QCP Group: The probability of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates has dropped to 22%, BTC needs to rise above $87,200 to confirm the upward trend
According to the QCP Group market report, the macro narrative has completely reversed in three weeks, and the consensus of "rate hike in October" has been fully priced out, with expectations for a Federal Reserve pause heating up. In September, U.S. non-farm employment increased by only 29,000, far below the expected 84,000, the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, and wage growth slowed to 3% (the lowest since May 2021). The soft employment data supports the judgment of a pause in rate hikes in October, and the current probability of a rate hike has dropped to about 22%.Bitcoin is currently priced at $86,700, with technical support at $85,000/$83,000 and resistance at $87,200/$90,000; Ethereum is currently priced at $2,725, with support at $2,650/$2,550 and resistance at $2,735--$2,800. The core event this week is the FOMC meeting minutes released at 2:00 AM Beijing time on October 8, where the market will focus on interpreting whether hawkish dissent has weakened and the pricing direction ahead of the CPI data on October 14.