AL Sourov

☕ Hello Monday! Coffee First, Crypto News Second 🐱

Good morning, guys!

My Monday motivation is about as strong as this little cat's coffee delivery 😂

But don't worry, I kept an eye on crypto over the weekend, so you didn't have to.

Here's 5 stories from November 7–8 you might have missed!

1⃣ Bitcoin had a rough Sunday 📉

$BTC dropped toward $73,700 before bouncing above $75K. More than $1 billion in leveraged positions got liquidated in 24 hours. Quite a weekend for traders!

2⃣ Bitcoin ETFs had their worst week since June 💸

US spot ETFs lost $1.28 billion, pushing their net flows for 2026 into negative territory. Institutional demand definitely needs watching.

3⃣ $5.6M moved to safety in the Keplr incident 🔐

Web3Auth says it moved funds from vulnerable wallets into recovery addresses before attackers could reach them. The funds are being held for return to users. A pretty unusual security response!

4⃣ Vitalik has a different idea for Ethereum 🧠

He says ETH should focus more on being a store of value than on burning transaction fees. Less obsession with fee burns, more focus on long-term network resilience.

5⃣ Former FBI agent admits to $2.47M crypto theft 🕵

A former agent pleaded guilty to stealing crypto from wallets connected to 35 investigations. Even law enforcement isn't immune to insider security risks.

💭 My Monday thought?

Between the ETF outflows and weekend liquidations, I'm keeping expectations pretty modest for now. I'd rather see $BTC stabilize than chase the first green candle.

Anyway, coffee is ready. Time to lock in! Again 😅 Which story should we dig into this week?

Coffee is essential. FOMO isn't. DYOR, NFA.

#BTC Price Analysis# #Bitcoin Price Prediction: What is Bitcoins next move?#CPITestsDecemberRateOutlook

$BTC 🚨 ALERT: THE BLOODBATH IS HERE. DID YOU SURVIVE THE WICK? 🚨

Stop what you’re doing and look at the charts. The market just got hit by a freight train 🚂💥

In a matter of minutes, the entire crypto landscape was painted red. We aren’t talking about a normal pullback. We are talking about a violent, gut-wrenching flash crash that completely nuked $80 BILLION off the table. 💸📉

The king itself, Bitcoin ( $BTC), didn't just stumble—it plummeted straight through the floor, aggressively wicking down toward the **$73,000** mark. 🎯📉

Here is the psychological reality that most traders miss when the screen turns red: 🧠

Panic is contagious. When the drop hits, the crowd goes into survival mode. They sell the bottom, they get liquidated on leverage, and they let fear dictate their clicks. 🐑🩸

But the smart money? They aren't panicking. They are watching. 🦈

They know that flash crashes are often engineered to hunt liquidity, flush out over-leveraged positions, and shake out the weak hands before the next leg up.

The question is: Are you the prey, or the predator? 🤔

🛑 YOUR GAME PLAN:

Don't let the red candles blind you. Zoom out. Manage your risk. Protect your capital. And remember: volatility is the only place where massive wealth is made or destroyed. ⚖

👇 What was YOUR move during the flash crash? Did you get liquidated, buy the dip, or sit on your hands? Drop your story below! 👇

#Bitcoin #BTC #CryptoCrash #MarketUpdate

#Bitcoin spot demand is turning bearish, with the 30 day net volume delta on both Binance and Coinbase shifting into negative territory.

Selling pressure is now outweighing buying activity, with Binance showing particularly strong sell side dominance. A return to positive spot flows will be key for recovery.

$BTC #BTC Price Analysis# #Bitcoin Price Prediction: What is Bitcoins next move?#NvidiaInvestigatesAfterHuang’sAffairApology

$BTC swept the $74.5K liquidity cluster overnight and has been consolidating ever since.

Looking at the updated liquidation map, two new clusters stand out.

One sits just below the recent liquidity sweep low, while the other is located above the previous low volume weekend range.

As mentioned earlier, I expected this sweep, especially with significant bid support sitting below price.

However, despite taking out that liquidity, buyers have failed to produce a meaningful bounce.

Not looking particularly strong here. Today's US open will be important.

#BTC Price Analysis# #Macro Insights#BitcoinFiveWeeklyLosses

Solana is taking the lead in tokenized U.S. T-bills.

According to Token Terminal, $SOL
added an impressive $216.9M in market cap growth over the past seven days, outperforming every other chain. Stellar followed with $157.8M.

Another strong sign of growing RWA activity on #Solana
#JobsReportRaisesHikeOdds #NvidiaInvestigatesAfterHuang’sAffairApology #BitcoinFiveWeeklyLosses #EthereumSpotETFsPost$365MWeeklyOutflow
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$BTC weekly close was definitely a warning sign.

Bears have the upper hand for now, but I'm not convinced either direction is confirmed.

Could bounce, could drop harder. I'd rather wait for a clear move than get caught on the wrong side.

Let Bitcoin show its next move first. 👀

#Bitcoin #BTC Price Analysis#NvidiaInvestigatesAfterHuang’sAffairApology #TradFiForBeginners

🚨 BTC LIQUIDATION MAP: WHERE IS THE NEXT BIG MOVE?

Bitcoin is approaching an interesting liquidity zone, and the heatmap is showing something worth watching. 👀

Here's what stands out:

🔴 Above price: Several liquidity clusters remain overhead. A move upward could trigger short liquidations and accelerate a BTC bounce.

🟡 Below price: Strong liquidity pockets are building beneath the current price, creating another potential downside magnet.

📉 My observation: BTC has already experienced a sharp drop, followed by a recovery attempt that gradually lost momentum. Price is now testing the lower liquidity region.

I'm watching both sides closely. A liquidity sweep could happen before the market chooses its next direction.

Remember: Liquidity is a potential target, not a guaranteed destination.

What's your expectation: will BTC hunt liquidity above or sweep the lows first?

$BTC #Bitcoin Price Prediction: What is Bitcoins next move?# $ETH #BTC Price Analysis#NvidiaInvestigatesAfterHuang’sAffairApology

#ETH UPDATE

$1,920 is the next major buy wall to watch.

#Altcoin Season# $ETH
#NvidiaInvestigatesAfterHuang’sAffairApology

Keeping an eye on $PEPE . It's been holding up better than most while $BTC chops around, and when BTC finally puts in a bottom, I think PEPE catches a lot of people off guard.

#BTC Price Analysis# #Meme Alpha# #PEPE
#NvidiaInvestigatesAfterHuang’sAffairApology #JobsReportRaisesHikeOdds #TradFiForBeginners

🐳 Whales Are Buying the Ethereum Dip as Market Selling Pressure Builds.

On-chain data shared by Lookonchain shows large investors accumulating $ETH despite the broader market downturn. One wallet borrowed $22 million in USDT from Aave and used approximately $21.55 million to purchase 10,000 ETH at an average price of $2,155.

Another whale withdrew an additional 3,500 ETH worth around $7.53 million from Binance. This brings the wallet’s total withdrawals over the past week to 16,577 ETH, valued at approximately $37.5 million.

The activity suggests some large holders are using the market weakness to increase their #ETH exposure. However, accumulation by a few wallets does not guarantee an immediate recovery, particularly while broader selling pressure remains high.

#Macro Insights# #Altcoin Season#EthereumSpotETFsPost$365MWeeklyOutflow #JobsReportRaisesHikeOdds #NvidiaInvestigatesAfterHuang’sAffairApology

$BTC has a significant amount of trapped long exposure around $82K, with roughly $500M in positions opened near that level.

Many buyers entered what they thought was a pullback into support but ended up holding through the decline. With Bitcoin trading almost 10% below those entries, that overhead liquidity could make a quick recovery to the highs more difficult.

For now, the priority is holding the current range and building some stability. A move back toward $82K would give trapped longs an opportunity to reduce their positions, potentially easing selling pressure around the current lows.

The recovery I'd like to see is holding range support, clearing trapped liquidity, forming higher lows, and gradually squeezing shorts. Reclaiming $80K would be another important step.

If BTC can eventually reclaim $82K and hold it as support, market positioning could shift significantly. At that point, the pressure starts moving back toward the shorts.

#BTC Price Analysis# #Macro Insights#JobsReportRaisesHikeOdds #TradFiForBeginners

$JCT has suffered a sharp reversal after its sudden rally from around $0.003 to a peak above $0.020. Price has now fallen to $0.00897, giving back a significant portion of the gains as sellers take control. The recent candles show only a weak attempt to stabilize, leaving the short-term structure under pressure.

The marked $0.0130 – $0.0140 zone now acts as major overhead resistance. Any recovery toward this area could face renewed selling, while failure to regain momentum may leave price exposed to another leg lower, potentially toward the previous consolidation range around $0.0030 – $0.0040.

For now, JCT needs to establish a stable base before another bullish attempt becomes convincing. A sustained recovery above the recent pullback structure could improve the outlook, but until then, the risk of further retracement remains high following such a steep rejection.

#JCT #Altcoin Season# #Macro Insights#NvidiaInvestigatesAfterHuang’sAffairApology

$ETH $ETH $15,000 IN THE NEXT BULL RUN?

ETHEREUM Is Building A Massive Bullish Structure On The 2W Chart.

3 Major Resistance Tests + Rising Support + Strong Accumulation Zone.

Targets: $3,500 → $5,000 → $10,000 → $15,000

A Multi-Year Ethereum Breakout Could Be Brewing. 🚀
#JobsReportRaisesHikeOdds #TradFiForBeginners

BITCOIN SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION: WHO OWNS THE 21 MILLION SUPPLY! 🧐

Bitcoin's supply distribution in November 2026 reveals a significant concentration of ownership among individual holders.

▪ Individuals hold 13.79M BTC (65.7%).

▪ Businesses hold 1.63M BTC (7.8%).

▪ Funds and ETFs hold 1.50M BTC (7.2%).

▪ Governments hold 442K BTC (2.1%).

▪ Satoshi's estimated holdings stand at 968K BTC (4.6%).

▪ An estimated 1.76M BTC (8.4%) is permanently lost.

▪ Only 895K BTC (4.3%) remains to be mined.

17.1% of $BTC's supply is held by institutions, while 13% is estimated to be out of circulation. With only 4.3% of the total supply left to be mined, Bitcoin's fixed supply structure becomes increasingly important as long-term adoption expands.

#Macro Insights#BitcoinFiveWeeklyLosses #TradFiForBeginners

Vitalik Buterin VitalikButerin believes Ethereum should place greater emphasis on $ETH as a long-term store of value rather than relying heavily on transaction fee burns.

He supports keeping EIP-1559 in place, even if ETH burning accounts for less than 10% of new token issuance.

The ultrasound money narrative gained popularity during the 2021 bull market, but Buterin now questions whether fee burning ever created the strong valuation support many expected.

He argues that Ethereum's real long-term strength should come from decentralization, security and network stability. These fundamentals could become even more important as AI continues to reshape the digital world.

For Ethereum, sustainable value may matter more than the burning narrative.

#BTC Price Analysis# #Macro Insights#EthereumSpotETFsPost$365MWeeklyOutflow

$BTC My current HTF thesis...

Price action broke structure above the last lower high and is now retesting that breakout as support.

As long as $75k holds, the cycle bottom is in, and I expect higher prices.

My target is the order block starting at $90k.

#BTC #Price #Analysis # #Macro Insights#JobsReportRaisesHikeOdds

🚨 BITCOIN FLASH CRASH TRIGGERS OVER $1 BILLION IN CRYPTO LIQUIDATIONS.

Bitcoin suffered a sharp sell-off, dropping approximately $2,000 in a short period and dragging the wider crypto market lower.

the move wiped an estimated $60 billion from total crypto market capitalization, while leveraged traders faced a massive wave of forced closures.

according to CoinGlass data reported by Decrypt, more than $1.05 billion in crypto positions were liquidated over 24 hours.

the biggest damage came from bullish traders:

> Long positions: $930 million

> Short positions: $124.69 million

that means roughly 88% of the liquidations came from traders betting on higher prices.

this is how a liquidation cascade develops: as Bitcoin falls, leveraged long positions hit their liquidation prices. Exchanges automatically close those positions, adding more selling pressure and potentially pushing prices even lower.

the takeaway is that excessive leverage can turn an ordinary sell-off into a much sharper market decline. Bitcoin's price movement is only part of the story; the amount of leverage sitting behind it matters too.

#BTC Price Analysis# #Bitcoin Price Prediction: What is Bitcoins next move?# #Altcoin Season# $BTC $ETH
#JobsReportRaisesHikeOdds #TradFiForBeginners #AIChipSlumpNasdaq

Yesterday, I told you that $ETH had already grabbed the upside liquidity above $2,250 and was likely to dump toward the downside liquidity.

At the time I shared this analysis, #Eth was trading around $2,230.

Now, within just one night, $ETH has dropped to $2,030, and I expect further downside toward $1,900 as it hunts for lower liquidity.

I gave you a near-perfect trading setup. If you followed my analysis and opened a short position, you should have made a solid profit.

This is why liquidity analysis matters.

Weekly Market Update

$BTC BTC $75,122, down 4.00% over seven days, with Fear & Greed at 29 (Fear). $PIEVERSE leads the top-100 gainers at +40.19%.
#JobsReportRaisesHikeOdds #TradFiForBeginners #TradFiForBeginners #CPITestsDecemberRateOutlook

BITCOIN WHALES INCREASE SHORT POSITIONS TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE OCTOBER 2025! 📰

Whales on Hyperliquid are significantly increasing their bearish exposure to $BTC, with net short positioning reaching its highest level in more than a year. After maintaining substantial net long exposure for much of 2026, large traders have moved toward the short side, with selling pressure becoming increasingly visible in recent sessions.

This shift suggests growing caution among major traders as Bitcoin struggles to regain upward momentum! 🫰

#BTC #BinanceReopensWithdrawalsForMoreAssets #JobsReportRaisesHikeOdds #TradFiForBeginners #SouthKoreaDraftLawTargets15To20%ShareholderCap