The Bank of Japan just raised rates by **25 bps to 0.75%**, the highest level in ~30 years.

Big headline.

But the market reaction tells the *real* story.

👉 **$Bitcoin refused to dump.**

### 🧠 HERE’S WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED

BTC already made its move **before** the announcement — dipping to ~**$84,400** and then stabilizing.

No panic.

No surprise sell-off.

Why?

Because this rate hike was **widely expected and fully priced in** long ago.

### 📉 THIS NARRATIVE ALREADY PLAYED OUT

The BOJ hike story hit markets **twice** around **Dec 14–15**, amplified by:

• Weekend volatility

• Thin liquidity

• Overleveraged positioning

That’s when leverage traders got wiped.

By the time today’s decision arrived,

👉 **most weak hands were already flushed.**

### 🧊 WHAT KEPT BTC STABLE?

Yesterday’s **cooler CPI data**.

That gave risk assets short-term breathing room and absorbed the last bits of fear from the BOJ move.

Result? BTC held its ground instead of rolling over.

### ⏰ WHAT MATTERS NEXT

Right now, price action is still driven mostly by **leverage traders**.

The *real* decision comes after **US market open (9:30 AM ET)**:

• If institutions fade this bounce → controlled dip possible

• If they don’t → chop, squeeze, and late-position pain

That’s where direction gets decided.

### 🎯 MY TAKE

This BOJ hike adds **context**, not a trigger.

📌 The drop already happened

📌 CPI stabilized sentiment

📌 Now it’s about **smart money behavior**, not headlines

Think in flows. Not fear.

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