Day 10 (Academy) — “Post-Fed Reality Check: Risk-Off Volatility Day”

Live Market Snapshot (today):

• Stocks: SPY 689.64 (-0.83%), QQQ 623.36 (-1.56%) → markets are selling off, led by tech weakness.

• Dollar: UUP 26.65 (+0.08%) → a firmer dollar can add pressure to crypto intraday.

• Gold & Silver: GLD 489.66 (-0.99%), SLV 103.00 (-2.46%) after huge earlier highs (GLD high 510.02, SLV high 110.21) → big reversal = volatility + positioning reset.

• Crypto: BTC 85,337 (-4.31%) (range 90,260 → 85,286) and ETH 2,831 (-5.61%) (range 3,026 → 2,811) → crypto is moving like a high-risk asset today.

What this means (simple):

This is a risk-off, post-event volatility day. When stocks drop and volatility spikes, crypto usually gets hit harder (because it’s higher risk and more leveraged).

Key lesson for today:

Big moves don’t automatically mean “buy the dip.”

They often mean liquidity is getting cleared and the market is resetting.

How to trade today (Academy rules):

Don’t chase the first bounce. Let price stabilize.

Wait for reclaim + hold (break + hold beats wicks).

Trade smaller than normal or stay flat if it’s chaotic.

If ETH is weaker than BTC, it often signals risk appetite is still low.

Question:

With BTC down ~4% and ETH down ~5% today, are you waiting for confirmation, trading smaller size, or staying flat until volatility cools?

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