2025.12.22 2025.12.22 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 22.12.2025 Roman Oneginhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/roman-onegin/ Dear readers, I’ve prepared a short-term forecast for Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum based on the Elliott wave analysis. The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways BTCUSD: The price may soon decline in wave (Z), targeting 80,770.57. Consider short positions. XRPUSD: The price is expected to…

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There’s a reason why experienced traders rarely let one bad day blow up their account. It’s not because they’re lucky or always get the trend right. It’s because they understand how to size their positions. Position sizing is the one lever that controls both risk and longevity in trading. And yet, it’s also the most frequently skipped lesson for…

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Japanese markets were the main movers as the week got underway. The Nikkei 225 rose alongside other regional equities, benefiting in particular from the earlier slide in the yen, which boosted exporters by making Japanese stocks cheaper in foreign-currency terms. Japanese government bond yields also edged higher, often read as a sign of stability concerns, but the move was…

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The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is losing ground after three days of gains and trading around 98.60 during the Asian hours on Monday. Traders await Tuesday’s release of the US third-quarter Gross Domestic Product Annualized for the third quarter, which will offer insight into economic health…

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Happy Holidays! We’re heading into Christmas week, and it’s going to be a weird one globally. We’ve got some major economic data drops (hello, U.S. GDP, UK GDP, Canada GDP, and Tokyo CPI!), then everything gets pretty quiet as the holidays take over. Think of it as the market’s version of scarfing down a big meal on Monday-Tuesday before…

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Summary: Ackman proposes taking SpaceX public via a SPARC merger Tesla shareholders would receive rights to invest in SpaceX Structure avoids IPO fees, dilution and market timing risk Pershing Square commits $4bn at the same valuation Path created for a future xAI listing Ackman is offering Musk a way to take SpaceX public without Wall Street banks, without IPO…

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GBP/USD gains ground after three days of losses, trading around 1.3390 during the Asian hours on Monday. The pair depreciates as the Pound Sterling (GBP) holds ground ahead of the release of the United Kingdom (UK) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the third quarter. The British Pound may face headwinds as markets have fully priced in a first interest…

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The People’s Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY reference rate at around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), a fixing that remains one of the most closely watched signals in Asian foreign exchange markets. China operates a managed floating exchange rate system, under which the renminbi (yuan) is allowed to trade within a prescribed band…

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Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said that monetary policy is in a good place to pause and assess the effects of 75 basis points (bps) of rate cuts in the economy during the first quarter, Bloomberg reported on Sunday. Key quotes My base case is that we can stay here for some period of time, until…

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Summary Indian equities have entered an unusually low-volatility phase Regulatory curbs have reduced derivatives activity and intraday swings Domestic institutions now dominate ownership as foreign funds exit Equity returns lag global peers despite market stability Options traders are being forced to rethink volatility-selling strategies Info via a Bloomberg (gated) piece. India’s equity market has entered an unusually tranquil phase,…

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