Market Overview - October 2025 experienced a significant market downturn, contrasting with the expected bullish trend [1][2] - A major liquidation event occurred, exceeding the combined impact of the FTX collapse and the COVID panic in March 2020 [7][8] - The crypto fear and greed index plummeted into extreme fear territory [11] Key Events and Triggers - Bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $126,296 before the crash [4] - Geopolitical tensions, specifically trade war concerns, triggered a deleveraging event [6] - The Federal Reserve's rate cut and the end of quantitative tightening (QT) initially led to a market sell-off due to cautious remarks [12] Financial Impact - $1937 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated, impacting 16 million traders [7] - Bitcoin plunged 18% from its all-time high, while Ethereum fell over 20% [9] - Altcoins experienced more severe losses, with some coins losing 60% to 80% of their value [10] Potential for Recovery - The market purge of excess leverage could create a healthier foundation for a future rally [17][18] - The end of QT and potential further rate cuts could provide a tailwind for risk assets like crypto [21] - Institutional demand remained resilient, with Bitcoin ETFs seeing net inflows even after the crash [22] Future Outlook - Bitcoin and Ethereum could potentially break through their all-time highs by the end of the year, but the path is narrow [24] - Altcoin season is less likely in the immediate future, with Bitcoin dominance increasing [28][29] - The next altcoin rally will likely be more selective, favoring high-quality projects with strong fundamentals [32]

Considering my prediction fulfilled:We have witnessed the largest liquidation event in the history of Crypto. This is exactly why I wanted to see #BTC at 90k, but that is no longer necessary, as the largest liquidation already occurred without BTC needing to reach 90k. What’s truly fascinating is that my altcoin shorts and buy orders printed far more profit than my BTC short, even though the BTC short was the largest position I’ve ever taken. Indeed, the largest profit ever made was today!Added BTC spot agg ...

Market Liquidation Events - The current liquidation event was not the largest historically [1] - On May 19th, 2021, $8 billion (80 亿) was liquidated, representing a larger liquidation event than the current one [1]

Market Liquidation Event Analysis - Crypto market experienced its largest liquidation event of the year, with altcoins/memecoins being the most affected [1] - The liquidation event coincided with stocks and gold reaching new All-Time Highs (ATHs) while crypto declined [1] Investment Strategy - Risk/Reward (R/R) often favors taking long positions during massive liquidation events, with a timeframe of weeks/months [1] - Opportunities to buy arise when assets are down double-digit percentages in a day and are extremely oversold [1] Market Trend Prediction - Crypto is currently lagging behind stocks and gold, but is expected to follow and outperform aggressively soon [1] - The current market cycle is not yet over [1]