2025-12-16 12:20:17

BTC plummeted from $95,000 to $85,000, catching many off guard. In the past 24 hours, over 200,000 traders have been liquidated, and $600 million in funds have vanished into thin air.

Many traders are asking: Weren't we supposed to benefit from the rate cut a few days ago? Why is it falling like this now?

The key lies in these three dates: December 11th, when the Federal Reserve announced a rate cut; December 19th, when Japan suddenly raised interest rates; and December 23rd, approaching the Christmas holiday. These three moments act like a relay baton, each impacting market sentiment. The optimism brought by the initial rate cut was shattered by the black swan event of Japan's rate hike. Coupled with risk-avoidance actions by institutions before the holidays, multiple factors stacked up, leading to this rapid decline. The market is like this—once expectations reverse, what was once positive can instantly turn negative.

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GasWrangler

· 2025-12-19 04:54

honestly if you actually analyze the data, the liquidation cascade was mathematically inevitable—the leverage positioning was just sub-optimal across the board. people don't understand order flow dynamics, that's the real issue here.

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SellLowExpert

· 2025-12-19 01:05

200,000 people liquidated, I think this number might still be conservative. That move in Japan was really brilliant, a black swan just dropped like that. Cutting interest rates turning into a negative, this is the crypto world, so funny. Leverage traders should wake up now, another bloody lesson. Institutions run before the Christmas holiday, retail investors take the hit, old tricks again. Expectations reversed so quickly, one second from heaven to hell. I think 85,000 will continue to fall, who knows where the bottom is.

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PhantomMiner

· 2025-12-16 12:50

The whole thing was cut off; Japan's recent wave is truly a black swan.

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FOMOrektGuy

· 2025-12-16 12:49

Damn, 200,000 people liquidated, is this the legendary harvest season? Japan suddenly hikes interest rates, who the TM predicted that... Black swan events are always black swans. Cutting interest rates for a boost? Laughable, expectations just reverse. Institutions run before Christmas holiday, retail investors take the hit, old tricks again. From 95k down to 85k, back to the pre-liberation level overnight, I was still holding strong at the high. This market is just a harvesting machine, there are no permanent good news, only perpetual weed-cutting.

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DaoDeveloper

· 2025-12-16 12:48

ngl this is textbook regime shift in action - the fed rate cut was priced in way too early, then boj came swinging like a black swan... compose it right and this becomes a governance problem tbh, not just market sentiment

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MevSandwich

· 2025-12-16 12:42

Haha, laughing to death, another "black swan," I knew good news would turn into bad news. 200,000 people liquidated? That hurts to watch, which is why I only take small positions. Japan suddenly raising interest rates is really incredible, who would have thought... It's about time to recognize the market's nature; expectations can reverse in minutes. Three consecutive hits in 10 days, this move is a bit ruthless. 6 billion just gone like that, the crypto world really is a meat grinder. Interest rate cuts are good news? Haha, that's the story on the Fed's side; Japan is playing its own game. The key is that institutions are fleeing right before the holidays, liquidity determines everything. To those still bottom-fishing now, I respect you as real men. You promised to hold steady at 95K, but it turned to 85K in a flash.

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