October 20, 2025

Trading Desk Insights

Crypto is starting to catch a bid as risk comes back on. Global equities are climbing, vol is fading, and money is rotating back into the high-beta corners of the market. What helped flip sentiment to start the week was a Wall Street Journal report that Trump’s been quietly exempting dozens of products from reciprocal tariffs. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent added fuel Friday, saying things with China have “de-escalated” and that he’s likely to meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng soon. Taken together, traders are now discounting the threat of that 100% China import tariff slated for November 1.

VIX drifted lower through early Friday as equity futures firmed, another signal that fear is easing for now.

On-chain, corporate wallets aren’t slowing down. Over the last 30 days, tracked holdings are up 8.4% to 4.04 million BTC, per BitcoinTreasuries. That quiet accumulation continues to build a floor.

BTC bounced off its 200-day moving average and is trying to work its way back toward bullish territory. It’s stuck in a resistance band for now, with 116,000 to 118,000 as the upside hurdle. A fade back to 109,500 is possible, but 113,500 is the near-term magnet if this push holds.

Chainlink’s been a standout lately. Strong price action has tracked with renewed on-chain accumulation, a string of new institutional deals, and Chainlink Labs’ latest push into real-world asset infra.

Earnings season kicked off last week with a few financials, but the next few days carry more weight. Netflix reports Tuesday after the close, Tesla’s up Wednesday, and Intel rounds it out Thursday. A strong start to Q3 earnings and a decent shot at a Fed rate cut later this month are giving the market something to work with.

In other news, AWS had a major outage Monday, knocking out a long list of top-tier websites. Not directly crypto-related, but a good reminder of the infra risks still lurking in Web2.

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