Crypto KOL Community & Market Trends

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Is the iPhone no longer selling well?
The latest models used to sell out instantly when they launched—you couldn’t even get one. But it’s already been more than 3 hours, and they still haven’t sold out.
And ads and livestream sales are everywhere. With the promotion being pushed so hard $AAPL , is it all because $MU $SKHY memory prices went up, causing Apple to raise its prices by 1,000 yuan too?
Or is everyone waiting for the foldable-screen iPhone Duo?
Hu Chenfeng: Stop folding it. What the hell are you folding it for?😂

ZEC is entering the late stage of its Ponzi scheme. Nearly all of its narratives and stories have already been told. All gains since September 16 have been noise. This is a meme coin completely manipulated by Bitmain with no practical utility whatsoever. I wouldn’t say the ceiling is necessarily at 1200, but ZEC and BTC are completely different concepts. If you’re betting your future on ZEC instead of BTC, you deserve to be harvested. I will short with 2x leverage and add to my position every 200 points.

RAY at $1.57—would you dare chase it?
First, on the surface: a pullback after a surge, and retail investors are panicking.
Over the past 7 days, RAY climbed from around 0.84-0.91 all the way to 1.74, nearly doubling. On September 6, it posted a high-volume bullish candle of +41% in a single day, then continued pushing higher. On September 12, it pulled back from the high to 1.57, with an intraday range of 1.54-1.74, closing lower.
The weekly chart is still strongly bullish, while the monthly gain exceeds 140%. Volume expanded on the rally days and contracted on the pullback days—a typical healthy consolidation.
First: StonkFun moved all new token launches to Raydium LaunchLab.
On September 6, StonkFun announced that all new token launches would go through Raydium LaunchLab. Launch costs dropped directly from 0.29 SOL to 0.03 SOL, a 90% reduction.
Previously, issuing tokens was expensive, so projects went elsewhere.
Now, issuing tokens is almost free, with the traffic and fees all flowing into Raydium's pools.
Second: 12% of fees are used for buybacks, with $640,000 repurchased in a single day, the highest in 19 months.
The Raydium protocol uses 12% of fees to buy back RAY on the open market. On September 9, it repurchased $640,788 in a single day, the highest in 19 months. By the end of August, cumulative buybacks had already exceeded 30% of the circulating supply.
Let me say it again: 30% of the circulating supply has been bought back by the protocol itself.
The hard cap is 555 million, with approximately 270 million in circulation, and minting authority has been permanently disabled. The ongoing 12% fee buybacks effectively turn trading activity directly into deflation.
Third: RWA tokenized U.S. stocks are coming to Solana, and almost all trading is going through Raydium.
Boeing, Costco, Roblox, Grindr, and Wendy's are coming to Solana through Backpack/Sunrise, with nearly all spot trading going through Raydium. Tokenized asset trading volume reached $2.09 billion in Q2, up 273% quarter-on-quarter. Raydium holds the largest share of this segment on Solana.
New on-chain addresses, active addresses, and the amount of SOL staked have all reached recent highs. Q2 revenue declined as the broader market slowed, but tokenized assets' share rose to 21%, while CLMM and LaunchLab contributions continued to increase.
The bulls and bears are fighting—you decide.
On one side:
StonkFun fully switched to LaunchLab, cutting launch costs by 90%.
12% of fees used for buybacks, with $640,000 repurchased in a single day, the highest in 19 months, and cumulative buybacks exceeding 30% of the circulating supply.
RWA tokenized U.S. stocks are coming to Solana, with almost all trading going through Raydium.
Already listed on Coinbase, Robinhood, and Revolut, opening up compliant access.
Up 96% this week, outperforming BTC/SOL.
On the other side:
Macro is bearish: the probability of a 25 bp rate hike at the September FOMC meeting is 85-87%.
BTC is ranging around 77,300, SOL at 101-102, and RAY is following the broader market lower in the pullback.
Launchpad interest may cool, and DEX market share may be diverted to Jupiter.
The short-term pullback from 1.74 to 1.57 is not yet fully digested by profit-taking sellers.
Resistance above: 1.70-1.75 (the current cycle high) → above 1.80, watch 1.90-2.00.
Support below: 1.50 (psychological level + recent low) → 1.45-1.42 (prior-high retest zone) → 1.29.
Trading strategy
For short-term traders:
Lightly go long at 1.50-1.52, with a stop-loss below 1.45; reduce the position or take profits if it rebounds to 1.68-1.72.
For medium-term players:
The logic remains intact—buybacks + RWA traffic. A pullback to 1.42-1.48 would be a better accumulation zone. Target 1.90-2.20, provided BTC holds 76,000 and SOL stays above 95. Add to the position if it breaks above 1.75 and holds.
RAY now resembles the most undervalued rent collector in the Solana ecosystem—
You think it's speculating on Memes, but in reality, it's profiting from RWA.
You think 1.57 is the top, but in reality, 1.50 is the market makers' bottom line.
Those who chase the rally will die at 1.74; those who buy the dip will live at 1.50.
Don't sell in panic when the broader market is fearful, and don't exit while RAY is conducting buybacks.
Watch the number of new LaunchLab tokens and the daily buyback amount—these two metrics lead the candlestick chart.
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In the fear of a downturn, use reason to seize every opportunity to catch a rebound.
Looking back, every significant downturn in history looks like a sale.
From 1929 to the present, bear markets in the S&P 500 have fallen by an average of more than 30% and lasted a little over a year. Bull markets, by contrast, have often gained two to three times their value and lasted for several years.
During the COVID-19 crash in 2020, the market dropped more than 30 percentage points and recovered within a few months.
The longer downturns in 2008 and 2000 eventually reached new highs as well.
What truly hurts is not the downturn itself, but selling your holdings near the bottom and then watching the rebound from the sidelines.
Many of the biggest single-day gains have occurred in the weeks immediately following major declines. Missing them can significantly reduce your long-term returns.

Dario is very good at hyping things up. He just released threat intelligence yesterday, and today he has published another major essay calling for AI to be put on the brakes, or it will really destroy all of humanity!
OpenAI should launch Astra first and worry about the rest later. If Dario keeps following, his safety persona will collapse; if he moves too slowly, others will take his market share. The best solution is for the entire industry to slow down together.
If everyone slows down together, the fastest competitors will be held back. If that fails, at least he will have claimed the moral high ground.
Portray competitors as disregarding safety, and portray China as distilling and stealing capabilities, to make himself look more cautious.
The company is pushing toward an IPO, with the window shifting toward mid-October, while Hyperliquid’s valuation reaches $2.2 trillion. On the one hand, he talks about slowing down; on the other, he is renting Elon Musk’s Colossus, with $1.25 billion per month in computing power.
In any case, AI will destroy humanity, so a shorter pain is better than a longer one. It’s better not to stop AI!

Gold at $4,355—do you dare chase it?
First, look at the surface: Rate-hike expectations are crushing everything, and the bulls are being ground into the floor.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is at 4.97%, a multi-year high. The U.S. Dollar Index is holding above 99 without falling. The probability of a September rate hike has surged from 67% to 85%, and the market is voting with its feet: Why hold non-yielding gold when you can buy Treasuries and earn interest? After steadily declining from the 4480-4510 resistance zone, the downtrend channel is firmly capping prices. The short-term bias is bearish, so don’t fight the trend.
First: With an 85% probability of a rate hike, why hasn’t gold crashed?
In theory, as rate-hike expectations rise, gold should be on its knees. But it isn’t.
After Friday’s CPI data came out, headline CPI rose 0.4% month-on-month and 3.4% year-on-year, while core CPI met expectations. Gold initially broke below 4300, and then—dip buying pulled it straight back to 4400.
Retail traders are panicking that “gold is finished because rates are going up,” while central banks are quietly buying gold and geopolitical risks have pushed oil prices to $100. Inflation expectations are far from dead.
What does it mean when an asset should fall but doesn’t? This is it.
Second: Geopolitics and oil prices—the gold trump card hasn’t been played out yet.
Tensions in the Middle East and between the U.S. and Iran have pushed Brent crude above $100. High oil prices = rising inflation expectations = gold’s hedging demand remains intact.
On one side, rate-hike expectations are weighing heavily; on the other, geopolitical safe-haven demand is providing a floor. Gold is currently being torn back and forth by these two forces.
But concerns over U.S. fiscal and debt sustainability remain, and the long-term trend of central-bank gold purchases has not been broken.
Third: Technically, gold has reached a crossroads where a choice must be made.
After plunging from 5602 to 4300, gold has retraced more than 20%. After a large bearish candle on September 11, it bottomed and rebounded, hitting a low of 4292 and closing at 4349, with an intraday range of over 100 points—a typical data-driven shakeout.
RSI is neutral to slightly low, with no extreme oversold conditions. The 4H structure shows “lower highs,” giving it a short-term bearish bias. But buying has repeatedly emerged around 4300—this is the bulls’ last line of defense.
Upside resistance: 4380-4420 → 4426 → 4480-4500
Downside support: 4350 → 4320-4300 (important demand zone) → 4280-4295 (stronger demand)
Bulls vs. bears—you decide
On one side:
An 85% probability of a rate hike is weighing heavily, with real rates relatively high
The U.S. Dollar Index is consolidating above 99, with no signs of weakness
A retracement of more than 20% from the ATH, with profit-taking still underway
Lower highs on the 4H structure, with a short-term bearish bias
On the other side:
After the CPI sell-off, dip buying firmly pulled gold back to 4400—it should have fallen, but didn’t
Geopolitical tensions and $100 oil mean safe-haven demand remains intact
The long-term trend of central-bank gold purchases remains in place
Buying has repeatedly emerged around 4300, confirming the demand zone
Trading strategy
Bearish approach:
If a rebound to 4380-4420 encounters resistance (with an upper wick, rejection, or a bearish 4H close), enter a small short position, targeting 4320→4300→4280, with a stop-loss above 4426. If it breaks below 4320 and fails to reclaim it, add to the short position with the trend.
Bullish approach:
If a pullback to 4320-4300 shows a clear halt in the decline (a long lower wick, a high-volume bullish candle, or a structural shift on the 1H/4H), enter a small long position, targeting 4380→4420, with a stop-loss below 4280.
Gold now looks like Bitcoin in March 2020—
99% of people thought “the bull market is over,” but when the Fed turned on the liquidity taps, it surged directly from 4000 to 69000.
The day 4300 holds, you’ll realize:
It wasn’t that gold was weak—it was that you got scared out before every FOMC meeting.
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X Layer is now kind of like the last one in the circle that hasn’t really been played yet. For the brothers who trade Memes, the roadmap over the past few years has looked like this: first, be a guest on Ethereum, then rush over to Solana, later squeeze into Base when it opened its doors, and recently take turns playing Four and Butterfly on BNB. After making the rounds, looking back, all the platforms worth playing on feel a little old. So the retail brothers are keeping their eyes on X

Would you dare to bottom-fish crude oil at $95?
Look at the surface first: up 8% in a week, down 5% in a day, with both bulls and bears getting slapped.
It was still hovering around $90 in early September, then surged 6%-7% in a single day on September 10, sending WTI straight to 104+, with some calling for 120. Then Friday brought profit-taking, futures closed around 100, and it has now been driven down to 95.
In a single day, the narrative switched from “a world war is coming” to “peace talks are coming.”
First: you are not trading a coin; you are trading whether ships can pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
This is WTI crude oil, priced by war, inventories, and the dollar—not K-line mysticism.
What is the situation now?
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen from hundreds of ships per day to single digits
More than 10 million barrels per day of Gulf capacity is shut down or may be difficult to restart
Houthi forces in the Red Sea are closing in on the port of Mocha, choking the second export route as well
Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers plan to meet with Iran on September 14 (next Monday) to discuss a “temporary navigation arrangement” for the Strait of Hormuz.
The market first sold the possibility of “de-escalation.” 104→100→95, a $9 drop in one day.
Second: inventories have been drained and supply locked down, but high prices are now killing demand.
Three things are happening at once:
On the inventory side—
Measurable global inventories have fallen by approximately 500 million barrels since February
U.S. commercial crude inventories stand at 424.1 million barrels, right around the five-year average
Cushing has only 21.8 million barrels, near the lower end of its range in recent years
The SPR has fallen to 285.4 million barrels, close to 1980s levels
On the supply side—
IEA: The decline in supply in 2026 will be larger than the decline in demand
A full recovery of Gulf production may be delayed until 2027
On the demand side—
The IEA lowered its 2026 demand forecast
But China’s purchases have recovered from their spring lows, with September imports potentially returning to 10 million barrels per day
Third: the technical picture has produced a signal that must be taken seriously.
August low of 80 → above 90 in September → broke through 100 → surged to 104-106 before retreating on a long upper wick. This is acceleration plus overheating within an uptrend channel.
A large bullish candle on September 10 followed by a large bearish candle on the 11th is a textbook failed breakout. RSI has retreated from deeply overbought levels, while the 4H/1H charts are still restructuring.
Bulls versus bears—you decide
On one side:
Hormuz traffic is in the single digits, with supply locked down
Inventories continue to fall, with Cushing near the lower end of its range in recent years
Diesel crack spreads are extremely high, and end users are scrambling for supply
The uptrend structure since August remains intact
On the other side:
Monday’s Oman talks, with expectations of de-escalation being priced in
The failed surge to 104-106, with pressure from the long upper wick
High oil prices are killing demand, and the macro environment is unfavorable
Once navigation resumes, the premium will compress rapidly
Trading strategy (based on 95)
Scenario A: Monday’s talks are “just a meeting, with no substantive resumption of navigation”
The probability is not low, and the premium could be recovered.
Scale into light long positions between 95-92
Invalidation: a 4H close below 90
Target: 98-100 first, then 104
Scenario B: The meeting releases actionable details on “temporary escorts/allocated navigation”
The premium will compress rapidly.
Do not catch the falling knife at 95
Wait for 90 or 86-88 before considering longs
Stop-losses for short positions must be set above 98-100, otherwise a single “talks collapse” headline could trigger a rebound that takes you out
Scenario C: The conflict escalates further
95 will become the starting point rather than the endpoint, with price likely heading straight to 104 and then challenging 110-120.
Only chase after a break above 100 and a firm hold
At 95:
Neutral to cautiously bullish: fundamentals and inventories still support the view that a deep and sustained drop will be difficult, but Friday proved that expectations of negotiations can knock $5-9 off in a single day
Go lightly long only after a clear bottoming candle and contracting volume appear around 92-95
Abandon the rebound thesis after a break below 90 and wait for 86-88 instead
Monday’s Oman meeting is the biggest catalyst of the week; position size ahead of the meeting should be cut in half from normal
Survive Monday first, then discuss 104 or 88.
Do you think Monday’s talks will succeed or collapse?
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$SPCX will become the world’s first $10 trillion company: 8 ironclad pieces of evidence:
1. Vertical integration is this company’s underlying operating system.
Rockets, satellites, launches, customers, power plants, factories, models—if it can do something itself, it does not outsource it. If the supply chain is too slow or the quality is not good enough, it builds the product itself. That is how Starlink got off the ground, and AI is preparing to follow the same path.
2. Starship has gone from impressive test flights → to a money-making production line
It has sent up 13 third-generation Starlink demonstration satellites, and even towed the second stage back to shore after it splashed down at sea so engineers could dissect it. There will be 14 flights this month, with the first launch using Starship to send mass-produced third-generation Starlink satellites into orbit. After that, the goal is to recover both the first and second stages.
3. Orbital computing is moving much faster than Wall Street expects
Others think it will still take many years. Their timeline is: fly the first batch of orbital computing satellites next year, then begin stacking large-scale computing capacity in orbit in 2028. The satellite bus is essentially the third-generation Starlink satellite that is about to fly, with the payload swapped out and larger solar panels.
4. The day orbital computing truly beats ground-based computing depends on whether rockets can fly repeatedly
On the ground, electricity, cooling, construction, and land prices are all rising. In space, once both the first and second stages can be reflown, deployment costs will fall off a cliff, and the satellites themselves will keep getting cheaper. They believe the breakeven point could come around this time next year, followed by a continued decline.
5. Ground-based computing is the initial cash machine
The goal is to reach approximately $100 billion in annual recurring revenue on a December annualized basis by the end of this year. Another hosting deal was signed this month, worth approximately $111 million per month starting December 1, equivalent to adding about $13 billion in ARR. Next year, they also want to deploy another 5 to 10 gigawatts on the ground. Yet most contracts are locked in for only about six months—not because there is no demand for the GPUs, but because they are afraid of selling out too early.
6. Renting out GPUs externally is a transition; internal products are the main course
The Cursor team has already come in, the Grok bot is being rolled out, Grok 4.6 is clearly stronger than 4.5, and 4.7 is coming soon. They have set an internal benchmark: next year, monetization should be approximately $30–50 per watt, and it should land toward the high end of that range. The prices charged to Anthropic, Google, and others already appear to be above this range; once their own models and software take off, all of that becomes additional upside. Digital AI is only getting started; physical AI comes next.
7. Starlink is already a necessity
Airplanes, cruise ships, trains, and yachts need to stay connected at all times, and three of the Big Four airlines are already onboard. Outside the United States, the biggest problem is still that some people have never heard of Starlink. Further down the road, physical AI devices such as robots, autonomous vehicles, and aircraft will be difficult for terrestrial networks to cover, and Starlink will expand the connectivity market further.
8. Direct-to-phone is not a distraction; it is the same satellite platform with a different payload.
Direct-to-phone satellites will begin launching next year, with the capability to activate service in the first half of 2028. The first version will focus on text messages and emergencies; the next version aims to match the full 5G experience: fewer dead zones, global roaming, and prices that could match or even come in slightly below existing plans. The spectrum has been purchased. In the United States, it can build out terrestrial infrastructure itself or partner with carriers; overseas, it will likely have to pass regulatory review one country at a time, following the same path as Starlink broadband.
The market still has the least clarity on how to price SpaceX!

ZEC has entered the late stage of its Ponzi scheme. Almost all of its narratives and stories have already been told.
All gains since September 16 have been noise.
This is a meme coin completely controlled by Bitmain with no practical utility whatsoever.
I wouldn’t say the ceiling is definitely 1200, but ZEC and BTC are entirely different concepts.
If you’re betting your future on ZEC instead of BTC, you deserve to get rekt.
I’ll short it with 2x leverage, adding to my position every 200 points.

That day, I exited my entire position in $Basecat and switched to dollar-cost averaging into $Pons . Looking back now, it was an exceptionally correct trade. $basecat at 20m➕ was almost certain to make money, but after reaching over 50m, Base still failed to introduce any positive catalysts, and the upside of pure memes was heavily suppressed. In particular, although Bonkguy was bullish on base cat yesterday, he still chose to sell, causing the market cap to drop from 30m to 20m. However, I’m buying the dip on basecat now.

There are truly some incredible talents among ordinary people! After watching this video, retail investors who bought Unitree shares at 1,000 yuan may have their hearts shattered.

This is the chart of $LAPTOP
Hit like if you don’t hold any.
This chart basically looks like a cliff jump without a parachute attached.

A good friend shared this #DUO meme on the X Layer chain with me. My first reaction was, “The OK chain can produce a golden dog too?” Its market cap was around $1M at the time, so I didn’t pay much attention. But I checked today, and it’s at $8M! I’ve bought a small initial position. If it pulls back, I may add a bit more and see if it can break through $15M!

BTC at $77,300, are you still waiting to short?
Look at the surface first: a barrage of bearish news, but the price isn't collapsing.
Over the past week, U.S. core CPI rose 0.3% month-on-month, above expectations; ETFs saw $460 million in net outflows for four consecutive days; and the probability of a September FOMC rate hike was priced at 70-80%. BTC pulled back from a high of $82,000 and is now stuck at $77,300, trading within a narrow intraday range.
Sounds scary? But look at the chart—the market hasn't collapsed.
First: ETFs are seeing outflows, but it's short-term traders who are running.
From September 8-11, spot ETFs recorded approximately $460 million in cumulative net outflows, and IBIT also saw redemptions. The community exploded: “Institutions have fled—the bull market is over?”
Cumulative ETF net inflows still exceed $55 billion, accounting for 6.3% of total market capitalization. This $460 million isn't even a rounding error.
The weakening of short-term marginal buying is real, but the logic behind long-term institutional allocation hasn't changed. The money running is short-term capital chasing rallies and cutting losses, not pension funds and sovereign wealth funds.
Second: Rate-hike expectations are weighing on the market, but the market has already given in halfway.
Core CPI came in hot, and the probability of a September rate hike surged to 80%. Ten-year U.S. Treasury yields remain elevated, while real interest rates are weighing on non-yielding assets.
But look at the move after the CPI release: BTC first dipped to $76,000, then quickly rebounded. When bearish news comes out and the price doesn't fall, it shows that those who were going to run have already done so.
The September 15-16 FOMC meeting is a nuclear-level catalyst. Rate hike + dovish wording = bearish news fully priced in, with a direct move toward $80,000. Rate hike + hawkish wording = another test of $76,000, or even $72,000.
Third: Technically, the price has reached the lower boundary of the range, with $76,000 as the line between life and death.
It is currently in the lower-middle portion of the $76,000-$82,000 range. There is a supply wall at $77,000-$80,200 above, while the 365-day moving average at $81,700 is strong resistance. Below, $76,000-$76,500 is the recent low and psychological threshold.
RSI is at 55, MACD momentum is weakening, and weekend liquidity is thin, making volatility easy to amplify.
In one sentence: Hold $76,000, and look for a rebound to $80,000; break below $76,000, and look toward $75,000 or even $72,000.
You decide on the battle between bulls and bears
On one side:
Supply has continued tightening since the halving, with only 20.08 million coins in circulation
Cumulative ETF net inflows exceed $55 billion, and long-term institutional allocation remains unchanged
Price is above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, with the medium-term structure leaning bullish
The lower boundary of the $76,000 range is strong support and has held multiple times
On the other side:
ETFs have seen $460 million in outflows for four consecutive days, weakening short-term buying
The probability of a September rate hike is 80%, and sentiment is cautious ahead of the FOMC
September seasonality is weak, and weekend liquidity is thin
The $77,000-$80,200 supply wall above, plus the 365-day moving average at $81,700, is creating pressure
Resistance above: $78,000 → $80,000-$82,000 (upper boundary of the range)
Support below: $76,000-$76,500 (line between life and death) → $75,000 → $72,000 (moving-average zone)
Trading strategy
Range-bound approach:
Lightly test long positions on dips at $76,200-$76,800, targeting $78,000-$79,500, with a stop-loss below $75,800.
Reduce positions or lightly test short positions at $78,500-$80,000, targeting $77,000-$76,500, with a stop-loss above $80,500.
Breakout approach:
A confirmed hold above $78,000 accompanied by increased volume → go long, targeting $80,000-$82,000.
A break below $76,000 confirmed by the close → stay on the sidelines or lightly test short positions, targeting $75,000 and $72,000.
BTC now looks just like the night before the ETF approval in October 2023—
99% of people thought “it can't go any higher,” but six months later it had doubled.
The day $76,000 holds, you will realize:
It wasn't that BTC was weak—it was that you kept cutting losses at the lower boundary of the range.
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$2,530 ETH—are you chasing it?
First, look at the surface: shorts were massacred, but the price failed to hold.
On Friday, ETH first broke below 2500, violently surged to 2660-2667, then fell back to 2500-2550. The maximum 24-hour gain was 8%, marking a new high since January, while $210-$260 million worth of ETH shorts were liquidated. The old resistance at 2500-2530 is being retested, and the long upper wick signals selling pressure at the highs, but the structure has not broken down.
First point: shorts were buried, but those chasing longs did not make money either.
That big bullish candle on Friday liquidated $260 million in shorts. Feels good, right? It does.
But look at the situation now—the price has returned to 2530, while those chasing longs all entered above 2600 and are already trapped.
Shorts are dead, and the long chasers did not survive either. This is a squeeze.
ETH’s maximum 24-hour gain was 8%, but the close left only a long upper wick.
Shorts were buried, longs were trapped, and only the market makers are counting money at the top.
Second point: ETFs are buying, but BTC is being sold.
On September 11, spot ETH ETFs saw net inflows of $216 million, with BlackRock’s ETHA alone accounting for $149 million. During the same period, BTC ETFs saw net outflows.
Institutions are reallocating between BTC and ETH—selling BTC and buying ETH.
ETH continues to flow out of exchanges, while corporate treasuries such as BitMine are still adding to their holdings. The staking rate has risen to 34%, and the circulating supply is becoming increasingly locked up.
Friday’s bullish candle was not a coincidence; it was a structural short squeeze.
Spot buying could not keep up with the pace of leveraged liquidations. After surging to 2660, there was no one left to buy, so the price could only be dumped back down.
Third point: next Wednesday is the real life-or-death test.
At the September 16 FOMC meeting, the market is pricing in an 85%-90% probability of a 25bp rate hike. This would be the first rate hike since 2023.
ETH rose on Friday because the squeeze and ETF inflows outweighed the initial reaction to the “imminent rate hike.” But what about next week?
Rate hike but a neutral stance (“only one hike”): after pulling back to 2480-2520, it will likely attack 2600-2700 again
Rate hike + hawkish dot plot: first drop to 2410-2430, or even test 2300
Unexpectedly no hike: gap higher to 2650-2800, but the probability is extremely low
Friday’s bullish candle was sentiment; next week’s FOMC is reality.
The bulls and bears are battling—judge for yourself
On one side:
ETF inflows continue, with BlackRock bringing in $149 million in a single day
Exchange balances falling + a 34% staking rate, locking up the circulating supply
Corporate treasuries such as BitMine continuing to add to their holdings
2500 turning from resistance into support and undergoing a pullback confirmation
On the other side:
A long upper wick at 2650-2670, with spot buying unable to keep up
An 85%-90% probability of a 25bp rate hike next Wednesday
If the dot plot is hawkish, risk-asset valuations will face another round of pressure
Thin weekend liquidity and a high risk of sharp wicks
Trading strategy
Current price: don’t chase. Wait for a pullback to 2480-2510, or wait for a 4H close above 2580 before chasing.
Long positions with a cost below 2450: continue holding; take some profit at 2530-2580 and keep a core position.
Cost above 2550: reduce to a light position; don’t get shaken out by the upper wick.
Want to chase shorts: only suitable for ultra-short-term trades; lightly short at 2580-2610, stop-loss above 2670, targets 2560→2490.
Go long on a pullback from higher levels
Watch zone: 2480-2510 (ideally, hold above 2490)
Better zone: 2430-2460 (a panic drop offers better odds)
Stop-loss: 4H close below 2400
Targets: 2580-2600 → 2650 → reassess 2720-2800 after the FOMC
Take 1/3 to 1/2 off at 2580 first, bringing the cost basis into the safe zone
FOMC scenarios (9/16):
Rate hike but neutral: pull back to 2480-2520, then attack 2600-2700 again
Rate hike + hawkish stance: drop to 2410-2430 or even 2300; that would be a medium-term buying opportunity, not a reason to stubbornly short all the way down from the current price
Unexpectedly no hike: surge to 2650-2800, but the probability is low; don’t add leverage in advance
ETH now resembles BTC before its 2020 breakout above 20,000—
99% of people think “it has risen too much and needs a pullback,” but every pullback turns out to be an opportunity to get on board. This time is different: there is a rate hike next Wednesday, weekend liquidity is thin, and 2530 is not a good entry point.
The day 2500 holds, you will realize:
It was not that ETH was incapable—it was that you went all-in betting on the direction every time before the FOMC.
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🚨 The CME Group now puts the probability of a rate hike next week at 86.5%.

Would you still buy ZEC at $1,140?
Look at the surface first: after surging to 1,297, it pulled back 15%, and retail traders panicked.
On September 9, ZEC touched 1,297, then plunged all the way back to 1,140. The groups started shouting, “It’s topped out” and “Privacy coins are always one-wave wonders.” But look closely—the pullback came on declining volume, the daily RSI retreated from overbought to 64, and the price is still above the 20-, 50-, and 100-day moving averages.
This isn’t a crash; it’s a breather at the highs after the main uptrend. The question is, after catching its breath, will it continue higher or lie down completely?
First: the ETF has launched, but it isn’t here to carry your bags.
Grayscale ZCSH, the first U.S. spot privacy-coin ETF, listed on NYSE Arca on August 25, and its AUM has already reached $463 million. DCG-related parties allocated $100 million.
Institutions can now legally buy privacy coins for the first time—the channel is open.
But the ETF buys spot, not your leveraged long contracts.
After the price broke below 1,000, a large number of short positions were liquidated, and some whales on Hyperliquid are sitting on unrealized losses of tens of millions. The shorts have been buried, but the next to be buried could be the longs chasing the rally.
Second: the September 14 vote could turn the supply narrative upside down.
The NU7 scope vote ends at 19:00 UTC on September 14. Topics include replacing halvings with a smoother issuance schedule, the reissuance timeline for the lockbox, retiring Sprout, and reducing block time to 25 seconds.
ZEC may no longer play the “halving-fueled surge” game.
If smooth issuance passes, the supply curve will flatten, making the long-term outlook more stable—but the short-term expectation of a “halving pump” will disappear. If it fails, the halving narrative will continue, but the controversy will amplify volatility.
Third: the technicals tell you that 1,140 is not the best entry point.
From 1,297 to 1,140, the decline was 12–16%.
The daily chart is showing a rising wedge and bearish divergence warning, with some analysts pointing to a possible pullback to 1,000–1,050 or even 900. Rising volume on rallies and falling volume on declines indicate a healthy pullback, but leverage is too heavy and the risk of a flash crash remains.
You decide in the battle between bulls and bears
On one side:
The spot ETF has launched, opening a compliant channel for institutions
Shorts have been flushed out, funding has turned negative, and shorts are covering
The shielded pool accounts for 28.9%, reducing the floating supply
The weekly main uptrend structure remains intact, with the moving averages in a bullish alignment
On the other side:
Up 22x in a year, with massive profit-taking pressure that could hit at any time
The NU7 vote could change the halving narrative
If the FOMC is hawkish, BTC could pull back, and ZEC could be even more volatile
The EU’s AMLR restricts privacy coins, limiting access to the European channel
Upside: 1165–1200 → 1230–1245 → 1296–1300
Downside: 1100–1050 → 1000 (the life-or-death line) → 880–900
Trading strategy
For short-term traders:
Wait for a pullback to 1080–1050 that holds (a bullish candle on rising volume or no break on the 4H chart), targeting 1200–1240, with 1290 as the second target. If it rebounds directly from 1140 and holds above 1165, chase a long with a small position and set a stop-loss below 1120.
For swing traders:
Wait for the vote and FOMC decision to be settled before choosing a direction. If the daily close breaks below 1100 and the rebound is weak, reduce your position and stand aside, with 1000 as the next level. If 1000 breaks on heavy volume, turn bearish in the short term—don’t catch the falling knife.
For long-term believers:
ZEC offers “Bitcoin-like supply plus optional privacy,” with a 21 million cap and a halving in 2028. The long-term thesis remains intact, but 1140 is not a good dollar-cost-averaging level. Wait until below 1000 to buy in batches; don’t go all in at an emotional high.
ZEC has risen 22x, and you don’t dare get on board; after a 15% pullback, you still don’t dare buy the dip—
Then why are you in crypto? To watch other people make money?
But remember: privacy is essential; your position size isn’t. Stay alive so you can wait for the next wave.
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