According to the source, Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering near $109,000 after roughly $970 million in crypto liquidations, while August U.S. core inflation held at 2.9% and Trump tariff headlines pressured digital assets (source). Based on the source’s figures, traders can focus on post-liquidation positioning resets and monitor liquidity around the $110,000 and $100,000 round-number levels, with macro sensitivity elevated into any updates on inflation and tariff policy referenced by the source (source).