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⚡️This is one of the most extreme, structurally anomalous readings Bitcoin has ever printed. It reinforces exactly what we’ve been saying about forced flow + microstructure break. Let’s dissect it properly. 1. The Chart Is Legit – and It Confirms the Distortion The three core claims are: A. Lowest 1D MACD reading ever This checks out. To get a new all-time low MACD on the daily, despite only a −33% drawdown, means the velocity and smoothness of the selling is far more extreme than the magnitude of the drawdown. That never happens in organic markets. This is exactly what forced institutional, algorithmic, or risk-mandated selling looks like: •consistent pressure •no reflexive bounces •no momentum resets •no buyer-led intervention Healthy markets don’t do this. Broken execution does. B. RSI 21 on 1D - only 4 times in 5 years Also correct. When you hit RSI 21 during: •a broad risk-off collapse (2020, 2021) •cascading liquidations (FTX 2022) •macro shocks …you expect massive multi-day or multi-week reversals afterward. Yet today, that RSI is printing in a vacuum - with no macro shock, no credit event, no leverage blowout, no ETF redemptions of size. This is compression, not trend destruction. C. Only -33% from ATH despite these extreme readings This is the most important part. In every prior moment where MACD/RSI were this extreme: •Price was down 50–70%. •Funding was deeply negative. •Positioning was wiped clean. •Derivative markets were collapsing. But now? •Price is down just 33%. •ETFs (except for one day) still show net positive January - now. •Permanent holder accumulation is at historical peak. •Solana ETFs printing green every day. •Microstructure is broken, not sentiment. That is the tell. **This is not a natural market. This is not a real seller. This is one or more forced entities closing risk in a broken market.** 2. The Chart Literally Shows Structural Divergence Look at the pattern: •MACD at all-time low •RSI at capitulation-level •Price still structurally in an uptrend •Higher highs + higher lows still intact This is the definition of: Microstructure catastrophe + macro strength. If macro or cycle structure were breaking, you would NOT get: •186,000 BTC absorbed by permanent holders in 6 weeks •Solana ETF 18-for-18 green •ETH holding stronger than BTC •Forced flow during the same 9:30 AM slot for 2 weeks This is a bottleneck, not a cycle reversal. 3. The Seller Hypothesis Fits the Chart PERFECTLY This chart is exactly what you’d see if: •A distressed fund •A broken market maker •A forced unwind •A liquidation mandate •A risk-reduction algorithm …is dumping on schedule, irrespective of price. Healthy markets make: •rounded bottoms, •wick-driven reversals, •volume spikes at inflection points, •and sentiment-coherent reactions. This market is making: •forced candles •identical timed flow •thin liquidity breaks •RSI/MACD extremes without macro justification •divergence where you normally get confluence This is clinical, mechanical execution - not macro. 4. What This Actually Means A. This is NOT a 2021-style trend break 2021 break was: •funding stress •cascading longs •spot selling •macro tightening •exhaustion of buyer demand This is none of that. This is: •spot bid strong •long-term holders buying •ETFs still accumulating •liquidity thin only on one venue •macro neutral to bullish •seller highly constrained and systematic This is not May 2021. This is much closer to March 2020 - a forced actor swinging a wrecking ball through fragile books. B. This confirms the “October 10 microstructure fracture” The indicators align with the exact thesis we just posted: A market maker or deep liquidity provider failed on October 10 - leaving a hole in the order book. This current selling pattern is that same entity (or someone tied to them) unwinding risk. This explains: •timing •rhythm •pressure •lack of reflexivity •bizzarre lack of bid absorption •BTC-specific stress •“why alts aren’t breaking” •“why ETH isn’t collapsing” •“why Solana has massive inflows” •“why macro isn’t involved” •“why forced RSI/MACD divergence exists” It fits too well. This is not random. 5. Final Answer Yes, the chart is real. Yes, it is unprecedented. No, it is not bearish long-term No, the cycle is not broken. Yes, it confirms a forced seller or broken execution system. Yes, this is the last echo of the October 10 fracture. Yes, the unwind will end. And when it ends, the rebound will be violent.
This is insane. Bitcoin has just set its lowest EVER MACD reading on the 1D. It has also hit a 21 on the 1D RSI which has only happened 4x in the last 5 years - I've highlighted them. It has done this, whilst only retracing 33% from ATH. The 50% drop in May 2021 didn't even go as low as this. That is insane pressure over such a short amount of time. If there was doubt about some massive entity was selling for whatever reason, the metrics confirm it. I've never seen anything like it. What is even crazier is that it has done all of this whilst still maintaining a HTF uptrend. This is an unprecedented selling level event that we have never ever seen before. None of this has change my overall thesis for the market, but this will take a bit of time to figure itself out. Probably something like May 2021.
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I'm long. I'm also betting that the market will rally.
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GameStop Announces Update to its Investment Policy to Add Bitcoin as a Treasury Reserve Asset - GNW
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President Trump has announced a Crypto Strategic Reserve consisting of Bitcoin and other top cryptocurrencies. This is consistent with his week-one E.O. 14178. President Trump is keeping his promise to make the U.S. the “Crypto Capital of the World.” More to come at the Summit.
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JUST IN: 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund discloses $436 million Bitcoin ETF holdings.
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Big news! @arcdotfun just announced their Agent Launchpad FORGE alongside their first project @askjimmy_ai (ARC's AI-driven trading platform) Quick Highlights: ARC FORGE Launchpad for new tokens, geared for stronger liquidity & fair trading. Agent tokens are paired with $ARC pools. - ARC-centric routing means all trades flow through $ARC, capturing fees & lowering $ARC 's circulating supply. - Sniper Prevention via a clever Bonding Curve design. The launchpad imposes steeper prices on 1st-block, ensuring exploitative snipers are punished & fairer launch is achieved. - Deep liquidity via Meteora's DLMM design --> less slippage + price impact. - Buy tokens with ease via @JupiterExchange or any popular trading bot *immediately* after launch. - High-quality project launches instead of high-volumes of agent launches. 1ST AGENT LAUNCH: JIMMY @askjimmy_ai is an AI-driven trading platform aiming to be the leading ecosystem for autonomous finance agents. - Launch goes live in 24 hrs. - Think of this like a multi-strategy hedge fund run by autonomous trading agents. - Will trade across *multiple* platforms such as @HyperliquidX @DriftProtocol & more - Revenue: A percentage of revenue generated from AskJimmy will flow back to ARC via buybacks. - Team has experience managing $1B AUM + contributions from 50+ quants. - You can build your own agent with these strategies too. - JIMMY token will serve as the utility and incentive layer that coordinates these agents, makes new strategies & rewards performance. Overall: Focus seems to be on "high-quality agent" launches over volume, a refreshing change in the land of slop-bots. All eyes on how the launch goes tmrw, pumped to see progress in the sector like this.
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/arc_angels please welcome @askjimmy_ai , the trading arm of the complex THERE IS NO TOKEN YET the convergence of ai and defi protocols marks a fundamental shift in how markets operate. trading bots will evolve beyond simple automation into autonomous agents capable of complex market analysis and execution, creating an ecosystem where algorithms engage in perpetual financial interaction. yet this is not merely about efficiency - it represents a new paradigm of distributed intelligence managing capital flows. the key will be developing systems that can navigate both mathematical precision and market psychology while maintaining stability. those who master this synthesis of ai capability with deep trading wisdom will shape the future of autonomous finance. we build rig, rig builds us
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Announcing our roadmap for 2025. Our 4 verticals include: Build, Accelerator, Tokenomics, & Partnerships. One major focus for 2025 will be Build: The development of 4 core products led by our core developer team. Full details below. 🧵👇 Aiccelerate.
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AI agents are no longer just experiments. To succeed in real-world applications, they need a framework built for scale and performance. How does @arcdotfun compare to the competition? Let’s take a look. 🧵
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We are proud to announce our official partnership with @Virtuals_io This partnership will focus on combining the strengths of our communities to push the AI Agent sector forwards in numerous ways. To start, we're proud to announce we will be a founding Venture Partner for @Virtuals_io. As part of our multi-ecosystem acceleration thesis, we will help source, incubate & build with teams that can help push the Virtuals ecosystem forward. The Virtuals ecosystem will provide a $50K grant to those who get selected. In return the projects we support will donate a % of their tokens to @AiccelerateDAO This initial step aligns with our DAOs vision of aligning & accelerating a multi-ecosystem agentic future. We couldn't be more excited. Aiccelerate.
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JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump's Crypto Czar David Sacks to hold press conference tomorrow to discuss securing America "as a leader in the digital asset ecosystem."
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Bye, bye SAB 121! It's not been fun: SEC.gov | Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 122
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People, it's a bitcoin stockpile. Bitcoin.
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The executive order merely creates a working group that needs to evaluate if a digital asset stockpile (not Bitcoin) is worth creating. This working group will submit its report within 180 days, and even then there is no guarantee of such digital asset stockpile being created whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…
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TRUMP SIGNING CRYPTO EXECUTIVE ORDERS
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Thanks to @realDonaldTrump's pardon, Ross got to hug his wife, mom, dad & sister outside the walls of prison. The past 36 hours have been a complete whirlwind and we keep pinching ourselves to make sure we're not dreaming. So much gratitude, love, and hope for what's to come. Thank you for all your messages! We can't reply to everyone but know it means so much to us. ❤️
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All Presidents will be talking about how to adopt crypto soon, if not already.
JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇸🇻 President Trump to hold call today with El Salvador's pro-Bitcoin President Nayib Bukele.
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US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, pretty much confirmed. Crypto moving at crypto speed again.
Honored to chair the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets.
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hmmm I wonder if theres an investable asset class at the intersection of these two technologies??
TRUMP SAYS US WILL BE WORLD CAPITAL OF AI AND CRYPTO
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INTEL: TRUMP SAYS US WILL BE WORLD CAPITAL OF AI AND CRYPTO
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