Trading the Markets: October 22, 2025

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Key Concepts

Stagnant Liquidity Environment: A market condition characterized by a lack of readily available money, leading to sideways price action across various asset classes.
Global M2 Aggregate Liquidity: A measure of the money supply in the global economy, including cash, checking deposits, savings accounts, and money market securities.
Quantitative Tightening (QT): A monetary policy tool where a central bank reduces the size of its balance sheet by selling assets or allowing them to mature without reinvestment, thereby decreasing liquidity in the financial system.
Interest Rate Cuts: A monetary policy action where a central bank lowers its benchmark interest rate, aiming to stimulate economic activity and increase liquidity.
Tariff Revenue Stimulus Checks: A potential economic stimulus plan proposed by Donald Trump, involving distributing funds generated from tariffs to citizens.
Bollinger Bands: A technical analysis tool used to measure market volatility. When bands are squeezed, it often signals an impending price breakout.
Fear and Greed Index: A sentiment indicator that measures the emotional state of investors, ranging from extreme fear to extreme greed.
SUI vs. ETH Chart: A comparative chart analyzing the performance of the SUI cryptocurrency against Ethereum (ETH), used to identify potential trends and breakouts.
Bullish Divergence: A technical indicator suggesting that an asset's price is declining, but its momentum is increasing, signaling a potential upward reversal.
AI Stocks (Picks and Shovels): Investments in companies that provide the infrastructure and tools necessary for the AI revolution, rather than the direct AI developers. This includes data center build-out, power generation, and semiconductor manufacturing.
Micron (MU): A US-based semiconductor company specializing in high-bandwidth memory and solid-state storage, crucial for AI data centers.
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices): A semiconductor company and competitor to Nvidia, which has secured a significant equity deal with OpenAI.
EOS Energy Enterprises: An energy company potentially benefiting from the increased power demands of AI infrastructure.
Hype (HYPE): A decentralized perpetual exchange, discussed as a superior product compared to its competitors, despite broader market downturns.
Aster and Avantis: Competitors to Hype, whose attention and price action were deemed short-lived and speculative.
Nobody (NOBODY) and Useless (USELESS): Meme coins discussed in terms of their recent price action and relative strength. Useless is highlighted for its current market outperformance.
Moving Averages: Technical indicators used to smooth out price data and identify trends.
Volume Profile: A tool that displays trading volume at different price levels, indicating areas of significant market interest.
10-Month Moving Average (Bitcoin): A long-term technical indicator for Bitcoin, which has historically served as strong support.
Bitcoin Monthly Chart Channel: A technical analysis of Bitcoin's price action within a defined upward-sloping channel.

Market Overview: Stagnant Liquidity and Volatility Squeeze

The current market environment is characterized by a stagnant liquidity environment, which has been ongoing since approximately June. This lack of readily available capital is impacting all markets, with crypto experiencing an outsized effect due to its smaller size and fragmented liquidity. This stagnation is reflected in the global M2 aggregate liquidity chart, which has been moving sideways. Consequently, both Bitcoin and the S&P 500 futures have also been trading sideways, mirroring the liquidity trend.

The rates of change for global M2 liquidity (3-month, 6-month, and 12-month) have generally been declining throughout the year, although the yearly rate of change shows signs of bottoming and potentially bouncing back. The 3-month and 6-month rates of change, however, are still trending downwards.

This low liquidity environment is contributing to a significant volatility squeeze, particularly evident in Bitcoin. The Bollinger Bands on the Bitcoin chart are currently the tightest they have been since July-August 2023, indicating that price action is coiling and a breakout is likely imminent. The speaker believes this breakout will be to the upside, supported by the larger macro picture of impending liquidity increases.

Furthermore, there has been a sentiment reset in the market, with the Fear and Greed Index dropping to 29. This is seen as a positive development, providing a solid foundation for potential future rallies, as sustained rallies are difficult to achieve when the index is already high.

Potential Catalysts for Liquidity Influx

Several factors are anticipated to inject liquidity back into the markets:

End of Quantitative Tightening (QT): Federal Reserve Chair Powell has indicated that QT is expected to stop soon, potentially as early as the next month.
Interest Rate Cuts: The speaker also anticipates that interest rate cuts may begin next month, which would further increase liquidity.
Trump's Tariff Revenue Stimulus: Donald Trump has repeatedly stated his intention to distribute tariff revenue as stimulus checks to Americans. While often met with skepticism, the consistent repetition of this statement suggests a high probability of its implementation, which would provide a significant liquidity bump.

AI Stocks: The New "Picks and Shovels"

Chris Bulock is focusing on AI stocks, specifically those that represent the "picks and shovels" of the AI revolution. These are not the large-cap tech giants (like Meta, Google, Microsoft) but rather companies involved in the infrastructure build-out for AI. This includes:

Data Center Construction: Companies involved in building and expanding data centers.
Power Generation: Energy companies that will supply the immense power required for AI operations.
Semiconductor Manufacturing: Companies producing the chips and memory essential for AI computation.
Heating and Cooling Systems: Infrastructure for managing the thermal output of data centers.

These companies often have multi-year backlogs of orders, ensuring a steady stream of revenue.

Specific AI Stock Plays Mentioned:

Micron (MU): A US-based company producing high-bandwidth RAM and solid-state storage for servers. Despite its current price, it's considered not overpriced and has a strong order book.
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices): A competitor to Nvidia that recently signed a significant equity deal with OpenAI, indicating strong future growth potential.
EOS Energy Enterprises: An energy company that could benefit from the increased power demands of AI.

The speaker argues that AI stocks are capturing significant mind share and capital that might otherwise have flowed into AI crypto or altcoins. He notes that some AI stocks have experienced "memecoin-type price action," with gains of 23x since July, highlighting the intense attention and capital allocation in this sector. He believes the AI bubble is still some time away, potentially a year or more.

Cryptocurrency Market Analysis

SUI vs. ETH Performance

The SUI vs. ETH chart is presented as an example of potential breakout patterns. Historically, SUI lost traction against ETH in early 2024, but after hitting a bottom, it experienced a significant rally. A similar pattern is observed currently, with SUI losing traction again. This suggests a potential upcoming breakout for SUI against ETH. A bullish divergence is also noted on the SUI chart, signaling a potential shift in momentum to the upside.

Hype (HYPE) Decentralized Exchange

Hype is discussed as the premier decentralized perpetual exchange, with its volume profile indicating sustained attention despite recent price action. The speaker believes Hype is a superior product compared to competitors like Aster and Avantis, whose attention was short-lived and speculative. The current downturn in Hype's price is attributed to the broader market weakness rather than specific issues with the platform.

Meme Coin Performance: Nobody vs. Useless

Regarding meme coins, Nobody (NOBODY) has experienced a rollover and lost its major moving averages, indicating a downtrend. In contrast, Useless (USELESS) is outperforming the market and showing significant strength, with its moving averages in the correct order (green, red, blue), a sign of strength. The speaker finds the "useless" narrative of the coin appealing as it makes it difficult to FUD. Useless is currently favored over Nobody for its current bid and attention.

Decision-Making for Meme Coins:

When considering rotating out of a declining meme coin like Nobody, the speaker advises:

Identify Key Support Levels: For Nobody, the 0.036 level is identified as a critical support. Losing this level would be a strong indicator to exit.
Follow the Trend and Attention: Meme coins are driven by attention, and it's crucial to be nimble and follow where the attention is directed.
Responsible Position Sizing: Due to the speculative nature of meme coins, it's recommended to allocate a smaller portion of the portfolio (e.g., not 30-40%) to avoid significant losses if the asset declines.
Compare Potential: Evaluate the potential of the asset you are considering rotating into (e.g., Useless) against the asset you are holding.

Bitcoin Outlook

The Bitcoin monthly chart provides a more optimistic outlook. Bitcoin is currently touching the bottom of its long-term channel, a level that has historically provided support. Crucially, Bitcoin has not lost its 10-month moving average since January 2023, and it is currently trading well above it. Despite the current "doom and gloom" sentiment, from a zoomed-out perspective, Bitcoin is in a relatively healthy position. The speaker believes that if Bitcoin can bounce from its current level, there is significant upside potential, especially when combined with the liquidity and volatility squeezes.

Conclusion and Actionable Insights

The market is currently in a low liquidity environment, leading to sideways price action. However, potential catalysts like the end of QT, interest rate cuts, and stimulus measures are expected to inject liquidity. The AI stock sector, particularly companies providing infrastructure, is identified as a significant growth area, potentially drawing capital away from altcoins. In the crypto space, SUI shows potential for a breakout against ETH, while Hype remains a strong decentralized exchange despite broader market weakness. For meme coins, attention is key, and Useless is currently outperforming Nobody. Bitcoin, despite short-term volatility, appears to be in a healthy long-term position, poised for a potential upside breakout. Investors are advised to be nimble, follow trends, practice responsible position sizing, and conduct thorough research.

Key Takeaways:

Liquidity is the primary driver of current market stagnation.
AI infrastructure stocks are a major growth theme.
SUI shows potential for a breakout against ETH.
Hype is a fundamentally strong decentralized exchange.
Useless is currently outperforming other meme coins.
Bitcoin is technically positioned for a potential upside move.
Adaptability and following attention are crucial in speculative markets.