Tracking real-time hot topics in the crypto world and seizing the best trading opportunities. Today is Friday, February 13, 2026. I am Wang Yibo! Good morning, crypto friends☀ Iron fans check-in👍 Like and make a fortune🍗🍗🌹🌹

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Overnight, the global financial markets experienced intense volatility. The US January non-farm payroll data unexpectedly showed strength, directly shattering market expectations of Federal Reserve easing policies, strongly suppressing rate cut expectations, and ultimately triggering a chain of cross-asset sell-offs. Gold, US stocks, and cryptocurrencies all weakened simultaneously, with market sentiment quickly shifting from optimism to caution. This non-farm data became the key trigger for this round of market movements: According to data released by the US Department of Labor on February 11, January added 130,000 non-farm jobs, significantly exceeding the market expectation range of 50,000 to 75,000. The unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 4.3%. Private sector non-farm hourly wages increased by 3.7% year-over-year, indicating steady wage growth. These data clearly point to resilience in the US labor market, prompting the market to quickly adjust rate expectations—according to the latest CME “FedWatch” data, the probability of a 25 basis point rate cut in March has fallen to 7.8%, while the chance of holding rates steady has risen to 92.2%. The first rate cut has been postponed from June to July, and the full-year rate cut expectation has been lowered accordingly. As a result, US Treasury yields surged across the board, and the US dollar index strengthened, directly impacting non-yield assets and high-valuation growth sectors, with precious metals markets bearing the brunt. Spot gold first broke below the key psychological level of $5,000 per ounce. After the break, a large number of stop-loss orders set below $5,000 were triggered en masse, causing a cascade of sell-offs. The price quickly dropped to $4,878 per ounce, with short-term declines further expanding. Industry analysts believe that liquidity tightening combined with stop-loss triggers in trading volumes are the core drivers behind this sharp decline in gold.

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The US stock market also experienced a sharp decline, with all three major indices closing lower: Dow down 1.34%, Nasdaq down 2.03%, and S&P 500 down 1.57%. With expectations that high interest rates will persist longer, growth stock valuations remain under pressure. Large tech stocks declined across the board, risk aversion increased, and funds rapidly withdrew from various risk assets. The cryptocurrency market followed suit, with a broad decline. Bitcoin continued to fall and is now approaching the critical support level of $65,000. Previously, it briefly dropped to $60,074 on February 6, highlighting the prevailing negative sentiment; Ethereum also weakened, falling to around $1,880. As a highly volatile asset, cryptocurrencies are under further pressure amid the Fed’s tightening liquidity expectations. The current market focus has shifted entirely to the upcoming US CPI data, which will directly influence the Fed’s future policy direction: if inflation data again exceeds expectations, the Fed’s hawkish stance will be further reinforced, and gold, US stocks, and cryptocurrencies will face continued downside risks; if the data is moderate and below expectations, it could ease market anxiety and trigger technical rebounds across various assets. We are now in a critical phase of re-pricing Fed policy expectations, with global asset volatility intensifying. Trading logic is rapidly shifting around interest rates and liquidity. Crypto friends should be especially alert in the short term to stop-loss and emotional trading triggers that could cause secondary shocks.

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I will continue to monitor key signals such as Fed policy developments, institutional fund flows, and on-chain data changes, providing real-time updates on layout strategies and target movements. Stay closely aligned with market turning points to help crypto friends accurately seize trading opportunities and avoid market risks.