According to @Ashcryptoreal, US stocks posted the highest daily close in history while Bitcoin struggled near $116,000, indicating relative underperformance in crypto versus equities (source: @Ashcryptoreal on X, Oct 28, 2025). The author alleges crypto prices are being suppressed by market manipulation and leverage, with both long and short positions liquidated to profit market makers on both sides (source: @Ashcryptoreal on X, Oct 28, 2025). They expect a major breakout driven by liquidity tailwinds from anticipated rate cuts, the end of QT, and rotation out of gold into crypto (source: @Ashcryptoreal on X, Oct 28, 2025). Specifically, the author projects BTC to reach $150,000–$180,000 in Nov–Dec and ETH to reach $7,500–$12,000 in Nov–Jan, advising patience for Q4 targets (source: @Ashcryptoreal on X, Oct 28, 2025).