🚨 RIVER just nuked emotions. Here’s what’s REALLY happening.
Everyone screaming “bottom!” and rushing into longs — that’s exactly where market makers step in.
Facts:
👉 Majority of traders are LONG 👉 Open Interest is dropping while price is dropping = positions are getting flushed 👉 Last 24h: both sides got liquidated, but LONGs got hit harder at the end 👉 Structure is classic pump → distribution → dead-cat bounce
On BULLA — just my personal take after looking at Coinglass.
What stands out to me is that recent moves are dominated by short liquidations, while open interest isn’t dropping — it’s actually increasing.
That usually suggests the market hasn’t fully reset yet and new positions are still being added.
The way I see the zones: • Around 0.30–0.32 looks like the first area where price could react • If momentum holds, a continuation toward 0.42–0.45 wouldn’t surprise me, though I’d expect more hesitation there
As for the project itself, many see it as pure hype because of the Hasbulla angle, but markets rarely sustain this kind of volume on a name alone.
Not a bullish or bearish call — just an interesting setup where both sides could feel pressure. Watching the data, not the noise. #bulla #FOMO $BULLA
We’re in a transition / waiting phase: • Not fully bearish • Not fully bullish
Plank Ai
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Donald Trump has named a new candidate for Federal Reserve Chair — and markets are nervous.
The concern isn’t political noise — it’s uncertainty. The candidate is seen as having a more rigid, controversial monetary background, and whenever the future direction of the Fed becomes unclear, businesses and markets react first.
At the same time, yesterday’s Fed statement brought no policy change: • Interest rates were left unchanged • The tone was cautious, slightly softer • No clear signal yet for imminent rate cuts
👉 Translation: calm messaging, no green light yet.
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What interest rate changes actually mean (simple explanation)
🔺 When interest rates go UP • Money becomes more expensive • Loans slow down • Business investment cools • Stocks & crypto face pressure • Inflation slows
👉 This is the brake pedal for the economy.
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🔻 When interest rates go DOWN • Money becomes cheaper • Borrowing and spending increase • Risk assets (stocks, crypto) benefit • Liquidity flows back into markets • Inflation risk rises
👉 This is the gas pedal. #btc #trump #FederalReserve $BTC
Donald Trump has named a new candidate for Federal Reserve Chair — and markets are nervous.
The concern isn’t political noise — it’s uncertainty. The candidate is seen as having a more rigid, controversial monetary background, and whenever the future direction of the Fed becomes unclear, businesses and markets react first.
At the same time, yesterday’s Fed statement brought no policy change: • Interest rates were left unchanged • The tone was cautious, slightly softer • No clear signal yet for imminent rate cuts
👉 Translation: calm messaging, no green light yet.
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What interest rate changes actually mean (simple explanation)
🔺 When interest rates go UP • Money becomes more expensive • Loans slow down • Business investment cools • Stocks & crypto face pressure • Inflation slows
👉 This is the brake pedal for the economy.
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🔻 When interest rates go DOWN • Money becomes cheaper • Borrowing and spending increase • Risk assets (stocks, crypto) benefit • Liquidity flows back into markets • Inflation risk rises
CZ recently said on a live stream that he holds BNB, BTC… and a small amount of ASTER. That caught my attention.
Not because it’s a “buy signal” — but because ASTER is not a meme or a random hype token.
ASTER is a next-generation decentralized exchange (DEX) focused on: • 🔹 Perpetual futures trading • 🔹 Spot trading • 🔹 On-chain infrastructure with CEX-like UX
The idea is simple: 👉 Bring the efficiency and experience of centralized exchanges to a fully on-chain environment.
The ASTER token has real utility: • ⚙️ Trading fee discounts • 🗳 Governance participation • 💧 Liquidity and incentive mechanisms • ⚖️ A role in perp funding and protocol mechanics
This doesn’t mean “go all in on ASTER”. It means the DEX + Perps narrative is still alive — and CZ clearly sees value in that direction.
Personally, I view ASTER as:
a high-risk, high-potential infrastructure bet not a conviction hold, but a small allocation — exactly how CZ framed it.
DYOR. Narratives usually start quietly. #aster #cz $ASTER
⚠️ This move looks bullish on price — but liquidity says otherwise.
Price is up +60–70%, momentum looks strong. But markets don’t move on candles — they move on liquidations.
What the data shows: • Short squeeze already happened • Most short-side liquidity above has been cleared • Open Interest is rising with price → new positions are being added, not closed
That leads to one question 👇 If shorts above are gone, where is the next liquidity?
👉 Below. In late long positions.
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📍 Key liquidity & stop zones
Based on structure, OI behavior, and liquidation gaps: • Immediate long stops: 0.102 – 0.100 (late FOMO longs, tight stops) • Main liquidity pocket: 0.095 – 0.090 (largest cluster of leveraged longs, OI reset zone) • Deeper flush (if panic kicks in): 0.085 – 0.080
These levels are not targets, they are where forced selling lives.
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Why upside continuation is weak right now • No meaningful short liquidity left above • Incentive favors a downward sweep • Market needs: • Long liquidation • OI reset • Emotional reset
📉 That’s bearish structurally, even if candles look bullish.
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This is not a “price prediction”. This is liquidity logic.
Watch where traders are forced to act, not where they want price to go.
Over the last 24 hours, the market shows a classic setup:
• Price dropped sharply (~-20%) • Liquidations increased — mainly on long positions • Open Interest first declined (positions closed), then partially stabilized • Long/Short ratio is tilting toward shorts → traders are still reacting late
Reminder: Market makers build stop levels where leverage and liquidity concentrate — so they can flush positions efficiently. Stop clusters are visible around equal highs/lows, range boundaries, and prior HTF levels — confirmed by leverage imbalance and liquidation spikes. #Pippin #liqudation $pippin {future}(RIVERUSDT)
RIVER update: Price is moving toward lower liquidity zones after a strong run-up. Crowd remains heavy long, while sell-side volume spikes show liquidation pressure. Bounces lack real demand → likely liquidity sweep in progress.
⚠️ Until longs capitulate and volume flips, downside risk stays elevated. #river $RIVER {future}(RIVERUSDT)
RIVER update: Price is moving toward lower liquidity zones after a strong run-up. Crowd remains heavy long, while sell-side volume spikes show liquidation pressure. Bounces lack real demand → likely liquidity sweep in progress.
⚠️ Until longs capitulate and volume flips, downside risk stays elevated. #river $RIVER
Example (simple numbers): • Funding: -1.2% → +0.04% • Price: $22 → $44 • Short liquidations: very high
What actually happened: • Shorts were forced to close (liquidated) • Their shorts became market buys • Those buys pushed price up fast • Shorts disappeared → longs dominate
👉 That’s why funding flips positive Not because demand is strong — but because shorts are gone
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🧠 What Market Makers do next • Market makers, who bought spot earlier, start selling spot into the pump • At the same time, they open shorts on perps • Funding stays positive → longs pay
👉 Price looks stable, but distribution is happening
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❌ Where people get trapped
Retail thinks:
“Funding + → bullish continuation”
Reality:
“Funding + → squeeze fuel is finished”
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🎯 One-line takeaway
Funding turns positive because shorts get liquidated — while market makers sell spot and hedge with shorts. #river #Liquidations $RIVER