#策略性加码BTC Recently, this wave of Bitcoin's rally was essentially ignited by CPI data. In just one night, $BTC surged to 96,000, with such a rapid increase that it’s a bit unbelievable.



Ultimately, the market’s main concern remains how the Federal Reserve will act. After the December CPI data was released, it served as a reassurance to the market, alleviating the worries and guesses about the Fed’s next move.

Let’s look at the specific numbers:

The overall CPI increased by 2.7% year-over-year (month-over-month 0.3%), and core CPI rose by 2.6% year-over-year (month-over-month 0.2%). It sounds like a cooling down, but the key lies in the internal structure—housing costs are still rising, up 0.4% month-over-month, and food prices haven’t stabilized either, increasing by 0.7%. Only used car transactions (down 1.1%) and communication costs have shown some easing.

The market’s logic is actually quite straightforward: bad news has been digested, and what remains now is actually good news. The key point is— as long as inflation doesn’t spiral out of control, the Fed has no reason to suddenly change course. They still need to cut interest rates, so the room for rate cuts remains. When the data was released, the market tacitly confirmed: the Fed won’t rush to tighten policy. As a result, a large wave of funds immediately flooded into risk assets, causing a short-term revenge rally.

There’s also a technical reason why Bitcoin could surge to 96,000. $BTC built a solid resistance level around $94,500, acting like a defensive line. The real trick is— just a few tens of millions of dollars in capital to break through this line can trigger a chain reaction, like knocking over the first domino. Such a stampede-like rally hasn’t appeared in the crypto market for a long time.

During this 24-hour surge, the total liquidation on the entire network reached $159 million. The losses for shorts far exceeded those for longs—$94.9 million in short liquidations versus $63.8 million for longs. Just on Bitcoin alone, about $44.1 million of short positions were instantly wiped out. Those who bet on a decline were taught a lesson overnight.

However, whether this momentum can be maintained is uncertain. Whether the $94,500 level can hold is crucial—there’s also a possibility of falling below it. After all, CPI data only provided a less pessimistic outlook; whether the rally can continue depends on the flow of funds into ETFs and the overall market sentiment. These two factors will determine how far Bitcoin can go.
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InscriptionGrillervip
· 5h ago
The shorts are once again collectively taught a lesson, serves them right. But the 96,000 level feels a bit shaky; how long the Fed's rate cut expectations can hold up is really uncertain.
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NewPumpamentalsvip
· 5h ago
The short sellers got cut again, serves them right. 96000 is really crazy... Still, we need to hold onto 94500. CPI is just like that, once the Fed acts, risk assets go crazy, it's too predictable. Those who are bearish are finally happy, wiped out in one night. ETF funds are the key; without them, everything is pointless. Whether we can hold on in the future is the real question, don’t want another V-shaped reversal. It depends on what the Federal Reserve does next; the rate cut expectations are changing too quickly. 1.59 billion liquidation, this market is really ruthless. All the bad news being digested actually turns into good news, quite a deep strategy. Hold onto your coins or stay in the market, at least the CPI hurdle is over.
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SatoshiNotNakamotovip
· 5h ago
The bears got eaten again, nice. Time to educate those who always try to catch the bottom.
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FlashLoanLarryvip
· 5h ago
lol those shorts got absolutely liquidated... $44m in btc alone? that's not even the real opportunity cost when you factor in what they coulda done with that capital elsewhere
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