We saw Bitcoin retreat on Friday along with stocks, but looking at the broader solar scale, the week remains positive. Today's numbers show BTC at $74.1K with a 0.84% drop in 24 hours, but still up 3.35% over the last 7 days. Ethereum fell 2.58% today but maintains a +3.2% weekly gain. The interesting thing is that it seems more like a cleanup of leveraged positions than a real trend change.

What happened is typical of Fridays: Nvidia's results moved the risk market, quick money exited, and that dragged crypto along. But looking at hourly returns, buyers have already reappeared at these levels. Bitcoin remains trapped in the same narrow range for weeks, operating almost like a macro asset.

Now, if you expand the view to the full week, the picture is different. Solana is down 1.68% weekly, BNB almost flat with +0.18%, but the strange thing is that Cardano and other altcoins that used to lead are now mixed. XRP remains in the red with -1.81% weekly. The risk appetite in crypto hasn't disappeared; it's just being redistributed. While Asian equity markets have their best February in years, capital continues to rotate, and that keeps volatility high. Until we see new and consistent demand, these Friday movements will continue to happen.