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Looking at this kind of news, first calculate the risk and return, and don't treat the big holder's turnaround as a safety net. According to Ember monitoring, trader @Salem1299534 liquidated 20.06 million AI tokens 5 days ago, causing the price to drop by 15%; this time, they repurchased 7.445 million AI tokens, driving a 25% increase.
My judgment: This is somewhat positive for $AI's short-term sentiment, but it is not yet evidence of a trend reversal. The repurchased amount is less than half of what was sold previously, so it cannot be interpreted as a full bullish stance; a single trader's in-and-out moves cause significant volatility, which makes me more cautious about liquidity risk. The price increase has already happened, but that doesn't mean latecomers have the same odds.
In my speculation, if there is sustained follow-through and potential returns can cover drawdown risks, then it is worth studying; if it's just betting on him to keep buying, the expectation relies too much on one person's actions. When facing such a big holder's replenishment, do you value the win rate of following funds more, or the remaining odds after the price rise? The meeting is over, no rate hike, just as everyone guessed. But there were two votes in favor of a hike, indicating the hawks haven't left, they're just temporarily held back.
This is not purely good news. On the surface, it looks like no action was taken, but internal divisions have been exposed. The expectation of a rate hike in December still lingers, and US Treasury yields remain above 5%, so the risk asset's looming threat hasn't been removed.
Interestingly, the market rose first, and US stocks closed collectively higher after the meeting. This shows that short-term negative factors have been exhausted, and everyone is taking a breather.
So $ETH will likely use this momentum to push upward today. I added to my short position to lower the average price, and after making some profit, I chose to close it. But despite the surge, the key is whether it can hold its ground. If it breaks out with volume on the meeting's positive news, that would be a real shift to bullish, and I'll accept the loss and exit; if it spikes up then pulls back, that's a false breakout to lure bulls, and the bears still have a chance.
As for $BTC, I'm still watching if it will follow. If ETH rises alone and BTC stays still, it means the money is limited and can only push one up, which won't last long; if BTC also rises, then it's a full bullish reversal, and I have no choice but to close my short.
The meeting only removed short-term uncertainty; the December threat remains. I won't guess how it will close today, just watching if it's a real breakout or a fake move.
#10月FOMC利率决议即将公布 $PEPE When I see this message, what comes to mind is the "usage radius" of US dollar liquidity. Regarding stablecoins, I usually separate stock and turnover: money sitting in wallets and money being spent have different implications for liquidity.
According to this information, global stablecoin payment card spending is about $1.231 billion in September 2026, exceeding the entire 2024 annual amount in a single month, with a cumulative $3.394 billion in the third quarter. RedotPay accounted for about $403 million that month, with its share dropping from about 85% in the early stage to about 33%; transactions still heavily rely on traditional card networks, with Visa processing the vast majority of transactions.
My judgment is that this has greater significance for payment applications than for the direct impact on coin prices. Spending volume represents cash flow, not new funds; the same money circulating repeatedly can also contribute to scale. On the other hand, the decline in leading market share indicates that the growth beneficiaries are more dispersed, but this does not yet mean that industry profits are expanding in sync; reliance on card networks remains an unavoidable constraint.
According to my speculation, if subsequent consumption growth can continue and is not just an acceleration of existing funds turnover, then stablecoins are more likely to form sustained holding and settlement demand, broadening the reach of US dollar liquidity. I tend to see this as a positive signal on the application side but will watch whether net inflows and spending volume can grow together, rather than directly treating card transaction volume as incremental market ammunition.$MSFT Microsoft earnings exceeded expectations, this time indeed more convincing than Google.
Microsoft's Q1 revenue was $92.28 billion, up 19% year-over-year, with adjusted earnings per share of $4.89, both surpassing market expectations. The highlight was Azure, with revenue growing 48% year-over-year, and Microsoft's cloud revenue reaching $63.9 billion, up 30% year-over-year.
I believe the greatest value of this earnings report is proving that AI is not just burning money; cloud services and enterprise demand are generating real revenue. Microsoft's free cash flow reached $18.6 billion, also alleviating market concerns about the return on AI investments.
Of course, capital expenditures remain high, and it remains to be seen whether Azure can sustain growth and whether AI investments can continue to convert into profits. Overall, the quality of growth in this earnings report is good, and Microsoft's advantage in AI commercialization is further validated.
#微软Q1营收增长，Azure增速至48%超预期 Can CORE still be held now? Understand the TVL structure before deciding
Many people are misled by the hype of high TVL, but CORE's TVL consists of two separate asset sets. Only by understanding the structure can you judge whether to continue holding✅TVL is divided into two parts: 1. BTC locked by CLTV time lock staking on the Bitcoin mainnet: The BTC assets themselves are not cross-chained into Core chain contracts, but are locked on the Bitcoin chain to participate in the Satoshi Plus consensus and earn CORE rewards. This part of the asset is self-custodied and forms the facade of the BTCFi narrative. 2. Native DeFi TVL on the Core chain: funds in on-chain DEX and lending protocols. This part is the real asset that can generate fees and support the token buyback flywheel. Currently, this part of the funds has significantly shrunk, daily activity is sluggish, DEX trading volume is extremely low, and the ecosystem's self-sustaining ability is seriously insufficient✅Holding judgment logic:
If you are a position playing the sector: you can continue to hold but should not increase your position. You need to continuously monitor three major verification signals: whether the number of independent validators has stopped falling and is rising, whether on-chain DeFi activity has recovered, and whether the 69 million ghost chips have been concentratedly transferred out to dump. Once negative signals appear, prioritize reducing your position and exiting❌If you are heavily invested for the long term, expecting multiples of growth: the current TVL structure is a huge hidden risk. Relying solely on BTC time lock staking to support the narrative, on-chain DeFi cannot generate income, and the foundation's planned fee buyback flywheel is difficult to operate; compounded by competitive pressure from Babylon and other competitors in the same sectorSeeing news about several risk nodes clustering together, my first reaction is: avoiding high leverage indeed reduces a lot of worries. I'm a slow investor holding spot assets, not keen on using long-term positions to guess the direction over a few days.
According to Bloomberg, Bitcoin hovered around $80,000 this week, with about $1.1 billion in options expiring on October 30, coinciding with the upcoming U.S. midterm elections on November 3. Among the expiring contracts, there are more call options, with strike prices concentrated at $90,000, $95,000, and $100,000, which will most likely expire worthless in the short term.
My judgment is that this is very important for short-term risk management but more like noise for $BTC's long-term value. Option expirations may change short-term trading and hedging demands, but a large expiration amount does not mean an equivalent scale of funds must buy or sell; having more call contracts does not directly translate to a price increase.
Regarding the elections, I separate emotions from actual changes. If subsequent policies truly change industry participation thresholds or capital entry conditions, that would be the long-term signal I care more about. This is my observation framework, not implying these changes have already occurred.
Anyway, I hold steady and continue to watch for real changes. Spot assets also carry pullback risks, but leverage adds an extra layer of forced exit pressure. Don't confuse the ability to withstand volatility with the ability to withstand liquidation.I saw "more call options," and the first image that popped into my mind was a table of people raising their hands to order lobster, but the waiter asked: "Everyone, is your budget enough?" 😂 Wish statistics really can't be taken as payment records.
According to Bloomberg, Bitcoin hovered around $80,000 this week, with about $11 billion in options expiring on October 30, coinciding with the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. My judgment is: this looks more like a volatility alert, not a bullish signal just because there are more call options. The number of calls does not equal net bullish capital; strike prices at $90k, $95k, and $100k are far from the current price, and the report also suggests these contracts will likely expire worthless in the short term. If election news changes expectations, then hedging adjustments near expiration could amplify price swings—this is my speculation.
I will pay more attention to how the price reacts after the news comes out, rather than guessing direction based on option volume. Do you stand by "call volume has reference value," or "first look at how far the strike price is from the current price"? So, is this lobster order really an order or just a wish list?I don't really like calling memes lottery tickets. Lottery tickets are bought and then you wait for the draw, but memes can be bought and sold anytime, which easily gives me the illusion that "you can still fix things by trading." When it drops, you want to buy more; when it rises, you can't bear to sell; even exiting can drag on like a soap opera.
Also, lottery winnings have redemption rules, but meme profits on paper depend on whether you can actually sell them. When I see those lively dog coin groups, a buzzkill question always pops into my head: when everyone really wants to leave, is there enough money in the pool for whoever leaves first?Italian major banks slash IBIT common stock by 94%, shifting to staking ETH. However, the market still broadly declines after the portfolio adjustment; institutions are calculating returns, while the market is factoring in macro conditions.
$BTC is at 79,897.2. They cut spot longs and increase bearish options, showing a clear defensive stance. Although ETF inflows can provide support, they struggle against macro sell pressure ahead of the FOMC.
$ETH is at 2,308.1. Institutions increase ETH staking, valuing its attached yield and cost-effectiveness. But the price has not strengthened due to structural preference, showing divergence between short- and long-term pricing.
$SOL is at 99.79. Institutions have almost fully exited SOL staking ETFs, with the price falling below $100. After losing this key support, there is a lack of structural buying in the short term.
Summary
Institutions buy "yield" in ETH, "hedge" in BTC, and exit directly from SOL—this is a calculated portfolio adjustment. But before macro decisions are finalized, portfolio shifts are slow variables, while defense is the fast variable.
#意大利大行减IBIT普通股94%，加仓质押ETH Remember today's lesson: No rate hike ≠ positive for the crypto space
The Federal Reserve decision landed early this morning, keeping rates unchanged, but the entire tone was hawkish with no sign of easing at all!
The vote was 10:2
Two members strongly demanded a 25BP rate hike
The statement repeatedly emphasized: strong economy, stubbornly high inflation
The market clearly read the bottom line:
The December rate hike expectation shot up to 86%!
Don't be fooled by the small rise in US stocks or the short-term dip in the dollar
The 10-year US Treasury yield firmly stands at 5.05%
Crude oil is approaching 99.90, energy inflation pressure has not eased at all
The high interest rate environment is far from over, liquidity has not improved!
So BTC's movement fully reflects the truth:
Rallied to 81674 as a bull trap, then quickly dropped back to the 80446 range 📉
To put it plainly:
81600–82000 is strong resistance, without volume to hold above it, it's a false breakout
Currently, it can only be considered a rebound, not a reversal!
ETH is weaker than BTC, the support is completely insufficient
Weak rebound, deeper decline, if 2300 breaks, it will continue to test the bottom
To sum up the most critical point:
This pause in rate hikes was already priced in by the market, no unexpected positive surprise
The real test is in December!
At this stage, I only watch the rebound, never chase the rally
The market looks lively but risks are hidden
Is this rally and fall a shakeout or the start of a new downtrend?
$BTC $ETH【19 major holders bought $20.56 million to bottom-fish Google — catching a falling knife or getting a bargain?】
After Google's $GOOGL earnings report, the stock price dropped more than 10% in after-hours trading, yet on Hyperliquid, 19 accounts added about $20.56 million in long positions, somewhat counter-trend buying the dip. But this decline is not just pure panic: Alphabet's Q3 revenue was $127.6 billion, below expectations, net profit fell about 25% year-over-year, and free cash flow turned negative to minus $9.1 billion. Even a 103% surge in cloud business revenue couldn't save the day; the market is starting to worry about when the heavy AI investments will pay off.
These 19 accounts added about $20.56 million in longs, but the open interest increased by about $43.09 million, indicating new money is entering the game, though this can't yet be taken as ironclad proof that these 19 major holders are collectively bullish. More strikingly, 15 of these accounts with new longs are already showing unrealized losses; another whale who previously held a heavy long position in Google has been liquidated for about $10 million.
A short-term rebound is certainly possible, as short-covering after a sharp drop can bring recovery, but the bottom-fishing funds have yet to prove they can absorb the selling pressure. Whether the price can stabilize around $292 and whether the rebound can reclaim $300 are more important to watch than how many major holders enter. If the decline continues with volume, the bottom-fishing list may well become the next batch of liquidations.
#谷歌Q3营收增长，净利润下滑、每股收益不及预期 🔥 Don't just focus on the gains in the early session; what really matters is the short liquidations! 💥 Across the entire network, $132 million liquidated in 24 hours, with shorts accounting for 71.31%. BTC, ETH, and SOL shorts have all been clearly squeezed.
📈 BTC reached 81465, ETH at 2369, SOL at 102.5. Although there was a collective rebound, the gains were not extreme. My understanding is: shorts are retreating, but whether the bulls will take over still needs to be verified by volume and price structure.
🎯 If BTC can effectively break through 82000, the short squeeze rally will have more confirmation; ETH needs to be watched to see if it can break through around 2400; SOL must hold the key psychological level of 100.
⚠️ If the breakout fails, a pullback after the rebound cannot be ruled out. Don't rush to go long just because shorts are liquidated, and definitely don't bet your entire position on direction. Will you wait for breakout confirmation, or wait for a pullback to stabilize before entering? #美联储维持利率不变，12月加息分歧升温 BTC staking of 1,453 coins supports the scene, but DeFi daily active users are less than triple digits: CORE's tale of two extremes
A set of fragmented data reveals the most authentic current state of the CORE ecosystem: relying on the time-locked staking of 1,453 BTC to uphold the BTCFi narrative facade, but the daily active DeFi users on the Core chain are less than triple digits. The consensus layer and application layer are completely disconnected, forming an extreme tale of two extremes ✅ Why BTC staking continues:
The staked BTC is locked on the Bitcoin mainnet through CLTV time locks, and the assets remain custodially held by users. It only contributes BTC weight to the Satoshi Plus consensus to earn CORE token rewards. The BTC assets themselves have not migrated into Core chain DeFi contracts. Many users participating in staking only want token rewards and do not engage in DEX, lending, or other DeFi operations on the Core chain ❌ The harsh reality: on-chain DeFi is nearly in shock
DeFi daily active users are less than triple digits, and DEX trading volume is extremely sluggish, indicating that retail and DeFi speculative funds have largely withdrawn from the ecosystem. Without active users trading or lending, on-chain fee income is almost exhausted. The foundation's envisioned value flywheel of fee buybacks for CORE cannot operate, exposing the core contradiction that BTC staking only provides weight support for network consensus and does not equal ecological prosperity. Even if BTC staking data looks acceptable, it cannot cover up the reality of bleeding on-chain applications; combined with the continuous withdrawal of independent validators and 69 million ghost chips looming over twoAs of now, the October 2026 Bitcoin return rate is -4.2%, significantly below the average +18.1% for October since 2020. Bitcoin closed September at $83,567 and dropped to $80,051 on October 25, 2026, potentially marking the second consecutive negative return October. Reports show Bitcoin spot demand has been negative daily since October 14, with a cumulative apparent demand of -76,000 BTC as of October 25 over 30 days; U.S. investor buying interest remains weak, with the daily Coinbase premium dropping to -0.146 on October 24, the lowest since June 30, and an October average of -0.093, three times that of September. Trader profit margins have fallen from 33% to 8%, with most of the buffer provided during September's decline now exhausted. #交易之声：你的经验值得被听到 $BTC $PENDLE
There is a number that really stands out. The amount of tokens PENDLE repurchased in Q3 is 3.2 times the emissions during the same period; the project team is buying with real money.
There is another figure in the report: the yield generated per USD TVL increased by 76% year-over-year, indicating that the money entering the protocol is actually working, not just artificially inflated. Two years ago, I could have read this kind of financial report over and over three times.
Then look at the price. Tested on OKX: PENDLE is now 1.898, down 5% in 24 hours, ranging from 1.89 to 2.04, with a neutral fee rate of 0.05%. The positive fundamentals are on paper, but the price moves in the opposite direction.
The repurchase money is real, but given the scale and the unfavorable overall environment, it's basically a wait-and-see on the fundamentals. I bought a bunch of "buyback deflation" tokens in the early days, and in the end, the only thing deflated was my account. Now when I see this kind of data, I first check whether the price is rising or falling before deciding how much to trust it.
#美联储维持利率不变，12月加息分歧升温 $DOOD DOOD This dealer is so blatant they don't even bother to pretend.
Over 10 million dollars net inflow in 30-day contracts, equivalent to forcibly buying 46% of the total market cap. On the surface, the market looks calm, but underwater, they're quietly scooping up.
Controlling the market with this density, the resistance above is basically cleared. Anyone still stubbornly shorting at the top is just leaving fuel for the main force to squeeze shorts.
Just waiting for the dealer to be in a good mood and hit the gas to explode the price.
#DOOD
$DOOD
👇An 86% close ratio makes me pause more than how much profit was made: this is not a full liquidation, nor just a casual partial reduction, but a withdrawal of most of the exposure. In the monitoring, Core Trader 67 partially closed a 12x leveraged $BTC short position, realizing a profit of about $226,100.
If I were to write this as a strategy, I would first set a rule: "If a single close exceeds 80% of the original position, mark it as a significant risk exit and do not treat the remaining position directly as a directional signal." This is a classification rule I added to the monitoring data, not a guess of the trader's intent. By proportion, the remaining position is about 14% of the original, and its sensitivity to subsequent price changes is already different from before the reduction.
I think the advantage of this rule is to avoid being misled by "he still holds a short position." Keeping a position does indeed preserve the possibility of continued profit, but most of the profit has already been taken, so that small remaining part cannot represent the attitude of the entire trade. After learning quantitative methods, I always want to first distinguish scale before interpreting direction 🤖
The flaw is also obvious: 80% is a tentative threshold I set, and the material does not provide his complete plan. If he adds to the position later, then this reduction might just be a phase adjustment. I will continue to observe position changes and remind myself not to forcibly translate a single exit action into a market prophecy.ETF funds are flowing back, but BTC has fallen below 80,000 — the buying hasn't disappeared, it's just a different group of people.
$BTC: $79,959. Spot ETF net inflow for the day is $176 million, with IBIT alone accounting for $151 million, but the cumulative net outflow in October is still about $202 million. More importantly, the structure: Galaxy Research points out that hedge funds have cut about 68,000 BTC worth of ETF exposure, becoming the main force behind institutional outflows this round. ETFs are buying, leveraged funds are selling; the long-short divergence at the 80,000 level is not about direction, but about the identity of the holders.
$ETH: $2,309. Ethereum ETFs have seen net outflows for the fourth consecutive week, with a cumulative outflow of $1.22 billion since September 28. BlackRock's ETHA led with a single-day outflow of $104.7 million. $2,300 is the psychological bottom line; if broken, the next support is at $2,200.
$SOL: $99.86, breaking below the 100 mark. SOL ETFs have had net outflows of about $50 million for two consecutive weeks in October, and the on-chain perpetual contract trading volume ratio has dropped from 17% to 6%. Meme fade, transformation pains combined with ETF bleeding, $100 has turned from support into resistance.
Summary: The FOMC holding steady has already been priced in; the hidden line is that two members advocate for a rate hike. ETFs act as shock absorbers, not engines; hedge funds are reducing positions, retail investors are taking over. This structure cannot sustain the trend, it can only hold the bottom.
#现货ETF资金分化，BTC卖压仍在 The real culprit, the morning report just said $BTC's long position at 79919 is dangerous, and it exploded as soon as it turned around.
I still hold the same view as yesterday: simply not raising interest rates can only bring a small rise because the market won't pay for what has already happened. It only pays for what is about to happen, so the main focus last night should have been on the Fed's speech tone.
This recent drop was obviously to trigger the shorts at 79919, and after triggering, it bounced back.
Actually, BTC's trading volume also gave a signal: yesterday the volume rose 50% to $391 million, but the price only rose 0.44%. Volume up but price lagging indicates it's not new money entering but rather a turnover.
$ETH is even worse, having fallen below MA7 (2345), moving further away from MA20 (2417), MA30 (2490), and MA60 (2521), but getting closer to the 30-day floor price of 2282.
$ZEC is much better, holding above MA7 (1245) and MA20 (1215), RSI at 54 is neutral and not overbought, right at the middle 50% position of the 30-day range (1048-1546). It is one of the few major coins with an intact daily structure now, with support at 1263 below.October 29 $ETH Market Update
The Federal Reserve decision is out, but the rebound is weak; it's not yet time to bottom-fish.
The Federal Reserve maintained interest rates unchanged with a 10:2 vote as expected, aligning with market expectations, but the overall stance is hawkish.
The U.S. economy remains resilient, inflation is still high, and two officials directly support a 25 basis point rate hike.
Market expectations for a rate hike in December have clearly risen. Pausing rate hikes does not mean monetary policy is turning accommodative, which is the core reason risk assets are under pressure.
Looking at ETH's movement, last night's rebound peaked at 2391, then fell back to 2292 after hitting resistance near 2400. This indicates that selling pressure above has not been absorbed, and the news-driven rebound lacks sustainability, so it cannot yet be considered a reversal.
Additionally, the U.S. midterm elections on November 3 are approaching. If the Republican Party, where Trump belongs, loses partial control of Congress, it may affect subsequent policy progress and crypto regulation expectations.
In this weak market phase, altcoins should control positions. For ETH short-term, watch the 2250–2200 range.
#美联储维持利率不变，12月加息分歧升温 @OKX星球 🔥Institutional funds suddenly changed direction? The ETF data at noon is definitely worth a close look!📊
🐂 BTC fund flow shows improvement: after large outflows previously, it has recently turned to slight inflows. If this change continues, it may indicate some selling pressure is easing, but one day's data is not enough to prove institutions are fully bullish yet.
🧩 ETH is even more interesting, with different institutions simultaneously selling and buying, resulting in a net inflow overall. Such large fund divergence could mean either accumulation at a low level or just short-term portfolio adjustment, so it cannot be directly equated with a bottom confirmation.
📉 SOL still has net outflows, but the outflow scale has narrowed. The key is whether this improvement can continue.
⚠️ My thinking: don’t blindly short, nor rush to go all-in bottom fishing. Today, observe whether BTC volume and ETF funds continue to improve, and wait for price confirmation signals before acting.
Brothers, do you think this round of fund changes is a sign of reversal or just a brief breather? #美联储维持利率不变，12月加息分歧升温 $LAB surged sharply but then gave back 100U, the pull-up was really strong. Speculative coins need volume. The manipulative whales really know how to play. The overall trend is still bearish. Keep holding and cautiously buy the dip.
OKX Long-Short Ratio: Retail investors are wildly bullish
Retail Long-Short Ratio 5.26 (extremely bullish)
Whale count Long-Short Ratio 1.80 (bullish)
Whale position Long-Short Ratio 0.70 (extremely bearish) + Main force leans extremely bearish
$BTC $ETH #美联储维持利率不变，12月加息分歧升温 The most vulnerable link before the FOMC is actually the short sellers' stop-loss orders 🫧 Is this rally a real recovery or just a short squeeze fireworks? Last night while watching the market, my first reaction wasn’t excitement but concern for those chasing shorts. BTC bounced back near 80.9K, up 1.2%, ETH rose 2% around 2353, but the truly striking figure was the liquidation amount: $149 million cleared, of which 67% were short positions. This means part of this upward move is fueled by forced buybacks from liquidations, not new active long positions. Looking at the spot side, the signals aren’t as sweet. ETF flows diverged: BTC net inflow was about $110 million, while ETH saw an outflow of $88.58 million, and Coinbase premium remains negative—indicating weak willingness to buy on the US spot side. Prices are rising, but off-chain buying hasn’t fully caught up; under this structure, I’m more inclined to interpret it as sentiment repair rather than trend confirmation. Key levels are clear: BTC’s emotional bottom is at 79.5K below, and 81.3K above is the short sellers’ memory zone; for ETH, it’s about whether 2.3K holds and if 2.364K can be reclaimed. Volatility will naturally be elevated before the FOMC, and the real test is: if the interest rate path leans hawkish, will today’s gains be seen as a selling window? The bullish path remains—if BTC can hold above 81.3K and ETF inflows turn positive, the squeeze might evolve into a position rebalancing; but the risk lies in the premium staying negative and ETH capital outflows, making it hard for altcoin risk appetite to truly return. I currentlyThe direction was guessed correctly, but the cost paid was too high, and the expectation may not necessarily be positive. When I look at this news, the key point is the odds of betting on volatility. According to Bloomberg, Bitcoin is near $80,000 this week, with about $1.1 billion in options expiring on October 30, and the U.S. midterm elections approaching on November 3.
My judgment is: rising volatility risk does not equal an increased probability of a bullish outcome. Although there are many call options, the strike prices of $90,000, $95,000, and $100,000 are far from the current price and will most likely expire worthless in the short term, so they cannot be directly considered as spot buy orders. The expiration is also earlier than the election, so the purchased term may not cover the event you want to bet on.
According to my speculation, if volatility has not yet been fully priced in and the term covers the event, it is worth studying; if you are just attracted by the $1.1 billion without considering premiums and time decay, this risk-reward calculation is not favorable. I will continue to watch option pricing and will not use contract quantity to boost my confidence.AMZN Amazon｜GAAP EPS expected 2.00
Amazon's GAAP EPS is highly volatile and easily disturbed by one-time gains from equity investments (last quarter's Anthropic investment brought huge unrealized gains)
- GAAP figures often include one-time gains/losses, making this number less reliable than operating profit and AWS revenue
- The core focus is not simply whether GAAP EPS reaches 2:
✅ AWS growth rate, AWS profit margin, advertising business, AI capital expenditure plans
- Scenario:
- Without large investment unrealized gains, GAAP EPS may be close to or slightly below 2;
- If there are asset revaluation gains, it can easily beat 2.00.
In trading, the market truly cares about operating performance, not one-time GAAP accounting figures#AWS算力需求旺盛，亚马逊Q3财报有哪些看点？ $AMZN #谷歌Q3营收增长，净利润下滑、每股收益不及预期 $GOOGL earnings report indeed fell short of expectations! Q3 revenue was $127.58 billion, below the market expectation of $128.2 billion; adjusted EPS was $2.67, also below the expected $3.02.
I believe there are three main reasons:
First, both search ads and YouTube ad revenues missed expectations, and core business growth did not meet market demands.
Second, AI infrastructure investments continue to increase, putting pressure on free cash flow, and the market is starting to worry about the return on investment.
Third, although cloud business growth is strong, it is still insufficient to offset the shortfall in advertising business expectations.
Google's problem is not a lack of AI growth, but that the market's expectations for it are too high. The greater the AI investment, the more the market focuses on when these investments will truly translate into profits and cash flow. #美加稳定币监管推进，社区银行获邀入场
Brothers, the regulation of stablecoins in the US and Canada has taken another step forward. The most interesting variable this time is that community banks have been invited to participate. The US OCC and new Canadian regulations clearly allow qualified depository institutions to issue stablecoins or custody reserve assets.
Why bring in small and medium-sized banks? Wall Street giants (like JPMorgan Chase) run private chains themselves or face too high a threshold. Community banks, however, face pressure on interest margins and urgently need new business growth points. Issuing compliant stablecoins or custodying reserves is a solid opportunity for them.
But the risks are also directly on the table. Community banks are small in scale and have weak risk resistance. If stablecoins face concentrated redemptions, can the liquidity of reserve assets hold up? Essentially, this shifts the liquidity risk of stablecoins partially onto the balance sheets of small and medium-sized banks.
A word from Lao Mo: Regulators want the stablecoin ecosystem to be more decentralized to avoid monopolization by giants, but whether the "foundation" of small and medium banks matches the "scale" of stablecoins is a big question mark. Compliance is a major trend, but underlying credit risks must not be ignored.
What do you think about community banks entering the scene? Let's discuss in the comments. $BTC $ETH $ZEC Consensus at $47.15 is too high, very unlikely to be reached. Currently, 57% of people betting yes feels a bit like giving away money.🔥 Brothers, don't get misled by the “no rate hike” tonight! After BTC surged to 81700 and then pulled back, it shows the market didn't keep chasing the rally just because the decision met expectations.📊
📉 This is a classic example of expectation-driven trading logic: before the announcement, the market may have already positioned itself; once the result is out, if new buying is insufficient, the price tends to spike and then fall back.
⚠️ Internal disagreements within the Federal Reserve on policy and concerns about inflation may affect future expectations, but that doesn't necessarily mean the market will fall. What really matters is whether BTC can hold 81000 and if it can break through 81700 again.
🛡️ Before tonight's core PCE release, control your positions and don't treat unverified predictions as trading signals. Wait for the data, see how the price moves, then decide the next step.
Do you think BTC will break below 81000 or challenge 81700 again? #美联储维持利率不变，12月加息分歧升温 🔥 The Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged, but BTC couldn't rally all the way up! Brothers, don't rush in just because you see the words "no rate hike."
📉 BTC first surged to 81,700, then fell back to around 80,500, and the rebound failed to break out strongly. This "buy the rumor, sell the fact" pattern suggests the positive news may have already been priced in by the market.
⚠️ What really deserves attention is the policy signal: if hawkish voices strengthen and inflation pressure persists, risk assets may continue to face pressure. But we can't conclude a rate hike is certain just based on one vote.
🎯 My approach is to avoid chasing longs for now, focus on whether 81,000 can hold and if the price can firmly reclaim 81,700. After tonight's core PCE data release, we'll see how the market reacts.
🛡️ High uncertainty on the news front, so don't go heavy betting on direction prematurely.
Brothers, do you think BTC is just realizing the good news this time, or is there still a chance to rally again after a pullback?##美联储维持利率不变，12月加息分歧升温 Just put my baby to sleep and saw this post, my first thought: Can AI save office workers time, or is it just another subscription fee? ☕
Tencent's Tang Daosheng said that China's daily Token calls exceeded 500 trillion in July this year. I think this signals application demand, not a reason for a broad crypto market rise; call volume does not equal token revenue.
With my small amount of capital, I’ll first see who can actually make money, not chase hype with household funds. Moms and office worker friends, will you use AI to filter information and save time, or will you shut down your devices to spend time with family?$INIT $INIT
The chain was down for 5 days, and the coin price rose 35% in 24 hours. The Initia situation needs to be examined closely.
On October 23, a hacker exploited a cache vulnerability in MoveVM, minting 2 million fake AUSD out of thin air, bridging out $2.7 million in 42 minutes, and finally converting it to 1135 ETH to withdraw. The native INIT was not inflated, but both L1 and rollup have been completely halted until today, with no restart time announced yet.
Yesterday, the foundation issued a statement saying they would cover this amount and fully back iUSD collateral 1:1. The market immediately voted: CoinGecko current price is $0.222, 24-hour low is $0.157, rebounding over 70% from the post-hack low. OKX contract fees are still negative, with shorts paying fees.
The contradiction is this: the chain is still frozen, no one can transfer coins, yet the 24-hour trading volume reached $86 million, larger than the entire market cap. The traders are not actually using it; they are betting on its reopening.
My judgment is that the bailout is genuine and the attitude is commendable. But having volume larger than market cap is never a good sign; on the day of reopening, there will likely be a queue of people rushing out. I can’t profit from this kind of money, so I’ll just watch.$BTC The big coin wasn’t crushed by bad news; it was tricked up by no rate hike!
Why did it drop before the decision?
Simple, everyone was scared. Scared the Fed would turn hawkish, scared there would really be a rate hike in December, so funds fled first, and risk-off sentiment directly pushed the price down.
Why did it surge instantly after the decision?
The boot dropped: rates stayed unchanged, no black swan. Shorts who had been lying in wait panicked, collectively closed positions and fled, short covering plus quant bots ignited a violent rebound.
But why did it top out at 4 a.m. and then crash back down?
Two officials voted against, advocating a rate hike, basically openly telling the market a December hike is very likely. ETF net inflow was only $1.3 million, not enough to support. The main players used the good news to pump and dump; once liquidity was withdrawn, it plunged off a cliff.
In this macro-driven market, don’t hold on stubbornly before the direction is confirmed; wait for clear signals from the market before making moves to be safe.
#美联储维持利率不变，12月加息分歧升温 Once Google's earnings report came out, it immediately dropped 8% after hours.
Q3 revenue was $127.58 billion, missing the expected $128.2 billion.
Core search revenue was $63.35 billion, $1.6 billion less than expected.
The most glaring figure was free cash flow, negative $9.07 billion.
Capital expenditure for the quarter was $51.36 billion, all invested in AI computing power.
Cloud business was a bright spot but couldn't offset the disappointment in the main business.
On the same night, Microsoft Azure rose 48%, and its after-hours price even increased, making the contrast stark.
I think the market isn't upset that Google isn't making money, but that the money is coming back too slowly.
Concerns about search being diverted by AI now have numerical evidence.
The 8% drop after hours is just the initial reaction; tonight's US market open will be the real test.
I'll observe first and won't rush to buy the "oversold".
Invalidation condition: If it quickly recovers near 325 after tonight's open, it means capital recognizes the cloud business, and my judgment is wrong.
If it falls below 300 with no buyers, it means the negative sentiment isn't over yet.
What do you think?
A. Negative cash flow is temporary; the drop is an opportunity
B. Search being diverted is a long-term problem; better to avoid for now
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#USStockEarnings #Google #AICapitalExpenditure 🔍$900 million, what I'm focusing on is the word "annualized" ahead: can this be directly counted as good news for XRP? Don't rush to conclusions yet. Ripple states that product revenue is expected to reach a record annualized scale by the end of 2026, supported by expanded institutional partnerships; meanwhile, XRP is heading toward its worst annual performance since 2022.
An interesting detail here: the annualized scale is not the actual full-year revenue, and company business growth does not necessarily equal token demand growth. I pay more attention to what generates the revenue rather than the "best year" claim. The material does not explain the connection between this revenue and XRP usage demand, so this clue is still missing a piece.
Here is my speculation: if the revenue from institutional partnerships does not rely on continuous use of XRP, then the expectation that stronger business means a stronger coin price may be overestimated. I will continue to watch for evidence between product revenue and token usage, and I won't rush to treat the company's report card as logic for holding the token.#三星Q3营业利润创新高，净利润不及预期 Samsung's Q3 Operating Profit Hits Record High, Net Profit Falls Short of Expectations Samsung's Q3 Profit Surges Nearly 8 Times but Plummets: Has the Storage Supercycle's Benefit Already Peaked?
Samsung delivered its strongest Q3 report ever, yet its stock opened high and then fell over 5%, dragging down the Korean index. Essentially, this reflects the realization of previously fully priced-in positive expectations.
Key data: Revenue of 195.3 trillion KRW, operating profit of 107.4 trillion KRW, a year-on-year surge of 783%, both setting quarterly historical highs; the semiconductor division earned 106.5 trillion KRW in a single quarter with a profit margin as high as 72%, driven mainly by HBM volume growth and DRAM price increases. However, net profit of 75.13 trillion KRW fell short of market expectations, with the mobile business actually losing 600 billion KRW, as chip price hikes are now eroding overall device profits.
The logic behind the decline is clear:
First, expectations were overdrawn. The previous day, SK Hynix caused the Korean index to surge 6.6% in one day, pushing market optimism about the storage cycle to the extreme. Bloomberg consensus expected operating profit of 108.7 trillion KRW, but actual results did not reach this optimistic level.
Second, structural fragility. Profits rely almost entirely on storage chips, while mobile and home appliances have suffered losses for two consecutive quarters, raising concerns about the peak of a single business cycle.
Third, macroeconomic pressure. The Fed's hawkish pause, Korean won depreciation, and rising oil prices have increased imported inflation pressure in Korea, prompting institutions and profit-taking investors to cash out.
Regarding this storage sector rally, the market has already started calculating how much longer it can last. Got it, the Fed basically means: "We won't hit you today, but whether we hit you in December depends on how our people feel then."
Today's standstill completely meets expectations, nothing much to say. But the annoying part is that internally they're arguing fiercely over whether to raise rates in December 😂. It's like having a hammer hanging overhead, halfway dropped and stuck, making it impossible for people below to move or stay.
That's also why $BTC just plunged straight through 80,000. Investors are scared; with such macro uncertainty, who dares to rush in recklessly?
So this sharp drop, frankly, is the bill for this lousy meeting. Do you think the December rate hike will really happen? Or will they chicken out again? Come guess blindly in the comments 👇
#美联储维持利率不变，12月加息分歧升温 Who is taking over the 68,000 BTC ETF exposure that hedge funds have dumped?
Galaxy Research breaks down 13F filings: From the end of September 2025 to the end of June 2026, reported institutional spot BTC ETF holdings dropped from about 355,000 to 307,000 (-14%). Nine hedge funds/banks (including Millennium, Goldman Sachs, Tudor, etc.) collectively cut about 68,000 — more than the net market reduction; meanwhile, roughly 2,200 other filers collectively added about 20,000. On the receiving side are Morgan Stanley's wealth management, Abu Dhabi's Mubadala, Abu Dhabi Investment Council, and others.
The key point: Galaxy says most sellers are not bearish on BTC but are executing cash-and-carry trades (buying spot ETF + shorting CME futures) as the basis narrows — the near-term basis relative to U.S. Treasuries is only about 0.6 percentage points, so they exit when arithmetic no longer works. Holdings are shifting from "arbitrage desks" to "wealth management/sovereign funds," which does not imply a price stance.
Confidence: Media paraphrasing Galaxy research + 13F disclosures; data as of end of June, excluding recent intraday flows. Reducing positions ≠ liquidation, ≠ bearishness; adding positions ≠ immediate price pump. Are you more focused on "who is selling" or "who is taking over"? $BTC $ETH A $XRP on-chain whale just dumped 100 million XRP, originally thought it would cause a big crash, but the market didn't even break a major bearish candlestick.
Watching the market, this order was eaten up too quickly, all by new ETF funds and institutions like Evernorth eagerly swallowing it. They are very smart buying spot, setting to only consume 20% of the market volume each time, slowly supporting the price to accumulate.
With such transparent institutional funds stepping in to catch the fall, the shorts holding at this level are basically doing charity. The chips have all changed hands into Wall Street wallets, and the selling pressure above has basically been drained.
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👇$CORE The tone of the official Core DAO posts has clearly changed following the resignations of Rich Rines and Brendon Sedo.
It seems they were actually fired. The network is entering a whole new era of leadership and communication.⚡️Calculating this, the message doesn't even provide the amount sold, so the capital weight can't be quantified for now. When I see this kind of shift, I usually separate "an individual's choice" from "what happened in the business" in accounting, to avoid mistaking volume for growth.
① Former Aptos advisor Buzz resigned and sold APT, then shifted to promoting Meta stock on social media, but the material did not disclose the quantity or amount sold. Without scale, I won't equate a personal exit directly with a deterioration of Aptos fundamentals, nor can I judge market selling pressure based on this.
② He mentioned Meta's newly established Class C shares without voting rights, but the material did not provide the issuance scale. He said retail investors are ignored, but from another perspective, dissemination coverage and shareholder rights are different things; marketing hype cannot compensate for voting rights.
③ He speculated that the AI agent Muse might benefit from stablecoin capital deposit yields, but no capital scale or yield estimates were provided. This is still a personal hypothesis, not an official Meta plan, so it cannot be recorded as business income for now.
My judgment is that this looks more like a marketing focus shift rather than a basis sufficient to revalue assets on both sides. I will continue to watch for official disclosures related to the business and remind myself: without amounts, rights, and evidence of implementation, don't rush to fill in profits.-0.0108%/hour, let me first do a straightforward calculation: based on a nominal contract principal of 10,000 yuan, if the rate holds for one hour, the short position has to pay about 1.08 yuan to the long position. $LIT dropped 9.50% over the same 24-hour period; whether this fee can cover the price fluctuation is what concerns me.
My judgment is that a negative fee rate does not equal a bottom-fishing signal. The long position can collect fees, but if the price keeps falling, the fees might not cover the floating loss—this is my risk assessment. An annualized rate of about -94% looks exaggerated and cannot be taken as money that can be continuously received in the future; the fee rate itself will change.
I choose to be cautious and first observe whether the fee rate and price stabilize together. I won’t take directional risk just to collect this small fee. Would you wait for the volatility to calm down before considering it, or are you willing to take the risk of price decline to try to collect this funding fee?UNI $UNI burn data for the 28th is here.
The top three account for 93.3%, with all other chains sharing 6.7%.
On October 28, ETH+Base+Robinhood combined accounted for 93.3%, with a 30-day median of 85.7% and a range of 64.7% to 100%.
Leading is Ethereum with 12,000 tokens, making up 40.0%, 2,000 more than second place Base.
Full data in the comments👇
#美联储维持利率不变，12月加息分歧升温 $BTC $UNI #闪迪存储业务高增长能否延续？
Positive factors supporting better-than-expected performance
1. Holding 8 NBM long-term contracts, ensuring high minimum revenue, with strong certainty of AI flash memory orders from data centers;
2. NAND flash memory prices remain on the rise, providing significant gross margin flexibility;
3. Data center and edge business are the main growth drivers, having consecutively exceeded expectations in the first two quarters, with strong customer volume willingness.
Negative factors and risks making it difficult to significantly exceed expectations (also the market's main concern)
1. Management proactively lowered guidance, fearing performance may not meet expectations; the company itself has not given an aggressive outlook;
2. The stock price has already priced in high growth and long-term contract benefits, with market expectations set very high;
3. Consumer flash memory demand is weak, growth is highly tied to cloud providers; if customer pace slows or orders are cut, it is easy to hit the line;
4. Competitors (SK Hynix, Kioxia) are gradually restoring supply, which will slow the price increase slope going forward.The rate decision itself is a formality. More than 90% of the market has already priced a hold, so the real event is the language that follows: whether the statement and press conference leave December tightening on the table. Bets on a December hike have climbed above 70%, which tells you the hawkish expectation was loaded well before tonight. That is where the asymmetry sits. The popular line that bad news is fully absorbed, and therefore the announcement becomes good news, is only half true. I almost wanted to report the market software for repair after watching: the AI responsible for predicting the future is getting hit, while the Meme responsible for entertaining is rising. It seems the market is holding a meeting, or maybe the atmosphere team won the outstanding employee award 😂
PANews cites SoSoValue data: the Meme sector rose 2.97% in 24 hours, with $PEPE up 14.98%; the NFT sector rose 2.56%, MPLX up 36.62%, and the headline also mentioned the AI sector falling more than 8% again. My judgment is that it's a localized excitement, still far from a full-scale strengthening: overall, it remains in a volatile consolidation; individual coins' gains far exceed their sectors, so you can't take the top performers as representative of the whole class; AI is clearly lagging, which also shows different narratives are not warming up simultaneously.
I will pay more attention to whether the strength can spread, rather than who steals the spotlight. Are you on the side of "continuing to watch Meme's relative strength," or "waiting for AI to stop falling before observing"—the atmosphere team or the technical department, who do you give the observation seat ticket to?$ETH elections are sentiment-driven, but capital is the main storyline!!!
The US election results are undecided, and the market is preemptively speculating on policy directions: if the Democrats control both chambers, crypto regulation may tighten; if a divided Congress forms, policies will check each other, resulting in milder regulation; if the Republicans dominate, the industry environment will be more relaxed.
Currently, with vote counting unclear, capital is withdrawing first as a risk-averse move, which is a short-term behavior driven by sentiment rather than substantive policy implementation.
The real price pressure comes from several hard factors:
ETH ETF continues to see net outflows, institutional funds are exiting month by month, and insufficient buying directly suppresses prices; US inflation data is relatively strong, delaying market expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts, and in a high-interest-rate environment, capital prefers low-risk assets, with volatile assets like Ethereum hit first;
Additionally, network upgrade progress is below expectations, lacking positive catalysts, while competitors like Solana divert funds, resulting in a short-term lack of upward momentum.
The subsequent trend is not hard to predict: before the election results are finalized in the short term, a high probability of consolidation and oscillation exists, with $2250–$2300 as important support; if broken, the range to watch is $2150–$2180, mostly driven by sentiment-induced sell-offs, so there is no need to panic sell blindly; once results become clear and uncertainty fades, after all negative factors are out, it will be an opportunity for recovery, and rebounds will be stronger when policy expectations are more favorable.
In the medium term, the exchange ETH supply continues to decline, staking rate exceeds 35%, a large amount of tokens are locked long-term, effectively reducing selling pressure. When rate cut expectations return and capital flows back, Ethereum will recover its market.The resolution has been finalized. It remains unchanged, as expected.
Then BTC dropped from 81,800 back below 80,000.
Last night I said, the real movement wouldn’t be the resolution itself, but the few words in the press conference. Now it seems the movement is in the direction of expectations, not the price.
Three details are worth noting:
1. The vote was 10 to 2. The two opposing votes were for "raising rates," not "cutting rates." Among the dissenters was Cook, who had been seen as a centrist before; this is her first opposition since taking office. The midfield players are starting to push forward.
2. The probability of a rate hike in December rose from 78.3% before the meeting to 85% after. After a meeting with "no rate hike," the market actually believes more in a hike next time.
3. The rebound from 79,200 to 81,300 was driven by short covering, not new money coming in. Coinbase premium has been negative these days, and spot demand in the US has not picked up.
So the current picture is: the 10-year US Treasury yield stands above 5%, gold is at a high of 4,070, and money hasn’t flowed into the crypto space.
The 80,000 level has been tested for almost a week.
Stayed up late watching last night, here’s a quick summary from the comments:
1 Saw no movement and went to sleep 2 Stayed up until 2 AM waiting in vain 3 Never planned to watch anyway
Tonight at 20:30 there will be Q3 GDP and PCE data
#美联储维持利率不变，12月加息分歧升温 #三星Q3营业利润创新高，净利润不及预期 Samsung's Q3 operating profit hit a record high, but net profit fell short of expectations. Samsung's Q3 operating profit was 107.4 trillion KRW, about $80.2 billion, a year-on-year surge of 782.5%, breaking 100 trillion for the first time, a historic high. However, the stock price fell 2.42% that day, and the Korean Composite Index dropped 2.62%.
The numbers exploded, but the stock price fell. The issue is not the profit, but the buyer structure. A comment in the discussion section revealed: Samsung and Hynix's buying only remains in buybacks, and the Korean stock market is starting to decouple from the global AI trend. The KOSPI has retreated from the historical high of 9114 to 6625, a drop of 27.3%. Meanwhile, the US, Japanese, and Taiwanese stock markets are still hitting new highs.
AI demand is driving up prices for HBM, DRAM, and NAND, and Samsung has benefited from this dividend. But the market worries about how long the memory boom can last. Once expansion changes supply and demand, prices will have to come down. The full financial report on October 29 will disclose the business structure and future outlook, which will provide clearer insight.Alphabet’s Q3 shows why revenue growth and reported earnings need to be read together.
Results released on Oct 28 included:
• Revenue: $127.58B, up 25% YoY
• Operating income: $40.58B, up 30%
• Operating margin: 31.8%
• Net income: $26.17B, down about 25%
• GAAP diluted EPS: $2.12
Operating profit increased even as net income fell. Equity securities losses weighed on the bottom line, so the net profit decline should not be read as a comparable deterioration in operating performance.
Google Cloud stood out. Revenue grew 103% to $30.7B, supported by enterprise AI infrastructure, AI solutions and core cloud services. TPU system sales also contributed meaningfully.
That mix matters. Equipment sales and ongoing cloud consumption can have different revenue and margin profiles. The headline growth rate shows momentum, while its composition helps explain how demand translates into earnings.
Search revenue grew 12%, with management reporting its strongest year-over-year query growth in five years. Growing usage and revenue offer a different perspective from whether results meet market forecasts.
Investment remains central to the outlook. Alphabet maintained its 2026 capital expenditure guidance of $195B-$205B and expects spending to increase significantly in 2027.
The commercial challenge is aligning that investment with durable demand. New infrastructure can support more workloads, but the financial benefits depend on deployment, utilization and the cost of serving customers.
The quarter is neither simply a growth story nor simply an earnings decline. Cloud momentum, investment-related losses and infrastructure spending need to be assessed separately. Together, they explain why strong operating growth can coexist with pressure on reported profit.
Can cloud momentum translate into durable earnings as AI investment expands?
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