#比特币对比代币化黄金 Bitcoin experienced intense volatility between $88,000 and $92,000 this week, as the impact of year-end liquidity exhaustion gradually became apparent. The market has become extremely sensitive to every small flow of funds, but judging by the scale of liquidations, actual participation is continuously shrinking—open interest in perpetual contracts has dropped 40 to 50% compared to the October peak, and retail sentiment has clearly returned to a bear market rhythm.
Interestingly, the supply side is quietly tightening. In the past two weeks, about 25,000 bitcoins have left exchanges for cold wallets, and for the first time, ETF and institutional holdings have surpassed the amount of coins held on exchanges. This indicates that while retail investors are busy bottom-fishing or capitulating, smart money is quietly positioning.
The Fed’s FOMC meeting on Wednesday is the anchor for the week. The market has largely priced in a 25 basis point rate cut, but the key will be the guidance on the balance sheet going forward—this will directly affect the direction of risk assets at year-end. For now, Bitcoin is still swinging in the $84,000 to $100,000 range, but market depth is deteriorating. During the year-end holiday overtime period, any breakout in either direction could trigger a real trend move. $BTC
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MissingSats
· 12-11 17:27
Smart money is accumulating coins, while retail investors are still struggling with the bottom-fishing. The gap is quite large.
While institutions are quietly deploying, we are still analyzing K-line charts. Okay.
FOMC day really was the stabilizing factor; you have to be precise. These last few days of the year leave no room for mistakes.
Liquidity is so scarce that even a tiny drizzle can trigger a market move. We need to tighten up.
Perpetual contracts have shrunk by half. The real heroes are those still daring to leverage.
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MeltdownSurvivalist
· 12-11 11:54
Retail investors cut losses while institutions are accumulating; this routine has become boring.
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Let's wait until FOMC day; whatever is said now is pointless.
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25,000 coins flowed into cold wallets? Smart money is indeed moving; we retail investors are still hesitating.
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Liquidity exhaustion is a good time for the big players to harvest; just trapping us.
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Friction between 84,000 and 100,000 keeps repeating; when will it break through?
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Institutional holdings exceeding exchange holdings may be a sign of a top approaching.
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During the year-end holidays, this kind of market is the most frustrating; we are all passively taking hits.
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The 25 basis points rate cut has long been priced in; the key now is the balance sheet, with too many variables.
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FUD_Whisperer
· 12-09 23:47
Smart money is accumulating coins, while retail investors are still agonizing over when to buy the dip. Hilarious.
Machine: Liquidity is drying up + it's the holiday overtime period. If things go wrong, we might break key levels directly.
Machine: Perpetual contracts shrinking by 50%? That's intense—no wonder the atmosphere is so cold.
Machine: ETF holdings have surpassed exchange balances? Institutions must be quietly harvesting from retail investors.
Machine: The real watershed moment is on FOMC day; everything else is just noise.
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TokenToaster
· 12-09 02:09
Smart money is quietly accumulating again while retail investors are still hesitating about bottom-fishing—what a gap.
Institutions are aggressively hoarding coins while we're still watching the K-line. It's a bit ridiculous.
With liquidity drying up and double pressure from the FOMC, this year-end move will either surge or crash—there doesn't seem to be a middle ground.
25,000 BTC quietly moved into cold wallets—maybe that's the answer.
Perpetual contracts have shrunk by 50%, retail investors are already scared off, now it's just a matter of when institutions will make their move.
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BTCBeliefStation
· 12-09 02:05
Smart money is accumulating coins, while retail investors are still hesitating about whether to buy the dip—the difference is obvious at a glance.
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mev_me_maybe
· 12-09 02:02
Retail investors are buying the dip, while institutions are quietly positioning themselves. The difference is truly remarkable.
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TradingNightmare
· 12-09 01:51
Retail investors are still hesitating to buy the dip at 89,000, while institutions have already gone flat in cold wallets. The gap is real.
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Liquidity is dried up + holiday shifts, any negative news this week could trigger a real trend. Are you panicking?
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Open interest on contracts has shrunk by 50%. What does this mean? It means all the forced liquidations have already happened.
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ETF holdings surpassing exchanges—what signal is that? The big players are making a fortune quietly while we're still anxious.
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Even a minor move from the Fed on Wednesday can influence Bitcoin's direction. That's what it means to have your fate in someone else's hands.
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The price keeps oscillating between 84,000 and 100,000. It's so frustrating to watch. Shouldn't have been staring at the screen.
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25,000 coins moved into cold wallets. It shows that the real players have been positioning themselves for the year-end market for a while.
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Such a small scale of perpetual contract liquidations and prices are still dropping. It could really mean the bottom is near.
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Retail investors are back in bear market mode while institutions are quietly accumulating. This cycle never ends.
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Still have to watch the markets during the year-end holidays—really wearing myself out for a bit of profit. I've really had enough.
#比特币对比代币化黄金 Bitcoin experienced intense volatility between $88,000 and $92,000 this week, as the impact of year-end liquidity exhaustion gradually became apparent. The market has become extremely sensitive to every small flow of funds, but judging by the scale of liquidations, actual participation is continuously shrinking—open interest in perpetual contracts has dropped 40 to 50% compared to the October peak, and retail sentiment has clearly returned to a bear market rhythm.
Interestingly, the supply side is quietly tightening. In the past two weeks, about 25,000 bitcoins have left exchanges for cold wallets, and for the first time, ETF and institutional holdings have surpassed the amount of coins held on exchanges. This indicates that while retail investors are busy bottom-fishing or capitulating, smart money is quietly positioning.
The Fed’s FOMC meeting on Wednesday is the anchor for the week. The market has largely priced in a 25 basis point rate cut, but the key will be the guidance on the balance sheet going forward—this will directly affect the direction of risk assets at year-end. For now, Bitcoin is still swinging in the $84,000 to $100,000 range, but market depth is deteriorating. During the year-end holiday overtime period, any breakout in either direction could trigger a real trend move. $BTC