The ETF bid is gone again.
It came back in late August, ran for just over three weeks, and has already flipped to net redemptions.
The ETFs bought during and after the rally, but are not currently buying the bitcoin:native dip.

Tonight, either way, you’re in for some pain—the majority are only watching whether rates go up, but he’s already laid out a playbook for both outcomes.
Let me repeat the two scenarios from Coin-savvy Cat: if rates are hiked, there’ll be a rapid sell-off with a wick, followed by stabilization and a rebound—a 2B false breakdown; if rates aren’t hiked, it’ll take off right where it stands. Put simply, 2B means fooling you first, then pulling the price back up.
That bill failed to pass last night. I went over the market action: from 77,000, it plunged to 74,900, a drop of more than 2,000 points,

X folks,
How do scallops spray water?

The NFTs jointly released by Arc and OpenSea are free—only gas is required.
As usual, just make 100,000 accounts. It’s just a precaution; more would be meaningless.

September 16 Evening Strategy Plan
Prioritized, for fans only
Simplest execution plan for tonight
Current price around 2408: Stand aside; do not chase.
Resistance at 2415—2425: Prioritize shorts, stop-loss at 2432 or 2448.
If price surges to 2435—2448 and retreats: Consider a second short entry.
If 2390—2400 stabilizes: Take a light short-term long position, stop-loss at 2378.
If price breaks below 2390 and fails to reclaim 2400 on a rebound: Short, targeting 2380 and 2365.
If price breaks below 2356: Cancel all long positions and wait for lower levels.
If price holds above 2448: Pause the sho

$LSK Signal: 1H bullish consolidation on declining volume, short squeeze setup from negative funding
$LSK Funding rate -0.0831%, remaining negative, with shorts paying. 1H RSI 63.07, MACD red bars shortening. 4H MACD bearish bars contracting, while the Bollinger upper band at 1.0156 is far above the current price. Order book depth imbalance is 7.29%, the buy ratio is 1.16, and dense buy support sits below 0.54. Price 0.54039, up 48.69% intraday, with OI stable and buyers continuing to push the price higher. With a 1.50 risk-reward ratio and a clear stop-loss, the cost of testing the trade is c

$XAUT ‌4341 has been breached, remain bullish.

I had already finished complaining to friends about this week's market, but now I have to take it back—kind of awkward. A few days ago that afternoon, $CYS pushed up another candle, but volume didn’t follow. No one was buying into the rise, so I judged it had strong bull-trap vibes and directly flagged a shorting-at-the-highs strategy intraday.
Entered short at 1.3889, started taking profit at 0.1293, and banked 80%. The earlier part was truly sluggish, but the move was truly satisfying once it played out.
Panic comes from having no plan; losses come from overthinking. Staying out of the mark

Bitcoin has retraced 38% from its all-time high, with the pattern said to resemble a mid-cycle bottom.
Some analysts believe BTC is currently about 38% below its all-time high, a retracement range similar to the characteristics of mid-cycle bottoms in previous cycles—neither a euphoric top nor yet an extreme deep-bear-market level.
The chart shows BTC’s recent 10-day trend (Gate spot, 1-hour). The retracement is merely a reference point; the real direction still depends on the Federal Reserve decision and regulatory progress.
I share these flash updates in the Gate group chat first—join here i

Tonight feels like another night when I wouldn’t dare sleep 😂
FOMC is coming, and the market is basically betting on a 25bp rate hike. Instead, it feels like “whether they hike or not” is no longer the most important thing. I’m more interested in the dot plot and what Warsh says afterward.
BTC is hovering around 79K, with 76K below as another key level. If the Fed continues to sound hawkish tonight, it seems very likely that BTC will test lower levels again; but if the outcome isn’t as hawkish as the market expects, could we instead see a “buy the fact” move after the bearish news is priced i

Bitcoin miners hold what AI developers cannot buy: electricity.
BeInCrypto reports that U.S. Bitcoin mining farms have become one of the scarcest forms of “approved power capacity.” CoinShares’ Q2 mining report shows that there are at least 225 data center bans or restrictions across the U.S., with 151 still in effect; AI developers looking for new locations to connect to the grid may have to wait several years.
Miners’ advantage is not computing power, but permits and substations—assets built up through years of approvals that money cannot simply buy. As a result, the competition between AI a

$ARC T has been moving, so naturally people are starting to notice.
They’re basically trying to build an all-in-one toolbox for @arc:
Launchpad. DEX aggregator. Scanner. Snipers. Buybots. Portfolio tracking. Bridge. Alerts. Trending + $ARCT staking.
That’s a LOT of infrastructure under one roof.
And this is exactly the type of ecosystem play I like watching early: multiple products, one token, and a growing chain behind it.
If execution matches the vision, @ArcToolsBackup could become a name we hear a LOT more about. 👀

If everyone has been sufficiently scared and shaken up, we can comeback now!

#FedAnnounceRateDecisionSoonAll eyes are on the Federal Reserve as markets await the September policy decision. The announcement could become a key catalyst for global markets, with investors closely watching not only the rate decision but also the Fed’s guidance on the path ahead.
Interest-rate expectations can influence Treasury yields, the U.S. dollar, equities, gold, and crypto markets as traders reassess liquidity and risk sentiment. The real focus will be on the policy statement, economic projections, and signals about future decisions.
With volatility potentially rising around the annou

Guys!
I’m absolutely stunned by this one.
The first day Arc went live.
One wallet bought $ARGUS, putting in 1200U.
Sold 1.8M first, cashing out $30.9k.
The principal is already back.
Still holding 10.1M, with $308k on paper.
Half a day.
A new chain.
Small principal.
Tell me, besides the first day of a new chain, what other window could make something like this happen?
Don’t take my word for it—look up the wallet yourself, don’t just trust the text:
If the data doesn’t add up, roast me directly.

Damn, DeFi can’t even outperform Treasuries—why would anyone put money in?
DeFi pools take on more risk, yet in the end they can’t even outperform 2-year U.S. Treasuries.
Aave’s USDT and USDC, and Sky’s sUSDS, mostly yield just over 3%, while Treasuries offer 4%+.
How do we solve this?

A newly created wallet (0xF426) bought 99,834 $HYPE ($7.72M) via #FalconX 2 hours ago.

I handled this short position in two stages. The key was not to call the top, but to wait for the rebound to fail. After $TRUMP approached the upper Bollinger Band but failed to close above it, with the previous high acting as resistance, the bearish structure was confirmed, so I took the short side here.
Volatility after entry was fairly significant, and there was a pullback after the initial drop. Since this pullback did not disrupt the structure, I reduced only part of the position as planned, placing the protection level at the upper boundary of the consolidation range to prevent a false b