$IWM Short-term moving averages rarely cross below medium- and long-term moving averages to form a bearish divergence. The last time was around February 2025, when rising tariff uncertainty, persistent inflation, weakening consumer confidence, and concerns about an economic slowdown were the main factors. Small-cap stocks are more sensitive to interest rates and domestic demand, so they fell more sharply. This time, too, we shouldn’t overlook the risk. If prices quickly move back above all the moving averages, that would of course be a good sign, suggesting the bearish divergence was only a temporary disturbance. If they fail to get back above them for a while, we should remain cautious. As trend traders, it’s safer to wait until the trend signal is clear before making a move. For now, we’re still in the observation stage, so let’s be patient.
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On the daily chart, the $IWM black short-term moving average has crossed below the blue 60-day medium-term moving average and the red 120-day long-term moving average. The moving averages have converged, and are now spreading out in a bearish formation. Historically, after the moving averages converge and then spread out bearishly, declines tend to continue for a while rather than reverse immediately.
From a trend-trading perspective, I’d prefer to wait for the decline to run its course. A better entry point would be when the price climbs back above all the moving averages, which then converge again and spread out in a bullish formation. The moving averages are still bearishly aligned, and although the price is low, the chart structure hasn’t yet given a clear reversal signal.
For now, I’m just watching to see whether it can find support during this pullback and climb back above the moving averages. Do you think IWM will rebound from here, or will the decline extend further?
$BTC has moved back above the 20-day moving average. The short-term outlook has turned bullish again, with buyers regaining the upper hand. As long as it holds above the moving average, there is more room for upside.
Duan Yongping says he will continue buying Pop Mart$POPMART Why is Duan Yongping so bullish on Pop Mart? As recently as 2025, he repeatedly said, "I don't understand this business, so I won't touch it." The turning point came on March 25, 2026, when Pop Mart released its 2025 annual report: revenue of 37.12 billion yuan, up 184.7% year over year, and overseas revenue of 16.27 billion yuan, surging 291.9%. He "spent several days trying to understand the company," read Wang Ning's book Because It's Unique, and personally visited Westfield stores in the US twice to observe customers. In early April, he announced that he was "taking back what I said about not investing in Pop Mart." After that, he kept adding to his position, raising H&H's H-share stake from 5.55% to 7.7% in August.
His core rationale has five parts: 🔵 He dares to make a big investment in a good company facing temporary difficulties—just as he did with NetEase (after the bubble burst) and Moutai (after the plasticizer scare): picking up shares amid panic. The stock actually plunged 22.51% on the day it reported impressive results, and he bought at the low of HK$140.
🟢 Its competitive moat is stronger than people think: strong consumer interest in the brand, barriers to signing artists, 630 stores across 20 countries, and a team led by Wang Ning.
🟡 He values the founder: Wang Ning is only 39. Duan Yongping said, "He's still so young; he can keep doing a great job for at least another 25 years. That's a terrifying amount of compounding."
🔴 He sees it as "China's Disney." His shift from Moutai to Pop Mart is essentially a move from traditional consumer goods to the emotional consumption of young people.
🟠 He ignores market consensus: When the interim results fell short of expectations, he said, "I don't care about the market's expectations; I only care about what will happen to the company in the future. Otherwise, how am I supposed to make money?"
$BTC has rebounded from its July low of around 58,000 and broken through; it is now consolidating near 83,000. Short-term support is at 81,000–82,000, with resistance at 84,000–87,000. The medium-term outlook is bullish; holding support could lead to a test of higher targets.
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On the daily chart, BTC is currently at a key short-term turning point. Price is hovering near the short-term moving averages. If it can get back above the black 20-day moving average, the moving averages will once again form a bullish alignment, giving the bulls the upper hand and making it easier for price to break higher. On the other hand, if price continues to trade below the 20-day moving average, the short-term outlook will remain weak, and the pullback may continue. This is a key area to watch as bulls and bears battle for control, and the direction is not yet clear. Do you think this move can get back above the 20-day moving average and form a bullish alignment again at $BTC ?
On the daily chart, BTC is currently at a key short-term turning point. Price is hovering near the short-term moving averages. If it can get back above the black 20-day moving average, the moving averages will once again form a bullish alignment, giving the bulls the upper hand and making it easier for price to break higher. On the other hand, if price continues to trade below the 20-day moving average, the short-term outlook will remain weak, and the pullback may continue. This is a key area to watch as bulls and bears battle for control, and the direction is not yet clear. Do you think this move can get back above the 20-day moving average and form a bullish alignment again at $BTC ?
A Tesla-SpaceX merger is on the agenda. SPCX contract trading volume surged nearly 130% month over month. U.S. stock $SPCX closed at $147 last night; overnight data now shows it at $161.42‼️
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SpaceX’s Q3 results beat expectations, with revenue surging 161% year over year to $14.58 billion and net profit turning positive at $4.4 billion. Its AI superintelligence cloud business generated $7.6 billion in a single quarter. On the earnings call, Musk said computing capacity could exceed 13 gigawatts next year, ARR could reach $500 billion to $1 trillion by the end of 2027, and the payback period on computing investments has already shortened to less than a year. $SPCX U.S. shares closed near $147 and climbed to around $160 overnight. The price has recovered from its previous low and is currently trading near its medium- and long-term moving averages. The stock reacted to the better-than-expected results overnight, but in the short term, we still need to watch whether it can hold firmly above these levels and move back above the moving averages. The market currently has high expectations for demand for AI computing power. SpaceX is committing substantial resources to building ground-based computing infrastructure, with electricity and cooling emerging as the main bottlenecks. If the company can continue delivering on its computing expansion and ARR targets, there could be room for further upside. On the other hand, if expansion falls short of expectations, the price may continue to consolidate around current levels.
Do you think the overnight rally after SPCX’s results can continue, or will the stock need to pull back and retest support first?
On the daily chart, Ethereum is still trading below the moving averages, and the short-term structure remains weak. But if the price climbs back to around 2,550 and moves above all the moving averages, the structure will change significantly.
That level was a key zone where the market previously shifted between bullish and bearish conditions. Once momentum picks up, the price is likely to push toward the previous area where the moving averages converged. Looking at my chart, there’s significant liquidity clustered around $3,000 and $4,000. If the price breaks above the moving averages decisively and holds there, that liquidity could be swept up quickly, opening up more room to the upside.
For now, the price is still in a pullback phase. The key thing to watch is whether it can reclaim all the moving averages. If it breaks decisively above 2,550, there could be substantial upside momentum afterward.
What do you think—if $ETH gets back above the moving averages, will it go straight for the liquidity around 3,000?
SpaceX’s Q3 results beat expectations, with revenue surging 161% year over year to $14.58 billion and net profit turning positive at $4.4 billion. Its AI superintelligence cloud business generated $7.6 billion in a single quarter. On the earnings call, Musk said computing capacity could exceed 13 gigawatts next year, ARR could reach $500 billion to $1 trillion by the end of 2027, and the payback period on computing investments has already shortened to less than a year. $SPCX U.S. shares closed near $147 and climbed to around $160 overnight. The price has recovered from its previous low and is currently trading near its medium- and long-term moving averages. The stock reacted to the better-than-expected results overnight, but in the short term, we still need to watch whether it can hold firmly above these levels and move back above the moving averages. The market currently has high expectations for demand for AI computing power. SpaceX is committing substantial resources to building ground-based computing infrastructure, with electricity and cooling emerging as the main bottlenecks. If the company can continue delivering on its computing expansion and ARR targets, there could be room for further upside. On the other hand, if expansion falls short of expectations, the price may continue to consolidate around current levels.
Do you think the overnight rally after SPCX’s results can continue, or will the stock need to pull back and retest support first?
The crypto market is still broadly in a correction today, but losses among major coins have been relatively modest. $SOL On the daily chart, TD Sequential has printed a 13, putting it deep into oversold territory.
On my daily chart, after a series of declines, the price is now hovering near the moving averages. The TD 13 suggests that short-term downward momentum has already weakened significantly. Whether the market continues to consolidate or bounces, the risk of opening new short positions here has risen sharply. If market sentiment improves, oversold assets like SOL tend to have greater rebound potential.
The key question now is whether the price can find support here and move back above the short-term moving averages. As long as it doesn’t break down further, a recovery after becoming oversold is worth watching.
What do you think—after this TD 13, will SOL rebound first or continue to form a base?
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$XMR is also holding strong—it’s been rising since early August and still hasn’t pulled back. Is 600 a short-term peak now❓❓
On the daily chart, the $IWM black short-term moving average has crossed below the blue 60-day medium-term moving average and the red 120-day long-term moving average. The moving averages have converged, and are now spreading out in a bearish formation. Historically, after the moving averages converge and then spread out bearishly, declines tend to continue for a while rather than reverse immediately.
From a trend-trading perspective, I’d prefer to wait for the decline to run its course. A better entry point would be when the price climbs back above all the moving averages, which then converge again and spread out in a bullish formation. The moving averages are still bearishly aligned, and although the price is low, the chart structure hasn’t yet given a clear reversal signal.
For now, I’m just watching to see whether it can find support during this pullback and climb back above the moving averages. Do you think IWM will rebound from here, or will the decline extend further?
On the daily chart, $SOL has recovered from the bottom. The moving averages first converged and then spread out, completing two rounds of gains. It is now in a pullback phase following the second rally. The price previously fell below the black 20-day short-term moving average and has now pulled back to around the red 120-day moving average. As long as it does not break decisively below the 120-day MA, the long-term uptrend remains intact. If the price moves back above all the moving averages, there may be room for it to rise again and continue its previous upward momentum. So I think shorting at this point offers a poor risk-reward ratio, while going long looks more attractive: Early entry: Go long now with a stop-loss at the red long-term moving average. The stop is tight and the upside is substantial, but there is a greater chance of being stopped out. Confirmation entry: Wait for the price to move back above all the moving averages. The bullish trend will then be clearer, and placing a stop-loss below the short-term moving average could also work well. Do you think this pullback will find support around the 120-day moving average?
On the daily chart, gold is currently trading around 4163. It has pulled back noticeably from its previous high but is still holding above the key $4,000 level. The area around $4,000 has been an important support zone recently, tested repeatedly, and prices have not broken below it decisively.
Recent news: Comments from Fed Chair Waller have led markets to scale back expectations of an October rate hike, while falling oil prices have eased inflation concerns somewhat, prompting a modest rebound in gold. However, inflation data remains firm, and uncertainty over the path of interest rates persists, limiting gold’s near-term upside.
Technically, prices are currently trading below the moving averages, with the short-term outlook still pointing to choppy consolidation. As long as $4,000 is not decisively breached, the medium-term structure remains intact; if that level gives way, further downside could open up. The key things to watch are whether prices can hold above $4,000 and whether they can subsequently reclaim the moving averages and break higher. $XAU
Looking at the one-month liquidation heatmap from $BTC , some of the dense liquidation zones below the current price have already been cleared, while several prominent clusters remain above. The chart clearly shows strong liquidation zones around 84,000, around 87,000, and at even higher levels. If the price breaks upward and reaches these levels, it could trigger cascading liquidations and push the price higher. The price is currently ranging between 82,000 and 83,000, with relatively solid support below. If it manages to hold above this range and break through the recent high, these liquidation clusters overhead could become short-term price targets, prompting short covering and accelerating the rally. Based on the heatmap structure, an upward liquidation sweep remains more likely than a downward one. The key is whether the price can break out of its current range decisively. If it holds above the range, there may be room for another move higher.
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Crypto-related stocks rebound in premarket; Bitcoin climbs above 82,800‼️ In U.S. premarket trading, $MSTR , $COIN , and $CRCL all moved higher, while Bitcoin also returned to around 82,800. After breaking out from their lows, MSTR and Bitcoin have steadily retreated from their highs. MSTR is still trading below its short-term moving averages but above its long-term moving averages. It returned to around 139 in premarket trading, though it still has a long way to go to reach its previous high. COIN and CRCL show a similar pattern: both have continued to pull back from their highs and have recently traded in a range near their lows. They edged up slightly in premarket trading, largely tracking the improvement in sentiment around Bitcoin. As for Bitcoin, its price has returned to 82,800, but remains below the key 85,000 level. The chart shows that the area around 85,000 has been a clear resistance zone recently. If Bitcoin cannot hold above it, upside will be limited; if it breaks through and holds, that could drive a further recovery in crypto-related stocks. The three stocks currently share a common feature: their long-term downtrends have ended. Bitcoin’s price action remains the key variable, and the stocks’ upside potential depends on whether Bitcoin can hold above the key level of $85,000.
Crypto-related stocks rebound in premarket; Bitcoin climbs above 82,800‼️ In U.S. premarket trading, $MSTR , $COIN , and $CRCL all moved higher, while Bitcoin also returned to around 82,800. After breaking out from their lows, MSTR and Bitcoin have steadily retreated from their highs. MSTR is still trading below its short-term moving averages but above its long-term moving averages. It returned to around 139 in premarket trading, though it still has a long way to go to reach its previous high. COIN and CRCL show a similar pattern: both have continued to pull back from their highs and have recently traded in a range near their lows. They edged up slightly in premarket trading, largely tracking the improvement in sentiment around Bitcoin. As for Bitcoin, its price has returned to 82,800, but remains below the key 85,000 level. The chart shows that the area around 85,000 has been a clear resistance zone recently. If Bitcoin cannot hold above it, upside will be limited; if it breaks through and holds, that could drive a further recovery in crypto-related stocks. The three stocks currently share a common feature: their long-term downtrends have ended. Bitcoin’s price action remains the key variable, and the stocks’ upside potential depends on whether Bitcoin can hold above the key level of $85,000.
On the daily chart, QQQ has quickly pulled back from a high near 762 to around 710, making for a substantial short-term decline. The chart clearly shows the price falling below several short- and medium-term moving averages. It is now trading below them, leaving the short-term structure weak. This pullback has been driven mainly by rising debt financing costs in the AI sector, stronger-than-expected inflation data, and upward revisions to interest rate expectations. Tech stocks had rallied considerably, making them prone to concentrated profit-taking when faced with macroeconomic pressures. Many people are adding to their positions in $QQQ during this dip, reasoning that the long-term trend remains intact and this is merely a correction following overheated short-term sentiment. Around 710 is a key short-term level to watch. If the price finds support here and climbs back above the moving averages, the pullback will probably be over. If it breaks below this level, there may be room for a further retest of lower levels. Those adding to their positions are betting on “buying the dip,” but should keep an eye on whether the drivers of this decline—AI capital expenditure returns and financing costs—have been fully priced in. Also, this week is packed with tech earnings, which could amplify volatility. Netflix reports after the close on Tuesday. Wednesday after the close is the main event: $META and Tesla$TSLA report on the same day. Lam Research, IBM, and Texas Instruments are also reporting around Wednesday. These companies’ results and guidance, particularly their comments on AI spending and the demand outlook, could easily have a direct impact on sentiment toward QQQ. In the short term, the market is still digesting concerns about leverage and returns in the AI sector. With earnings reports this week as well, volatility may not be over yet.
Meta and Tesla earnings bring the week’s U.S. market drama to a climax
U.S. tech stocks saw a sharp pullback last week, with the Nasdaq falling more than 4% over the week. Markets are digesting stronger-than-expected inflation data and taking another look at the popular idea that “the economy can’t be knocked off course.” More subtly, the Fed has entered its quiet period ahead of the October 28 rate-setting meeting, with officials collectively keeping mum. That means tech giants’ earnings reports will have a major say in how markets are priced this week. First up is Wednesday’s “super earnings day”: after the market closes, $META , Tesla $TSLA , and $IBM will all report. Meta is being put to the test as a bellwether for the AI boom. It’s one of the companies making the boldest bets on AI, and the market wants more than rosy talk: have its massive investments paid off in real dollars, and is AI driving genuine demand for ads or just a compelling story?
Will Bitcoin $BTC retest $79,000? ❓ Then turn back up and trigger a short squeeze? ❓
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Based on the $BTC 1 weekly liquidation heatmap, I’m personally leaning bullish. The current price is around 81,500, while the most prominent yellow liquidation clusters are concentrated above 84,000, with another band around 83,200–83,500. These levels correspond to liquidation points for a large number of short positions. If the price moves up toward these areas, forced buy-to-cover orders could provide fuel and push it even higher.
After recently pulling back from around 84k, the price has stabilized in the 81k–82k range. Liquidation density below is relatively low, suggesting that a round of long positions has already been flushed out. The current structure looks more like it’s building momentum to move higher and sweep up this short-side liquidity.
Of course, this is just my personal observation based on the heatmap. The actual price action will also depend on buying pressure and macro sentiment. If the price can decisively break above 82k and approach the 84k area, the odds of an upward liquidation move will increase; if it drops below 81k again, the outlook will need to be reassessed.
Will the markets crash on Monday, triggering another “Black Monday”? - Oil prices have surpassed $100. - AI perpetual futures are collapsing. - Bank stocks are being sold off. - The VIX has hit a four-month high. - Bond yields are surging. - Inflation remains stubbornly high. - War and geopolitical uncertainty are escalating. - Rumors of AI funds being liquidated are spreading.
Tomorrow is October 19—and, coincidentally, the 1987 Black Monday crash happened on October 19. U.S. stocks plunged 22% in a single day, wiping out $500 billion, while global markets lost more than $1.7 trillion. The Federal Reserve had to inject liquidity to calm the markets.
Crypto markets are also plunging now. Monday’s looking a little ominous~ $BTC $ETH
Based on the $BTC 1 weekly liquidation heatmap, I’m personally leaning bullish. The current price is around 81,500, while the most prominent yellow liquidation clusters are concentrated above 84,000, with another band around 83,200–83,500. These levels correspond to liquidation points for a large number of short positions. If the price moves up toward these areas, forced buy-to-cover orders could provide fuel and push it even higher.
After recently pulling back from around 84k, the price has stabilized in the 81k–82k range. Liquidation density below is relatively low, suggesting that a round of long positions has already been flushed out. The current structure looks more like it’s building momentum to move higher and sweep up this short-side liquidity.
Of course, this is just my personal observation based on the heatmap. The actual price action will also depend on buying pressure and macro sentiment. If the price can decisively break above 82k and approach the 84k area, the odds of an upward liquidation move will increase; if it drops below 81k again, the outlook will need to be reassessed.
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U.S. stocks plunged last night after CPI came in hotter than expected (S&P 500 -1.1%, Nasdaq nearly -2%). South Korean stocks continued to weaken after the market opened today, with both the KOSPI and KOSDAQ eventually triggering circuit breakers. Crypto markets came under pressure as well, with BTC and ETH posting notable pullbacks on the daily chart. Looking at my daily chart of the dual moving-average structure, this pullback from the highs has not disrupted the long-term uptrend, and the longer-term outlook remains bullish. ETH rebounded for a time after its earlier retreat from the highs. Although it has pulled back again this time amid the macro shock, the long-term uptrend has not been fully undermined as long as this pullback does not decisively break below all key moving averages. Short-term bullish momentum has weakened, making this a technical correction amid a macro shock rather than a trend reversal.
The dynamics are consistent with the correlation between U.S. tech stocks and heavyweight South Korean semiconductor stocks:
Inflation data has pushed up rate expectations, while concerns are mounting over returns on AI capital expenditure and financing costs, weighing on risk assets overall. As a high-beta asset, ETH is more sensitive to interest rates and risk appetite, while crowded derivatives positions have further amplified price volatility.
🔵In the short term, macro data and derivatives liquidations are reinforcing each other, and prices remain in a correction phase. If inflation expectations continue to rise or risk appetite fails to recover, downward pressure may persist; 🟢Conversely, if U.S. Treasury yields retreat, market sentiment stabilizes, and prices hold above key moving-average support, a rebound could also gain momentum quickly. For now, the focus is on observing the market. Key things to track include subsequent interpretations of CPI, the Fed's policy path, changes in on-chain and derivatives positioning, and whether moving-average support holds. $BTC $ETH (Bitcoin is now at 81565; Ethereum at 2372)