4.2% Inflation—This is Exactly Why We Stood Flat 🛡️🚨
The official US CPI numbers just dropped at a blistering 4.2% year-over-year, hitting a fresh 3-year high! Driven heavily by a massive 23.5% surge in energy costs, this hot data is the exact catalyst the market was bracing for.
While retail was busy longing the pre-market green wicks on Monday, our strategy was simple, transparent, and disciplined: Preserve Capital > Chase Wicks.
Look at the charts right now:
The Trap is Sprung: The market is dealing with aggressive volatility as participants realize interest rate cuts are effectively pinned down.
Our Edge: Because we recognized cash as an active position, we aren’t sweating a single red candle. We aren't stuck in forced liquidations.
Staying flat isn't "missing the move"—it's avoiding the slaughter. Let the market digest the shockwaves and let the leverage gamblers exhaust themselves. We will wait for the higher-timeframe daily and weekly closes to see where the real institutional floors solidify.
Drop a 🛡️ in the comments if you protected your stablecoins with me today! Let’s see who stayed disciplined. 👇