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Previously, I noted that the ZEC short setup remained solid and that the short-term rise was merely an oversold rebound, with a short position to be set up in the 1250-1270 resistance zone.
Price surged to 1253, met resistance, and turned lower, reaching a low of 1130 for a 123-point move. The forecast played out precisely.
Don't be misled by short-term rebounds. Stay disciplined with the trend and risk management, and wait for the market to reach the target.$ZEC

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Ethereum's rebound also precisely hit the predicted resistance at 2490. After surging to 2493, the price began to pull back.
Our first target of 2400 was reached as expected, with the price dipping as low as 2392 and delivering a 100-point move. Entry and exit levels matched expectations perfectly; the rebound and pullback were all under control…#特斯拉Roadster带火Meme币 $ETH ‌

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Kevin Warsh’s IMF fireside chat has given financial markets another reason to reassess the Federal Reserve’s next move. With inflation remaining elevated and the Oct 27–28 FOMC meeting approaching, traders are trying to determine whether monetary policy will remain restrictive or move toward another rate increase.
My interpretation is that Warsh’s message was cautious rather than clearly dovish. He emphasized price stability, avoided promising a specific policy decision, and discussed artifici

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$ZEC I watched it drop all the way from 1253.76 to 1131.85 without selling a single unit—not bad.
The current price is 1170.45, sitting at 37% of the 24-hour range.
Over two days, it first fell 9.7%, then climbed back 4.6%, and then went sideways.
The 20-hour moving average at 1156.81 is just 1.2% below, so at least that level held.
But the upside is still unfinished business: the 24h high of 1235.85 is 5.6% above the current price.
There’s only 3.3% down to 1131.85.
5.6 versus 3.3—that’s an upside-to-downside ratio of 1.69:1.
I don’t take trades below 2:1 (I call that “not losing is winning”

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#DOGE DOGE ETFs switch from consecutive net inflows to redemptions! Can the $0.08 support hold?
Dogecoin hype cools! ETF funds flee, with $0.08 becoming a make-or-break line🐶
Dogecoin DOGE, once hugely popular, is now facing a subdued market atmosphere. Dogecoin ETFs had previously seen three consecutive weeks of inflows, but the trend completely reversed in October as institutional funds began to pull out, putting significant pressure on the price.
📉ETF funds see $540,000 in outflows over two days.
According to SoSoValue data, from October 1 to 9, flows in and out of Dogecoin spot ETFs were

🟢 $SOXL /USDT — LONG Signal
Pair: $SOXL /USDT
Direction: LONG
Entry: 94.48
TP1: 99.44 +5.2%
TP2: 102.74 +8.8%
TP3: 107.69 +14.0%
SL: 87.87
Chart Structure:
- Broader downtrend intact price well below MA99, now also breaking below MA7/MA25 after ranging
- RSI has rolled over from ~55 down to ~38-40, heading toward oversold rather than recovering
- MACD is negative and the red histogram is still expanding bearish momentum accelerating, not fading
$SOXL ‌

After half a day of tinkering, I can finally use Claude in mainland China (the anti-ban version). Dario is really bad—Alibaba has basically bought up all the available sources out there for distillation.

$APT This bearish candle hit pretty hard: down 7.75% in 24 hours, with the current price at 0.8183, hovering just above the low of 0.8166. Think of it like the last half hour before a market closes: vendors are desperate to clear their stock, calling out lower and lower prices, but trading volume is shrinking instead—54.7M in trading volume isn’t much, which suggests this isn’t panic selling so much as buyers collectively sitting on their hands, with nobody catching the falling knife.
Market sentiment is pretty clear: everyone who chased above 0.89 is now stuck holding the bag, and the intrada

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The Media Maze
$NYT ‌
The New York Times (NYT) is currently caught in a tug-of-war between its recent recovery and immediate selling pressure. After a sharp decline in late September, the stock mounted a respectable comeback, but it is now facing a critical pullback. With the price hovering at $67.77, traders are asking a crucial question: Is this a healthy retracement before the next leg up, or is the rebound losing steam?
📊 K-Line (Candlestick) Analysis
1. Daily Chart (Macro Context)
· Trend: The daily chart (Image 1) shows a V-shaped recovery from the late September lows near $58.78**. Th

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Forecast fulfilled ✅
The XAUT rebound plan for the 4170-4200 resistance zone played out: after rising to 4191, it pulled back to a low of 4152, delivering the 40-point target as expected.
Distinguish a short-term recovery from a trend reversal, and stick to the trend-following approach.$XAUT