🚨5 Plays as Bitcoin Coils and DeFi rails Into Wall Street

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Risk assets are under pressure as Brent holds above $91 and WTI near $85 after the U.S.-Iran truce expired, Iran signaled a shift to fully offensive posture, and shipping risks rose in the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. futures opened lower with Nasdaq leading declines, the 10-year yield sits near 4.73%, and the 30-year has pushed to multi-year highs around 5.33% amid renewed inflation fears.

Bitcoin remains tightly coiled near $64,000. Today’s desk is tracking ETH,LTC, and SpaceX for potential continuation signals.

Institutional capital continues absorbing supply while long-term holders stack through the noise. On-chain liquidity is building underneath, setting up rotation into high-throughput settlement rails. Here’s what our desk is watching.

Today’s Charts:

• Chart #1 – Ethereum(ETHUSDT) 2-Hour

• Chart #2 – Litecoin(LTCUSDT) 4-Hour

• Chart #3 – Morpho(MORPHOUSDT) 2-Hour

• Chart #4 – Pippin(PIPPINUSDT) 4-Hour

• Chart #5 – SpaceX(SPCX) 2-Hour

Chartist: Kapoor

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Ethereum has executed an upward breakout from its multi-day consolidation range, printing higher lows and testing dynamic support near $1,886.75–$1,899.24 on the 2-hour timeframe. Functioning as the foundational Layer-1 smart contract platform driving decentralized finance (DeFi), Layer-2 rollups, and global tokenized assets, this long trade setup targets an upward expansion toward the $1,943.63–$1,961.34 resistance zone as long as the $1,867.88 support base holds.

Trade Levels:

• Entry: $1886

• Stop Loss: $1868

• Take Profit Levels (TP):

  • TP1: $1920

  • TP2: $1943

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Chartist: Kapoor

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• Entry: $45.17

• Stop Loss: $45.78

• Take Profit Levels (TP):

  • TP1: $44.3

  • TP2: $43.3

Chartist: Kapoor

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Morpho has maintained strong upward momentum following a rally off its $1.913 low, consolidating above local support around $2.066–$2.094 and trading near $2.138 on the 2-hour timeframe. Functioning as a decentralized lending protocol enabling permissionless, isolated lending markets and optimized risk management across EVM networks, this long trade setup targets a continuation push back toward the $2.168–$2.179 resistance high as long as support holds above $2.066.

Trade Levels:

• Entry: $2.094

• Stop Loss: $2.066

• Take Profit Levels (TP):

  • TP1: $2.138

  • TP2: $2.179

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Chartist: Kapoor

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Pippin has confirmed a breakout above its multi-week descending resistance trendline, printing a strong bounce off the $0.01629–$0.01719 support zone to trade near $0.01735 on the 4-hour timeframe. Functioning as an AI-driven meme ecosystem and autonomous agent community token, this long trade setup targets an upward expansion toward the $0.01992–$0.01995 resistance high as long as support holds above $0.01629.

Trade Levels:

• Entry: $0.01719

• Stop Loss: $0.01629

• Take Profit Levels (TP):

  • TP1: $0.01850

  • TP2: $0.01995

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Chartist: Kapoor

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(SPCX refers to the stock of SpaceX and not a cryptocurrency.)

SPCX has faced repeated rejection at its overhead resistance barrier around $147.79–$149.70, forming a double-top structure and turning downward to trade near $146.21 on the 2-hour timeframe. Focusing on SPAC arbitrage, pre-merger special purpose acquisition vehicles, and structured liquidity strategies, this active short trade setup targets a downward continuation toward the $137.50–$138.00 support region as long as resistance holds below $149.70–$153.50.

Trade Levels:

• Entry: $150

• Stop Loss: $154

• Take Profit Levels (TP):

  • TP1: $144

  • TP2: $138

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Banter’s Take

Our analysis today highlights a market navigating geopolitical tension with institutional capital quietly accumulating supply at key support levels. While risk assets face headwinds from renewed inflation fears and escalating conflict risks, our research points to a resilient foundation beneath the noise, setting the stage for potential rotation into high-throughput settlement rails and specific altcoin narratives.

The trade setups we’ve identified range from Ethereum’s consolidation breakout to Litecoin’s breakdown below key trendlines, each reflecting distinct market dynamics we are tracking across both crypto and traditional assets. Whether capital is flowing into DeFi infrastructures like Morpho or reacting to macro shifts in US equities and SpaceX valuations, our desk remains focused on executing high-probability moves based on technical structure and on-chain liquidity flows.

We appreciate you joining us for today’s market breakdown and the deeper dive into these specific opportunities. As always, our goal is to provide you with the clarity needed to navigate volatile sessions, so stay tuned for tomorrow’s updates where we will continue monitoring these levels and evolving narratives.

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