Key metrics: (22Jun 4pm HK -> 29Jun 4pm HK): BTC/USD -6.5% ($64,200-> $60,000), ETH/USD -8.9% ($1,735 -> $1,580) BTC/USD Spot Technical Outlook: Spot price action continues to suggest we are in a flat corrective “B” wave and remains "consistent" with a 3,3,5 count. This would suggest that if spot fails to head lower in the short term we could see a squeeze back to ~$64k region quickly before a more steady grind higher towards $70-75k. If however we witness a fast deterioration lower then we "could" have slipped into an accelerated X->AB-Z pattern, which would take us down to an earlier low / completion of the broader corrective move in the $55-50k region. That would then point towards a more aggressive eventual summer move higher in spotOur general view remains constructive for Q4/Q1’27 (after an Aug-Oct low). We suspect positioning locally is light amongst medium to long term holders and short amongst high frequency traders, while we suspect there has been/continues to be some steady accumulation below $60k for ultra long term investors Market ThemesSharp corrective move lower in Nasdaq last week as the market looks to clean up positioning heading into summer, while some forced quarter-end rebalances have also been adding selling pressure with Nasdaq up almost 30% from the Q1 close heading into last week. Micron earnings delivered above and beyond expectations with upgraded guidance, which offered some brief support, while US rates backed off the highs post Fed as PCE came in slightly softer and the market is wary of pricing too aggressive a rate path given inflation seems to be locally topping out, especially given oil continues to plunge lower despite renewed geopolitical tensions. The USD index (DXY) broke out higher while gold briefly collapsed below $4k, all suggestive of longer term structural positioning being cut (debasement trade being unwound with Warsh expected to keep a tight leash on inflation).Meanwhile, crypto majors (BTC, ETH) have seen pretty much continuous ETF outflows over the past few weeks as the weaker equity-beta backdrop was compounded by accelerating fears around the capital structure of MSTR. MSTR’s equity plunged to a multi-year low of $83 while STRC is now trading at a significant discount to par, pricing an implied yield of 15-16% vs 11.5% dividend. While Saylor has ample cash to cover off the next 6-9 months of dividend obligations, his ability to raise more capital at these levels to continue buying BTC is in jeopardy, and the market is becoming increasingly concerned about some forced selling of BTC further down the line to cover off future dividend obligations. This overhang is likely to remain a structural headwind for BTC’s price in the coming months, though timing wise it is too early for it to ‘play out’ into a death spiral for BTC/MSTR BTC$ ATM implied vols: Implied vols only rose mildly last week despite high frequency realised accelerating significantly from a low 40s to around 60-65 and despite spot plunging below $60k. It seems that overall demand for optionality heading into summer remains subdued, with no panic downside hedging suggesting that medium/long-term holders have significantly reduced cash holdings already and do not need large hedges to protect against further downside. Meanwhile, given the MSTR overhang we have yet to see any significant demand for calls even at these spot levels, with the market clearly waiting for some clarity on that, or for a material shift in the momentum of spot before getting involved in upside once moreThe term structure of the curve has flattened as we would expect given the pick up in high-frequency realised. However, we haven’t seen the extreme inversion we normally would, as interestingly on a fix-to-fix basis the realised vol has remained fairly subdued, which is keeping systematic gamma sellers interested in selling front-end despite the high frequency metrics. Meanwhile extra risk premium has been added to the belly vols given the backdrop and this is vulnerable to repricing lower if we get a few quiet sessions given the lack of demand for optionality and the summer seasonality effect in a market that is already light on positioning BTC$ Skew/Convexity: Skew prices have been extremely sensitive to the direction of spot and remain extremely volatile, with the market seemingly panicking each time spot breaks a new low with some extreme pricing. However, given the levels of skew being priced, the market is struggling to sustain this pricing and as soon as spot retraces higher we are seeing quite vicious pullbacks in the level of skew. Ultimately at these skew implieds it is becoming hard to ‘beat’ the roll and without material downside hedging demand you would need to see a dislocation gap move lower in spot for them to perform. Against this, upside realised vol remains very low and the market continues to see overlay call sellers even at these levels of spot, so this is keeping riskies well supported for puts even on the retracesConvexity prices have been extremely volatile but ultimately trading sideways/lower, as the lack of demand for optionality either side of spot combined with the choppy but range-bound spot price action is keeping prices capped here Good luck for the week ahead!