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This week’s broad market has wrapped up with narrow-range consolidation. Next week will officially kick off the FOMC + big tech earnings week, and volatility will most likely shift from “compression” to “release.”
‍$BTC The current price is around 64k. Over the past week it’s basically been swinging back and forth in the 63,600-65,600 range. Trading volume is on the light side, and the Market Sentiment Index (Fear & Greed) has already fallen to around 29—this is a relatively cautious zone.
The key variables next week: The FOMC rate decision will be released in the early hours of July 30 Beijing time. This is the first meeting chaired by the newly appointed Fed chair, Waller, and the market’s pricing of his hawkish tilt still isn’t fully sufficient. On Thursday morning right after that, PCE inflation and the initial estimate of second-quarter GDP will be published; the combination of these two factors may make liquidity and volatility clearly different from normal trading days.
Scenario walkthrough: If 63,600 support is held and the FOMC tone is more neutral, a range-bound consolidation is likely to persist. The upside rebound targets would be 65,600-66,000. If 63,600 breaks down, combined with hawkishness exceeding expectations, the downside room could open up to the cluster of prior low dense trading in the 60,000-61,000 area.
‍$ETH and related assets
ETH is trading in the 1,850-1,900 range—moving weaker in tandem. However, spot ETF inflows have continued for three consecutive weeks (last week around $104 million, ranking first among all spot crypto ETFs). Institutional demand on this front hasn’t broken. In the short term, the price action is likely to continue tracking BTC’s rhythm; for ETH to independently carve out an uptrend, ETF fund flows need further expansion to confirm.
Tech stocks / macro correlation
Next week, U.S. stocks will enter a dense earnings period: after the FOMC decision on Wednesday, Microsoft and Meta will publish earnings early Thursday, followed by Apple and Amazon early Friday. Whether AI capital expenditures exceed expectations directly affects whether risk appetite can transmit into the crypto market. If it comes in above expectations, it will most likely boost BTC/ETH following the rebound; if it disappoints, it may intensify the current cautious sentiment and create a downside “resonance” with the hawkish Fed.
Summary
Volatility is likely to rise next week. Direction will depend on whether the “FOMC tone” and “big tech earnings” can confirm in the same direction. In a range-bound market, chasing pumps or cutting sells tends to get you hit from both sides. Positioning: stay lightly allocated, and only add in after key levels (63,600 support / 65,600 resistance) are effectively broken—don’t go heavy on predictions.
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