gravestone doji printed on $BTC weekly chart
what are the headwinds for bitcoin and wider financial markets?
what are the tailwinds?
what are the potential crises?
headwinds > tailwinds or
tailwinds > headwinds
read without emotions, fomo, hopium, copium

August 31 ETH — Precisely taking profits
$ETH I laid out the plan directly before the morning session: go long in the 2380–2400 range, with a stop-loss at 2350 and a target of 2460–2520. When it dropped to 2402 in the morning, I called for entry on the spot, right at the upper end of the range—without wasting a single move
It has now surged to 2444. I’ve taken half off the table first, locking in 40+ points of profit, while the remaining position continues toward the target
A pullback isn’t a trap—it’s an opportunity to get on board with money being handed to you. The entry, defense, and targe

MICHAEL SAYLOR TEASES STRATEGY'S RETURN TO $BTC ‌ BUYING — FIRST PURCHASE IN TWO MONTHS
Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor just sent a signal to the market: "We're back."
Hours after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish speech, Saylor posted on X — his first Bitcoin-related signal in nearly two months since the company's last purchase on June 22 .
Strategy's current position:
· BTC holdings: 840,447 BTC
· Average cost basis: ~$75,385 per BTC
· Market value: ~$52 billion at current prices
The company's recent sales in Q2 caused market disruption, but Saylor's latest post suggests a return to accumula

August 28 MES Review Exercise

🚨 BREAKING: Oil prices jump more than 2%, with Brent crude climbing back above $90 per barrel.
The surge comes after the US reportedly struck Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island near the Strait of Hormuz.
🇺🇸🇮🇷 This is the first reported US attack on Iran since late July, escalating tensions around one of the world’s most critical oil routes.
Markets are now watching closely for further escalation. 📈⚠️
#USVenezuelaOilDeal #RobinhoodChainDailyRevenueSurpassesEthereum

It’s been a long time since we talked about BNB. After surging to 725 in this rally, it has begun to pull back slightly. Today, we can short on a rebound.
BNB can be shorted around 695–705, with defense around 745 and downside targets around 665–645.

Everyone is watching this consolidation on $JUP , but missing the key demand block setting up a high-probability long setup.
After finding a macro bottom around $0.1400 and forming a higher-low structure, price is testing the primary accumulation support inside the $0.2100 to $0.2300 buy zone. The repeated bounces off this horizontal range indicate buyers are consistently defending the base against lower timeframe sell-offs.
Holding above the lower boundary near $0.2050 validates the trade setup, paving the way for a bullish expansion toward upper resistance target at $0.3200 . Maintaining a

Early this morning, BTC fell sharply from around 78,600 to 77,000 on heavy volume, after which the bulls counterattacked at noon, pulling the price back to around 78,000 and producing a rapid-drop, rapid-rebound recovery move. However, from the overall structure, this rebound came under pressure again after recovering only around half of the decline and failed to effectively reclaim the morning’s starting level of 78,600. This was a typical technical pullback after an oversold decline, rather than a trend reversal. Bullish momentum has been partly released during this rebound, making the susta

Morpho holds $9.48 billion in TVL.
Seven-day change +0.5%. Full dashboard:
@MorphoLabs

According to the WuBlockchain Data Center, on August 30, Robinhood Chain DEX’s daily trading volume reached $875 million, hitting a new all-time high, with Uniswap v4 reaching $432 million and Uniswap v3 reaching $357 million. Meanwhile, the number of daily transactions on the Robinhood Chain network reached 5.52 million on the same day, also setting a new all-time high. In addition, Pons, the largest token launcher on Robinhood Chain, created 22.6k tokens that day, with trading volume reaching $187 million, both setting new all-time highs.

It's lunchtime, everyone. Pan-fried dumplings and a boiled egg
Looks like Cat Bro's pan-fried dumplings are still on point—crispy and golden✌️, ready in under 10 minutes. Feels better than ordering takeout
What did everyone have for lunch today?

#CandyDrop1BTCForOldUsers
🎁 1 BTC CandyDrop for Existing Users — Don't Miss the Opportunity
Gate's CandyDrop campaign is giving existing users another reason to stay active, with a reward pool featuring 1 BTC.
For long-term Gate users, campaigns like this are interesting because they reward participation rather than simply focusing on new registrations.
Before jumping in, make sure you check the campaign rules carefully — especially the eligibility requirements, registration deadline, task requirements and reward distribution conditions.
The important part is simple: if you're already an elig

The global trading landscape is evolving rapidly, and one of the most exciting recent developments is Gate's expansion into the Japanese equity market. On August 21, 2026, Gate officially launched Japanese stock trading, initially bringing approximately 300 Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed stocks to its global trading ecosystem. This expansion creates a new bridge between digital-asset users and one of the world's most important equity markets.
The first selection focuses on major Japanese companies with strong market recognition, liquidity, and large market capitalizations. Investors can access we

This was purely the market being in a good mood and casually tossing out some gold coins—one just happened to smack me on the head. When luck arrives, nothing can stop it. I believe it now: luck is also part of strength.
While everyone was still waiting on the sidelines, $ASTER had already started moving abnormally around 0.6673, with volume quietly expanding and buying pressure clearly strengthening. I said at the time: Don’t hesitate—get in at this level. Someone will definitely come along and carry us higher later. With this kind of price-volume coordination, only a fool would sit it out. I

$PI is just unbelievable too—every time I add to my position, it drops! I’m heartbroken.

Good morning fam ☀️
Wishing us a bright and wonderful day ahead

I think the general biggest mistake on CT is thinking the top was on Oct 6th 2025.
Impulse ended in Dec 2025 and we've been in a corrective period for 1,5 years. Just because Bitcoin made a new high doesn't mean it was not already in a correction.
I personally would also not label past period as a bear market in a traditional sense, because we have ways to go before a real bear market comes. The party is just getting started on bitcoin:native and solana:A2C5f6oYH2ipGb1mQTRDrUvKtNYtS6jnyaeXDXaZYpj7
I think all of those that were shitting on us for saying that 4 year cycle is not a valid theory,

As packaging continues to scale up, substrates are getting larger as well…
Are you still ignoring ABF substrates?