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Week 19
15 September 2026
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Last closed trade · BTC Short
Week 19
15 September 2026
Watching
Current Entry
BTC at $77K. Clarity Act Vote Tomorrow. Fed Decision This Week. Watching Carefully.
No position open and right now that feels correct. BTC is sitting at around $77,000 — holding up well considering broader markets are under pressure. Tech stocks are selling off hard after calls to slow AI development. Crypto is outperforming. That divergence is worth noting. The two big macro events land this week. Tomorrow the US Senate holds its Clarity Act cloture vote — the bill that would create a proper federal regulatory framework for crypto. Odds have moved from 12% at the start of September to around 30% on Polymarket. Not a certainty but the market is pricing in a real chance. If it passes, that is a structural catalyst. If it fails, the uncertainty overhang remains. The Fed, Bank of England and Bank of Japan also deliver interest rate decisions this week — significant for all risk assets. The bull flag from last week is still in play. Institutional accumulation continues in the background — Strive just crossed 25,000 BTC in holdings. BTC dominance holding strong at 57.9%. The picture is constructive but this is not the week to be caught on the wrong side of a leveraged trade. Watching. DCA running as always.
Institutional Accumulation
Strive crossed 25,000 BTC in holdings this week — all SATA financed. BTC dominance remains strong at 57.9%. The smart money is not waiting for perfect conditions. They are accumulating now.
Trade Log — Week of 15 September 2026
Asset
Type
Entry
Exit
Result
BTC
Futures
—
—
No Position
BTC
DCA
Accumulating
—
Active
SOL
DCA
Accumulating
—
Active
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Week 18
8 September 2026
Watching
Setup Hit Entry. I Didn’t Take It. $93K Is Possible. But I Wouldn’t Be Surprised by a 10–20% Range Into Year End.
The setup triggered. The entry level was hit. I watched it and I did not take the trade. That is not indecision — that is judgment. When a setup arrives and something about the context does not feel clean enough to commit capital, you do not commit capital. Simple as that. The potential is there for BTC to push toward $93K. The bull flag structure that has been forming is real and the measured move points in that direction. But this market has also spent a long time coiling and I would not be at all surprised to see a 10–20% ranging period play out between now and the end of the quarter — possibly the year. That kind of sideways grind is exactly what accumulation looks like before the next major leg. No position is open. DCA continues every week without question. For a closer look at the other coins we follow, head over to our Telegram channel.
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Potential Bull Flag Formed — $93K Target · Setup Documented
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Trade Log — Week of 8 September 2026
Asset
Type
Entry
Exit
Result
BTC
Setup
Hit Entry
Not Taken
Watching
BTC
DCA
Accumulating
—
Active
SOL
DCA
Accumulating
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Active
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Week 17
1 September 2026
Watching
No Trade Open. Watching a Potential Bull Flag Form. Still Accumulating Every Week.
Nothing has changed on the position front — no active futures trade, no rush to open one. What has changed is the structure. After the $81K rejection and the subsequent pullback, something interesting is starting to form. A potential bull flag is developing on the chart. It is early. It is not confirmed. But it is worth watching closely. The thesis has always been that accumulation leads to the next major expansion and the structure beginning to form is consistent with that picture. No trade until the setup is clean. DCA continues regardless.
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Potential Bull Flag Forming — Watching for Confirmation
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Trade Log — Week of 1 September 2026
Asset
Type
Entry
Exit
Result
BTC
Futures
—
—
No Position
BTC
DCA
Accumulating
—
Active
SOL
DCA
Accumulating
—
Active
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Week 16
25 August 2026
Watching
BTC Tests $80K for the First Time in Four Months. No Position. Watching Closely.
Bitcoin made a significant move this week — pushing back toward $80,000 for the first time in four months. This is the same region that triggered the original short in May and the same level it rejected from after the stop-out. The move was notable. A 28% run off the lows in a matter of weeks. The question is whether this is the beginning of something real or another test of resistance before the next leg. There is no active futures trade. The loss on the previous short was taken cleanly and there is no urgency to replace it with something rushed. DCA is running every week. The structure will tell us what to do next.
BTC Price Action · Week of 25 August 2026
Key Level
~$80K
Last Time Here
4 Months
Position
Watching
$80K is key resistance — the same level that triggered the original short in May. How price reacts here will shape the next move.
Trade Log — Week of 25 August 2026
Asset
Type
Entry
Exit
Result
BTC
Futures
—
—
No Position
BTC
DCA
Accumulating
—
Active
SOL
DCA
Accumulating
—
Active
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Week 15
21 August 2026
Bearish Bias
Stopped Out on the 21st. Loss Taken. No Argument. That Is What a Stop Loss Is For.
The short was stopped out on 21 August at $74,506.12. Loss taken. No argument, no revenge trade — that is what a stop loss is for. You define your risk before you enter and you honour it when it hits. That is the only way to survive long term in this market. The position entered at $66,736.50 on 21 July was running well for several weeks before price reversed sharply. The stop was triggered and the trade is closed. The DCA into spot continues every single week without exception — that has never paused and it will not pause now.
Trade Log — Week of 21 August 2026
Asset
Type
Entry
Exit
Result
BTC
Short
$66,736.50
$74,506.12
Stopped Out
BTC
DCA
Accumulating
—
Active
SOL
DCA
Accumulating
—
Active
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Week 14
11 August 2026
Bearish Bias
BTC Struggling at $65,500. Three Weeks Into the Short. Nothing Has Changed.
Three weeks into this short and Bitcoin is doing exactly what a weak market does — grinding, struggling, unable to reclaim the levels it needs to. BTC is stuck around $65,500. Every attempt to push higher gets sold. The lower-high structure that triggered the entry at $66,736.50 is intact. The stop at $74,506 has not been threatened. The target at $53,137 remains the objective. There is nothing in the current price action that changes the thesis. A market that cannot recover is a market that is distributing. That is what I am seeing. That is what the short is positioned for. The wait continues.
Active Position · BTC Short · 3 Weeks Running · In Profit
Entry
$66,736.50
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Stop Loss
$74,506.12
Target
$53,137.19
Three weeks in. BTC struggling at $65,500 — unable to reclaim ground. Lower-high structure intact. Stop unthreatened. Holding with full conviction toward the $53,137 target.
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Trade Log — Week of 11 August 2026
Asset
Type
Entry
Current
Result
BTC
Short
$66,736.50
--
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BTC
DCA
Accumulating
—
Active
SOL
DCA
Accumulating
—
Active
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Week 133 August 2026Bearish Bias
BTC Short Still Open. Two Weeks In. Price at $63,386. Holding Conviction.
Two weeks into the short and the thesis continues to play out. Price is around $63,386 — below our entry of $66,736.50, below the invalidation level, and continuing to show lower highs. There is no reason to close this trade early. The structure is clean. The risk is defined. The target at $53,137 remains the objective. Summer is typically the period where this kind of slow grind lower plays out — not sharp moves, just methodical distribution followed by a bigger leg down. DCA into spot continues alongside the short every week without exception.
Active Position · BTC Short · 2 Weeks Running · In Profit
Entry
$66,736.50
At Time of Writing
~$63,386
Stop Loss
$74,506.12
Target
$53,137.19
Two weeks in. Price holding below the invalidation level. Lower-high structure intact. No reason to adjust. Holding until the market proves otherwise.
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Week 1227 July 2026Bearish Bias
BTC Short Running Well. Price at $63,386. Thesis Intact. Holding.
One week into the short and Bitcoin has respected the trade idea almost perfectly. Price is now around $63,386 — down from our entry at $66,736.50. The initial breakdown has been confirmed, price is remaining below the invalidation level, and lower highs are continuing to develop. As long as BTC stays below $74,506, the expectation is for a gradual unwind toward the $53,137 demand zone. No reason to touch the trade. Patience is still the position.
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Week 1121 July 2026Short Opened
New Short Opened at $66,736. The Setup I’ve Been Waiting For.
After weeks of patience on the sidelines, the setup finally came. BTC rallied into the mid-$70,000 region and showed clear signs of exhaustion. Entered on 21 July with a clean, defined risk/reward. Entry at $66,736.50. Stop above the previous swing high at $74,506.12. Target at the major demand zone: $53,137.19.
Position Opened · BTC Short · 21 July 2026
Entry
$66,736.50
Target
$53,137.19
Stop Loss
$74,506.12
Direction
Short 📉
Setup: rejection from mid-$70Ks, lower-high structure forming, breakdown confirmed beneath resistance. Asymmetric opportunity toward $53K demand zone.
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Week 1013 July 2026Bearish Bias
BTC Starting to Recover From the Low. I’m Not Chasing. Still DCA’ing.
After touching $57,950 in early July, BTC has started to recover. We’re back around $61,000 this week. The question everyone is asking is whether that was the bottom. My answer: I don’t know — and neither does anyone else. The macro picture hasn’t changed. The Q4 2026 bottom thesis hasn’t changed. A week of green candles after a 652-day low doesn’t mean the cycle has turned. I am DCA’ing every week as planned.
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Week 97 July 2026Bearish Bias
BTC Hit $57,950. A 652-Day Low. Still Sidelines. Still Accumulating.
The market gave us exactly what we said it would. BTC touched $57,950 in early July — a 652-day low. The thesis is playing out. No active futures trade. No urgency. The Q4 2026 bottom thesis remains active and I am not trying to catch a falling knife with leverage. What I am doing is DCA’ing into spot BTC and SOL every single week.
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Week 830 June 2026Bearish Bias
BTC Approaching the Zone. Patience Is the Position.
BTC is pushing toward the levels we have been watching since the short closed. $58,000–$60,000 is becoming real. Still no active futures trade. The thesis was always about the low $50s as a potential bottom — we are not there yet. The only active strategy is what it has been every week: DCA into BTC and SOL.
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Week 723 June 2026Bearish Bias
Still Sidelines. Market Drifting Lower. The Waiting Is the Strategy.
Summer is doing what summer does in crypto — slow bleed, low volume, sentiment deteriorating quietly. BTC drifting lower. No sharp moves. No clear catalyst. I remain on the sidelines with no active futures position. The low $50,000s remain my watch zone for the Q4 bottom thesis. Playbook: DCA every week and do not overthink it.
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Week 616 June 2026Bearish Bias
No Active Trade. Still Bearish. Watching for Low $50Ks — and DCA’ing Every Week.
The short is closed. +423% banked. Now we wait. I’m not rushing into the next trade. The market is telling me it wants lower — still looking at the low $50,000s as the next significant level for BTC. Until price gives me a clean setup, I’m not forcing anything. What I am doing every single week is DCA’ing into BTC and SOL.
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Week 59 June 2026Trade Closed ✓
BTC Short Closed at $58,000 — $2,000 From Full TP. +423% (15x) in 5 Weeks.
The BTC short is closed. Entered at $81,296 on 12 May, closed at $58,000 on 9 June — +423% at 15x leverage in just under 5 weeks. The take profit was at $56,159. Price got to $58,000 and we closed. $2,000 from the full target. That is not a miss — that is discipline. The thesis played out. We move on.
Position Closed · BTC Short · 5 Weeks · +423% (15x)
Entry
$81,296
Closed At
$58,000
Target Was
$56,159
+423% (15x)
$2,000 from full TP. Closed with conviction. 5 weeks of patience and discipline.
Trade Result — Closed+423% (15x) · 5 weeks
TradingView Chart · BTC/USDT
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Week 42 June 2026Bearish Bias
BTC Short — Now at $66,500. Four Weeks In and the Thesis Keeps Playing Out.
Four weeks holding this short and price continues to move in our favour. Entry at $81,296, now trading at $66,500. The take profit at $56,159 is getting closer. Bears are picking up the fight going into summer. No reason to close. No reason to doubt the thesis.
Active Position · BTC Short · 4 Weeks Running · In Profit
Entry
$81,296
At Time of Writing
$66,500
Stop Loss
$91,046
Take Profit
$56,159
$14,796 move in our favour. TP at $56,159 remains the target — holding with conviction.
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Week 326 May 2026Bearish Bias
BTC Short Still Running — Price at $72,860 and Moving Toward Target.
Three weeks in and the thesis is playing out exactly as planned. Price has come down from our entry at $81,296 to $72,860. The structure remains bearish and there is no reason to close early. Patience and conviction continue to be the edge.
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Week 218 May 2026Bearish Bias
BTC Short — 2 Weeks of Patience Finally Paying Off.
The rejection came exactly from the key resistance region we have been tracking. Two weeks holding this short and the thesis is playing out. Patience is the edge.
Active Position · BTC Short · Held 2+ Weeks
Entry
$81,296
Stop Loss
$91,046
Take Profit
$56,159
Direction
Short
Rejection came exactly from the resistance zone we have been tracking. Holding until the market proves otherwise.
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BTC Short Idea — 2 Weeks of Patience Paying Off · Target $53K
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Week 112 May 2026Bullish Bias
BTC Holding Above $80K — Watching for the Next Leg. Here’s My Current Read.
Bitcoin consolidating above $80,000. On-chain data showing continued exchange outflows. Fear & Greed sitting in neutral which historically precedes a directional move. Bias bullish but watching for confirmed break of $85,500 resistance before adding.
Trade Log — Week of 12 May 2026
Asset
Type
Entry
Exit
Result
BTC
Short
$81,296
Open
In Play
ETH
Long
$1,520
$1,610
+5.9%
SOL
Long
$142
$138
-2.8%
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