With FOMC later today, I wanted to put together a game plan and outline the key scenarios I'll be watching. Hopefully this gives everyone a framework for navigating today's volatility and what could matter over the next few weeks.
**Where we stand heading into the meeting:**
* This is Kevin Warsh's second FOMC meeting as Chair.
* There won't be a Summary of Economic Projections or dot plot this time, so we'll only get the policy statement and the press conference.
* That means less forward guidance than markets were used to under Powell, so expect traders to focus much more on the wording of t

The Federal Reserve’s July policy meeting lands early Thursday morning. About 70% of the market expects the interest rate to remain unchanged, but overall pricing is tilted more toward contractionary policy. Several officials may voice dissent and support a rate hike. Combined with the U.S.-Iran geopolitical situation that is pushing inflation higher, the Fed is very likely to stay hawkish. Meanwhile, the central bank has reduced forward guidance, making the news flow more ambiguous; early-morning asset volatility may be amplified. Pay close attention to the decision at 2:00 a.m. and the Chair

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SK Hynix released its latest quarterly earnings with revenue and profitability showing

After trading for a long time, I found that the hardest part isn’t spotting opportunities—it’s waiting for them. After multiple failed attempts to push higher on the order book, I wasn’t swept along by a brief spike; instead, I became more certain that the key levels above are strengthening.

The short position was completed around 0.0681. When the price reached 0.0469, the return was +1492.11%. This drop wasn’t sudden—every prior bout of resistance was, in fact, reminding me that the rhythm had begun to weaken.

After executing, my mindset actually became more relaxed, because I no longer n

📈 Another ATH.
Many people are still waiting for a pullback.
But for more than a month in a row now, 97% of the platform’s revenue has been used for buybacks and burn $ANTFUN .
Every day, the circulating supply is shrinking.
Every day, value support is getting stronger.
By the time everyone realizes it, the price may no longer be what it is now.

I was just planning to observe, but the market responded directly. During the most intense battle between longs and shorts, $BTC bounced several times but still looked powerless. This kind of rally, lacking follow-through, is often more worth paying attention to than a simple drop.

I chose to open a short around 65,034.0 for a simple reason: the key level at the top hasn’t been digested, and the rebound hasn’t formed a new continuation. After opening the position, I didn’t rush to quicken the pace—I first watched whether the price truly turned weak.

When the price moved to 63,790.7, the sh

【$COTI Signal】Longs target: strong 1H breakout + negative funding squeeze logic
$COTI Three consecutive bullish candles with increasing volume on the 1H, MACD fast and slow lines widening their gap, and the Bollinger upper band at 0.0150 has not been touched yet. Funding rate is -0.0924%, short positions’ cost remains high, and OI stays stable without dropping. RSI on the 1H is 68, and buying pressure remains strong.
🎯Direction: Go long
⚡Entry/Limit orders: 0.014575 - 0.014619
🛑Stop loss: 0.01447281
🚀Target 1: 0.01483829
🚀Target 2: 0.01494793
🛡️ Trade management: When reaching target 1,

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🇷🇺 Russia charges Telegram founder & CEO Pavel Durov with "facilitating terrorism."
An international ​arrest warrant ​has been issued.
Russia claims Telegram allegedly failed to remove chats and channels that Ukraine used to coordinate attacks.

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【$ICP Signal】The bearish trend continues; the 4H lower Bollinger Band awaits a break
$ICP 1H MACD makes a dead cross below the zero axis, and volume has shrunk to recent lows. In the 4H Bollinger Bands, the lower band at 2.0552 has been tested three times in a row, but no effective buy-side rebound has formed. The Bid/Ask depth ratio is 1.18, with the seller’s order density slightly higher. The current price at 2.079 is hugging just below the EMA20, and any rebound lacks strength. This volume-contracted, drifting-down structure: if the lower band is breached, the probability of accelerated do

US stocks and Korean stocks fell, and my traffic fell in sync.

Fractal gazing
$wojak

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solana:So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112 12H & 1H 👀
Pretty similar to BTC in that it is inside an area of resistance.
I want to see a close below $72.30 before looking for a short.
I wouldn't be opposed to seeing a higher high form inside resistance here before rolling over.

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1. Short-term lifeline: 27,450 (recent low)
✅ Hold: maintain range-bound consolidation;
❌ If the daily chart validly breaks down and closes below, downside room opens up, and the target looks toward 26,800 (the 120-day moving average, medium-term strong support)
2. Extreme support: 26,460 (200-day moving average)
Resistance (from near to far)
1. First resistance: 28,040 (20-day moving average, short-term bull-bear boundary)
2. Secondary resistance: 28,450, a high-volume congestion zone
3. Trend reversal signal: keep holding above 28,900; only then is a repair of the downtrend structure likely

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