Today's Outlook (Important Economic Data)
1. 🔥 US April Retail Sales MoM will be announced today, previous value 1.50%
2. 🔥 US Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending May 10th (10,000s) will be announced today, previous value 22.8
3. Sei (SEI) will unlock approximately 55.56 million tokens today, accounting for 1.09% of the current circulation, valued at about $14.5 million
4. Starknet (STRK) will unlock approximately 127 million tokens today, accounting for 4.09% of the current circulation, valued at about $23 million
Macroeconomics & Hot Topics
1. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Jefferson stated that the currently moderately restrictive policy rate is well positioned to respond to changes in economic development. Tariffs may lead to rising inflation, and it remains uncertain whether the impact is temporary or persistent.
2. The Ethereum Foundation announced the launch of the 'Trillion Dollar Security Initiative' on May 14, 2025, aimed at comprehensively enhancing the security performance of the Ethereum ecosystem to support global economic infrastructure.
3. On May 14, former President Trump stated that he is a loyal fan of cryptocurrency and is always considering imposing secondary sanctions on Russia.
Market Trends
1. BTC is fluctuating at a high level in daily trading, with the market declining; only fan tokens and Layer 2 sectors recorded positive gains, with liquidations of $295 million in the past 24 hours, primarily from long positions; Believe token LAUMCJCOIN is a market hotspot.
2. The US stock market shows slight fatigue in the uptrend, awaiting Powell's speech. The S&P 500 has had three consecutive days of gains. The Dow has declined for two consecutive days. Gold has fallen to a one-month low, dropping over 2% during the session.
3. In the liquidation map of Bitget BTC/USDT, based on the current price of 103,611 USDT, if it drops by 1,000 points to around 102,611, the cumulative liquidation amount for long positions exceeds $30 million. If it rises by 1,000 points to around 104,611, the cumulative liquidation amount for short positions exceeds $280 million. The liquidation amount for shorts far exceeds that for longs, suggesting to reasonably control leverage ratios to avoid triggering large-scale liquidations during market fluctuations.
4. In the past 24 hours, BTC saw an inflow of $2 billion and an outflow of $2.2 billion, resulting in a net outflow of $200 million.
5. In the past 24 hours, ETH, SOL, BTC, XRP, DOGE, and other contract trades have seen a leading net outflow, indicating potential trading opportunities.