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BTC holding flat while ETH slips 0.83% is a weak foundation for a broad risk-on call. SOL's marginal gain does little to change that read. With the FOMC rate call in focus, I read this as a market holding its ground, not building momentum. ETH's relative weakness is the detail that matters. Just my read, not advice.$BTC $ETH

🚨 Crypto has a big 48 hours ahead. The U.S. Senate is scheduled to take a procedural vote on the CLARITY Act today, while the Federal Reserve's rate decision comes tomorrow. That puts $BTC, $ETH and $SOL in an interesting position. If the market gets regulatory clarity while liquidity expectations improve, risk appetite could change quickly. But if the Fed stays hawkish, crypto could face another round of pressure. This is why I'm not chasing candles right now. There are real catalysts in front of us. Let the market react first. Then decide what the reaction is actually telling us. The next move could be more interesting than the current one. #FOMCRateCallThisWeek #CLARITYVoteStillDivided #US10YearYieldBreaks5%

BTC holding flat while ETH slips 0.83% is a weak foundation for a broad risk-on call. SOL's marginal gain does little to change that read. With the FOMC rate call in focus, I read this as a market holding its ground, not building momentum. ETH's relative weakness is the detail that matters. Just my read, not advice.

BTC & ETH FOMC Eve: Don't Bet on a Dovish Surprise The market still seems eager to price in good news. I'm not. Inflation remains sticky, oil is elevated, and rate-hike expectations have risen sharply heading into the Fed decision. $BTC and $ETH may stay resilient, but that doesn't mean the path will be easy. The real catalyst isn't the rate decision alone It's the dot plot, the language, and what the Fed signals next How are you positioning for FOMC: bullish breakout or volatility first?

#FOMCRateCallThisWeek The interesting part isn't that markets expect a hike. It's how quickly everyone changed their mind 👀 Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and HSBC now expect a 25bp hike on Sept 16, while market pricing is hovering near 90%. A Reuters survey has 86 of 101 economists expecting the same move. What caught my attention is the reasoning. August PPI jumped 5.4% YoY, while inflation remains stubborn enough to challenge the idea that the Fed can simply wait. Goldman, however, sees a hike partly as avoiding a sharp reversal in market pricing rather than responding to a dramatic deterioration in fundamentals. That creates an unusual setup. If the Fed hikes, the move itself may matter less than whether Warsh signals more tightening ahead. If it holds, markets will immediately ask why the Fed ignored inflation while nearly everyone expected action. Either way, Wednesday isn't just a rate decision. It's a credibility test for the Fed's new policy framework, and the answer could move yields, the dollar, gold and BTC well beyond the initial 25bps.

5% just became crypto’s most expensive number. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield crossed 5% for the first time since October 2023, while Brent trades near $107 and markets lean heavily toward a Fed hike Wednesday. When “risk-free” money pays 5%, capital has to fight harder for every dollar. Crypto’s next battle may be happening in the bond market, not on-chain. Image suggestion — separate: U.S. Treasury/bond-yield chart showing the 10-year crossing 5%, from today’s coverage #FOMCRateCallThisWeek

9.15｜BTC and ETH Morning Session Thoughts The FOMC day strategy is very clear: mainly short at high levels, never chase longs before the decision is announced $BTC is currently around 77800-78200, after rising from 76400 to 79600 on Monday, it was pushed back. The issue is not the candlestick but that the rate hike is almost fully priced in, longs are still betting on "hawkish to dovish" after the hike, and funding rates remain positive. The biggest risk in this structure is not the rate hike

⚠️ $BTC / $ETH — FOMC DECISION ZONE $BTC is hovering near $78K after rejection from ~$79.6K. $ETH is around $2.5K after failing near $2.6K. The key risk isn’t just the rate decision — it’s the dot plot and Powell’s guidance. 📉 BTC: $78.8K–$79.8K resistance → $76K/$74.5K 📉 ETH: $2.56K–$2.62K → $2.48K/$2.42K 🔥 $BTC reclaiming $80K with volume invalidates the bearish setup. FOMC = volatility. Trade the confirmation, not the prediction#FOMCRateCallThisWeek #AIAnxietyHitsChipStocks

Fed hike odds are near 87%. Sept 16 at 2PM is the moment. If delivered, it would be the first hike under Warsh and the Fed's first since 2023. After holding at 3.50%-3.75% in July with a 9-3 vote, the FOMC heads into this week almost fully priced for a 25bps hike. August CPI rose 0.4% MoM, core CPI came in hotter than expected at 0.3%, and PPI rose 5.4% YoY. Energy remains part of the pressure. Three members already dissented in favor of a hike last time. The political backdrop is loud: · Trump has renewed calls for lower rates · Hassett said the White House would accept the Fed's decision, while arguing inflation is decelerating · Several Wall Street desks shifted toward a September hike call But the bigger question is communication. Warsh has stripped back forward guidance since taking the chair, and his decision not to submit his own dot in June was an unusual break from recent Fed practice. September brings a fresh dot plot, but the statement may again leave fewer explicit hints. Markets may have to decode the press conference in real time. One contrarian read: Brookings' Robin Brooks argues a hike here may be less about classic tightening and more about anchoring the 10-year yield and restoring credibility. If that is right, the crypto impact may depend more on yields and the dollar than on the headline rate move. BTC trades around $77K, below the $80K area it failed to hold in recent attempts. US spot BTC ETFs have seen four straight sessions of outflows, even though September remains net positive so far. The rate decision matters. The dot plot and what Warsh says after may matter more. Which matters more for BTC this week: the rate decision, the dot plot, or Warsh's press conference? #FOMCRateCallThisWeek

Super week is here, what is the market really trading? Many think the market is waiting for a rate hike, but the rate hike has already been mostly priced in on the charts. What is being traded now is whether September will mark the start of a new tightening cycle. If this rate hike is 25BP and the dot plot shows further tightening potential within the year, then risk assets need to be repriced.#FOMCRateCallThisWeek #AnthropicIPOOnNasdaq #TrumpAcceptsNewEthics