Last night’s market action was like an unexpected midsummer downpour.
When Bitcoin slammed into the $70,000 mark and Ethereum broke above 2,200, and the numbers started jumping across the screen, I actually froze for a moment—not because I was surprised by the rise, but because it felt “familiar after a long absence.” Over the past few weeks, the market had become like a sluggish, viscous pool—buyers and sellers both seemed to have lost their strength, and even the candlesticks moved lazily.
But just a few hours before the Federal Reserve’s minutes were released, the board suddenly came alive. One big bullish candle shot up out of nowhere, pulverizing the short positions that had been piled up for so long—this isn’t some “price discovery” moment. It’s a liquidation targeting over-pessimism. When everyone was convinced, “It’s going to fall more,” going long the other way became the sharpest blade.
As for the deeper reason, I tend to believe the market was pricing in a “policy pivot” ahead of time. Trump’s meeting with crypto mining executives, the SEC’s rare willingness to offer exemption provisions—those signals layered together, and capital could smell the acceleration of compliance. Add to that the U.S. Treasury’s unexpected expansion of its balance sheet to repurchase long-dated bonds, and the dollar weakened on cue. Bitcoin, as the most liquidity-sensitive asset, naturally was the first to jump up and catch that falling water.
But if you ask me what “big trend signal” this is—truthfully, I’m cautious. Seventy thousand is a psychological level, but it’s not a breakout. This feels more like the brief gasp after a cornered beast fight than the triumphant chorus of a bull market. $ETH
A sudden surge or a sudden plunge is ultimately just a numbers game. What really matters is whether, after each bout of volatility, we’ve become a little more clear-headed. $BTC
When Bitcoin slammed into the $70,000 mark and Ethereum broke above 2,200, and the numbers started jumping across the screen, I actually froze for a moment—not because I was surprised by the rise, but because it felt “familiar after a long absence.” Over the past few weeks, the market had become like a sluggish, viscous pool—buyers and sellers both seemed to have lost their strength, and even the candlesticks moved lazily.
But just a few hours before the Federal Reserve’s minutes were released, the board suddenly came alive. One big bullish candle shot up out of nowhere, pulverizing the short positions that had been piled up for so long—this isn’t some “price discovery” moment. It’s a liquidation targeting over-pessimism. When everyone was convinced, “It’s going to fall more,” going long the other way became the sharpest blade.
As for the deeper reason, I tend to believe the market was pricing in a “policy pivot” ahead of time. Trump’s meeting with crypto mining executives, the SEC’s rare willingness to offer exemption provisions—those signals layered together, and capital could smell the acceleration of compliance. Add to that the U.S. Treasury’s unexpected expansion of its balance sheet to repurchase long-dated bonds, and the dollar weakened on cue. Bitcoin, as the most liquidity-sensitive asset, naturally was the first to jump up and catch that falling water.
But if you ask me what “big trend signal” this is—truthfully, I’m cautious. Seventy thousand is a psychological level, but it’s not a breakout. This feels more like the brief gasp after a cornered beast fight than the triumphant chorus of a bull market. $ETH
A sudden surge or a sudden plunge is ultimately just a numbers game. What really matters is whether, after each bout of volatility, we’ve become a little more clear-headed. $BTC