📌 Rate hikes drain liquidity, and BTC gets hit first. But this is the base market scenario: if you sold ahead of the meeting, don’t chase the first sharp drop right after the decision. 📊 Over the five meetings in 2026, the rate was not changed even once, but BTC delivered three outcomes: it reversed down three times, once it moved up, and once it went nowhere. Watch three things: 1️⃣ How much the 2-year yields jump — the fastest confirmation 2️⃣ Whether the dollar index strengthens along with it 3️⃣ Whether BTC takes back the first 30-minute candle. The coming days won’t be calm — there’s room on both sides: