Bullish for today, but it won’t be confirmed until we break above 78039. $BTC 4H has moved back above both moving averages, so yesterday’s reasons for being bearish are gone.
Yesterday I said that a close below 77060 would shift us to the bearish side. That call was wrong. Price didn’t move lower; instead, it climbed back to 77859. Both positions I closed yesterday hit their stop-losses. I accepted the losses as planned and didn’t try to hold on.
I’m holding two long positions. $HOT is currently up +11.36%, with a stop-loss at 0.0004953. It’s still below my entry price, but I’ll keep holding as long as the structure remains intact. $ICNT is just getting started, up +0.70%; I’ll exit if it hits 0.2135. Both positions are in my copy-trading portfolio, so followers have the same entries and stop-losses as I do.
On sentiment, the Fear and Greed Index is still in the fear zone at 26, but the BTC funding rate is only 0.01%, so shorts aren’t overcrowded. That means this rebound isn’t being driven by a short squeeze; it looks more like selling pressure is gradually easing. It also means there isn’t enough fuel overhead for price to surge through resistance all at once—it’ll have to work its way up candle by candle.
Plan: I’m watching 78039 above, the swing high for this 4H move. A 4H close above it would turn the bullish bias from a watch into a confirmation, and I’ll keep holding my longs. Below, I’m watching 77687, the 4H slow moving average. A 4H close back below 77687 would invalidate today’s bullish view, and I’ll go back to watching from the sidelines. I won’t act between those two levels.
The worst thing to do today: rush into a long because I was wrong yesterday. If I’m wrong, I just need to admit it. I don’t need to make it back on the next trade.
77060 closed below, so yesterday’s “wait” is off the table. Today I’m bearish: $BTC 4H is below both moving averages, and there are no signs of a trend reversal.
Yesterday I said that if we closed below 77060, I’d take the short trade and stay the course. The current price is 76901. We broke the lower level first, so the plan stays the same—and I took the short. The only trade I closed yesterday was a LYN long that hit its stop-loss: 0 wins, 1 loss. The loss was the amount I’d already set aside before entering.
I’m holding two short positions. $ZEC was shorted at 1176.49 and is currently up +1.87%, with a stop-loss at 1209.56. The 4H trend is still down, so I’ll hold as long as the structure remains intact. $SOL is currently up +0.09%, basically still around breakeven, with a stop-loss at 93.54. Its 4H trend is down, just like the broader market. I won’t touch it unless BTC gets back above its level. Both positions are in my copy-trading portfolio, so followers have the same entries and stop-losses as I do.
The level to watch above is 77935. That’s the 4H long-term moving average and the dividing line for this downtrend. Below, watch 76668, the low for this move. If the 4H candle closes below 76668, I’ll keep holding the shorts and take any new short opportunities. If the 4H candle closes back above 77935, today’s bearish view is invalidated. I’ll let the stop-losses handle both shorts and won’t open any new ones. I’m staying out of the middle range.
The thing I should avoid most today is buying the dip just because the Fear and Greed Index is at 37. The funding rate is only 0.01%, and neither bulls nor bears are crowded. This level of fear isn’t enough to make me catch a falling knife.
No positions on my hands, so I’m staying put today. $BTC 4H is still in a downtrend. The current price, 77791, is right on the short-term moving average, and still a ways off the 78172 line above. The market hasn’t shown which way it’s headed yet.
Yesterday I said I’d wait, and that I’d change my view if the 4H candle closed back above 78776. The high only reached 78231; it didn’t close back above, so my read was right. I closed four trades yesterday: two wins and two losses. Both stop-losses were hit at the levels I’d set beforehand; my biggest winner more than made up for the two losing trades.
I don’t have a single open position right now, and my copy-trading portfolio is empty too. The people following my trades are waiting, just like me. No signal has appeared, and I won’t force a trade just so I have something to show off.
One thing feels off on the sentiment front: the Fear & Greed Index has dropped to 34, and everyone says they’re scared, but the BTC funding rate is still +0.01%. Long traders haven’t actually backed off. People may be scared, but longs are still crowded in there; the real shakeout may not have come yet.
Above, I’m watching 78231, the 4H high from the past two days. Below, I’m watching 77060, the bottom of the range from a few days ago. If the 4H holds above 78231, I’ll start looking for longs. If it closes below 77060, I’ll take the short signal if one appears. I’m staying out in between. A 4H close above 78231 or below 77060 would invalidate today’s call to “wait.”
The thing I should avoid most today: seeing fear and assuming it’s a bottom, then jumping in to catch it. The funding rate hasn’t turned negative yet; bottoms usually don’t look like this.
I’m choosing to wait at this level. $BTC 4H The trend is still downward, but recently it’s been ranging between 77060 and 77753. It can’t seem to fall much further or bounce much higher. The easy gains from shorting are behind us. Entering now offers poor odds on both the long and short sides.
Yesterday I said I was leaning bearish, and that view would be invalidated if the 4H candle closed back above 78776. It only reached 77753 and didn’t close back above, so the direction was right. But all four trades I closed yesterday lost. All four hit their stop-losses, each at the level set before entering, and none of the losses were allowed to grow. You can get the direction right and still not make money on a trade. Some days are like that.
I’m not holding any positions right now, and my copy-trading portfolio is empty too. Those four stop-losses yesterday hit my followers just the same. I won’t show you only the wins.
The Fear & Greed Index is at 30, ETH funding has turned negative, and BTC funding is down to just 0.01%. That means shorts are starting to crowd onto the same side. This is when a sudden surge is most likely to liquidate them—not the time to add to shorts.
The plan: Watch 78421 above—that’s the 4H 21-period moving average and the upper edge of the bearish structure. Below, watch 77060, the low of this range. If price moves above 78421, I won’t chase it; I’ll wait for a retest that holds before looking for a long. If it breaks below 77060, I won’t chase the breakdown with a short either; I’ll wait for a rebound to resistance before deciding. I’ll stay out between those two levels. If a 4H candle closes back above 78421, today’s cautious bearish outlook is invalidated.
The one thing you should avoid today: chasing a breakdown with a market short. Funding has already turned negative. Those who chase in now will be the ones swept out by the next sudden surge.