US deficit soars to $1.8T, yet BTC is instead going sideways at $64,092: what is the market afraid of?

💡 Impact on judgment: short-term bearish. Deficit panic → inflation expectations heat up → rate-hike worries suppress risk assets, and BTC first comes under pressure.

The US fiscal year deficit is $1.8 trillion. Panic sentiment is rising, and BTC’s short-term selling pressure is increasing.

What’s going on?
The US federal deficit has reached $1.8 trillion—a number that is more shocking than what the market expected. A runaway deficit means two things: (1) the government has to issue more bonds, and (2) long-term inflation pressure rises. The bond market has already started to react, with funds demanding higher risk compensation. Once panic spreads, investors’ first reaction is not to buy BTC as a safe haven, but to reduce positions in all risk assets to restore USD liquidity. Simply put: in the narrative, BTC is a “hard-cap” asset, but in practice it’s sold off first as a risk asset.

The transmission path is very specific: deficit above expectations → US Treasury yields rise → liquidity tightens → BTC comes under pressure. This road has been repeatedly validated over the past two years.

Market impact
- Short term: panic sentiment dominates. BTC is trading sideways near $64,092 on lower volume. In the last 24 hours, it’s up only 0.94%—clearly there isn’t enough capital stepping in. ETH is weaker: at $1,896 it’s down 0.09%. Altcoin liquidity is being drained. If yields keep rising, the first support to watch is the $62,000 area.
- Medium term: deficit monetization in the long run is BTC’s pricing logic. The fixed 21 million cap offsets fiat dilution, and that narrative hasn’t changed. But in the medium term, we’ll need to wait until the panic phase passes and after the Fed’s stance becomes clear before capital returns.

My view
I’m bearish within the next 12 hours. In the early phase of panic, BTC has never been a safe-haven asset—it’s a withdrawal machine. The $64,092 level likely can’t hold without strong volume, and the probability of a pullback to $62,000 is not small. ETH is relatively weak over 24 hours; if $1,850 is lost, downside room for a catch-up selloff opens up. My medium-term logic remains bullish on the deficit narrative, but timing-wise, this is not the moment to talk about “belief.”

Risk points: If the deficit news gets digested by the market and yields fall, the bears’ logic will fail quickly.

One-sentence translation: the story is a long-term positive for BTC, but in the short term the price gets killed first.

🎯 Impact forecast
- Coins: BTC / ETH
- Direction: bearish 📉 predicted to fall
- Duration: BTC 12 hours / ETH 24 hours

❓ Like and save, then wait for yields to turn—bring it back and compare

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⚠️ This does not constitute investment advice