2025-12-18 06:20:22

Tonight at 9:30 PM, the CPI data will be released. Will this again be a rollercoaster ride in the market? It's almost a certainty.

Compared to the CPI report itself, I think everyone is more interested in how the rate hike expectations will unfold, and how big and small investors are being collectively swept up in this round of market movements.

BTC's performance last night speaks volumes. In just one hour, it was pulled from 90,000 down to 86,000. These kind of ups and downs have become the norm this year. Honestly, BTC has gone from being the "digital gold" to a tool that amplifies market sentiment—when it rises, everyone is a believer; when it falls, doubts start to creep in.

The consecutive crashes of coins like ZEC, ASTER, HYPE, along with the double-sided liquidation in some derivative products, all hint at the same reality: when global central banks and macro policies dominate the market, those once-glorified technical indicators and on-chain data become particularly powerless.

By 2025, the crypto market is no longer a stage for tech enthusiasts. Earlier this year, everyone was cheering for friendly policies and rate cut expectations, with BTC soaring to a new high of $120,000, and the entire industry immersed in celebration. The logic seemed unbeatable: halving cycle + ETF inflows + policy support—three-pronged. Even big institutions like Goldman Sachs and Barclays confidently announced year-end target prices above $150,000, and predicted two rate cuts within the year.

But reality gave us a loud slap.

BTC-2,3%

ZEC-6,66%

ASTER-5,23%

HYPE-1,58%

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WalletDoomsDay

· 2025-12-21 01:49

Another harvest preparation, I knew it a long time ago. Last time I listened to Goldman Sachs, and I'm still eating dirt now.

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ProofOfNothing

· 2025-12-20 11:34

It's another harvest feast; I'm watching it unfold.

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pumpamentalist

· 2025-12-18 06:50

Damn, it's another big scam to harvest the little guys, and this time the CPI is just the trigger.

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Degen4Breakfast

· 2025-12-18 06:50

Uh... wait, Goldman Sachs says 150,000 now looks a bit painful It's another double kill of bulls and bears, I haven't had time to set my stop loss Fallen from 120,000 to now, my faith has completely evaporated Can we stop messing with the 9:30 data, it's exhausting BTC has truly become an emotional amplifier, the technical aspect is completely compromised The central banks are the real manipulators, we're all just playing along This wave of cutting leeks is indeed highly artistic

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CryptoDouble-O-Seven

· 2025-12-18 06:45

It's another round of CPI and rate hikes, the old routine. I knew a wave of sell-off was coming long ago, now just watching to see who sells more or less tonight. From 90,000 to 86,000 in one hour, that kind of move requires a big player. Retail investors are just here to be the money. What happened to the $120,000 dream at the beginning of the year? Do people still believe in the target prices called out by these institutions? BTC is just an emotion machine; when it rises, it's faith, when it falls, it's dog shit. 120,000 → now, Goldman Sachs and Barclays are getting slapped in the face. Double liquidation in contracts is standard operation; this market has long been distorted. When macro policies come out, all technical and on-chain data are useless. Tonight, are you ready to buy the dip or just watch the show? Pick one. Both longs and shorts are served, a feast for capital players, and we are just the dishes. A policy shift once, and the entire logic at the beginning of the year collapses—it's that simple.

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JustAnotherWallet

· 2025-12-18 06:43

Another CPI drama, a nightmare for holders, a carnival for bears... Probably staying up tonight watching the account plunge again. This trick has been seen since the beginning of the year. Where are those $150,000 predictions from Goldman Sachs? Now they’re probably scared. Long and short traps are the true nature of this market—institutions eat the meat, retail investors drink the soup... No, retail investors don’t even get the soup. From "digital gold" to an emotional amplifier, BTC’s story is over. Whenever the central bank moves, policies follow, technical indicators become useless, and on-chain data is all nonsense. I really don’t know who still genuinely believes in this... except for those who are trapped.

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Ramen_Until_Rich

· 2025-12-18 06:35

It's another roller coaster... So damn annoying, always the same old trick of cutting leeks every time.

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WealthCoffee

· 2025-12-18 06:29

Ha, the market is opening again, and we're about to get cut again The double kill of bulls and bears is really a slick move, retail investors are just leeks Fallen from 120,000 to now, Goldman Sachs folks really dare to boast BTC is now just an emotion amplifier, nothing else One statement from the central bank is more powerful than any technical analysis, reality is so harsh Full of faith at the beginning of the year, now starting to doubt life, typical Contract liquidation, someone is about to jump off the building again

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