Hang Seng Flat but Sector Divergence Deepens Ahead of Stock Connect Reopening
📉 The Hang Seng was nearly flat around 23,950 points in midday trade, but the underlying market showed clear divergence. Property stocks fell about 0.9% and financials lost 0.7%, while the Hang Seng Tech Index gained 0.3%.
💻 Technology and semiconductor names continued to outperform, with Hua Hong up around 4% and Kingboard Laminates rising 9%. Capital remained concentrated in stocks linked to the AI and chip theme.
🌏 Liquidity was thinner than usual as mainland Chinese markets remained closed for Golden Week and Stock Connect was suspended. As a result, the small move in the Hang Seng may not fully reflect underlying supply and demand.
📅 October 8 will be the key date as mainland markets and Stock Connect reopen. The return of mainland flows should provide a clearer signal on whether the recent weakness was mainly liquidity-driven or reflected broader selling pressure.
$SOL – Liquidation Map (7 Days) – Current Price 121.1
🔎 The 7-day liquidation map shows roughly 760–780 million USD in long liquidations below the current price, exceeding approximately 540–560 million USD in short liquidations above. The liquidity structure therefore carries a fairly clear downside tilt.
📉 Below the market, long-liquidation liquidity is concentrated most heavily across 115.3–116.8. The strongest cluster sits around 115.8–116.6 with several bars near 25–49 million USD, while 118.2–119.2 also holds another notable cluster with multiple bars around 18–27 million USD. Losing 120.5–119.5 would shift attention toward 118.8–118.0 and then 116.8–115.5.
📈 Above the market, short-liquidation liquidity is concentrated across 122.3–124.8. The strongest cluster sits around 123.5–124.5 with several bars near 25–38 million USD, while 122.3–123.0 also contains bars around 25–35 million USD. Further out, 125.5–127.0 continues to hold smaller liquidity layers.
🧭 The broader setup favors the downside because long-liquidation exposure below is larger. Losing 120.5–119.5 would increase the probability of a sweep toward 118.8–118.0, followed by 116.8–115.5. Breaking above 122.3–123.0 would instead expose 123.5–124.5 and then 125.5–127.0.
SC02 M5 - pending Long order. Entry lies within LVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current support zone is approximately 3.99% wide. The uptrend has lasted 8 hours 10 minutes, with a maximum recorded price increase of 21.81%. If price loses this support zone, the trend is highly likely to reverse downward.
SC02 M1 - pending Long order. Entry lies within LVN + meets positive simplification with a previously profitable Long order, the current support zone is approximately 1.37% wide. The uptrend has lasted 1 hour 42 minutes, with a maximum recorded price increase of 8.56%. If price loses this support zone, the trend is highly likely to reverse downward.
Bitcoin Approaches the $87,000 Short Liquidation Zone, but Downside Risk Remains Larger
📊 The 7-day liquidation map shows BTC moving into the nearest short cluster around $86,400–$87,800. Over the past 24 hours, roughly $71.6 million in BTC shorts were liquidated versus just $5.9 million in longs, confirming that short pressure is already being cleared.
⚡ Funding remains relatively moderate at around +0.0067% per 8 hours, suggesting longs are not yet excessively crowded. However, ETF inflows have slowed sharply compared with the previous week, meaning a move above $87,800 would still need stronger spot demand to hold.
📉 The main asymmetry remains below. The largest long liquidation cluster sits around $81,800–$83,200 and is significantly thicker than the liquidity above. If BTC is rejected near $87k and loses the $84,500–$85,000 area, the risk of a move toward the $82k–$83k liquidation pool would increase.
🔎 This makes $87,800 the key confirmation level. Holding above it could open the way toward $88,500–$89,200, while another rejection would keep the risk of a deeper pullback intact.
$ETH – Liquidation Map (7 Days) – Current Price 2,701.6
🔎 The 7-day liquidation map shows roughly 3.4–3.5 billion USD in long liquidations below the current price, exceeding approximately 2.6–2.7 billion USD in short liquidations above. The liquidity structure therefore carries a fairly clear downside tilt.
📉 Below the market, long-liquidation liquidity is concentrated heavily across 2,610–2,675. The strongest cluster sits around 2,635–2,655 with several bars near 140–225 million USD, with the densest concentration around 2,649. The 2,660–2,675 area also contains multiple bars around 70–105 million USD. Losing 2,690–2,680 would shift attention toward 2,670–2,645 and then 2,630–2,610.
📈 Above the market, short-liquidation liquidity is concentrated across 2,750–2,805. The strongest cluster sits around 2,780–2,795 with several bars near 120–160 million USD, while 2,755–2,770 also contains pockets around 70–100 million USD. Further out, 2,810–2,850 continues to hold another notable liquidity band.
🧭 The broader setup favors the downside because long-liquidation exposure below is larger. Losing 2,690–2,680 would increase the probability of a sweep toward 2,670–2,645, followed by 2,630–2,610. Breaking above 2,735–2,755 would instead expose 2,780–2,795 and then 2,810–2,850.
SC02 M5 - pending Long order. Entry lies within LVN + meets positive simplification with a previously highly profitable Long order, the current support zone is approximately 3.60% wide. The uptrend has lasted 12 hours 5 minutes, with a maximum recorded price increase of 23.43%. If price loses this support zone, the trend is highly likely to reverse downward.
SC02 M5 - pending Long order. Entry lies within LVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current support zone is approximately 3.37% wide. The uptrend has lasted 10 hours 45 minutes, with a maximum recorded price increase of 19.56%. If price loses this support zone, the trend is highly likely to reverse downward.
$BTC – Liquidation Map (7 Days) – Current Price 85,389
🔎 The 7-day liquidation map shows roughly 6.7–6.8 billion USD in long liquidations below the current price, nearly twice the approximately 3.4–3.5 billion USD in short liquidations above. The liquidity structure therefore clearly favors the downside.
📉 Below the market, long-liquidation liquidity is concentrated heavily across 81,200–84,300. The strongest cluster sits around 82,200–82,600 with the largest bar above 400 million USD, while 82,700–83,200 also contains several bars around 200–290 million USD. Further out, 83,500–84,300 continues to hold another significant liquidity band.
📈 Above the market, short-liquidation liquidity is concentrated nearest across 85,700–86,500. The largest bars around 85,800–86,300 reach roughly 180–230 million USD. Another cluster forms around 87,100–87,800 with bars near 100–160 million USD, while 88,000–89,000 continues to hold smaller liquidity layers.
🧭 The broader setup favors the downside because long-liquidation exposure below clearly dominates. Losing 84,300–83,700 would increase the probability of a sweep toward 83,100–82,400, followed by 81,800–81,200. Breaking above 85,700–86,500 would instead expose 87,100–87,800 and then 88,400–89,000.
SC02 M1 - pending Long order. Entry lies within HVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current support zone is approximately 0.59% wide. The uptrend has lasted 3 hours 6 minutes, with a maximum recorded price increase of 4.43%. If price loses this support zone, the trend is highly likely to reverse downward.
SC02 M15 - pending Short order. Entry contains POC + not affected by any weak zone, the current resistance zone is approximately 5.32% wide. The downtrend has lasted 3 days 10 hours 15 minutes, with a maximum recorded price decline of 42.09%. If price breaks above this resistance zone, the trend is highly likely to reverse upward.
SC02 M1 - pending Long order. Entry lies within LVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current support zone is approximately 1.78% wide. The uptrend has lasted 2 hours 13 minutes, with a maximum recorded price increase of 10.99%. If price loses this support zone, the trend is highly likely to reverse downward.
SC02 H4 - pending Long order. Entry lies within LVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current support zone is approximately 4.84% wide. The uptrend has lasted 16 days 12 hours, with a maximum recorded price increase of 30.84%. If price loses this support zone, the trend is highly likely to reverse downward.
$UNI – Liquidation Map (7 Days) – Current Price 9.02
🔎 The 7-day liquidation map is relatively balanced, with both long liquidations below and short liquidations above totaling roughly 42–44 million USD. The overall imbalance is limited, although the upside contains several larger individual liquidation clusters.
📉 Below the market, long-liquidation liquidity is concentrated heavily across 8.68–8.89. The strongest cluster sits around 8.83–8.88 with several bars near 1.2–1.8 million USD, while 8.68–8.78 also contains multiple pockets around 1.0–1.6 million USD. Losing 8.93–8.88 would shift attention toward 8.83–8.78 and then 8.73–8.68.
📈 Above the market, short-liquidation liquidity is concentrated most heavily across 9.33–9.58. The strongest cluster sits around 9.37–9.43 with several bars near 2.0–2.7 million USD, while 9.45–9.58 continues to hold multiple pockets around 0.8–1.2 million USD.
🧭 The broader setup is close to balanced. Breaking above 9.23–9.33 would expose the major 9.37–9.43 cluster, followed by 9.48–9.58. Losing 8.93–8.88 would instead increase the probability of a sweep toward 8.83–8.78 and then 8.73–8.68.
SC02 H4 - pending Long order. Entry lies within LVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current support zone is approximately 8.19% wide. The uptrend has lasted 17 days 16 hours, with a maximum recorded price increase of 63.93%. If price loses this support zone, the trend is highly likely to reverse downward.
SC02 M5 - pending Long order. Entry lies within LVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current support zone is approximately 0.41% wide. The uptrend has lasted 14 hours 5 minutes, with a maximum recorded price increase of 2.84%. If price loses this support zone, the trend is highly likely to reverse downward.
SC02 M1 - pending Short order. Entry lies within LVN + meets positive simplification with a previously profitable Short order, the current resistance zone is approximately 0.17% wide. The downtrend has lasted 1 hour 41 minutes, with a maximum recorded price decline of 0.92%. If price breaks above this resistance zone, the trend is highly likely to reverse upward.
The latest data shows that the correlation between the Fear & Greed Index (FGI) and Win Rate remains low and continues to lean negative, at r ≈ -0.305. This suggests that FGI is not suitable as a standalone tool for determining trade entries, but it still has value for risk assessment. Trading performance generally tends to weaken as market sentiment moves into extreme euphoria, making FGI more useful as an early risk-warning signal than as a signal for expanding profit targets.
Below is a summary of Win Rate (WR), minimum breakeven R:R, and the number of recorded days (n) across each sentiment zone:
➤ Short-term traders can use FGI as a reference for adjusting expected profit targets when entering trades:
📈 When FGI is high, a higher expected profit target may be needed to maintain a sufficiently favorable R:R ratio and compensate for the lower win rate.
📉 When FGI is low, expected profit targets can be reduced to support faster capital turnover and make profit realization easier.
Upcoming unlock schedule for 50 tokens. Personally, I only consider Futures trading opportunities when the event is a Cliff Unlock and the unlock volume exceeds 50% of daily trading volume. If you are focused on long-term investing, however, these events are worth monitoring to optimize your entry points after each unlock.
Currently, there are 3 unlock events worth watching due to their high unlock volume relative to daily trading volume: