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盘面那一刻我盯着86000，突然理解什么叫空头被按在桌上摩擦。 你有没有过这种感觉：越觉得"该回调了"，它越不回头？ 一个50倍空单，74958开，6.7个BTC，标记价冲到86005，浮亏74011U，回报率负736%。这不是段子，是此刻真实的仓位痛感。我看到的不是一个人扛单，而是市场在交易一件更硬的事：BTC冲上86000、总市值回到3万亿、Strategy继续加仓，空头被迫回补的路径正在被一件件催化推着走。 - BTC：74958到86005，逼空逻辑清晰，空头越硬，回补越急 - MUBARAK：0.04到0.06927，24小时+58%，最高0.073578，情绪最烫 - NEAR：4到4.576，24小时+7%，最高4.659，前高4.6附近反复测试 - ZEC：1598高点后回到1529，30天+79%，高位没散但也没再冲 偏多的路径很直白：财库同步加仓给了现货买盘叙事，BTC站上86000以后，山寨的情绪被点燃，MUBARAK这种单日58%的票就是风险偏好最外层的温度计。NEAR和ZEC没有掉队，说明资金不只在BTC里打转，还在往高beta方向试。 但我要说的重点是，这一$ZEC in this round is an independent market driven by the ETF narrative + short squeeze, not following BTC's Beta.
Starting from a low point, the slope is very steep, with almost no substantial deep pullbacks in between. The listing of Grayscale ZCSH opened a compliant entry for US institutions, which is the most core fundamental catalyst, directly elevating the valuation framework from a "niche privacy coin." Coupled with a large number of shorts previously lurking in the 600–800 range, continuous liquidations during the rally further amplified the gains.
Current market characteristics:
1. It has entered a high-level divergence zone, spot trading volume has increased, but marginal new funds are weakening;
2. Contract positions remain relatively high, with intense long-short battles, making this position prone to rapid and deep spike pullbacks;
3. The next clear short-term event is the NU7 upgrade on November 5, part of which the market has already priced in, making a "good news realization" likely.
Two possible scenarios going forward:
• Strong scenario: The privacy sector continues to ferment, combined with continuous new ETF subscriptions, pushing prices higher;
• Base scenario: Wide high-level oscillation, first a 20%–30% pullback to clear leverage, then observe on-chain data after NU7 deployment to decide whether to proceed with a second wave.
Greatest risk: sudden regulatory negative news. If the US or major exchanges impose restrictions on privacy assets, liquidity will rapidly shrink, and the decline will be much greater than mainstream coins.BCH takes off🛫!
CME launched BCH and UNI futures, no wonder the prince suddenly exploded this round!
Generally speaking, BCH rallies also tend to drive rotation among established POW mine coins, like ETC and LTC, which are worth close attention.
In this round, BTC rebounded from 75000 to 86000, but the overall gains of established POW coins were noticeably weaker. If funds start rotating, a catch-up rally may follow!👀
$BCH $UNI $LTC $BTC is up 47% off the July low, and holders still aren't cashing out.
Adjusted SOPR, which shows whether coins are moving at a profit or a loss, is near 1.01, barely above breakeven, versus 4% at the August breakout.
This time there is barely any selling to absorbWhen $BTC enters consolidation after a strong rally, traders often start looking for the next batch of high-volatility, highly elastic assets. Now, $SOL is re-entering the market spotlight. 👀 📈 Can SOL $116+ → momentum continue to strengthen 🟢 near $110? → Short-term support 🔥 for bulls to watch → $119–$123 Resistance zone worth watching. Recently, SOL rose about 4.8% in 24 hours, while short positions above $21M were liquidated, indicating that this rally was partly driven by short covering. There have also been new changes in the funding landscape. On September 21, the Solana spot ETF saw a net inflow of about $26.1M, with Bitwise's BSOL seeing a single-day inflow of about $14.4M, with cumulative historical inflows exceeding $1.1B. Meanwhile, the market is also watching Solana's upcoming Alpenglow upgrade, with related deployments expected to begin on September 28. So the signals to watch next are simple: **BTC remains stable + SOL price continues to strengthen + volume increases simultaneously + ETF funds continue to flow in.** If only price increases but trading volume and capital lag behind, patience may be more important than chasing the rally. SOL has returned to the radar. What needs to be watched now is whether this volatility can be sustained 👀 #SOL #Sola$XAU dropped to 4340.
Even safe-haven assets are being held down, hawkish expectations are tightly suppressed.
$PEPE fell more than 3 points.
The Meme sector is bleeding collectively, funds are fleeing faster than anyone else.
The market is red to the point of panic, everyone is cutting losses to escape.
Only $ZEC stands out.
It was forcibly pulled from 1443 up to 1534.
It rose more than 2 points against the trend.
Why?
Grayscale ETF absorbed 70 million in two weeks.
NU7 implemented a halving mechanism.
Even Paradigm came out to endorse it.
The privacy sector surged 90% in a month, all the money was drained by this single pool.
All the market's blood is funneled into your mouth alone.
What about me?
My short position at 822 has been beaten down on the chopping block for almost a month.
When the market falls, you rise.
When the market rises, you go even crazier.
Now the whole market is falling, but you're still rising.
It seems like I'm the only short left getting hit in the entire market.
Forget it.
You keep rising.
If you have the guts, pull back directly to 3000.
Blow this position clean.
If it blows, I'll be relieved too. How likely is BTC to surge to 100,000 soon?
To be honest, the probability in the next few weeks is less than 5%.
Currently, it is fluctuating around 86,000, and to reach 100,000 it needs to rise over 16%. Given the current volume, a huge amount of capital is needed in the short term to absorb the supply, plus the dense selling pressure zone between 88,000 and 90,000, making a short-term leap very difficult.
A more reasonable pace is to first stabilize in the 85,000-88,000 chip zone. To see a real breakout above 100,000, it will most likely require macro capital catalysts by the end of the year or in the fourth quarter.
What do you all think? Will it first surge to 90,000 or continue to pull back?
#BTC冲高$87000，加密总市值重返3万亿 Attention to those with $SOL orders‼️
Between 120—125, there are about $52 million in sell orders accumulated.
At 120 / 121 / 122, there are three points, each holding a $7 million spot wall.
This is not retail investors selling; someone has placed chips in advance at the breakout point.
If it breaks through, it accelerates; if not, it will retrace.
Are you waiting for the breakout now, or reducing your position first? At 2 a.m., veteran crypto traders are no longer watching K-lines, but Costco rotisserie chickens? 🍗
Don't laugh, this isn't a food blogger's store visit; this is a macro trader's "hardcore late-night snack"!
Costco is about to release earnings, and crypto big shots across the web are asking:
"How many $4.99 rotisserie chickens did they sell this quarter?"
They don't accept Bitcoin, nor do they stockpile Ethereum, so why have they become a crypto market indicator? $BTC
— Because they know whether Americans' wallets are fat or not! $ETH
The logic chain is simple and blunt:
✅ Good earnings → Americans are still crazily buying toilet paper and rotisserie chickens → strong consumption → inflation can't be suppressed → the Fed dares not cut rates → liquidity-dependent risky assets like crypto suffer.
❌ Poor earnings → consumption cools → rate cut expectations rise → the market starts betting on the Fed easing → Bitcoin might actually rally first as a salute.
So, what we're watching isn't the chicken, but Americans' wallets;
What we're waiting for isn't the earnings report, but whether the Fed will loosen the faucet.
Tonight, Costco rotisserie chicken sales might be more important than the Fed chair's speech.
After all, the better the chicken sells, the harder it is for our coins to survive.
If the chicken doesn't sell well, we might catch a break.
This is probably the darkest humor in crypto:
We hope Americans can't finish their rotisserie chickens, so we can have some meat. 🐔💸$DOGE
#BTC冲高$87000，加密总市值重返3万亿 #Strategy再度增持，财库同步加仓 ZEC 最近的行情依然非常疯狂。 价格此前一度冲向 $1,590+，随后出现回落，目前在 $1,460附近震荡。 🔥 但市场资金并没有完全退场。 近期最大的看点之一，是 Zcash 相关 ETF 的持续资金流入。 📊 ZCSH 上市以来累计吸引超过 $233M 资金流入，基金资产规模一度接近 $890M。与此同时，ZEC 网络算力也持续升至历史高位。 链上数据同样值得关注。 近期一名大型持仓者从交易所转出约 15,300 ZEC，当时价值约 $17.9M，市场因此持续关注鲸鱼资金的动向。 现在的关键不是简单猜涨还是跌，而是观察： 🟢 $1,500上方 → 多头能否重新夺回主动权 🔥 $1,590附近 → 前高压力区域 🔻 $1,430附近 → 短线需要重点观察的支撑区域 ⚠️ 更重要的是，ZEC近期涨幅巨大，衍生品市场的杠杆和清算风险也在增加。 因此，无论你是 LONG 还是 SHORT，都需要特别注意波动率。 市场可以在几个小时内改变结构。 不要只盯着下一根绿色K线， 资金流、ETF动向、鲸鱼钱包以及关键价格区域，才是接下来值得观察的信号。 保护本金，控制仓位，避免过度杠杆Brothers, the treasury's wheels are turning again.
This wave isn't driven by retail investors, but by corporate treasuries quietly scooping up. Strategy took a two-week break, then made a move with 950 BTC, pushing total holdings directly to 846,000 BTC; Strive quietly added 1,355 BTC, bringing holdings to 26,355 BTC; BitMine is even more impressive, swallowing 27,562 ETH in a single transaction, with total holdings approaching 5.98 million ETH, of which 5.07 million ETH have already been staked to earn interest.
My view is straightforward: this is not an emotion-driven short-term pump, but solid accumulation of chips. Looking at a single company, the buying isn't aggressive, but several treasuries accumulating simultaneously, combined with continuous net inflows into ETFs, means the freely circulating spot supply on the market will only get thinner. BitMine locking 85% of its ETH into staking effectively removes liquidity from the floor, which is the fundamental reason why ETH has been more resilient than BTC recently.
But don't get carried away. The higher the price rises, the harder it is for treasuries to maintain their pace of accumulation—this is the key variable to watch going forward. Once accumulation slows or ETF funds reverse out, a short-term pullback can come at any time.
The strategy remains unchanged: hold spot, avoid chasing with high leverage. Watch BTC at 86000, ETH at 2700, and buy in batches on dips. The real risk is never missing out, but blowing all your bullets at the hottest moment.
#BTC冲高$87000，加密总市值重返3万亿 #Strategy再度增持，财库同步加仓 $BTC $ETH 🚨 $ONE｜Huge price anomaly detected 👀
Other exchanges show around $0.37, but on OKX it reaches about $0.57, a very obvious price gap.
📊 According to reports, the index seems to exclude Binance quotes and instead uses prices with thinner liquidity, causing the index to be significantly higher than the market average.
⚠️ Funding rate reportedly once reached 0.7%/hour!
Long positions may continuously pay funding fees,
but if the price suddenly corrects by 50%, the principal could quickly come under pressure.
Short positions face extremely high ongoing funding fee costs.
🔥 This is a high-risk price structure.
Don’t just focus on the funding rate; first check if the price returns to a normal range.
High volatility + high funding fees = risk must be the top priority.
$ONE $AKE $ZEC$14 billion in options expire this Friday, and the market makers are about to lose their shorts.
This Friday is the big Bitcoin options settlement, $14 billion, the largest single event this year.
The "maximum pain point" is set between 72,000 and 73,000.
What does that mean? It means the market makers most want the price to stay here, so that the vast majority of bets expire worthless, allowing them to collect premiums effortlessly.
But what is Bitcoin's price now?
86,200.
That's a full $13,200 above the pain point.
It's like running a casino where all the big bets win, and as the house, you actually have to pay out real money.
Even worse, the 85,000 to 86,000 range is densely packed with call options.
$BTC Completely convinced! This ZEC rally cures all contrarian shorts😭
The overall market has been oscillating at a high level this round, with $BTC maintaining strong sideways movement without any sign of a plunge or dump, providing a favorable environment for altcoins to rally. $ETH is steadily strengthening in sync, and the overall bullish sentiment in the market is well established, laying a solid foundation for niche coins to develop independent trends.
Originally, it was expected that $ZEC would face a high-level correction and pullback, with countless short positions clustered, thinking to short on resistance and wait for the price to fall to harvest profits.
But the main force completely reversed the play!
Data doesn't lie. This round of ZEC's violent surge caused top whales' short positions to be liquidated and closed en masse, resulting in losses exceeding tens of millions in a short time.
This is not an ordinary short-term rally; it's a classic short squeeze!
The more people short, the more determined the main force is to push the price up. High-level short positions get trapped layer by layer, forced to stop loss and close, which further propels the price higher.
The market always follows the 80/20 rule; some always like to guess tops against the trend, only to be repeatedly taught by the market.
The market hasn't crashed, sentiment hasn't faded, and capital rotation is active. In such an environment, stubbornly shorting niche strong coins is the riskiest move.
The main force loves to harvest contrarian shorts holding positions, and this ZEC wave perfectly demonstrates that.
If you suffered losses this time, consider it a lesson:
During strong market phases, never subjectively guess tops, never short against the trend, always trade along with capital flows.
Holding positions stubbornly may feel strong momentarily, but liquidation brings tears!
#ZEC巨鲸3.8万枚空单平仓，亏损超3500万美元 A short squeeze in a privacy coin is colliding with a geopolitical calendar, and the tape is being forced to price both at once. $ZEC traded near $1,530 after a 6.08% session gain, extending a move from roughly $1,150 that has left the $1,600 handle within reach. The fuel was positioning: a whale closed a 38,000-token short at a loss above $35 million. That is not a sentiment signal, it is a mechanical one. Forced buybacks remove resting supply precisely when momentum traders are already leaning$ETH surged near 2800 then quickly fell back, 4 core reasons
1. 2800 is a strong technical resistance zone (most direct)
2750–2820 is a previous dense trading zone with concentrated chips, where a large amount of trapped positions and planned profit-taking orders are accumulated.
When the price surged to 2800, many previous holders directly placed sell orders;
At the same time, the order book above is heavily loaded with sell orders, and short-term funds alone find it difficult to consume all sell orders at once, so if it can't break through, it will be pushed down.
The previous 2670 spike and fall followed the same logic, representing resistance encountered.
2. Short-term long profit-taking + temporary exhaustion of contract leverage funds
This rally accumulated considerable floating profits, and when the price touched key resistance, short-term spot and leveraged longs chose to take profits and exit.
One main driving force of the rise was short squeeze; near 2800, most short positions have been liquidated, the short squeeze momentum is exhausted, and no new buying relay appears.
Market feature: volume is low on the surge, buying momentum is insufficient, and once sell orders appear, price quickly retracts.
3. Macro indicators simultaneously show slight reversal (the indicators you continuously track)
At the same time testing 2800, one or more of the following occurred:
• 10-year US Treasury yield slightly rebounded, reducing the appeal of non-yielding assets;
• USDJPY slightly rebounded, market repricing the Bank of Japan's potential hawkish risks;
Once macro liquidity expectations tighten marginally, ETH's elasticity is greater than BTC's, so the pullback will be sharper.
4. ETH's own fundamental expectations are weak, institutional buying momentum insufficient
BTC spot ETFs are the main force in this rally, but ETH spot ETF approval still has huge uncertainty.
The market is more cautious about institutional funds for ETH. Under the same macro bullish conditions, ETH's price elasticity is greater; but once blocked, funds will prioritize taking profits from ETH and flow back to BTC for hedging, so ETH's pullback is faster.
Market distinction: real breakout VS fake breakout (at 2800 level)
✅ A true stable breakout requires simultaneously:
1. Volume increase and stable close above 2820, daily close above resistance zone;
2. US Treasury yields maintain downward trend, USDJPY does not plunge rapidly;
3. ETH spot ETF funds maintain continuous net inflow;
4. When retesting 2800, selling pressure is low and buying quickly recovers.
❌ This time is a fake breakout (spike) characteristic:
Surge with low volume, large sell orders appear once touching 2800; short squeeze momentum exhausted, no continuous spot fund relay, combined with slight macro disturbance, price quickly falls back.
1. Support retest near 2670 (previous resistance turned support), if broken, this attack completely fails;
2. Focus on: ETH ETF fund flows, 10-year US Treasury, USDJPY;
3. Watch the proportion of leveraged longs across the network; the higher the long positions at the top, the stronger the pullback. Watching MUBARAK surge from 0.032 all the way to 0.073, a crazy 59% jump in a single day, with CVD below showing pure net inflow. This kind of strong, highly controlled short squeeze by the big players—going short is just handing your head to the house, teaching you what liquidation to zero means in minutes. Having just been beaten up on RLS, my legs go weak seeing this kind of monster coin now. Although it looks tempting, I really don't have the guts to try to top-fish. I'll just honestly drink$BTC $ETH $ZEC bears are back in action. Yesterday everyone was calling for $90K, now the market is bleeding red.
$BTC fell from $87,374 to $85,770, while $ETH dropped from $2,806 to around $2,751.
$SOL also slipped to $117.9 as selling pressure spread across the market.
I opened an $ETH short at $2,781.8 and moved the stop to breakeven. No FOMO—manage risk and let price confirm the next move.
#BTC87KCryptoCap3T #CryptoTreasuriesBuy Dogecoin at $0.1, the shorts didn't hold.
A 14% surge in two days, Dogecoin has reclaimed this key level. For the bulls, the signal is clear: the price resistance is turning into support beneath their feet, and the long position territory has advanced one step.
The confidence for going long comes from the market. In recent weeks, the $0.08 level has repeatedly absorbed selling pressure, with whales accumulating over 240 million DOGE within a week, shifting chips to those willing to hold. The daily cup-and-handle pattern has completed, volume broke through the neckline, and price structure, chip distribution, and volume all point in the same direction.
For those already holding positions, $0.1 has turned from resistance into support; no need to act if it dips below previously. For those not yet in, no need to chase the bullish candle; pullbacks in an uptrend provide entry points for latecomers. Wait for the price to return near $0.1 and volume to shrink before making a move. Set the $DOGE stop loss below the neckline; if it breaks, admit the mistake, if it holds, hold on.
A bull market doesn't mean a straight line; corrections will happen, but pullbacks that don't break support are just position rotations. The core of going long is simple: let stop losses control risk and let the trend create space.Many people are watching the candlestick charts for the top, but I am watching crude oil. The logic is simple: easing tensions in the Middle East is an inevitable trend. Oil prices, which were pushed up by the conflict, will eventually return to their original levels as agreements are signed at the negotiation table. Every drop in crude oil reduces inflationary pressure, increases the Federal Reserve's room to cut interest rates, and adds more liquidity flowing into risk assets. The crypto markeBitcoin 正在测试新的关键区域。 BTC 今日一度冲上约 $87.36K，创下数月来的新高。现货ETF资金流入、空头回补以及整体风险资产回暖，共同推动了这轮快速反弹。 现在市场关注的，不只是价格还能涨多少，而是这个突破能不能站稳。 📈 $88K+ → 多头需要进一步确认强势 🟢 $84K → 短线重要支撑区域 🔻 跌破 $84K → 回撤压力可能重新增加 ⚠️ 还有一个值得注意的变量： 杠杆正在明显增加。 自BTC突破 $82K 后，期货市场新增超过 $2B 的仓位，未平仓合约规模升至约 $31B。与此同时，过去24小时加密市场清算金额超过 $710M，其中空头清算占据绝大部分。 这意味着： 价格上涨正在吸引更多资金，但杠杆也正在让市场变得更加敏感。 所以现在最重要的不是追着每一根绿色K线跑。 而是观察： $84K 能否守住，$88K 能否有效突破，以及资金流入能否继续。 如果这些信号同时出现，市场结构可能继续发生变化。 但在确认之前，波动依然值得警惕。 👀 #BTC #Bitcoin #Crypto #BTC88K #BitcoinETF #CryptoMarket #ZEC down -4% today, is the rally over?
Answer based on intuition, guys, don't buy just because of this:
• Up +85% this month → a 3–5% correction is normal, not the end
• Grayscale ZEC + NU7 upgrade in November → two main catalysts remain unchanged.
• Key support: $1,400–$1,420 → staying above this keeps the trend strong.
• Buy in small portions at $1,380–$1,420, don't chase at the peak.
$ZEC CLARITY is blocked, Saylor advocates expanding adoption first, regulatory implementation slowing down has instead warmed up the decentralized trading narrative, UNI benefits as the leader. I judge the short-term trend to be bullish but caution is needed when chasing highs. The four-hour chart is only 0.13% below the high, a clear short squeeze structure, funding rate at 0.01% is neutral, open interest at 6.445 million shows no overheating; recent daily volatility exceeds 10%, order book buy/sell ratio is 0.84, sellers dominate, real selling pressure around 9.74, support near 8.66. Recommend placing long orders at 9.11, stop loss at 8.83, target at 9.63; if volume breaks through 9.78, consider light position chasing, keep position under 20%.
——This is only a personal opinion and does not constitute investment advice. Wish you successful trading.——
$UNI#CLARITY受阻，Saylor主张先扩大采用
#CLARITY受阻，Saylor主张先扩大采用 $UNI $UNI breaks through a two-year major bottom!
On 9.17, UNI broke out of a descending wedge with volume. I went long the night before the breakout at 8.62.
Current price 9.133, 50x return 297.56%.
Daily RSI reached 76. Strong resistance at 9.30, if the pullback to 8.45 does not break, it will gather strength.
$ETH $BTC #BTC冲高$87000，加密总市值重返3万亿 #闪迪纳入标普100，焦点转向AI需求，存储芯片景气外溢至算力叙事，CL 作为AI支付层标的同步获得关注，但短线资金尚未真正进场，我倾向震荡蓄势而非追高。
At the 91.98 level, bulls and bears are deadlocked; the 24h volatility range has been compressed from 93.81 down to 89.11, with a trading volume of only 17.117 million. The funding rate is 0.0000%, and open interest at 434,000 indicates neutral leverage sentiment. The 1-hour chart shows a downward trend while the 4-hour chart remains bullish. The top 10 bid-ask ratio is 0.97, with sell orders at 58,000 slightly outweighing buy orders at 56,000, indicating short-term selling pressure dominance.
Strategy-wise, lightly buy on a pullback to 89.65 with a stop loss at 88.35 and a target of 93.42; if a rebound meets resistance at 93.55, consider a short position with a stop loss at 94.28 and a target of 90.15. Single position size should not exceed 5%, and consider adding only after breaking key levels.
— This is solely my personal opinion and does not constitute investment advice. Wishing you successful trading. —
$CL#闪迪纳入标普100，焦点转向AI需求
#闪迪纳入标普100，焦点转向AI需求 $CL 📊 BTC • ETH • SOL — LIQUIDITY CONVERGENCE
₿ BTC: ~$85.7K — consolidating after the $86.6K impulse as forced buying normalizes.
♦️ ETH: ~$2.74K — holding the post-breakout structure above $2.66K.
🟣 SOL: ~$117 — maintaining elevated beta participation near January highs.
🎯 BTC = Liquidity | ETH = Structure | SOL = Beta
Watch: spot CVD, OI re-expansion, funding skew & absorption quality.
#BTC #87K #CryptoCap3T #CryptoTreasuriesBuy⚡ $MUBARAK /USDT: $0.072869 (+66.50%)
Parabolic 66% pump from the $0.042 base! Volume hit $268M as capital rotates into high-beta memecoins.
🔺 Resistance: 0.0684 (MA5) → $0.0566 (MA20)
⚠️ Warning: No fundamental catalyst. RSI is deep in overbought territory. These moves retrace violently when momentum stalls.
Play: Do NOT chase the green candles. Wait for a pullback to 0.0684, or a confirmed 1H close above $0.074. Tight stops only!
💬 Fading the pump or riding the wave? Meme king is back, $PEPE up +23% in one day
I missed out, just watching the show
This stock doesn't have any serious catalysts, just sector rotation + extreme greed. The fear and greed index is 78, money is flowing into high beta, and the meme pool is the first to rise. Trading volume increased by over 200% in one day, breaking through the resistance at 0.00000458, now hovering around 0.000005.
But I have to pour cold water: data shows that nearly 80% of PEPE transfers are wash trades, the real turnover isn't that impressive. The 4-hour RSI hit 82, clearly overheated. A 23% gain in one day followed by a pullback the next day is very normal.
My personal view is that this wave of PEPE is driven by sentiment, not value. I missed out and won't chase the high. I'll wait for it to pull back to 0.0000046 before considering, even small positions feel expensive for trial and error.
Meme has always been a game for the bold. Have you gotten on board with PEPE, or are you just watching the show too?#OKX预言家: Will Costco's quarterly earnings exceed expectations? This topic seems unrelated to crypto, but retail earnings often influence macro risk appetite, which then spills over to high-volatility altcoins like MMT. I tend to think the earnings will hardly exceed expectations, and MMT is likely to consolidate with short-term volatility rather than a one-sided breakout.
From a technical perspective, the 1-hour chart maintains an uptrend, with the current price at 0.1685 just a step away from the 24h high of 0.1707, but the 4-hour chart is still in a downtrend structure. The key resistance above is at 0.1713, and short-term support is at 0.1636; the trading volume of 1.124 million is moderate, the buy/sell ratio in the top 10 order book levels is 1.14, showing a slight buyer advantage, and the funding rate of 0.0050% with an open interest of 9.464 million coins indicates mild bullish sentiment without crowding.
In trading, if the price pulls back and stabilizes at 0.1648, a light long position can be tried with a stop loss at 0.1619 and a target of 0.1726; if the price rebounds to 0.1718 and faces resistance, a short position can be taken with a stop loss at 0.1744 and a target of 0.1652. Keep position size within 20%, and be sure to use stop losses as volatility will increase around the earnings release.
— This is only a personal opinion and does not constitute investment advice. Wish you successful trading. —
$MMT #Strategy increased holdings again, Treasury also added positions
#OKX预言家: Will Costco's quarterly earnings exceed expectations? $MMT The Caiku wallet is moving again, this time not with single purchases, but with multiple companies accumulating shares simultaneously. Strategy restarted two weeks later, adding 950 BTC and increasing holdings to 846,000; Strive increased holdings by 1,355 to 26,355; BitMine increased holdings by 27,562 ETH in a single transaction, bringing total holdings close to 5.98 million tokens, of which 5.07 million were staking.
My view: This is more like supply-side contraction rather than simply pulling the market. Individual treasury purchases are limited, but BTC/ETH reserve companies and ETFs simultaneously absorb circulating shares, gradually reducing the available shares. BitMine locked most ETH into staking, effectively reducing market circulation and explaining that ETH is temporarily more resilient than BTC.
However, don't treat logic as sentiment. The key points to watch going forward are two: whether the treasury continues to buy when prices rise; and whether ETF funds maintain net inflows. If the accumulation slows or the ETF turns to outflow, short-term drawdowns will be rapid.
Strategically, focus on spot trading and avoid high leverage. Focus on BTC at 86,000, ETH at 2,700, and observe pullbacks in batches; don't go all out when emotions are at their hottest. The real risk is not missing out, but chasing at the most crowded liquidity levels.
#Strategy再度增持, Treasury simultaneously increased its position by #BTC冲高$87,000, bringing the total crypto market cap back to $BTC $ETH 3 trillion Overseas collectives are trading $CORE—will this time be different?
After the hard fork, my mood changed.
Overseas livestreams were in an uproar. On one hand, they shouted "All the bad news is released and rushed to 0.2," while on the other, they poured cold water on it, saying "0.2 is just a fantasy script." But aside from the arguments, the core of this fight between bulls and bears is no longer empty narratives, but a concrete fact: the hard fork v1.0.26 went live, 150 million excess CORE tokens were directly burned, and no on-chain transactions were rolled back.
First, computing power access is genuine access
Most BTC-Fi on the market is cross-chain mapping. CORE's Satoshi Plus consensus takes a different approach: Bitcoin miners delegate hash power to Core validator nodes through the DPoW mechanism, without consuming extra energy or switching mining networks. Hashrate contributors reportedly cover about 90% of BTC mining hashrate. Miners use ready-made hash power to participate in consensus—this relationship can't be written out of thin air in a white paper.
Second, the compliance channel was first established
The London Stock Exchange has launched compliant BTC staking products built on the Core system. Custody platforms like BitGo and Copper have completed ecosystem integration, allowing institution-managed BTC to participate in on-chain staking and yield generation. BlackRock and Fidelity are still in the technical research stage, but the LSE has already opened the door.
Third, clearing chips leaves a question mark Good news fully priced in turns into bad news!
The launch of the privacy stablecoin on 9.21 pushed $ZAMA to a new high. I shorted at 0.09574, anticipating unlocking selling pressure.
Current price 0.08781, 20x profit 165.65%.
Token circulation is only 20%, with subsequent linear unlocking looming overhead. If the 0.085 support breaks, a deep correction will begin.
$DOGE $SOL #财报观察员：好市多Q4财报即将公布 HYPE Unlock Countdown, How Long Can LIT's High Market Cap Hold?
Bitcoin surged to $87,000, and the total crypto market cap returned to 3 trillion, with market sentiment heating up. But behind the popular tokens, risk signals are also flashing.
$HYPE: The Underlying Unlock Flow Behind the New Highs
HYPE has been hitting new stage highs recently, but on-chain data indicates about 9.92 million tokens will unlock on September 29. Note, this is a calendar event, not an announcement from the project team. If this portion of tokens actually flows into the market, short-term selling pressure should not be underestimated. Watch two points next: whether the unlocked tokens really enter exchanges, and whether the burn plan can continue. If the burn halts, the price support logic will be questionable.
$LIT: The Time Lag Behind a Strong Price
LIT won't unlock until December 30, and it will be a linear release. The current market cap is high, and the price is indeed strong. The probability of a sharp short-term drop is low, but in the long run, the high level is hard to sustain. Good for long-term holding, but caution is needed in the short term—the linear unlock means selling pressure is a slow and steady stream, not a one-time dump.
$BTC: The Sentiment Barometer
BTC surged to 87,000, total market cap broke 3 trillion, and the market gave plenty of momentum. But the trends of HYPE and LIT ultimately depend on whether their tokenomics can hold up. It's lively, but don't mistake calendar dates for announcements, nor strong prices for perpetual motion. #BTC冲高$87000，加密总市值重返3万亿 #Strategy再度增持，财库同步加仓 The bid-ask spread is only one cent, and ETH liquidity is very good, yet the direction remains unknown.
At the time of writing, OKX's $ETH bid price is about $2740.51 and ask price about $2740.52, with a spread of only one cent. Such a tight order book indicates ample liquidity during mainstream trading hours, making it easy for ordinary spot orders to be filled. However, a narrow spread only represents trading efficiency and does not necessarily mean the price will go up.
Many people interpret a "thick order book" as someone supporting the bottom, but in fact, both the buy and sell sides can be thick. The market maker's job is to provide quotes, not to choose the market direction. What truly influences the trend is which side the aggressive orders continuously break through, and whether the orders can be quickly replenished after being broken.
For traders, a tight spread reduces friction for entry and exit but also makes frequent operations seem too easy. Losing just a bit of spread each time does not mean that repeatedly chasing highs and lows is cost-free; fees, slippage, and wrong judgments accumulate and will still erode advantages.
$ETH is currently in a clear range of 2707—2808. Liquidity allows us to patiently wait for positions; there is no need to trade at any time just because "it can be filled anytime." The market provides a good door, but when to enter still depends on one's own plan. No matter how high the execution efficiency is, it cannot make up for a trade without basis.
Liquidity solves the problem of execution, but the direction still depends on sustained active capital.AMD's market cap surpassing one trillion drives chip stocks into a frenzy, with risk appetite spilling over but failing to boost SOL; the linkage logic is weak, so I judge that the short-term trend will still be dominated by its own market rhythm. The price slightly dropped 0.3% in the past day, with a trading volume of only 11.77 million, indicating low capital participation. Both the 4-hour and 1-hour trends are upward, but have fallen back 1.3% and 1.77% from the highs respectively; resistance is at 119.96 above, and key support is at 115.52 below. The order book buy/sell ratio of 1.27 shows buyers slightly dominant, while the negative funding rate and 3.03 million coin-margined positions suggest bearish sentiment has not dissipated. It is recommended to place long orders at 116.85, set stop loss at 114.92, and target 120.63; if a rebound to 120.63 is resisted, a light short position can be tried, with stop loss at 121.47 and target at 118.36. Total position should be controlled within 20%, strictly with stop loss to avoid emotional averaging down.
— This is only a personal opinion and does not constitute investment advice. Wish you successful trading. —
$SOL#BTC surged to $87000, total crypto market cap returns to 3 trillion
#AMD市值突破1万亿美元，芯片股集体大涨 $SOL #SEC tokenized stock innovation exemption implemented, UNI surged over 21% intraday# Similar narratives are heating up, and KAITO indirectly benefits as a focus track target, but I judge that the current discussion should focus more on risks rather than chasing gains—the increase has not been realized, and position discipline takes priority over directional judgment.
In 24 hours, it only slightly dropped 0.2%, price stuck at 0.3491, volume 27.12 million, funding rate 0.0050% slightly neutral, open interest 12.23 million showing longs are not overheated. Hourly and four-hour trends both move upward synchronously, 24.69% above the four-hour low, indicating it has entered a high position after the rally; order book top 10 bid-ask ratio is 1.25, buyers dominate but selling pressure remains, chasing high has low cost-effectiveness.
Strategy: lightly test long positions near 0.3421 on pullback, stop loss set at 0.3347, target at 0.3613; if it sharply falls below 0.3347, then wait and see, do not catch a falling knife. Position control within 20%, single loss no more than 1.5% of total funds, strict stop loss, exit if broken.
—For personal opinion only, not investment advice, wish smooth trading.—
$KAITO#ECB launches tokenized settlement platform
#SEC tokenized stock innovation exemption implemented, UNI surged over 21% intraday $KAITO ETH short-term correction begins, mid-term bullish structure remains strong
$ETH
Ethereum has entered a short-term correction and recovery phase, with the mid-term major structure still bullish. The current price is $2720, down about 1.9% from the high of $2806, and the 24-hour increase has narrowed to 2.24%.
Previously, it surged quickly from $2608 and hit a dense sell wall at $2780. The sell orders dominated the market, and the upward momentum quickly weakened. The 1H and 4H RSI are all overbought, and the 1-hour ADX is as high as 61.2, indicating the short-term market is clearly overheated.
Key critical price levels:
The support at $2700 below is the first line; if broken, it will test the $2650-2660 bull-bear dividing line; heavy selling pressure at $2780 above makes it difficult to break through without volume, increasing the risk of correction.
This is a normal profit-taking digestion after a big rise. Holding above $2700 and stabilizing still offers a chance to challenge $2800-3000; once it effectively breaks below $2650, beware of a deep pullback to $2500.
Do you think this wave is just a brief shakeout, or has the correction officially started? Share your thoughts in the comments below👇
#ETH market analysis
⚠️Technical review only, not investment advice#BTC冲高$87000，加密总市值重返3万亿 Let me first present today's most counterintuitive comparison. AAVE rose 15.26% in 7 days. BTC rose 14.02% over 7 days. ETH rose 14.27% over 7 days. The three numbers are almost identical. But the positions of the three coins are completely different: BTC is 31.36% from its all-time high, ETH 44.38%, and AAVE 78.31%. The same 15% weekly gain is called "close to recovery" on BTC at 31% of its peak, and "out of the deep pit" on AAVE at 78% of its peak. Price to clarify first: AAVE current price is 144.18, up 0.54% in 24 hours. Range is 139.56 to 148.56. 7-day range 134.82 to 149.24—note this detail: today's high of 148.56 didn't touch the seven-day high of 149.24, and it hasn't even broken its weekly high. Market cap is $2.216 billion, ranking 46th globally. 15.429 million coins circulated, accounting for 96.4% of the total supply of 16 million coins—almost fully circulated. FDV is $2.298 billion, with market cap and FDV only 3.7% apart. This means AAVE has almost no opportunity to unlock selling pressure. 78.31% away from the all-time high of $661.69. 454% higher than the all-time low of $26.02. Achievement0.01%。不是 0.0098，不是 0.0102，就是 0.01%。 ADA 的资金费率今天正好落在 0.01% 这个整数上。做合约的人知道这个数字意味着什么——很多交易体系里"费率超过 0.01%"就是过热的第一道闸门。它今天正好卡在闸门上，不多不少。 价格：0.2535，24 小时涨 3.38%。区间 0.24 到 0.2545，现价离 24 小时最高只差 0.4%。7 日区间 0.2231 到 0.2545。 真正撑起这个涨幅的不是今天。看另外两个数：7 天涨 25.81%，30 天涨 11.90%。也就是说，过去一周 ADA 的涨幅是它 24 小时涨幅的七倍多——它的行情主体发生在上周，今天只是余温。 市值 94.6 亿美元，全球第 18。流通 375.3 亿枚，总供应上限 450 亿枚——流通率 83.4%。FDV 113.5 亿美元，比市值高 20%。这个差额就是还没释放的那部分。 最关键的数字在这里：距历史最高 3.09 美元，还有 91.83%。 跌了 91.83%。这是 ADA 最刺眼的地方。7 天涨 25.8% 在别的币上可能是趋势启动，放在一个距高点还有 92%Keep a close eye on Costco's earnings report! One rotisserie chicken is stirring the entire crypto community's nerves
$BTC
Costco is set to release its earnings on September 25. A warehouse retailer known for rotisserie chicken and toilet paper, originally unrelated to the crypto market, now has more people discussing it in crypto group chats than Bitcoin itself.
It has become a "thermometer" for observing U.S. consumer behavior. The quarterly sales of 93.9 billion have already been forecasted; the real focus is on membership renewal rates and gross margins to see if tariff pressures are starting to erode corporate profits.
If the earnings exceed expectations, it means U.S. consumer spending remains strong, inflation will be hard to cool down, and the Federal Reserve will maintain a hawkish stance. The crypto market, which heavily depends on liquidity, will face pressure.
If the data falls short of expectations, it means consumption is weakening, the market will speculate on rate cuts, and risk assets may have the momentum to rise in advance.
What we are really watching is not rotisserie chicken sales, but the thickness of Americans' wallets and whether the Federal Reserve will loosen the monetary taps.
So here’s the question: after the earnings report is released, do you think Bitcoin will drop directly, or will the negative news be fully priced in and lead to a rebound? Feel free to share your judgment in the comments below👇
#BTC surges to $87000, total crypto market cap returns to 3 trillion
⚠️ Macro logic sharing only, not investment advice #AMD市值突破1万亿美元，芯片股集体大涨 MUBARAK Market Alert
🚨 After the sudden surge of $MUBARAK, is it still worth chasing?
If you're asking whether to continue chasing after this sharp rally, I lean towards viewing it as a high-risk momentum trade rather than a traditional long-term investment.
$MUBARAK is a BNB Chain Meme coin with a circulating and max supply of about 1 billion tokens.
📊 Current data shows: • Market cap around $47M–$58M • 24-hour trading volume exceeding $60M • This rally is accompanied by significant capital rotation, with market activity heating up rapidly
But be cautious: increased volume ≠ guaranteed trend continuation.
Meme coins tend to have heightened volatility and pullback risks after rapid surges. Instead of blindly chasing the rally, it's more prudent to watch for sustained volume, price stability at higher levels, and strong support after any retracement.
🔥 Key observation: Whether there is genuine new capital stepping in after the surge may be more important than the single large bullish candle itself.
#MUBARAK #BNBChain #MemeCoin #Crypto #Cryptocurrency #CryptoNews
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Add clearer observation indicators 我把 SOL 的数据翻了三遍，因为它这组数字放在一起不太合理。 现价 117.69，24 小时跌 0.42%。7 日区间 108.46 到 119.96——今天的最高 119.96 正好压在这一周的最高点上，差的只是一步。 然后是那个让我皱眉的数字：资金费率 0.00033%。 万分之零点三三。ETH 是 0.00611%，BTC 是 0.00606%。SOL 的费率比这两个少了将近二十倍。 一个刚刚摸到一周高点的币，费率低到几乎等于零，说明多头完全没有加杠杆。这不是"多头在看多但谨慎"，这是"多头根本没用合约"。 持仓量 304.4 万枚 SOL，折美元约 3.6 亿。24 小时成交额 13.9 亿美元。 我看到 SOL 这组数据的第一反应是：它在等。等一个东西——要么等大盘给方向，要么等自己的催化剂。因为从形态上看，108.46 到 119.96 这段路已经走完了，却没有对应的杠杆进场。 补充一点：CoinGecko 今天 429 了（调用额度 1 万次/月用完），所以 SOL 的市值排名、距 ATH、30 日涨幅这几个数我这次拿不到。我不编，就说我没有。 能确定的只有一件事：SO【$BTC Market Analysis】High-level stagnation after surging to 87,000: Is the main force defending the price or distributing?
After BTC's strong breakout from 74,955.5, it reached a high of 87,399 but was resisted, currently consolidating near 86,50 at a high level. Despite the appearance of strong bulls, the market has shown warning signs of divergence.
Core anomaly breakdown:
Short-term defense vs. large-scale divergence: On the 5-minute chart, large buy orders account for 53.92% (26.18 BTC), with short-term net inflow supporting the price above 86,400. However, on the daily scale, there is extreme divergence: while the price breaks higher, daily net funds show significant outflow. This indicates some main players are quietly reducing spot holdings and distributing chips by leveraging the emotional peak of the breakout.
Volume exhaustion and capital outflow: The 4-hour candlestick shows consecutive long upper shadows near 87,000, with volume shrinking significantly after a volume surge, indicating heavy selling pressure at the top. Coupled with the market consensus of "altcoin season signal activated," some liquidity is withdrawing from Bitcoin.
Key levels and strategy:
Resistance above: 87,400 (intraday resistance) / 88,500
Support below: 85,100 (24-hour low) / 83,000 - 83,500 (key platform)
Strategy: The risk-reward ratio at the high level is poor; avoid chasing longs. Holders are advised to move stop profits up to 85,000 for conservative defense; those not yet in the market should patiently wait for a pullback to the 83,000 support to stabilize before considering low entry positions. $ETH ETH continues to carry recent bullish momentum intraday, with a slight gain in the past 24 hours, and the price persistently hovering in the key resistance range of 2720–2760.
The daily chart still maintains a rebound structure, with a considerable cumulative increase over the past seven days, and the mid-term bullish trend remains intact.
However, unlike BTC's stable consolidation, ETH's buying momentum today has clearly weakened:
Unable to break new highs on the rally, weakening support on pullbacks, and repeated tug-of-war on the hourly chart, a typical divergence pattern at the end of a rebound.
Short-term strong support: 2700–2715
This is the short-term lifeline defended multiple times today; if effectively broken, it will trigger an hourly-level pullback repair, targeting around 2650.
Short-term strong resistance: 2760–2780
Multiple attempts to break through have failed, representing the biggest bottleneck for bulls currently; rallies without volume are all bull traps.
Short-term trading ideas for tomorrow
1. Do not chase highs: Breakouts without volume in the resistance zone are all false breakouts, chasing longs risks being trapped at intraday highs;
2. Lightly long if support holds: If above 2700 is defended, small-scale oscillation plays can be attempted;
3. Switch decisively to bearish if support breaks: If support is effectively broken, expect pullback repair, do not stubbornly hold longs;
4. Reduce position with high leverage: Currently at a directional critical point with many oscillation spikes, the higher the leverage, the greater the risk. 今日被涮 $PENGU +7.63% | 吐槽定调 回调做多 $PENGU 这一周从 0.0067 干到 0.0093，七天涨了 37%，成交量从 1180 万暴增到 5640 万翻了将近五倍，属于「全家上下乱成一锅粥好香啊」式的连涨盛宴。方向上回调做多，2-3 倍低杠杆，入场 0.0088-0.0090 分批接货，止损 0.0084（24h低点下方），目标 0.0095（心理整数关口），到了先减半仓再看 0.0098。为什么敢在高位接：量比 2.88 是周内最大，说明资金在加速进场不是减速，连涨两天量能递增属于主升浪的特征不是末尾。费率才 0.005%，比标准值低一半，多头杠杆还没开始发力，追多的情绪远没到顶。OI 持续增长最后一天净流入 67 万，有人在用真金白银投票。止损放 0.0084 是因为那是 24h 低点 0.00848 下方一个缓冲位，破了说明日内多头结构松了先撤再说。维嘉的脸是开源了吗，这行情是开源了的。胖企鹅这个项目说白了就是靠 NFT 出圈的，社交媒体浏览量过千亿，母公司 Igloo 还搞了个以太坊二层叫 Abstract，社交属性拉满但基本面也就那#ZEC whale closes 38,000 short positions, losing over $35 million, the whale squeeze drama reminds us: holding against the trend in a rising market is extremely costly. WLD is currently also at a similar divergence point. My overall judgment is short-term bullish, but medium-term pressure remains.
The most contradictory point in the market is the cycle mismatch: 1-hour is rising and 9.01% above the low, but 4-hour is still falling and 7.02% below the high, indicating the rebound has not yet reversed the mid-term structure. Current price 0.4527 up 2.8%, 24h volume 298 million, order book buy/sell ratio 0.93, sellers slightly dominant, funding rate 0.0085% shows bullish sentiment is moderate and not overheated.
Operation suggestion: lightly buy on a pullback to 0.4413, stop loss at 0.4268, target 0.4736; if rebound faces resistance at 0.4752, short briefly, stop loss 0.4819, target 0.4461. Position control within 20%, exit immediately if broken, do not hold against the trend.
— For personal opinion only, not investment advice, wish you smooth trading. —
$WLD#ZEC whale closes 38,000 short positions, losing over $35 million
#ZEC whale closes 38,000 short positions, losing over $35 million $WLD Short sellers are starting to suffocate
BTC, ETH, and SOL are all rising simultaneously. The most embarrassed are not the ones who missed out, but the last batch of short sellers chasing the market. The market hasn't provided a comfortable exit window; the late short positions are being pressed in the wrong direction.
But the real question isn't "how much higher can it go," but the underlying tone of this rally: Is it a concentrated liquidation of leveraged shorts clearing the way for the bulls? Or is it a shift in capital logic, signaling an upgrade in the trend?
You can watch a few signals: If price rises while open interest declines, it's mostly shorts covering, a passive short squeeze; if open interest rises alongside spot buying, it looks more like new capital entering, possibly indicating a larger trend level. The funding rate turning from negative to positive and concentrated short stop-loss triggers also indicate shorts are suffocating.
Clues are also hidden in the next pullback. If the retracement is shallow, support is strong, and price doesn't fall, it means shorts are forced to reassess positions and the market focus is rising; if it collapses at the first touch with volume selling, it looks more like an emotional short squeeze rather than trend confirmation.
The shorting window is narrowing. Are shorts still stubbornly defending, or have they quietly started to retreat? The next pullback will reveal the answer. $BTC 0.00611%。这是 ETH 现在的资金费率。 先说结论前的那个反常处：这个数字比 BTC 还高一点点。在过去的经验里，ETH 的费率通常贴着零甚至转负——它是主流里最爱做空的那一个。今天它反过来了。 价格上没什么可讲的。ETH 现价 2,750.4，24 小时跌 0.09%，区间 2,714.02 到 2,806.96。7 日最低 2,605.01、最高 2,806.96。现价离一周高点 2%。横向看，BTC 24 小时 +0.55%，ETH -0.09%——它没有跟上。 市值 3,356 亿美元，全球第二，流通 1.2207 亿枚。距历史最高 4,946.05 美元还有 44.38%。7 天涨 14.27%，30 天涨 12.83%。这两个数字跟 BTC 几乎一模一样。 像到这个程度，说明一件事：这一个月 ETH 没有任何独立行情，它就是在复刻大盘的波动率。全流通，FDV 和市值相等，3,356 亿——这个结构意味着它没有未来增发的稀释压力，但也就没有"供应收缩"这种叙事可用。 持仓量 594,101 枚 ETH，折美元约 16 亿。24 小时成交额 85.3 亿美元，比 BTC📉 $SNDK Tonight: Bearish Bias
Keeping it simple—my bias for tonight remains bearish. Any rebound looks more like a potential selling opportunity than a reason to chase longs.
Reason #1: 1832–1834 Resistance Holds
Yesterday, $SNDK pushed to 1834 but was rejected, closing around 1766
📊 RSI: 65.57 — approaching overbought territory
📊 ADX: 21.60 — suggesting limited trend strength
Unless resistance is convincingly reclaimed, I’m watching for weakness rather than chasing upside.
#DailyOrbit In the early morning, I stared at the perpetual order and saw a very quiet number: 0.00606%. This is BTC's funding rate, 0.0.06%. Today's gain was 0.55%. A product just near a one-week high, with a rate this low, doesn't mean "no one is bullish," but "bulls are unwilling to pay a premium." The money most eager to leverage in the futures market didn't come today. Let's lay down the prices first. BTC current price is 86,500.7, 24-hour range 85,070 to 87,374. 7-day range low 80,541, high 87,374 — today's highest price is the highest price of the past seven days. All rebound efforts over the past week have failed to surpass today's high. Looking further down: market cap $1.738 trillion, number one globally, with 20.088 million tokens in circulation. It's still 31.36% away from the all-time high of $126,080. Up 14.02% in 7 days, up 12.16% in 30 days. So this isn't a story of "hitting new highs and continuing to rush," but a story of "climbing up from the pit." Open interest is 30,292 BTC, just over $2.6 billion. This volume isn't unusual for BTC, but it's not amplified at all—the leverage isn't triggered. With the 0.006% rate, I can only conclude one conclusion: this wave was bought by spot trading, not driven by contracts. Spot prices usually push higher than contracts