Fed Holds, Dot-Plot Shifts; SPY 597, Bitcoin 105 K, Oil 75 — Market Breakdown #40
FOMC minutes keep two 2025 cuts on the table but show a slower path beyond; yields inch higher, stocks dip, crypto steadies, crude stays firm.
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Issue #40 – June 18, 2025
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🔥 Headlines & Hysteria (powered by Forked Feed)
Fed holds rates; dot-plot still flags two 2025 cuts, fewer later — Reuters.
Forked Feed: “Ice cream promised next summer, half scoops in ’26.”Treasury yields grind up after minutes, 10-yr at 4.39% — Bloomberg.
Forked Feed: “Bond desk says ‘hawk-ish,’ equity desk says ‘meh.’”Oil clings to $75 on biggest crude draw in a year — Reuters.
Forked Feed: “Barrels filing for scarcity premiums.”Retail sales earlier came in flat (0.0%) vs +0.1 % est.
Forked Feed: “Shoppers practiced asceticism; Amazon algorithms wept.”Bitcoin holds $105 K despite firmer dollar — CoinDesk.
Forked Feed: “Digital gold doing wall-sit drills.”
🔎 Today’s Focus
Minutes stir the curve: Fed kept rates steady; dots imply patience and slightly higher long-run inflation view.
Equities leak, not break: SPY 597.4 (-0.02%), QQQ 528.9 (-0.02%) — both defend June floors.
Crypto calm: Bitcoin 104716 (+0.35%), ETH 2517 (-0.34%); BTC dominance 64.85%.
Energy bid persists: WTI 74.92 (+0.2%) on hefty EIA draw; keeps value rotation alive.
Dollar & gold both green: DXY 98.91 (+0.06%), Gold 3 381.8 (+0.34%) — mixed reaction hints at cautious hedge building.
🧭 Top Charts of the Week
SPY: $597.44
QQQ: $528.99
🧭 Risk-On Flows
SPY saw about $260 M fresh creations… dip nibbling.
QQQ drew roughly $310 M even as tech cooled.
Value ETF SPYV flat; energy and industrial inflows offset bank fades.
HY credit funds logged a mild $90 M add as spreads hold steady.
Spot-BTC ETFs steady; no redemption wave.
Flows say institutions are trimming, not fleeing.
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🧭 Sovereignty Signal
Dollar stuck below 99, 10-yr yield creeping up, yet gold and Bitcoin both holding. Capital still splits between portable stores of value (BTC, gold) and short-duration bonds rather than committing to deep-duration fiat; cautious but not panicked.
🏅 Commodities / Gold / Silver / Oil
Gold: $3380
Silver: $36.678
WTI: $74.863
🧮 Rates / Bonds / Dollar
10Y Yield: 4.391%
30Y: Yield: 4.90%
DXY: 98.978
🔄 Altcoin Market Overview
🔢 Key Metrics
• BTC Dominance 64.85%
• TOTAL3 ≈ $824.95 B
• Altseason Index 24/100 (Bitcoin season)
📉 Sector Breakdown
AI: AGIX $0.5938 | FET $0.669
Layer-1: SOL $146.19 | DOT $3.611 | ATOM $4.003
Layer-2: ARB $0.3069 | OP $0.565
Memes: DOGE $0.17000 | WIF $0.787 | PEPE 0.000001032
RWA: ONDO $0.7740 | NXRA $0.01013
🧠 Sentiment Snapshot
Fear-&-Greed (crypto): 52 (Neutral)
CoinCodex Sentiment: 54 (Neutral)
🧠 Concept Spotlight:
Do-Plot Fade
Since 2013, on days when the Fed reaffirms near-term cuts but bumps out longer-term easing (a “flatten-later” dot-plot), SPY’s first-hour bounce averages +0.3% yet the next full session closes red 65% of the time as traders fade the dovish headline. Keep powder dry for follow-through, not the knee-jerk.
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📌 Key Takeaways
Fed minutes offered no surprise cuts; dot-plot nudged long-run hawkish.
Stocks dipped but support zones held; yields inched higher.
Oil strength and neutral crypto keep risk mix balanced.
Flows show light accumulation, not flight.
Post-minutes fade pattern argues for caution until Thursday claims data.
📅 Watchlist & Triggers
SPY reclaim 600 to firm; slip under 595 risks 590.
QQQ back over 535 for momentum; fall below 525 invites sellers.
Bitcoin needs 108 K for breakout; under 104 K opens 100 K test.
WTI close above 75 aims 78; drop under 72 cools energy trade.
DXY thrust over 100 pressures risk assets; break below 97 sparks reflation chase.
💬 Final Thought
The Fed offered two scoops of future cuts with a side of longer-run caution. That leaves markets jogging in place. Trade smaller, fade the first move, and let tomorrow’s tape prove direction. Trade clear, trade calm.
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