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According to Onchain Lens, an address on Hyperliquid closed all its BTC and ETH short positions two hours ago after holding them for about 4 days, realizing total profits of approximately $1.2 million, including about $443.2k from the BTC short and $752.9k from the ETH short.

$ETH After yesterday’s rate hike, the Fed once again sent hawkish signals, but ETH rose instead of falling.
Although the Fed’s rate hike this time was relatively hawkish, the market had actually priced in these expectations well in advance. Once the news was announced, the negative catalyst was effectively exhausted.
Moreover, ETH had already experienced a drop before the rate decision, and some highly leveraged long positions had been liquidated. After the news was announced, selling pressure eased, making a rebound likely.
This itself is also a sign that market support is relatively strong,

#xauusd #Gold continues to move within the blue channel boundaries formed during the latest downward wave.
Unless there is a close above the channel’s upper edge, we are following the active bearish OBO pattern.
The channel’s upper band will be considered broken if it stays above approximately 4402 on the 4-hour timeframe. If it cannot stay above 4402, the decline may continue.
On the daily timeframe, the 4510 level is important. Once there is a daily close above it, the upper resistances may be tested.
During the decline, we will monitor the support zone at 4220-4189 and the supports a

Spot BTC + ETH ETFs saw combined outflows of over $1 billion in two days; holding $76,000 does not mean institutions have changed their minds.
On September 15, spot BTC ETFs recorded approximately $450 million in net outflows, their worst day since June.
On the same day, the Senate’s Clarity procedural vote failed to pass, 49–50.
After the rate hike on September 16, BTC ETFs saw another approximately $296 million in outflows, while ETH ETFs saw approximately $224 million, bringing the two-day total to over $1 billion.
Simply put: prices are moving sideways while funds are exiting.
It looks a l

【$ETH Signal】1H touches the upper band + deep imbalance, targeting shorts on the rebound
$ETH The 1H Bollinger upper band at 2428.86 is facing resistance, with order book depth imbalance at -38.08% and bid orders notably thin. The 4H EMA20 is stuck at 2443.86, capping the rebound room.
🎯 Direction: Short
⚡ Entry/Limit order: 2421.3441 - 2428.6300
🛑 Stop-loss: 2452.9163
🚀 Target 1: 2392.2005
🚀 Target 2: 2373.9858
🛡️Trade management:
- Execution strategy: After reaching Target 1, reduce the position by 50% and move the stop-loss up to breakeven. If the price falls back to the entry level,

The Fed just ended a three-year pause, and Bitcoin is now trading the consequences.
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.75% -4.00% on September 16, marking its first hike since July 2023. The move was widely expected, so the rate itself was not the biggest shock for crypto. The real signal came from the Fed’s projections: 16 of 18 officials expect another hike in 2026.
That matters because higher rates increase risk-free yields, raise the discount rate applied to risky assets, and can strengthen the dollar. Bitcoin, already under pressure after the CLARITY Act

【$ETH Signal】Short + 1H upper-band resistance/4H suppression
$ETH 2433.06 is touching the 1H Bollinger upper band at 2433.1886, while the 4H EMA20 at 2444.2804 and EMA50 at 2465.2804 provide resistance. The 1H MACD histogram is expanding at 5.8745, while the 4H histogram is contracting at -2.9484, creating a tug-of-war between short-term longs and longer-term shorts. The order book bid/ask ratio is 1.22, depth imbalance is 9.74%, OI is stable, and the funding rate is 0.0032%, indicating insufficient fuel for a short squeeze. 1H RSI is 59.72 and 4H RSI is 45.45, marking an area of fading upsid

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After $USELESS surged to 0.26876, I instead took 70% off first. It’s not that I’m bearish, but this level is right at the key prior-high resistance, making it less cost-effective to keep chasing. The move up from 0.20207 formed a breakout-pullback-breakout structure, with each pullback holding at a higher key level and volume expanding on the breakouts.

The key levels are clear now: the prior high is the first key level. After the breakout, only a pullback on declining volume that holds the upper boundary would create a new entry setup; if it simply rallies above and then falls back, it coul

#SolanaMemeCoinsRally
🚀 Solana Meme Coins Rally Speculative Momentum Returns to the Ecosystem
The Solana meme-coin market is once again attracting significant attention as several tokens experience stronger price action, increased trading activity, and renewed speculative interest.
Meme coins have always been one of the fastest-moving segments of crypto, and the Solana ecosystem has become an important hub for this activity because of its fast on-chain environment, active decentralized exchanges, large trading communities, and constant flow of new tokens.
When sentiment turns positive, liqu

Congress is advancing separate proposals that could shape how the U.S. treats crypto transactions and government held #Bitcoin
One would exempt qualifying crypto fees of $10 or less from gain or loss calculations while another would require federal $BTC reserves to remain held for at least 20 years

🔥 WAIT… $COTI IS AT A DECISION ZONE 👀
Price is holding around the Friday low area, while the latest candles are showing buyers trying to reclaim the level.
🟢 $COTI LONG IDEA
💰 Entry: $0.0120–$0.0130
🎯 TP1: $0.0150
🎯 TP2: $0.0177
🎯 TP3: $0.0200
🛑 SL: $0.0100
📌 Key: Holding the Friday-low area keeps the rebound idea alive. A clean break above $0.0177 could open the way toward $0.0200.
⚠️ If price loses the $0.0100 area, the setup is invalidated.
$COTI — buyers ready for the next push? 🚀

⚠️ WAIT… DON’T CHASE $CL YET. WATCH THIS LEVEL. 👀
$CL is trading around $97.44 after rejecting the $100+ area. The 1H structure has turned weaker, with price making lower highs, while $95 remains the key support on the chart.
🔴 SHORT SIGNAL — $CL
💰 Entry: $97.40–$98.00
🎯 TP1: $96.00
🎯 TP2: $95.00
🎯 TP3: $93.50
🛑 SL: $100.20
📌 Key idea: Below $98, sellers remain in control. A break below $95 could increase downside momentum.
⚠️ If $100.20 is reclaimed, the short setup is invalidated.

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