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This is absolutely insane.
U.S. stocks have fully recovered while Bitcoin is down -7% and other alts are down -10% today.
Now either BTC is front-running the US market crash or crypto is going to pump hard in the coming weeks.
U.S. stocks have fully recovered while Bitcoin is down -7% and other alts are down -10% today.
Now either BTC is front-running the US market crash or crypto is going to pump hard in the coming weeks.
🇺🇸🇻🇪 “LEAVE NOW OR ELSE”: TRUMP GIVES MADURO FINAL WARNING AS TROOPS CLOSE IN
The Trump administration just handed Maduro what looks a lot like his final exit ramp: leave Venezuela immediately, and you get safe passage for yourself, your wife, and your son.
That’s not a warning, it’s a countdown.
The high-stakes phone call between Washington and Caracas, reportedly brokered by Brazil, Qatar, and Turkey, was meant to defuse the crisis. Instead, it collapsed under the weight of Maduro’s familiar playbook: offer fake reforms while keeping real power.
Maduro offered to let the opposition take over the government, but only if he and his inner circle could keep control of the military.
In other words, Maduro wanted to stay in charge behind the scenes, while pretending to hand over power.
The U.S. saw right through it, and said no.
What came next was silence. Maduro called back. The White House didn’t answer.
Then Trump took to Truth Social to deliver the message in typical Trump fashion, loud, blunt, and meme-ready: “TO ALL AIRLINES, PILOTS, DRUG DEALERS, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKERS... THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA IS CLOSED.”
If that sounds like the prelude to military action, that’s because it is.
The legal groundwork is already laid. The State Department just labeled Maduro’s inner circle, the so-called Cartel de los Soles, a Foreign Terrorist Organization. That’s not just branding. It unlocks sweeping legal authority, possibly even under the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, the same law that’s kept the U.S. in a global war footing since 9/11.
And the military buildup? It’s not subtle. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, is now in the Caribbean, backed by a fleet of destroyers, F-35s, and even a nuclear submarine. Officially it’s “counter-narcotics,” but no one’s fooled, not Caracas, not Wall Street, and certainly not the families of the 7 million Venezuelan refugees watching this unfold.
Some in D.C. still hope for a deal. But if there is one, it’s likely going to happen with Maduro on a tarmac, not a Zoom call.
Maduro had his moment. Now he has a decision: jet fuel or fireworks.
Source: Miami Herald
That’s not a warning, it’s a countdown.
The high-stakes phone call between Washington and Caracas, reportedly brokered by Brazil, Qatar, and Turkey, was meant to defuse the crisis. Instead, it collapsed under the weight of Maduro’s familiar playbook: offer fake reforms while keeping real power.
Maduro offered to let the opposition take over the government, but only if he and his inner circle could keep control of the military.
In other words, Maduro wanted to stay in charge behind the scenes, while pretending to hand over power.
The U.S. saw right through it, and said no.
What came next was silence. Maduro called back. The White House didn’t answer.
Then Trump took to Truth Social to deliver the message in typical Trump fashion, loud, blunt, and meme-ready: “TO ALL AIRLINES, PILOTS, DRUG DEALERS, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKERS... THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA IS CLOSED.”
If that sounds like the prelude to military action, that’s because it is.
The legal groundwork is already laid. The State Department just labeled Maduro’s inner circle, the so-called Cartel de los Soles, a Foreign Terrorist Organization. That’s not just branding. It unlocks sweeping legal authority, possibly even under the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, the same law that’s kept the U.S. in a global war footing since 9/11.
And the military buildup? It’s not subtle. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, is now in the Caribbean, backed by a fleet of destroyers, F-35s, and even a nuclear submarine. Officially it’s “counter-narcotics,” but no one’s fooled, not Caracas, not Wall Street, and certainly not the families of the 7 million Venezuelan refugees watching this unfold.
Some in D.C. still hope for a deal. But if there is one, it’s likely going to happen with Maduro on a tarmac, not a Zoom call.
Maduro had his moment. Now he has a decision: jet fuel or fireworks.
Source: Miami Herald
BREAKING 🚨
🇯🇵 Bank of Japan rate hike odds this month have hit 81%.
Just 10 days ago, it was at 20%.
This alone has dumped the crypto market.
🇯🇵 Bank of Japan rate hike odds this month have hit 81%.
Just 10 days ago, it was at 20%.
This alone has dumped the crypto market.
BREAKING: A whale just opened a $10 million ETH 20x long position.
Liquidation price: $1,990
Liquidation price: $1,990
THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE DIDN’T SEE ALTSEASON YET.
The most reliable altseason indicator just came in and the number isn’t great for now.
The U.S. ISM Manufacturing PMI for November came in at 48.2, below expectations of 49.
That means manufacturing activity is still contracting.
Quick reminder of what ISM PMI actually measures:
It’s a monthly survey of 400+ manufacturing companies, where they answer basic questions like:
➠ Did new orders increase or fall this month?
➠ Is production rising or slowing down?
➠ Are you hiring or cutting staff?
➠ Are supplier deliveries faster or slower?
➠ Are inventories building up or running low?
All of these responses form a single number:
• 50+ = expansion
• Below 50 = slowdown
Today’s 48.2 reading clearly shows the economy hasn’t turned upward yet.
Here’s why this matters for crypto, especially alts:
In both previous cycles, ISM had a very clear relationship with big altcoin runs:
➠ 2017 AltSeason → ISM above 55
➠ 2021 AltSeason → ISM above 55
Altseasons didn’t happen in weakness, they happened when manufacturing, demand, and hiring were showing strong momentum.
Right now, ISM is still far from that level.
But the important part is what comes next:
• Rate cuts in 2026
• Looser financial conditions
• Potential policy changes
• Better liquidity across the system
These are the ingredients that can gradually push ISM back above 50, and eventually toward the 55 range where previous altseasons formed.
Today’s number doesn’t change the long-term outlook, it simply shows the economy hasn’t picked up yet.
If ISM starts trending upward over the next few months, that’s when the early signals for a 2026 altseason become meaningful.
For now, the data confirms one thing:
We’re still in the waiting for expansion phase not the altseason phase yet.
The most reliable altseason indicator just came in and the number isn’t great for now.
The U.S. ISM Manufacturing PMI for November came in at 48.2, below expectations of 49.
That means manufacturing activity is still contracting.
Quick reminder of what ISM PMI actually measures:
It’s a monthly survey of 400+ manufacturing companies, where they answer basic questions like:
➠ Did new orders increase or fall this month?
➠ Is production rising or slowing down?
➠ Are you hiring or cutting staff?
➠ Are supplier deliveries faster or slower?
➠ Are inventories building up or running low?
All of these responses form a single number:
• 50+ = expansion
• Below 50 = slowdown
Today’s 48.2 reading clearly shows the economy hasn’t turned upward yet.
Here’s why this matters for crypto, especially alts:
In both previous cycles, ISM had a very clear relationship with big altcoin runs:
➠ 2017 AltSeason → ISM above 55
➠ 2021 AltSeason → ISM above 55
Altseasons didn’t happen in weakness, they happened when manufacturing, demand, and hiring were showing strong momentum.
Right now, ISM is still far from that level.
But the important part is what comes next:
• Rate cuts in 2026
• Looser financial conditions
• Potential policy changes
• Better liquidity across the system
These are the ingredients that can gradually push ISM back above 50, and eventually toward the 55 range where previous altseasons formed.
Today’s number doesn’t change the long-term outlook, it simply shows the economy hasn’t picked up yet.
If ISM starts trending upward over the next few months, that’s when the early signals for a 2026 altseason become meaningful.
For now, the data confirms one thing:
We’re still in the waiting for expansion phase not the altseason phase yet.
🇺🇸🇻🇪 TRUMP TO HOST VENEZUELA WAR ROOM IN OVAL OFFICE: SANCTIONS?
Trump is convening his inner circle in the Oval Office tonight, and Venezuela is the main course on the menu.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Gen. Dan Caine, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, plus Susie Wiles and Stephen Miller, are all expected to be in the room where the pressure gets turned up.
So far, the “strategy” includes strikes on alleged drug vessels, a military buildup in the Caribbean, and a vaguely threatening tweet warning pilots and “criminal networks” to avoid Venezuelan airspace.
The meeting’s agenda? Tighter sanctions, expanded surveillance, and something being called “non-traditional enforcement tools,” which sounds like a euphemism looking for a headline.
The White House insists it’s about restoring order.
Source: CNN, La Sexta
Trump is convening his inner circle in the Oval Office tonight, and Venezuela is the main course on the menu.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Gen. Dan Caine, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, plus Susie Wiles and Stephen Miller, are all expected to be in the room where the pressure gets turned up.
So far, the “strategy” includes strikes on alleged drug vessels, a military buildup in the Caribbean, and a vaguely threatening tweet warning pilots and “criminal networks” to avoid Venezuelan airspace.
The meeting’s agenda? Tighter sanctions, expanded surveillance, and something being called “non-traditional enforcement tools,” which sounds like a euphemism looking for a headline.
The White House insists it’s about restoring order.
Source: CNN, La Sexta
BREAKING: Michael Saylor's Strategy has established a USD reserve of $1.44 billion for dividend payments.
Right now, Strategy needs to pay $750 million in annual dividends.
This means Strategy has enough funds to cover 23 months of dividend payments.
MSTR FUD of selling $BTC should be over now.
Right now, Strategy needs to pay $750 million in annual dividends.
This means Strategy has enough funds to cover 23 months of dividend payments.
MSTR FUD of selling $BTC should be over now.
BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Saylor’s Strategy has just bought $11.7 million worth of Bitcoin.
They have established a USD reserve of $1.44 billion for dividend payments.
MSTR FUD should be over now.
They have established a USD reserve of $1.44 billion for dividend payments.
MSTR FUD should be over now.
When QT finally ends and the Fed enters the last leg of its rate-cut cycle >> yields will keep sliding lower.
And that’s when the real rotation begins.
The oversold plays, the charts that bleed while indexes and mega-caps that kept climbing higher, they’ll finally get their moment.
The SP500 gets its “30-40% discount season,” while small caps, individual stocks, and crypto print higher lows across the board.
The only thing now is the timing.
This could potentially hit around April–May 2026, or wait for Nov–Dec 2026.
And that’s when the real rotation begins.
The oversold plays, the charts that bleed while indexes and mega-caps that kept climbing higher, they’ll finally get their moment.
The SP500 gets its “30-40% discount season,” while small caps, individual stocks, and crypto print higher lows across the board.
The only thing now is the timing.
This could potentially hit around April–May 2026, or wait for Nov–Dec 2026.
🇺🇸 TRUMP ALREADY PICKED JEROME POWELL'S REPLACEMENT, AND HE'S GRINNING EAR-TO-EAR WHEN REPORTERS GUESS KEVIN HASSETT
Caught walking through the halls today, reporters swarmed him:
"Mr. President, have you decided on Powell's replacement?"
Trump, with the biggest shit-eating grin: "I know who I'm gonna pick!"
Reporter yells: "Kevin Hassett?!"
Trump just smiles even wider and keeps walking: "I'm not telling you... We'll be announcing it!"
Then he dropped the hammer: Powell ("Too Late") is finally on his way out, and we're getting the aggressive rate cuts the economy actually needs.
Trump has been hammering Powell for years over slow cuts, and now he's clearly got his guy locked and loaded, someone who will actually slash rates fast instead of moving at glacial Fed speed.
Hassett (former CEA chair, super sharp, total Trump loyalist) is the name everyone’s betting on after that smirk.
Markets are going to go absolutely nuclear when the name drops.
Jerome’s days are officially numbered.
Source: @WhiteHouse
Caught walking through the halls today, reporters swarmed him:
"Mr. President, have you decided on Powell's replacement?"
Trump, with the biggest shit-eating grin: "I know who I'm gonna pick!"
Reporter yells: "Kevin Hassett?!"
Trump just smiles even wider and keeps walking: "I'm not telling you... We'll be announcing it!"
Then he dropped the hammer: Powell ("Too Late") is finally on his way out, and we're getting the aggressive rate cuts the economy actually needs.
Trump has been hammering Powell for years over slow cuts, and now he's clearly got his guy locked and loaded, someone who will actually slash rates fast instead of moving at glacial Fed speed.
Hassett (former CEA chair, super sharp, total Trump loyalist) is the name everyone’s betting on after that smirk.
Markets are going to go absolutely nuclear when the name drops.
Jerome’s days are officially numbered.
Source: @WhiteHouse
🚨 Nearly $8 billion worth of short positions will get liquidated if Bitcoin hits $100,000.
Bull market is not over !!!!
It’s extended to Q1 2026
QT ending in Dec 1st
25 Bps rate cut confirmed
QE starting in early 2026
FED liquidity injections
massive amount of liquidity is coming into the market in Q1 2026 which is bullish for Bitcoin and crypto.
It’s extended to Q1 2026
QT ending in Dec 1st
25 Bps rate cut confirmed
QE starting in early 2026
FED liquidity injections
massive amount of liquidity is coming into the market in Q1 2026 which is bullish for Bitcoin and crypto.
BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Tom Lee's BitMine just bought $50.1 million worth of $ETH .
Whales are buying the dip.
Whales are buying the dip.
ALTCOINS ARE ENTERING THE SAME SETUP THEY HAD BEFORE THE 2019–2021 RALLY
For the last 4 years, liquidity has been tight.
Rates were high, QT was draining the system, and high risk assets struggled.
But now the cycle is starting to turn.
✦1) QT ends on December 1st
Every time QT has ended, risk assets recovered.
The last time this happened in 2019:
• Alt-BTC pairs rose 80%-90%
• BTC moved down 50%-60%
• Even the 2020 crash didn’t erase that strength
Once QE began, altcoins entered a long uptrend.
The same structure is forming again.
✦2) Phase 1: Altcoins outperform BTC (alt-BTC strength)
Over the next 6–8 months, alt-BTC pairs can strengthen like they did in late 2019.
This usually happens before USD pairs start moving.
✦3) Phase 2: USD outperformance
If macro conditions stay supportive, the next 12–18 months can see alt-USD pairs outperform as well.
This is where returns compound:
BTC rises → alts outperform BTC → liquidity expands.
Historically, this is where altcoins deliver their best performance.
✦4) Macro tailwinds are lining up
• Mid-term elections → more stimulus expectations
• Possible new Fed leadership → more easing friendly
• Rate cuts coming in 2026
• QE is possible if growth slows
• Household liquidity improves due to tax benefits
• Global liquidity starts rising again
This environment always benefits high beta assets first.
✦5) Not every alt will benefit
This cycle favors quality altcoins, the ones with:
• Real product market fit
• Real revenue
• Real users
• Sustainable business models
Narrative only tokens won’t survive a multi-year cycle.
✦6) What this means for the next 2–3 years
If this liquidity cycle plays out like past cycles:
• Alt-BTC pairs strengthen
• Alt-USD pairs rise
• High beta assets outperform
• Smallcaps and quality alts lead risk-on sentiment
• This becomes a multi year move, not a short pump
The market isn’t at the end of a cycle.
It’s entering the beginning of a new one.
➯ Quality alts + improving liquidity + supportive macro = a strong setup most people overlook until it’s already underway.
Rates were high, QT was draining the system, and high risk assets struggled.
But now the cycle is starting to turn.
✦1) QT ends on December 1st
Every time QT has ended, risk assets recovered.
The last time this happened in 2019:
• Alt-BTC pairs rose 80%-90%
• BTC moved down 50%-60%
• Even the 2020 crash didn’t erase that strength
Once QE began, altcoins entered a long uptrend.
The same structure is forming again.
✦2) Phase 1: Altcoins outperform BTC (alt-BTC strength)
Over the next 6–8 months, alt-BTC pairs can strengthen like they did in late 2019.
This usually happens before USD pairs start moving.
✦3) Phase 2: USD outperformance
If macro conditions stay supportive, the next 12–18 months can see alt-USD pairs outperform as well.
This is where returns compound:
BTC rises → alts outperform BTC → liquidity expands.
Historically, this is where altcoins deliver their best performance.
✦4) Macro tailwinds are lining up
• Mid-term elections → more stimulus expectations
• Possible new Fed leadership → more easing friendly
• Rate cuts coming in 2026
• QE is possible if growth slows
• Household liquidity improves due to tax benefits
• Global liquidity starts rising again
This environment always benefits high beta assets first.
✦5) Not every alt will benefit
This cycle favors quality altcoins, the ones with:
• Real product market fit
• Real revenue
• Real users
• Sustainable business models
Narrative only tokens won’t survive a multi-year cycle.
✦6) What this means for the next 2–3 years
If this liquidity cycle plays out like past cycles:
• Alt-BTC pairs strengthen
• Alt-USD pairs rise
• High beta assets outperform
• Smallcaps and quality alts lead risk-on sentiment
• This becomes a multi year move, not a short pump
The market isn’t at the end of a cycle.
It’s entering the beginning of a new one.
➯ Quality alts + improving liquidity + supportive macro = a strong setup most people overlook until it’s already underway.
🇺🇸 US stock market has recovered from its entire dump in just a week.
This is what $BTC used to do before the October 10th crash.
They really fcked the crypto market.
This is what $BTC used to do before the October 10th crash.
They really fcked the crypto market.
🚨 OPINION: SILVER HITS $55/OZ, AND FIAT MONEY IS TREMBLING
The white metal is in full breakout mode.
$55 today, up another 3.15% like it’s late for the moon. Year-to-date: +90%.
Why now?
Industrial demand is exploding (solar alone is eating almost all new supply by 2030).
Monetary chaos: $3T deficits, Fed cutting into 3% inflation, dollar weaponization backfiring.
Supply in terminal decline, peak silver was years ago.
Gold/silver ratio crashed from 120:1 to 49:1. Still room to run.
Investment money is finally waking up and squeezing shorts.
This isn’t a pump. This is fundamentals detonating.
The greatest wealth transfer in history isn't crypto or tech stocks.
It's hard money eating fiat alive while everyone else is asleep at the wheel.
Own real assets or get absolutely left behind. Silver is screaming the truth the system doesn't want you to hear: Fiat Money is dying.
And Precious metals are the canary that's now singing at the top of its lungs.
Load the boat.
Source: TradingView, Silver Institute, Kobeissi Letter
The white metal is in full breakout mode.
$55 today, up another 3.15% like it’s late for the moon. Year-to-date: +90%.
Why now?
Industrial demand is exploding (solar alone is eating almost all new supply by 2030).
Monetary chaos: $3T deficits, Fed cutting into 3% inflation, dollar weaponization backfiring.
Supply in terminal decline, peak silver was years ago.
Gold/silver ratio crashed from 120:1 to 49:1. Still room to run.
Investment money is finally waking up and squeezing shorts.
This isn’t a pump. This is fundamentals detonating.
The greatest wealth transfer in history isn't crypto or tech stocks.
It's hard money eating fiat alive while everyone else is asleep at the wheel.
Own real assets or get absolutely left behind. Silver is screaming the truth the system doesn't want you to hear: Fiat Money is dying.
And Precious metals are the canary that's now singing at the top of its lungs.
Load the boat.
Source: TradingView, Silver Institute, Kobeissi Letter
BREAKING: The whale who shorted before October 10th crash has opened a $15 million $ETH short position.
Liquidation price: $5,056
Liquidation price: $5,056
LIQUIDATION ALERT 🚨
$8,000,000,000 in shorts will get liquidated if $BTC hits $100,000.
The real short squeeze hasn't started yet.
$8,000,000,000 in shorts will get liquidated if $BTC hits $100,000.
The real short squeeze hasn't started yet.
What we are seeing in Silver right now is truly historic:
Now above the 1980 and 2011 highs and above $55/oz for the first time in history.
While everyone is fighting over the "AI bubble" precious metals are casually crushing every other asset class.
What does it mean?
Gold and silver always know what's coming next, first.
Own assets or be left behind.
Now above the 1980 and 2011 highs and above $55/oz for the first time in history.
While everyone is fighting over the "AI bubble" precious metals are casually crushing every other asset class.
What does it mean?
Gold and silver always know what's coming next, first.
Own assets or be left behind.
BREAKING: Silver just hit a new all-time high of $56 for the first time ever in history.
It’s up 90% year-to-date from $29 in Jan.
First gold, then Stocks, now Silver? Soon this liquidity and Euphoria will flow into Bitcoin & Alts as well.
The Crypto bull run is not over yet.
It’s up 90% year-to-date from $29 in Jan.
First gold, then Stocks, now Silver? Soon this liquidity and Euphoria will flow into Bitcoin & Alts as well.
The Crypto bull run is not over yet.
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