Coindesk and Investing.com report BTC drifting around $88K–$90K with low leverage and fading post-Fed demand, even as corporate treasuries quietly resume accumulation. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has slid back into extreme fear, and ETF outflows plus thin year-end liquidity are amplifying each downward move.
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Market waiting for a catalyst as traders eye dense macro calendar
Across the coverage, from CoinDesk’s Daybook to Investing.com’s morning brief, commentators describe a crypto market stuck in a choppy, range-bound consolidation. With U.S. nonfarm payrolls, CPI, PMI readings, Fed speeches and a potentially hawkish Bank of Japan decision ahead, most participants are staying sidelined, leaving prices vulnerable to sharp moves in either direction once fresh data hits.
BTC holds below $90K as macro uncertainty caps upside
BTC trades around $87.9K, fractionally lower, after repeatedly failing to break a descending trendline near $94K and slipping back under the psychologically important $90K level. FXStreet and Investing.com highlight cautious risk sentiment ahead of a heavy week of U.S. data and global central bank meetings, with some analysts (e.g., Peter Brandt) warning of downside risk toward $80K or even $25K if the broken parabola plays out.
Macro backdrop: Fed cuts done for now, BOJ/ECB/BoE in focus
Despite the Fed’s third rate cut of 2025 and a softer dollar, crypto has failed to mount a sustained relief rally, suggesting the bullish impulse from easier policy is fading. News from Investing.com, Yahoo Finance and FXStreet stress that this week’s U.S. jobs and inflation prints plus the Bank of Japan’s widely expected hike—historically associated with BTC drawdowns—are keeping traders defensive across digital assets.
Japan risk and yen carry-trade unwind loom over BTC
Investing.com and Cointelegraph highlight the upcoming BoJ rate hike and potential clash with the government as a major macro overhang that could unwind yen carry trades and pressure risk assets, including Bitcoin. Past BoJ hikes have coincided with 20%–30% BTC drawdowns, and some macro strategists now warn of a possible dump below $70K if policy proves more hawkish than expected.
Macro backdrop: Dovish Fed and softer dollar support hard assets, not crypto
The Fed’s third 25 bp cut and plans to buy $40B/month in T‑bills have weakened the dollar toward two‑month lows and fueled expectations of further easing in 2026 (Trading Economics, FXStreet, Reuters). This has propelled gold back toward record highs above $4,300/oz and kept copper elevated, while crypto has decoupled short term as investors rotate toward metals and away from speculative tech and digital assets (Investing.com).
Bitcoin hovers near $90K after Fed cut, stays rangebound
BTC is around $89.9K, down ~2.8% on the day, as traders digest the Fed’s third 25-bps rate cut and cautious guidance. Articles from Investing.com, Bloomberg and CoinDesk note that easier policy and a softer dollar have not yet translated into a clean upside breakout, with volatility and momentum both subdued.
Altcoins mirror Bitcoin’s drift, with recent gains fading
Ethereum (~$3,070, -5.2%), XRP (~$1.99, -2.4%) and Solana (~$133, -2.5%) are giving back part of Friday’s Fed-driven bounce highlighted by Investing.com and Kitco. Earlier in the session, SOL had outperformed with a 6% jump while ETH and XRP were modestly green, but that strength has rotated into a synchronized pullback alongside BTC.
Macro backdrop: dovish Fed supports metals more than crypto
The Fed’s cut and new $40B/month T-bill purchases have driven gold near $4,275/oz and silver to record territory, according to Investing.com and TradingEconomics. Lower real yields and a weaker dollar are clearly benefiting precious and industrial metals, while Reuters and CoinDesk emphasize that crypto remains under pressure as investors favor traditional safe havens and equities.
AI earnings shock from Oracle weighs on crypto and tech-linked risk assets
Oracle’s 12–15% stock plunge on surging AI-related capex and a revenue miss revived ‘AI bubble’ concerns, knocking Nasdaq futures and spilling over into Bitcoin and crypto miners, which fell alongside other high-beta plays (Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, Investing.com). The episode highlights how tightly crypto is currently trading with the broader AI and tech risk complex.
Fed’s ‘hawkish cut’ boosts gold and weakens dollar, but crypto shrugs
The Fed’s third 25 bps cut and cautious forward guidance pushed the dollar index toward seven-week lows and nudged 10-year yields toward the low-4% area, powering gold back above $4,270/oz and copper higher as well (Trading Economics, Investing.com). In contrast, Bitcoin and Ethereum failed to rally on easier financial conditions, with CoinDesk noting that crypto remains in a short-term bearish trend despite macro tailwinds.
Macro backdrop turns more supportive, but crypto decouples
The dollar index has slid to its lowest since late October and 10‑year Treasury yields eased after the Fed cut, while gold is testing record highs above $4,220 and copper pushes toward records. Despite easier financial conditions that usually help crypto, CoinDesk and Investing.com stress that digital assets remain stuck in a bearish, post‑liquidation consolidation.
Macro backdrop: dovish Fed vs. AI risk-off keeps crypto in the crossfire
The Fed’s third straight cut and softer inflation tone pushed the dollar lower and gold near record highs, normally supportive for crypto. But articles from Reuters, Bloomberg and Investing.com note that renewed fears of an ‘AI bubble’ after Oracle’s weak outlook, plus uncertainty over the Fed’s 2026 path and future leadership, have investors de-risking across speculative assets, with crypto taking an outsized hit.
Fed’s ‘hawkish cut’ reinforces Bitcoin’s macro sensitivity versus gold
Coverage from Yahoo Finance, Investing.com and TradingEconomics highlights how Bitcoin initially jumped toward $94K on the Fed cut but quickly faded as guidance implied a cautious path for future easing. By contrast, gold pushed back near record highs above $4,200/oz, underscoring that BTC is currently trading more like a high-beta macro asset than a defensive inflation hedge.