This move in semiconductors—looks like a fake breakout.
At the open, SMH surged to 582, and then SOXX jumped 3.6%. After that, it slid all the way back to 573. All the gains were completely given back.
NVDA only rose 0.7%—it’s not the leader leading the pack. AVGO followed up with about 1%, but it wasn’t strong enough. This kind of action is probably pushed by passive ETF buying.
Consumption is down, financials aren’t moving, and energy is only up 0.3%. Other than semiconductors, nobody in the broader market is joining in. You can’t go far pulling a cart with only one leg.
I’m not chasing this—this move looks like a fake breakout.
After dinner, take a quick glance SOXX +1.6% while NVDA only +1.3% Semiconductors surged hard on Monday NVDA isn’t the head guy leading VIX was crushed to 18.2— the market isn’t scared at all
For the past year and a half, it’s always been NVDA leading semiconductors and then others followed Today SOXX outperformed NVDA by double If this setup loosens, the money will spread outward from the leader
NVDA is no longer the only engine driving semiconductors This is the first time I’ve seen it this year Tomorrow—confirm it. If it’s confirmed, I’ll jump in.
When EMA50 crossed below EMA200 last week, everyone was waiting for a waterfall. By today, those who don’t hold positions can’t reach below 63K. Those who do hold are looking at S&P NDAQ being redder than BTC, and they actually feel more at ease.
The 63K BB middle band has held for three weeks—this week is the turning point. If it breaks, go look for 60K. If it doesn’t, the death cross is just a joke.
VIX has exploded by 12% Tech stocks got hammered hard on Friday But BTC is still at 64.8K, unmoving
In 2022, the correlation between BTC and QQQ was 0.85 Now it looks more like 0.3 This isn’t a safe-haven thing— the market is re-pricing what kind of asset BTC is
USDT’s countdown: two years France has shut Polymarket Regulation is tightening, but the price hasn’t responded
I’m betting BTC will keep ranging at 63–67K this week Until VIX comes down, there won’t be any big moves But if this time the decoupling holds through the next wave of risk events, then it really won’t be a coincidence
Thread 1/4: Friday NVDA touched 197 intraday, then closed back at 202 Semiconductors were broadly dumped SMH -2.2% The brightest spot was XLE +1.1% Money is moving—just not far
Thread 2/4: NVDA fell from 238 to 202—more than 15% lost in a little over a month The earnings didn’t blow up, and the products didn’t have issues It’s just the market re-pricing: with NVDA at $4.9 trillion, what justifies a doubling No one can answer that
Thread 3/4: Money went into energy XLE +1.1% And into defense—high dividends came back a bit Russell 2000 didn’t drop much; IWM only -0.5% Hesitation in the tape—not panic
Thread 4/4: Next week, holding 195–200 is a healthy pullback If it can’t hold, the logic is changing—not just a technical retracement SPY 740 is also on the radar Is this round of NVDA correction over? What do you think?
FNG 25 Extreme Fear BTC 64K These two numbers shouldn’t show up together
This week BTC made a V On Monday it crashed to 62.3K On Tuesday it pulled back to 65K On Wednesday it touched 65.6K—didn’t break through On Thursday and Friday it slid back to 63.8K
The price came back, but fear didn’t
I looked through the history In March 2023, when SVB collapsed BTC was 24K, FNG was 25 Now BTC is 2.7 times what it was then The fear is exactly the same
What is the market afraid of? The ETF hasn’t stopped Stablecoins haven’t run away The big whales haven’t dumped Fear just won’t retreat
I think there are two things
If 65.6K doesn’t break, it means the bulls’ nerve gets taken out of them Anxiety from the US stock market is also spreading over
Next week, watch 65.6K If it passes, the narrative shifts from waiting to dying to confirmation If it doesn’t, then 63–65 continues to grind
Stayed up watching until now Nasdaq is down 1.4% and VIX is jumping 12% BTC is acting like nothing’s happened—64000 hasn’t moved at all
The AI bubble is fading Someone wrote an article saying BTC volatility is now even smaller than South Korean stocks Crazy, but the data really shows that
The Clarity Act has the lowest odds in history of passing A regulatory vacuum—no one’s managing it
Altcoin SYN rockets 21% But only this one is moving—an oversold bounce, not a trend
Eyes glued, getting blurry On the US stock side, NVDA is down more than 2% and QQQ is dragged down too SPY, though, hasn’t moved much—the Dow is still green
Semiconductors are being sold off, but the index is propping things up The VIX jumped 4 points—there’s something going on
Two weeks ago, NVDA surged to 236, now it’s at 208 A pullback isn’t surprising But this kind of drop doesn’t look like a healthy consolidation
Not sure if someone’s been exiting early Let’s wait for this week’s earnings report
Finished brushing my teeth and glanced over Ostium got stolen and was hit again by an 18M oracle attack BTC is still stuck at 64.6K, grinding but not moving DeFi gets stolen every day, and the market has no reaction I'm numb