• Inflation Reset the Rate Picture: Annual producer price inflation came in at 6.3%, ahead of expectations, briefly pushing BTC below $80K and reviving expectations of another Fed hike.
• Whale Buying Continues, Retail Won’t Budge: Wallets holding 10 to 10,000 BTC have added 85,916 coins since September 18, while wallets under 0.01 BTC also accumulate.
• Sentiment at Healthy Balance: Bearish commentary overtook bullish eight days ago and a bounce followed, leaving the two close to even, which the team reads as neutral rather than threatening.

Bitcoin sat at $81.5K at the time of this recording, down just under 2% on the week and about 6.5% from the September 22 local top. The week’s decline traces to higher-than-expected US…