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It seems that Ethereum "whales" are leaving the network!
Over the past two months, about 60 "whale" addresses holding 10,000 $ETH
or more have completely emptied or consolidated their balances.
When individual entities with positions worth millions of dollars leave the network in such a short period, it typically signals profit-taking by institutional investors and asset reallocation. These large players are using recent liquidity to reduce risks, reflecting a clear lack of confidence in the medium-term outlook.
This reduction in the number of "whales" perfectly coincides with recent signific

🟡 Hormuz without ships; the chart no longer reacts to economic indicators
For several weeks now, the market has been living not so much on economics as on headlines about Iran, the US, and the Strait of Hormuz. And this is very clearly visible in gold: any statement can sharply change sentiment, and impulses on the chart appear faster than the market can properly digest them.
📰 What drove the price
🟠 In the Strait of Hormuz, hourslong clashes continued between Iranian forces and US military ships. For the market, this is a direct geopolitical risk, especially given the role of the Strait of

⚡️China has been actively increasing its auto exports since 2021, reducing imports of foreign cars
Demand for Chinese cars is rapidly growing worldwide. Production quality has greatly improved. The Chinese offer luxury levels at the price of an ordinary car. Western auto industry leaders have publicly admitted over the past two years that in many criteria, Western auto manufacturing is already falling behind Chinese, and they are raising alarms about the growing gap from China and the rapid increase in competition from Chinese automakers.

#News_of_the_day
3️⃣4️⃣ The market is once again returning to a tense phase of conflict around the Strait of Hormuz. Attempts at negotiations between the US and Iran continue, but simultaneously, the sides continue exchanging blows and increasing pressure in the region.
⏩ Iran officially introduced new rules for passing through the Strait of Hormuz, effectively strengthening control over shipping.
⏩ Clashes between the US and Iran continue in the Hormuz, and the US has struck Iranian ports of Keshm and Bandar-Abbas.
⏩ A Chinese oil tanker was attacked at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz —

↗️ The United States sharply increased oil and petroleum product supplies to the global market in the month since the Middle East conflict began, reaching $23 billion
🛢 In March, U.S. airlines spent over $5 billion on jet fuel, which is 56% more than in February, due to rising fuel prices. Growing expenses are forcing airlines to cut routes and raise fares.
💬 Experts note that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is very advantageous for the U.S. because the United States itself hardly uses the strait and is now actively offering its own oil instead of Middle Eastern oil.
🎤 On May 5, Trump o

#Аналитика
BTC Asset is unfolding.
Market movement has gradually exhausted itself, and the formation of reversal patterns has begun. We have formed a bearish engulfing pattern, which opens the way to the $68,000 region and below.
⚠️I see no positivity in the market, despite the local rebound. Most likely, we will continue to fall in the medium term.
📊The Fed meeting is already very clear — they will keep the rate unchanged, which is also negative for the market.

#Обучение
In crypto, there are two parallel markets for the same asset — the spot ( where assets are bought and sold "physically" ), and the futures ( where contracts are traded based on the future price ).
When a discrepancy arises between them, there is an opportunity for an arbitrage strategy with manageable risk.
▪️ Basis trade — a strategy where a trader takes opposite positions in the spot and futures markets of the same asset to profit from the difference between the current and expected price.
Strategy:
🟢 Buy BTC on the spot
🟢 Open a short position of the same volume on the futures

#Аналитика
BTC Asset shows strong growth.
🎚️Markets are rising due to ongoing manipulations in the Far East. I believe the conflict is coming to an end since no one is willing to engage in full-scale hostilities, and thank goodness for that. Markets are already pricing in the end of the conflict in the near future.
💎Currently, we are testing the upper boundary of the current upward channel, and I think we will attempt to break out of it to go long with a subsequent pullback.
Short positions remain relevant in this market; I see no point in longs.

#Economic_сalendar
🗓 Key economic news for Wednesday, April 15, 2026
➡️ The day is moderately busy, but the main focus shifts to the United States: manufacturing activity, inflation through import prices, and oil inventories. Europe sets more of the backdrop than the direction.
💸 09:45 — France CPI (month-over-month, March)
🔵 Forecast: 0,9%
🔵 Previous: 0,6%
📈 Overview: Inflation is expected to accelerate. The data may locally support the euro, but without confirmation across the entire eurozone, strong moves typically do not happen.
💸 15:30 — NY Empire State Manufacturing Activity Index

How China “Bought” the Middle East 😉
Since 2005, China has spent more than $269 billion on investments and construction contracts across the entire Middle East.
Top 3 recipients:
▪️ Saudi Arabia – $82 billion
▪️ UAE – $48 billion
▪️ Iraq – $40 billion
China’s trade with the Middle East countries has doubled since 2017 and reached $317 billion in 2024. Iran also got a share—Beijing sent them $25 billion.
Big investments make it unprofitable for China to keep the war in the Middle East going, but there’s a catch.
Beijing isn’t in a hurry to get involved and end the conflict, because this is an

#Аналитика
BTC Asset is experiencing active decline.
🎙Negative news has emerged, where the US and Iran failed to reach a ceasefire, leading to a subsequent decline across all markets. For now, I am primarily considering the scenario of the market dropping to around $65,000.
🔴The brief positive phase has ended, and the market reaction is unambiguous — we lack the strength to break through the level, so a logical move would be to reverse the position from current levels and exit below. The best decision now is to trade shorts or simply observe the market reaction and news developments in the

▶️Morning Market Overview
Congratulations to everyone on the start of a new week.
💰BTC $70,986
💠ETH $2,194
Fear Index 13
Altcoin Season Index 36
Long/Short Ratio 48/52
Bitcoin Dominance 59.37%
Expectations are mostly leaning towards testing the resistance zone at the $74-76k level, already this week. If we successfully break through it, the next target is over $80k.

🛫 TON has increased by approximately 15% over the week
Following the recent blockchain upgrade, the price of TON has risen by about 15% over the week, and the staking yield for TON has increased to over 20.37% annually.
Recall that this week, the TON network underwent a Sub-Second upgrade — the block time was reduced from seconds to milliseconds, and transaction confirmation now takes less than 1 second. The network has become six times faster and processes more transactions simultaneously.
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CryptoQuant has found signs that the BTC bear market may be coming to an end, but they still don’t see confirmation of a reversal. An important resistance level could become $75k 🤑
Today, traditional markets will close for the weekend, and talks between the US and Iran have been scheduled for Saturday. Trump is already spreading FUD that Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz normally, while Iran accuses the US of violating the ceasefire. The weekend promises to be volatile 🕯
Scenarios:
🟢 BTC staying above $72k и and charging at $75k in case the negotiations go well
⏺ Falling back into the