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🔥 What are we discussing today? Gate Square’s trending topics have been updated!
🔹 $BTC has climbed back above $82k. Can it hold?
🔹 South Korea’s KOSPI opened down 3.17%. Will tech stocks remain under pressure?
🔹 Altcoin rebound momentum is fading. Will funds flow back into altcoins?
Also worth watching: DNA LaunchPool, buzz around Tesla Roadste, and Latvia’s crypto tax law.
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#btc At first, when I bought stocks, I only lost money when they went down
Then I learned to short, and lost money when they went up too
Then I learned options, and lost money even when prices stayed the same
Finally, I learned leverage, and lost money 10 times faster
At first, I only knew how to trade A-shares, so I only lost money at work
Then I learned to trade U.S. stocks, and lost money even while I slept at night
Then I learned to trade crypto, and lost money on weekends too
Finally, I learned margin trading, and lost money even when I had no money

Breaking! $200 million wiped out in a bloodbath, with long and short liquidations looming! Can your trapped positions still be saved?
Surges and plunges are ruthless: others get liquidated while you're left trapped? Don't panic! Understand the big players' cards, and even in desperate situations you can turn things around!
Unwinding strategy: ETH is currently around 2419. Based on liquidation and fund outflow data, shorts are taking profits, and a short-term oversold rebound may be due. Longs have suffered heavy losses, with a huge overhang of trapped positions above.
Trading levels: Trapped l

Pi Network ($PI ) holds near $0.0786 with a firm bearish bias.
Capped below the 50-day EMA ($0.0865) and the broken trendline (~$0.0843), reinforced by the 23.6% Fib at $0.0866.
RSI at 37 and MACD still favor sellers. A clean break above $0.0865 is needed to open a path toward the 50% retracement near $0.1049—otherwise the door stays open to fresh record lows.

$BTW still at $6B mcap and $20B FDV. with 70% of supply still locked
this isn't a chart, its pure crime
only one direction from here

The old-guard stocks in my portfolio performed okay today; I didn't lose money.
I thought it over this weekend. I've been stopped out of short-term trades 6 times in the past 2 months, so I'll put that aside for now. Short-term trading can work when the market is good, but when the market is bad and there's no dominant narrative, a sector's run ends quickly—sometimes in two or three days, sometimes in one or two weeks. It's easy to get stopped out trading short term. So I'll stick with a swing-trading approach going forward.
The hardest part of short-term trading is stop-losses. Basically, 80%

*Monday, October 19*
May this Monday be the beginning of better days. May God bless our home, protect our family, and guide our paths throughout the week. May what we are waiting for find an answer, may our dreams come ever closer to coming true, and may we never lack reasons to smile. May it be a week of peace, good news, opportunities, and, above all, God’s presence in every moment of our lives. 🙏🏻❤️
$XRP ‌$XLM ‌

Thanks to all the guys who followed my trades 🤝 welcome to copy trade
Today's market moves were pretty good, but my trading performance was average
Tomorrow morning, put on your hard hats and keep going
Strictly execute every trade
#CFD #黄金

$BNB Massive burn executed: Good news fully priced in, or a bull trap set by major players?
The more positive the news, the more cautious the market action demands. The $1.197 billion burn is a real bullish catalyst, but long-term capital is moving in the exact opposite direction.
Data analysis: On the 1-hour chart, BNB rebounded from 706 to around 725. But fund flows show a severe price-volume divergence: net outflows over 15 days reached 229 million U, with 93.01 million U flowing out over 7 days. Currently, 77% of the chips are highly concentrated, alongside a divergence signal of “short-te

The market may be choppy now, but the long-term chart tells me a clear story: $BTC wants to move higher again.
I've accumulated roughly 70% of my total desired exposure, leaving 30% to bid dips along the way or to chase other opportunities.
Keeping it simple, as always. 🧘‍♂️

A $1 unit of AI capability today falls to roughly 8 cents a year later if the current curve holds.
47% cheaper every quarter means fixed capability is basically half-price every ~100 days.
The hardware underneath is moving nowhere near that fast.
AI chip performance/$ has improved ~49% a year since 2023. quality-adjusted model capability is getting ~13x cheaper.
So most of the compression is happening above the silicon: better architectures, training, quantization, serving + brutal lab competition.
And cheaper intelligence gets consumed almost immediately.
@OpenRouter cut Luna pricing ~90% for

📅 This Week’s Gate Square U.S. Stocks Preview | 10/19–10/23
Tech earnings reports roll in: Could AI and storage stocks get a new catalyst?
🔎 In focus: $TSLA $META $NFLX $LRCX $WDC
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If u think listening to KOLs is going to save u u are going to end up in a mental institution

What the fuck is “malicious unemployment”?

To all the market gurus chatting about price action in the group every day, we can finally get a five-person team together for Gate WCTC S9. Who wants to be captain? 😂
This edition's total prize pool is up to 6 million U, with up to 3.2 million U for the team competition—the bulk of it goes to team play. Teams require at least 5 members, so friends who usually watch the market together can discuss it.
When looking for teammates, I'd rather find someone who knows when to call a stop than a hype guy who shouts “go all in” every day.
I was originally only planning to open one position, but a few

#LatviaPassesCryptoTaxLaw🇱🇻 #LatviaPassesCryptoTaxLaw | Latvia Introduces a New Path for Crypto Investors!
A major regulatory development is unfolding in Europe! Latvia’s parliament has approved amendments to its Personal Income Tax Law, introducing new rules for crypto investments and a special mechanism for declaring previously undeclared crypto assets.
📌 Here are the key changes investors should know:
💰 1. One-Time 10% Declaration Option
Eligible individuals can declare qualifying crypto holdings held on December 31, 2026, at EU-licensed crypto service providers or in self-custodied wal

🏛️ NEW PREDICTION MARKET: Can Katie Hobbs win Arizona’s governor race?
Polymarket prices Hobbs at 92.5% and Andy Biggs at 7.5% in the Oct. 19 snapshot.