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$Meta The earnings report is due out right after the market closes!
It’s already up 2% in anticipation, and $SPCX has taken off. For AI, it’s all about Meta and Tesla now. Revenue consensus is $63.3 billion, up 23.8% year over year. Muse’s real-world usage data will also be released—let’s see what it’s really made of. It currently has 10.9 million users and 2.5 million daily active users, and it’s topped the app charts. That’s no small feat, but it hasn’t contributed much yet.
It’s expected to contribute $10 billion by the end of next year, which still seems low. Are $130 billion in capital expenditures only going to produce $10 billion in results? It takes too long to make money from AI applications through subscriptions. Ads are still the way to go. In the future, the point of paying will just be to avoid ads 😂

A major rally that can truly take off
Either comes as a V-shaped reversal straight after a deep sell-off
Or begins as a gradual uptrend after an extended period of choppy consolidation at the bottom
Slowly building into a sustained climb
Right now, neither condition is met
There is absolutely no basis for a sustained major rally
There’s no need to rush in and buy the dip; patiently wait for this sell-off to run its course
Leave all plans to buy the dip until after November

Goddamn, I've been waiting for over a month.

There’s a sleeping giant on Robinhood right now. Once it wakes up, the entire crypto market will go crazy.

Today, when most people think of Shenzhen, their first impression is of a vibrant, modern young city. But perhaps in just a few decades, when people around the world mention Shenzhen, there will be a profound sense of history behind it. Then, a few decades later, it will be written into history textbooks.
Just my personal speculation.

Zoom out a bit, and you’ll see that this round of hardware adjustments barely fazed U.S. stocks, while A-shares performed as expected. The market that really got its backbone broken was South Korea’s—the world’s most central stock market.
Zoom out just a little further, and you’ll see that in this new wave of the “AI technology revolution,” it seems only China and the U.S. are center stage. Former European powerhouses, Russia, and others have been left out for all sorts of reasons.

$SOL ‌ is starting to form a rounded bottom after bouncing from the $101 area.
• $110 is the key level to reclaim
• A daily close above $110 would strengthen the bullish setup
• Next upside targets: $114–$118
If buyers keep stepping in, the recovery could start gaining momentum. 👀
#GateReserveRatioReaches118.49%
#TeslaQ3EarningsPreview
#EthereumReclaims$2450

On October 14, I said crude oil was the key KEY in the market recently. On October 19, crude oil dipped a bit, but I said it would probably move sideways first. On October 20, crude oil gave me a key candlestick, so I think it’s getting close now. I remember hearing a teacher from the chart-pattern school say that a channel is an unstable pattern. Was that a teacher from the classical chart-pattern school? Is that statement correct?

$SOL is starting to form a rounded bottom after bouncing from the $101 area.
• $110 is the key level to reclaim
• A daily close above $110 would strengthen the bullish setup
• Next upside targets: $114–$118
If buyers keep stepping in, the recovery could start gaining momentum. 👀

I’ve noticed something very puzzling:
Losing 500k feels extremely painful.
But when the price of a house you bought drops by 500k,
why doesn’t it feel nearly as painful?
​It’s the same 500k.
What’s the difference?
Does anyone understand this mindset?

Fresh capital is flowing into #Bitcoin. History shows why this matters.
Look at $BTC performance during previous cycles:
• 2016–2017: +5,000%
• 2020–2021: +600%
• 2023–2025: +300%
This cycle, Bitcoin is up just 44% from its bottom so far.
If historical patterns offer any clues, the bigger move could still be ahead.
The real question is: Are we still early in this cycle? 👀

This really hit home. I used to think ETFs were always safe. Once, I chased a semiconductor ETF, and it dropped several percentage points in a day. That’s when I realized industry ETFs can be just as volatile as individual stocks. It wasn’t until later that I understood: an ETF is basically a basket of fruit. It can help me avoid a single company blowing up, but if the broader market falls, it’ll fall right along with it. And then there’s the premium trap with cross-border ETFs. I once jumped in without checking the NAV, and lost a chunk when the premium later came down. My takeaway is:
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DOGE at $0.082—would you still dare to touch it?
From $0.73 down to $0.08, a drop of 89%. Everyone is shouting “meme coins are dead”—but while retail traders are cutting their losses and getting out, whales have quietly accumulated 600 million DOGE, all at around $0.08. Is this DOGE market makers picking through the wreckage at the bottom, or retail’s last chance to escape?
First, the surface picture: the price is rising, but the trend hasn’t changed.
Up 3-4% in 24 hours, bouncing a little from extreme weakness. Market cap: $12.8 billion, ranked 11th-12th; trading volume: $400-500 million—the liquidity is still there, but that’s about it. The candlestick chart tells you this: the daily chart is still in a medium-term downtrend, with the price languishing below the major moving averages and RSI at 36-42, neutral to weak. The 4-hour chart flashed a bullish engulfing pattern, but with limited strength—all the indicators are saying one thing: this is a rebound, not a reversal.
First: Whales are buying, but retail’s long-to-short ratio is 3:1
Since October 12, whales have accumulated around 600 million DOGE, with their cost basis concentrated near $0.08. Sounds exciting, right? Big players are positioning at the bottom, so why not just follow them in?
But you’re missing one fatal detail: the derivatives long-to-short ratio is about 3:1.
In plain English: there are three times as many longs as shorts. What does that mean? If the price wicks down, longs could be liquidated one after another, triggering a cascade. Whales are accumulating spot, while retail traders are using leverage in futures to bet on a rise—both sides are bullish, but they’re holding spot while you’re putting your life on the line.
Whales are accumulating while lying in wait; using leverage is putting yourself in the line of fire. Both are bullish, but the outcomes are worlds apart.
Second: The ETF is being liquidated, and DogeOS is still only on testnet
Bitwise’s DOGE ETF (BWOW) is being liquidated. Although it’s tiny (AUM is just $700k), the impact of the outflows is limited—the signal, however, stings: institutional demand for DOGE is so weak that even a mini ETF can’t stay afloat.
On the ecosystem side, DogeOS has launched on testnet, with an EVM-compatible layer that could improve utility over the long term. But in the short term? A testnet is just a testnet—it’s still a very long way from real users, real revenue, and real demand.
DOGE’s biggest problem has never been technology; it’s the narrative. No viral memes, no celebrity endorsements, no new story—what’s going to bring in new money?
Without a narrative, a meme coin is like an influencer with nothing to talk about—even a huge following will dwindle.
Third: The macro outlook is the biggest blade hanging over our heads
US September CPI came in at 3.7% year over year, with core CPI at 2.6%, both above expectations. The Fed raised rates by 25bp in September to 3.75%-4.00%, the first hike in three years. For the October 27-28 FOMC meeting, the market sees a 37%-50%+ chance of another hike, with the odds even higher in December.
High inflation + high interest rates mean a steady bleed for risk assets. As a high-beta meme coin, DOGE catches a cold when BTC sneezes, and ends up in the ICU when BTC stumbles. BTC itself has pulled back from its early October high—are you really expecting DOGE to rally on its own?
Bull vs. bear—you be the judge
On one side:
Whales have accumulated 600 million coins since October, at a cost basis of $0.08
A bullish 4-hour engulfing pattern, with short-term rebound momentum
$0.079-$0.0806 has been tested multiple times and remains strong short-term support
DogeOS testnet is live, with long-term potential
On the other:
The daily chart is in a medium-term downtrend, with all the moving averages overhead
Long-to-short ratio of 3:1; longs are crowded, and a wick down could trigger a cascade
ETF liquidation, weak institutional demand
Rising expectations of rate hikes weigh on risk appetite
Annual issuance of 5 billion coins; inflationary dilution has never stopped
Key levels
Resistance above: $0.083-$0.0836 (short-term line in the sand) → $0.0855-$0.087 (moving average cluster) → $0.09
Support below: $0.079-$0.0806 (strong support) → $0.076-$0.078 (recent lows) → below $0.076, watch for lower levels
Trading strategy
Short-term futures traders:
Try a small long on a pullback to $0.0805-$0.081, with a hard stop below $0.079. Targets: $0.0835-$0.0845; if it breaks through, look to $0.086-$0.087. Keep your position size below 5-10% of total capital.
If a rebound stalls at $0.0835-$0.0855, consider a small short, with a stop above $0.0865 and targets at $0.080-$0.079.
At $0.082, the midpoint—don’t chase. Wait for a pullback or breakout before acting.
Medium-term swing traders:
Scale in on dips in the $0.076-$0.080 range, and trim at $0.09-$0.10. Only consider a trend reversal to bullish if the daily chart closes firmly above $0.087 on strong volume. Keep your position below 20%, with leverage capped at 3-5x.
DOGE is just like SHIB in 2023—
Everyone says “meme coins are over,” then the next rally sends them soaring several times over.
But don’t forget: before SHIB doubled, it first fell 70%.
The fate of meme coins: you’re nowhere to be seen when they rise, and all-in when they fall.#Gate最新储备金率达118.49% #特斯拉Q3财报 #以太坊站上2450美元 $BTC $ETH $DOGE

Whales making big moves in $BITCOIN 🐳
3 wallets received approximately $90 MILLION worth of $BTC , totaling nearly 1,090 BTC.
The transfers originated from Wintermute-linked wallets.
Watching where this BTC moves next.

The hacker who stole $285 million in assets from Drift Protocol in early April has laundered another 24,885 ETH ($61.04 million) through Tornado in the past hour.
◎ The hacker laundered a total of 50,595 ETH ($122 million) through Tornado yesterday and today;
◎ The hacker’s address currently still holds 56,569 ETH ($139 million).
Address:

BITCOIN WEEKLY W-BREAKOUT!
Last step for confirmation: break above previous rejection point (orange).

🔥 BULLISH: CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju says fresh capital is flowing into Bitcoin, adding that “this only happens in bull markets.”

SOL at $107—would you dare bet on it today?
SOL is about to undergo major surgery today. 20% of validators aren't ready, ETF funds have fled for 12 straight days, yet the price is stuck firmly at $107—do you think this is the final shakeout before takeoff, or the last ticket before a crash?
First, the surface picture: the price is stable—so stable it’s unsettling.
Current price is around $107, up 2%-3% in 24 hours, with a market cap of 62-63 billion, ranked 6th-7th. It’s still 64% below its January 2025 ATH of $295. The chart shows a rebound from lows of $100-$103, a move above short-term EMAs, and a test of key resistance at $107-$108. RSI is around 45, neutral to weak; MACD is still below zero, and the price is below the 50-day moving average at $109-$110—short-term, it looks like a rebound; mid-term, it hasn’t turned around yet.
But today is no ordinary day.
Today is the day the Alpenglow upgrade goes live on mainnet, Epoch 1064, with activation expected between 13:20 and 15:00 UTC.
This is Solana’s biggest underlying-layer surgery since 2020.
First: the upgrade isn’t an automatic bullish catalyst—it’s a stress test
Alpenglow aims to cut transaction finality from 6-12.8 seconds to about 150 milliseconds, an improvement of roughly 40 times. Voting will be moved off-chain, and validator costs are expected to fall 60%. If it works, DEXs, payments, and high-frequency trading will benefit enormously, and SOL will be just one layer away from “centralized-level speed.”
But don’t just look at the hype—look at the risks:
Validators representing about 20.3% of staked SOL were previously flagged as not fully prepared, due to client and BLS key issues. The testnet also saw multiple resets and rollbacks.
In plain English:
Today isn’t an easy “upgrade = price pump” question. It’s a bet on whether 20% of validators will stumble.
If the launch goes smoothly, SOL becomes a highway; if the transition goes wrong, SOL becomes a crash site. Volatility will rise on upgrade day, and both flash crashes and rallies could happen within a single candle.
You’re not betting on SOL; you’re betting on whether those 20% of validators can move fast enough.
Second: ETFs have seen 12 straight days of outflows, but whales are staking at lower prices
U.S. spot SOL ETFs have seen net outflows for about 12 consecutive trading days, including about -$2.6 million on October 20 and roughly -$33 million over the past 5 days, with total assets of about $1.65 billion. Institutions are redeeming in the short term, putting pressure on the price.
But what about the other side?
Q3 non-voting transaction volume was around 14.2 billion, RWA has continued growing to about $4.4 billion, and some whales are staking at lower prices. The ecosystem isn’t dead, and the chain isn’t empty. Price and fundamentals have become noticeably disconnected.
Here’s the painful part:
Retail investors see ETF outflows, get scared, and run.
Whales see staking at lower prices, smile, and buy.
Under every “bearish fund flows” headline, there’s a group quietly moving tokens.
Third: the technical picture is stuck at the $107-$108 threshold
Resistance above: $107-$108 (recent highs + Fibonacci level) → a breakout points to $110-$114.
Support below: $104-$105 (former resistance turned support) → stronger support at $100-$102 (psychological level + cluster of lows).
A break below $100 would be short-term bearish; some have even raised the risk of a head-and-shoulders pattern.
The daily chart remains weak mid-term, while the 4H/1H charts are range-bound to bullish. A breakout needs volume to be credible.
In one sentence: $107 isn’t a buy signal; holding above $108 with volume is.
The bulls and bears face off—judge for yourself
On one side:
Alpenglow goes live today, and 150ms finality is a tangible user experience upgrade
High on-chain activity, growing RWA, and whales staking at lower prices
A rebound from $100-$103 has improved the short-term structure
A successful upgrade could boost adoption and improve sentiment
On the other side:
Validators representing 20.3% of staked SOL are not fully prepared, and the testnet has a history of resets and rollbacks
12 consecutive days of ETF outflows show institutions aren’t buying in the short term
The daily price remains below the 50-day moving average, and MACD is below zero
Macroeconomic conditions are hawkish: the Fed has raised rates to 3.75-4.00%, CPI is around 3.7%, and 10-year Treasury yields are above 5%, weighing on high-beta assets
Key levels
Resistance above: $107-$108 (the line between life and death) → $110-$114
Support below: $104-$105 → $100-$102 (the iron floor) → a break below $100 opens the door to further downside
Trading strategy
Wait for a high-volume hold above $108 before taking a small long position, targeting $110-$114, with a stop below $105.
Or, if $104-$105 holds on a retest and a stabilization candle appears, scale into a long position, with a stop below $102.
Defensive/bearish bias:
If the price rallies and then retreats after the upgrade, or loses $104-$105, watch for a retest of $100-$102. If $100 fails, the short-term outlook turns bearish—reduce exposure or hedge; don’t stubbornly hold on.
Mid-term:
Wait for three signals: a successful upgrade, ETF outflows slowing, and BTC holding above 83-84k. Until all three are in place, trade the swings and don’t go all-in for the long haul.
SOL is just like ETH in 2021—
Everyone is watching to see “whether the upgrade succeeds,” while the price chops around a key level.
If it works, the narrative gets rewritten; if it fails, confidence takes a major hit. #Gate最新储备金率达118.49% #特斯拉Q3财报 #以太坊站上2450美元 $BTC $ETH $SOL

Is it popular now to keep pushing the price up after opening?
$AXIS I can't get an order filled, I really can't……