Final Shakeout Before Breakout!📉📈

Bitcoin pulls back bringing Altcoins with it but the bull market is not over!

Sep 22, 2025

Hey Thinkers 💡

The warning I gave in the last newsletter that bears are still in control has now come to pass. The MACD on the Bitcoin weekly chart signaled more downside — and it delivered.

🐻 Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain

Is it time to panic? Absolutely not. As I’ve said in previous newsletters, this is just the cyclical nature of the market playing out. In every bull market we’ve seen, the pattern is the same: bulls push prices into overbought territory, then the market resets toward oversold levels before the next breakout.

Here’s my current thesis:

This is likely the final shakeout before the next rally.
Bitcoin RSI is heading toward the oversold zone.
Sentiment will likely dip into fear — a perfect setup for a Q4 rally that could melt faces.
Global liquidity continues to rise.
Bitcoin whales are still accumulating.
The stock market (S&P 500, Nasdaq, etc.) keeps making new highs.
The Fed has already cut rates, with more cuts scheduled.
Most importantly, none of the major top signals from past bull markets have flashed yet.

In short: don’t be emotional, be educated. Stay patient, stick to the data, and don’t get shaken out.

⚖️ The Regulatory Catalyst

One of the biggest bullish narratives on the horizon is crypto legislation.

The CLARITY Act (Crypto Market Structure Bill) is now in the Senate. Discussions and reviews are underway.
Even Senate Democrats are getting proactive. On Friday, twelve Democrats urged their Republican colleagues to agree to a bipartisan authorship process for the legislation — a sign of real momentum.
I recently interviewed Congressman Tom Emmer, who shared a timeline for when the CLARITY Act could pass. You can watch the full interview here:

This is a game-changer. Clear regulation will open the floodgates for greater adoption, investment, and legitimacy.

🔥 Major Crypto News

Here are some of the top stories from this past week:

PayPal Ventures invested in Stable to bring PYUSD to Stablechain, boosting speed, liquidity, and cross-border payments. Stablecoin competition is heating up.
Google x Coinbase: Google unveiled an open-source AI payment protocol, developed in collaboration with Coinbase. This enables AI applications to send and receive payments, including stablecoins — further proving crypto’s role in the AI-driven economy.
American Express launched Ethereum-based “travel stamps” NFTs on Coinbase’s Base network. These ERC-721 tokens commemorate travel experiences in a verifiable, digital format.
Santander’s Openbank expanded its European footprint: German clients can now buy, sell, and hold BTC, ETH, LTC, MATIC, and ADA directly in the app — fully integrated under the MiCA framework.
Crypto Finance (Deutsche Börse Group) introduced AnchorNote, an off-exchange settlement solution that boosts capital efficiency for institutions. This allows trading without moving assets out of custody, while enabling compliant yield opportunities.

✅ Bottom Line:
We are in the reset phase of the bull cycle. This short-term shakeout is creating the conditions for an explosive rally in Q4. Meanwhile, regulation and institutional adoption keep marching forward. Stay focused, stay informed, and don’t let fear dictate your strategy.

🚀 The next leg of the bull market is coming.

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