Daily key market data review and trend analysis, produced by PANews.
1. Market Observation
The current macro market is experiencing a profound confidence crisis triggered by AI, with the narrative shifting from "AI狂热" (AI狂热) to "AI恐慌" (AI panic). Investors are no longer focusing on who will benefit, but are panicking about which industries will be disrupted and replaced. Financial markets faced a broad sell-off on Thursday, with US stock market capitalization evaporating by $1 trillion. Cisco plummeted 12% after issuing weak margin guidance. The Nasdaq fell sharply by over 2%, the S&P 500 dropped 1.57%, falling below its 50-day moving average, and the Dow Jones lost the 50,000 point mark. The Magnificent Seven tech stocks all closed lower, with Apple down over 5%, losing about $202 billion in market cap in a single day. After falling for eight consecutive days, Amazon officially entered a technical bear market on Thursday, down 21.4% from its high. The industry expects Nvidia's earnings report on February 25th to be a key catalyst for the AI sector.
The "existential anxiety" brought by AI is spreading from software stocks to broader industries. Following sectors like SaaS, insurance, and wealth management, commercial real estate and logistics have become the latest victims. Companies like CBRE and JLL fell over 25%, with commercial real estate stocks down over 25% in two days. Logistics giant CH Robinson plunged 14.5%, as investors worry that AI automation will compress commissions and replace parts of the business.
This panic has triggered a liquidity crunch, causing even safe-haven assets like gold and silver to be affected. Spot gold plunged over $200 intraday, closing down over 3% and losing the $5000 level. Silver crashed about 11% to around $75. Funds flowed into US Treasuries for safety, with the 10-year Treasury yield falling back to around 4.100%. Additionally, today is the last day for US stocks before the Spring Festival. Market focus is firmly on the CPI data expected to be 2.5%, released tonight, to find clues about the Fed's interest rate path amidst the turmoil. The market currently普遍预期 (普遍预期) a rate cut in July.
Bitcoin is currently struggling to fluctuate within the range of $60,000 to $72,000, constrained by heavy supply pressure above in the $82,000 to $97,000 range. On-chain analytics firm Glassnode points out that the market is caught between the "Realized Mean" of approximately $79,200 and the "Realized Price" of about $55,000. Without an extreme catalyst, it could experience a prolonged consolidation. A FLAME LABS research report further analyzes that the shutdown price for S19 series miners is $75k-$85k, for the S21 series it's $69k-$74k, while the $52k-$58k range汇集了 (concentrates) the 200-week moving average and the miner shutdown price defense line, forming a highly confident structural bottom, although the extreme physical bottom for S23 models is as low as $44k. Analysts like Tony Research and Titan of Crypto predict the bottom might arrive in Q4 2026 or October, with target prices looking at $40k-$50k; Rekt Capital warns that failure to reclaim the 200-week EMA (around $68.3k) could lead to bearish acceleration, while William Clemente and Frank A. Fetter believe the Mayer Multiple indicator shows the current period is a historical buying zone. Astronomer and Altcoin Sherpa are focusing on the effectiveness of the $60k-$65k support.
Ethereum performance is relatively weak, failing to maintain a price above $2000, touching a low of $1745. Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart pointed out that ETH ETF holders are in a worse position than Bitcoin's, as the current price is far below the average cost basis of around $3500. Technically, Man of Bitcoin believes ETH is in a downward B wave, with key support at $1832; a break below could see a drop to $1600. Lennaert Snyder also holds a bearish view, targeting $1866; StefanB is more pessimistic, predicting this decline is too sharp for a V-shaped recovery, with a bottom possibly in April next year, potentially as low as the $1006 to $1333 range. However, not all views are so bearish. Analyst Rod points out that the price is forming a bullish falling wedge pattern, with a short-term target of $2250. Cointelegraph analysis suggests institutional demand and resilience in on-chain metrics could support a rebound to $2400.
Solana is also under significant pressure. Analysts like Fade and Altcoin Sherpa warn it is in a late-cycle correction phase; a break below the key $60 support could lead to a further pullback to $50 or lower. For the entire altcoin market, analyst Inmortal believes that due to extreme capital fragmentation, 99% of altcoins may never reach new all-time highs again. Regarding meme coins, GEM DETECTER data shows that last month, among 180,000 traders on the PumpFun platform, 99% made profits of less than $500, and 42% were in a loss-making state. Furthermore, as one of the market barometers, Coinbase's Q4 earnings report showed that despite a 156% increase in annual trading volume, the company reported a net loss of $667 million due to high operating expenses and investment losses, putting pressure on its stock price. Simultaneously, its CEO Brian Armstrong has sold over $550 million worth of company stock in the past nine months, further dampening market confidence.
2. Key Data (As of 13:00 HKT, February 13)
(Data source: CoinAnk, Upbit, SoSoValue, CoinMarketCap)
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Bitcoin: $66,256 (Year-to-date -24.33%), Daily Spot Volume $46.81B
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Ethereum: $1,933 (Year-to-date -34.83%), Daily Spot Volume $19.09B
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Fear & Greed Index: 9 (Extreme Fear)
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Average GAS: BTC: 10.06 sat/vB, ETH: 0.35 Gwei
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Market Dominance: BTC 58.9%, ETH 10.5%
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Upbit 24h Trading Volume Ranking: XRP, BTC, BERA, ME, ETH
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24h BTC Long/Short Ratio: 48.95% / 51.05%
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Sector Performance: Crypto market generally down, GameFi, Meme, AI sectors all fell over 2%
24h Liquidation Data: 83,137 people liquidated globally, Total liquidation amount $204 million,其中 (of which) BTC liquidation $83.04 million, ETH liquidation $37.42 million, SOL liquidation $9.73 million
3. ETF Flows (As of February 12)
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Bitcoin ETF: -$410 million
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Ethereum ETF: -$113 million
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SOL ETF: +$2.7041 million
4. Today's Outlook
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US Labor Department: Nonfarm Payrolls to be released on February 11, CPI data changed to February 13
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Binance will delist ACA, CHESS, DATA, DF, GHST, NKN spot trading pairs on February 13
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FTX: Next distribution registration date is February 14, disputed claim reserve reduced by $2.2 billion for distribution
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Caixin: Asset disposal for the 60,000 Bitcoin Qian Zhimin money laundering case is deadlocked, hearing scheduled for February 16
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US Jan CPI YoY: Previous 2.7%, Expected 2.5% (21:30, February 13)
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HKEX, South Korea, US, Vietnam and other exchanges closed for Spring Festival (February 16)
Today's top gainers among top 100 coins by market cap: River up 17.2%, Pi Network up 4%, POL (formerly MATIC) up 3.8%, Toncoin up 3.7%, Sei up 3.5%.
5. Hot News
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Coinbase announces additional purchase of $39 million worth of Bitcoin
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Aave Labs proposes transferring 100% of protocol revenue to DAO in exchange for operational funding
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Coinbase Q4 Earnings: Net loss $667 million, revenue down 20%
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Lighter reaches USDC deposit revenue sharing agreement with Circle
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Bhutan government sends 100 BTC worth $6.77 million to QCP Capital
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Coinbase CEO sells approximately $550 million in Coinbase stock over the past year
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Binance confirms SAFU fund completed purchase of final batch of 4,545 BTC, total BTC holdings now 15,000
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Ethereum Holdings Report: Over 60% of total supply held in ETH2 deposit contract, Rain Lohmus is the largest individual holder
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Alameda bankruptcy estate distributes over $15 million worth of SOL to creditors
