TimelessBeing

The early barrometer for assessing risk is what made $BTC unique on weekends Ability to gage subtle shifts under the radar often leading the Monday charge Guess this changes things somewhat

My issue with global macro is that, broadly, everyone is looking at the same inputs. Yes, there is still asymmetry, and people who do the extra work instead of being macro tourists can find idiosyncratic opportunities. But macro is not physics. It is a soft science. There is no real methodological rigour, no clean lab conditions, and a lot comes down to interpretation. That is where people get into trouble, and where the best opportunities usually hide. In 2008, people had access to the same housing and labour data. What differed was the interpretation. The perma-optimists, shaped by a Pavlovian “buy the dip” mindset after years of markets grinding higher, kept finding reasons to defend the status quo. "Late cycle, maybe some softness, but nothing to worry about." That is usually how it works. People justify their book. They anchor to what has been working. They fall asleep at the wheel and grow comfortable and complacent. I am all for first-principles optimism, but doing the extra homework is what exposes the cracks in consensus. Burry was not lucky. He went tape by tape while everyone else shrugged. In crypto, you can see the same split in how people read Saylor, MSTR, and now STRC. Some see structural support for BTC, others see fragility hiding behind financial engineering. Nobody really knows yet. We are all interpreting it in real time. More broadly, this moment feels similar. Consensus is splitting around AI and data centre capex, private credit leverage and covenant-lite erosion, sticky inflation, and a labour market that looks softer under the surface than the headlines suggest. Feels like one of those periods where opinions continue to bifurcate and the truth is closer than what is being priced.

@Stoiiic fantastic visualisation GG

Cooking - still needs work but will do a case study using this dashboard and present findings or just make it public.

how it really do feel looking at global macro rn

@btc_charlie Have a great day 👑

@Timeless_Crypto Also GM

GM 5am rise and grind again.

@Tom__Capital Financial conditions are clearly tightening: credit spreads widening; dollar index rising (demand/liquidity dynamics); yields rising etc. etc. But I was told Helicopter QE was coming en masse? Need I say more?

JPM expectations have now shifted to 25bp hikes from the ECB and BoE in both April and July. So much for the global easing narrative this year Will tightness be the new "normal"

Really clean ranging environment if you can map it out Basically we deadstopped yday within previous weekly bracket I think this is gearing up for a bit of shenanigans today and I think relief into weekly vwap will be the big test Doesn't mean you overstay welcome but I am defo not prioritising breakdown shorts here in this environment #BTC

@InsilicoTrading @jimtalbot Man keen to tuck in It's been a min since I tuned into a Jim special

Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 27 - @jimtalbot 00:00 Intro, Jim’s background, perma-bear arc and joining Insilico Terminal 08:05 Learning low timeframe trading, finding strategies, RSI divergence edge 16:31 Shift to higher timeframes, volatility changes and FTX/Alameda inefficiencies 25:06 2022 break, self-destructive cycles, relationships and personal growth 33:15 Trading as self-discovery, mental strain vs physical work, discipline lessons 41:35 Product management journey, Bonkbot to Insilico, building vs trading 49:00 Risk appetite, complacency, boredom and evolving market participation 58:33 Final advice: discipline, volatility, accountability and silver

Gut feeling we get pretty decent relief bounces during the early hours tomorrow The fuckery will kick in later in the US session where I think risk likely gets offloaded again into another weekend All in all, im pretty happy with how ive played the week But remaining nimble here This is structural support for the indices, $BTC and many individual names Should be an interesting end to what has been an entertaining week in markets Look forward to seeing you in the books

@TylerDurden Cheers brother. Great list Hope all is well!

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Large options expiraitons coming tomorrow and there is a lot that can happen between now and then My main bias still remains bearish/neutral within confides of range, however, this is where I tp'd a good chunk on some shorts i had running on $BTC, $ETH as I feel this is a big zone to be defended if bulls are to show some cojones I'd defo load my book again if we got green box but happy to book profits in this environment and hold % of core in the event this just crapshoots to the bottom end of range (in that event I will not be chasing/compounding as it is not my style) Have a fab week

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@btc_charlie @Castillo1st_ 😂

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It's not looking good bruv

Super clear where Saylor got in this week Will see you for the same story Monday #BTC

New local highs from here imo Strong uptrend Likely continues to put a lid on risk assets Maintain the 7 day and shes clapping 120s soon

@Timeless_Crypto blocked and reported

think about the path that fucks over the most amount of people.