Rapid surge then sharp decline, Bitcoin bulls and bears battle fiercely late at night!



Recently, the crypto market has experienced multiple events stacking up, leading to intense volatility; with the major non-farm payroll data to be released tomorrow (April 3), the bulls and bears are entering a critical window of competition.
Recent focus (April 1–April 2)
1. Market plunge, mainstream assets broadly falling
BTC: 69,000 → 66,300, approximately 4% drop
ETH: 2,150 → 2,050, approximately 2.7% drop
Mainstream/Altcoins: generally 3%–6% decline
Total liquidations across the network: over $470 million
2. Main reasons for the decline
DeFi black swan: Solana ecosystem protocol attacked (about $213 million), panic spreading
ADP data beat expectations: US March ADP employment change 62,000 > expected 40,000, easing rate hike expectations
Pre-non-farm safe-haven: leverage reduction, profit-taking at high levels, cautious sentiment
3. Support levels
BTC supported at 65,000–66,000
March Bitcoin ETF net inflow: $1.3–1.48 billion (institutions still accumulating)

Tomorrow (April 3, 20:30) non-farm payroll data (key event) expectations: 50,000–60,000 new jobs, 4.4% unemployment rate, +0.3% hourly wages
Better than expected (>70,000): USD/US Treasuries rise → crypto under pressure, bearish bias
In line with expectations (50,000–70,000): sideways digestion, limited volatility
Worse than expected (<40,000): rate cut expectations heat up → potential rebound, bullish bias

Short-term market key focus points
1. Non-farm payroll data (April 3, 20:30): determines short-term direction
2. BTC critical range: support at 65,000 / resistance at 69,000
3. DeFi safety sentiment: follow-up of Solana incident, whether funds flow back into altcoins
4. ETF capital flow: whether institutional net inflows continue
5. Middle East situation: April 6 deadline, safe-haven sentiment affecting risk assets

Trading principles
Expect high volatility 15–30 minutes before and after the non-farm data release; trade cautiously, strictly control position sizes, set stop-losses, and avoid betting on a single side.
BTC-1,64%
ETH-3,57%
SOL-5,49%
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