U.S. non-farm payrolls just came out, and this show is a bit interesting——on the surface, 64,000 new jobs were added, but looking closer, the unemployment rate actually jumped, and last month's data was even forcibly revised downward by 100,000. This thing is really unstable.
Where's the problem? The "aftereffects" of the government shutdown have messed up the statistics. Even Powell has preemptively warned: don’t take this data too seriously. The market's reaction was unexpectedly calm, even somewhat optimistic.
Why? Because this precisely gives the Federal Reserve the room to step down gradually. Employment hasn't collapsed, but it is indeed softening, and inflation is also easing—this combination, isn't it textbook-level "soft landing"? Isn't this the most convenient excuse to start the rate-cutting cycle?
Traders have already bet with real money: rate cuts will come earlier next year, and the magnitude will be even more aggressive.
Now the question is, what does this mean for us?
The logic is actually straightforward. Once rate cut expectations heat up, the dollar will gradually depreciate. Global liquidity will loosen again, and hot money will inevitably seek high-yield places. As a risk asset, the crypto market—especially major players like Bitcoin and Ethereum—will naturally become the most concentrated flow of funds.
The Fed’s script is already written: inflation is under control, employment is cooling down. Next, it’s all about how liquidity easing plays out. This could very well become the most core market narrative of 2025.
Rather than getting tangled in those second-by-second price fluctuations, it’s better to see what smart money is doing—they are already positioning themselves in advance for the next cycle.
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AlphaWhisperer
· 2025-12-19 14:35
The data inflation is so obvious, yet it still relies on the story of a "soft landing" to support it. It's a bit ridiculous.
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WalletDoomsDay
· 2025-12-16 16:53
The data is so weak that even Powell says not to trust it, but traders are betting on rate cuts... Smart money has already been accumulating positions, while we're still looking at candlestick charts.
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PerennialLeek
· 2025-12-16 16:37
The data is bottoming out, but luckily there are interest rate cut expectations to save the day.
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GasGrillMaster
· 2025-12-16 16:35
The data is so obviously inflated, Powell even directly said not to believe it, yet the market is still partying? Laughable, this is just paving the way for rate cuts.
Hot money is starting to move, BTC should be rising now.
What does the non-farm payrolls of 64,000 mean? Later it was revised to 100,000, this statistic is purely a joke.
Waiting to see easing next year, Bitcoin will definitely benefit.
With such manipulated data, how can there be optimism? It's obvious they're giving the Federal Reserve a green light.
Soft landing is just a cover; the core is to flood the market with liquidity, and then crypto will be the outlet.
Unemployment rate jumps up, employment data gets cut, this operation is really outrageous.
It feels like the market is betting on rate cuts, smart money has already been laid out.
Basically, the Federal Reserve wants to cut rates but is too embarrassed to do so, with plenty of excuses. Starting to flood liquidity in the second half of the year is the plan.
U.S. non-farm payrolls just came out, and this show is a bit interesting——on the surface, 64,000 new jobs were added, but looking closer, the unemployment rate actually jumped, and last month's data was even forcibly revised downward by 100,000. This thing is really unstable.
Where's the problem? The "aftereffects" of the government shutdown have messed up the statistics. Even Powell has preemptively warned: don’t take this data too seriously. The market's reaction was unexpectedly calm, even somewhat optimistic.
Why? Because this precisely gives the Federal Reserve the room to step down gradually. Employment hasn't collapsed, but it is indeed softening, and inflation is also easing—this combination, isn't it textbook-level "soft landing"? Isn't this the most convenient excuse to start the rate-cutting cycle?
Traders have already bet with real money: rate cuts will come earlier next year, and the magnitude will be even more aggressive.
Now the question is, what does this mean for us?
The logic is actually straightforward. Once rate cut expectations heat up, the dollar will gradually depreciate. Global liquidity will loosen again, and hot money will inevitably seek high-yield places. As a risk asset, the crypto market—especially major players like Bitcoin and Ethereum—will naturally become the most concentrated flow of funds.
The Fed’s script is already written: inflation is under control, employment is cooling down. Next, it’s all about how liquidity easing plays out. This could very well become the most core market narrative of 2025.
Rather than getting tangled in those second-by-second price fluctuations, it’s better to see what smart money is doing—they are already positioning themselves in advance for the next cycle.