580 and then 1680 yesterday. Remember, I opened my first short at 513; I luckily stopped loss midway, or it would have been a total blowout. Check the on-chain data and you won’t feel alone — a whale holding a short for half a month was forced to liquidate, losing $10.68 million, with the liquidation price just $3 away. That big short named Garrett Jin, who had a 79% win rate and earned $9.11 million cumulatively, lost all profits this time; the short loss expanded to $33.83 million, liquidation price at 4790. Grayscale’s Zcash ETF has had net inflows for 16 consecutive days, traditional brokerage accounts can directly allocate $ZEC, and Paradigm’s co-founder publicly confirmed holding $ZEC. This is no longer purely sentiment-driven; institutional money is paving the way.
Honestly, Glassnode’s altcoin season signal has hit 81.25; altcoin market cap has risen 33% since August 19, while Bitcoin dominance hovers below 60%. Altcoin season isn’t "coming," it’s already underway.
The market is right here; everyone sees something different. I’m holding my short, not adding, and not advising anyone to follow my direction. What’s your take?
#美伊恢复接触，风险溢价会降吗？ #财报观察员：好市多Q4财报即将公布 #美债收益率全面走高，高利率为何难降？ $AVAX current price 10.305, 24h decline 8.45%, trading volume 59.9M USDT; MA5=10.2578 has crossed below MA20=10.5473, RSI=36.6 approaching oversold but not bottomed, MACD histogram -0.01275 maintaining bearish, Bollinger lower band 9.8167 is the only effective support reference currently. Fear and Greed Index 71 still in greed zone, indicating selling pressure comes from profit-taking rather than panic selling, this kind of structure usually has a secondary bottom test.
Here is a reusable method: the first rebound after a moving average death cross looks at whether MA5 can retake MA20, not how much the price rebounds. Currently, the MA5 and MA20 divergence rate is about 2.8%, which is a shallow death cross. If the price consolidates with low volume near the Bollinger lower band, RSI rises back above 45, and MACD histogram converges, it is considered the first signal of trend recovery; otherwise, if volume increases and breaks below 9.82, the death cross upgrades to a trend decline.
The direction is bearish, a rebound to 10.45–10.55 (where MA20 coincides with a previous dense trading area) can be lightly shorted, take profit 1 at 9.95 (above Bollinger lower band), take profit 2 at 9.60 (extension after breaking the lower band), stop loss at 10.78 (below Bollinger upper band, a breakout invalidates the bearish logic).Gemini 并不需要「天下第一」，谷歌正把入口、Cloud 和 TPU，串成一门完整的 AI 生意。 撰文：Frank，MSX 麦通 这个周末，AI 圈又开始吹 Google 了。 主角是还没有正式发布，但疑似正在 Arena 等平台偷跑的「Gemini 4.0」，各种盲测截图和体验反馈在社交媒体疯传，不少人甚至喊出出了「Google is back」。 不过还是先泼一小盆冷水。 截至目前，Google 并没有正式发布 Gemini 4，7 月财报会上倒确认过已经开始进行公司迄今「最具雄心的预训练」，换句话说，Gemini4 存在，但周末流传的各种「实测成绩」，目前最好还是先当传闻看。 不过有一说一，就算先把 Gemini 4 的传闻全部删掉，最近的 Google，似乎也确实到了值得重新看一眼的时候。 因为模型之外，它的另外几张牌，也在同时变好。 一、Gemini 不必「天下第一」，回第一梯队就够了 过去大半年，Google 最尴尬的地方，是给外界的体感总有点慢半拍。 OpenAI 和 Anthropic 隔几个月就扔出一颗深水炸弹（今天又是哥德巴赫猜想），国内头部开源模型也在玩命提ONE RED CANDLE CHANGED THE WHOLE $ARKM CHART.
Price wicked down to 0.11780, then went quiet. Tight candles, now a green one at 0.12276. Still +20.43% on 7D.
I watch the calm after the flush, not the flush. What do you need to see before trusting this bounce?Liquidity is heavily tilted toward longs, while market greed is running high. Historically, bull markets rarely move straight up—mid-cycle corrections and shakeouts are normal. The current pullback may simply be a reset rather than a trend top. If BTC can stabilize above $85K, the path toward $90K, $100K, and eventually previous highs could open further. The key is patience: corrections can provide better long-entry opportunities rather than chasing strength. For personal market discussion only,The Dogecoin market depends on the tone of the news.
In a phase where geopolitics dominates the market, price divergences don't come from K-line patterns but from a single speech or statement. At such times, the position's risk resistance must be maximized: either hold spot or reduce contract positions. Leverage acts as an amplifier when the trend is clear, but in a news-driven market, it becomes a noose—a sudden piece of news can leave high-leverage positions no time to react.
Dogecoin ranks high in sensitivity to market sentiment. When funds flow in, it leads the charge; when sentiment recedes, it withdraws quickly. At points where geopolitical tensions rise, risk assets overall come under pressure, and liquidity is first pulled from high-volatility assets. $DOGE is often the first to be reduced. For spot holders, unrealized losses are just fluctuations in account numbers; for those holding contracts, a single reverse move can get them forced out.
Earning a lot is gratifying, but surviving is key. Only chips that can be held onto can wait for the next round of the market. Adjust your position to a level where you can sleep well: on nights when news breaks, spot holders turn off the lights and sleep, while heavy contract holders stare at screens waiting for dawn. The market doesn't reward the bold, only those who survive.A whale placed 96 limit buy orders for BTC on Hyperliquid early this morning, ranging from $77,800 to $82,600, totaling about 844 BTC, worth $67.07 million.
In my opinion, the net is laid out from 2% below the current price up to 7.5%, and if fully filled, the position would multiply 13 times — those who talk about a drop are actually more honest with their actions than words. 😇
$BTC $ETH $HYPELast night, over 444 million long positions were liquidated
Last night the market plunged, liquidating $444 million in long positions.
A few days ago, the short squeeze cleared 600–800 million shorts; last night it was the longs' turn.
BTC dropped from 87,300 to below 84,000, and within 12 hours, 383 million in long positions were liquidated. About 132,000 people across the network were wiped out, with the largest single position being a 10.04 million ETH long from Europe.
A trap: right after the short squeeze ended, leverage was increased to chase the highs. Just because shorts have been liquidated doesn’t mean the trend is stable; high-level contracts are just sending margin to the exchanges. $ETH ✳️ The US and Iran talked for 3 hours, Trump called it "very good, very productive," and Iran also proposed conditions such as lifting sanctions and unfreezing assets. After expectations for Hormuz Strait navigation warmed up, oil prices fell back, Middle East risk premiums cooled down, which is positive for risk assets.
$BTC $ETH
📊 【Capital and Data Analysis】
▶ Strong ETF support: On September 21, BTC spot ETFs saw net inflows close to 1 billion USD! Institutional treasury strategies and ETF channels are continuously withdrawing circulating market chips, keeping the supply-demand structure healthy.
▶ Short squeeze impact: Short liquidations accounted for 80%, clearly just after a short squeeze wave.
▶ Major test warning: Options expire on Friday, with call positions concentrated around 90,000 and 100,000. With bulls and bears battling, short-term volatility will definitely remain high.
🎯 Do not chase highs, wait for pullbacks, especially before Friday’s options expiration! If you’re uncertain recently, remember to control your impulses. Market direction can change in an instant; sometimes waiting and observing is the better choice.
(Source: OKX Planet 09/24 )
#BTC冲高$87000，加密总市值重返3万亿 #美伊3小时会谈释放积极信号？ #财报观察员：好市多Q4财报即将公布 官方尚未明确发布此类信息，此类信息皆源于部分社区或X，分析仅供参考。 👉🏻短期影响 该消息（非官方）一出，市场就有预期买盘。 质押越久拿的额外$CORE 越多，等于直接给老用户“发糖”。 昨天CORE能涨10%多，除了山寨轮动，这波奖励预期也悄悄添了把火。 短线资金会提前布局，等领奖励或者冲一波情绪。 👉🏻长期影响 奖励按质押时长分配，本质是鼓励大家把BTC锁得更久。 BTC质押量上去了，网络更稳，双质押需求也会带动更多人去买CORE来配对。 慢慢形成“锁BTC→要CORE→买CORE”的正向循环，对币价是实打实的支撑。 👉🏻综合判断 偏利多。 这不是一次性砸盘型空投，而是按时长慢慢发，抛压相对可控，还能把流动性锁在生态里。 只要BTC质押数据能持续增长，后续走势就依然有底气。 👉🏻新手启示 别只盯着“有奖励就冲”。 先搞清楚自己有没有在Core上质押BTC、时长够不够，再算算额外能拿多少。 奖励只不过是锦上添花，真正决定涨跌的还是整体市场和项目落地。 👉🏻现在是否适合入场？ 硬分叉后供应收紧、质押奖励刚启动、山寨轮动还在，短线情绪偏暖。 但CORE仍处低位震荡昨天我写"87,374就是短期顶"，今天市场就给了答案：BTC从87,374一路跌到83,439，一天跌了快4,000刀。全网爆仓19.19亿美元，其中多头爆了15.73亿——占比82%。昨天还在喊"9万见"的人，今天已经被埋了。 但今天这篇，不聊爆仓多惨。我要聊一个反常识的数据：在BTC暴跌的同时，有2.16万枚BTC正在流出交易所钱包，价值21.59亿美元。价格在跌，币却在往冷钱包搬——这到底是去杠杆，还是大底信号？今天拆给你看。 01 先看一组数据：BTC一天跌了4000刀，19亿爆仓 把今天的盘面摆出来： BTC：从昨天87,374跌到今天最低83,439，跌了约3,935刀；现在84,247，24小时跌2.28%； ETH：报2,681美元，跌2.64%； 山寨币：SOL跌3.00%，XRP跌4.96%，DOGE跌7.56%，ZEC跌8.75%——高弹性币种跌得最狠； 爆仓：过去24小时全网爆仓19.19亿美元，其中多头爆15.73亿（82%），空头爆3.46亿； 持仓：Hyperliquid全网总持仓降至158.87亿美元，跌破160亿关口。 为什么跌？三个直接原因： 第一Family, I suggest you bookmark this article before reading it today — because the market signals and on-chain data are conflicting, and the difference between opportunity and trap is very thin! --- 📉 First, an overview: The entire market takes a hit On September 24 during the Asian session, the crypto market collectively pulled back. BTC is around $84,247, down 2.28% in 24 hours; ETH is $2,681, down 2.64%; SOL is $115, down 3.00%. XRP dropped 4.96%, DOGE fell 7.56%, and altcoins performed even worse. What triggered this drop? The US composite PMI for September surged from 56.0 to 58.4, marking the fastest increase in over five years. Once the data was released, US Treasury yields spiked sharply, with weak demand at the 5-year Treasury auction. Bitcoin was hammered from a high of $87,000 down to around $83,500. Fed Governor Barr added fuel to the fire by hinting that "further policy adjustments may be needed" to curb inflation. With interest rate expectations shifting, leveraged longs were liquidated in a chain reaction. Key data: In the past 24 hours, about $1.919 billion in liquidations occurred across the network, with $1.573 billion from long positions, accounting for a high 82%. The largest single liquidation was an ETH/USDT perpetual long, liquidated for $10.04 million. But interestingly — on-chain data shows a completely opposite picture. 🟠 BTC: $444 million in longs liquidated, but whales are quietly accumulating Market snapshot: · Current price: about $84,340 | 24h change: -2.2% · Long liquidationsPositive news lands but price plunges! BTC falls below 85,000, hiding deep selling pressure signals
The market's most bizarre divergence scenario fully played out today on the BTC chart.
Positive signals emerged from a three-hour US-Iran meeting, Trump stated the negotiations were very effective, oil prices simultaneously dropped below $100, and geopolitical risks significantly cooled. According to conventional logic, risk assets should rally accordingly, and BTC should have leveraged this to break through.
However, the chart showed a completely opposite trend, with BTC quickly dropping from $87,251 to around $84,300, and OKX dipping as low as $83,856, completely dashing previous expectations of hitting 90,000.
Even more absurd, the US spot ETF has seen net inflows of $1.59 billion for three consecutive days, with continuous off-exchange incremental funds entering.
Funds are flowing in but prices are not rising; the core reason is extremely heavy on-exchange selling pressure. Profit-taking is concentrated at low levels, trapped positions at high levels are using this opportunity to unwind, combined with exhausted short-covering momentum, causing a break in buying support.
The current 85,000 USD level is a short-term lifeline: a quick recovery would be a healthy shakeout, while sustained failure to hold suggests this rally might just be a temporary short squeeze.
Positive news without price increase means emptiness; the market is always more honest than the news. $BTC $ETH #BTC price surged then fell, has the market rotation started?
These two coins that frantically pumped before $BTC's explosive rise are now all crashing without exception.
$ONE dropped straight from 0.006 to 0.002, falling nearly 30% in one day. $MUBARAK is even more extreme, halving right after hitting 0.088, now lying at 0.053.
The logic is too obvious: they hyped up before the big BTC rally to attract copycat buyers. Once BTC pulls back, even slightly trembling, these altcoins fall like kites with broken strings, free-falling.
I originally thought it was great—since they fall with BTC, I could just keep shorting along the trend and make easy money lying down.
But what happened? The coin prices did fall, but I couldn’t make any profit at all!
The funding rates are outrageously high! Shorting not only yields no profit, but you also have to pay huge interest daily to the longs. This is clearly a trap set by the whales, forcing shorts to pay up or get disgusted into closing positions. As long as BTC doesn’t have a major correction and stays sideways here, shorts are just working for the longs, and the funding fees alone can drain you.
If you pick the right direction, you lose fees and funding costs; if you pick the wrong direction, you get liquidated immediately. Shorting is like being a dog, and longing is also like being a dog.
Forget it, I really can’t play these high-fee altcoins. Better to hold U honestly and let the grid run. This kind of dog-whale market, even looking at it is disrespectful to yourself.ZEC
1500 got smashed, this short-term short should be reversed. After hitting 1653, it fell back, with upper shadow, volume contraction, and 8H bearish divergence all real; chasing the high is paying a faith premium.
Currently, the first line of defense is reached, and continuing to short down based on yesterday's logic has reversed the odds. The European ETP just opened as a channel, not a curtain call. Optional privacy has been called for eight years, but it didn't stop the rise from 400 to 1600. The largest long position reduced by 1000 coins, with 12,700 contracts still open.
Try a small long position between 1440-1500; if it breaks 1440, admit the mistake and look at 1300;
If it holds steady, then target 1580-1650. Reversing position is okay, reckless longs are not.#美伊3小时会谈释放积极信号？
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Casual chat: The US and Iran sat down to talk again. Is this really friendly or just a formality?
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Yesterday we were still discussing BTC surging to 87,000 and shorts being wiped out. Today, with this news, the "geopolitics" and "crypto" lines are completely connected.
Regarding this 3-hour US-Iran meeting, on the surface, the "atmosphere team" did their job.
New York, 3 hours, Trump said "very good," "productive," and that talks will continue. Iran also gave a way out, setting conditions: lifting the maritime blockade and releasing frozen assets. The most direct reaction was a drop in oil prices as a sign of respect. Brent and WTI both fell, and the market immediately started discounting the "risk premium" for the Middle East.
In the end, this 3-hour US-Iran meeting was like two people arguing in a market, then each stepping back halfway saying "let's talk next time." The vegetables on the table didn't move, but the chopsticks were picked up first. For us watching from the sidelines, don't take it too seriously; protecting your positions and stop losses is better than anything.
$BTC $SOL $ZEC has truly cemented its throne as the "King of Privacy Coins" in this wave.
Current price $1,522, market cap $25.8 billion, climbing to 9th globally, surpassing Dogecoin, Chainlink, and Cardano.
30-day gain +87%, one-year surge 2800% (28x!)
Rising from the $16 low in July 2024, nearly 100x increase.
Holds 60% of the entire privacy sector's market cap, leading Monero by over $10 billion — a clear gap at the top.
The technology is legendary.
ZEC is the first large-scale application of zk-SNARKs (zero-knowledge proofs), now the entire ZK Rollup sector calls it the founding father. Sender, receiver, and amount all encrypted, outsiders see nothing.
Ironwood upgrade: closed old pools, introduced "quantum recoverable" notes, preparing a fallback for quantum computing.
NU7 activation on November 5: block time reduced from 75s to 25s, throughput tripled.
Tachyon protocol coming by year-end, full quantum-resistant privacy suite in place.
21 million cap, PoW, Bitcoin-style halving preserved — a hard asset modeled after Bitcoin.
Wall Street has directly embraced it.
Here's the most impressive part:
Grayscale ZEC spot ETF (ZCSH) launched on NYSE Arca on 8/25, net inflow of $284 million in September alone, scale surged to $979 million, and announced a 3-for-1 stock split, reminiscent of Bitcoin ETF splits that continued to rise.Yesterday $BTC was still cheering at $86,968, but this morning it directly dropped to $83,500.
The reason: US September Manufacturing PMI at 57.0, the highest since May 2022, Services PMI at 58.7, with October rate hike bets heating up, the 10-year US Treasury yield surged to 5.11%, a 19-year high.
When interest rates rise, high valuation assets fall first. The entire crypto network liquidated $545 million in 24 hours, with long positions accounting for $447 million, and 126,000 people liquidated. The worst single liquidation was on Binance ETH/USDT, $10.04 million.
But BTC's own ledger remains intact. It’s still up +11.36% over 7 days, and the $999M inflow into ETFs is real money. Holding the $83,500 level means the pullback is healthy.
Technically: daily moving averages are still in a bullish arrangement, but volume is clearly contracting. $83,500 = today's low, $79,000 = 20-day moving average; above, $86,000 = yesterday's high, $87,400 = monthly high.
Position ≤5%, cut at $83,500 halving level, clear at $79,000. Wait for US Treasury yields to fall before talking about offense. $BTC 84321, I’m still holding the long position I opened at 78722~
Floating profit of 71 points. The numbers are here, but more valuable than the numbers is that this position wasn’t shaken out midway.
When I entered at 78722, no one applauded me. Everyone remembers that period: breaking below 84000, first liquidating shorts then longs within two days, nearly one billion dollars in positions evaporated on the spot. The forced liquidation warnings did sound, the account numbers did fluctuate. At that time, the thing I wanted most was to put my finger on the close position button and tell myself, “Come out and take a look first.”
I didn’t move.
Not because I’m smarter than anyone, but because the things I thought through on the day I opened the position haven’t been overturned at all until now. The ETF channel is still there, the supply rhythm after halving hasn’t changed, and the expectation of rate cuts is only delayed, not gone. The price can fall, but the logic hasn’t collapsed, so the position shouldn’t be decided by volatility for me.
Of course, holding on doesn’t mean stubbornly holding. The position at 78700 has lasted until now not because of courage, but because I didn’t max out leverage when entering, and the liquidation point was far enough away. If I had pushed the position to the limit back then, when this sharp drop happened, I wouldn’t even have the right to say “still holding.”
Repeatedly harvesting at the same threshold, the market is doing one thing: transferring chips from those watching the price to those watching the logic. From 78700 to 84355, there was a panic breaking below 84000, and countless people thinking “run first, talk later.”
The real opponent of BTC bulls has never been any single sharp drop, but whether at the moment the drop happens, you still remember why you entered the market.ZEC dropped from ~$1,580 to ~$1,420 as long positions were wiped out, turning a normal pullback into a liquidation cascade. My read: ① $1,500 break triggered stops ② Long liquidations accelerated selling ③ Privacy coins like DASH/XMR also weakened ④ Thin liquidity made the bounce harder ⑤ Fear quickly replaced greed This looks more like leverage unwinding than pure spot selling. Now I’m watching whether $1,400 holds or another liquidation wave starts. 👀 #ZEC #美伊恢复接触，风险溢价会降吗？$BTC weakened around 84,325, with a volatility of 4.6% in this round. All 17 liquidations were long positions, with zero short positions; only the bulls took hits during the decline. U.S. Treasury yields are rising, increasing global funding costs, and the pressure of carry trade fund withdrawals will first impact high-volatility assets. Our data aligns with this path: the large holder position ratio dropped from 2.0286 to 1.8887, while the retail long-short account ratio rose from 0.8932 to 1.1608, indicating that chips are flowing from large holders to retail investors, a typical weak hand takeover structure. Funding rates for three periods are 0.0003%, 0.0013%, and 0.0001%, showing leverage is not crowded, more like a slow grind down rather than a sharp drop after overheating. DVOL is 35.7, options put/call volume is 0.65, and hedging demand has not yet emerged; if the shock continues to ferment, volatility has room to catch up. Judgment: $BTC is short-term bearish, first watching if the 83,450.1 low can hold. Conditions to turn bullish: price recovers above 87,247.3, and the retail long-short ratio falls back below 1. Both must occur simultaneously to invalidate this bearish view. Big Brother Maji opened a new position again. This time it's PUMP.
10x leverage, 150 million tokens, position size 600,000. Along with his existing ETH, BTC, and HYPE, he holds four long positions, with a total unrealized profit of $780,000.
But what I'm more curious about is why he added PUMP.
He has held this coin since August, during which he took profits of 250 million tokens earning 4,432 dollars, then opened another 400 million tokens, and now added 150 million. The repeated in-and-out shows he doesn't treat it as a short-term gamble but is building a base position.
Why? Because PUMP's fundamentals are indeed solid.
Pump.fun has an annualized revenue of $677 million, making it one of the most stable and least volatile protocols in the crypto industry. 50% of the revenue is directly used to buy back and burn PUMP, which at the current price equates to consuming 17.6% of the circulating supply annually. In the second half of last year, buybacks cost 217 million; although it dropped to 72.2 million in the first half of this year, protocol revenue only decreased by 18%.
Revenue hasn't collapsed, buybacks continue, and the team still holds a treasury of 2 billion.
But PUMP's price has been hovering around $0.005. A protocol with $677 million annual revenue has a price-to-sales ratio of only 2.8x. This valuation either means the market is wrong or the market is waiting for a signal.
Maji is voting with 150 million PUMP tokens, betting on the latter.
Here's the question: He has four long positions combined—25x ETH, 40x BTC, 10x HYPE, 10x PUMP—with a position value over 100 million. Do you think he can hold on?#美伊3小时会谈释放积极信号？ Was there anything concrete achieved at Hormuz after the 3-hour talks?
On September 22, the US-Iran teams talked for nearly 3 hours.
Some think the negotiations have reconnected.
Others believe Iran's conditions are too heavy.
It's still far from a deal.
But I actually think the market is not fundamentally trading on a "ceasefire" right now.
1. First look at CL, BZ; oil prices have already dropped for a while, and USO has clearly weakened.
2. As long as Hormuz reopens, the supply variable moves downward.
3. Iran's current demands to lift the blockade and release frozen assets all happen to be stuck at this point, so the real value of these 3 hours is that both sides have started discussing specific conditions again.
4. BTC hovering around 86,000 was not obviously hammered by this news, which also shows that funds are not yet treating it as a new risk shock.
So my own judgment is a bit more aggressive:
The market may first trade on "whether Hormuz can reopen," then on "whether a ceasefire can actually happen" (this is the core point I want to make).
Subsequent news releases are just continuing; the recent drop in CL, BZ, USO has already priced in some expectations; but if substantive actions like lifting the blockade and restoring passage really happen, oil prices still have room to move.
Conversely, if negotiations get stuck, the earlier expectations will have to be given back.
So for these 3 hours, I think what’s really worth watching is not "how well the talks went," but whether anything concrete can be achieved regarding Hormuz.
$CL $ZEC $BZ Added to position yesterday, took profit today, only a few hours apart.
On September 23, this address that accumulated ETH through Galaxy Digital OTC just added 15,000 ETH at $2751 each. Then early this morning, when ETH dropped, he immediately transferred 42,000 ETH (worth $112 million) back to Galaxy Digital at a transaction price of $2663, making a profit of $21.12 million.
He just said he was optimistic yesterday, but ran today. Retail investors can’t understand this move, but he definitely calculated it very clearly himself.
He started building the position two months ago, averaging $2161, accumulating a total of 52,000 ETH. Now after selling 42,000 ETH, he still holds 10,000 ETH, with the cost basis already negligible.
Note the detail: he didn’t directly dump on the market, but used OTC block trades. Galaxy Digital, as the counterparty, will slowly absorb this batch outside the secondary market. The real selling pressure is not on the order book, but whoever takes this batch will have to bear the future selling pressure.
My judgment: taking $21 million profit indicates he sees short-term risk, but keeping 10,000 ETH as a base shows he hasn’t given up on ETH’s long-term logic. This looks more like position management rather than a full exit.
$BTC $ETH A sudden pullback to 84,000 overnight, $BTC slammed the brakes a bit hard.
After a 14% weekly rise, it retraced, dropping nearly 3% in 24 hours, but the weekly chart still shows a 10% gain. The culprit is US Treasury bonds, with the 10-year yield surging to 5.10%. The market has priced in a 71% chance of a rate hike in October, combined with oil prices turning down, causing risk assets to get hit collectively. This rally was big, leverage piled high, and just yesterday $580 million worth of positions were liquidated, over 90% of which were longs.
There's another landmine: tomorrow (9/25) about $16-18 billion worth of BTC+ETH options expire on Deribit, one of the largest this year, so volatility is inevitable.
My own approach: hold the base positions firmly, no panic below 84, waiting for rate hike expectations to be digested. Don't chase rallies or sell off before expiration; those days are when you’re most likely to get slapped around. #BTC冲高回落，市场轮动开始了吗？ A warning signal accelerating the Bitcoin price correction:
The 10-year US Treasury yield has surged to 5.11%, the highest since 2007.
This directly raises the opportunity cost of all risk assets. If yields continue to rise, BTC may be pressured downward by macro forces rather than driven by its own volume.
The first downside target of 83.5K has now been reached; if US Treasury yields keep soaring, BTC price could fall to around 80K. Good morning, friends. After a wave of pressure-driven decline in the early hours, the market rebounded and then fell again in a corrective move. BTC dropped sharply last night, bottoming at 83,500 before stabilizing, then briefly pulling back to 84,600. Currently, BTC is under pressure above 84,600 and continues to test around 83,700 where it faces resistance. ETH is following BTC's rhythm, pulling back near 2,640 and consolidating narrowly between 2,650-2,660. Regarding trades, the light long positions entered around 83,900 in the early hours have basically hit the target range of 84,500-85,000. Some students took profits proactively near 84,600, securing comfortable gains. Trading without greed or fear, daring to enter at key points and decisively exiting when appropriate, discipline is the greatest asset. Don’t always try to squeeze the last coin out.
On the 15-minute chart, BTC’s drop from 84,600 formed a typical descending channel with bearish alignment spreading downward, and short-term rebound momentum clearly weakened. But the key signal is in the last candlestick: after a sharp drop to 83,700, it quickly pulled back and closed with a bullish candle featuring a long lower shadow, indicating strong support in the 83,700-83,800 range and that short-term selling pressure has been released. Combined with the daily chart still above the 50-week moving average, this correction is a pullback and turnover after a big rise, with the overall trend unchanged. The current pattern is a second bottom test without breaking the previous low, so after this corrective repair, the bullish outlook remains intact.
BTC recommendation: long near 84,000, target 86,000, stop loss at 83,700; ETH recommendation: long near 2,660, target 2,750 $BTC $ETH The pullback looks like a broad beta reset, not the start of an alt rotation. BTC holding near $84k matters more than chasing relative moves in SOL or ETH while all three are trading lower together.
Until BTC stabilizes, the cleaner read is caution over rotation.
Not advice, just analysis.Just saw: Last night after BTC briefly dropped below 84,000, CoinGlass showed about $389 million liquidated across the entire network in nearly 12 hours, with long positions around $352 million; BTC itself about $113 million. Coin-margined positions fell back to about 681,000 coins, with a long-short ratio of about 0.8628, shorts dominating.
Ah, so that's it — long positions being liquidated ≠ the bottom is set in stone. Positions falling back from above 700,000 looks more like a layer of crowded leverage being removed, not "shorts have completely won"; treating the liquidation leaderboard as a reversal switch is like treating forced liquidations as a consensus signal.
A more stable interpretation is: liquidations explain "why the drop was so sharp," OI decline explains "leverage is temporarily less crowded." Whether the next candle has spot buyers stepping in and how funding rates move is more important than "how many billions were liquidated."
When watching the market, you can compare the funding rates and position changes of BTC/USDT perpetuals on OKX to make your own judgment, DYOR, and this does not constitute any buy or sell advice.BTC surged then fell back, who is standing guard at 87000?
The overnight market was still shouting "bull market returning quickly," but was quickly doused with cold water. BTC briefly touched 87300 before plunging rapidly, hitting a low below 84000, a 3.5% drop in 24 hours. Coinglass data shows $423 million long positions vanished, with over 120,000 people liquidated.
Behind the plunge, two knives hang overhead:
The first knife comes from U.S. Treasury bonds. The 10-year yield soared to 5.054%, a 19-year record. With risk-free rates so high, risk assets naturally get drained.
The second knife comes from oil prices. Brent crude broke through $97.55, with the inflation ghost looming again. The market is starting to bet that the Federal Reserve will not cut rates, and may even raise them further.
87000 has once again become a graveyard for bulls.
It was repeatedly emphasized before that 87000 is a strong resistance level; failing to break through will inevitably lead to backlash. Now this has come true. The focus next shifts down to 80000—Rekt Capital clearly points out that BTC must hold above 80000 to confirm a valid macro breakout. If it fails, oscillation between 78000-80000 will be unavoidable.
Sharp drops in a bull market are not inherently scary. What’s scary is being fully long at 87000, mistaking the pullback for a buying opportunity.
Remember: the most expensive three words in a bull market are "this time is different."
$BTC $ETH $ZEC
#BTC冲高回落，市场轮动开始了吗？ September Summary:
The core view of Brother Ci is compounding; in September, there were 23 days, with profit-taking on 18 days.
The US September PMI exploded directly. Manufacturing at 57, services at 58.7, both far exceeding expectations. Cost pressures are rising, and the market's bet on an October rate hike surged to 71%. The 10-year US Treasury yield also rose to 5.11%.
Once this data came out, the US stock market immediately turned. The Nasdaq fell 1.13%, led down by Alphabet and Amazon. McDonald's plunged 4.81% after announcing a long-term store investment plan; the market isn't pessimistic about its store openings but worries about when the invested money will be recouped. With rates this high, any long-term investment will be recalculated.
Crypto didn't hold up either. BTC dropped to 84316, down 2.49% in 24 hours; ETH fell to 2683, down 2.87%. Strong PMI means the economy isn't weak, and the Federal Reserve has no reason to ease quickly. Once rate hike expectations rise, risk assets have to take a hit first.
Crude oil is a bit contradictory. Iran sent conditional signals about reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and Saudi Arabia restarted the east-west oil pipeline, which should ease supply concerns. But US crude inventories unexpectedly increased by 2.969 million barrels, pushing the gains back down. Brent hovers around 99, direction unclear.
Don't rush to bottom-fish at this point. Strong PMI pushes up rate hike expectations, and this logic isn't finished yet. Wait for the market to digest it, or wait for BTC to retest key support and confirm stability before considering action. #BTC冲高回落，市场轮动开始了吗？ $BTC #BTC rallies then falls back, has market rotation begun? Where will the funds head next after BTC's rally and fall?
BTC just surged to around 87,000 then quickly dropped back, hitting a low near 83,500 at one point. Notably, the funds that flowed in continuously a few days ago are still present, but the market is starting to diverge — the money hasn't disappeared, it's just seeking new directions.
First, watch US-Iran
US-Iran contacts are still ongoing, Trump says both sides are talking and believes a deal might eventually be reached.
If negotiations continue to progress, geopolitical risk premiums would decline, theoretically easing oil prices and inflation pressures, which would be positive for risk assets; but oil prices remain near $100, so this cannot yet be taken as a direct bullish factor.
Second, watch Costco's earnings tonight
Costco Wholesale will release Q4 earnings tonight, with market expectations around $94.8 billion in revenue.
It doesn't directly determine the crypto market, but if the earnings boost US stock risk appetite, fund sentiment might further transmit to BTC.
Third, I pay more attention to Nvidia
If AI funds continue to flow back, Nvidia, as a core of computing power, remains a key observation window. The market is not just speculating on “AI chips” but also on AI computing power, inference, and infrastructure as key focuses.
My view: BTC's rally and fall doesn't necessarily mean the trend is over; it could be accumulating momentum ready to take off anytime.
Whether BTC can reclaim 87,000 and whether Nvidia can drive the AI sector to continue strengthening are two directions worth closely watching tonight.
#美伊恢复接触，风险溢价会降吗？ 📈 上涨阶段 $MUBARAK 从约 $0.033 一路拉升至 $0.0875 附近，短短两天涨幅接近 165%，资金推动非常猛烈。 📉 随后快速降温 价格从高点回落至 $0.050 附近，短线约回撤 40%，几根K线就抹去了大量涨幅。 🔥 接下来重点看结构： • $0.050 → 当前关键支撑区域 • 守住 $0.050 → 有机会形成震荡修复 • 跌破 $0.050 → 回踩 $0.033 前低区域的风险增加 • 若重新站回 $0.06+，短线结构才可能明显改善 这就是典型的“圣诞树”走势：疯狂拉升之后，真正重要的是支撑能否守住，而不是追逐已经出现过的涨幅。🎄📊 同时关注 $BTC 与 $ZEC 的整体市场资金情绪变化。 #MUBARAK #BTC #ZEC #Crypto #AltcoinsLast night's late night push directly broke through the 85,000 level that had been held for three consecutive days — today's market nature changed, so let's sort out the script first. #BTC冲高回落, has the market rotation begun? 📊 Overnight market timeline was straightforward: during the day, BTC hit 87,000 for the third time but failed. At 22:30, after the US stock market opened, macro negative factors sold sell-offs. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose above 5% on unexpectedly strong commercial data, BTC plunged sharply, breaking through 85,000 and 84,000, hitting a low of 83,900. ETH simultaneously broke through 2700, with a low of 2651. Today's Toutiao Cailian Society's three major US stock indices all closed lower: Nasdaq -1.13%, Google down over 3%, and risk-off surged together. According to Toutiao data, this round was pure bullish cleansing: in one hour, bulls closed about $237 million, in four hours about $280 million, and over 120,000 people were liquidated in 24 hours. After a round of leveraged washing, short-term oversold — but today it had stabilized narrowly near 84,300 (08:50 at 84,265), ETH returned to 2,677. Bloomberg Línea TokenPost ⚔️ Today's BTC Levels: Resistance 84,500–85,000 (Breakdown Resistance), 85,500; Support 83,800–84,000 (Late-night Low Zone), 83,000, 82,000. ETH: Resistance 2,700–2.72🚨 The S&P 500 fell 0.49%, wiping out $300 billion in market value, which sounds scary.
But a 0.49% drop in the context of the S&P's historical volatility is just a normal pullback, far from a "severe hit."
The larger decline in tech stocks is more likely due to sector rotation or profit-taking rather than systemic risk.Tesla's ATR is still going down, currently around $380, with volatility being squeezed tighter and tighter.
The price on the chart is grinding in a narrow range, while the true range below has been sliding down from a high level.
Simply put: volatility contraction is like a spring being compressed; it usually chooses a direction afterward, but there's no guarantee which way it will bounce.
My view: don't directly equate "no volatility" with "it must go up"; volatility contraction at a high level is more prone to false breakouts.
My approach: keep position light at first, follow after a volume breakout; invalidation condition is breaking below the recent consolidation lower boundary while ATR turns back up downward.
Tonight COST will also report after market close, and US stock sentiment is already tight, so don't fight on both ends.
Do you think Tesla will break upward first, or will it break downward to release volatility first?
$TSLA $QQQ $SPY
#EarningsWatcher: Costco Q4 earnings are about to be released #BTC surged then pulled back, has market rotation started?Most people buy coins based on feelings
When BTC rises, it's called digital gold; when it falls, it's called a bubble.
When the ETH ecosystem thrives, it's called the world computer; when gas fees are high, people complain it's basically unusable.
As for ZEC, mentioning privacy gets you labeled as a money launderer.
But these three things solve three real problems
1. Can money avoid being eaten by inflation?
2. Can contracts operate without relying on intermediaries?
3. Can transactions be conducted without being watched?
These problems haven't disappeared, so the coins won't disappear.
Price fluctuations are market sentiment; logic is the trump card. Which one are you buying?#BTC surged then pulled back, has market rotation started?
Bitcoin ETFs have sucked in $2.3 billion in four days, but with PMI soaring and rate hike expectations heating up again, can this rebound still be chased?
To be honest, the market is quite conflicted. On the ETF side, there was a net inflow of $2.31 billion in four days, with BlackRock's IBIT alone contributing $350 million—institutions are putting real money in. But on the other hand, the US September PMI hit 58.4, the strongest in over five years, and the probability of a rate hike in October surged to 69.7%. US Treasury yields skyrocketed, and Bitcoin was slammed from 87,000 down to around 84,000, dropping more than 2% in 24 hours.
Community sentiment is also divided. Santiment data shows retail FOMO sentiment has hit a two-year high, with many shouting to chase the rally. But seasoned traders know that when everyone is shouting to go all in, it’s often a short-term signal to take a breather.
Technically, 87,000-87,300 is a strong resistance for this rebound, having failed to hold after two attempts. Below, the 85,000-86,000 range is supported by an ascending trendline and hasn’t broken yet. My view is straightforward: ETF capital inflow is real buying pressure, so the medium-term outlook isn’t pessimistic, but with such strong short-term rate hike expectations, chasing the highs is just giving away your head.US September PMI exceeded expectations, pushing back rate cut expectations, with the 10-year US Treasury yield hitting 5.11%, causing a collective bloodletting in risk assets. Bitcoin fell below 84,000, Ethereum broke 2,700, with 545 million liquidated in 24 hours and over 126,000 long positions liquidated. In this macro environment, a liquidity-thin asset like ONE will only continue to be dumped by funds.
On the chart, the ONEUSDT short structure is very clean, with a death cross on the moving averages suppressing price, and selling pressure fully dominating. The liquidation map shows a large accumulation of long liquidations around 0.002046 below, while the short liquidation pressure above is not significant; the price is sliding toward that liquidity gap.
Just closed a position, the debt collection calls are heating up my phone again. Glanced at the order book, the rebound has almost no buying support.
Currently short directly around 0.0023605, add to the position on a rebound between 0.0023800 and 0.0024000. Take profit first target at 0.002050, second target at 0.002000. Stop loss at 0.0024800; exit immediately if the close is above this.
This trade captures roughly a ten-point liquidation range; high leverage can recover some losses, but don’t go full position. When multiple liquidations trigger, slippage can be severe. Staying alive means having a next time.
$ONE
#美联储官员密集发声，加息还要持续多久？
@OKX星球 #BTC has reached a key position, and the structure has indeed strengthened.
But "confirming the cycle bottom" and "there will definitely be a 8%–10% pullback" are two different things.
Bottom confirmation does not mean the direction is certain, and no one can lock in the pullback range in advance.
If buying pressure continues, the pullback may only be 3%–5%;
If the macro environment weakens, it could also exceed 10%.Morning thoughts on 9.24: When there's a big surge, it's hard not to chase, but when it drops, panic sets in, always fearing the market will turn bearish outright. But this is just a pullback after a strong rise, not a complete trend reversal. Don't immediately turn bearish at every pullback, nor expect the price to quickly rally to new highs. Just watch the 83,500 support level; if it holds, there's still a chance, but if it breaks, don't stubbornly hold on. The hardest thing in trading isn't the ups and downs, it's the mindset. Rely less on gut feelings to guess the market, and follow the signals from the chart.
For Bitcoin daily chart, it previously climbed from 74,967 all the way up to a high of 87,396. After hitting the peak, buying momentum couldn't keep up, and the price started to pull back, now around 84,344. The lowest in the past 24 hours hit 83,500, with selling pressure at the highs continuing. The upper Bollinger Band is under pressure and falling back; the price is currently between the upper and middle bands. The overall uptrend hasn't changed; this is just a correction phase.
Indicators: MACD is still showing a golden cross, but the red bars have noticeably shortened, indicating weakening upward momentum, though it hasn't turned bearish yet. KDJ has turned down from a high level, with values gradually falling, which is a normal high-level adjustment and hasn't reached oversold territory.
In short, this wave is a pullback after a big rise, not a complete market reversal. The key now is to see if the 83,500 level can hold; if it does, there's a chance to push higher again. If it breaks, the pullback will deepen.
Bitcoin: Short near 84,700–85,100, target 82,000
Ethereum: Short near 2,700–2,730, target 2,600