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Recently, I’ve noticed that many beginner traders around me don’t have a clear understanding of the concept of ATH. Actually, ATH means All Time High, which is the highest price an asset has ever reached in its history. I think it’s necessary to discuss this topic because many people tend to make mistakes when making decisions at the ATH level.
Honestly, the meaning of ATH seems simple, but the trading logic behind it is quite complex. When a coin hits a new all-time high, many people fall into FOMO, thinking this is the last chance to buy in. But that’s not necessarily the case. From my tradi

Recently, I often need to register for some overseas websites or test SMS interfaces. Buying new SIM cards is too troublesome, so I started using SMS verification platforms. To be honest, I ran into quite a few pitfalls at first—some platforms didn't receive messages, others had delays of half a day. Later, I found a few that work pretty well.
SMS verification platforms basically provide virtual numbers to receive verification codes, which is very convenient for protecting privacy and testing accounts. You don't need to occupy a real number long-term; just use it temporarily and then discard i

I just noticed an interesting market development — a Supreme Court ruling in the U.S. on Trump’s tariff policies, and traders are talking about it a lot right now.
Simply put, the court is set to deliver a final ruling on Trump’s earlier steel and aluminum tariff policies. The market’s current consensus is that there’s about a 72% chance the court will overturn these tariffs. It may sound a bit dull, but once it actually happens, it could stir up several markets.
Why are traders watching this so closely? Because if the tariffs are overturned, what does that mean? Metal prices may get some brea

Recently, I needed to test SMS verification code interfaces. Buying a new SIM card is too troublesome, so I started experimenting with various SMS receiving platforms. To be honest, I ran into quite a few pitfalls—some platforms simply don’t receive messages at all, others have delays of half a day, and only a few stable ones were finally found.
Basically, SMS receiving platforms are just renting virtual phone numbers to receive verification codes. You can pay per use or subscribe monthly; the key is that your privacy is protected. I’ve used SMS-Activate, which is insanely fast—most messages a

Recently, I’ve been thinking about a frequently overlooked detail in trading— the bid-ask spread. It seems simple, but it really has a significant impact on your trading costs.
Simply put, the bid-ask spread is the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept. For example, if a stock’s buy price is $100 and the sell price is $102, the spread is $2. This difference doesn’t seem like much, but if you trade frequently or handle large positions, it can add up to a substantial cost.
Why pay attention to this? Because the spread di

Recently, the rebound of the Australian dollar and the euro has been quite fierce, especially with the AUD/USD soaring to 0.7148 at one point, and the EUR/USD fluctuating around 1.18, even touching 1.1811 yesterday. The main driver behind this rally is the news of the US-Iran restart negotiations boosting risk appetite, with Trump indicating that he might negotiate with Iran again within the next two days, which has heightened market expectations for easing tensions.
From the perspective of risk aversion fading, crude oil prices have fallen sharply, and the support for the US dollar is indeed

The foreign exchange market has been quite interesting lately. The European, American, and British central banks have all simultaneously released hawkish signals, but can the euro’s current rally continue? Looking at last week’s data, I found that the U.S. Dollar Index actually fell. The euro, Japanese yen, and British pound have all been rising—there’s quite a complex logic behind it.
Last week, both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged, but their remarks leaned hawkish. The market now estimates the Bank of England has about a 60% chance of raising i

Recently, I’ve been seeing more and more people on social media use NFT avatars as profile pictures, and this is actually something worth understanding. Put simply, what is a pfp? It’s a unique digital asset built on blockchain—different from an ordinary profile picture. It represents your real ownership of a specific piece of digital art.
This concept may sound complicated, but the core logic is very simple. Every NFT pfp is unique and is verified on the blockchain. So when you use it as a profile picture, others can see it’s a verified real asset, not some random image. That’s why some peopl

Recently, a noteworthy trade shift has caught attention. Sudan's gold export pattern has undergone a significant change over the past year, reflecting the complex geopolitical game in the Middle East.
Specifically, Sudan's gold exports to the United Arab Emirates plummeted from 22.2 tons in 2024 to 8.2 tons in 2025, a decline of over 60%. Even more striking, the UAE's share of Sudan's gold exports dropped directly from 99% to 56%. This is not just simple trade fluctuation but a complete break between two former allies.
The Sudanese government responded quickly. As relations with the UAE deteri

Recently, data from the derivatives market shows that cryptocurrency contract trading volume in March indeed increased. Data released by a major derivatives exchange indicates that the average daily trading of cryptocurrency contracts reached 210k contracts, with a notional value close to $8 billion, a 19% month-over-month increase.
Bitcoin futures remain relatively stable, with the average daily trading volume of micro Bitcoin futures rising 6% to 210k contracts. But the real highlight is Ethereum, with futures trading volume surging 53%, averaging 19,000 contracts per day. This growth rate c

I just saw a segment where Jensen Huang was talking on a podcast, and it’s quite interesting. The CEO of Nvidia said their investment strategy is to cast a wide net rather than bet on a few winners. It sounds simple, but the logic behind it is worth pondering.
Jensen Huang mentioned that Nvidia’s own history is the best lesson. Back in the 3D graphics field, there were over 60 companies competing. If you had to predict who would survive, Nvidia would probably be among the least favored. But now, Nvidia has become the company with the highest market value worldwide. Because of this experience,

Recently, I saw that Citigroup's strategic team released an interesting adjustment.
They upgraded the rating of the U.S. stock market from neutral directly to overweight, which is a signal worth paying attention to.
The underlying logic is also quite clear.
Currently, geopolitical uncertainties are rising, and market sentiment has become more cautious.
Investors are beginning to favor companies with strong risk resistance and solid fundamentals.
In other words, in the current environment, defensive stocks have become the top choice for many institutions.
Interestingly, Citigroup al

Recently, I noticed a quite interesting phenomenon in the energy market. Major global oil companies are quietly changing their geographic deployment strategies, primarily due to the uncertainty in Middle Eastern affairs.
ExxonMobil, Chevron, and other energy giants are making large investments in regions far from the Persian Gulf. Exxon plans to invest up to $24 billion in deepwater oil fields in Nigeria, Chevron is expanding its presence in Venezuela, BP is acquiring oil and gas rights in Namibia, and Total has signed exploration agreements with Turkey. This is not a coincidence but a clear s

I just saw on-chain data that the Trump token team has recently made a big move. 7.59 million TRUMP tokens, worth over 20 million USD, were transferred directly from a wallet into BitGo's custody account. This transfer is quite large and seems to be for fund consolidation. What's more interesting is that after entering custody, these 7.59 million tokens were quickly moved to a centralized exchange. Such operations usually indicate either preparing for liquidity management or getting ready for subsequent trading. Large transfers like this in the crypto space often attract market attention, espe

I've been closely monitoring the Iran-U.S. situation lately because it directly impacts oil prices and, consequently, the risk appetite in the entire crypto market.
Let's review the background: In early April, both sides reached a two-week temporary ceasefire, which was supposed to expire this Wednesday. Now, the situation has entered a critical juncture. Trump’s side has announced that the negotiation team will go to Pakistan to start the second round of talks, but Iran has not yet officially confirmed participation. Meanwhile, the U.S. military has detained an Iranian cargo ship near the Str

Bitcoin has risen above 70k again, and this wave of market movement is indeed quite interesting. Recently, everyone paying attention to BTC has been discussing the future direction, with many analyzing trends in various chat rooms. I'm also watching, and I feel that in the short term, we should continue to observe the support levels. The market has been quite good since the beginning of the year, but the volatility is also quite significant. What are your thoughts on the upcoming trend?

Recently, I noticed that Indonesia's financial markets are weakening, with stocks and currencies approaching new lows. This actually reflects some deeper issues behind the scenes.
The escalation of tensions in the Middle East has become the final straw that broke the camel's back. This geopolitical uncertainty is affecting asset performance across the region, and investor confidence in the Indonesian market is clearly declining. Some are beginning to reassess their investment prospects in the country, and concerns about its policy direction are increasing.
Honestly, this highlights how fragile

Recently, I saw data shared by FactSet on X, indicating that the current P/E ratio of the S&P 500 has reached 26.3, which is indeed a bit eye-catching. Comparing it to historical levels, the five-year average is only 24.8, and the ten-year average is 23.2, clearly higher. This means that buying S&P 500 stocks now requires paying a significant premium. A higher P/E ratio usually indicates a more expensive valuation, and this level has already exceeded the normal historical range. For investors looking to assess market conditions, this P/E signal is worth paying close attention to, and they may

Recently, some interesting signals have appeared in the Bitcoin futures market. The funding rate for perpetual contracts has dropped to -6%, the lowest in three months, indicating that the market is particularly aggressive with shorts, and everyone is betting on the price continuing to fall. At the same time, the open interest in coin-margined contracts has increased from 668,000 BTC to 687,000 BTC, showing that participation is actually rising, not just a matter of sentiment.
Historically, Bitcoin once fell to around $63,000, but now it has rebounded to $74,000. This shift from extreme pessim

Recently, I came across a pretty interesting story about a mysterious Hong Kong investor holding a $436 million position in BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) through a shell company, Laurore Ltd.
At first, social media absolutely blew up. A company named Laurore filed for this massive position for the first time, with the address and phone number pointing to Hong Kong, which immediately drew attention from the crypto community. Even more interestingly, the director named in the SEC filing is Zhang Hui—an otherwise very common name in Hong Kong. CoinDesk checked the Hong Kong Companies R