According to The Kobeissi Letter, BTC fell by $4,000 within six hours as approximately $100 million in leveraged long positions were liquidated minutes after briefly reclaiming the $90,000 level (source: The Kobeissi Letter). The update flags an abrupt intraday reversal around the $90,000 threshold that pressured derivatives traders via rapid long liquidations (source: The Kobeissi Letter).

According to @CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin fell from nearly $90,000 to $86,628 in less than an hour on Friday, resulting in around $70 million in long liquidations. According to @CoinMarketCap, the latest intraday low from the move is $86,628, providing a near-term reference level for traders.

According to @CoinMarketCap, today’s options expiry has market attention centered on the 82K and 95K price levels as key focus areas for near-term direction, source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 26, 2025. @CoinMarketCap reports that most creators expect a move down first to grab liquidity, followed by a move higher, implying a short-term dip-then-rip bias into expiry, source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 26, 2025. For trading, this suggests monitoring any sweep toward the 82K focus level and subsequent strength back toward the upper focus level near 95K to align with the majority view, while a direct move higher without a prior sweep would diverge from that consensus, source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 26, 2025.

According to @glassnode, Altcoin Vector #34 provides professional-grade insights into crypto’s most volatile frontier and identifies high-conviction setups across altcoin markets for the week. According to @glassnode, the report is an exclusive weekly resource aimed at traders seeking actionable altcoin setups.

According to @QCPgroup, tax-loss harvesting into 31 December could add short-term volatility in already thin holiday markets beyond options flows. Source: @QCPgroup tweet on Dec 23, 2025 and qcpgroup.com/insights/us-colour-2/. According to @QCPgroup, historical holiday-driven moves tend to mean-revert as liquidity returns, keeping crypto range-bound unless a decisive break occurs. Source: @QCPgroup tweet on Dec 23, 2025 and qcpgroup.com/insights/us-colour-2/.

According to the source, a new report claims Binance failed to prevent suspicious accounts from moving about USD 144 million even after its 2023 U.S. plea agreement mandated tighter controls (source: Dec 22, 2025 social media post by the source; source: U.S. Department of Justice press release, Nov 21, 2023). The 2023 resolution required an independent compliance monitor, enhanced AML and KYC, and USD 4.3 billion in penalties, meaning any post-deal lapses could trigger further oversight or enforcement (source: U.S. Department of Justice press release, Nov 21, 2023). For traders, such compliance headlines historically coincide with elevated short-term volatility in BNB and exchange-linked tokens; monitor BNB funding rates, spot-derivatives basis, and exchange netflows during U.S. hours to gauge stress and potential liquidity shifts (source: Kaiko Market Structure reports 2023; source: TradingView derivatives data; source: CryptoQuant exchange flow dashboards).

According to the source, BTC hit new highs in 2025 even as disputes over proposed codebase changes intensified, highlighting simultaneous bullish momentum and governance risk for traders. Source: X post dated Dec 22, 2025. Traders should factor in headline sensitivity around protocol changes when positioning in BTC, given the source’s note on flaring tensions alongside price strength from Wall Street to Washington. Source: X post dated Dec 22, 2025.

According to Lookonchain, five wallets deposited 8.84 million LIGHT (about $8.2 million) to Bitget over the past seven hours. According to Lookonchain, LIGHT rose from $1.35 to $4.75 over nearly three days before crashing below $1 in under two hours. According to Lookonchain, LIGHT recorded $16.17 million in liquidations in the last 24 hours, ranking second among all assets behind only BTC and ETH.

According to the source, Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $85,000 intraday, indicating a test of a major round-number level that traders closely monitor for momentum shifts, source: X post dated December 18, 2025. Round-number thresholds such as $85,000 often act as psychological support/resistance that cluster orders and can heighten short-term volatility around the level, source: Harris (1991) on price clustering; Osler (2003) on order clustering at round numbers. For trade execution, many practitioners seek confirmation via a sustained close back above the breached level to validate a reclaim, or a clear rejection below it to confirm downside continuation, source: Murphy, Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets. The source post did not provide exchange, timestamp of the print, or volume context, so traders should verify the break on their primary spot and futures venues before acting, source: X post dated December 18, 2025.

According to @KobeissiLetter, Bitcoin (BTC) jumped about $3,000 in one hour to reclaim $90,000 as roughly $120 million in leveraged shorts were liquidated. According to @KobeissiLetter, minutes later around $200 million in leveraged longs were liquidated and BTC fell to $86,000. According to @KobeissiLetter, the sequence amounted to about $320 million in liquidations alongside a reported $140 billion swing.

According to @BullTheoryio, Bitcoin jumped $3,300 and triggered $106 million in short liquidations within 30 minutes, then reversed with a $3,400 drop that liquidated $52 million in longs over the next 45 minutes. The back-to-back moves totaled $158 million in liquidations over 75 minutes based on figures shared by @BullTheoryio. The source characterized the sequence as evidence of intense market manipulation risk in crypto, according to @BullTheoryio.

According to @glassnode, Altcoin Vector #33 delivers professional-grade weekly insights into crypto’s most volatile frontier to help traders identify high-conviction altcoin setups, supporting trade selection and timing in the altcoin market, source: Glassnode. According to @glassnode, the report focuses on isolating actionable opportunities across altcoin markets for disciplined, trading-oriented decision-making, source: Glassnode.

According to glassnode on X on Dec 12, 2025, the Federal Reserve delivered the expected rate cut while the pace of future cuts remains uncertain, and the market reaction is visible through volatility, skew, and options flow. According to glassnode, traders should read the move by tracking changes in implied volatility, shifts in skew that reflect demand for downside versus upside protection, and options flow that reveals positioning and hedging across crypto derivatives. According to glassnode, these derivatives metrics provide the fastest signal of how macro policy is being repriced in the crypto market and can guide short-term risk management and entries.

According to the source, a social post dated 2025-12-11 claims Bitcoin (BTC) is not reacting to Federal Reserve guidance but provides no charts or figures to verify the claim. source: Twitter post referenced by user dated 2025-12-11 To validate any BTC–Fed divergence, first review the latest FOMC statement, Summary of Economic Projections (dot plot), and Powell press conference transcript to quantify rate-path and liquidity signals that typically drive crypto beta. source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, federalreserve.gov FOMC materials Cross-check real-time BTC spot and perpetual futures metrics—basis, funding rate, open interest, and liquidations—plus correlations to DXY and U.S. 2-year Treasury yields; a genuine divergence is indicated when BTC holds gains while DXY and 2y yields rise and funding remains flat to positive. source: TradingView BTCUSD; ICE U.S. Dollar Index (DXY); U.S. Treasury daily yield rates at home.treasury.gov; Binance/Bybit futures statistics pages For trade planning, track the prior FOMC-day high/low, 20/50-day EMAs, 200-day SMA, and 30-day realized volatility; a breakout with expanding volume and rising cumulative volume delta improves continuation odds, while failure back inside the range favors mean reversion. source: TradingView technical indicators; Deribit and CME crypto volatility data Manage risk by sizing to volatility (for example, 1x ATR stop distance) and pre-marking macro calendar catalysts (CPI, PCE, jobless claims) that can invert correlations intraday. source: Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI schedule (bls.gov); Bureau of Economic Analysis PCE calendar (bea.gov); U.S. Department of Labor weekly claims (dol.gov)

According to @glassnode, unrealized losses across the crypto market have climbed to approximately $350 billion, with around $85 billion in BTC. Source: Glassnode, Dec 11, 2025, glassno.de/4oRkiua. @glassnode adds that multiple on-chain indicators are signaling shrinking liquidity across the ecosystem. Source: Glassnode, Dec 11, 2025, glassno.de/4oRkiua. As a result, @glassnode indicates the market is likely entering a high-volatility regime in the weeks ahead, a key consideration for near-term trading. Source: Glassnode, Dec 11, 2025, glassno.de/4oRkiua.

According to @StockMKTNewz, a new video shows Elon Musk indicating SpaceX could go public "soon" (source: @StockMKTNewz post on X, Dec 11, 2025). An IPO is not confirmed until SpaceX files a registration statement (Form S-1) and it appears on the SEC’s EDGAR system (source: U.S. SEC Investor.gov, Initial Public Offerings). Historically, Musk headlines have driven crypto moves: DOGE rallied into his SNL appearance in May 2021 (source: CNBC, May 8, 2021), and BTC jumped after he added #Bitcoin to his bio in Jan 2021 (source: CNBC, Jan 29, 2021). Trading plan: treat this as headline risk, watch EDGAR for any SpaceX S-1 and monitor DOGE and BTC for event-driven volatility if a formal timeline is released (sources: U.S. SEC Investor.gov; CNBC coverage as above).

According to @KobeissiLetter, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said "Our two goals are a bit in tension, it's very unusual," highlighting conflict between inflation and employment objectives, source: The Kobeissi Letter on X, https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1998841919187636668. The two goals reference the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability, indicating a challenging policy trade-off when they diverge, source: Federal Reserve, https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy.htm. @KobeissiLetter characterized the backdrop as stagflation, signaling concurrent inflation pressures and weak growth dynamics, source: The Kobeissi Letter on X, https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1998841919187636668; definition of stagflation source: Bank of England KnowledgeBank, https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/knowledgebank/what-is-stagflation. For crypto traders, stagflation narratives and tighter policy trade-offs have historically coincided with higher risk-asset correlation and volatility, making Fed headlines actionable macro catalysts for BTC and ETH, source: IMF blog "Crypto Prices Move More in Sync With Stocks," https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2022/01/11/crypto-prices-move-more-in-sync-with-stocks; event headline source: The Kobeissi Letter on X, https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1998841919187636668.

According to @CryptoMichNL, traders should not use leverage into the FOMC and should avoid trading the event itself to manage expected volatility risk; source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Dec 10, 2025. The source says the first post-FOMC move is often a fakeout and that the real directional move tends to emerge in the following days, suggesting patience for entries and exits; source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Dec 10, 2025. He notes ETH is outperforming BTC and expects this ETH/BTC rotation to continue, favoring an ETH tilt for relative strength strategies; source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Dec 10, 2025. The source anticipates rising crypto volatility, reinforcing a cautious approach and tight risk management; source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Dec 10, 2025.

According to @QCompounding, a post titled 12. Investing vs trading was published on Dec 10, 2025, introducing the topic of distinguishing long-term investing from shorter-term trading for market participants. Source: @QCompounding on X. In established market guidance, investing generally means multi-year holding periods focused on fundamentals, while trading emphasizes shorter holding periods and higher turnover driven by price action. Source: SEC Investor.gov and FINRA. Shorter holding periods typically increase transaction costs and expose profits to higher short-term capital gains tax rates relative to long-term strategies, which can materially reduce net returns. Source: SEC Investor.gov and IRS. In crypto markets, 24/7 trading and elevated volatility make active trading more sensitive to risk controls than traditional buy-and-hold, a point underscored by regulator warnings about virtual currency risks. Source: CFTC Customer Advisory.

According to @AltcoinDaily, a new post claims the Federal Reserve’s next move will be revealed within 24 hours and could be the biggest moment for BTC and ETH, linking to a video for details, source: @AltcoinDaily. The post provides no specific policy details (rate change, guidance, or balance sheet actions) in the text, so the claims are unverified without the video, source: @AltcoinDaily. Traders seeking confirmed information should monitor the official FOMC statement, press conference, and policy materials on federalreserve.gov for the actual decision and guidance, source: U.S. Federal Reserve. For positioning and volatility expectations around the decision window, check fed funds futures and CME FedWatch probabilities as the market-implied baseline, source: CME Group.