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Another day another glorious buy opportunity on the $LAYOFF hedge

#Japan5YearYieldHitsRecordHigh
Japan’s 5-year government bond yield has reached a record high of around 2.18%, highlighting growing expectations that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) could move toward further monetary tightening.
The rise in Japanese yields reflects stronger inflation concerns, global bond-market pressure, and increasing expectations of a possible BOJ rate hike as early as September.
Higher Japanese yields could also influence global capital flows, the Japanese yen, U.S. Treasury demand, equities, and crypto markets. If Japanese investors find domestic bonds more attractive, some capi

$ETH Foundation Launches Glamsterdam Testnet with Major Technical Changes
The Ethereum Foundation has released the Platåberget testnet for the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade, warning developers that the upgrade could break some wallets, indexers, and gas estimators due to changes in how gas is calculated . Under a proposal called EIP-8037, a new "state-gas" charge will apply to actions that create new data on the blockchain—a normal ETH transfer to an existing wallet still costs 21,000 gas, but sending ETH to a brand-new wallet will cost extra . Developers are being urged to test their tools on

Looking at the 15-minute trend, if the lows keep getting higher, that means it is stuck below the 4385 moving average and cannot go any lower. Judging from the news, the mutual unwillingness to compromise between the US and Iran will indeed affect the price trend and drive it downward. The bulls are still holding up relatively strongly, and it will take some catalyst for the price to fall further as it is being affected by noise. I suggest that once it moves down, everyone should close their positions first at breakeven or with a small profit. If you are looking at the mid-term, such as gains

#Japan5YearYieldHitsRecordHigh
JAPAN'S BOND MARKET JUST SENT A SHOCKWAVE THROUGH GLOBAL FINANCE — AND MOST PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT MEANS
Something historic is unfolding in Tokyo right now, and it is not getting the attention it deserves from retail investors.
Japan's 5-year government bond yield has just surged to a record high of 2.16 percent, peaking at 2.18 percent in August 2026 — the highest level in history since this instrument's data began tracking. But this is not an isolated event. The entire Japanese yield curve is on fire.
The 2-year JGB yield has climbed to 1.69 percent, its

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My guess is this account's next step is to open trading
Wonder if it'll cause trouble for top female influencer @heyi

🧲 $PENDLE – Pullback to strong support zone
🟢 PENDLE LONG
🎯 Entry: 1.3571 – 1.3593
🛑 Stop Loss: 1.3234
🎯 TP: 1.3721 - 1.4104 - 1.4348
🧠 Plan & Logic
The price is testing the nearest invalidation support, offering a clean entry range. Price action is reacting near an important level, so risk management matters here. The setup depends on confirmation around the entry zone and follow-through after the move.
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The cryptocurrency market is flooded with thousands of empty memecoins and one-off tokens created to make their creators quick profits at the expense of ordinary people. Most of them have no utility or real value beyond enriching their creators.
Why this happens:
Easy launch:
Creating a new token from a ready-made template on platforms like Solana or BNB Chain takes just a few minutes and costs almost nothing.
Developer teams have turned into scammers:
It is easier to sell a beautiful story than to spend years writing complex and useful code. The creators use hype, memes, and fake promises of

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On August 18, Cursor’s parent company launched the code hosting platform Origin, directly taking on GitHub—and as soon as the news broke, Microsoft fell more than 3%, while Meta followed suit.
Why? Because SpaceX is the major shareholder behind Cursor—Musk signed a $60 billion stock agreement in June to acquire Cursor. Now he has an AI coding tool in his left hand and a code hosting platform in his right, effectively taking food out of Microsoft’s bowl.
Think about it: Microsoft bought GitHub for $7.5 billion in 2018, while Musk spent $60 billion on Cursor alone. This isn’t a fight—it’s an att

8.18 Linmu Evening Gold Analysis
The macro environment is relatively calm tonight. The market fluctuated throughout the afternoon, with funds staying on the sidelines.
This kind of low-volume consolidation is usually waiting for the U.S. session to provide direction. Once funds enter the market tonight, a one-sided move could easily emerge, which would be ideal for our long positions to gain momentum.
Although the 4400-4420 area is indeed facing heavy resistance, the price held around 4390-4400 for so long this afternoon without falling, indicating strong buying support and accumulation of mom

$DIA /USDT Perp – "Bullish Recovery – Watch Long"**
**Trading Plan Long $DIA
Entry: 0.1252 – 0.1257
SL: 0.1235
TP1: 0.1269
TP2: 0.1285
DIA is down -13.90% at 0.1257, but holding above EMAs. MACD is turning bullish. TP at the 0.1269 yellow line. SL below 0.1235.

$TAG /USDT Perp – "Breakdown Below Support – Short"**
**Trading Plan Short $TAG
Entry: 0.000908 – 0.000914
SL: 0.000925
TP1: 0.000895
TP2: 0.000880
TAG is down -12.45% at 0.0009020, trading under EMA5 (0.0009021) and EMA30 (0.0009099). MACD is negative. The 0.0009212 yellow line is the sell zone. TP targets the 0.0008732 low.

Gold at $4,395—would you dare to add to your position?
First, the surface view: a pullback from the highs, and retail investors are panicking.
Gold surged to around 4,436 in early trading today, then was slapped back to 4,395 by Treasury yields. The 10-year Treasury yield soared above 4.7%, while the 30-year yield hit a 19-year high of 5.3%, leaving the non-yielding asset gold under heavy pressure.
Since rebounding from the August low of 4,310, gold is up more than 10% on the monthly chart and more than 30% on the yearly chart. The candlestick chart tells you this: the daily price remains abov

$CARDS - Down only for 2 months imo. Close to a 60% dip on this incoming, lines up with my market thesis.
Could go deeper just being conservative.