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After the expansion of ZEC's recovery, can the previous defensive label still be applied?
Today's early spot 24-hour observation window: range 1220.53—1299.53 USDT, change +3.56%, trading volume approximately 32.15 million USDT.
The quotation range is higher than yesterday, and the window return has also expanded, indicating some recovery in support. However, defensive strength needs to be observed during a market downturn; attention to privacy themes does not prove that there is a stable buyer every time there is a pullback.
If next time BTC falls and ZEC breaks below 1220.53 faster, the defensive explanation is downgraded; if it stabilizes at the low point and recovers 1299.53 first, then the relative demand judgment is raised again. $LINK LINK: Why doesn't it fall as hard as SOL, nor rise as sharply as SOL?
Because LINK's holder structure is more "middleware":
Institutions/developers look at adoption
Long-term holders look at CCIP/Traditional Finance partnerships
Retail investors aren't that crazy
So LINK's Beta is lower than SOL's, slightly higher than ETH's. Today, 24h +1.4%, relatively strong among altcoins, indicating money is "buying the pipeline" rather than "buying the casino."
In my portfolio, LINK usually accounts for 4–6%, playing the role of:
More flexibility than BTC
More fundamentals than DOGE
Less drawdown than SOL
More RWA story than ADA
Today the market is neutral, LINK at $13 is neither cheap nor expensive. Don't wait for $5, and don't believe in $100. The value of middleware is "slow money recognition," not "Twitter hype." $LINK #CPI与PPI公布在即，加息预期迎考验 #机构持续布局，BTC为何仍承压？ $ZEC ZEC 30-minute level analysis
After a deep initial drop to the 1112 low, the market gradually stabilized and rose. The short-term trend leans towards a bullish consolidation, but overall it is a recovery phase following a major decline. There is still previous resistance above, so avoid being overly optimistic and chasing highs. Enter positions after waiting for a pullback to the 1255‑1262 support zone to stabilize before adding long positions; if the price reaches the 1300‑1310 resistance zone, start taking profits in batches once upward momentum weakens. If the price effectively breaks below the 1240 defense level, abandon the long strategy immediately.
Chan Theory Structure
On the 30-minute timeframe, the downward segment starting from the high of 1383.76 fully released bearish momentum at the 1112.06 low. After the market bottomed and rebounded, it formed a rally and built the purple secondary consolidation zone shown on the chart. The price then moved above this consolidation box and during the pullback phase did not fall back into the consolidation, forming a triple buy structure. Now, the focus is on the strength of this upward continuation. If the price falls back into the consolidation zone again, this bullish buy signal will be invalidated and the market will enter a sideways grinding phase.
Wyckoff Volume-Price Observation
Since rebounding from the low, volume remained stable during the back-and-forth consolidation within the zone, indicating slow chip exchange. The breakout from the consolidation was driven by incremental funds pushing the price higher. However, volume quickly shrank after the rally, showing that few active funds outside the market chased the rise; mostly it was trapped positions being released and repaired. There is no sign of large capital entering aggressively.
Key Observation
Focus closely on the upper support of the secondary consolidation zone #俄乌或达成“能源停火”协议，进展待确认 The Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire doubt: crude oil first falls as a sign of respect, but the real risk has not yet been lifted After Trump announced on social media that Russia and Ukraine had reached an energy ceasefire, international oil prices fell during Monday's Asian trading session. Brent crude December futures dropped to a range of $102.88 to $103.18 per barrel, WTI crude November futures fell below the $90 mark, and ICE diesel futures declined by 3%. The market expressed its expectations for "supply improvement" with real money, but the foundation of this expectation remains very fragile at present. First, look at the agreement itself. Trump claimed that both sides had agreed to enter an energy ceasefire state but did not disclose any specific terms, enforcement mechanisms, or duration. Ukrainian President Zelensky then publicly stated that this was the first time he had heard of the agreement and added that Ukraine would be willing to accept it if Russia agreed. This directly contradicts Trump's claim that "both sides have agreed." The Russian side has not yet officially confirmed it; the Russian presidential spokesman previously stated that Russia hopes not only to stop attacks on refineries but also to lift sanctions restricting global energy supplies. In other words, this seems more like a unilaterally announced intention rather than a finalized agreement. The market still reacted with a price drop because the geopolitical premium in oil prices has been too high in recent weeks. Russian diesel exports have decreased by about 500,000 barrels per day, while the supply of refined products and crude oil in the Persian Gulf region has declined even more. Any news that could ease supply tightness would trigger profit-taking by bulls The fault zone in the stratigraphic profile has already appeared; this is by no means a revival of civilization, but rather the last illusory flare of Pompeii before its fall.
At 3:17 AM, the cold coffee on the workbench had long formed a layer of grease, and the ancient Roman decline history documents spread beside me were dog-eared from frequent reading. The screen glowed faintly, stretching my withered figure long; only I and the $ZEC K-line stared at each other in this dead silence. I originally thought today I could dig out a magnificent relic continuing the main upward wave, but what I actually unearthed was just a pile of bricks and tiles that couldn't withstand scrutiny, utterly disappointing.
There is never anything new under the sun. The daylight floods the city, the night devours it; all rises and falls are cyclical marks of human nature. The current price is capped near 1283.61, with the 1-hour Bollinger upper band at 1297.89 like a precarious white marble dome—seemingly majestic but already showing structural cracks. The 1-hour RSI has climbed to 63.0, approaching the critical weathering point of overbought. The so-called bullish narratives of the bulls, in the face of millennia of cyclical sedimentation, are nothing but another doomed Ponzi tulip bubble.
The brush in my hand gently sweeps over this stratum, stripping away the restless bubbles; the bedrock beneath has long loosened. If the upward attack cannot pierce the hard basalt resistance of the upper band, this will be the best place for burial; history never pities the late-stage revelry.
- Target: $ZEC 🔴
- Entry: 1280.00 - 1295.00
- TP1: 1258.60
- TP2: 1220.00
- SL: 1308.00
The night outside the window is as heavy as a freshly unearthed bronze coffin; the upper shadow of this K-line is like a rusty broken sword, firmly nailed to the tombstone at 1298.
#CoinMoveAlert 🏛️🔍OKX is launching Changxin Storage, Yushu, and triple Nasdaq perpetual contracts this afternoon, opening at 16:30 and all settled in USDT.
OKX is consecutively listing four US stocks and unicorn perpetual contracts this afternoon. Changxin opens first at 16:30, followed by BSP, TQQQ, and Yushu every 15 minutes. Funding fees are charged every 8 hours. All four contracts use USDT margin, so there's no need to get an overseas card to open a US stock account; you can directly place orders by searching the codes on the mobile app.
For unicorns like Changxin or Yushu that are not yet publicly listed, it's basically impossible to get allocations in the primary market; trading leveraged ETFs like TQQQ used to require waiting for US market open or wire transfers. I searched on OKX this morning, and these new codes are already in the contract list, so you can place orders directly using the U in your spot account.
However, TQQQ itself is a 3x leveraged ETF, so adding leverage again in perpetual contracts will accelerate liquidation speed exponentially. I just checked the market: Bitcoin spot turnover is at $83,709.1, with a fee rate at -0.0004%. The platform's total perpetual open interest is $7.737 billion, and the fear and greed index is stuck at 69. US stock spreads tend to be wider during off-hours than at market open. I added these to my watchlist first and will observe the initial matching depth when the first batch opens at 16:30.
These four new contracts will open one after another this afternoon. Will you place orders first for unicorns like Changxin and Yushu, or wait for the US market open tonight to trade TQQQ for Nasdaq swing trading? Why did $W see a 60% increase today?
Fundamental expectations: The "W 2.0" fee switch narrative resurfaces
The "W 2.0" tokenomics reform launched by Wormhole in September 2025 has recently been repriced by the market. Core expectations include: the introduction of the Wormhole Reserve strategic reserve, a 4% base staking yield, and changing the annual large unlocks to biweekly unlocks to smooth selling pressure. Although these mechanisms are not newly released, during sector rotation, capital began to trade ahead on the expected value capture from the "protocol fee switch".
Institutional cooperation and ecosystem integration: intensive recent developments
· October 6: Announced cooperation with AMD to use its FPGA hardware accelerators to advance the zero-knowledge proof (ZK) roadmap, improving speed and scalability of multi-chain applications.
· September 29: Asset tokenization platform Securitize selected Wormhole as its official interoperability provider for all current and future tokenized assets.
Derivatives market: short squeeze provides direct fuel
On-chain monitoring shows a whale address going long 28.88 million W tokens with 5x leverage (position value about $643,000). Previously, this address profited over $1 million by going long $STRK. This large leveraged long entry, combined with price breaking key resistance levels, triggered concentrated short liquidations (about $1.12 million liquidated shorts within 24 hours), forming a "short squeeze" rally. The myocardial enzyme spectrum has already sounded the alarm; the coronary artery of $NMR is in spasm.
In 24 hours, it has only slightly increased by 2.41%, but don't be fooled by this seemingly stable ECG—the real lesion lies in the microcirculation. The short-term RSI has surged to 65.3, approaching the overbought threshold, while the long-term RSI remains stuck at a neutral 45.5. This divergence between short and long cycles is like the ventricles and atria beating independently, potentially triggering hemodynamic collapse at any moment.
An even more dangerous signal comes from the Bollinger Bands. The current price has already pierced the upper band of the short-term Bollinger Band, positioned at an extreme 112%, just -0.4% from the upper band—this is a typical precursor to "myocardial stunning": surface contraction continues, but actual pumping efficiency has failed. The mid-term Bollinger Band is at 71%, with the price still 4.0% above the lower band, indicating that mid-term support has not completely collapsed, but the short-term overbought condition is like a guidewire piercing a plaque, leading to a thrombus cascade next.
The current market looks exactly like a preoperative angiogram: the 24-hour amplitude has narrowed, but RSI1H > 64 has triggered a SELL signal, a clear indication of declining coronary flow reserve fraction. The price still has 1.5% room to rise from the entry point at 9.31, but this 1.5% is not profit—it's the last compensatory phase of myocardial ischemia.
The surgical plan is set and will be executed step-by-step:
📉 Short:
Entry: 9.31 (current price +1.5%)
Take Profit 1: 8.63 (-5.9%)
Take Profit 2: 8.82 (-3.9%)
Stop Loss: 10.16 (+10.7%)
Note that the stop loss is at 10.16, which is 10.7% above the current price. This effectively reserves a 10.7% risk of ventricular aneurysm rupture for the heart. Once the price breaks this level, it indicates that the aortic dissection has torn into the pericardium, and the operation must be immediately terminated.
Target 1 is set at 8.63, which is 5.9% below the entry point, representing the expected recovery zone of myocardial stunning after coronary reperfusion. Target 2 is at 8.82, a more conservative 3.9% pullback, representing the establishment of collateral circulation. These two take-profit levels act like backup pumps in extracorporeal circulation, ready to take over the native heart at any time.
The current price at 9.18 is in the upper-middle region of the Bollinger Bands, with short-term overbought combined with long-term neutrality. This combination is called "critical stenosis" in hemodynamics—no intervention leads to myocardial infarction, but too aggressive intervention risks perforation. Therefore, the SELL signal is not emotional; it is diagnostic.
The aorta has been clamped, and cold crystalloid cardioplegia is being perfused. #strategyplaybookLedger has further clarified the scope of the investigation: As of 01:13 Beijing time on October 12, in the incident disclosed on October 9, all confirmed cases of stolen coins involved devices sold by the Southeast Asian distributor CryptoBilis. The company stated that its own systems and direct sales channels were not affected, and the investigation is ongoing.
This update also requires authorized distributors to purchase only from official channels and not to reshelve returned products. It was previously confirmed that one device had hardware added; "confirmed cases are concentrated in a single channel," but it cannot yet be concluded that the cause of all device thefts has been identified.
CryptoBilis has ceased all hardware wallet sales. The official recommendation is that devices bought from this channel but not yet initialized should not be set up; users who have already set up their devices should switch to new devices from Ledger with brand new recovery phrases. Contact should only be made through the official support website; Ledger will never ask for the 24-word recovery phrase via phone or private message.
In the same case, Bitquery has recorded losses of BTC, ETH, BNB, and other assets. The three coins below correspond to these records and are provided only as spot navigation. Further updates will depend on the affected batches and the complete investigation results.
Source: Ledger October 12 72-hour update, Bitquery investigation of the same case; the image shows the official original post and date, not the amount of newly stolen coins. #Ledger调查新进展：失窃暂集中单一渠道 $BTC $ETH $BNB Conclusion first: Don't chase the highs today, watch if 84200 can hold. Overnight was quite strange. BTC rose to 83976, +1.16% in 24h, with a high touching 84200; ETH at 2548 up 1.63%, SOL at 111.83 up 1.64%, all turning green. But BTC and ETH rates actually turned negative, BTC -0.0018%, ETH -0.0019%, basically bulls aren't even willing to pay interest. SOL rate +0.0065%, that side is a bit hotter. Price up, rates weak, this combo usually means spot is pushing, contracts haven't caught up. BTC OI at 2.46 billion USD, no surge, leverage not crazy. Today just focus on one thing: can BTC hold above 84200. If it holds, there's still momentum to test higher; if it breaks up then falls back below 82800, my judgment is void, it's a false breakout, better hold back before Wednesday's CPI. What do you think, can 84200 hold today? $SUI SUI: Survival Rules for New Chain Players
Three Don'ts for New Chains:
Don't treat airdrop expectations as cash flow
Don't mistake inflated TVL for adoption
Don't take KOL shoutouts as research reports
SUI is at 1.10 today; the ecosystem has potential but lacks depth. A single large order can pump it 5%, a single negative news can drop it 10%. Suitable for:
Those who know how to take profits
Those who check the unlock calendar
Those who monitor TVL and stablecoin net inflows
Not suitable for:
Those who play dead after losses
Those who become their own Buffett after gains
Today's market fear and greed index is 57; new chains haven't reached a frenzy stage. For coins like SUI, the biggest gains come during the "BTC sideways end + risk appetite recovery" phase, not by guessing direction now. #CPI与PPI公布在即，加息预期迎考验 #机构持续布局，BTC为何仍承压？ Grid trading only yields steamed buns, but the STRK short position surged 27%! Finally got a chicken leg 🤡
I originally thought I could only survive on steamed buns today, but just now I checked my positions and managed to add a chicken leg for myself! 🍗
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First, let's review this frustrating $CL crude oil short grid (Fig. 2):
Unconsciously running for nearly 4 days (3 days 22 hours 59 minutes), with a total investment of 200U.
The arbitrage annualized return of +163% looks impressive? But the total profit: -0.01%!
The bot worked hard to arbitrage 428 times, earning 1.78%, all swallowed by unmatched losses, purely working for the platform. I was so annoyed that I could only eat boiled eggs with plain steamed buns at noon (Fig. 1).
But! As the saying goes, when the east doesn't shine, the west does (Fig. 3):
My manually opened $STRK short position performed well today! 3x leverage, current price 0.11014, floating profit soared to +27.27% (earned 20.48U).
The profit from this short position just made up for the grid's loss, so today's lunch finally got a chicken leg!
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💡 Monday macro outlook and reflections (key takeaways):
1. Never use grid trading in a trending market: Recently, macro funds have been fiercely competing, crude oil jumping up and down, grid trading is like boiling a frog slowly, wasting time without making money. I must find a chance to close it this afternoon!
2. Following the trend to short is the way to go: For strong coins like STRK in the early stage, once the market lacks upward momentum, following the trend to short is much safer than trying to guess the bottom and go long against the trend.
💬 Brothers, what delicious food are you having for lunch today?
Have you ever been trapped by grid trading and ended up recovering losses manually?
For my STRK floating profit, should I take profits this afternoon or keep holding?
Let's chat in the comments, open to advice! 👇
#STRK #CrudeOilCL #OKX #ContractGrid #TradingInsights #RetailTraderDiary $XRP has opened on Nasdaq today!
Here’s my conclusion upfront: I’m not rushing in at the open. It looks like institutions are trying to prop up XRP, but it actually has little to do with the coin price.
The stock ticker is XRPN, which merged and settled with a SPAC on October 9, and is listed today. It holds about 473 million XRP and roughly 300 million USD in cash, backed by Ripple, SBI, Pantera, Kraken, and GSR. The list is full of giants!
What’s most misleading is how these coins came about. Of the 473 million, less than 20% were actually bought with real money on the market, at an average price of 2.54 USD; the remaining over 80% were directly injected by Ripple, the SPAC sponsors, and related parties at nearly zero cost. This isn’t institutions scooping up coins; it’s old shareholders putting chips they’ve long held into a public shell.
Looking at the accounting, it’s still considered related to Ripple and can only be accounted for at cost minus impairment. If the value drops, losses must be recognized; if it rises, not a penny can be reversed back. No matter how well XRP performs, it won’t show up on the financial statements.
So when you buy the coin, you profit from the coin price; when you buy XRPN, you’re buying the company’s execution, its accounting standards, and how many coins are allocated per share. If you focus on only one of these three variables, you’re likely to lose unfairly.
Let’s watch the disclosures for a week first; no rush to jump in.Conclusion first: $S (Status/SNT) rose 29% in 24 hours, from 0.046 to 0.069 — no news, it's a rotation in the low market cap Memecoin sector.
At 8 AM today, the 4H candle with a volume of 73.89 million tokens (5 times the previous candle) pushed the price to a high of 0.069, then quickly fell back to close at 0.060 in the evening.
Huge volume at the top + long upper shadow = someone is selling, retail investors can't pull off a single candle with 73.89 million tokens.
But $S itself can't support this increase. SNT is a 2017 ICO smart contract messaging app; its narrative has long expired. The real logic: Memecoin season funds are looking for old tokens with low FDV, light supply, and dispersed addresses, which are easiest for speculative capital to target.
The long upper shadow at the top is bearish, but sector sentiment remains. Holding 0.055 could allow for further upward movement.
What do you think about the rally of old Memecoins like $S? Is it sector rotation, or purely speculative capital playing fools? Where is $S's next resistance level?$BTC $ETH $SOL
Weekend trading advice: watch more, trade less. The current core issue is BTC stuck near $83,000, with bulls and bears both waiting for next week's CPI data.
📊 Current situation
· Market nature: This rebound is mainly driven by short covering, not new capital inflow; spot buying is clearly insufficient.
· Capital flow: ETFs just experienced the largest single-day outflow in months ($487 million); institutions are "stopping the bleeding" but haven't replenished.
· Sentiment: The Fear & Greed Index has risen to 69 (greed), but the forecast market has a 67% probability of dropping below 80,000 in October, showing significant divergence.
🎮 How to play the weekend
· Don't chase the rally: Above $84,000 is a dense chip area (about 53% of positions cost above this); without volume to hold steady, rebounds are easily pushed back.
· Watch support: $82,800 is the ETF average cost line and a short-term watershed; if it breaks down solidly, look toward around $77,000 below.
· Prepare ammunition: The real direction will likely be decided by the CPI on 10/14; weekend spikes are normal, so keep positions ready for volatility.
The biggest taboo this weekend is getting overexcited; controlling your trades is more important than anything.
#CPI与PPI公布在即，加息预期迎考验 #俄乌或达成“能源停火”协议，进展待确认 #台积电Q3营收创新高，10月15日财报还有哪些看点？ 🍜 Three coins at Monday noon: HYPE broke 85, ENA slightly up, SOL hovering at 109, all waiting for CPI
#机构持续布局，BTC为何仍承压？
$HYPE 84.929, down 1.22%, dropped from 85.39 to 84.93. The 85 support line, backed by 97% buyback revenue, almost broke. Big brother Maji has already cut losses on HYPE, and whales are exiting. CPI data impacts HYPE more than BTC because it is inherently a highly volatile altcoin; if data exceeds expectations, it will fall more, if below expectations, it will rebound more. Liquidity at noon is better than in the morning, but no major direction before CPI.
$ENA 0.22276, up 0.35%, rebounded from 0.214 to 0.222. Interest-bearing protocols have attracted funds after overselling, but during the rate hike cycle, liquidity is being drained from interest-bearing assets overall, limiting rebound strength. PIMCO warns that the 10-year US Treasury yield could reach 6%, which is unfavorable for interest-bearing assets.
$SOL 109.44, down 0.95%, grinding below 110. The rebound strength of the three coins has always been the weakest for SOL, with whales moving funds to BTC. The positive effect of Solana tokenized stocks has been fully priced in, and there is no new catalyst before CPI.
This article is for market analysis only and does not constitute investment advice.
#PIMCO警告10年期美债收益率或达6% The hype around the Robinhood chain has faded, can $UNI still bounce back?🤔
$UNI surged crazily some time ago, mainly because the Robinhood chain was continuously hot, and as a liquidity pool, $UNI benefited greatly. Its own fee buyback and burn mechanism also made it unstoppable during the up and down cycles!
Now that the hype has faded, UNI has also corrected a lot! I held from around 5 to over 10, taking profits many times in between until my position was very small. Now with this correction, I'm getting back in again!
Currently, I'm stuck in a loss! Whether it can continue to rebound depends on whether the whole market can restart a new upward cycle!
#CPI与PPI公布在即，加息预期迎考验
#CME拟推BCH与UNI期货
#俄乌或达成“能源停火”协议，进展待确认 Lone Wolf said yesterday that in the last round, he blindly bought ORDI and recklessly traded BTC, which caused losses. This round, he plans to check Twitter less. The reason is very real: seeing others post their order receipts, gatherings, and flirting with girls makes his hands start itching 😂
I think the funniest part is this: originally, he just opened Twitter to take a look, but as he kept scrolling, he suddenly felt he should do something big too. Before others' dinners are over, your trading plan is already ruined.
What others post are highlight clips, but you use your own account to catch those emotions—no matter how you calculate, that’s just wrong. Everyone loves to see profit screenshots, but they might not show you when they lose money.
In my opinion, admitting that you’re easily tempted is already better than pretending to be a pro. Checking Twitter a couple of times less and going out for some exercise is pretty good too. No matter how exciting others’ lives are, it’s not worth risking your own capital to join the fun.
$BTC BTC ETF capital flow: sharp reversal after large inflows
How much "buying power" can a single-day outflow offset? On October 7, the US spot BTC ETF had a net outflow of $484.9 million, approximately 20.3% of the cumulative net inflow of $2.3858 billion over the five trading days from September 21 to 25; on October 8, another $244.1 million was withdrawn. Single-day data cannot prove a trend reversal, and ETF flows do not equal BTC price direction. How many consecutive days of data would you wait for to confirm a change in demand?
Source: Farside Daily Flow Table
#CPIPPIHikeWatch
#RussiaUkraineTruceWatch
#TSMCOct15Earnings Order Book Strength Ranking
5-minute median slippage, estimated by order book
After amplifying orders for S and W, both buy and sell slippage increased significantly, with S showing the highest simulated slippage for 100,000 scale trades.
$MAGIC large sell order costs decreased, while small sell orders remained almost unchanged. Simulated sell slippage for 100,000 scale dropped from 0.80% to 0.63%. 10,000 scale sell slippage remains about 0.08%.
$S simulated 10,000 scale buy/sell slippage is 0.15%/0.13%, and 100,000 scale is 0.58%/0.58%.
$W simulated 10,000 scale buy/sell slippage is 0.09%/0.10%, and 100,000 scale is 0.37%/0.40%.Litecoin's building is currently being constructed right up against the parapet—only 0.2% from the top, while the foundation still has a 2.9% cavity beneath it. Anyone who has worked on super high-rises knows the most dangerous thing isn't the wind, but when the structure is already operating at the limit of reinforcement ratio, yet you still think you're working on secondary structures.
A 2.9% increase in 24 hours is not a structural rally; it's just the plaster layer moving. The price has already reached 94% of the Bollinger Bands, with only 0.2% clearance left to the upper band. The short-term and mid-term readings are 94% and 93%, respectively—two blueprints, one conclusion: the vertical load is fully pressing on the top components, with no supporting columns taking over below.
RSI short-term is 67.3, long-term 61.1, both stuck near the upper edge of the neutral zone. This is not overbought; it's like the scaffolding hasn't been removed yet but is already overloaded. What really made me hit the red stamp is the $48.60 entry point—it’s 3.0% above the current price, meaning the market must first pour a cantilever slab that doesn’t exist before allowing you to short. This entry logic is equivalent to drawing the load-bearing wall on the neighbor’s plot.
My judgment is simple: this is not adding a floor; this is demolition and renovation.
📉 Short:
Entry: 48.60 (current price +3.0%)
Take Profit 1: 44.75 (-5.2%)
Take Profit 2: 45.87 (-2.8%)
Stop Loss: 54.25 (-15.0%)
Take Profit 1 is deeper than Take Profit 2, indicating the first target is a complete unloading of the main load direction—returning to 44.75 means knocking off all the 2.9% false plaster height and exposing the bearing platform again. The 45.87 level is just a temporary support point for impatient construction teams to exit. The 54.25 stop loss is the anti-overturning redundancy for the whole building; if it really breaks through, it means I misjudged the geological conditions and shouldn’t hold on stubbornly.
Looking at Litecoin’s old structure over the years, its problem has never been whether the exterior wall looks good, but every time it tries to add a floor, it can’t find new shear walls to share the lateral force. This time is no different; a 2.9% increase can’t support a 3.0% entry premium, the ratio is less than one, and the load path is not closed at all.
There is one line on the blueprint that can never be changed: when the clearance of the top component is only 0.2%, any further upward imagination is like walking a tightrope outside the guardrail.#CPI与PPI公布在即，加息预期迎考验
This Wednesday and Thursday, the US September CPI and PPI will be released consecutively, marking the most critical data before the Federal Reserve's October meeting.
The market expects: overall CPI to rebound to around 3.6% due to rising energy prices, but core CPI remains steady near 2.4%. Currently, the market prices in about an 82% chance of no change in October and about an 84% chance of a rate hike in December.
Officials' stance is clear: a rate hike is necessary but no rush. Core CPI is key—above 0.3% could heat up October expectations, below 0.2% would solidify a December hike.
In short: October will most likely be a pause, with December being the real test.$ETH
Can we chase this ETH rebound? My judgment: short-term recovery is relatively strong, but trend reversal still needs confirmation.
According to the screenshot, ETH is around $2546, with 4-hour MA5, MA10, and MA20 approximately at 2531, 2518, and 2504 respectively; short-term moving averages have already formed a bullish alignment.
However, there was a rapid drop from around 2700 earlier, so resistance remains above; the rebound should not be directly considered a new major uptrend.
Next, I focus on three key levels:
2500–2520: Pullback observation zone
Near MA10 and MA20; only consider light long positions if it holds and shows signs of stopping the decline.
If the 4-hour close breaks below 2490 and the rebound fails to recover, the short-term long logic fails; pay attention to 2450 and previous low areas below.
2555–2560: Breakout confirmation zone
Close to recent highs; no rush to chase.
Wait for a 4-hour volume breakout and a successful pullback hold, then look at 2580–2600.
2600–2610: Upper resistance observation zone
If the rebound is clearly blocked here, consider taking profits on long positions in batches;
Only if it stabilizes and continues to raise lows should we further target around 2650.
My approach: buy on supported pullbacks, follow after confirmed breakouts, exit if support fails.
Currently, I lean towards treating this as a recovery phase, controlling position size, and avoiding high leverage on one-sided bets. $BTC BTC volatility has nearly halved since 2018, but extreme volatility events are occurring more frequently.
According to CoinDesk, there have already been 10 extreme volatility days in 2026, surpassing the total number of days in 2018 when Bitcoin plunged 73% for the entire year.
$CORE keeps building!$AVAX AVAX: How to allocate with SOL/ETH without conflict
Simple version:
ETH: Main wallet smart contract assets (30–40%)
SOL: High beta public chain (10–15%)
AVAX: Institutional/RWA public chain (5–8%)
Others: XRP/ADA/SUI/LINK/TRX/DOGE as satellite wallets
Today ETH 2513, SOL 110, AVAX 10.36, the three have different roles:
ETH is the base
SOL is the accelerator
AVAX is the "institutional slow variable option"
Many people treat AVAX as a cheaper alternative to SOL, but when SOL rises, AVAX doesn't follow; when SOL falls, AVAX follows, which is a poor experience. The correct approach is: SOL targets volatility, AVAX targets "institutional adoption inflection point revaluation." If there is no inflection point today, don't force it to rise. #CPI与PPI公布在即，加息预期迎考验 #机构持续布局，BTC为何仍承压？ $AVAX Why does "institutions continue to position themselves, yet the market remains under pressure" occur?
Many people wonder, with ETFs still seeing net inflows, why can't the coin price rise?
The essence lies in the time lag and chip game: institutional positioning is for medium to long-term holdings, not short-term pump funds; meanwhile, market pricing constantly trades on macro interest rate expectations.
As long as inflation remains uncertain, large funds are unwilling to actively push prices higher, preferring to slowly accumulate within a range. Once inflation exceeds expectations, short-term speculative and leveraged funds will flee immediately, directly suppressing the market.
Practical points to watch
The key is not to bet on whether the data is good or bad, but on the market's reaction after the data is released. Sometimes data is good, but the market buys the expectation and sells the fact, resulting in a rise followed by a fall; sometimes data is bad, but the negative news is priced in, and after the drop, the market stabilizes.
Before the data release, volatility will gradually increase, with more spikes and rapid oscillations. High-leverage positions are the biggest risk during this period, so avoid heavy bets on direction My friend did something stupid last March.
Two accounts, one made 400,000, the other lost 380,000.
Total score: made 20,000.
Then the losing account got forcibly liquidated.
Made 20,000 but got liquidated.
Here's what happened:
Long perpetual contracts, short futures.
A textbook-level neutral hedge, he calculated it three times before entering.
He even bragged to me about this strategy.
My friend said: Not afraid of ups or downs, pretty good.
I said right, neutral, I didn’t think much about it at the time.
During that March wave, he got liquidated.
I asked him what happened, and only last night during a TG chat did I realize.
The reason is very simple after reviewing:
The exchange didn’t read his design document.
The losing account only recognized one thing: this account is losing.
It couldn’t see the 400,000 profit in the other account.
Profit is in A, risk is in B.
Between them is a cash withdrawal machine.
His real mistake wasn’t adding leverage,
It was thinking he was still safe after adding leverage.
These two things are reversed.
The dumbest part was those 40 minutes.
He was calculating on one hand that closing both would be profitable,
While making three calls: queueing, maintenance, no answer.
At the 40th minute, the position was gone.
The word neutral can only live on the candlestick chart.
The exchange only recognizes its own ledger page.
Later I told him:
The strategy is good, but execution is different, you have to first ask if the exchange recognizes this hedge.
If funds aren’t in the same settlement system, it’s not a hedge, it’s two separate gambling tables.Three scenarios correspond to completely different market conditions
1. Data exceeds expectations (inflation rebound)
US Treasury yields and the US dollar rise rapidly, and rate hike expectations resurface. In a high interest rate environment, risk asset valuations will be under pressure. Even if institutions have medium- to long-term buying plans, they tend to first seek safety and reduce leverage in the short term. This is also the scenario where BTC is prone to rapid pullbacks, which is the most likely script for the recent "institutions are buying, but the market remains under pressure."
2. Data meets expectations
The market is most likely to be in a volatile range. The "pause in rate hikes" has already been priced in, making it difficult to form a strong trend. BTC will continue to oscillate within a range, with bulls and bears taking turns to profit, making a one-sided market unlikely.
3. Data is significantly below expectations
Inflation continues to decline, rate hike expectations cool down directly, and the market will start trading on the premise that "this round of rate hikes has peaked." US Treasury yields decline, risk assets will experience a wave of sentiment recovery, and BTC is more likely to test resistance levels above. #CPI与PPI公布在即，加息预期迎考验 In a nutshell: Jeonbuk Bank in South Korea has launched $BTC-collateralized loans in Korean won.
It's somewhat negative, but whether people's reactions are overblown will be clear in the next few hours. I'll see if the price can hold before the news breaks.#CPI与PPI公布在即，加息预期迎考验
The market has been very typical recently: on one side, many institutional funds are buying BTC on dips, but the price has been suppressed and struggles to break through in one go. The root cause lies in the uncertainty of inflation data. This time, the CPI and PPI are the most important tests before the October rate decision meeting, directly rewriting rate hike expectations.
First, let's talk about the current market baseline pricing
Currently, CME interest rate futures have pushed down the expectation of a rate hike in October to very low levels. Previously, it was over 70%, but now it has fallen to less than 20%. The mainstream market scenario is: after a rate hike in September, no change in October, waiting to see how the economy and inflation develop.
But this expectation is based on the premise that inflation will not rebound. If this data breaks expectations, the entire pricing will be instantly overturned.
- PPI is a leading upstream indicator, representing cost pressures on the factory side, which will transmit to CPI with a 2 to 3 month lag;
- Within CPI, the market is most concerned not with overall inflation, but with core CPI and service inflation. The stickiness in this area is what troubles the Federal Reserve the most. Rising oil prices only pull up short-term overall CPI; the real decision on whether to continue tightening depends on the core part excluding energy and food. $AVAX AVAX: Subnet narrative, retail investors don't understand but institutions do
Subnet is not sexy: enterprises create their own AVAX subnet to run stablecoins, bonds, game assets, and compliant settlements. Retail investors see: "No memes, no airdrops, no wealth effect." Institutions see: "Customizable, compliant, risk-isolatable."
Today AVAX is 10.36, market cap 4.37B. The difference between it and SOL:
SOL: performance + culture + meme, loved by retail
AVAX: performance + subnet + RWA, loved by institutions
So AVAX's market often "warms up slowly": first institutional pilots → then ecosystem projects → then price revaluation. In today's neutral market, AVAX holding steady is respectable.
When dealing with AVAX, don't constantly watch Twitter hype. Watch three things:
Number of new subnets
RWA issuance scale
Institutional custody/fund products
If these three rise, 10 dollars will become "cheap"; if not, 10 dollars can stay flat for half a year. #CPI与PPI公布在即，加息预期迎考验 #机构持续布局，BTC为何仍承压？ $AVAX Monday finally saw some relief. Market makers returned, Wall Street resumed work, so the market is unlikely to be as sluggish as it was over the weekend.
BTC current price is 83650, fluctuating between 82752 and 84177 in the past 24 hours, still holding above the moving average in the short term. RSI6 has returned to 59.9, neither hot nor cold. MACD red bars turned negative, indicating a need to pause after the rally. Resistance is at 84177 above, with support first seen at 83457 below.
ETH current price is 2534, ranging from 2496 to 2554, hovering around the moving average. RSI6=60.60, MACD green bars are shallow, showing bulls slowing down. Resistance at 2554, support at 2524.
ZEC is the most active, current price 1279, range 1218.3 to 1298.65, RSI6 surged to 79.45, already somewhat overheated, MACD still showing a bit of red. Resistance at 1298, support at 1255.
Overall, after the rally, the three diverged: BTC and ETH momentum declined, while ZEC remained relatively strong. However, ETFs are still bleeding, no new money is coming in from outside, so the rebound looks more like a correction rather than a full-scale counterattack.
#CPI与PPI公布在即，加息预期迎考验
#俄乌或达成“能源停火”协议，进展待确认
#台积电Q3营收创新高，10月15日财报还有哪些看点？ Conclusion first: $S (Status/SNT) rose 29% in 24 hours, from 0.046 to 0.069 — no news, it's a rotation in the low market cap Memecoin sector.
At 8 AM today, the 4H candle with a volume of 73.89 million tokens (5 times the previous candle) pushed the price to a high of 0.069, then quickly fell back to close at 0.060 in the evening.
Huge volume at the top + long upper shadow = someone is selling, retail investors can't pull off a single candle with 73.89 million tokens.
But $S itself can't support this increase. SNT is a 2017 ICO smart contract messaging app; its narrative has long expired. The real logic: Memecoin season funds are looking for old tokens with low FDV, light supply, and dispersed addresses, which are easiest for speculative capital to target.
The long upper shadow at the top is bearish, but sector sentiment remains. Holding 0.055 could allow for further upward movement.
What do you think about the rally of old Memecoins like $S? Is it sector rotation, or purely speculative capital playing fools? Where is $S's next resistance level?$AVAX AVAX: Just over 10, can the RWA story still hold?
AVAX is at $10.36 today, 24h -0.48%, 7 days -6.74%. Previously, the RWA narrative pushed AVAX from 7 to above 10, now it's pulling back, meaning "the story remains, but funds are taking a break."
Features of AVAX: Subnet, institutional chain experiments, RWA/gaming/blockchain game ecosystem livelier than ADA, but not as wild as SOL. Today's volume is about 180M level, not cold, but not enough for a trend attack.
No bad news on the news front, just macro pressure. US Treasury yield at 5.24%, DXY at 102, RWA "slow institutional money" won't rush in just because the K-line looks good. They look at compliance, custody, issuer, and clearing channels.
Price levels:
9.5–10: cost zone / accumulation zone
12–13: previous high resistance
15 with volume: RWA capital repricing
Below 8.5: altcoin risk retreat
Today AVAX is not trash, it is an "institutional candidate chain" held down by macro factors. #CPI与PPI公布在即，加息预期迎考验 #机构持续布局，BTC为何仍承压？ $AVAX $ETH
Can we chase this ETH rebound? My judgment: short-term recovery is relatively strong, but trend reversal still needs confirmation.
According to the screenshot, ETH is around $2546, with 4-hour MA5, MA10, and MA20 approximately at 2531, 2518, and 2504 respectively; short-term moving averages have already formed a bullish alignment.
However, there was a rapid drop from around 2700 earlier, so resistance remains above; the rebound should not be directly considered a new major uptrend.
Next, I focus on three key levels:
2500–2520: Pullback observation zone
Near MA10 and MA20; only consider light long positions if it holds and shows signs of stopping the decline.
If the 4-hour close breaks below 2490 and the rebound fails to recover, the short-term long logic fails; pay attention to 2450 and previous low areas below.
2555–2560: Breakout confirmation zone
Close to recent highs; no rush to chase.
Wait for a 4-hour volume breakout and a successful pullback hold, then look at 2580–2600.
2600–2610: Upper resistance observation zone
If the rebound is clearly blocked here, consider taking profits on long positions in batches;
Only if it stabilizes and continues to raise lows should we further target around 2650.
My approach: buy on supported pullbacks, follow after confirmed breakouts, exit if support fails.
Currently, I lean towards treating this as a recovery phase, controlling position size, and avoiding high leverage on one-sided bets. $ADA ADA: Don't criticize Cardano using Ethereum standards
Many say ADA "has nothing," but Cardano's market cap today is 9.16B, more stable than many new chains that "tweet all day and have inflated TVL." The easiest scam in crypto is: whoever is loudest seems like the leader.
The real picture of ADA:
Technically recognized
Community is calm
Institutions can talk ESG/compliance/academia
Price is not sexy
Today at 0.2497, 24h volume 548M. If you want to bet on 3x volatility, go for SOL/SUI; if you want an "old chain comeback" insurance position, ADA is more reliable than many new coins.
In my portfolio, ADA is usually 3–5%, not chasing highs, buying at 0.22–0.24, selling above 0.30. It won't make you rich overnight, but it also won't crash 50% overnight because the founder runs away, the bridge is hacked, or market makers pull orders. #CPI与PPI公布在即，加息预期迎考验 #机构持续布局，BTC为何仍承压？ $ADA On the eve of the CPI release, the market seems to be holding its breath waiting for an answer. Are you ready to face a "false rebound"? The feeling from watching the market these past two days is that the rhythm is neither chasing a rally nor a complete shakeout, but more like cautious probing during a game of strategy. BTC is hovering around 83,000, ETH is relatively weak, and funds are still flowing out of ETFs, so I’m hesitant to take this slight rebound as the start of a new rally. The real variable on the table remains the CPI. Let's first look at BTC. The 83,000 level itself isn’t bad, but what it lacks now is new buying interest, not just emotional slogans. If the inflation data is hotter than expected, 80,000 could easily be retested, and 78,000 becomes a more critical observation zone; conversely, if the data is mild, 86,000 has a chance to be reached, but the selling pressure above is not light, so even if it breaks through, it may not hold steadily in one go. In other words, the market is not trading on "the bull market is back" but rather on "whether inflation will push back the rate cut expectations." ETH is a bit more honest. It is relatively weak, and ETF outflows are adding pressure. If CPI is hotter, 2,400 is the support to watch, and if it breaks, 2,300 will be tested next. This has a more direct impact on altcoins: if ETH is unstable, risk appetite is hard to lift overall, and many small coins’ rebounds will look more like pulses rather than trends. Funds will prefer short-term plays rather than long holds. Don’t overlook the gold line either. ETF inflows are indeed supporting it, but energy prices are on the rise, which can$ETH might drop to support here and then rebound a bit, possibly breaking the high point to 2472
$BTC similarly might sweep down to 84500
However, this does not affect our bearish outlook. It does not affect the C wave decline.
The C wave decline may be delayed, but it will definitely not be absent.
First watch around 2500, if broken then look at the previous low 2405, breaking that confirms the C wave decline, target 2360, sweeping away the liquidity at the low point of the previous upward wave. At this point, I will consider gradually closing short positions. No long positions for now, to prevent a big spike.
For $BTC, if it breaks the previous low, it will sweep away the 80,000 liquidity, then spike down to 78000.$BTC This rebound has given me a bit more confidence. From today through tomorrow, I am more optimistic about it continuing to test above 84,000. Last night it broke out of the sideways range with increased volume, and today's pullback didn't fall back to the original position, at least preserving some of the gains. OKX BTC/USDT spot last night rose from around 83,100 to 83,900, then surged to 84,200. The trading volume of that hourly surge was about 5.3 times the average volume of the previous 24 hourly candles. Afterwards, the pullback bottomed near 83,300, and this morning it returned to around 83,700. What I care about is that after the pullback it still holds above the original range, but 84,200 has not yet been firmly held, and moving higher may not be smooth. If it falls back near 83,000 and continues to weaken, last night's breakout won't hold, and I will turn to expect a correction first. The orange post Saylor made last night, I interpret as a hint of accumulation, and I guess this expectation may have attracted some short-term buying. But the original post did not disclose new purchase amounts, so we can't directly assume this volume increase was bought by Strategy. Price moves first; who is buying and how much was actually bought need to be considered separately. The US September CPI will be announced at 8:30 PM Wednesday. If inflation exceeds expectations, the market will worry again that interest rates won't come down, and this rebound could be interrupted. #BTC #CryptoMarket $ADA ADA: Will the old coin resurgence include it?
Yes, but the conditions are strict:
BTC dominance stops rising
Stablecoin net inflow into mid-cap coins
Old chains have "new use case" news (RWA/payment/government cooperation)
US Treasury yields fall back, risk appetite returns
Today, the first three conditions are only slightly met, and the fourth is not yet (10-year US Treasury at 5.24%). So ADA is sideways at 0.25 now, a "potential resurgence candidate," not "about to take off."
I like to put ADA in a "defensive altcoin position":
Less emotional risk than DOGE
Less violent drawdown than SOL
More ecosystem potential than XRP
Ten times cheaper than ETH
In today's neutral market, ADA not losing is winning. When real rotation comes, 0.25 will become the "regret price for not buying at the time." #CPI与PPI公布在即，加息预期迎考验 #机构持续布局，BTC为何仍承压？ The U.S. stock market has started the earnings season. I believe that before Anthropic goes public, holding positions in the AI sector carries relatively low risk and offers more certain choices. The biggest risk right now is missing out on AI and not participating in any AI investments—that is the greatest risk. After Anthropic, I will take profits and reduce positions when the opportunity arises. We can capitalize on this period of certainty in the market.$BNB To be honest, I myself find it surprising that this trade has lasted until now; luck played a big part.
Yesterday early morning, BNB surged, the order book looked lively, but volume didn't keep up. I saw clear resistance above and judged it to be a strong bull trap, so I suggested opening a short position and trying short, but not chasing the first move.
The market waits to be played, and profits come from holding.
From 770.2 down to 752.0, the short position's unrealized profit is +118.15%. The earlier hesitation was real, but the outcome is very satisfying. Close 80% first, keep the remaining 20% at cost price as protection, and if it continues to drop, let the profits run. Brothers, pay attention to your profits.
Now is not the time to chase shorts; rebounds easily shake people out. Wait for the next signal before acting. Panic comes from lack of planning, losses come from overthinking.
$ZEC $LAB $STRK just broke into the top 100 by market cap, ranking #95 after a roughly 41% surge in 24 hours to about $0.10.
Talk of a possible L1 transition is fueling the momentum, which could keep attention on Starknet if the discussion turns into a concrete roadmap.$CT No vision, can't hold on, the profit this time is as thin as paper, but I love it to death.
Opened the market this morning, CT bottom sideways, support not broken, CT buying power getting stronger. I suggested following the long position at that time, don't get shaken out by volatility, and the stop loss wasn't set too far. From 0.3099 to 0.3283, the return rate is +118.74%, this gain really feels great, can treat myself to a good meal, the previous endurance was not in vain, the position entry price to current price direction was right.
The premise of compounding is staying alive, the shortcut to getting rich quickly often leads to zero.
Even if you only earn a small segment, as long as you can take it away, it's yours; floating profit, no matter how much, belongs to the market.
Take profit on 70% first, keep the remaining 30% at cost price protection. Let the profit run if it continues to rise, and don't let the profit become uncomfortable if it falls back. Take profit when you should, brother, pay attention to profits, move the protection level to cost price, and sleep soundly.
For friends who haven't gotten on board yet, listen to me, chasing highs easily gets you stuck at the peak. Wait for a more comfortable position in the next round, I will notify you first, patiently awaiting good news. There are still opportunities, don't rush.
$ETH $DOGE $BTC BTC dropped to around 84,400, with institutions aggressively adding 20 million USD worth of 2,000 coins!
Bitcoin treasury company Strive bought 2,000 BTC between 9.28 and 10.2, at an average price of 84,422 USD, totaling about 169 million USD.
This is the company's largest increase since June, bringing its total holdings to 29,462 BTC.
But large institutional bottom-fishing doesn't mean the market will immediately rally.
These treasury companies have to bear financing costs, equity dilution, debt pressure, and also endure BTC's own intense volatility.
It's not just about the purchase scale, but also about the source of funds, whether they can continue to add positions, and the valuation premium the market assigns to them.
Do you think companies continuously scooping up BTC are positioning ahead of the next bull market, or leveraging financing to amplify Bitcoin's risk?
$BTC #AMD拟斥资82亿美元收购AI公司 #俄乌或达成“能源停火”协议，进展待确认 #CPI与PPI公布在即，加息预期迎考验 EIGEN quietly reached a resistance level, I'll keep an eye on this "restaking rebound" wave for now
BTC is stuck at 83,700, with no place for money to go, turning back to the old ETH infrastructure pocket—EIGEN rose about 4% to 0.284, TIA and LINEA also followed with gains of three to five points, the modular and restaking line seems to be rotating for catch-up gains.
Market reference is OKX: EIGEN current price near 0.280, pulled from 0.241 to 0.284 in 24h, RSI at 67, but trading volume just over 2.48 million USDT, which is quite modest for a leader with a market cap of 270 million, belonging to a volume contraction brushing the Bollinger upper band at 0.282, with short-term resistance at 0.2815 overhead.
I haven't seen any hard catalyst today; the background is actually ether.fi planning to unbind EigenLayer by year-end, and the restaking heat is fading, so this looks more like a capital rotation after overselling rather than a fundamental shift.
Just watching one signal: can it break above 0.285 with volume and hold? If it holds, then look higher; if it grinds with low volume around 0.281, it likely means weak momentum. DYOR, not investment advice.
#EIGEN #EigenLayer #restaking Today's Fear & Greed Index is 68,
$BTC has been consolidating for a while, unsure if it will break up or down,
Recently, Ledger hardware wallet security issues have become a hot topic,
Some say they don't have much money and just watch the show,
But wallet usage is a critical issue,
Whether hot or cold wallets, whether on exchanges or self-custody,
There are inherent security risks,
Holding coins waiting for a rise, how to hold securely is the most fundamental question.$GRASS S is up about 52% since launching an API that turns public URLs into model-ready data.
The token trades near $0.86, up roughly 26% over the past week.
Demand for AI data infrastructure appears to be pulling fresh attention toward the project.BTC is currently at $84000, with a 24-hour increase of 1.11%.
Short-term pressure. Previously, a U.S. government address transferred $670 million in crypto assets to Coinbase Prime within 32 hours, intensifying market panic. However, on-chain tracking shows that transfers do not equal sales, and the panic itself has amplified the decline.
Key level. 84000 is the average cost zone for ETF investors and a recent technical resistance point. Holding above this level puts bears under pressure; losing it points to support at 77000.
Weak capital flow. Spot ETF weekly inflows have sharply dropped from $2.39 billion in September to only $241 million, indicating a clear slowdown in institutional buying. Whether ETF funds can return is the core variable for the continuation of the rebound.
Enterprises are still buying. Strategy holdings remain stable at 848,000 units, and Saylor has again hinted at continued accumulation, providing bottom support for spot demand.
In short: Macro suppression + capital hesitation, 84000 is the short-term dividing line between bulls and bears. How long can this rebound in the US stock market last?
After digesting the negative news, capital flows back into heavyweights like $NVDA and $MSFT, but the real test is just beginning.
On the macro side, the US September CPI is about to be released. The market is betting on no rate hike in October, but Middle East geopolitical conflicts are disturbing oil prices, and the risk of secondary inflation may force the Fed to turn hawkish.
On the micro side, Q3 earnings season kicks off.
▶️ Financial giants
JPMorgan $JPM and Goldman Sachs $GS report earnings, testing economic and credit resilience.
▶️ Chip bellwethers
ASML $ASML and TSMC $TSM take the stage. The focus is on ASML's EUV order volume and TSMC's outlook on CoWoS capacity and real AI demand.
While everyone looks at earnings numbers, I see AI shifting from capital expenditure frenzy to ROI validation. In the first two quarters, as long as money was poured into AI, stock prices rose. Now the market wants to see real returns. If chip giants' guidance falls short of expectations, tech stocks will face valuation corrections.
This week is likely to see high-level volatility. If TSMC's guidance exceeds expectations and CPI cools down, tech stocks will start a new rally. Conversely, a surge in oil prices combined with weak guidance will make a pullback inevitable. Do you have confidence in this semiconductor guidance?
DYOR