$BTC Why did Bitcoin plummet tonight? The reason could stem from the Middle East conflict 🧨
Bitcoin just dropped 2.2% in 24 hours, to $79,700. ETH, XRP, and SOL also fell 3-4%. Over $400 million worth of long positions were liquidated in the last 4 hours.
Condolences to the long holders 🤕
The market declined after The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the US is urgently withdrawing personnel from embassies and military bases across the Middle East. Intelligence suggests Iran may be preparing to attack Americans.
Jay Clayton, Director of National Intelligence, wrote in a memo to Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Iran has significantly increased its efforts targeting US personnel. This troop withdrawal appears to be much larger than earlier in the week.
Speaking in Florida on October 23, Trump also said the US could escalate the conflict with Iran again after the midterm elections in early November.
🏆 LoL Worlds 2026: the first 2 quarterfinal spots are decided TODAY
Two teams are 2-0 and play best of three tonight. Win and you're through, lose and you drop to the 2-1 pool.
Sunday, Oct 25 (CET) 18:00 Hanwha Life vs Invictus Gaming (Bo1) 19:00 G2 Esports vs Top Esports (Bo1) 20:00 Movistar KOI vs Dplus KIA (Bo3, winner qualifies) 23:00 Gen.G vs LYON (Bo3, winner qualifies)
Monday, Oct 26 (CET) 18:00 CTBC Flying Oyster vs T1 (Bo1) 19:00 Bilibili Gaming vs Karmine Corp (Bo1) 20:00 LOS vs Team Secret Whales (Bo3, loser is out) 23:00 Team Liquid vs Anyone's Legend (Bo3, loser is out)
⏰ Europe moved to winter time today, so matches start 1 hour earlier on your clock than last week.
Who books the first quarterfinal ticket: Dplus KIA or Movistar KOI? 👇
$BNB - My only Love <3 has bounced strongly, but bulls still need to clear descending resistance around $747–$750.
I’m watching for a break above $750 to bring the liquidity around $758.36 into reach. Clear the range high, and the next hurdle is the $767–$775 supply zone.
The supply zone is heavy and is likely to induce some fresh selling, so I would watch the reaction before expecting further upside.
$BTC at 80.9k and the chart is setting a trap for both sides.
A few weeks ago the loud narrative was “bottom is 40-50k.” Now the same crowd is adding longs with 94k targets. Same market, opposite conviction, one month apart. That is CT in one sentence.
I’m not interested in either prediction. Here’s the map I’m watching instead:
Daily close above ~84.4k (the ETF cohort cost basis): interesting, but only if funding stays under ~5% annualized and ETF inflows follow. A close there with funding near 9% is a leveraged move, and those get sold.
Below ~79.8k: leverage has been rebuilt after the two flushes earlier this month, so a third one is a real risk. Funding sits around 7% annualized right now, not crowded, but longs are stacking again.
ETF flows aren’t giving bulls a clean signal either. Friday printed -$137.9M with IBIT leading, while the week is still net positive. Mixed flows = no conviction.
FOMC on Oct 28 is the volatility window. Price can sweep both sides in one candle.
This changes the probability, not the thesis: range-bound until spot demand proves otherwise.
Predictions are cheap. Levels, scenarios and invalidation points are what keep you alive.
#EarningsSeason #BinancePick Microsoft $MSFT reports after the close on Oct 28. Consensus sits around $4.71–$4.72 EPS and roughly $90.6–$90.7B revenue.
Management guided $89.85–$90.95B, with Azure expected to grow about 45% constant currency.
I think they clear both numbers. They have beaten EPS in eight straight quarters, and last quarter’s print ($4.74 vs $4.24, revenue $90B) was clean. Azure checks from analysts still look strong, and Copilot adoption is no longer just a slide. CapEx is heavy, but the revenue side of AI demand has been showing up. I do not expect a big miss on the top or bottom line.
The harder part is the reaction. $MSFTB has a habit of beating and then trading soft if the next-quarter Azure guide or margin comment is only “in line.” Options are pricing a smaller move than the stock has usually delivered recently. A clean Azure print above 45% plus stable guidance could push it higher in the first session. Anything that sounds like capacity constraints or slower sequential growth will get sold, even if the headline numbers beat.
I am not adding a fresh position into the print. I already have some exposure from earlier and would rather see the Azure number and the Q2 commentary before deciding whether to add.
> If it gaps up hard on a solid guide I will wait. > If it dips on a non-issue I will look at adding a small size.