Venice's programmatic VVV burns reached $145,589 in the 7 days to October 16, up 44.53% from $100,734 in the 7 days to September 18. Each new Pro, Pro+ or Max signup funds a burn of about $2 to $10.
@AskVenice

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Crazy how much a choppy market can drive people crazy because they are permanently online
Calling for no new bull market when we have just had the softest bear market ever behind us, just because we aren't going up in a straight line
You can always find a reason to be a doomer but make no mistake that the midterms are the final uncertainty before there are plain sailings ahead
Enjoy the slower markets and time away from the screen while you still have time for it because you will miss it when we enter a frenzy due to the stressful nature of trying to make as much as possible in a crypto bull

10.18 BTC Long-Short Ratio Analysis: Retail Traders Bullish, Large Holders Bearish, Divergence Structure
A. Retail ratio currently stands at 0.5187, with the curve rising, suggesting a wait-and-see stance with a bullish bias.
B. Large holders’ long-short ratio: 0.83, with the curve falling, suggesting a wait-and-see stance with a bearish bias.
Summary: “Divergence structure.” The weak rebound driven by retail traders buying the dip has no follow-through from large holders’ funds, so it is bound to be “short-lived.”

It’s time for AI to turn in its report card again next week.
After the market closes on Wednesday ET, Meta, Tesla, IBM, and Texas Instruments will all report earnings, followed by Western Digital on Thursday.
At this point, the market isn’t asking whether you’ll keep spending. It’s asking one thing: When will all that money you’ve poured in turn into revenue?
I feel like once this week is over, AI stocks won’t be able to keep rising hand in hand anymore, right?
When U.S. stocks pull back, they’re really no less brutal than altcoins! 😢

Currently, the weekly charts for $VOO and $QQQ are once again showing clear bearish divergence—the price keeps making new highs while the RSI continues to trend downward (as marked by my blue arrows and yellow circles on the chart).
Historically, similar divergences have often been accompanied by pullbacks of at least 10%, even when the broader market remained in a bull market (VOO previously saw declines of approximately -21% and -10%).
This is not a certain prediction, but the probability of a downside move has clearly increased. If this is the start of a bear market, the correction could

$ARIA This 14-point rally has me a bit nervous—0.0453 is overhead, and 8M in volume isn’t enough to support a breakout pattern at a comparable market cap to those after the first three halvings. Looking back at the historical record: after the 2016 halving, small-cap altcoins averaged a 22% range in the first week and only made their main move after pulling back to the 5-day moving average; the 2020 cycle was even more brutal, with a wick on day 3 after the halving flushing out leverage before the rally. ARIA is now stuck at 0.0432, with a 24h range of 20.5%. It’s 70% similar to the test candl

When I see the recent images of France being looted and destroyed, I tell myself I don't have enough $BTC and tech stocks.
On my side: limit orders set on $NVDA below $190, and on a few others. (NFA)
Next steps for France? Credit ratings going down, yields going up, deficit increasing.
How long will this hodl? 🇫🇷🥲

$NEAR 24 hours -3.29%, currently at 4.994. The 1-hour chart is relatively strong, while the 4-hour chart is relatively weak. Whether the two charts are telling the same story matters more than the leaderboard. Timeframe confluence is key here. The 1-hour chart reflects short-term capital flows, while the 4-hour chart reflects the broader structure. When the two timeframes point in opposite directions, it only means the market is still choosing a direction; you can’t treat a short-term shift as a trend reversal. Picking only the timeframe that looks right makes for a satisfying conclusion, but

As everyone bets on Black Monday, this whale just opened a $110 million long position with 40x leverage on $BTC . Does he know something the rest of the market doesn’t?

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What phase of the market cycle is Bitcoin currently in? I think it’s a “shakeout.”$BTC $ETH

Good morning, #crypto enthusiasts!☕
If you have 1,000 USDT, which hidden gem 💎 would you snap up 🫰🚀

$BTW Tonight's wealth trend chart, come fuck Sun Ge with me,

Crypto exactly 12 years ago.
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Don’t let them shame your past
It is full of marvels

With oil nearing $110, crypto traders also need to keep a close eye on this strait
Over the weekend, it looked like news about tankers. By Monday, it could affect everyone’s positions.
On October 17, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said two oil tankers struck mines and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz. However, the claims have not yet been independently confirmed, so the specific losses cannot be treated as definitive.
As for prices, on the latest trading day—October 16—Brent crude closed at $109.86, up 3.7% for the day; WTI closed at $101.41, up 3.5%. For the week, they rose 4.9%

🚀 $BTC /USDT 4H Trade Setup | Now: 82,162
BTC is sitting in the middle of its range, so it's no-trade territory for now. The setup comes at the edges 👇
🔴 SHORT
Zone: 83,000–83,400 (liquidity sweep + rejection)
Stop: 84,600
Targets: 81,900 → 80,900 → 80,000
R:R ≈ 1:2.3
🟢 LONG
Zone: 80,000–80,900 (sweep + reclaim)
Stop: 79,400
Targets: 82,100 → 83,300
📌 Why these levels?
The heatmap shows big liquidation clusters at 82.5K–83.3K above and 80.9K–80K below. Lower highs on the 4H also lean bearish.
❌ Invalidation: a 4H close above 84.4K cancels the short and targets 86K–87K.
💡 Be patient, wait