Crude Oil Rises—Why Is Gold Under Pressure Instead?
Recently, the market has been influenced at the same time by geopolitical risks, energy prices, and expectations for Federal Reserve policy.
At present, Brent crude is around $107, while WTI is around $105. Oil prices have remained at elevated levels. What the market is most worried about is not crude oil itself, but its impact on inflation expectations.
The logic is simple:
Oil prices rise → inflation pressure increases → the Fed’s room to cut rates is constrained → U.S. Treasury yields rise → gold comes under pressure.
So right now, gold is being pulled by two forces:
On one hand, safe-haven demand driven by geopolitical conditions supports gold;
On the other hand, higher oil prices boost inflation and rate-expectation pressures that suppress gold.
That’s also why you can’t simply understand it as:
“Geopolitical risk rises = gold must rise.”
In reality, gold’s short-term price action still depends on the U.S. dollar and U.S. Treasury yields.
Currently, the 10-year Treasury yield is already around 5%. If yields continue to move higher, gold’s short-term downside pressure could increase further.
Next, I will focus on three variables:
First, crude oil.
If oil prices keep rising quickly, inflation expectations may heat up further.
Second, Treasury yields.
If the 10-year yield keeps moving higher, gold may continue to be weighed down.
Third, the Federal Reserve.
Today’s FOMC rate decision is only the first step; more important is the policy guidance/signals after the meeting.
If the Fed releases more hawkish signals:
A stronger dollar and firmer yields → gold faces pressure.
If the policy statement is not as hawkish as the market expected:
Yields fall back → gold receives support.
So my view on gold now won’t be based solely on geopolitical news.
Crude oil determines inflation expectations, interest rates determine the cost of capital, and risk-off/safe-haven sentiment determines how much support is underneath gold.
Only when all three factors move at the same time is the key to understanding this round of the gold market. $XAU $CL $BZ
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$SNDK Sandisk already told everyone that you can't stay empty, right? If you have references, let's eat the meat together. 1450 only confirmed the short trend when it broke below at the key level 😁 happy about it
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$SNDK Hey everyone, about Sandisk 1450—if it hasn't broken through, that's still not an M head!
But you still need to be cautious because the key area wasn’t touched.
For Sandisk 1525-1550, I’ve kept telling you during the live stream to pay attention to this zone. Next, you’ll be taking profit with your operations 😁
Tomorrow we’ll livestream as usual. Don’t forget to come to the live room at 4:30 PM! $SNDK
$BTC Now that this rebound is underway, I won’t rush to define it as a reversal.
From the 4H structure, there was a clear pullback earlier, and now price is starting to rebound.
However, combined with the key zones provided by several analysts in the current market, I believe what’s truly important next is not “how much it rises,” but whether it can reclaim the area above the resistance.
At the moment, I mainly look at three zones: First, the overhead rebound resistance zone. This is where longs and shorts truly first face off in the short term. If price reaches this area and then gets rejected again, it suggests that sell pressure remains above, and the price is likely to return to consolidation—or even continue downward to find support.
Second, the stronger resistance zone further up. This corresponds to the area near the previous highs, which is also the spot the market is paying the most attention to right now. Only if price breaks through and holds that zone again can the prior pullback structure have a real chance of being decisively invalidated. That’s also why I don’t immediately view the current short-term rebound as the start of a new uptrend.
Third, the key support zone below. At present, most market analysis considers the area near the prior low as an important defense level. As long as this area can still hold, BTC still has the possibility of consolidating and repairing. But if support is effectively broken, the market structure will weaken further, and lower support zones will need to be watched again.
So my logic is simple: Above, see whether resistance can be broken; below, see whether core support can hold. Break resistance → watch for trend repair; Resistance rejected → continue with weaker consolidation; Core support fails → guard against a new round of downside.
At this point, I’d rather wait for structural confirmation than guess the direction early.
A trader doesn’t predict exactly how the market will move—rather, they think through different scenarios in advance. $BTC
Last night, the Fed raised rates by 25 basis points as expected, bringing the federal funds rate to 3.75%–4%. After the news was released, BTC didn’t fall—rather, it rebounded, briefly reclaiming $76,000. ETH also followed with a bounce. But Dan Jie believes that what’s truly worth watching now isn’t the 25 basis points themselves, but what the Fed is planning to do next.
This time the hike was within expectations, and the market had already priced in the negative news in advance. So when the announcement landed, short-covering showed up, and it’s not surprising that BTC was pushed up.
However, judging from the policy signals, inflation is still on the high side, and the dot plot hasn’t fully shifted toward easing. By the end of 2026, the median rate is still around 3.9%.
It isn’t a flood of panic to raise interest rates, but it will change the price of capital and the ranking of assets.
In a low-interest-rate environment, many assets can be supported by liquidity; once rates rise, the market will evaluate profits, valuations, and risks more seriously. For investors, what truly matters isn’t predicting every rate hike, but assessing whether the interest-rate core will remain higher for the long term—and whether corporate earnings can absorb the increase in funding costs.
Are you really suited to make a living by trading? Serial [5]
⑤ Only after you solve the first four questions will you truly stand at the starting line of trading
Pay attention.
What I covered earlier—
income sources, daily routine, time you can trade, trading instruments, your personal character, your trading style…
All of it is just to help you reach: the starting line.
Not the finish line.
Only after you’ve truly reached the starting line do you begin the part everyone is most familiar with:
learning.
And not learning one or two indicators;
not stopping once you know what support and resistance are.
You must first gain broad understanding of:
Scalping—very short-term trading / scalp trading: frequent trades within a very short time (seconds to minutes) to profit from small price fluctuations Day Trading: opening and closing positions on the same day, without holding overnight Swing Trading: capturing market swings over several days to a few weeks, aiming to profit from swing trends Trend Following: trading in line with the market’s main direction—for example, going long in an uptrend and short in a downtrend Breakout Trading: entering the market when price breaks through a key resistance or support level Mean Reversion: trading that assumes when price deviates from normal levels, it will return to the average value, seeking opportunities from that Technical Analysis: analyzing the market through candlesticks, indicators, volume, and price structure Fundamental Analysis: studying a project’s value—such as the team, economic data, industry development, and more Macro: macroeconomic analysis studying how the global economic environment (interest rates, inflation, the US dollar, policies, etc.) affects the market Risk Management: controlling trading risk, including stop-losses, position sizes, and capital protection Position Sizing: position management—deciding how much capital to risk or allocate to each trade based on your account size and risk Trading Psychology: managing emotions, discipline, and execution ability to prevent fear and greed from affecting your trading
Then test them one by one.
You must personally know:
what suits you. what doesn’t suit you.
This is not something others can tell you directly.
If you’re interested in trading, feel free to leave a comment in the comment section or join the chat room to exchange ideas—learn together and grow together! #美联储加息25基点美股收跌
🔥The Federal Reserve raises rates for the first time in three years—how should $BTC look next?
The shoe has finally dropped.
The Federal Reserve has just announced a 25-basis-point hike, raising the benchmark rate to 3.75%—4.00%.
This is the Fed’s first rate increase since July 2023.
But what’s interesting is:
This hike was actually already priced in by the market.
So what’s really worth watching isn’t whether they raised rates—
it’s whether they’ll keep raising them next.
The Fed’s latest projections show that there could be one more rate hike before the end of this year, and they also raised their forecast for inflation this year.
That means the “easing environment” the market wants hasn’t truly returned—for now.
For BTC, the biggest short-term pressure still likely comes from interest rates and dollar liquidity.
And since the earlier CLARITY bill wasn’t able to move forward, BTC has already gone through a round of declines.
So right now, I actually wouldn’t recommend shorting just because you see the word “rate hike.”
After the news is released, the most important thing is to see how price moves.
If BTC can hold the key support levels ahead of it, and then regains an important position after the rate decision, that would suggest the market may be digesting this hike more strongly than expected.
On the other hand, if support continues to be broken and the Fed sends an even stronger tightening signal, you’ll need to watch out for the market continuing to look lower for support.
In short:
The rate hike itself isn’t the biggest variable for today.
What really matters is:
How many more times the Fed plans to hike next?
And whether the market will keep repricing interest rates.
For today’s BTC, don’t rush to guess the direction.
Watch the support, watch the reaction, and see what Powell says.
When it broke above $1,000 earlier, many people already felt the rally was happening too fast.
So what happened?
After the pullback, instead of weakening for good, it actually pulled back up again—directly breaking through the previous high once more.
Now, ZEC isn’t just a simple rebound trade anymore.
From around $800, it has risen all the way to where it is now. In a short time, it has continuously broken through one key level after another, and market sentiment has clearly been fully ignited.
And after this breakout, I actually think there’s one position that’s especially important:
The previous high.
In the past, if a former resistance level could flip into support after breaking, then the significance of this new high would be completely different.
Next, I’ll focus on whether it can hold steady around 1,300.
If, after breaking through, it pulls back and there’s clear support around 1,300, it means the bulls are still there and the price may continue expanding higher.
But if it spikes up and then quickly drops back below the previous high, then be careful.
After all, it has already risen so much in a row—there must be a lot of profit-taking.
So the biggest taboo right now is:
When you see a new high and emotions run hot, don’t just chase immediately.
A strong trend doesn’t mean it won’t pull back.
A truly healthy move should be: after the breakout, it digests the profit-taking, and then continues higher—rather than yanking it up every day with one big bullish candle.
As for how far this ZEC rally can go, I’m not in a hurry to guess.
Watch the strength at the new high; watch the support on the pullback.
As long as key levels can still be defended, the trend is still intact.
But if we start seeing a surge followed by a selloff with heavy volume, be cautious—the market may shift from “wildly rising” into “high-level consolidation.”
This time, ZEC really has pulled the curtain on the privacy track’s visibility.
#越南试点加密资产市场 Vietnam government bond auctions raise $564 million—should this news be taken seriously?
My understanding is: By itself, $564 million is unlikely to have a major impact on global markets. What matters more is the funding behind it and the interest-rate logic.
Vietnam has recently continued to finance itself through government bond issuance. This year, the size of government bond issuance has already been relatively large. At the same time, Vietnam’s 10-year government bond yield is currently above 4.5%, and compared with the beginning of the year it has risen noticeably.
So I’m paying attention to three points in this news: First, funding needs. When the government issues bonds, in essence it is raising funds from the market. If the issuance size keeps increasing afterward, the market will need to absorb more bonds, which could put some pressure on liquidity. Second, bond yields. If bond supply increases while yields continue to rise, that suggests the market is demanding a higher cost of capital. This would affect banks, corporate financing costs, and overall liquidity. Third, consider it together with the global interest-rate environment. Right now, US Treasury yields, oil prices, and inflation expectations are all highly sensitive. So I won’t interpret this news on its own as purely “good” or “bad.”
What’s truly important is: the bond issuance size + bond yields + market liquidity—how these things change going forward. For us in trading $BTC and assets like gold, Vietnam’s government bonds themselves are not a core driver. But if global funding costs keep rising, risk assets overall will likely face some pressure. When traders read the news, they can’t just look at the numbers—they must also look at the funding logic behind those numbers.
Did the CLARITY Bill fail? Should $BTC now be looking to go short?
Last night, the US Senate held a procedural vote on the CLARITY Bill. The result was 49 against and 50 in favor—failing to reach the 60 votes needed to move forward.
After the news came out, both BTC and ETH saw a clear drop.
But I actually don’t recommend chasing a short just because two words—"bad news".
The first wave of selling has already happened. What matters more now is whether support can truly hold.
$BTC
Currently, BTC is around $75,000.
Key levels to watch:
$74.8k—$75k: crucial support $76k—$76.5k: important reclaim zone $77.5k—$78k: overhead resistance $80k: psychological level
If it breaks below $75k and the rebound can’t reclaim the level, the short-side structure will become more obvious. Downward, you can look for $73k → $72k.
But if $75k holds, and on the 1-hour and 4-hour charts you see higher highs and higher lows, and then it can move back above $76.5k—$77k, then you’ll need to reassess the rebound.
So around $75k, I won’t force a short just to chase a segment of the sell-off.
$ETH
For ETH, focus on the $2,400 area.
On the upside, watch $2,450—$2,500; above that is $2,530—$2,560.
Only if it breaks below $2,380 and the rebound can’t get back above it would it lean more toward continued weakness. If $2,400 holds, and BTC is also stable around $75k, then you can wait for ETH to retake $2,450—$2,500 before looking again.
Also, today there’s the Fed interest-rate decision, so volatility could expand further.
So don’t rush into a trade today.
If it breaks, wait for the pullback to confirm. If it holds, wait for the structure to form.
News can influence the market, but what truly determines the next direction is whether price can hold key levels.
#美联储加息是否已成定局 CLARITY Act stuck—does the crypto market have to wait again?
Last night, the U.S. Senate held a key vote on the “Digital Assets Market Clarity Act.”
The result was 49 votes in favor and 50 against, not reaching the 60 votes needed to move forward.
So this time, it’s not that the bill became law—it’s that even the step to continue reviewing it failed.
So what’s the big deal with this bill?
In simple terms, it aims to make the U.S. crypto market’s regulatory rules clearer.
The market has long had a major problem:
Which coins fall under securities regulation? Which are commodities? And who is responsible for overseeing them?
The CLARITY Act wants to write these boundaries into law, clearly define what the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) handle, and establish more explicit rules for trading platforms, digital asset issuers, and others.
Because it couldn’t advance this time, market sentiment naturally took a hit.
After the news broke, Bitcoin briefly dipped to around $76,000, and crypto-related stocks like Coinbase and Circle also saw noticeable declines.
But one thing to pay attention to:
This doesn’t mean the CLARITY Act is completely over.
This time, the procedural vote failed. Also, after the vote, Senator Thom Tillis proposed a motion to reconsider—so there is still room for further negotiations and another push forward.
What’s really getting stuck isn’t only the question of whether crypto should be regulated.
There are currently many disagreements within the Senate, including issues about officials holding and participating in crypto assets, anti–money laundering requirements, and competition between stablecoins and traditional banks.
Even before this vote, the Senate Republicans had already released a revised version, adding a lot of new content—but they still couldn’t secure enough votes.
So I think in the short term, the market may continue to be affected by news flow.
But in a longer-term view, what’s truly worth watching is:
When will the U.S. finally set the regulatory boundaries for the crypto market for real?
That may matter more than the result of a single vote.
The CLARITY Act didn’t advance this time.
It doesn’t mean the regulatory story for crypto has ended.
But I actually think the most interesting part right now is this: The market has already priced in the outcome. Currently, the market’s expectation for a 25bp hike at the September FOMC is around 89%; Wednesday will be the final answer. So the question is: If everyone knows the hike is coming, why hasn’t BTC just crashed outright? Because trading has never been about “whether to hike,” but about: what the Fed will say after the hike.
📊 What I’m focusing on right now is three things: ① Can BTC hold above 77K? As long as it can stay stable around 77K, I won’t immediately turn bearish just because rate-hike expectations have increased. ② Can 80K break through? 80K is the level that bulls must reclaim right now. If 80K breaks with strong volume, market sentiment will improve noticeably. Then to look further: 82K—83K. ③ Post-FOMC remarks This is what I’m really watching. If there’s a 25bp hike, but the subsequent guidance is not as hawkish as the market expects, then “bad news” landing could turn into a catalyst for BTC to rise. But if there’s a hike and hawkish statements at the same time, then be careful—the market may continue compressing valuations.
🍑 So my logic is simple: Hold 77K → continue observing the bulls. Break 80K → target 82K—83K. Hold 82K—83K → the upside space opens up again. But if: 77K breaks down → defend first on the short term. I’m not going to panic just because “an 89% chance of a hike” is four words, and I’m also not going to start FOMO just because BTC rebounds. When the market is truly dangerous, it’s often not when the news is most frightening, but when everyone thinks “it’s definitely fine.”
Over the next couple of days, I’d rather: wait for the data, wait for the FOMC, wait for price confirmation. Don’t guess the bottom, and don’t chase the top.
$SNDK Hey everyone, about Sandisk 1450—if it hasn't broken through, that's still not an M head!
But you still need to be cautious because the key area wasn’t touched.
For Sandisk 1525-1550, I’ve kept telling you during the live stream to pay attention to this zone. Next, you’ll be taking profit with your operations 😁
Tomorrow we’ll livestream as usual. Don’t forget to come to the live room at 4:30 PM! $SNDK
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$SNDK Shandong Capital: which way will it go next? 1450 is the key!
Recently, this SNDK rally has been really strong. AI storage, NAND demand, and tight supply—these fundamental drivers are still in place, so many analysts remain bullish on SNDK in the medium to long term, and some institutions have already set target prices above 2000 USD. But what I care about more right now is the technical picture. Because SNDK has been rejected twice in a row around 1830, structurally it looks very much like a potential double top (M pattern). So going forward, I’ll focus on the following level:
⚠️ Around 1450 This is the very important zone that I consider the current line between bulls and bears. If 1450 holds: Then the current pullback, in my view, should be understood as a normal correction after an upswing. And if price then reclaims it: 1580 → 1650 → 1680 The short-term structure will start to repair. If it breaks further: 1720 → 1760 → 1800 Then there will be a chance to challenge the previous high at 1830 again. Once 1830 breaks out with volume and holds, this M-pattern structure will fail, and the market will have room to move higher.
🚨 But what if 1450 breaks down? At that point, my thinking will be completely different. If 1450 breaks down effectively, and the rebound cannot get back above it, then this potential M pattern needs to be watched very closely for downside risk. Below, I’ll keep an eye on: 1400 → 1250 → around 1200. That means: If 1450 doesn’t break, I’m still biased bullish. If 1450 breaks, I’ll defend first. That’s the simplest judgment I have on SNDK right now.
🍑 My trading plan: 🟢 Stabilizes above 1450 → continue to observe long opportunities 🟢 Breaks above 1680 → short-term strength returns 🟢 Breaks above 1760—1800 → then watch 1830 🔥 Breaks above 1830 with volume → M pattern fails; look higher 🔴 Breaks below 1450 effectively → give up blindly chasing longs; protect against further pullback I won’t ignore the risks from the technical side just because I’m bullish on the fundamentals. And I also won’t directly deny the long-term AI storage thesis just because of a short-term pullback. The market doesn’t need us to guess the answer. If 1450 holds, we trade with the bulls. If 1450 breaks, we first protect our principal.
The above is only my personal view, my trading logic, and my market perspective.
#美联储加息概率升至89% The market’s current expectations for a 25bp rate hike at the September FOMC have already climbed to around 89%. The final answer will be on Wednesday.
So: If everyone knows a rate hike is coming, why hasn’t BTC just collapsed outright? Because trading is never about “whether or not” there’s a rate hike. It’s about: what the Fed will say after the hike.
📊 Right now, I’m focusing on three things: ① Can $BTC hold above 77K? As long as 77K can remain steady, I won’t immediately turn bearish just because rate-hike expectations are rising.
② Can 80K break through? 80K is the position that bulls must reclaim right now. If 80K breaks out on strong volume, market sentiment will improve noticeably. Further targets to watch: 82K—83K.
③ The Fed’s remarks after the FOMC This is what I’m truly paying attention to. If there’s a 25bp hike, but the subsequent statements aren’t as hawkish as the market expects, then “bad news already priced in” could actually become a catalyst for BTC to rise. But if a 25bp hike and hawkish guidance show up together, then you need to be careful—market may keep compressing valuations.
🍑 So my logic is very simple: Hold 77K → continue observing the bulls. Break above 80K → look for 82K—83K. Hold 82K—83K → upside room opens up again.
But if: 77K breaks down → defend first on the short term. I’m not going to panic just because the phrase “89% hike” shows up, and I’m also not going to start chasing FOMO just because BTC rebounds. When the market is truly dangerous, it’s often not when the news is the scariest—it’s when everyone thinks, “It’s definitely going to be fine.”
Over the next couple of days, I’d rather: Wait for the data, wait for the FOMC, and wait for price confirmation. Don’t try to guess the bottom, and don’t chase the top. $BTC