Market Structure Research

Structure before signals

SwapHunt studies liquidity, behavior, and structural patterns inside crypto markets. The goal is not prediction. The goal is to understand why markets move the way they do.

Reading markets instead of predicting them.

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Long-form observations on market structure, trading psychology, and behavior patterns. Written to explain, not to persuade.

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SwapHunt is built around a simple idea: make the same decision the same way every time. Context over conclusions, structure over noise.

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Latest articles

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Daily Note · 12 Jul: Fear Persists While Structure Holds

BTC traded flat above its 20-EMA in a confirmed bullish regime while Fear & Greed sat at 26 - a gap between price behavior and stated sentiment that the last 24 hours didn't close.

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XRP Slips to $1.09 as Fear Grips Markets Despite Bitcoin's Strength

XRP fell 4.08% this week to $1.0930, diverging from Bitcoin's strength as extreme fear grips the broader market. Support and resistance levels frame the path ahead.

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Realized vs Unrealized Volatility: Why Traders Get Caught Off Guard

Realized volatility measures what already happened. Implied volatility prices what the market expects. The gap between them is where traders get blindsided.

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Daily Note · 10 Jul: Consolidation Meets New Entry Points

Bitcoin pressed toward three-week highs from inside its third-longest consolidation on record, while regulatory approvals in the US and Japan quietly widened the on-ramps into crypto.

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How Liquidation Cascades Work: When Risk Begets Risk

Liquidation cascades happen when forced selling from leveraged positions pushes price into the next cluster of liquidations, creating a mechanical chain reaction rather than a panic-driven one.

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Daily Note · 9 Jul: Rails Rebuilt, Demand Didn't

Infrastructure kept compounding - Swift's bank pilot, LayerZero's exodus to Chainlink CCIP - while Bitcoin ETF flows posted another net outflow and sentiment stayed pinned in extreme fear.

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