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BTC whale trader position core data analysis, there will be a big fluctuation tonight!!!
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Whale nominal long-short ratio is 32.65%, with 283 whales in the long camp and 585 whales in the short camp.
Long positions currently hold 899.93M USDT, average entry price 85359.64, unrealized floating loss of 42.6189 million USD, profit ratio 61.48%;
Short positions currently hold 2.75B USDT, average entry price 76709.29, unrealized floating loss of 161.99 million USD, profit ratio 22.39%.
Current price near 81500, stuck in the middle range of whale long-short costs, long costs are relatively high, short costs are relatively low, price oscillates and pulls, both sides simultaneously show floating losses, a typical long-short double kill market.
There are more short whales and larger position sizes, but the profit ratio is only 22.39%, the vast majority of short whales are trapped; in contrast, although longs are overall at a floating loss, the proportion of profitable whales inside is actually higher. The long-short game is tense, and the oscillation pattern makes it difficult to quickly break out into a one-sided large market in the short term.
For market review reference only, does not constitute any trading advice #10月FOMC利率决议即将公布 #SK海力士Q3营收首破100万亿韩元 #BTC现货ETF资金反复，市场买盘能否企稳？ $BTC $ETH $ZEC #交易之声：你的经验值得被听到 Taking SK Hynix as an example, my “Three-Level Partial Profit-Taking Method”
Today I saw the official follow-up question: “Under what conditions do you take partial profits on positions with significant unrealized gains?”
Based on my recent practical experience with $SKHYNIX (bottomed at 889.3, peaked above 1110, currently holding a very small residual position), I’d like to share my partial profit-taking rules.
I strongly agree with the guest’s view: first protect the principal, then lock in profits, and finally aim for trend gains. Specifically, I trigger partial profit-taking under the following three conditions:
🔴 Condition 1: Encountering key resistance levels / psychological round numbers
· Practice: When SK Hynix broke through, I sold 30% of my position near 990 and 1020 respectively. These were previous highs and round number thresholds, which inevitably have heavy selling pressure. Taking some profits early thickens the safety buffer for the principal.
🔴 Condition 2: Facing major uncertainty events (such as earnings day)
· Practice: This morning, SK Hynix rose to 1046, just a few hours before the Q3 earnings release. To prevent a “good news priced in then dumped” scenario, I decisively sold another 60% of my position at 1046. In the face of huge uncertainty, securing most of the profits is the key.
🔴 Condition 3: Minimizing residual position + trailing stop to break even
· Practice: Now, I only keep a tiny residual position of 120U aiming for the 1200 target. Also, I have tightened the stop loss to 1026. This level is above the EMA55 support, allowing a 5% margin of error. Even if there’s a disastrous earnings crash tonight, the worst outcome is exiting with substantial profits.
💡 Trading insight:
Many people (including my former self) always want to sell at the highest point, but often end up turning a 450U unrealized gain into a loss. The essence of partial profit-taking is to exchange certain profits for uncertain trend potential.
Answering the official follow-up question: Under what conditions do you take partial profits on your unrealized gain positions?
My answer is: reduce at resistance, reduce before major events, and use trailing stops on the remaining residual position to follow the trend.
Is everyone trading SK Hynix’s earnings tonight? How do you usually overcome the greed of “wanting to sell at the highest point”? Feel free to share in the comments!
#交易之声：你的经验值得被听到 全篮子一起飘红的一天：前十市值里涨幅最小的也涨了1.3%，最猛的ZEC和HYPE都涨了5.4%。这种盘面我见得多了。涨得整齐不代表有人真金白银在买，多数是空头被平掉之后被动抬起来的。我关心的是另一件事——美联储的结果落地之前，这笔钱愿不愿意留下来。 先把上一轮的卷交了。ZEC 大零币 做多 1,320.05→1,316.99，-0.23%，止盈1,365.03/止损1,293.06都还没碰，方向没走出结果；LINK 做多 11.77→11.80，+0.26%，命中；BNB 做多 747.00→749.85，+0.38%，命中。三选两中，命中率67%。数字摆在这儿，盈亏自己算。 本轮 3 选，按信号强弱排。 第一个，ZEC 大零币，做多，开仓 1,316.99，止损 1,295.40，止盈 1,352.98。它28号满十周年，这一波不是现货硬买出来的：26、27两天空头被平掉1,020万美元，27号一天爆了700万空头、多头只有48.8万；全市场未平仓量一天增7.4%，资金费却薄到+0.0028%——杠杆正往多头这边搬，拥挤度还没起来。散户账户六成在放空，巨鲸里532个持空仓，最大一笔空A nominal position of $1,002,300 looks substantial at first glance and reminds me of the feeling from the last round of on-chain monitoring: when a large order appears, people easily read the amount as confidence. I will pause here for now; this number represents market exposure and does not mean that the wallet actually put up this much principal.
This time, Core Trader 07 went long on SOL with 10x leverage. Roughly calculating by dividing the nominal value by leverage, the initial margin corresponds to about $100,200, but the actual amount depends on the margin mode and account situation. The million-dollar price exposure and the hundred-thousand-dollar level of initial capital usage are two different things.
I used to focus on "how much the whale is betting," but now I care more about how much capital they use to bear the volatility. My judgment is that this position can indicate the directional choice but is insufficient to indicate the strength of confidence: leverage amplifies the nominal amount, and this monitoring lacks the full account picture and cannot rule out hedging with other positions. This is not to say they are not bullish; I just don't want to complete the whole story based on a single position opening.
The result is not out yet. I will watch how the exposure changes afterward, especially whether it increases or shrinks. For me, a whale opening a position is a starting point for observation, not a market verdict.#SK海力士Q3 revenue exceeds 100 trillion KRW for the first time
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5-minute median slippage, estimated by market depth
$AKE cost differences mainly appear in large purchases. Simulated slippage for buying/selling at a scale of 10,000 is 0.16%/0.18%, and for 100,000 is 1.62%/0.74%. The asymmetry is an execution issue, not a signal of price rise or fall.
$BTW large sell order costs decrease, buy order costs increase. Simulated slippage for buying/selling at a scale of 100,000 changed from 0.53%/0.66% to 0.74%/0.59%. The side that rises has reduced volume, the side that falls can be maintained.
$IRYS after enlarging orders, slippage on both entry and exit sides significantly increased. Simulated slippage for buying/selling at a scale of 10,000 is 0.12%/0.11%, and for 100,000 is 0.67%/0.54%. Large orders are first estimated at the 100,000 level cost, not the 10,000 level. 周一，$BTC 现货ETF单日净流入110,3百万美元，一举抹平上周四、周五连续两日的净流出缺口。但真正让这条数据值得停下来看一眼的，不是金额本身，而是结构：这笔净流入几乎全部由IBIT一家完成，其余机构未见资金回流。换句话说，这不是一次集体回补，而是一次单点试探。 这就引出了当下最值得追踪的市场叙事：ETF资金流的"反复性"究竟是短期调仓的噪音，还是机构态度分化的前兆？上周四、周五的净流出曾让不少人以为买盘松动，周一的数据却给出了相反的信号——至少有一家头部机构在价格低位选择了承接。但其他发行商的沉默，意味着这轮回流尚未获得广泛确认。 市场层面，$BTC 在80,000附近反复测试后出现反弹，且反弹力度不弱，短线支撑暂时有效。接下来的关键不在方向判断，而在两个1小时级别的阻力位：80,600与81,400。若能放量突破并站稳，价格将打开向82,000乃至82,900延伸的空间；反之，若再次冲高回落，则说明周一的ETF流入更像是一次孤立事件，而非趋势转折。 值得注意的是，加密货币市场整体资金面与周日相比并无明显变化，核心资金未见大幅撤离，总资金也没有出现清晰的净流出。这一点常被忽略：价$ETH finally didn't continue to drop today.
#10月FOMC利率决议即将公布
It pulled back from 2296 all the way to 2370, and babala's 2361 long position has turned green again. Although the profit is only a few points, at least it has climbed back from underwater.
This rebound is mainly led by BTC.
$BTC has risen back above 81000 from around 79400, now near 81600, very close to the intraday high of 81780. As long as BTC can hold 81000 and continue to break through 81800, the market's short-term recovery has a chance to continue.
Although ETH's rebound amplitude is good, structurally it is still weaker than BTC.
Now 2385–2400 is the most direct resistance zone for ETH. The price has reached here multiple times but has never truly stabilized, so whether this is a valid breakout or a bull trap before the Fed decision cannot be concluded too early.
If ETH holds above 2400, my 2361 long position has a chance to target 2440, and after breaking through, then look near 2470; but if it rises and then falls back below 2340, it indicates bulls have not yet escaped the consolidation, and it may test 2310–2300 again.
The biggest variable tonight is still the Federal Reserve.
The rate decision will be announced at 2 AM Beijing time on October 29, followed by a press conference. The market is currently more focused not on whether rates will be raised, but on how the Fed describes inflation and whether it hints at further tightening in December.
So I am bullish on this pre-meeting rally but will not treat it as a confirmed reversal.
Babala's 2361 long position is still held. The cost has been recovered now, and next we will see if ETH can hold its ground and not bounce back every time it hits 2400 like hitting a glass door. $XAU The recent decline in gold prices has finally slowed down. After falling below 4000, it rebounded with three consecutive gains to 4060. However, the market remains extremely bearish on gold. Many institutions claim that gold currently lacks appeal and may continue to drop to 3880 in the medium term! Personally, I believe the decline in gold is mainly due to the strengthening US dollar, high yields on US Treasury bonds, and high inflation. But recently, oil prices have shown signs of peaking, inflation is expected to improve, and US Treasury yields have fallen below 5%. Although I don't expect an immediate reversal, the trend is subtly moving in a direction favorable to gold. If gold truly breaks below 3900, I will definitely not hesitate to increase my position. Oversold gold is a rare certainty opportunity in the market!All three coins rose over 2%, with 300 short positions liquidated totaling 3.7 million U
BTC, ETH, and SOL all rose over 2% in 24h, showing a broad rally on the surface, but in reality shorts were pushed out first, with the long-short ratio exceeding 1.9 across the board.
$BTC: Trading near the 24h high
Current price 81487.8U, up 2.03%, 24h high 81820U. Long-short ratio 1.93 (previously 1.98), open interest 31,000 contracts, 2.525 billion U. Nearly 100 recent liquidations include 1.314 million U in short positions and 0 U in long positions. My personal view: trading near the high with such a crowded long side, those chasing the highs should carefully consider if their position size can hold.
$ETH: Gains exceed BTC, longs more crowded
Current price 2372.47U, up 2.54%, less than 1% from the 24h high of 2387.65U. Long-short ratio 2.20 (previously 2.22). Nearly 100 recent liquidations include 1.103 million U in short positions and 5,355 U in long positions. The risk: with a 2.2x long-short ratio and increased volatility, the first to liquidate might switch to longs.
$SOL: Highest gain and most crowded
Current price 102.68U, up 2.73%, 24h high 103.69U. Long-short ratio 3.03, the highest among the three coins. Nearly 100 recent liquidations include 1.284 million U in short positions and 1,808 U in long positions. Leading in both gains and long-short ratio, watch but do not chase.
Summary: All three coins rose together, with short liquidations totaling about 3.7 million U. Behind the broad rally is a crowded long side; the closer to the highs, the more cautious one should be.
For record-keeping only, not investment advice.
#10月FOMC利率决议即将公布 $BTC 现报81,422.7 USDT，日内涨1.10%，24小时自79,477低点一路修复。1小时级别MACD红柱扩张至82.9，多头动能仍在，但RSI6已报76.28，进入严重超买区，上方81,605.9与81,853.9构成双重阻力，短线追高风险正在急剧放大。 资金面呈现“表面回暖、内里脆弱”的分裂。 ETF单日净流入1.76亿美元，看似资金回流，但贝莱德IBIT一家独占1.515亿，富达FBTC仅2450万，其余发行商精确为零。10月全月累计仍净流出约2.02亿美元，这轮流入的本质是机构敞口向单一通道坍缩，而非广度扩张。链上端更值得警惕：三名巨鲸向Coinbase Prime存入6,168枚BTC，价值4.985亿美元；Hyperliquid平台巨鲸的BTC永续合约净仓位自今年3月以来首次转为净空头——大户在反弹中出货、在衍生品端押注下跌，与ETF的短线回补形成鲜明对冲。 宏观层面，FOMC的“鹰派暂停”是悬顶之剑。 本周维持利率不变概率约90%，但12月加息预期高达70%以上，接近历史充分定价阈值。通胀数据未见实质性缓和，核心CPI仍在2.6%，任何偏鹰措辞都可能让这轮仓位Standard Chartered just cut BTC's year-end target price from 150,000 to 100,000, Bernstein cut it to 125,000, while Citi actually raised it to 113,000. Each of the three is more pessimistic than the last, with one bullish voice in the middle—this combination is quite interesting.
I checked the market; BTC on OKX is hovering around 80,900 now, with a 24-hour low of 79,500 and a high of 81,300. After dropping below 80,000, it climbed back a bit, so sentiment is barely holding steady.
As for target prices, I stopped using them as entry criteria a long time ago. When the price was 150,000, they shouted 150,000; now at 80,000, they start shouting 100,000—always half a step behind the price. Last time I bottomed out following a certain report and set a stop loss below, it got hit hard. Since then, I only pay attention to when they change their stance, not the numbers.
If I had to pick a side, I stand with Citi—not because it's optimistic, but because 113,000 is the number closest to what the market is willing to pay now. Standard Chartered cuts the most aggressively and is often the first to give up. When the day comes that they stop mentioning target prices altogether, that will be the real bottom for this cycle.
#10月FOMC利率决议即将公布 "Don't rush to call a bull market, first overcome three pressures"
🔻BTC: Just after breaking the short pain point near 81150, it fell back, only following the US stock semiconductor +3.6% for a sip of soup. Evidence for bulls entering is still insufficient (￣▽￣). Funds betting on no rate hike pushed the price up to MA7 80773, but 83,000 is the threshold for a bullish trend. Above, MA20 81899 and MA30 82645 layer pressure, hard to break without buying.
🔻ETH: Finally not just following, ETH/BTC rebounds. The 2282 floor support is basically confirmed, RSI 37, 30-day range 14.6%, preference shift ( •̀ ω •́ )✧. But ETF net outflow hasn't stopped, recent pressure at MA20 2419, no breakthrough this week, wait for next week.
🔻SOL: A good asset wrongly sold off, I bought some again yesterday. Fundamentals are favorable, but SOL/BTC fell 2.1%; ETF outflow yesterday was 8.23 million, cumulative net outflow in nearly 20 days is 58.6 million, truly unfair (´･ω･`). RSI 36 is weak, short positions cluster at 103 above, probably chance to break through next week.
Summary: Don't be too optimistic, BTC is just recovering before breaking 83,000; ETH looks at 2419; SOL waits for 103. Patience is more important than chasing gains (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧
$BTC $ETH $SOL
#10月FOMC利率决议即将公布
#BTC现货ETF资金反复，市场买盘能否企稳？ $PEPE Brother Sun quietly withdrew 3% of PEPE in 10 days, directly taking the largest individual holding outside the exchange.
Big holders have locked their chips tightly in wallets, and the most direct result is that the circulating selling pressure on the market is reduced.
The market is completely driven by spot buying, with leverage funds hardly exerting any force. If the bears still want to crash the market now, the chips in their hands may not be enough.
#PEPE
$PEPE
👇$WLD 两天时间，机构明牌往各大交易所充了3500多万枚WLD。
箱体下沿直接跌穿。
底下一个像样的托单都见不到，偶尔反抽两下连水花都没有。
筹码都直接堆到家门口了，机构大额充值总不可能是来存活期的。
多头连抵抗的架势都没摆，这时候去抄，纯粹是给人送退出流动性。
#WLD
$WLD
👇10x leverage long on $SOL, I don't consider it a trend yet; a position of about one million dollars also can't replace trend evidence.
I have three rules for trends: look at the direction, this monitoring doesn't show price movement; look at sentiment, one wallet being bullish doesn't represent market consensus; look at the fallback, roughly calculating by leverage, a reverse move of about 10% could exhaust the initial margin, and forced liquidation might happen even earlier.
The trend is the best friend; if the direction isn't clear, I'd rather wait than treat a big order as a signpost.An increase of about $31 billion compared to the previous low point. My first reaction was to give a boost to $BTC's funding situation, but then I pulled back 🤖. With realized market cap rebounding, I tend to treat it as a somewhat positive observation signal rather than directly translating it to "the price will continue to rise."
If I were to write it as a strategy, I would set it as: if the realized market cap continues to expand and the price can hold the gains during the same period, then raise the evaluation of demand support strength. This helps reduce the tendency to get excited just because a single indicator turns green. The material mentioned that near the 2025 peak, this indicator was also rising, but at that time, long-term holders were taking profits by selling to new buyers.
The loophole in this rule is that even if the price temporarily holds, it doesn't prove that selling pressure won't increase later. My speculation is that if the indicator keeps rising but the price can't maintain the gains, the new demand might be getting consumed by profit-taking. I will next watch whether these two conditions synchronize and won't rush to treat a single incremental number as trend confirmation.#تقرير أرباح SK Hynix للربع الثالث على الأبواب، هل يمكن لـ HBM4 تعزيز الربحية؟ Today, Bitcoin is flanked by two large players moving in opposite directions—one selling, one buying.
The seller is BlackRock. It transferred 1,698 bitcoins from the IBIT Bitcoin ETF wallet to Coinbase Prime, worth about $136 million. Moving ETF coins to an exchange custody address is usually understood as preparing to cash out.
The buyer is an anonymous whale. After five months of silence, it withdrew 11,330 bitcoins from Binance in one go, worth about $903 million. Wallets known to be controlled by private keys indicate a long-term holding stance. The same nine-figure amount, one going in, one going out.
The real short-term direction is decided by the pile of short positions overhead. About $2.7 billion in leveraged Bitcoin shorts have a liquidation price at $84,000, only 4% above the current price. As soon as the price pokes above that, shorts get forcibly liquidated; liquidation means buying, which in turn pushes the price up faster. If it can't climb, these shorts act as an iron lid suppressing the market.
There is also a bullish background layer: the Michigan state pension fund disclosed holding over $12.8 million in Bitcoin. The position is small enough to be negligible, but the nature has changed—pension funds, the most conservative money, are starting to touch this asset.
So this is not a one-sided story now. $BTC has a fuse at 84,000 above, ETF selling pressure below, and whales accumulating in the middle. $ETH follows the broader market.#SK海力士Q3营收首破100万亿韩元 After the boom bubble, where should SK Hynix go next?Wake up and first check the most fragile link: altcoins are rising, but my account is shrinking. In this rebound, who really caught the fall? Last night before sleep, I felt quite at ease; waking up to everything reviving, a sea of green, yet my account lost 6000u. The main drags are river and pons, one up over 10%, the other over 20%. Watching them surge upward while my small positions drop, it’s honestly painful. This is actually the most typical emotional snapshot right now. BTC and ETH are stable, giving the market a "no worries" base, but money isn’t flowing in evenly; instead, it’s picking a few altcoins with strong narratives and light supply to surge sharply. The gains in pons and river indicate short-term funds’ risk appetite has returned, willing to take on high volatility; meanwhile, most other altcoins just flickered and died out. The index looks good, but the feeling is bad—this is a phase where sentiment leads but breadth doesn’t follow. The bullish path is clear: as long as BTC doesn’t break key support and ETH remains relatively strong, these localized hotspots will keep generating profits, attracting watchers to enter, and altcoin activity can be sustained for a while. But the risk lies in the structure—the more concentrated the gains, the more it shows funds are selectively targeting, not broadly rising. Once the leading coins weaken or hotspot coins spike and fall back, sentiment will drop faster than it rose, and those chasing highs become the last relay runners. The FOMC interest rate decision landing this week may also become a watershed for sentiment; the part of expectations priced in early often ends up... The only chance for $ZEC to let me break even now is if the Fed announces a big surprise rate hike tonight. The bears desperately need a black swan event, otherwise my short position at 865 might be stuck until next year. There's still an 8% chance of a rate hike, so there's a chance, what if? 😋😋先想象一个画面：你在链上买了一份“苹果股票代币”，几秒后转给朋友；你睡觉时，链上交易还在跑；智能合约自动结算。听起来很爽，对吧？ 但问题马上来了：如果纳斯达克上苹果是200美元，链上苹果代币卖206美元，你信哪个？公司分红，代币持有人能不能拿？平台倒闭，你手里到底是苹果股票，还是一张“找平台履约”的合同？如果有人操纵、黑客攻击、挤兑，谁负责？ 这些才是SEC真正要回答的题。五年不是“五年后全面开放”的倒计时，而是一场有边界的金融实验：给创新一个机会，但没理由把整个证券市场直接交给还没验证的新模式。 1、股票不是一串代码：上链需解决四大问题 区块链能让交易记录更好追踪、资产转移更自动，也可能减少中间环节。但证券市场不只是一台撮合买卖的机器。它还牵着定价、流动性、公司治理、托管、投资者权利、风险控制，以及出事之后找谁追责。 把股票搬到链上，不能只复制“苹果”两个字和价格，却把背后的权利和责任留在原地。 第一，两个市场可能两个价格。 传统市场苹果200美元，链上代币206美元，为什么？可能链上流动性不足，可能交易时间、参与者、资金进出条件不同，只是第三方做的跟踪产品。套利理论上能拉平价差，但Will Bitcoin bottom out and rebound after the midterm elections? $BTC
Looking back at history:
2018 cycle: The midterm elections were held on November 6. Bitcoin formed a cyclical bottom 39 days later.
2022 cycle: The elections were held on November 8. Bitcoin formed a cyclical bottom 13 days later.
So, in this cycle, will Bitcoin continue to bottom out and rebound after the U.S. midterm elections on November 3, 2026?
Personally, I don't think so.
I believe that amid market sentiment uncertainty and bargaining mentality, the cycle bottom may form earlier around the 57K level.
Moreover, this time, I tend to think the bottom of the current adjustment will form faster than in previous cycles. For me, the 75K to 79K range might be the area where this adjustment bottom forms.
Why?
Because when the price was still at 57,000, many people doubted whether it had already bottomed. When the market warmed up, they continued to wait for a lower price to secure the best position.
Then, when Bitcoin's price dropped to the 75K-79K range, they could still comfort themselves that the opportunity was not missed, and the price would still fall to 70K or even 60K.
But what if the market doesn't follow these expectations?
The market is under no obligation to give us a price we consider reasonable.
Sometimes, what causes investors to miss good opportunities is not a lack of funds, knowledge, or insight, but that they always want the market to develop according to their wishes.The SNDK contract hit a high of 1377 today, rising nearly 9% in 24 hours. This storage surge was driven by SK Hynix.
SK Hynix's Q3 revenue surpassed 100 trillion KRW for the first time, pushing its stock up 10%, with Samsung following by over 9 points. The Korean stock market returned to 6000 points after ten trading days. When Korean semiconductors move, the storage contracts here immediately react.
This round is different from previous pure speculative plays; Hynix has truly delivered results. Storage price hikes have been anticipated since last year, and this earnings report solidifies the story.
The rise is so sharp that I won’t chase it; I’ll wait to see if there’s a pullback and if anyone steps in.
#10月FOMC利率决议即将公布 LIT is hovering slightly above the $3 integer mark, with a market cap of 760 million and a trading volume of 7.34 million, and a turnover rate of less than 1%. For a project claiming to be the leader in the decentralized identity sector, liquidity exhaustion has become a structural chronic issue. Social sentiment is completely absent across all dimensions—no heat ranking, zero bullish or bearish signals, and a neutral overall sentiment. The market has coldly and brutally declared the narrative invalid: once a DID concept stock, it is now rapidly marginalizing under the impact of new narratives like ZK identity and account abstraction. The smart money signals remain as ruthless as ever: net short positions, zero net holdings, zero long traders; professional funds have long since exited, leaving only passive early investors and linear selling pressure from staking unlocks. Technically, the narrow range between 2.97 and 3.14 has persisted for several days. The $3 mark is both a psychological barrier and a dense area of trapped positions. Without incremental capital intervention, this sideways consolidation is prone to evolve into a downward continuation. Core judgment: LIT lacks the dual drivers of performance growth and narrative iteration. The current price range looks more like a distribution platform for capital exit rather than an accumulation zone for value investors. Participation is not recommended before a fundamental turnaround.Funds are flowing back, but that doesn't mean a reversal
$BTC four-hour spot net inflow is $111 million.
This number looks big, but it needs a different calculation.
Where does this money come from: 30-day contracts net outflow of $7.83 billion.
Working backward, what's flowing back now is just a small portion of the retreat.
How is this number calculated: 24-hour spot inflow of $179 million, while contracts actually outflow $92.74 million.
Spot is buying, leverage is withdrawing, the directions are different.
$ETH's contract replenishment is stronger than spot, $SOL has spot buyers while contracts are still moving out.
All three coins are seeing short-term inflows, but mid-term leverage is still withdrawing.
Money has returned, but positions have not.
#BTC现货ETF资金反复，市场买盘能否企稳？
#$BTC $ETH $BTW currently has a market cap of 5.1 billion USD, with the top ten addresses holding 95% of the total tokens, indicating heavy control by major holders.
Smart money long positions hold 18.13 million USD, while short positions hold only 148 thousand USD. The long position size is much larger than the short position. The long entry cost is 1.394, current price is 1.776, with an unrealized profit of 3.93 million USD. The short entry cost is 1.599, currently with an unrealized loss of 180 thousand USD.
The funding rate is positive, meaning longs pay shorts.
From Lulu's perspective, longs have nearly 4 million USD in unrealized profits. There is significant selling pressure above 0.186 on the hourly chart, making further rallies difficult. Plus, longs have to pay shorts, so the funding won't be so foolish as to hold continuously while money flows out for free. There is definitely a strong willingness to sell. It's best to avoid going long further; a short position at the current price of 1.768 could be taken, targeting 1.580. #OctoberFOMCInterestRateDecisionComingSoon Privacy coins remain the strongest in this round. ZEC turns 10 years old today, currently priced at 1310, up nearly 7% in 24 hours, while BTC only rose 1.5% in the same period.
At the end of September, it surged to 1700, was pushed back to 1050 in mid-October, and now has climbed back above 1300, with its market cap ranking 9th, pushing HYPE and DOGE down.
What’s driving it isn’t just the birthday atmosphere. The co-founder proposed redirecting future $125 million in block rewards into a developer fund, securing a long-term financial support for the network. Along with the NU7 upgrade on November 5, the rush of funds is understandable.
I watched it around 1100 last round but didn’t buy due to its slow pace. Looking back now, the privacy narrative always accelerates only after you confirm it. This time, I tend to believe real capital is betting on it; this run before the upgrade doesn’t look like pure hype.
#10月FOMC利率决议即将公布 2252 ETH were transferred into OKX yesterday afternoon, which amounts to over 5.3 million USD at today's price. This wallet has been selling for nearly half a month, offloading a total of 12.41 million. At the same time, the Ethereum spot ETFs are also looking bleak, with a net outflow of 60.22 million yesterday, and only BlackRock's ETHA seeing outflows while the others remained inactive.
Selling pressure came from both ends, yet ETH closed today up from around 2300 to 2365, gaining 2% in 24 hours.
I tend to think this is short covering rather than new buying. The funding rate is only 0.009%, and the contract open interest of 1.54 billion USD shows no obvious increase in positions, so this rally feels a bit hollow. On the same day, BTC spot ETFs had a net inflow of 176 million, clearly showing institutional money moving into BTC while ETH is seeing withdrawals.
I won't chase at this level. If you really want to be bullish, wait until it firmly holds above 2370.
#10月FOMC利率决议即将公布 Bitcoin has finally started to rebound!
$BTC has returned to around $81,000 today, after previously dropping as low as $79,496.
This rebound coincides with the tech sector in the US stock market rising again, and market risk appetite beginning to improve.
But there is one issue I am still quite concerned about.
The Nasdaq rose 1.18% in the previous trading session, semiconductor stocks have also rebounded consecutively, yet BTC is still struggling around $80,000.
US tech stocks have begun to recover their losses, but the crypto market is clearly lagging behind.
I still believe BTC has a chance to challenge $84,000 again, but what is most needed now is buying pressure over several consecutive trading days, not just a brief rebound.
If it cannot firmly hold above $82,000, the space for this rebound is likely still limited.
$BTC $ETH $ZEC Microsoft (MSFT) Earnings Forecast: I'm More Focused on These Three Signals
Microsoft is about to release its Q1 FY2027 earnings report. The market expects revenue of about $90.6–90.7 billion, with adjusted EPS around $4.71–4.72.
My judgment: Microsoft's fundamentals remain strong, but the key to this earnings report is not just growth in performance, but whether it can surpass the already high market expectations.
1️⃣ Azure Cloud Business: The market expects growth of about 44%–45%. If actual growth exceeds 45%, it will be a significant positive; if it slows noticeably, the market may be disappointed.
2️⃣ AI Commercialization: Whether Copilot can continue to convert into enterprise paid revenue will determine if AI investments can truly turn into profits.
3️⃣ Capital Expenditure: AI infrastructure investment is huge. If investment growth outpaces revenue and profit, cash flow pressure could become a hidden risk.
My conclusion: I lean toward Microsoft beating earnings expectations but am not blindly optimistic. Even if earnings exceed expectations, the stock price may not necessarily rise. What truly determines market reaction are Azure's growth rate, future guidance, and capital returns.
#Microsoft #USStocks #EarningsAnalysis #AIThe speed at which traditional finance is entering blockchain may be faster than many people imagine.
On October 28, DBS Bank in Singapore released a survey finding that 88% of surveyed companies have already deployed or are testing tokenized currency solutions.
This proportion is indeed somewhat surprising.
In the past, many companies using blockchain were still at the proof-of-concept stage.
Now, more and more companies are beginning to explore using stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and other tools to improve cross-border payment and fund management efficiency.
Especially for multinational companies, with funds dispersed across different countries and bank accounts, settlement time and liquidity management have always been actual costs.
However, the 88% figure is the proportion within the survey sample and does not represent that 88% of companies worldwide have adopted blockchain.
I increasingly believe that one of the most important growth sources for the crypto industry in the future may be the financial needs of these traditional enterprises.
$BTC $ETH $SOL 24-hour low was 79,505, and I've been watching this number for a long time. When it dropped below 80,000, the group was full of wails; now it's pulled back above 81,500, but the quality hasn't been verified yet.
At 2:30 AM tonight, Walsh will hold the FOMC press conference. The whole market is just waiting for this one event, so it's not surprising that the market is so tight—BTC perpetual funding rate is only one ten-thousandth, and contract open interest of 25.2 billion USD is stagnant.
I'm more concerned about the ETF side: yesterday, BTC spot ETFs had a net inflow of 176 million, with BlackRock alone accounting for 151 million; on the same day, ETH ETFs actually saw an outflow of over 60 million. The money hasn't left, it's just choosing sides.
On Friday, there are still 10.9 billion USD worth of BTC options expiring; the back-and-forth these days is mostly the tug before settlement.
Standard Chartered cut its year-end target price to 100,000, but I don't feel pessimistic. Those who didn't hold when it fell below 80,000 are now struggling again above 81,500.
#10月FOMC利率决议即将公布 $SKHYNIX When a company starts aggressively buying back and canceling shares, it indicates two things: first, it is really making money; second, it fears the stock price will fall 🔥
On the surface:
Revenue 104.62 trillion, breaking the 100 trillion mark for the first time, exceeding expectations
Operating profit 83.33 trillion, up 632% year-over-year, exceeding expectations
But looking deeper:
Net profit 39.78 trillion, 33% lower than the market expectation of 59.66 trillion, down 58% quarter-over-quarter, net profit margin dropped directly from last quarter's high to 38%
According to normal trading logic, missing net profit by one-third should cause the stock price to fall, or at least stay flat. But today, Korean stocks opened with a 3-6% rise, and SKHY in US after-hours rose 2.78%. Why?
— Because the market is trading not on Q3, but on what comes after Q3
Yesterday, the long position target was 1060-1080, but it actually broke through 1100 directly. Those who followed have taken profits, but how far can this rally go? Xuān says a few honest words: the bears should wait today, earnings expectations are not yet fully priced in, there is likely still an intraday momentum surge, few opportunities remain for bulls, the turning point of "buy the expectation, sell the fact" is within the next 1-2 days, take profits in batches, manage your profit and loss well!Seeing the latest community preview, the 2025 Dogecoin Developer Conference (DOGE DevCon) is already being intensively prepared!
In the past, passersby often mocked, saying: "Isn't Dogecoin just an air coin pumped by Elon Musk's tweets? Does it have any technology?"
In my opinion, this idea is long outdated. From the establishment of Dogecoin Labs, to the construction of various decentralized application layers like DogeOS, and now to the increasingly large developer conferences, thousands of top geeks and developers worldwide are contributing to $DOGE. From the underlying joint mining security to application-layer consumer payments, its ecological moat is becoming thicker and thicker.
Today, the coin price pulled a beautiful bullish candle, reaching a high of $0.08029. Those who panicked and sold off during the recent volatility probably regret it now.
The market always rewards those who are patient and understand the fundamentals.
Stretch out, and let's wait and see what heavy-hitting moves the developer conference will bring next year.Looking at Amazon's latest earnings report, I'm planning to pay more attention to depreciation.
When building data centers and purchasing servers, cash may have already been spent, but the equipment costs usually enter the income statement gradually after being put into use according to accounting arrangements. Therefore, cash outflows and profit pressure may not occur in the same quarter.
This creates a phase that is easy to misjudge: as capacity comes online successively, depreciation expenses start to increase, but customer usage and revenue ramp-up still need time. Even if the demand direction remains unchanged, short-term profit margins may be affected.
Conversely, if the new equipment quickly achieves sufficient utilization, the related revenue has a better chance to absorb the additional costs.
What I care about is how these two rhythms coordinate. The depreciation and amortization in Amazon's consolidated financial statements certainly cannot be entirely attributed to AWS; when looking at the cloud business, it is also necessary to consider segment profits and management explanations to avoid hard calculations across different scopes.
AWS's growth excites me, but the larger the cloud service scale, the more operational capability is reflected in these details. Buying equipment is just the beginning; when it is put into use and how long it takes to generate stable revenue will affect the results shareholders see.
So, even if the earnings report shows profit margin fluctuations, I don't want to immediately call growth peaked. First, look at the progress of capacity and revenue corresponding to the new costs. AI investments have been ongoing for some time, and now it's worth asking how well these assets are being utilized.
#AWS算力需求旺盛，亚马逊Q3财报有哪些看点？ #美伊缓和与军事风险并存，油价持续回落
The boss has something to say
The US-Iran situation now involves both easing tensions and military risks. Iran's Supreme Leader said he is willing to end the war under certain conditions, but the US has already warned Gulf countries to prepare for possible military actions after the midterm elections. Brent crude closed at $109.74, with CL up 1.32% today and BZ up 1.09%.
Although oil prices have fallen from their highs, they are still fluctuating at a high level above one hundred dollars. I believe this sets the current macro tone. Comments are insightful: high oil prices push up inflation and rate hike expectations, becoming a key macro variable suppressing risk assets like BTC. Additionally, after the resumption of flights was announced, shipping delays and war premiums have not disappeared, so short-term landed costs are unlikely to decrease.
As long as oil prices don't come down, inflation expectations remain stubborn, the Fed's rate cut expectations will be postponed, and BTC's valuation ceiling remains. BTC experienced a waterfall drop last night; now we see if the 80,000 level can hold. If it doesn't hold, expect a deeper correction, with resistance above at 84,000 to 85,000. Do not chase the rise or kill the fall; set stop losses properly.
The above analysis is time-sensitive; orders must have stop losses set. Good luck. $BTC $ETH $ZEC $BTC is currently at 81,471.1 (+1.16%). Although it has returned above 81,000, this is essentially a passive transmission driven by the pre-market risk appetite rebound in US stocks. On the capital side, ETFs have still seen a net outflow of $202 million in October, and Glassnode data shows systemic trapped selling pressure above $87,000. Approximately 874,000 BTC between 81,000 and 82,500 form heavy resistance above, making every step of the rebound feel heavy. $ETH is currently at 2,373.12 (+1.16%), similarly constrained by continuous ETF outflows, with the 2,350-2,370 range being a hard ceiling that must be reclaimed with volume. $ZEC (currently at 1,316.39, +1.83%) is one of the few crypto assets with an independent narrative. The 10th anniversary combined with pre-FOMC sentiment warming led to a single-day surge of up to 8%. However, capital signals are mixed: ETF inflows have only recovered about 30% of previous losses, and on the derivatives side, whales are in a long-short standoff, leaving limited room for chasing highs. The real engine is on the TradFi side. SOXL is currently at 103.67 (+3.76%), having surged 11.7% overnight during US stock hours, while TQQQ closed up 3.81%. Nvidia and AMD announced investments of $3 billion and $1 billion respectively into Meta, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index has strengthened for two consecutive days. On the capital side, SOXL has attracted over $9 billion in the past two weeks, setting a record for the largest biweekly inflow in the product's history, with retail investors continuing to leverage up to buy the dip amid AI pullbacks. Regarding individual stocks, SNDK$BTC Bitcoin's second short squeeze stop loss has occurred, with the expected result consistent: a breakout bullish candlestick appeared. Shorts were stopped out, and the normal price is expected to pull back. The main force's purpose is to clear out these shorts, and once achieved, they naturally won't push the price up. It is not recommended to chase longs. However, currently, spot inflows are still increasing, so a rapid decline is unlikely in the short term. Personally, I have not entered a short position yet; my fixed short entry point is at 81888. If the price does not reach this level, I will watch for two short signals before deciding whether to enter a market short.$BTC rose 2.14% to 81,466.7, mainly driven by short covering, with $14.42 million in short liquidations and only $6.19 million in long liquidations. The funding rate for three periods ranged between 0.0054% and 0.0100%, and the bulls did not leverage up on the momentum. U.S. Treasury issuance may tighten somewhat, and credit spreads are no longer widening, so the financing environment for risk assets remains relatively loose in the short term. The Fed's hawkish tone will offset some of this; I consider it a mild positive, mainly affecting sentiment. Options open interest put/call ratio is 0.77, volume is 0.69, DVOL is 37.3; funds are positioned for an upward move, but no one is betting on large volatility. The total stablecoin supply is $302.7 billion, with off-exchange funds still present. The outlook is a bullish consolidation, with the high of 81,800 likely to be tested again. The bearish scenario: a drop below 79,468.3, accompanied by a negative funding rate and long liquidations surpassing shorts, would indicate this rally is just short covering and that macro positives have not been sustained. Many people do not value the importance of cash. They can't keep money idle in their hands and feel the need to invest it no matter what. Even without opportunities, they force themselves to invest, which is foolish.
Cash represents the power of choice and timing. When a black swan event causes the market to crash, holding cash to pick up bloodied chips in batches greatly increases the chances of making money. Why enter a red ocean to fight short-term battles with others when playing the simple long-term cycle game is better?
The purpose of investing is to make money, which only requires normal intelligence and respect for common sense, not to show off trading skills. The more you trade, the more you lose. When you're unsure whether to buy, don't buy; when you're unsure whether to sell, definitely sell and accumulate cash.
Cash is limited, opportunities are unlimited. Don't listen to people saying you can't miss this opportunity. If you miss it, just wait for the next one. Especially in the crypto world, black swan events are too frequent, so opportunities are even more abundant—312, 519, Luna and 3AC, FTX's chain of collapses, and last year's 10.11 incident.
If your principal can't stay idle and you trade recklessly, invest blindly without understanding, you will eventually lose everything. When opportunities within your circle of competence come, if you no longer have principal, that will be tragic.BTC has already touched 81,300, yet Coinbase's premium is still stuck at -0.16%. The US buying momentum is really slow this time. Yesterday, there was clearly net buying in the spot market, but over here in the US, the price still hasn't been pushed higher than elsewhere. It's good that someone is taking the coins, but this buying strength hasn't convinced me to chase up yet.
A negative premium doesn't mean BTC can't rise; the move from 79,500 to 81,300 has already happened. What worries me more is that as it’s about to break through, the US side still won't follow, and it ends up retreating back near 80,000. Damn, when it's moving sideways it's boring, but when it really reaches the previous high, I get scared to buy. I always feel like as soon as I enter, it starts to pull back.
Looking at the previous 80,948 level, the 15-minute 20 EMA is at 80,961, and the MACD is turning down. I still want to go long, but I prefer to wait around 80,700–80,800. If it can hold there, I might try a little; if a bearish candle smashes through, then I'll keep watching and not force a buy just because I'm fixated on this level. If it drops below 80,500 again, I'll exit. This trade is just to catch a rebound; I don't plan to stick around to re-explore 79,500.
Around 81,200–81,300, I'll probably start to lighten up. If it doesn't break the previous high and the premium doesn't recover, I'll only keep a small position to take a chance. Of course, if it really breaks through, I want to hold more, but now I'm already worried that if it rises there, I won't want to sell. Tonight, I'll focus on whether Coinbase's discount can narrow—don't want to be shouting that US funds are back while the price is still lower than elsewhere.$INIT
The foundation steps in to cover the shortfall; I always treat it as a rebound, not a reversal.
The Initia foundation just approved funding to cover the collateral gap of iUSD, causing INIT to jump from 0.15 to 0.18, rising nearly 20% in 24 hours, reaching a high of 0.198.
I've seen this kind of market many times. When collateral has issues, the project team immediately injects funds to stabilize it, so the price naturally bounces. But what bounces is sentiment; the size of the shortfall and whether the funds are enough won’t be clearly stated in the announcement.
The market cap is also pitifully small: OKX perpetual positions total only $880,000, with a funding rate of 0.00005. With this scale, a few million dollars can shape the price however they want, so don’t use technical analysis to measure it.
My stance today is clear: I won’t chase this kind of rebound. If I were to trade it, I’d only treat it as a range that will repeat, unrelated to value recovery.
#10月FOMC利率决议即将公布 $BTC
24-hour low was 79505, I stared at this number for a long time. When it dropped below 80,000, the group was full of wails; now it has pulled back above 81500, but the quality is yet to be verified.
At 2:30 AM tonight, Walsh will hold the FOMC press conference. The whole market is just waiting for this one meeting, so it's not surprising that the market is so tight—BTC perpetual funding rate is only one ten-thousandth, and contract positions of 25.2 billion USD are stagnant.
I'm more concerned about the ETF side: yesterday BTC spot ETF had a net inflow of 176 million, with BlackRock alone accounting for 151 million; on the same day, ETH ETF actually saw an outflow of over 60 million. The money hasn't left, it's just choosing sides.
On Friday, there are still 10.9 billion USD worth of BTC options expiring; the back-and-forth these days is mostly the tug before settlement.
Standard Chartered cut the year-end target price to 100,000, but I don't feel pessimistic. Those who didn't hold the line when it fell below 80,000 are now struggling again above 81500.
#10月FOMC利率决议即将公布 $BTC lol, next week is the midterm election, and the crypto companies linked to the Trump family have started hiring lawyers intensively.
Is this because they anticipated losing influence in the midterms and are figuring out how to protect themselves?
WLFI Trump family took 75% of the profits, cashing out billions, and the stock has been steadily declining since its IPO; TRUMP has become a meme castaway, with all moving averages suppressing it, falling endlessly. The family is full and busy spending money to ramp up lobbying and political hedging, while believers in the secondary market are still standing guard in the wind.
If Trump really becomes a lame-duck president, it's estimated that not only these two tokens from his family but even Bitcoin will be smashed through support levels.$CORE block production decentralization is one thing, but the team cashing out and dumping tokens on the community is another.
For months, liquidity and token distribution have never been publicly addressed, core contributors quietly wiped "Core" from their Twitter bios, the token price plummeted to an all-time low, and then they turn around and announce "mission accomplished, officially handing over to the community"?
Frankly, it's just packaging a run-away in a more grandiose way. Validators running blocks can't control the treasury and reserve tokens in your hands that can be dumped at any time. If the community were truly in charge, the team wallets would be transparent first; don't use "decentralization" as a get-out-of-jail-free card to abandon the mess.Yesterday, the spot market was quite lively, but Americans still haven't bought back the premium. Coinbase's BTC premium is still at -0.16%, which is a bit disappointing to see. However, net buying and negative premium can occur simultaneously: someone is receiving coins, but that doesn't mean the buying pressure on Coinbase is stronger than elsewhere.
I take this as a reason to be a bit less aggressive, not to say that if the US buying pressure hasn't returned, BTC absolutely can't rise. It has already been pulled up from around 79,500 to 81,300. Whether it can go further up is the current dilemma. Damn, the worst is around 81,000 where it looks like it’s about to break through, you buy in, but others are still waiting for the Americans, and you get stuck waiting.
Based on the previous 80,948 chart, I still lean towards waiting for a pullback to go long. The 15-minute 20 moving average is at 80,961, the price is just touching it, but the MACD is turning down. I'm interested in the 80,700–80,800 range, but it depends on how it comes down—whether it retreats slowly or crashes through directly, those are two completely different things. If it really tests below 80,500, I will withdraw first; I won’t use negative premium as an excuse for losses. If it can return to 81,200–81,300, I’d consider taking some profits, especially when the premium hasn’t improved yet, making me reluctant to bet on a one-shot breakout.
Right now, the spot buying gives some confidence, but we still need to watch the US side. If it really pushes to the previous high tonight, I want to check Coinbase at the same time, to make sure the price hasn’t gone up again while the -0.16% premium is still hanging there. Isn't it a coincidence that the price surged at this exact point?
$BTC surged to 81,600, $ETH touched 2,376, and $SOL also bounced to 103. It looks lively, and some people have started shouting "The bull is back."
But pay attention to one detail: this surge happened less than ten hours before the Federal Reserve's announcement.
True bottom reversals quietly emerge when no one is paying attention. There's no grand fanfare or deliberate surge right before a decision that the entire market is watching, just to show off.
Look at where the prices have reached. $ETH at 2,376, just below 2,388 and 2,406, which are holding over 8 million short positions; $BTC at 81,600, with the 82,000 round number directly pressing down on 27 million. This surge precisely pushed prices into the cost zone of trapped positions.
Think about it: with so many people trapped above, why would the main players push prices up now to help them break even? To be the good guys?
No such luck. Pushing prices to the trapped positions makes those who are breaking even think "the market is really good," so they hesitate to sell or even add to their positions; it makes those who haven't entered afraid of missing out and chase in. Once enough people have taken the bait, the announcement drops, and the price crashes.
In short, this kind of surge before the announcement is just for show. If a real reversal were coming, they wouldn't kindly give you a heads-up in advance.
#10月FOMC利率决议即将公布
#美伊缓和与军事风险并存，油价持续回落 #RobinhoodQ3 revenue growth, net profit decline
Robinhood's earnings report has completely exposed the retail investors in the US stock market. The pre-market stock price plummeted 10%, which is totally justified.
On the surface, revenue hit a quarterly high of $1.424 billion, up 12%. But looking further down at profits, net profit dropped 14% year-over-year, and earnings per share fell short of expectations. The biggest bombshell: crypto trading revenue plunged 55% year-over-year, down to only $120 million.
What does this mean? It means retail investors have basically stopped playing, and there's no liquidity left in the market. Bitcoin is struggling around the 80,000 mark with extremely light trading volume, and these numbers are the truest reflection of that.
So how is revenue holding up? It's thanks to event contracts (prediction markets). This segment generated $173 million in revenue, 6.4 times that of the same period last year. When one side is dark, the other shines—retail investors have stopped trading crypto and have all shifted to betting on elections and sports. But the profit margin of this new business is clearly lower than crypto, directly dragging down overall profits.
This has a big impact on our market. Robinhood is a global barometer of retail investor sentiment. The plunge in crypto revenue directly confirms the current market is extremely cash-strapped, with no new retail money coming in.
Tonight there's also the Federal Reserve decision looming, with very high macro risk. My trading strategy is clear: focus intently on the 80,000 level. Follow the trend and short on a volume-backed break below; if volume is light and it holds, cautiously test with small positions. Don't get carried away—take profits if you have them, cash is king. $HOOD $xHOOD #SK海力士Q3营收首破100万亿韩元
SK Hynix Q3 earnings surpass 100 trillion KRW for the first time
SK Hynix Q3 financial report released: operating profit hits a new high, but earnings per share fall short of expectations. How will the US stock market react tonight?
This morning, SK Hynix announced its Q3 financial report, with some highlights but also reasons for caution.
Revenue reached 104.62 trillion KRW, a 32% quarter-on-quarter increase; operating profit was 83.33 trillion KRW, up 38% quarter-on-quarter, both hitting new highs.
However, the issue is: operating profit exceeding expectations does not mean earnings per share also beat expectations.
SK Hynix's net profit was 39.78 trillion KRW, below the market expectation of about 59.67 trillion KRW. Based on the ADR earnings per share metric I follow for US stocks, this cannot simply be classified as a comprehensive beat.
I believe tonight's market open will focus on three aspects:
1️⃣ How much of the positive news has already been priced in?
AI storage demand, HBM4 volume ramp-up, and future capacity locked in by long-term agreements are all reasons supporting SK Hynix. But if the market has already traded on these positives in advance, profit-taking may occur after the earnings release.
2️⃣ Will the earnings per share miss suppress the stock price?
This is a key point to watch tonight. The market buys not only revenue and operating profit but also looks at whether final profits can be realized. If EPS is below expectations, it may affect investors' willingness to continue buying at higher prices.
3️⃣ Can the gains hold after the market opens?
My judgment is: a higher open is still possible tonight, but it should not be seen as a one-sided rally. If the high open lacks follow-through, beware of a pullback; if buying continues after a pullback, strength may develop.