According to @rovercrc, Bitcoin topside liquidity is being grabbed right now, indicating active execution of buy-side stops above recent highs in the BTC order book. Source: https://twitter.com/rovercrc/status/1968609944351174787 A liquidity grab commonly aligns with stop hunting, where price runs above resistance to trigger clustered stop orders before either continuation or reversal. Source: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stophunting.asp For traders, such liquidity sweeps often precede heightened short-term volatility and potential bull traps if breakouts fail, so confirmation is typically required before positioning. Source: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bulltrap.asp

According to @52kskew, FOMC-driven volatility has mostly passed, and Quad Witching on Friday, September 19 typically impacts liquidity and raises volatility risk in traditional markets with potential spillover to crypto, source: @52kskew on X, Sep 17, 2025. For crypto, the upcoming 4-hour closes and the subsequent weekly close are critical to watch, source: @52kskew on X, Sep 17, 2025.

According to @rovercrc, over $105,000,000 in crypto positions were liquidated in the past 30 minutes as of Sep 17, 2025 (Source: X post by @rovercrc, Sep 17, 2025). The post did not provide an asset or exchange breakdown, leaving the share across BTC, ETH, and altcoin futures unspecified (Source: X post by @rovercrc, Sep 17, 2025). Forced liquidations occur when leveraged positions fall below maintenance margin and are closed by exchange risk engines, which can accelerate price moves (Source: Binance Academy). Clusters of liquidations are associated with short-term volatility spikes and wider spreads in crypto derivatives order books, heightening execution risk for traders (Source: Kaiko Research).

According to @AltcoinGordon, the post highlights retail traders with small crypto balances waiting for Jerome Powell to cut rates, underscoring how crypto positioning is keyed to Federal Reserve policy shifts, source: @AltcoinGordon. FOMC decisions and statements set the policy rate and shape financial conditions that transmit to asset prices, turning Fed days into high-volatility events for BTC and ETH, source: Federal Reserve. Research shows Bitcoin’s correlation with equities strengthened post‑2020, implying macro policy shocks like rate changes can spill over into crypto returns, source: International Monetary Fund. For trading, monitor CME FedWatch rate probabilities, BTC/ETH options implied volatility and skew on Deribit, and funding rates plus open interest via analytics to manage event risk around FOMC, source: CME Group; source: Deribit; source: Glassnode.

According to @cas_abbe, BTC ETFs recorded $292M in net inflows while ETH ETFs saw $62M in net outflows ahead of the FOMC, indicating active positioning into the policy event (source: @cas_abbe on X, Sep 17, 2025). According to @cas_abbe, this flow divergence suggests a market bias toward BTC over ETH into Chair Powell’s remarks, with Wall Street preparing for elevated volatility today (source: @cas_abbe on X, Sep 17, 2025). According to @cas_abbe, traders may prioritize BTC over ETH pairs, manage exposure tighter, and monitor implied volatility into the announcement given the pre-FOMC flow skew and volatility expectations (source: @cas_abbe on X, Sep 17, 2025).

According to @glassnode, The Altcoin Vector #20 provides professional-grade insights into altcoin market volatility and highlights high-conviction trading setups for active traders, source: @glassnode. The report is a weekly publication focused on altcoin markets, designed to help participants identify actionable opportunities in crypto's most volatile segment, source: @glassnode.

According to the source, altcoin perpetuals leverage has surged ahead of this week’s FOMC rate decision, and elevated leverage tends to magnify liquidation cascades during macro events, source: the source; Kaiko research. The Federal Reserve’s policy decision is scheduled this week and is the key macro catalyst crypto traders are positioning around, source: Federal Reserve; CME FedWatch. Traders should monitor funding rates, open interest, and liquidation heatmaps into the announcement because positive funding plus high OI have historically preceded larger intraday wicks in altcoins, source: Binance Research; CoinGlass. Common positioning adjustments into binary macro events include trimming net leverage, using protective stops, and hedging with options to cap downside tails, source: Deribit Insights; CME options education.

According to @rovercrc, rate cuts are coming Wednesday and he shared a historical Bitcoin versus Fed rates comparison to highlight macro’s impact on BTC price dynamics, source: Crypto Rover on X (Sep 15, 2025). According to @rovercrc, the post implies elevated event risk into the FOMC decision, prompting traders to monitor BTC volatility and manage exposure around the policy announcement, source: Crypto Rover on X (Sep 15, 2025). According to @rovercrc, the BTC versus Fed rates chart underscores watching correlation shifts between BTC and U.S. rates if a policy pivot materializes, source: Crypto Rover on X (Sep 15, 2025).

According to @rovercrc, Bitcoin (BTC) is dropping hard in real time (source: @rovercrc on X). The alert was posted on September 15, 2025, as a market update focused on immediate BTC price action (source: @rovercrc on X).

According to @CryptoMichNL, Bitcoin is confronting a final resistance zone at USD 117.5K-118K, and a break above this area would open the path toward a new all-time high, source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Sep 15, 2025. He highlights this week as important with elevated volatility expected, making the 117.5K-118K level the key area for directional confirmation, source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Sep 15, 2025. He states that a clean move through 118K implies bullish continuation into price discovery, while remaining below 117.5K keeps the resistance intact, source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Sep 15, 2025.

According to @rovercrc, Bitcoin is pumping, signaling a bullish sentiment alert to traders; source: @rovercrc on X, Sep 15, 2025. The post provides no price levels, timeframe, or supporting chart, so the claim is not quantitatively verified within the post; source: @rovercrc on X, Sep 15, 2025. Traders should confirm any move on spot charts and derivatives metrics before positioning, as the post itself offers only a sentiment signal without data; source: @rovercrc on X, Sep 15, 2025.

According to @rovercrc, the Sept 17 FOMC meeting with a rate cut decision and dot plot, followed by Sept 18 Initial and Continuing Jobless Claims, are key macro catalysts for crypto and could spur volatility, particularly in BTC and ETH (source: @rovercrc on X, Sep 15, 2025). According to @rovercrc, traders should be prepared for rapid price swings around these releases and adjust risk management accordingly (source: @rovercrc on X, Sep 15, 2025).

According to @CryptoMichNL, the upcoming week is expected to be extremely volatile due to the Fed meeting and multiple macroeconomic data releases (source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Sep 14, 2025). According to @CryptoMichNL, traders who are not scalp trading should avoid leverage on BTC and ETH during this event-driven period (source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Sep 14, 2025). According to @CryptoMichNL, after the Fed decision the market could shift into full altcoin mode, signaling a potential rotation toward higher-beta assets (source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Sep 14, 2025).

According to @StockMKTNewz, Fed Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to appear this week and a weekly macro calendar has been flagged for traders tracking market events, with timing details referenced in the shared post; source: @StockMKTNewz on X, Sep 14, 2025. For crypto execution, align positions and hedges to the calendar’s event windows and predefine risk limits for BTC and ETH around the listed timestamps to mitigate liquidity gaps; source: @StockMKTNewz on X, Sep 14, 2025. Monitor USD strength, U.S. Treasury yields, and BTC/ETH perpetual funding and open interest into and after Powell’s remarks to adjust order sizing and slippage buffers in line with observed conditions; source: @StockMKTNewz on X, Sep 14, 2025. Set alerts for the macro releases highlighted and consider pausing new leverage during the event windows outlined in the calendar to reduce headline-risk entries; source: @StockMKTNewz on X, Sep 14, 2025.

According to @rovercrc, U.S. inflation may be coiling up, putting CPI risk back in focus for crypto positioning, source: @rovercrc on X. The CPI and Core CPI prints that anchor inflation trading are released monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and their schedule and component weights guide market expectations, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Federal Reserve’s longer-run goal is 2% inflation as measured by PCE, so persistent inflation pressures raise the likelihood of restrictive policy for longer, which is central to risk management for BTC exposure, source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Ahead of CPI, traders track TIPS breakevens, real yields, and CME FedWatch rate probabilities to gauge the rates and dollar impulse that can transmit into crypto volatility, source: U.S. Department of the Treasury; Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED); CME Group. Macro announcement surprises are documented to move asset prices and intraday volatility, reinforcing the case for event-risk controls around CPI time for crypto trades, source: Federal Reserve research on macroeconomic announcements and asset prices.

According to @rovercrc, a high-impact macro week for crypto features the FOMC rate decision and dot plot on Wednesday, Sept 17, 2025, and U.S. Initial and Continuing Jobless Claims on Thursday, Sept 18, 2025, with volatility risk highlighted for traders; source: @rovercrc. The Federal Reserve confirms its September FOMC meeting concludes on Sept 17 with a policy statement and updated Summary of Economic Projections that includes the rate dot plot used by markets to gauge the policy path; source: Federal Reserve Board calendar and Summary of Economic Projections. Weekly Initial and Continuing Unemployment Insurance Claims are scheduled for release on Thursday, Sept 18, 2025, which markets track for labor-market momentum; source: U.S. Department of Labor weekly claims release schedule. Traders are flagging potential volatility around these releases and are monitoring BTC and ETH liquidity and derivatives into the events for risk management; source: @rovercrc.

According to Reetika (@ReetikaTrades), if BTC chops heading into the FOMC, she wants the purple-box support on her chart to hold, setting up a post-FOMC move higher, source: Reetika @ReetikaTrades, Sep 13, 2025. According to Reetika (@ReetikaTrades), if BTC continues rising into the FOMC, the likelihood increases of a short-term sell-the-news dip before resuming higher later, source: Reetika @ReetikaTrades, Sep 13, 2025.

According to @RhythmicAnalyst, Render (RNDR) has exhibited fast and sharp moves on both the upside and downside, making its price action difficult to decode and signaling elevated two-way volatility for RNDR/USDT traders, source: @RhythmicAnalyst on X, Sep 13, 2025. The author shared a fresh attempt to map RNDR/USDT price action and invited feedback, indicating an active review of the pair’s structure by market participants, source: @RhythmicAnalyst on X, Sep 13, 2025.

According to @ItsDave_ADA, Cardano cannot be excluded and pushback only fuels further growth, signaling a bullish community stance that can influence near-term ADA trading flows (source: @ItsDave_ADA on X, Sep 12, 2025). Traders can track social volume, funding rates, and order book liquidity around such viral posts to assess potential short-term volatility in ADA pairs (source: Binance Academy, guides on Funding Rate and Order Book; LunarCrush social metrics documentation). Without corroborating on-chain activity or price/volume confirmation, this should be treated as a sentiment input rather than a standalone trade signal (source: Glassnode Academy on on-chain indicators; Binance Research overview on sentiment and crypto market moves).

According to @BTC_Archive, Samson Mow said Bitcoin’s path to $1,000,000 per BTC would not be a gradual increase but a short and violent upheaval taking place over weeks to months, signaling a potential fast repricing scenario for BTC. Source: @BTC_Archive on X, September 12, 2025. This framing implies expectations of extreme near-term volatility and rapid market moves that traders should account for when planning BTC exposure and risk management. Source: @BTC_Archive on X, September 12, 2025. The post was reshared by @Excellion, reinforcing attribution of the quote to Mow. Source: @BTC_Archive on X, September 12, 2025.