The market is fixated on the Fed rate cuts, and expectations are heating up, but don’t forget that hard data like the nonfarm payrolls is what truly drives policy decisions. If the meeting data doesn’t look good enough, it’s entirely possible for the Fed to postpone its decision.
BTC is stuck in a range at the highs, and honestly, whether rates are cut or not, the short-term outlook isn’t great. If there’s a cut? Then we’ll probably see the classic “sell the news” scenario, and a pullback is almost inevitable. But looking at the bigger picture, if quantitative tightening really ends, there’s still a solid case for a renewed rally later on. If there’s no cut? Then market expectations will be dashed, and BTC will likely test deeper support levels, with even more direct pressure.
All in all, at this level, it’s tricky whether the price goes up or down, so it’s best to stay cautious with your trades.
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GateUser-a5fa8bd0
· 12-04 10:54
Nonfarm payroll data is the real boss—whether rates are cut or not, we have to wait for its signal.
The old "sell the news when expectations are met" routine is getting really outdated. Are we going to see it happen again?
Being stuck at these high levels... can't go up, can't go down, it's frustrating.
But on the other hand, if the balance sheet reduction really ends, there might be more opportunities later on. It just depends on whether we can hold out until then.
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DaoResearcher
· 12-04 10:54
From the data performance, the volatility of this round of non-farm payroll data has already reached a critical point sufficient to trigger a rebalancing of the governance mechanism—in other words, the market's signaling system has completely failed.
It’s worth noting that the hypothesis of "expected outcomes causing a market dump" doesn’t actually have a high win rate in historical backtesting. Here’s a breakdown: 1. Fragmented liquidity leads to decentralized pricing power for expectations; 2. Nonlinear risk in derivative positions; 3. DAO governance proposals have a lagged response to macro policies... Anyway, let’s just look at the data—if I keep going with the theory, no one’s really going to listen.
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WalletDetective
· 12-04 10:53
Nonfarm payrolls are the real deal; rate cut expectations are all just empty talk. When the data comes out, it will still crash the market.
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SocialAnxietyStaker
· 12-04 10:43
Non-farm payrolls are the real game-changer; rate cut expectations were flimsy to begin with.
The market is fixated on the Fed rate cuts, and expectations are heating up, but don’t forget that hard data like the nonfarm payrolls is what truly drives policy decisions. If the meeting data doesn’t look good enough, it’s entirely possible for the Fed to postpone its decision.
BTC is stuck in a range at the highs, and honestly, whether rates are cut or not, the short-term outlook isn’t great. If there’s a cut? Then we’ll probably see the classic “sell the news” scenario, and a pullback is almost inevitable. But looking at the bigger picture, if quantitative tightening really ends, there’s still a solid case for a renewed rally later on. If there’s no cut? Then market expectations will be dashed, and BTC will likely test deeper support levels, with even more direct pressure.
All in all, at this level, it’s tricky whether the price goes up or down, so it’s best to stay cautious with your trades.