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BNB surged to $711, up 4.75% in 24 hours and 16% over the week. It pulled from 657 to 714, resembling the big move at the end of last month.
Several driving factors:
Over 200,000 AI Agents registered on BNB Chain, accounting for 60%. DEX trading volume surpassed Solana. Hackathon launched on August 5, and on August 21, an AI-dedicated L1 chain was announced. Deflation continues with 2.06 million BNB burned on August 5 (about $586 million), setting a new single burn record this year, with a final target of 100 million.
Technical perspective: After breaking through the 630-645 resistance zone, the next resistance is at $649; a breakout could target 780-790. Support is at 657, with deeper support between 604-610. Short-term RSI is entering overbought territory, so chasing the rally requires caution.
This BNB move has both market beta and its own alpha. If it pulls back without breaking 657, it’s worth watching; chasing the highs is not recommended.
Personal opinion, not investment advice.
$BNB $BTC $ETH
#BTC延续强势，资金流能否持续？
#黄金突破4600美元，债券避险地位受挑战
#三星股东回报落地，最高约800亿美元 The market these days has started to become a bit "abnormal." After BTC stabilized, ETH suddenly accelerated, with XRP, SOL, and HYPE following the rise, and even Meme coins collectively becoming active. The most critical point is that the total market cap of altcoins has returned above 1 trillion dollars. If it were just a few coins suddenly pumping, I wouldn't pay much attention. But now there is an increasingly clear flow of funds: BTC → ETH → mainstream altcoins → Meme coins. This usually means one thing: the market's risk appetite is clearly heating up. Especially ETH. If ETH can continue to maintain a performance significantly stronger than BTC, I will see it as a very important signal. Because historically, many times, a real altcoin rally is not caused by BTC suddenly crashing, but rather: BTC stabilizes at a high level → ETH starts to catch up → mainstream altcoins rotate → funds begin to frantically seek high elasticity assets. And now, you can already sense this trend. High-profile assets like $XRP, $SOL, $HYPE, and $SUI are becoming active, while on the other side, Meme coins like $DOGE, $SHIB, $PEPE, and $BONK are also attracting funds again. Even presidential concept coins like $TRUMP have started to experience intense volatility due to news and policy expectations. This is the most interesting part right now. Money is no longer satisfied with just buying BTC. But I want to remind you: the true start of altcoin season has never been marked by a single day’s 20% surge. BTC surpasses $77,000, altcoins still lagging behind. Is the capital truly spreading from BTC and ETH to altcoins? Let's first summarize the key facts of this week. BTC has broken above $77,000, and ETH is approaching $2,400. Approximately $1.6 billion flowed in net this week through spot BTC ETFs, and short covering is believed to have supported the rebound. Meanwhile, many altcoins such as BEAT, BICO, KAITO, LAB, and SNDK are showing mixed trends without confirming sustained demand. In other words, the current rally is clearly BTC-led. The structural significance of this trend boils down to what market participants are repricing. The $1.6 billion net inflow into ETFs indicates that institutional funds are entering BTC through direct holding channels, which is significant as it represents a demand segment separate from existing exchange spot demand. If short covering accelerated the rebound speed, it should also be considered that this might be a temporary acceleration caused by a liquidation cascade rather than the quality of the uptrend.Everyone always thinks that altcoins rising along with Bitcoin means a general market increase, but the real signal is hidden in the derivatives structure, not in the color of the candlesticks. Have you ever wondered why every time there is a breakout, so many coins go up, but in the end, only a few actually hold onto the gains? This wave is indeed different. After BTC surged to 79K, ETH did not lag behind, XRP rose nearly 40% weekly, HYPE and LINK both exceeded 30%, and SOL and ADA also showed impressive weekly performance. Even ONDO, a token with an RWA narrative, rose more than 6%. But I don't want to just look at the surface; I want to see how the derivatives market is pricing this rally. One detail I observed is that the funding rate for BTC perpetual contracts has not shown extreme overheating, which indicates that leveraged longs are not yet crowded. In other words, this rally is not built on borrowed leverage but driven by real buying demand. This structure reassures me more than a simple breakout. Another noteworthy point is that ETH's options skew is improving. For a long time, the market's demand for ETH downside protection was high, but recently this structure has been quietly changing. If the open interest in ETH call options continues to increase, it will be a medium-term signal indicating that capital is willing to pay a premium for upside, not just hedge downside. The current market layering transmission is as follows: - BTC holds the breakout level, which is the foundation - ETH confirms the follow-up rise, which is the load-bearing$SNDK is oscillating at a high level within the $1780-1830 resistance zone. The 93.9 billion locked-price long-term contracts have triggered position divergences amid the interplay of overall market sentiment and inflation expectations. The spot price surge suppresses elasticity and forms a game of downside protection.
The market price is constrained by the upper edge of the $1780-1830 oscillation range, with capital repricing risk appetite between locked-price certainty and spot premium. As spot NAND chips continue to rise, fixed prices reduce profit elasticity, prompting frequent position turnover between bulls and bears at critical junctures.
The factors driving current valuation fluctuations rank as follows: quarterly contract price trends for NAND flash, capital expenditure movements of cloud providers, and the actual progress of new production capacity from manufacturers. Contract prices directly determine the valuation benchmark for premiums or discounts on locked-price large orders.
The bullish scenario requires spot NAND prices to keep rising quarterly, alongside earnings reports showing enterprise-level business gross margins exceeding expectations. If buying pushes the stock price to break out with volume above $1830, the upside space opens with potential to challenge the historical high of $2354; conversely, if volume shrinks on the breakout, the bullish breakout scenario immediately fails.
The bearish scenario triggers if chip prices flatten or turn downward, causing defensive institutional selling. Once prices break below the first support zone of $1330-1350, it confirms the end of the rebound structure initiated by the large bullish candle on August 13; further loss of the $1180-1200 mid-term watershed will cause the mid-term trend to weaken completely.
Event risks transmit through inflation and positions: rising inflation expectations push storage demand costs higher, but locked-price large orders limit profit elasticity during risk appetite expansion, leading bullish capital to take profits in the resistance zone. If chip prices reverse downward, the long-term contract protection mechanism will slow the intensity of position exits.
When quarterly contract prices stop rising and turn down, even if earnings guidance meets expectations, valuation re-rating logic will put the $1330-1350 support zone under pressure. Traders need to observe whether high-margin enterprise business growth can offset opportunity cost losses caused by locked prices.
In the next 7 days, key focus should be on the latest data for NAND chip quarterly contract prices, cloud providers’ CAPEX guidance, and the capital absorption strength in the $1330-1350 support range.
#BTC延续强势，资金流能否持续？ #闪迪高位波动，存储股估值分歧加剧 #白宫峰会：特朗普称曾讨论购入BTCA money printing machine ignites three markets
On August 19, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced an adjustment to long-term Treasury repurchase operations, doubling the single-day repo scale from $2 billion directly to $4 billion, effectively releasing liquidity into the market. Following the news, the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield quickly declined, and the U.S. dollar index weakened simultaneously.
Funds in the market were squeezed out of the bond market and began flowing into risk assets and safe-haven assets. Gold surged, breaking above the 4600 level; Bitcoin rose sharply from 64,000 to 79,500 in just three days, forcing massive short positions to be liquidated, totaling $4.3 billion in short funds wiped out; crypto ETFs saw net inflows exceeding $1.6 billion over four days, fully igniting bullish sentiment.
The underlying logic of this rally is very clear: long-term U.S. Treasury yields are falling, the dollar is under pressure, and assets with relatively fixed supply like gold and Bitcoin are directly experiencing valuation recovery.
However, this does not mean a blind declaration of a major bull market.
A large part of this surge is driven by one-time buying from forced short covering, which is passive trading. Once short liquidation is complete, this buying pressure will disappear. Sustained upward momentum requires genuine incremental capital inflows.
From a technical perspective, the $80,000–$82,000 range is a strong resistance zone for Bitcoin, with a large amount of historical trapped positions accumulated, making a direct breakout difficult. For the market to continue strengthening, it is important to observe the pullback performance. If the $70,000–$72,000 support zone holds effectively, conditions will be set for further upward movement; if support fails, the market will likely enter deep consolidation or correction.
⚠️ The above is only market logic analysis and does not constitute investment advice. Crypto assets are highly volatile; please manage position risk carefully.
$BTC $ETH $OKB #BTC延续强势，资金流能否持续？ #Anthropic拟8月底公开IPO文件，募资或追平SpaceX On the chessboard, the most dangerous pieces are never those already placed, but the unlocking moves hanging in midair, ready to fall at any moment.
319 million new soldiers, just past the first wave of August, have not been crushed by the market's first shot. When the 912 million vanguard troops entered, the board remained completely still, and the stock price instead rebounded from the $135 opening level, as if the opponent's sacrificed pieces were proven to be a bluff. But grandmasters all know, the first wave of attack is often just a probing rook move; the real killing moves are hidden in the midgame's piece exchanges and secret lines.
Time pressure. All unlocks are countdown clocks; with each tick, players on the field must reassess their positions. The wave on August 6 was like an opening multi-pawn advance, seemingly aggressive but actually probing the market's reaction depth. The batch on August 20 is a midgame repositioning—you are forced to face the fact that your opponent still holds two to three rooks, ready to penetrate diagonally at any time.
Those optimistic voices shouting “AI, Starlink, launch” are like players watching their rear-wing pawns advancing in force, firmly believing that as long as they push forward, someone will take over. But the real game lies in whether early investors and employees are strategists or mercenaries. Will they hold on out of faith, or cash out their gained pieces while the board is still stable? The answer depends not on belief but on the remaining unlocking structure.
The stock price rebounding above the IPO line is like regaining equilibrium after the opening, but equilibrium is not winning chess. See, the second wave of 319 million is only a third of the first in quantity but heavier in quality—because these are the early rooks, knights, and cannons who have been running alongside for years, with costs so low they're almost invisible; every sacrificed piece is pure profit. What the market must now defend against is not whether they will all dump simultaneously, but whether a small-scale probing sacrifice will trigger a chain reaction of piece exchanges.
The endgame is about the king's safety and pawn structure. SPCX's pawn structure is now very delicate: on one side is the unlocking diagonal arrow drawn tight, on the other is the so-called "expected consumption capacity" shadow. True masters do not panic when the opponent moves; they have already calculated every possible sacrifice, every exchange window, and the thickness of the last pawn wall before the king's castle.
The chess clock is still ticking. The next move will not be the stock price, but who first cannot resist unlocking their defensive line. What I see in this move is: all pieces on the board are probing each other's bottom lines, and the real victory or defeat has never been on this visible diagonal line. #spcxunlocks319mEvery ounce of gold is like a load-bearing wall in a building—when it reclaimed the $4,500/oz baseline on August 20, the global capital markets' floor was emitting low-frequency resonance. SPDR Gold Shares increased holdings by 9.41 tons in a single day, corresponding to a total inventory of 1,034.65 tons. This is not just stacking bricks; it is a stress test on the entire financial structure: 53 Chinese gold funds locking in 424.2 billion RMB, like pouring ultra-high-strength concrete in the podium section of a skyscraper.
I am watching the stress curve of the load-bearing columns. The rise in gold prices is not the shine of decorative curtain walls but the foundation piles continuously penetrating deep rock layers. Safe-haven funds are reinforcing this project's seismic rating with real gold and silver—the weakening dollar and the decline in 10-year Treasury yields are the two most powerful load conditions in my structural calculations. Wall Street's disagreements are merely two design institutes giving different survey reports on the bearing capacity of the same plot of land: UBS has drawn an elevator shaft leading to $5,000/oz on the blueprint, while Wells Fargo is adjusting the wind load parameters for 2026-2027.
The construction rhythm is subtle. The $4,430 interim high is just an embedded anchor bolt; the current $4,500 platform is undergoing a static load test. Traders focused on long-term interest rates and risk appetite are actually checking the rigidity of the cantilever structure—yes, if the 10-year US Treasury yield suddenly rises like a temporary support frame, buyers taking orders at the market's top will find themselves standing on concrete floors that have not yet fully cured.
My rebar cover thickness calculation table shows: deficit anxiety and central bank gold purchases are the bidirectional reinforcement of the bottom raft slab, while short-term momentum chasers are positioned outside the core tube—where pure shear force is endured. #goldreclaims4500$SNDK previously experienced a violent market surge driven by concentrated funds rapidly pushing it up in the short term, but from its historical peak, it directly entered a cliff-like crash with zero support, with an overall retracement exceeding 99%. The market was continuously suppressed by relentless early-stage chip distribution selling pressure, unable to hold up for more than a few hours before being smashed through.
Peers in the same sector like $BICO, $BEAT, $ALLO, $KAITO, and $APR all precisely captured the active buying brought by the loose liquidity released in this market cycle. The rhythm was clear, but $SNDK didn’t benefit at all from the sector rotation dividends, completely detached from the entire sector’s upward momentum. Instead, it remains trapped in its own independent downtrend channel, steadily declining along the short-term moving averages. Currently, the market has not undergone multiple rounds of sufficient turnover, and the risk of blindly entering to bet on a reversal has already reached an extremely high level Whale showdown! Who will crack first between SNDK and MU this round?
Data doesn't lie; position size reflects attitude. Don't be the last one standing guard.
First, let's look at the big picture: U.S. stocks all closed higher on Friday, the Dow rose nearly 1%, and the crypto sector took off across the board as Bitcoin broke through $79,000, so sentiment is actually decent. But the chip stocks are a bit divided—Western Digital dropped over 2%, MU and SNDK also dipped slightly, showing clear internal capital battles within the sector. Both U.S. and Korean markets are closed over the weekend, so liquidity is low.
$SNDK is currently around 1598, with RSI lines clustered near 50, so no clear direction yet. But whale data is interesting—93 bullish whales with an average cost of 1339, floating profits of $17.97 million; 120 bearish whales with an average cost of 1607, also making money. Both sides profiting indicates a high-level consolidation. However, bulls have a much lower cost basis, so if a sell-off happens, the bears' 1607 level is a strong resistance.
$MU is now at 965, RSI1 is only 40, close to oversold. Smart money long-short ratio is 73.48%, with 268 bulls averaging a cost of 929, floating profits of $710,000; 231 bears averaging 934, floating losses of $830,000. This data clearly shows bulls controlling the field.
Trading strategy:
Long SNDK: buy on pullbacks near 1570-1580
Long MU: scale in around 950-955 #BTC延续强势，资金流能否持续？ #黄金突破4600美元，债券避险地位受挑战 #三星股东回报落地，最高约800亿美元 The Dex sector is ready to take off. Among dex platforms, $ASTER is currently the most worthwhile to invest in.
For Hyperliquid, the president's direct mention has already shifted the discussion. In the past, Perp DEXs were hard to classify as traditional trading venues, and U.S. investors couldn't access related products. Now, the question has moved from "Will the U.S. deal with Hyperliquid?" to "How is the U.S. preparing to handle Hyperliquid?"
This speech greatly alleviated the market's compliance concerns about Hyperliquid. Regulatory direction is shifting from excluding on-chain trading venues to finding them a legitimate entry point.
A potential path is taking shape. Regulators are establishing a new market structure for on-chain trading venues, granting them a legal status distinct from traditional designated contract markets; U.S. brokers will then distribute perpetual contracts, spot, and prediction markets around the clock to more investors through HyperCore.The Dex sector is ready to take off. Among dex platforms, $ASTER is currently the most worthwhile to invest in.
For Hyperliquid, the president's direct mention has already shifted the discussion. In the past, Perp DEXs were hard to classify as traditional trading venues, and U.S. investors couldn't access related products. Now, the question has moved from "Will the U.S. deal with Hyperliquid?" to "How is the U.S. preparing to handle Hyperliquid?"
This speech greatly alleviated the market's compliance concerns about Hyperliquid. Regulatory direction is shifting from excluding on-chain trading venues to finding them a legitimate entry point.
A potential path is taking shape. Regulators are establishing a new market structure for on-chain trading venues, granting them a legal status distinct from traditional designated contract markets; U.S. brokers will then distribute perpetual contracts, spot, and prediction markets around the clock to more investors through HyperCore.BTC has climbed back above the 200DMA, while ETF 20D capital flow has also rebounded from the trough.
Historically, at several key stages, turning points in ETF capital flow often coincide with changes in BTC trend structure, which is worth paying attention to.#黄金突破4600美元，债券避险地位受挑战
I believe that in the current macro environment, the traditional 60/40 stock-bond balanced strategy is failing. The simultaneous rise of gold and Bitcoin is not short-term speculation but signifies a large-scale global shift of funds from credit assets to non-sovereign hard assets. Investors are advised to reassess their portfolios, increasing gold allocation to 10%-15%, and treating Bitcoin as a highly volatile hedging tool rather than merely a risk asset.
Market data divergence: On August 21, spot gold rose about 1.8%, breaking through $4600/oz, reaching a new high since mid-May, with a cumulative weekly increase of about 5%. Normally, high long-term US Treasury yields suppress gold prices, but this time gold rose despite yield pressure, indicating the driving logic has shifted away from the real interest rate framework to concerns over fiat currency credit.
Top institutional moves: Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, recently explicitly recommended underweighting bonds and allocating 10%-15% to gold and a small amount to Bitcoin. Such a shift in a major capital benchmark usually reflects a forecast of long-term debt monetization risks.
Macro background: The dual impact of a weakening dollar and US fiscal pressure sharply increases the opportunity cost of holding US Treasuries.
The core logic is simple: damage to fiat currency credit leads funds to seek new anchors. Gold breaking $4600 is just the surface; the essence is the decline of bonds' safe-haven function and the rise of non-sovereign assets. There is no need to get caught up in short-term fluctuations; the key is to follow this long-term asset allocation paradigm shift.
@OKX星球 Complaining about the bad taste while shoveling into the bowl: Arthur Hayes' art of contrarian investing
Constantly trash-talking ETH—"After all these years, it still hasn't broken its previous high," "Solana is faster and cheaper than you," "What else does Vitalik do besides attending meetings?"
Then you look at his account—
ETH is his largest position after Bitcoin.
This person is Arthur Hayes.
Co-founder of BitMEX, head of Maelstrom Fund, one of the most ruthless contrarian traders in the crypto world.
Arthur Hayes has made another call.
On August 21, he said on Laura Shin's podcast: ETH is the largest holding of Maelstrom Fund after Bitcoin.
Target price? $5000.
This isn't the first time he's called for $5000. But this time it's different—
Hayes' exact words: "Once ETH breaks the 3000 mark, the ETH train will start, and it could quickly surpass 5000."
Hayes is not a talker.
On-chain data tracking shows that addresses linked to him have been continuously buying ETH since July at an average price of $1923. During this period, ETH once dropped to $1789, resulting in an unrealized loss of $300,000.
He didn't run away; he increased his position.
This is not "I’m optimistic but didn’t buy." This is real money being bet.
Hayes' logic is simple: ETH is "one of the most hated large-cap altcoins in the market." It’s the second largest by market cap but still hasn't broken its 2021 all-time high.
The most hated assets often have the biggest catch-up potential.
On the very day Hayes was interviewed—
Ethereum spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $221 million in a single day, hitting a new high in 203 trading days.
BlackRock’s ETHA ETF had a single-day inflow of $173 million, with total historical net inflows surpassing $12 billion.
Since August, Ethereum ETFs have accumulated inflows of about $755 million, with total net assets reaching $13.58 billion.
Four consecutive days of net inflows.
But don’t rush in.
At the same time, a big drama is unfolding on-chain—
The whale "7 Siblings" sold 9,000 ETH within 6 hours after ETH rose over 20%, at an average price of $2338, cashing out 21.04 million USDT.
This whale’s strategy is very consistent: buy after a drop of more than 10%, sell after a rise of more than 10%. Bottomed at $1789 in June, sold at $2338 in August.
Pure swing trading, no attachment.
On the other side, another whale withdrew 79,226 ETH from Binance between July and August at an average price of $1776. Recently, it started depositing 10,900 ETH back to exchanges, preparing to take profits.
Short-term profit-taking is underway.
But there is another force—
Exchange ETH supply has dropped 15% over 11 weeks, from 7.7 million to 6.54 million ETH.
About 1.15 million ETH flowed out of exchanges.
Short-term chips are moving, long-term chips are locking up.
This is the current state of ETH:
Hayes is calling for $5000.
Institutions are frantically buying ETFs.
Whales are reducing positions on rallies.
Long-term holders are moving coins off exchanges.
Some are greedy, some are fearful. Some are buying, some are selling.
At $2500 ETH, which side are you on?
Hayes says the target is $5000 by year-end.
He says, "The ETH train is about to start."
But before the train starts, there will always be some who get off first.
$BTC $ETH $SOL #BTC延续强势，资金流能否持续？ Based on the historical pattern of the U.S. midterm elections
BTC's optimal positioning window falls in October,
with a high probability of starting an upward trend from early October
The average maximum market drawdown before the November 3 election is about 16%
Looking at the extended period since 1950,
the Nasdaq has closed higher 12 months after every election day with a 100% win rate
There has been no exception
If you buy the S&P 500 on election day,
the following year is almost guaranteed to be profitable
with an average return of 18.6%
This multi-decade cyclical pattern still holds strong reference value today
So what we need to do now is wait for the market's final dip CME Hedge Funds Shift BTC Futures to Net Long: Unusual Position Changes of Wall Street Capital
In the CME Bitcoin futures market, hedge fund positions have shifted to net long.
Short positions purely used for arbitrage are shrinking, and bullish active long bets are emerging.
CME Hedge Fund Net Position: An important indicator measuring whether institutions hold short positions for spot arbitrage (basis trading) in the futures market or are targeting directional upside longs.
From Arbitrage to Directional Bets: Transitioning from the risk-free "spread capture" strategy of buying ETFs + shorting futures to genuinely targeting upside with "directional buying," capturing potential capital flows.
Constraints and Illusion Possibilities: Due to data discrepancies caused by CFTC regulatory aggregation standards (standard futures vs. micro futures), caution is needed in confirming a full buy-in shift.
True Bull Market Conditions: The key "three horsemen" combining CME short position reduction, spot ETF inflows, and strong spot buying demand. This marks an important watershed where Wall Street institutions' Bitcoin buying purpose shifts from "risk hedging" to "directional investment." The trend of spot ETF inflows and changes in the derivatives market structure deserve attention.#闪迪高位波动，存储股估值分歧加剧
Long-term contracts are a double-edged sword
The 93.9 billion long-term contract can guarantee minimum sales, but the agreement is a price-locking model.
If spot NAND prices continue to surge in the future, the long-term contract will limit the company from gaining higher profits; if chip prices fall, the long-term contract can protect revenue. The market is highly divided on this.
Key technical price levels
• Strong resistance above: $1780‑1830 (upper range of the consolidation zone); a breakout will challenge the historical high of $2354.
• First support: $1330‑1350 (starting point of the strong bullish candle on August 13); breaking below means this rebound phase ends.
• Mid-term strength/weakness watershed: $1180‑1200; a valid break below signals a mid-term trend weakening.
Core signals to track going forward
1. NAND flash contract prices: quarterly bullish price increments, whether they continue rising, flatten, or turn downward. This is the company's most critical indicator.
2. Earnings guidance: gross margin, enterprise business growth rate, to observe if high margins can be sustained.
3. Execution status of long-term contract orders, capital expenditure trends of cloud providers.
4. Progress of new production capacity deployment by storage manufacturers.
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$SNDK $MU $SPCX Brothers, $BTC didn't break through 80,000 yesterday!
80,000 is like an iron wall; it bounced back as soon as it touched it. The end of the frenzy is often a gloomy curtain call. One bullish candle raised everyone's enthusiasm, blindly chasing the high. I, however, go against the trend and am bearish.
On Friday, Bitcoin intraday touched $79,491, just $509 short of the 80,000 mark! The cumulative increase this week is about 23%, the largest weekly gain since March 2023. But after hitting 79,491, it was slammed down; 80,000 is an iron wall, it bounced back as soon as it touched it.
How to interpret the market data?
Bitcoin's current price is oscillating between 77,500 and 78,300. The 24-hour trading volume has increased nearly 20% compared to the 30-day average, futures trading volume surged 50.5%, and spot trading volume soared 87.4%.
But the problem is—the perpetual contract funding rate has risen to the highest level in months, indicating heavy long leverage accumulation. Historically, such high rates often trigger chain liquidations. CoinShares also predicts Bitcoin will fluctuate below 80,000 in the short term.
Why am I bearish?
First, the 80,000 level has been repeatedly rejected. Since 2026, Bitcoin has tested 80,000 multiple times, each time being pushed back. Touching it doesn't mean breaking through; 79,491 was just a wick, it didn't hold at the close.
Second, overbought signals are obvious. After consecutive large bullish candles, the market shows overbought signs, with clear resistance when hitting 80,000, forming a shooting star with a long upper shadow, indicating a short-term need for a pullback.
Third, the shorts have mostly been squeezed out. Nearly $2.5 billion worth of Bitcoin leveraged shorts were forcibly liquidated in the past three days, releasing the short pressure. Without shorts, there's less fuel to keep pushing the price up.
I opened a short position near 78,340, lightly testing the waters with a stop loss set. If 80,000 can't hold, it's highly likely to retest the 75,500-76,500 range.
Brothers, what do you think about this move?
$ETH
$SOL
#BTC延续强势，资金流能否持续？ $XRP
Up 45% in three days, XRP bulls are grinning 😏 ETF, the White House, Trump all lined up, but there's still a significant net outflow in spot, with large net sell orders, all propped up by contracts. I acknowledge the rise, but leverage keeps it alive, and a pullback will look ugly. The cost-effectiveness of chasing longs is average; better to wait for a pullback to see more solid support 😅#黄金突破4600美元，债券避险地位受挑战 Family, gold has broken through again, this time reaching 4600.
Spot gold rose about 1.8% intraday, directly surpassing 4600 USD, accumulating about a 5% increase for the week. Since the July low, this rally has exceeded 20 points. What's more worth pondering is that the 30-year US Treasury yield remains above 5.2%, yet gold continues to push higher, indicating this rally can no longer be explained by "declining real interest rates."
Bridgewater's Dalio was quite straightforward this time, advising investors to underweight bonds, allocate 10% to 15% of their portfolio to gold, and hold a small amount of BTC to hedge against debt monetization risk. Dalio's status in the macro community speaks for itself, and his allocation advice will influence a batch of institutional capital flows. Putting gold and BTC in the same sentence is itself a signal.
Gold breaking through 4600 and BTC strengthening simultaneously means the traditional safe-haven status of bonds is being challenged. Capital is seeking safe harbors beyond sovereign credit. Family, do you think Dalio's allocation advice is reliable? Let's discuss in the comments. Wishing everyone a happy weekend. $BTC $XAU $ETH I am Cige. BTC is currently at 78,400, having been sideways at 63,000 a week ago, then surged over 15,000 points in five days. Reaching this level is no longer a simple rebound. The combined forces of improved macro liquidity expectations, Trump's policy statements, and continuous ETF inflows have pushed BTC to this position. But the higher it goes, the greater the divergence, and a core question needs to be answered: is this a trend continuation or the end of a short squeeze rally? The core driving force of this rally The starting point of this rally was the U.S. Treasury's announcement to expand the scale of long-term bond repurchases. The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield sharply dropped from the 2019 high of 5.33% to 5.19%. This long-term interest rate, which has been the tightest constraint on BTC, has loosened. This is not a Federal Reserve rate cut, but its effect is similar, improving liquidity expectations. At the White House crypto summit, Trump publicly stated that the government has discussed accumulating a considerable amount of Bitcoin and urged Congress to pass the CLARITY Act as soon as possible. This is a presidential-level clear endorsement of the crypto industry. ETFs have had continuous net inflows for several days; on August 19 alone, the total net inflow was about $706 million, with BTC accounting for $517 million. Institutional funds have been consistently buying above 65,000; these buyers are not short-term traders but allocation-type investors entering the market. Among the three drivers, the Treasury repurchase is the macro foundation, Trump's speech is the emotional catalyst, and the short squeeze is the amplifier. How to view the 78,400 level 78,400 is exactly the position of the 21-week EMA line, which has been pressing down on BTC since October 2025. Every time BTC rebounds to thisFundamental Research Report $APT / Aptos (Public Chain/L1) $3.20
To put it simply: Aptos ($APT) has a comprehensive score of 61/100, rated as narrative-driven over execution. Breaking it down into three layers: the company team has cash reserves, the protocol network shows signs of paid usage, and token value capture has been realized.
Aptos (token $APT) is in the public chain/L1 sector. It focuses on Move-based public chains and Meta ecosystems. Competitors include SUI and SEI. Traditional enterprise collaboration relies on cloud servers and contract reconciliation, which leads to gas price spikes under high concurrency, TPS limitations, and frequent cross-chain bridge security incidents. Public chains use a unified state machine for trustless settlement, reducing reconciliation costs. The average customer price is $50-500/month, requiring USDC or fiat settlement. This is a narrative-driven sector, with usage dropping 60-80% in bear markets. It positions itself as an end-to-end vertical platform. Product deployment: the protocol layer is officially operational, on-chain dashboards show accumulating protocol fees, and there are signs of paid usage. The latest version was not found, with 60 valid commits in the past 90 days.
On the user side, MAU and DAU are undisclosed, 24h transaction volume is $80.00M, TVL not found. Wallet addresses do not equal monthly active users; large addresses holding concentrated positions may overestimate real user numbers. On the revenue side, user fees are undisclosed; supplier income is about 80-90% of user fees (belonging to LPs and nodes), protocol treasury income is $2.00M, token holders' buyback and burn have no annualized burn mechanism. The 24h transaction volume is business flow, not revenue. Company profit does not equal protocol profit, protocol profit does not equal token holder profit. On the code side, 60 valid commits in 90 days, 25 active contributors, latest version not found. GitHub is grade A evidence and can be directly verified. Investment background: company equity financing can be checked on PitchBook/Crunchbase (grade A), token private and public sales can be checked via whitepaper, release schedule, and on-chain unlock contracts (grade A), market makers and ecosystem grants are grade B and do not represent long-term holdings by tech VCs, technical integration can be checked via API/SDK evidence (grade B), strategic partnerships and logo walls are grade D. NVIDIA GPU usage does not equal NVIDIA investment, exchange listings do not equal strategic exchange investments.
On the token side, total supply is 1,300,000,000, circulating supply 950,000,000 (73.1%), FDV $4.20B, next unlock in 2026-Q4 (adding +3.50% to circulation), no clear annualized buyback and burn. Must you buy tokens to use the product? Yes, strong value capture (Gas/staking/service access). Compared with peers (using uniform criteria, no cross-sector comparisons): Circulating market cap: Aptos $3.00B, SUI undisclosed, SEI undisclosed. FDV: Aptos $4.20B, SUI undisclosed, SEI undisclosed. Annual revenue: Aptos $2.00M, SUI undisclosed, SEI undisclosed. Monthly active addresses or users: Aptos undisclosed, SUI undisclosed, SEI undisclosed. Data is based on public snapshots; missing parts are supplemented by official reports or industry standards. Valuation: circulating market cap $3.00B, FDV $4.20B, P/S 1500.0x, FDV divided by revenue 2100.0x. Pessimistic view discounts $3.00B by 50-70%, neutral range oscillates, optimistic view expects revenue doubling, burn implementation, enterprise clients entering, FDV P/S aligns with top players. To conclude: fundamentals are solid (score 61/100). Token value capture is realized (buyback/burn/Gas). Circulating market cap is relatively expensive compared to fundamentals, overextending expectations, FDV is moderate. Potential risks: short-term large unlocks dumping, protocol income long-term zeroing, token demand relying only on incentives (usage collapses if incentives stop). Continuous monitoring: weekly protocol fees, burn amounts, active address retention, TVL/loan balances, GitHub version releases. The above is logic and judgment based on public information and does not constitute buy or sell advice. If core financial indicators deviate by more than 30%, conclusions need reassessment.
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#FundamentalResearchReport #Crypto #Research #OKXOrbit 🔥 Bullish graveyard warning! $XAU shows a "whale swallowing" signal, is everything above 4600 a trap?
While retail investors celebrate the breakout, the whales are stuffing chips into your pockets.
Everyone, this hourly K-line of XAU looks strong but is actually turbulent beneath the surface.
Smart money data blatantly reveals the truth: bulls nominally account for 328.62%, but the average position of 486 bulls is only 194,000, while 242 bears hold an average position of 510,000 — whales are heavily entrenched on the bearish side!
Even more bizarre, the bull profit ratio is 83.74% but only earned 3.73 million, while bears only account for 21% but lost just 650,000, indicating bears have a very high average price, and the main players are not afraid of floating losses.
Technically, the price formed a volume-increasing stagnation with a long upper shadow near 4635, creating a divergence pattern with the August 20 low of 4389. My scenario: first lure bulls up to 4660 to liquidate bear stop losses, then reverse to smash through 4530, replicating the classic July "false breakout - real harvest" case.
Trading advice:
Short: aggressive traders short near current price, resistance around 4630-4660
Long: only chase longs after holding above 4680
Remember, the news (USD breakdown) is fully priced in; when everyone understands the good news, the scythe is about to fall.
#Anthropic拟8月底公开IPO文件，募资或追平SpaceX #三星股东回报落地，最高约800亿美元 #黄金突破4600美元，债券避险地位受挑战 A money printing machine ignited three markets.
On August 19, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pressed the button — the scale of long-term Treasury repurchases doubled directly from 2 billion to 4 billion. The 30-year yield plummeted in response, and the dollar index collapsed.
Money was driven out. Gold surged straight up to 4600, Bitcoin soared from 64,000 to 79,000 in three days, and shorts worth 4.3 billion were directly liquidated. ETFs saw net inflows exceeding 1.6 billion in four days.
The logic is very clear — long-end yields fall, the dollar is under pressure, and fixed-supply assets all rise.
But don’t rush to call a bull market.
Short covering is a one-time buy; once it’s done, no one will follow up. 80,000-82,000 is strong resistance; only after holding the 70,000-72,000 support can we talk about the next step for $BTC During the trading week of August 21, 2026, the three major U.S. stock indices all closed lower, with weekly trends weakening. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.85% for the week, marking two consecutive weeks of declines; the S&P 500 dropped 1.43% in a single week; the Nasdaq Composite plunged 2.05%, ending its previous three-week upward trend.
The core trigger for this collective pullback was concentrated selling of long-term U.S. Treasury bonds, with the 30-year Treasury yield surging to 5.337%, reaching a nearly 19-year high, and the 10-year Treasury yield holding steady above 4.73%. Coupled with inflation rebound concerns driven by rising crude oil prices and market credit worries triggered by the U.S. total debt surpassing $40 trillion, market valuations came under pressure.
The performance of the seven leading tech giants showed clear divergence: Tesla surged 5.14% on Friday, Google rose 1.05%, and Microsoft closed slightly up by 0.43%; in contrast, Amazon, Nvidia, and Apple closed slightly down by 0.57%, 0.98%, and 0.63%, respectively.
Outlook: In the short term, long-term interest rates are more likely to rise than fall, and Middle East geopolitical tensions continue to push oil prices higher. Multiple negative factors are suppressing the broader market and high-valuation tech stocks, putting overall pressure on the market; over a longer cycle, the long-term demand logic for AI computing power and cloud industries remains unchanged, and leaders with stable earnings realization such as Nvidia, Microsoft, and Amazon have long-term allocation value. Tesla, affected by delivery data and valuation fluctuations, will experience significantly greater short-term volatility. $BTC $ETH $SOL #美财政部扩大长债回购，30年美债高位回落 🚀$BTC has posted its largest weekly gain in two years. Is this a true bull market or just the final frenzy?
BTC has surged over 23% so far this week. Why the surge?
The Treasury stepped in to suppress long-term bond yields, and the White House crypto summit broke regulatory deadlock, delivering a double boost.
But a rally doesn’t necessarily mean the start of a bull market.
Although ETF funds are flowing back, the short squeeze remains the main driver. BTC is just one step away from the psychological 80,000 mark.
Trading strategy: follow the trend but don’t chase the highs.
Absolutely do not chase longs at 78,000; liquidity is thin over the weekend, and spikes are likely.
If it pulls back and stabilizes between 77,000-77,500, consider going long.
If it rebounds to 80,000 but stalls, try a small short position.
So this is the beginning of a true bull market, but don’t rush to chase it. Confirming a trend reversal requires BTC to hold above 80,000 + sustained large ETF inflows + clear entry of new long funds—all three conditions must be met. Then the target is 100,000. Missing any one means this is just the inertia of the largest short squeeze since 2023 continuing.
#BTC延续强势，资金流能否持续？ $BTC BTC hits $78K, up 22% this week – biggest weekly gain in 3 years.
3 drivers:
1️⃣ Treasury doubling bond buybacks to $4B/op, suppressing yields → risk-on.
2️⃣ $1.6B ETF inflows this week. BlackRock $500M+ in one day. Whales added $2.75B BTC in 60 days.
3️⃣ $2.5B in shorts liquidated in 3 days.
Next test: $80K. Breakout depends on Jackson Hole dovish signals.
Policy + liquidity + squeeze = triple tailwind. Watch Fed and ETF data.
$BTC
#BTCRallyOrSqueeze Overall Network Data In the past 24 hours, the total network liquidation reached $1.22 billion, with 184,502 traders liquidated; short position liquidations amounted to $920 million, long position liquidations $310 million, with short liquidations significantly exceeding long liquidations. In the 12-hour timeframe, short liquidations were $320 million, reflecting that this round of the upward trend is mainly driven by large-scale short squeezes. The 1-hour short-term liquidation dropped to $41.06 million, indicating that the short-term concentrated liquidation peak has passed, but the overall open interest (OI) positions remain high. The largest single liquidation was Hyperliquid‑BTC, amounting to $24.96 million, representing a large short position being liquidated. BTC Liquidation Breakdown In 24 hours, BTC total liquidations were $570 million, with shorts at $420 million and longs at $140 million. In the past 12 hours, short liquidations were $85.9956 million, showing continuous short clearing during the rally; the 1-hour liquidation scale has contracted, and the gap between long and short liquidations has narrowed. This indicates that the main short positions in BTC have basically been cleared, and the current market risk has shifted to newly accumulated long positions at high levels, which could release long liquidation risk if prices fall. ETH Liquidation Breakdown In 24 hours, ETH total liquidations were $300 million, with shorts at $230 million and longs at $66.952 million. In 12 hours, short liquidations were $110 million, synchronizing with BTC in completing short squeezes. ETH's rebound is stronger due to ETF capital support, with contract leverage rising simultaneously; the 1-hour long and short liquidation values are close, intensifying short-term long-short competition. Four Key Market Insights 1. The essence of the past 24 hours' market movement is a short squeeze, with short liquidations accounting for the majority of total liquidations The biggest competitor in the US is coming, altcoins rally first as a salute.
HYPE has actually hit an all-time high?!
Have you ever seen Trump personally endorse a decentralized exchange?
On August 19, Trump publicly said: CFTC Chairman Selig is working hard to allow Hyperliquid to enter the US in full compliance.
As soon as this news came out, HYPE took off—rising above $70 for the first time since early July, up 20% since Trump's remarks.
What is Hyperliquid? The largest perpetual contract platform in the crypto world:
Monthly trading volume around $200 billion, open interest over $10 billion (once close to $12 billion in August), cumulative perpetual trading volume exceeding $5 trillion, monthly protocol fee revenue nearly $50 million.
A giant that grew in a regulatory gray area is now about to be officially "recruited" by the US.
The CFTC is exploring compliance paths, but no concrete plan yet: no approval, no US entity, no KYC design, no product list.
Consider this operation: on one hand, the Congressional CLARITY Act is stuck; on the other, the CFTC is busy tailoring a compliance channel for Hyperliquid.
Trump's stance is clear: the US wants to capture global on-chain trading volume and cannot let this cake remain outside regulation.
The question is, once Hyperliquid becomes compliant, does that mean official recognition of on-chain perpetual contracts?
Then how will CEX contract business continue to operate? $HYPE Market sentiment is really great, Bitcoin has surged wildly to around 80,000, and the chat groups that were silent before have all become active these past two days. It might not be appropriate to pour cold water at this moment, but I still want to share my judgment.
I think this surge is more like a return to Bitcoin's valuation. Bitcoin dropped from 126,000 last October, firstly due to the 1011 black swan event, and secondly because of continuous bloodletting by the US stock market. Now the Treasury has announced repurchasing long-term bonds, and Bassett said the scale will be increased. As long-term bond yields fall, the market is revaluing risk assets — and Bitcoin and gold are the most direct hedges against a weakening dollar and inflation.
There are two reasons that make me cautious:
1⃣ The positive factors behind this rise are actually not strong enough, as I mentioned in previous tweets. Also, Bitcoin ETFs saw a total inflow of over 1.6 billion this week, the best week since 2026; Ethereum ETFs had a single-day net inflow of 220 million on August 20, also the best day this year. The strength of the funds driving this rally is powerful, and just saying it's Wall Street doesn't seem very convincing.
2⃣ Cycle patterns. Historically, the time from the bull market peak to the bear market bottom is usually about a year. We have only passed 10 months since last October; moreover, this round's correction is much smaller than the previous two rounds. It can be said that the market structure has changed — traditional capital participation, regulatory intervention, further differentiation between mainstream and altcoins — but I still feel 57,000 is not the bottom of this cycle.
Over the past 24 hours, the entire network has liquidated over 1.4 billion again, with shorts accounting for 1.2 billion — the shorts liquidated in these three days are the most important fuel for this violent rebound. To some extent, this is a short squeeze rally supported by positive factors.
However, it must be admitted that the rally in these three days has changed many things. For Bitcoin to fall back below 60,000 from here, the market would need to release much more negative news than before; after this wave, everyone should clear their positions and start anew. We are all at the starting point of a new cycle, let's work hard together 💪#BTC延续强势，资金流能否持续？
BTC maintains strong momentum, driven by optimistic regulatory expectations and liquidity improvements from U.S. Treasury repurchase agreements, combined with concentrated short covering. Multiple positive factors resonate to push the market higher. However, the upward structure has reached a critical juncture: the passive buying from short squeezes is waning, and the market’s strength now depends heavily on genuine incremental capital.
Bulls see ETFs returning to large net inflows, institutional capital flowing back, and treasury enterprises resuming increased holdings, believing the institutional allocation cycle has reopened, providing conditions for further expansion of the rebound.
But risks are also prominent. Much of this rapid rise comes from short position liquidations, which is a pulse-like force. Once short clearing is complete, if ETF inflows cannot be sustained and no new spot capital takes over, the large amount of profit-taking piled up at high levels could easily trigger a sharp correction.
My personal view: there is still short-term inertia for a further rise, but don’t expect a mindless one-sided rally. The market is clearly overbought and sentiment overheated. Whether the rise continues depends not on news or narratives but on two key indicators: first, whether ETFs can maintain sustained net inflows; second, whether key support zones hold.
Practical advice: continue holding spot base positions without blindly chasing highs; partial profit-taking can be done in batches. For contracts, strictly avoid heavy long positions at high levels; volatility will sharply increase after the rise, so always use stop-losses and wait for a pullback confirmation before reassessing opportunities.
Positive factors do not guarantee continuous gains; after a short squeeze rally, capital relay is the true test.$OKB OKB leads the charge surging to 119U🔥 What happened to the promised 108 previous high? It didn’t even blink.
The prediction from a few days ago has now perfectly come true...
Previously, we talked about "testing the 108 previous high,"
but the current market has already slapped 119 dollars on the face.
In 24h, it pushed from around 106 all the way to 119. Among platform tokens, it’s the only one daring to independently lead the rally while BTC is consolidating; even BNB can only follow behind gathering dust.
Why is it OKB and not some other platform token going crazy at 119?
It’s not manipulation, it’s three fires burning together:
Chip locked tight: 21 million total supply + 65.25 million historical buyback tokens burned into the black hole. With a shallow pool meeting incremental funds, even a small buy order can explode like a bomb.
X Layer is really in use: Native integration of USDC/CCTP, xStocks on-chain US stocks, AI Agent settlement all burn OKB as Gas, no longer just a "fee discount card."
Wall Street endorsement repeated: ICE’s strategic investment in OKX, expected US IPO, the market revalues OKB from a CEX token to "small BTC + execution layer fuel."
How to view the 119 level:
Short-term 108 has turned from resistance into support; a pullback that doesn’t break 108–110 means strong turnover.
Above, 124–128 is the next dense unlocking zone; chasing high at 119 is less cost-effective than waiting for a pullback.
Daily candles are consecutively bullish + shallow floating chips; a real volume breakout above 124 will trigger FOMO chasing orders, but the wick will also shake out profit takers more fiercely.
A fresh catchphrase:
"100 is the psychological barrier, 108 is the previous high, 119 is where the old valuation model shuts up—OKB is now repriced based on ‘21 million supply + Gas burn.’"
Highlight "119" in the comments and see if it can test 124 tonight;
If you don’t have a position, don’t slap your thigh chasing; wait for a pullback wick to 110, which is three times more comfortable than chasing at 119.
(119 is neither the top nor a safe zone; shallow pool platform tokens can double in volatility and also double in drops, leverage traders be cautious) $OKB Uncle's one-sentence core summary: This week, the global market split like never before. The three major US stock indexes all closed down, with the S&P down 1.43% and the Nasdaq down 2.05%; the A-shares surged then retreated, with the Shanghai Composite down 0.56% and the ChiNext down 2.23%. But Bitcoin rallied for five consecutive bullish candles, rising from $62,000 to $78,000, a weekly surge of about 23%, marking the largest weekly gain since March 2023. Under the same macro backdrop, stocks are falling while the crypto market is short-squeezing — this is not a difference in asset pricing, but capital voting with its feet. 🪙 Crypto｜Short sellers bloodied, Bitcoin posts best weekly performance in over three years This week, Bitcoin started around $62,800 early in the week, surged intraday by up to 9.4% on Friday, reaching a high of $79,500, and closed the week around $78,000, with a total weekly gain of about 23%. Three driving factors combined: First, the US Treasury expanded long-term bond repurchases. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that the single operation limit for long-term Treasury bond repurchases was at least doubled to $4 billion, with the operation window extended to November 4; some macro strategists estimate that the subsequent monthly scale could reach $10-30 billion. This operation is a Treasury debt management tool, with more signaling significance than actual liquidity injection, and is not equivalent to QE easing. Long-term bond yields fell, and market risk appetite quickly improved. Second, Trump met with crypto industry executives. On the same day, Trump met with management from Coinbase and other crypto companies at the White House and urged the Senate to pass the "Clear Act". Regulatory expectations warmed up toThere is a type of asset in the market that is most easily misjudged by traditional research frameworks. Because if you use discounted cash flow, it has no cash flow; if you use protocol revenue valuation, it has no stable income; if you use TVL, active addresses, or fees to evaluate, it may not even look better than many secondary protocols. $ORDI and $SATS belong to this category. So if today someone discusses the "reasonable PE" of $ORDI with me, or tries to prove how strong the fundamentals of $SATS are, I basically won't continue listening. Buying $ORDI and $SATS is essentially not buying profits, but buying a highly elastic option during the repricing of Bitcoin native asset narratives. And my conclusion is very clear: I think this position can be bought. And not just "added to the watchlist." I have already bought in. First, let me clarify the most important thing: do not treat $ORDI and $SATS as ordinary altcoins for research. As I write this article, $BTC has returned to around $78,000, and market risk appetite has clearly recovered. Binance's market sentiment indicator has entered the Greed zone. But what really deserves attention is not how much $BTC has risen. It is that capital is starting to seek Beta again. Every round of the crypto market goes like this: $BTC proves that "risk can be bought," then capital begins to migrate from the most certain assets to higher elasticity assets. The first layer is usually $ETH,Brothers, Ethereum has made a strong move in these five days. On August 19, ETH was still hovering around 1900, but on August 20 it directly broke through $2200, rising more than 16% in 24 hours. On August 21, it surged past 2400, and by early August 22 it stood above $2500, rising another 7% in 24 hours. In five days, it went from 1900 to 2500, gaining over 600 points, an increase of more than 30%. The shorts were crushed. According to Coinglass data, over $3.3 billion in liquidations occurred across the network in the past 24 hours, with shorts exceeding $3 billion. ETH short liquidations were about $1.16 billion, accounting for more than one-third of the total. The largest single liquidation was a 50,000 ETH short position by the on-chain whale “pension-usdt.eth” forcibly liquidated on Hyperliquid, with a single loss of about $108 million. Two other addresses were liquidated for $13.82 million and $9.98 million respectively. Three forces pushed simultaneously. First, the Treasury injected liquidity. On August 19, the U.S. Treasury announced doubling the scale of long-term bond repurchases to $4 billion each time. Long bond yields plunged, the dollar index dropped about 0.8%, and money flowed from the bond market into risk assets. Second, expectations for the SEC regulatory framework landing. On August 18, the SEC officially proposed the "Crypto Asset Regulation" draft, establishing a compliance channel for token issuance for the first time. Grayscale clearly stated that ETH, SOL, and BNB will be the main beneficiary assets. Third, Trump’s White House endorsement. On August 20, Trump met with Coinba$BTC Bitcoin stands above 78,000! The largest weekly gain in three years
BTC returns to 78,000 USD after several months, surging over 23% in one week!
Three core driving forces:
· US Treasury repurchase triggers devaluation trade: Treasury Secretary Yellen announced doubling the scale of long-term Treasury repurchases, lowering long-term bond yields, weakening the dollar, causing both Bitcoin and gold to surge
· Policy and regulatory easing: Trump meets with Coinbase and other crypto executives, urging the Senate to advance the "Clarity Act" bill, clarifying regulatory outlook
· Short squeeze + institutional buying: Nearly $2.5 billion in Bitcoin shorts forcibly liquidated in the past three days; 13 spot ETFs attracted over $1 billion this week, the largest weekly inflow since January; whales increased BTC holdings by about $2.75 billion in 60 days
Dalio publicly recommends holding a "small amount" of Bitcoin to hedge debt risk, further boosting confidence.
Technical aspect: RSI is overbought, $80,000 is the next key psychological level, watch for short-term pullback risk.
Risk warning: High volatility, pay attention to position management. Attention is still on ETH, but the top gainers list has changed
At 10:41, the front page of recommendations was full of ETH liquidation posts, but the top gainers list has shifted: $OKB 1h +12.18%, $HYPE +4.75%, $XRP +3.98%, $SUI +4.24%.
The previous condition triggered: ZEC, XRP, SUI continue to rise, BTC stands above 78,432. I believe the rotation is back.
However, BTC's hourly trading volume is only 24.1% higher than the previous hour, not a full-scale accumulation. If in the next hour at least two of the four coins retrace more than half, I will withdraw.
I will downgrade ETH from the main focus to background for now. If you disagree, which data can prove ETH is still the main focus?
Crypto assets are high risk, this article does not constitute investment advice, purely personal opinion.
#OKX星球 #OKB #HYPE #XRP #SUI #黄金突破4600美元，债券避险地位受挑战
On August 21, spot gold surged again, rising about 1.8% in a single day, successfully breaking through the $4600/ounce mark, reaching a new high since mid-May, with a cumulative weekly increase close to 5%.
The strong rise in gold prices this round is driven by multiple macro factors resonating together. A weakening dollar, sustained high fiscal pressure in the U.S., and market concerns about the creditworthiness of the dollar continue to provide fundamental support for gold prices. A notable phenomenon is that even though long-term U.S. Treasury yields remain high—an environment that should suppress gold prices—the market's demand for gold allocation has not shown a significant decline, with funds still continuously flowing into the gold market.
The recent asset allocation advice from Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has also become a hot topic in the market. He publicly suggested that investors should underweight bonds, recommending allocating 10%‑15% of portfolios to gold, along with a small amount of Bitcoin BTC, to hedge against risks arising from debt monetization.
This viewpoint is highly symbolic. For a long time, bonds have been the core safe-haven ballast in global institutional investors' portfolios. In times of macro uncertainty and geopolitical risks, funds habitually flow into U.S. Treasuries to avoid volatility. But now the market is undergoing a subtle shift: the two major non-sovereign assets, gold and Bitcoin, are strengthening simultaneously, prompting investors to rethink the definition of safe-haven assets. $ETH is not simply a scarcity story like BTC. Its long-term value is closely tied to how much economic activity continues to run through Ethereum. Stablecoins, DeFi, tokenized assets, and on-chain applications all rely on Ethereum for settlement and infrastructure. That makes real network demand one of the key metrics worth watching. If capital continues flowing through Ethereum while $ETH remains relatively overlooked, the disconnect between network usage and market valuation could become incrNot opening.
1. **The macro environment is warming up**: Ministry of Finance bond purchases, progress on the CLARITY Act, ETFs have seen $1.6 billion inflows over 4 consecutive days, this is not pure speculation
2. **The short squeeze is not over**: $1.44 billion in shorts have been liquidated; if it breaks $79,300, supply above $83,000 is scarce, shorts will be buried
3. **On-chain Bull Score just turned bullish**, 6 indicators have flipped green, possibly the start of a new cycle, not the top
4. **RSI 86 can remain overbought for a long time**, overbought does not mean an immediate drop, in a strong market RSI above 80 can last one to two weeks
5. **10x leverage shorts**, if BTC rises 5% you lose 50%, a 10% rise triggers liquidation
Shorting is "guessing the top," and no one knows where the top is now. $83,000 is the 365-day moving average; CryptoQuant believes that is the key resistance, $78,000 shorts are too early.
If you really want to short, wait for two signals simultaneously:
- BTC hits $83,000-$84,500 and gets rejected
- 4-hour RSI bearish divergence + high volume bearish candle
For now, only go long, no shorts, don’t chase highs, wait for a pullback. #黄金突破4600美元，债券避险地位受挑战
Gold has directly surged past $4600/oz, and this week's market changes are actually rewriting the risk-hedging logic of major asset classes.
On August 21, spot gold rose nearly 1.8%, hitting a new high since mid-May, with a weekly cumulative increase approaching 5%. Interestingly, even though long-term U.S. Treasury yields remain high, they have not been able to suppress the upward momentum of gold prices. The weakening dollar and ongoing pressure on U.S. fiscal policy, along with market concerns about monetary credit, are continuously driving up demand for gold allocation.
Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates has also provided a very clear allocation strategy: reduce bond holdings, allocate 10%-15% of assets to gold, and hold a small position in Bitcoin to hedge against risks from debt monetization.
For a long time, U.S. Treasuries have been recognized by the market as a safe haven ballast, with risk capital flowing into bonds as the first response to risk. But now the situation is changing. Gold and Bitcoin are strengthening simultaneously, and these two non-sovereign assets moving together raise a thought-provoking question: can traditional bonds still continue to serve the hedging function in portfolios?
Capital is making new choices. Some funds no longer rely solely on government bonds for hedging but are turning to assets like gold and BTC that are detached from sovereign credit. This is not short-term speculative sentiment; behind it lies the market's long-term concerns about U.S. debt and fiscal deficits. As of the early morning of August 22, the rise in the crypto market began to spread from Bitcoin's single-point rally to a broader range of assets. Bitcoin recorded its strongest weekly gain in two years, with XRP, ZEC, and LINK rising over 30%, and HYPE approaching a 40% increase. The numbers look lively, but there are still several thresholds to verify between a "mainstream coin broad rally" and a "confirmed altcoin season." The first threshold is the breadth of the rise. Bitcoin's initial surge often improves the overall market's risk appetite; when funds start seeking assets with higher resilience, coins like XRP, ZEC, and LINK may receive a second round of attention. This indicates that the market is no longer trading based on a single macro narrative but is reallocating liquidity across different sectors. However, a few strong coins rising does not mean that most altcoins are receiving sustained buying pressure; the spread of the rally still requires more sectors to take over. The second threshold is the source of the rise. If the price is mainly driven by spot funds and continuous transactions, the rally is usually more resilient; if it mainly relies on short-covering and short-term chasing, the faster the rise, the sharper the potential pullback. Especially after Bitcoin has just experienced a significant surge, funds shifting from the leader to high-volatility assets could indicate either improved risk appetite or a short-term market overheating, so conclusions should not be drawn solely based on the ranking of gains. The third threshold is whether relative strength can be maintained. True rotation is not about a coin rising a lot in one day, but about funds still supporting it after a pullback and the continuous expansion of strong assets. Currently, XRP, ZEC, LINK, and HYPE provide a "market is currently#黄金突破4600美元，债券避险地位受挑战
Spot gold has risen above 4600 USD, with a weekly increase of over 5.5%, and gold ETFs continue to see inflows. U.S. Treasury yields fluctuate at high levels, U.S. debt concerns intensify, funds are flowing out of U.S. Treasuries into gold and digital safe-haven assets, and the limited scale of U.S. Treasury repurchases makes it difficult to alleviate debt pressure.
$BTC｜$77800, has significantly followed gold's rise this week, with an increased correlation between the two. However, BTC is a risk asset, and its retracement during liquidity tightening will be much greater than physical gold, with resistance at 79300 and support at 74200.
$XAUT｜$4595, a token backed by physical gold, basically pegged to gold price fluctuations, up 1.8% in 24h, strengthening in sync with gold, with less volatility than mainstream cryptocurrencies.
It is not that bonds have completely lost their safe-haven status, but rather that fund allocation logic has shifted. Gold prices are crowded on the short-term bullish side, with amplified volatility, so focus on the Jackson Hole rate statements.
This is only a personal market record and does not constitute any investment advice. "Bitcoin's current rally is truly a trade on currency dilution risk"
BTC surged from $62,000 to $75,000 in just three to four days.
We can't yet conclude that "the bull market is back," but this rally has already sent a clear signal:
BTC is shifting from being traded as a "risk asset" to being traded as an "anti-currency dilution asset."
What’s really worth studying is not how much it has risen, but why BTC didn’t follow the US stock market this time.
1⃣ Let’s first look at the performance of some key assets
A very interesting combination has appeared in the recent market:
🇺🇸 Long-term US Treasury prices continue to fall → yields keep rising
🇺🇸 Short-term debt is also under pressure but relatively stable
📉 The S&P 500 has weakened for several consecutive trading days
🪙 Gold keeps rising
₿ BTC is also strengthening simultaneously
In other words:
US Treasury yields ↑ + US stocks ↓ + Gold ↑ + BTC ↑
This is clearly different from the past logic of "US stocks rise, BTC follows."
This time, BTC seems to be following its own trend.
📌 Behind this is a very important macro trading logic:
Debasement Trade — trading on currency devaluation.
Simply put:
When the market starts to worry that governments will ultimately need to resolve fiscal pressures through looser monetary policies and continuous debt expansion, capital tends to seek assets that cannot be infinitely issued.
Gold is one such asset.
BTC is the same.
Because gold cannot be printed out of thin air, and BTC’s supply cap is also clearly defined.
In contrast, the US dollar, government bonds, and many dollar-denominated assets are affected by changes in the monetary and fiscal systems.
So what’s truly worth paying attention to this time is:
BTC is gradually shifting from the "risk asset" narrative to a trading logic of "anti-currency dilution asset."
By the way, many people recently feel the RMB seems to be appreciating.
Actually, it’s not necessarily that the RMB is particularly strong.
Often it’s just that:
The US dollar is weak, so the RMB looks stronger.
The judgment is simple — don’t just look at USD to RMB; also check if RMB is appreciating broadly against other major currencies.
Ultimately, the market’s real concern now remains US fiscal and Treasury pressures.
2⃣ Next, let’s look at catalysts within the crypto space itself
On August 18, the SEC released new regulatory arrangements for crypto asset financing.
Two exemptions involve:
👉 Up to $5 million financing within 4 years
👉 Up to $75 million financing every 12 months
The core meaning is simple:
Lower financing thresholds to improve the financing environment for crypto projects.
A very obvious problem in the crypto market over the past year has been:
It’s not that there are no projects, but fewer people are willing to actually invest money.
Once the financing environment loosens again, the capital flow between project teams, institutions, and investors may become active again.
So this time, it’s not just a macro-level positive.
It’s:
Macro capital logic + regulatory easing
Both improving simultaneously.
That’s why I think this rally deserves serious attention.
3⃣ Regarding the bottom, I still maintain my previous judgment
My view hasn’t changed:
The major bottom of this bear market is most likely in the $60,000–$70,000 range.
Under normal circumstances, I don’t think it will effectively break below $60,000.
Of course, short-term spikes in extreme conditions don’t count.
Why?
There’s an interesting phenomenon in the market:
The bottom of this bear market often retests the top area of the previous cycle.
The important top of the last cycle was around $60,000–$70,000.
Looking further back:
The 2017 cycle top was around $20,000, and the subsequent bear market bottom also formed around a similar key price area.
I’m not a fan of "carving a mark on a boat to find a sword."
History doesn’t simply repeat itself.
But the price structure between cycles is indeed worth referencing.
So I won’t say:
"BTC will absolutely not fall below 60,000."
I can only say:
If it really returns to the $60,000–$70,000 area again in the future, I would treat it as a key area to watch closely.
4⃣ Finally, the thing I most want to say now
I still won’t directly declare:
The bear market is over.
Such a judgment is too easily swayed by emotions.
Saying the bull market is back now also lacks sufficient evidence.
But from now until the end of the year, I think it’s a period very worth focusing on.
Because the crypto market has a characteristic:
Before opportunities truly appear, you often can’t imagine in what form they will come.
Once BTC truly enters a leading phase, capital will start to spread to ETH, SOL, and then to a broader altcoin market, and many opportunities will gradually emerge.
So there’s no need to rush to label the market now.
Bull market or bear market.
At least keep one awareness:
Something is coming.
Don’t fall behind in the coming months. $OKB #BTC延续强势，资金流能否持续？ $ETH
ETH returns to 2500, bears are eager to act, but it is still too early to short now. This round of rally is not driven by sentiment; on-chain Gas fees remain low, Layer2 activity is rebounding, staking yields are stable, and network usage is healthy. The $2500 level is more of a psychological barrier due to dense prior positions rather than a technical top. Currently, the perpetual contract funding rate is moderate, open interest shows no extremes, and bears lack the fuel to trigger a short squeeze. Forcing shorts now is likely to backfire. On the macro front, although rate cut expectations fluctuate, the overall liquidity easing trend remains unchanged, and the ETH/BTC exchange rate has not weakened significantly, so the foundation for a one-sided decline is not solid. Of course, fluctuations around 2500 are inevitable, and short-term pullbacks can be expected, but the win rate for medium to long-term shorts is low. The truly worthwhile shorting opportunities usually appear after the market is extremely greedy, leverage is high, and on-chain activity overheats—none of these signals have appeared yet. Rather than rushing to be "the bears," it is better to patiently wait for a clear top structure. The market never lacks opportunities; what it lacks is patience. At this moment, watching and waiting is wiser than acting. #BTC延续强势，资金流能否持续？ #ETH强势拉升，空头清算超11亿美元 $BTC $ETH crypto rally is a leading indicator for tech rally
This week the Nasdaq has performed poorly, partly due to institutions (Citedel, the one that picked up Leopard's bloodied chips) continuously selling off to reduce positions and risk, and also due to the long-term suppression of US Treasury yields.
However, the recent crypto boom signals that the US Treasury has taken action. The crypto boom will lead to stablecoin prosperity, which in turn will create structural mechanical buyers for US short-term debt, thereby reducing the supply of long-term debt and lowering long-term yields, which will loosen constraints on tech stock rallies. The only unknown is when the market will suddenly realize this critical tipping point.#BTC continues its strong momentum, can the capital flow sustain? BTC has maintained a strong upward trend in this round, successfully breaking through the $77,500 mark, with a cumulative increase of nearly 20% over the past three trading days. The months-long narrow-range consolidation and low volatility pattern have been quickly broken, and the overall activity in the crypto market has significantly rebounded.
From the perspective of capital structure, data released on August 21 sent an important signal: the combined net inflow of BTC and ETH spot ETFs in the U.S. market was about $826 million. The capital-driven logic has shifted; in the early stage of the rally, the price was mainly passively pushed up by concentrated short covering, while currently, incremental funds continue to enter the market. ETF allocation funds and active spot buying have begun to become new supporting forces for the rally, with clear signs of capital diffusion. Along with the significant price breakout, market divergence between bulls and bears has further widened. Well-known financial host Jim Cramer reversed his stance; previously, based on potential risks from quantum computing, he had advised selling BTC, but recently he changed his position and recommended investors to position in Bitcoin. In contrast, long-term bear Peter Schiff maintains his original view, defining the rise above $72,000 as a false breakout and still favors gold as a safe-haven asset. Currently, market sentiment has quickly shifted from cautious observation to chasing gains and going long, with optimism continuously fermenting, but potential risks should not be ignored. For this rally to break free from short-term impulse squeezes and develop into a more stable trend recovery, the decisive factor lies in whether subsequent ETF funds can maintain continuous net inflows to absorb the large amount of profit-taking selling accumulated in the market The cumulative shipment of the Xuanjie O1 chip has exceeded one million units, supporting a long-term valuation premium, but overseas commercialization will only begin in the second half of 2027, creating a core contradiction in the current earnings season between R&D expenses eroding profits and capital position competition.
$XIAOMI's market sentiment shows a premium ahead of the launch of the new generation Xuanjie chip, yet the scale of over one million units shipped across three terminal products has not yet resulted in positive profit dilution. The clear overseas roadmap for Q3 and Q4 of 2027 means that the project will remain in a pure capital expenditure phase for the next two years, directly extending the payback period pricing for risk capital.
The driving factors in order are: the erosion of current profit margins by R&D expense ratios during the earnings season, tightening market risk appetite for high-spending targets under macro inflationary conditions, and the long-term expectation of a profitability inflection point overseas in 2027. If capital costs remain high, high R&D spending will directly suppress short-term position tolerance for high valuation multiples.
The upside scenario trigger is the new generation chip launch accompanied by hardware gross margins exceeding expectations, with improved market risk appetite driving institutional positions to rebuild. Variables to watch include whether increased chip self-sufficiency can offset per-unit R&D costs. If the R&D expense ratio continues to rise without improving main business gross margins, the upside logic fails.
The downside scenario trigger is earnings confirming that R&D investment significantly pressures operating profit, prompting short-term cash-flow-preferential positions to accelerate exit. Variables to watch include whether major funds close positions on the concept premium ahead of earnings release. If terminal shipment scale unexpectedly surges, significantly diluting prior R&D costs, the downside scenario will be invalidated.
The most important variables to observe in the next 7 days are the actual change rate of R&D expenses as a proportion of revenue in the earnings report and the flow direction of institutional holdings during the earnings window.
#OpenAI二季度营收67亿美元，亏损扩大 #SPCX本周解禁3.19亿股，抛压能否被承接？#BTC continues its strong momentum, can the capital flow sustain?
Recently, the BTC market has really exceeded expectations, let me share my thoughts with you all.
BTC has directly stabilized above $77,500, with nearly a 20% increase in the past three days, breaking the low sideways consolidation that lasted for several months.
The latest data is also crucial: on August 21, the combined net inflow of US BTC and ETH spot ETFs reached $826 million. The capital is no longer just a pulse from short covering but has gradually shifted to active spot buying.
Interestingly, market opinions have completely polarized: Jim Cramer, who previously called to sell BTC, now recommends buying; Peter Schiff, who has been bearish on Bitcoin long-term, believes this breakout above 72,000 is a false breakout and still favors gold.
Now market sentiment is heating up, and the chasing atmosphere is getting stronger, but I also have some concerns. Whether this rally can evolve from a short-term short squeeze into a stable upward trend mainly depends on whether ETF funds can continuously absorb the profit-taking pressure at high levels.
I want to ask everyone, do you think this capital flow can continue? Should we keep bullish or be cautious of a pullback risk?