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Finally, let's wrap up by looking at the news and what to watch next. The updates from noon to evening are all in Taiwan time. U.S. Treasuries and the Dollar: Around 3 PM, the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury rose to 5.33%, the highest since 2002; the 30-year yield rose to 5.672%. The dollar index once reached 101.66, a new high since the end of June, and the euro fell below 1.13 against the dollar. Yields and the dollar rising together put pressure on risk assets like Bitcoin, which is one of the reasons prices have struggled to rise today. U.S. Stock Futures: At noon, Nasdaq futures rose nearly 1.5%, but by 3:30 PM the gain narrowed to 0.5%, S&P futures were near flat, and Dow futures turned down about 0.4%. The VIX fear index rose to 16.86, a two-week high. During the U.S. stock night session, chip stocks collectively strengthened after Micron's earnings report; the triple-leveraged semiconductor ETF SOXL rose over 9% at one point, with Nvidia and Micron also up, showing tech sentiment is holding up. Oil Prices: International oil prices rose more than 2% in the afternoon, with WTI around $91.2 and Brent about $99.4; gold fell briefly. Reuters cited sources saying the U.S. hopes the EU will release 120 million barrels of diesel reserves over the next six months, or else it may face a U.S. diesel export ban. ETFs: According to SoSoValue, on Wednesday Eastern Time, Bitcoin spot funds saw a total outflow of about $149 million, marking nine consecutive days of outflows.$ETH $BTC Ethereum 2670–2720 box trading strategy, profiting even in a range-bound market
Many people are always waiting for a big one-sided move in Ethereum, but recently ETH has been oscillating between 2670 and 2720.
One-sided trends are rare and unpredictable; range-bound movement is the longest phase in the market. Instead of waiting for a breakout, it's better to repeatedly trade within the box to capture price differences.
Box boundaries:
• Lower support: 2670
• Upper resistance: 2720
• Around 2690 in the middle, avoid opening new positions as the risk-reward ratio is poor
Entry rules:
✅ Buy near 2670 on pullbacks
When price falls back to 2670 and shows signs of stopping the decline or forms a lower shadow, open long positions in batches.
✅ Short near 2720 on rebounds
When price reaches 2720 and shows signs of stalling or a long upper shadow, indicating selling pressure, enter short positions.
Exit rules:
1. Take profits on long positions gradually between 2710 and 2720
2. Take profits on short positions gradually between 2660 and 2670
The most critical risk control (which determines if this strategy survives):
The biggest enemy of a range-bound strategy is false breakouts.
If price breaks down below 2630 effectively, abandon the long strategy and stop opening longs.
If price holds above 2740, stop shorting, indicating the box has been broken and the range-bound T strategy can no longer be used.
Once the box is broken, immediately stop the range-bound strategy; do not stubbornly hold on hoping the market will return.
Range-bound T trading does not aim for a quick fortune but for steadily accumulating stable cash flow.Saylor says multiple BTC-based issuers can deepen liquidity and expand capital demand instead of simply competing. I’ll watch new inflows and BTC accumulation to see whether this thesis gains traction.
Please do your own research carefully before making any transactions (DYOR). $BTC
#RateHikeDelayedJobsNext
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#USTreasuryYieldsClimb Core statement: TVL is the total amount of assets staked by users on the chain; on-chain revenue is the fees received by the protocol; token price is determined by token supply and demand plus the value capture mechanism. High TVL and high revenue do not necessarily mean profits will be distributed to token holders, which is the fundamental reason for the disconnect. 1. TVL itself is an easily "inflated" metric (TVL ≠ real value) 1. TVL is borrowed money, not money earned by the protocol TVL = assets deposited by users (ETH, USDC, etc.). Users put money in only to mine, lend, or provide liquidity for rewards. Once mining rewards decline or interest rates drop, funds will be withdrawn instantly. TVL is temporarily parked capital and does not belong to the project itself. Example: Lending chain TVL is tens of billions, most of which are users' stablecoins; the project merely provides a storage place. 2. Liquidity mining artificially inflates TVL Projects use their own tokens as subsidies to attract users to deposit assets for mining. The funds are "rented" through subsidies, not long-term locked capital. Once subsidies stop, TVL drops sharply. 3. TVL valuation is pegged to external assets TVL is valued in USDT/ETH; when the market declines, even if the on-chain asset quantity remains unchanged, the TVL figure shrinks. TVL reflects market asset scale, not protocol profitability. 2. On-chain revenue ≠ token earnings: value capture mechanism broken (most critical) On-chain revenue is the Gas and transaction fees paid by users,BTC and ETH are currently consolidating, with funds waiting for the macro data coming in the next two days; no one dares to act rashly before the data.
Tonight, the focus is on initial jobless claims and the manufacturing PMI.
The initial jobless claims are expected to be 200,000, and the manufacturing PMI is expected to be 55, roughly the same as the previous value. As long as there is no extreme surprise, the impact on the market will be limited, and tonight will most likely remain volatile.
The real highlight is tomorrow night's non-farm payrolls and unemployment rate.
Non-farm payrolls are expected to be only 90,000, while the previous value was 162,000, so the expectation itself carries a pessimistic tone.
If the actual data is below 90,000, it indicates a cooling labor market, and the market will immediately bet on a Federal Reserve rate cut. BTC and ETH will likely use this opportunity to break upwards.
If non-farm payrolls exceed expectations, even just reaching 100,000, the market will reprice the "no rate cut" scenario, and the crypto market will most likely crash directly.
The current market is entirely data-driven, with expectation gaps determining the direction. Before the data is released, the best strategy is to hold your position.
Manage your position size well, avoid betting on the outcome prematurely, wait for the data, and follow the trend accordingly. Let's organize what can be done operationally. The view is similar to noon, with all price levels unchanged. This article only discusses two things: where the price levels are and what to do before reaching them. 【Bitcoin｜Bullish bias】 Long 83,000 to 83,500, can open a light position at current price Take profit at 86,000 Add position at 81,000 Stop loss at 78,000 【Ethereum｜Wait on both sides】 Short near 2,780 Long small amount at 2,650, add more at 2,600 Long stop loss if it falls below 2,400 【Solana｜Wait to short on rebound】 Short near 120 Add at 125 Stop loss at 140 【Dogecoin｜Short】 Short 0.1 Add at 0.11 Stop loss at 0.12 【Ripple｜Bullish bias】 Long near 1.5 First take profit at 1.57, then at 1.63 Add at 1.45 or 1.4 Stop loss if it falls below 1.3 Evening positions: Bitcoin about 83,650, very close to leaving the long zone; Ripple about 1.49, just beside the entry zone; Ethereum 2,690, Solana 117.8, Dogecoin 0.0946, none have reached our target prices yet. So currently, only Bitcoin and Ripple can be actively managed, and both are done in batches, not all at once. For the other three, just place orders and focus on other things, no need to keep watching the market constantly. The daily chart also clearly corresponds: Bitcoin's 83,000–84,000 is the retest zone after breaking the May high; Ethereum near 2,780 is the weak high point from late September; SAround April or May last year, it just happened to coincide with that round of the trade war.
I have a brother who made 1M trading gold. Seeing that I kept losing on contracts during that period, he told me to go long on gold with him. He asked me to download an app called TMGM and then follow his trades.
He would directly give me exact entry points every time, telling me when to open positions, when to take profit or stop loss, and when to close positions. My brother didn’t say much, just kept urging me to go long on gold, saying he would help me multiply my principal by 20 times in May.
But not long after, the trade war truce happened, and my principal was lost along with it.
Looking back now, maybe I just used too much leverage at the time, 500x, so even a tiny fluctuation could blow up the position.
Recently, another good brother has been making a fortune in the US stock market. Watching him make money every day, I’m also preparing to officially enter the US stock market.
This morning after waking up, I checked the US stock market over the past few days and found that yesterday the three major US stock indexes collectively fell, with the S&P 500 down 0.8% and the Nasdaq down 0.9%.
What’s even more noteworthy is that US Treasury yields and oil prices rose simultaneously. The 10-year US Treasury yield once surged to 5.27%, hitting a new high since 2007, and Brent crude oil also approached $100 or even higher again.
Putting these things together is actually quite interesting.
Oil prices rising makes the market worry about inflation; if inflation doesn’t come down, the Federal Reserve won’t easily cut interest rates; and the 10-year Treasury yield continuing to rise will directlyLet's take a look at the Ripple part. Compared to noon, Ripple is still on the bullish side. The price in the evening is around 1.49, slightly lower than the noon price of 1.505, which means it is standing next to our entry zone. The most important thing now is not to rush to go all in, but to follow the plan and enter in batches: first enter a portion around 1.5, and if it continues to go down, add more at 1.45 and 1.4. Price levels according to noon: ◇ Direction: Long. ◇ Entry: Around 1.5. ◇ Take profit 1: 1.57. ◇ Take profit 2: 1.63. ◇ Add positions: 1.45, and deeper at 1.4. ◇ Stop loss: below 1.3. This time looking at the daily chart. Ripple formed a strong low near 1.0 in August, started rising at the end of August, surged to about 1.7 in September, marked as a weak high, then pulled back to consolidate. On the daily chart, there is a blue support zone between 1.25 and 1.36, with a line at 1.3605; our stop loss at 1.3 is placed in the middle of this support zone; breaking below here means the upward structure from September is broken. Looking up, 1.57 and 1.63 are still below the highs of that September rally, with no major daily-level selling pressure blocking the way. Why say now we need to be more patient? Because when the price is close to the entry zone, people tend to "go all in at once." But Ripple often has spikes; today it dipped to around 1.477 and then pulled back. Entering in three stages means even if you get shaken out downward first, you still have bullets to catch at 1.45 and 1.4.The more retail investors refute me about $ETH, the more it proves I'm right. If you're not convinced, go long and make money yourself. I post twice and a bunch of people criticize me, fine, you go long and make money then. Don't just talk big but dare not go long or short.
And those who come to mock me, go trade real accounts yourself. Don't just talk nonsense; if you don't even dare to trade real accounts, I am shorting ETH with real money. I tell you to go long ETH and make money, but you can't even do that, so what are you even saying?
The point is simple: from August 19 until now, have you ever been manipulated? Have you ever used leverage? Nothing at all. So you mean the manipulative whales are carrying retail investors? Are the whales fools? The fees and on-chain positions show that longs far outnumber shorts. If that's the case, then dare to hold your long positions firmly.
#加息预期推迟，9月非农成下一关键 #比特币ETF连续9日流入，ETH转流出 #美债收益率频创新高，长期利率压力未缓解 Let's take a look at the Dogecoin part. Compared to noon, there's still not much to do with Dogecoin. Around 0.0946 in the evening, it has retreated a bit more than at noon, still about 6% away from the 0.1 short position point. This article uses the daily chart to lay out the entire structure, and you'll find that our three price levels actually line up along the same resistance path. Price levels unchanged: ⑴ Open short: 0.1. ⑵ Add position: 0.11. ⑶ Stop loss: 0.12. ⑷ Take profit: up to you. Looking at the daily chart, Dogecoin surged to about 0.118 in May and then declined steadily. That high point is marked as Strong High, with a red selling pressure zone from 0.111 to 0.118 beside it. Our 0.11 add position is right at the lower edge of this selling pressure, and the 0.12 stop loss is placed just a bit above the strong high. In other words, if the price rises all the way up, it will first hit the 0.1 short entry, then the 0.11 add position, and finally, to clear the entire selling pressure zone and break above 0.12, we admit we were wrong. This stop loss design lets the market prove us wrong by "breaking through the strong high," not just by an ordinary spike. So what about 0.0946 now? Do nothing. It's 6% up to the short point, and there's no reason to go long below. Today is the first day of October, and many people might think "a new month means a new start," rushing to find trades, but the market won't give you good positions just because the month changed. Forcing trades before the price reaches the level often results in stop losses being hit first, waiting until it really reaches 0$ZEC is the only one in green while the overall market is red; the geopolitical safe-haven logic for privacy coins is back.
Interesting, most major coins were hammered down by Iranian missiles today, but ZEC went against the trend and strengthened, currently around $505, up just over 4% in 24 hours, ranking among the top gainers on several lists. Money is flowing into the privacy sector, and this signal cannot be ignored.
With a blast in the Middle East, anxiety about asset tracking and sanctions rises, and privacy coins naturally benefit from this safe-haven demand. ZEC's zk-SNARK is itself a hard asset in the anti-censorship narrative, always stronger than the market during geopolitical tensions. Also, this round of ZEC's rise from a low point is significant, indicating that funds have been positioned in advance, not just a one-day play.
To pour cold water: the risks for privacy coins have never been technical but regulatory. The US regulators' hostility toward anonymous coins is obvious, and the real risk is exchanges delisting them at any time. Today's rise seems more like an event-driven emotional pulse; whether the volume can sustain depends entirely on the cooling of the Middle East situation.
Regarding events, follow-up statements from Iran and Israel are key. If the conflict escalates, ZEC can still surge; if it eases, funds will immediately withdraw. The US non-farm payroll on October 2 will also affect overall risk appetite.
Trading levels: support at 480, target 540; breaking below 460 means this round of safe-haven money has left; resistance at 550 is previous high pressure. Privacy coins play on events, not value—take profits and run, don’t mistake a pulse for a trend. $AAVE has another new positive development? The Aave governance proposal plans to allow Sentora to independently operate the lending market of Aave V4, supporting RLUSD, PYUSD, OUSD, and using assets like USDe and PRIME as collateral, with income split 50/50. It's important to know that an independent market usually means that risk parameters such as collateral ratio, liquidation threshold, oracle, risk isolation, and income distribution are completely different. Why is Aave taking this risky step?
In my personal opinion, Aave's ambition is quite large. Their real direction for Aave V4 is to make DeFi lending a modular credit market, rather than having all assets like stocks, GPUs, RWA, BTC share a single liquidation pool. For Aave V4 to succeed, different assets must have different risk parameters.
I am very much looking forward to seeing if this risky move can turn into a brilliant strategy.Let's take a look at Solana. Just like at noon, the key point for Solana is still to wait: now is not a good position to short; wait for it to rebound to around 120. In the evening, the price was about 117.8, a bit lower than at noon, about 2% away from 120. At times like this, the most common thought is "just short now anyway, since the direction is the same," but being 2% off in position with a stop loss still at 140 means the risk-reward ratio is worse; the same stop loss distance yields less room. Price levels remain: ● Direction: short, wait for rebound. ● Entry: rebound to around 120. ● Add position: 125. ● Stop loss: 140. ● Take profit: up to yourself. This time, let's look from a daily chart perspective. Solana rose steadily from around 60 in June to about 125 in late September, which was marked as a weak high point and has not been surpassed since. Adding position at 125 means waiting for it to retest this weak high. Above that, there is a large red selling pressure zone between 137 and 147; our stop loss at 140 is placed within this pressure zone. If it really breaks in and holds, it means the short-side judgment was wrong and should be acknowledged. There is a notable change in the funding rate: on OKX, Solana's funding rate turned negative in the evening, about −0.0025%, while it was still positive at 0.0079% at noon. The funding rate turning negative means the short side starts paying the long side; in the short term, short positions become more expensive.#加息预期推迟，9月非农成下一关键
PCE data came in softer than expected, with core PCE annual rate at 3.0% below forecasts. The October rate hike expectation pricing dropped from about 12bp to 9bp, giving risk assets a temporary breather, with $BTC and $ETH slightly rebounding.
But it’s important to distinguish: no rate hike ≠ rate cut.
The Fed’s stance is clear: it won’t easily pivot until inflation falls back to the 2% target. As long as employment data doesn’t significantly worsen, the hawkish tone remains.
Next focus is on September’s nonfarm payrolls:
If new jobs fall between 60,000–90,000 and unemployment stays at 4.1%, concerns about rate hikes will still hang over the market;
Only if nonfarm payrolls turn negative and unemployment spikes to 4.3% will easing narratives truly kick in.
My approach: before a clear macro trend emerges, treat rebounds as rebounds. Keep some position reserved, wait for nonfarm data to confirm direction, then consider adding.
#加息预期推迟，9月非农成下一关键
#比特币ETF连续9日流入，ETH转流出 Let's take a look at the Ethereum part. Compared to noon, the view on Ethereum hasn't changed; it's still stuck in the middle, neither going up nor down. This time, looking at the daily chart makes it clearer why now is not the right time to act: the price levels above and below have very clear correspondences on the daily chart. The price levels for both directions, according to the noon write-up: △ Short position: around 2,780. ▽ Long position: small entry on a pullback to 2,650. ▽ Long position add-on: 2,600. ✕ Long position stop loss: exit if it falls below around 2,400. On the daily chart, Ethereum surged to around 2,780–2,800 in late September and then reversed; that area is marked as a Weak High, so the short point at 2,780 is waiting for it to retest this weak high; if it touches and fails to break above, the short position rationale is solid. The lower levels at 2,650 and 2,600 are recent weeks' price retest points. Further down, 2,360–2,510 is a whole blue support zone on the daily chart, with 2,400 inside it. If it really breaks below, it means the bullish structure is broken, and longs should exit. Currently around 2,690, it's about 3% away from 2,780 above and less than 2% from 2,650 below; neither side has been reached yet. The best action at this time is no action. Many people feel "it's a pity to watch without doing," but think carefully: waiting to enter at the price level means even if wrong, the stop loss is close; entering randomly in the middle means if wrong, you don't even know where to place the stop loss. The cost of holding on is very $BTC $ETH $SOL
Are all just air
1. What you're playing is an "emotion market," not a "value market"
90% of tokens in the crypto space indeed lack real business support; their prices rely entirely on narratives and emotions. Project teams, whales, and KOLs form a harvesting chain: they accumulate at low prices → create concepts → pump to attract retail investors → dump at high prices. When you see a sharp surge and rush in, it's often when they're preparing to sell.
2. Contracts and leverage are shortcuts to accelerated zeroing out
Spot trading takes time to go to zero, but contract liquidation can happen with a single spike. Exchange spikes, high leverage, funding rates—every design is set to harvest retail investors. You think you're betting on direction, but in reality, you're gambling against market makers, with inherently unequal odds.
3. Information asymmetry and rule differences
Insider trading, front-running, Ponzi schemes, pool withdrawals... retail investors are always the last to know. Studying K-lines for hours is no match for someone who gets exchange announcements in advance.
So, can you play?
Yes, but you must change your approach:
1. Only touch BTC and ETH; treat all others as gambling and only invest money you can afford to lose.
2. Completely give up contracts and avoid leverage; this is the only bottom line for retail investors to survive.
3. Use dollar-cost averaging instead of all-in bets; spread costs over time and don't expect to get rich overnight.
4. Manage position sizes; keep crypto holdings within 5%-10% of total assets.
5. Lower expectations; treat it as a high-risk lottery, not a path to wealth.
#加息预期推迟，9月非农成下一关键 Brothers, the $BTC Bitcoin market is really interesting.
Last night there was a sudden pump, it once surged to 85639, the bulls were just about to celebrate, but the high couldn't hold and it dropped back, now around 84163.
I actually think this move looks more like an upward bull trap. First, the price is pulled up to shake out shorts, but the real buying didn't follow, so after the surge it still had to come back.
BTC has retaken the 1-hour EMA20, EMA20 is about 83809, RSI about 56, but perpetual positions are only $2.361 billion, down 0.4% from before. Price is rising but positions are decreasing, indicating leveraged funds are actually withdrawing.
OKX smart money has 18 long and 9 short, longs account for 91.7% of the amount, but total positions decreased by about $3.22 million in one day, and the proportion of long holders dropped by 13.7 percentage points.
Many talk bullish, but fewer are actually putting money in.
On-chain apparent demand is still negative 112,500 coins, short-term spot support is weak. The surge to 85639 last night was accompanied by short liquidations, so it can't yet prove that new buying has fully entered.
So I continue to hold my short positions.
I won't exit unless it breaks 90,000, my target is first 80,000.
At 22:00 tonight there is the ISM Manufacturing PMI, control leverage before the data.
Around 84000 longs and shorts continue to tug, who will give up first is still uncertain.
#加息预期推迟，9月非农成下一关键 #比特币ETF连续9日流入，ETH转流出 #美债收益率频创新高，长期利率压力未缓解 $CAP In the short term, I am bullish_1001 17:19
Correcting my previous short position idea, the timing is not right.
Based on my experience, the 15-minute candlestick chart still lacks at least one spike; where it will go is uncertain; if this slow upward trend continues, breaking 0.08 is inevitable.
A sudden sharp drop is not impossible, just very unlikely.
For this coin, if you want to short, you can only wait; if you miss the opportunity, the position might not be as good.
Bullets are limited, so don't act for now; the risk of going long is much higher than going short.Let's take a look at the Bitcoin section. The view is about the same as at noon, and the price levels haven't changed at all. This time, let's change the perspective and pull the chart to the daily timeframe to see from a larger cycle why we place our entry zone there. Also, a reminder: when the price hasn't reached the level yet, holding back from trading is always better than randomly trading and getting stopped out. Just copy the price levels: ➤ Main long entry: between 83,000 and 83,500. ➤ Near current price: you can try a small position first. ➤ Take profit target: 86,000. ➤ Add position level: 81,000. ➤ Stop loss: 78,000, exit if it falls to this level. First, let's talk about what we see on the daily chart. In May this year, Bitcoin surged to around 83,000 and then pulled back. In June and July, it dropped steadily to near 60,000 before stabilizing. Starting from the end of August, it climbed up step by step, and in September it completely broke through the May high. The CHoCH line on the daily chart is roughly drawn around 83,000 to 84,000. In other words, the long entry zone we set is the "old resistance turned new support" area (83,000 to 83,500). When the price returns here, it is testing whether the breakout is valid; if it holds, there is confidence to move toward 86,000. So, now around 83,600, it's actually very close to the long entry zone. Those without positions can try placing a small amount near the current price. The main force will wait until it really returns to the long entry zone to enter. If it breaks down and moves toward 81,000, that is an opportunity to add positions; the worst case is a drop to$OKB During narrow-range oscillations, what maintains the relative strength of platform tokens?
OKX spot 24-hour range is approximately 120.01—122.61, with a trading volume of about 10.56 million USDT, and the price is close to the upper boundary. The stable trend may come from platform ecosystem demand, or it may just be volatile funds seeking defensive assets; distinguishing between the two requires observing trading activity and actual token usage.
If the 1-hour chart shows increased volume and holds above 122.61, I will raise my judgment for an upward shift in the range; if it breaks below 120.01 and ecosystem demand does not improve, the resistance to decline cannot be directly interpreted as a fundamental strengthening.$BTC $SOL | Just a few minutes of market action can shift the macro picture.
Oil suddenly pushed higher while US Treasury yields also jumped, bringing the energy → inflation → Fed rate-path narrative back into focus.
The key transmission chain:
Middle East/Iran tensions rise → Supply and shipping disruption fears increase → Crude oil moves higher → Inflation expectations rise → Treasuries face selling pressure → 10Y/30Y yields climb → USD gets support → $BTC and other.
#DailyOrbit Here's a painful truth: $ETH is stuck at 2720, the spot ETF is still seeing net inflows, but whales are placing leveraged long orders at 2265 betting on a rebound. Would you dare to chase this market?
The money hasn't gone into the hands of holders. ETF management fees go to issuers, on-chain gas fees go to validators, and the so-called net inflow is institutions building positions, not retail investors taking the baton; the treasury gets zero share.
Resistance at 2,850 corresponds to a $1.5 billion short liquidation zone, support is between 2,710-2,745. Only breaking 2,850 could trigger a short squeeze, currently about 40% priced in.
Hold 2,710 to push to 2,850; cut positions if it breaks 2,650. ETH isn't without stories, it's just that the stories are told to institutions while retail investors pay the price.In a choppy market, don't fall in love with unrealized profits
The recent market looks exactly like an emotionally unstable lover—one moment cold as ice, the next moment passionate as fire. The short position on AAVE is a bloody lesson: clearly had a 7% unrealized gain, but greed kept it open, then a 20% big bullish candle slapped it in the face, forcing a high-level cut loss, getting hit back and forth. In a volatile market, holding long-term positions is just fighting yourself; unrealized profits not taken become unrealized losses in no time.
It's the same with ZEC; it dropped 10% yesterday and seemed like it would crash, but then it climbed back up at the 1366 support level. However, the volume couldn't keep up—typical fakeout. In this range-bound volatility, chasing longs is just giving your head away; better to watch the show than blindly jump in.
ETH is even more frustrating, rising to lure people in, then suddenly dumping. Chasing the rally and selling the dip? That's the script for retail traders. Shorting at the top feels more secure; chasing longs? Most likely you'll miss the move and get trapped.
To put it simply, the core of a choppy market is six words: don't be greedy, don't chase, don't hold on stubbornly. Take profits when you should, re-enter after support breaks—no need to always try to capture the entire move. When the market lacks direction, preserving your capital is better than anything.
Personal insight, not any trading advice.$ETH | I’ve been holding a 30x short for three days, with roughly $1.06B in short liquidations sitting above $2,830.
Short entries: $2,640 and $2,677. Average around $2,650.
It’s not about being stubborn—the bearish structure hasn’t broken yet. $2,720 remains close to resistance, but ETH hasn’t established a firm hold above it.
#RateHikeDelayedJobsNext #BTCInflowETHOutflow #USTreasuryYieldsClimb Brothers, I just caught a huge on-chain scoop, this institution's moves are absolutely insane!
At the beginning of September, this whale precisely liquidated 172,500 $ETH, pocketing a whopping $124 million in profits! Honestly, being able to take profits amid such volatility, this stop-loss move is textbook-level.
But guess what? After cashing out, they had no intention of leaving the market; they immediately started building a position in $UNI! From September 15 to 22, this institution's related addresses withdrew a total of 3.125 million UNI from CEX, worth about $24.21 million, at an average price of $7.7!
Pay attention to the details, brothers, these were withdrawals to new addresses! This means the tokens went directly into cold wallets or on-chain, most likely not planning to dump on exchanges anytime soon, either preparing for staking or bullish on long-term lock-up. Buying over 3 million tokens at an average price of 7.7 clearly shows they think UNI is cheap right now.
This is very interesting: they cleared out ETH and went to bottom-fish UNI. Did the big player sniff out some bullish news we don't know? Or do they think altcoins will outperform Bitcoin next? The $7.7 average price really looks like a solid bottom.I’ve experienced the full cycle myself: the account once climbed close to $12,500, then at the worst point dropped toward $3,400. The account survived and recovered, but that journey made one thing very clear:50x short $TAO, held for 53 minutes and lost 55%, Er Gou realizes the harsh truth of AI coins
Brothers, Er Gou paid tuition again last night.
Seeing the price at 306, Er Gou acted decisively, opening a 50x leverage short.
In the end, after 53 minutes, he closed the position at 1 AM. Lost 55%.
Translation: Stayed up late watching the market, purely served as a midnight snack for the dog market maker.
Why short? Because the market really looks like it can’t rise anymore.
Why lose? Because TAO is basically a "glue" right now.
Looking at the 4-hour candlestick, the price bounces between 300 and 310.
305 above is an iron lid, SAR is pressing down at 312.
295 below is the bottom line.
Neither up nor down, just a grinding, tormenting consolidation.
Looking at fundamentals, news is everywhere.
Subnet revenue is 32 million, cooperating with MIT, 88% are bullish.
Sounds exciting, right?
But the fatal contradiction hides in the corner:
Without subnet profits, it can’t outperform the miners’ issuance (selling pressure).
Er Gou’s translation: No matter how grand the AI narrative is, miners have to sell coins daily to pay electricity bills.
No matter how big the pie is drawn, short-term buying can’t fill this bottomless pit.
So, even if good news piles up like a mountain, the price just lies dead around 300. $NEAR is up +3.09% in the last 24 hours, but the real debate now isn't about the price change, it's about which timeframe—1 hour or 4 hours—is misleading.
The 1-hour chart looks weak with an RSI of 45, while the 4-hour chart appears strong with an RSI of 78. Short-term sentiment and the larger cycle structure are not aligned. Positions like this often cause rebounds to be mistaken for reversals, or gear shifts to be misread as market tops.
The current price is 5.236, about 2.98% above the 1-hour support at 5.08, and about 5.81% below the resistance at 5.54. The available space isn't dictated by sentiment; ultimately, it depends on which of these two boundaries is broken effectively first.
My observation is clear: reclaiming and holding above 5.54 means the short-term control is back; breaking below 5.08 shifts focus to the 4-hour support at 4.548. If the price continues to face pressure above, the 4-hour resistance at 5.578 is just a distant reference for now, not a preset target.
Would you trust the 1-hour reversal first, or wait for confirmation from the 4-hour structure before changing your view?
The market is volatile; the above is just an observation and does not constitute investment advice. This is from Crypto Bull.HYPE is hovering around 90, but volume hasn't kept up
HYPE current price 89.6, closing near 90 intraday, up 0.89% in 4 hours
The daily chart is more direct, a bullish candle up 2.22%, volume 422,000, a rare large volume recently
The 60-day range is 51 to 98, price has already hit the upper boundary of the range
The problem is 4-hour volume is only 27,503, much lower than the daily volume
This indicates the rally is driven by daily-level funds, intraday chasing is not active
Funding rate capped at 0.01%, longs are paying fees but haven't increased positions uncontrollably
88 and 89 are immediate supports, 90 and 91 are resistances, the box is stuck in between
So my judgment is, daily volume is high but 4-hour volume shrinks, this structure tends to be high-level rotation
To really break 92, 4-hour volume needs to continue expanding, otherwise it will likely consolidate between 85 and 98
$HYPE $BTC #HYPE #VolumePriceAnalysisSept. 21 ETF flows showed renewed demand across major assets:
₿ $BTC : +$937M–$999M
♦️ $ETH : +$270M
🟣 $SOL : +$26M
Flow tells an interesting story:
₿ BTC → Capital Inflows
🏦 ETH → Institutional Demand
⚡ SOL → Higher-Beta Exposure
Money isn't necessarily exiting crypto market. It may be moving between different risk profiles.$UNI rose 70% in September, but it really can't keep going up; it's time to give back some gains:
1. High-level digestion mode: It has fallen more than 4 points from the monthly high. This is not a trend break but a normal profit-taking. Digestion takes time.
2. Relative strength weakening: Down more than 4 points in seven days, underperforming Bitcoin. Last month's leading halo is fading. Funds are moving out of the Uniswap concept to find the next target.
3. The trump cards are all in the future: CME futures will be listed in more than half a month, and the expansion of Base chain share and V4 are slow variables.
In the long term, it is indeed positive, but a phenomenon that distinguishes profitable investors from retail investors is: everyone says UNI is a good project, but you have to ask if it is expensive.
In the short term, it is too expensive; it has no reason to rise necessarily.
My thinking: UNI before mid-October is just one word: wait. [Pharaoh's Market Watch]
#IranReceivedUSCounterproposal, US-Iran Differences Remain
Pharaoh says directly, this US-Iran negotiation is finally not just shouting across the void, but they are still several tables away from shaking hands and dining together.
Iran has received the official US response through the Qatari mediator. Both sides basically want a ceasefire and to restore navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, but the real sticking point is "who moves first": Iran hopes the US will first lift the port blockade, ease sanctions, and unfreeze assets; the US demands Iran take concrete actions first on nuclear issues and Strait security. Simply put, both want the other to submit their homework first while they sit back and observe.
After the news, oil prices did not continue to surge; Brent crude is fluctuating around $98. This is half good news for risk assets: as long as the talks don't collapse, oil prices won't add fuel to inflation, and US Treasury yields and rate hike expectations might get a breather.
For Bitcoin, the real trading logic is not "taking off upon receiving the counterproposal," but whether both sides can implement a ceasefire and restore shipping. If talks progress and oil prices fall, Bitcoin has a chance to retest 85,500, and after breaking through, look toward around 87,000–88,000!
In short: the counterproposal just brings both sides back to the table; it doesn't mean a deal is done. Pharaoh's approach is—don't get carried away by the news, act based on oil prices and key levels; diplomats handle the handshake, we control our own hands. $BTC $ETH $CT #IranReceivedUSCounterproposal, US-Iran Differences Remain A cybersecurity consultant exploited a vulnerability to steal $53 million and is now sitting in the defendant's seat in Manhattan.
To put it simply, this case isn't complicated.
In 2021, he targeted a contract vulnerability in Uranium Finance and on his second attempt directly withdrew $53.3 million from 26 liquidity pools, causing the protocol to shut down immediately.
My first reaction wasn't anger, but a bit of amusement.
Someone who teaches others how to prevent hacking every day became a hacker himself.
The most ironic thing in this field is that those who write security reports often know best where the doors are left unlocked.
But don't rush to see this as the final chapter.
Right now, it's just the prosecution's accusation; no conviction yet. The key is how the verdict will be.
For retail investors, this doesn't teach you how to make money, but it does remind you: small protocol liquidity pools with code vulnerabilities are basically cash machines.
I'm taking a wait-and-see approach and will comment after the verdict is delivered.
#SEC主席Atkins称将推进链上募资规则明确化
#美参议院提出新加密税收法案ADAPT #Aave支持代币化美股抵押借USDC $BTC $PUMP is touching the lower boundary but hasn't broken through; first, expect consolidation
The price is currently hugging the lower boundary of the range but hasn't closed below it yet, so the short-term view is consolidation. The recent high and low points over the past few hours are 0.006094 / 0.005496 USDT, and the just-closed 5-minute candle is at 0.00557 USDT.
There hasn't been a significant increase in volume in the last 15 minutes. This indicates that this dip hasn't attracted much follow-up buying, so the momentum is limited. However, only if the close truly breaks below the previous low will I shift my view from consolidation to bearish.
Conversely, if the price moves back into the upper half of the range or closes above the recent volatility midpoint, then the bearish idea won't hold. For now, let's watch how the price chooses its direction within the range.During the past week of overall sideways movement in the crypto market, there has been a clear divergence in the holdings of whales across different assets. Data shows that Bitcoin whales reduced their holdings by about 30,000 BTC, valued at approximately $2.52 billion, indicating that large holders are decreasing their Bitcoin exposure. In contrast, Ethereum whales increased their holdings by about 60,000 ETH during the same period, valued at around $162 million. Regarding XRP, whale holdings remained basically stable, with total holdings staying near 3.9 billion XRP over the past week, showing no significant change. Analyst Ali noted that the current market exhibits a differentiated pattern of “Bitcoin whales reducing, Ethereum whales buying, and XRP whales holding,” and these changes are worth attention. #新手必看：这里有你需要的一切 #交易之声：你的经验值得被听到 $BTC Looking at it this way, the bottom of $BTC is still very solid!
In the past few days, Bitcoin's volatility hasn't been very narrow; it has surged and pulled back several times.
I observed a pattern: every time the price approaches around 82800, there is a noticeable support force preventing the price from falling further.
Moreover, after several declines, the timing of this support force appearing is getting earlier and earlier. From the K-line perspective, each bottom of the dips is moving upward online. Although not very significant, at least there is support during the decline, which is good for the bulls.
Last night, my view was more bearish because the price rose quickly and then dropped decisively without hesitation. There was no supporting capital, open interest kept decreasing, and both short and long positions were reducing.
This indicates that the speed of short liquidations and long profit-taking is much higher than support and short position additions. Based on this alone, I took profit on my long position! Now thinking back, I regret it a bit.
Let's see if it can return within 82800 today. I'm willing to buy at this discounted price; if it's higher than this price, I won't consider it.
If it rises to around 87000 and the indicators are appropriate, I will consider shorting it.
The above is just my personal opinion for reference only. The support level is flat like a stopped heartbeat. Although the four-hour and daily indicators are oversold to an extreme, the volume just won't pick up. Buying on the left side at this position is purely gambling on luck; the safest bet is to keep your hands in your pockets until a signal appears on the right side. Turning off the computer.
$BTC $SOL $SUI It is not retail investors sweeping up mining machines at the tail end — SATA under Strive, a US stock financial group, is absorbing about 90% of daily BTC mining output.
According to ChainCatcher (Bitcoin Treasuries) on 10/1: SATA under Strive is estimated to have raised enough funds yesterday to purchase over approximately 400 Bitcoins; it also stated that SATA is buying about 90% of the daily Bitcoin mining output. Compared to the week increase of about 1107 coins by this entity on 9/28 as the daily output absorption standard. NEW: Expected fundraising ≠ all deals completed and secured, daily output proportion is a sliding monitoring metric, ≠ guaranteed to continue buying next week. At the time of writing, OKX BTC is about 83695. Not investment advice.
$BTC The current market shows a weak recovery pattern following a sharp drop. On the 15-minute chart, BTC surged to 84,367 in the afternoon before quickly plunging to 83,123, now rebounding to 83,536, still under resistance from the MA20 (83,850); ETH rebounded to 2,685, constrained by the 2,700 integer level and MA20 (2,699); SOL is also below the moving average resistance near 117.7. The rebound volume has shrunk, indicating that bullish counterattacks are weak, and the short-term structure remains dominated by bears.
On the macro level, Fed's Kashkari remains hawkish, emphasizing inflationary pressures have not eased. On the market, ETH 2,830 have accumulated over 1 billion short liquidations, while below 2,561, over 1 billion are being liquidated, making the battle between long and short extremely intense. Before the announcement of the Nonfarm Payrolls, funds tend to be cautious and wait-and-see.
From my short position structure, SOL short positions profit 38% as the current safety cushion, while ETH and BTC short positions are in floating losses. Under high leverage, the biggest risk is extreme insertion triggered by data releases.
Direction judgment and response strategy: First, set a moving stop loss on SOL short positions to lock in profits; Second, focus on the resistance levels at BTC 84,000 and ETH at 2,700. #加息预期推迟, the next key $BTC $ETH $ZEC in September's nonfarm payrolls $BTC roller coaster: bottomed at 82918, rebounded to 85639, then fell back to 83550, pressured by MA20, with insufficient bullish momentum. Potential MSCI rebalancing may bring 2.8 billion sell pressure, beware of a second bottom test.
$ETH is resilient, current price 2687. Bollinger Bands extremely tight with low volume oscillation, bulls and bears temporarily balanced, waiting for a breakout.
Macro highlights: Tonight's PCE data, upcoming Micron AI storage earnings; 30-year US Treasury yield hits a new high since 2002. Multiple factors competing, market direction approaching a choice.
#加息预期推迟，9月非农成下一关键
#比特币ETF连续9日流入，ETH转流出
#美债收益率频创新高，长期利率压力未缓解 $CC (Canton Coin): Current price about 0.1231
Up about 12% in a week, news-wise LSEG has become a Canton super validator, institutional narrative is still ongoing. As long as it holds 0.1138, the structure is bullish; breaking through the previous high of 0.1392 and stabilizing above it, targets are 0.1562 and 0.1709, longer term looking at 0.18–0.21 and 0.24. If it falls below 0.1138, first retest 0.092, then if broken, look at 0.0798 or even 0.0655, which is an extreme low.
Summary
Macro has given a bit of a breather, but it’s not time for a full release yet. The market and several major coins are stuck near key levels; if it breaks through, follow it, if it breaks down, accept it, don’t mess around in the middle. Control your position size well, don’t use too much leverage.
(The above is only personal opinion and market record, not any investment advice, crypto market is volatile, please judge risks yourself.)$CC @OKX星球 $BTC $ETH $XRP
☆ Concerns over Hormuz tensions, US10Y bond yield rises to 5.32%. Oil prices also rise >$100, DXY index ~101.461.
☆ D. Trump rejected Iran's ceasefire proposal but left open the possibility of an "early end," the main obstacle being the nuclear deal. The US wants to negotiate from a "stronger position" while Iran does not want to "admit defeat"
☆ The market is very cautious
☆ BTC ETF saw withdrawals of ~$130M on 9/30, ending 9 consecutive days of inflows
#OKXTraderVoices #RateHikeDelayedJobsNext #BTCInflowETHOutflow #加息预期推迟, September nonfarm pay becomes the next key The timing of rate cuts originally priced in by the market has been pushed back, shifting the core issue from "high inflation" to how strong employment resilience is. Currently, the pricing anchor for all risk assets (BTC, ETH, U.S. stocks, gold) is all betting on the upcoming September nonfarm payroll. This is the most important macro checkpoint during the left arm phase of this round of decline; the quality of the data will directly rewrite US Treasury yields and the US dollar index, thereby determining the direction of the crypto asset market consolidation in this round. 1. Why do rate cut expectations keep being delayed? Previous inflation data was repeatedly fluctuating, stickiness did not quickly decline, coupled with Fed officials maintaining a hawkish stance, causing the market to continuously lower the number of rate cuts this year and delay the timing of the first cut. The Fed's underlying logic is clear: as long as employment does not materially deteriorate, there is no need for rapid rate cuts. High interest rates can continue to suppress inflation, so there's no need to rush to inject liquidity. In short: inflation is the reason, employment is the bottom line. The stronger the job resilience and the later easing arrives, the tighter the liquidity environment becomes, and risk asset valuations remain under pressure. CME interest rate futures pricing has been continuously adjusted, and the market is gradually accepting the reality that "high interest rates will persist longer." Long-term US Treasury yields remain high, which is also the underlying macro reason why the recent crypto rebound has been weak and that each rally is easily pushed back. 2. September Nonfarm Payrolls, Three Scenario Simulations (Key Points) Nonfarm payrolls focus on three key indicators: new jobs, unemployment rate, and year-on-year wages. Wages are a lagging signal of inflation and carry a high weight. Scenario A: Nonfarm payrolls far exceed expectations, wages rise (bearish).$157 million long positions "pan-green," Majie Big Brother's three lines of defense
This time, Majie Big Brother almost laid out his positions on the table: $BTC, $ETH, and HYPE long positions, with a total exposure of about $157 million, all currently under pressure.
BTC 455 coins, 40x full position, opened at about 83748, unrealized loss of 316,800 U, forced liquidation near 77184; ETH 36,000 coins, 25x full position, opened at 2674, unrealized loss of 348,300 U, forced liquidation at 2590; HYPE 200,000 coins, 10x full position, opened at 90.85, unrealized loss of 1,060,000 U, the biggest drag, forced liquidation at 71.68.
He just slightly reduced HYPE, more like a tentative position reduction after a counterfeit surge and pullback, rather than a full exit. The base positions remain bullish, and leverage layering is also obvious: BTC and ETH are high-leverage ballast, HYPE is low-leverage offense. The three lines have not yet reached the liquidation zone, but funding fees continue to drain; as October rate hike expectations decline, tonight's PCE is a key variable, and the market repair window is not wide. Whether the key defense lines can hold is more important than directional slogans.
For information organization only, not investment advice. #加息预期推迟，9月非农成下一关键 #比特币ETF连续9日流入，ETH转流出 #美债收益率频创新高，长期利率压力未缓解 Points are diluted, but secretly increasing?
After announcing the extension of the points program, Fables' new LP addresses increased by over 2.3k in a single day
Currently, Fables has about 15,000 LP addresses in total
Wasn't it agreed not to farm anymore?PCE Night Session: BTC Long Upper Shadow Double Kill, Nonfarm Payrolls Are the Next Trigger
$BTC $ETH $ZEC
After the PCE release, BTC first surged sharply to around 85600, triggering short stop losses; then it reversed and dropped back to 83500, trapping the long positions again. ETH experienced intense volatility simultaneously, while altcoins like ZEC appeared even weaker. A typical "buy the rumor, sell the fact" scenario, with a long upper shadow clearing both bulls and bears.
Now 83500 is repeatedly contested, 82900 is short-term support, and 85600 is resistance above. Tomorrow night’s nonfarm payrolls might be the real directional trigger.
#加息预期推迟，9月非农成下一关键
#美债收益率频创新高，长期利率压力未缓解
#伊朗收到美国反提案，美伊分歧仍在 Today is the first day of October. Overall, the market is steady with a slight strength bias, but it's not yet time to chase aggressively. Let's start with the macro view, then review a few coins I'm watching.
Macro: Inflation cooling down, but not enough for the market to take off
August PCE data came out cooler than expected: overall PCE year-over-year at 3.4% (expected 3.7%), core PCE at 3.0% (expected 3.3%). Once the data was released, the probability of a Fed rate hike in October dropped from about 70% a week ago to around 35%, which is a relief.
Why no surge? The reasons are simple:
- Economic data remains strong: Q2 GDP revised up to 2.2%, ADP added 90,000 jobs in September, exceeding expectations, so the Fed has no reason to suddenly turn dovish.
- Long-term US Treasury yields have risen for several days, keeping funding costs high and pressuring risk assets.
- Oil prices remain high: WTI over $90, Brent above $100, so long-term inflation risks persist.
The total crypto market cap is now about $2.89 trillion, right at the upper edge of the $2.85–2.89 trillion recovery zone. If it can hold steady, the next target is $2.94 trillion, and after breaking through, $3 trillion. Conversely, if it falls below $2.80 trillion, caution is needed; below that is $2.75 trillion, and a further drop could return it to $2.60 trillion. Key data to watch later this week include initial jobless claims, ISM manufacturing, and Friday's nonfarm payrolls (expected 90,000 jobs, 4.1% unemployment rate). $BTC @OKX星球 Do you ever get this feeling? After losing two trades in a row, your hands start itching, and you just want to recover everything in one go, but the more you try, the more you lose. This is revenge trading, the biggest pitfall for retail traders. I used to be like this, losing 200,000U, mostly due to reckless operations after consecutive losses. Now I've set a strict rule for myself: stop trading immediately after two consecutive losses, no more trades for the day. BTC is currently at 83590.1, resistance at 83741.85, support at 83123.1. My trading plan is simple: light short positions near resistance, stop loss at 83800, target 83300; light long positions near support, stop loss at 83050, target 83600. A small 5000U position, no holding through losses, always with stop loss. Remember, trading isn't about who makes the most profit, it's about who survives the longest. $BTC #加息预期推迟，9月非农成下一关键 Want to reverse your short position stuck in a loss? On the eve of the Nonfarm Payrolls, I advise myself to be a shrinking turtle
Brothers, it's me again. It's now 17:02 in the afternoon, and I'm staring at the screen, feeling like I'm jumping back and forth between ICU and KTV in my heart.
First, let me report my "battle results": the short position I opened last night on SOL is very strong, now up 38% (+502U), but ETH (-39%) and BTC (-20%), these two hidden dragons and crouching tigers, are draining my blood crazily. The pressure of high leverage makes my liquidation prices (ETH 2854, BTC 89735) look both incredibly distant and deadly.
Just now at 15:45, there was a sharp drop. I thought I was about to defy fate, but the market went to the restroom and then reversed with a "V-shaped" rally.
From my current perspective, why do I strongly want to reverse to long?
Purely because of the anxiety from being stuck in ETH and BTC short positions, seeing the rebound makes me scared. But rationality tells me that reversing now is purely a "double blow" scenario!
15-minute chart: BTC sharply dropped from a peak at 84367 to 83123, now rebounding to 83536, still firmly suppressed by MA20 (83850); ETH and SOL also show weak rebounds after sharp drops, with clearly insufficient bullish volume. This indicates that the afternoon's decline was a real cash sell-off, and the current rally looks more like a technical correction caused by short sellers taking profits. $BTC $ETH $SOL #比特币ETF连续9日流入，ETH转流出 Cardano Gets Petrobras. Now Real Usage Must Follow
Petrobras is testing Cardano to trace lower-carbon claims for sustainable aviation fuel and renewable Diesel R.
The use case is real, but still research-stage. No commercial-scale deployment or meaningful usage has been disclosed.
MY FINAL TAKE
This validates enterprise interest, not adoption yet. The next catalyst is measurable usage.
Can Petrobras turn this test into a scaled Cardano use case?
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