🚨 US CPI Just Dropped — Hotter Than Expected The numbers: 🔥 Headline CPI: +3.8% YoY (expected +3.7%) 🔥 Core CPI: +2.8% YoY (expected +2.7%) Both prints came in above forecast. Inflation is sticky. The Fed’s “2% target” feels further away than ever. 📉 What This Means For Markets Hot CPI = the Fed has less room to cut rates. Higher rates for longer = liquidity stays tight = risk assets bleed. Translation: stocks and crypto don’t like this print. 🪙 What This Means For Crypto Short-term: bearish pressure. Expect BTC to test support levels as risk-off sentiment kicks in. Altcoins typically bleed harder than BTC in these moments. Medium-term: more nuanced. Sticky inflation eventually pushes investors toward hard assets. Bitcoin has been increasingly treated as digital gold — and gold loves inflation that the Fed can’t control. 🎯 Key Levels To Watch ( $BTC ) 🔻 Support: $80K → $76K → $72K 🔺 Resistance: $85K → $91K First reaction will likely be a flush. The real question is how fast buyers step in at support. 💡 Playbook Holder: Don’t panic-sell into a CPI flush. These reactions often reverse within 24-48 hours. Swing trader: Wait for the dust to settle. Trading the first 30 minutes after CPI is gambling, not trading. No position: Watch how BTC reacts at $80K and $76K. Strong defense = buy signal. Quick breakdown = wait. The Fed meets June 17-18. Today’s print makes a rate cut less likely. Powell’s tone at the next FOMC matters more than this single CPI number. Stay sharp. Don’t chase. The chart will tell you what to do — listen to it. 🎯 Not financial advice. DYOR. #CPI #Bitcoin #Crypto #OKXOrbitTopics #USAprilCPITonight #WarshTakesFedChair