InvestAnswers maps October buy zones as Bitcoin chops between 82 and 87K

Macro backdrop stays mixed despite new equity highs

James opens with the macro picture, noting the 10-year yield at 5.38%, which he says has come off its high but remains elevated, and UK oil just above $100, which he calls "not good." He argues the world needs oil back in the $70s to feel more comfortable. Despite this, he notes the Nasdaq (QQQ) and S&P 500 both hit new all-time highs, driven by AI stocks, even as interest rates stay high and diesel prices hit record levels in places. He also points to the VIX sitting near its 15 baseline, arguing volatility has been suppressed by algorithmic trading and is "overdue" for a spike, though he says a trigger event would be needed.

He reviews his prior week's "scorecard," claiming he was right on most calls but wrong on SK Hynix (which fell 3%) and a Tesla/SpaceX pair chart target of 2.4, which he says peaked at 2.391 before pulling back.

Bitcoin and Ethereum trapped in manipulator-driven ranges

James says Bitcoin ETF flows remain positive, with BlackRock buying "every single week for the last 3 weeks except for one day." He frames swings from roughly 87K down to 82K as the work of manipulators, naming Wintermute and Binance, and says the market has hit resistance near 87K and support near 82K four to five times in two weeks on the hourly chart. His advice: "follow the trend" rather than fight the range.

On Ethereum, he notes a sell signal forming near resistance at 2,700, saying ETH needs Bitcoin to run before it can break out. He adds that Sol/ETH is up 21.15% over the past month, and says he expects Solana to eventually outperform Ethereum "just like" he expects Bitcoin to beat gold, while crediting Tom Lee's bullish commentary on Ethereum as good for crypto broadly.

Solana stuck near resistance, MicroStrategy flashes a sell signal

Solana remains "stuck" near 118, unable to clear resistance at 120–130, which James again attributes to manipulation given its smaller market cap relative to Bitcoin. He still calls the broader trend intact with no sell signal.

On MicroStrategy, James flags a "huge sell signal" and says the trend is turning down, arguing Michael Saylor is "ATMing aggressively," diluting shareholders to buy Bitcoin and raise cash to support STRC, which he says is struggling to approach $100.

"I would love to know what the price of STRC would be if he wasn't buying."

— the host. He separately says he personally bought MicroStrategy in the "mid 90s to low 90s" using puts and leaps, and would not sell despite the dilution concerns, viewing Saylor's Bitcoin buying at lower prices as constructive longer-term.

AI and tech stocks: Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, Palantir, Tesla and SpaceX

James highlights new all-time highs for Nvidia, which he says ran up to 243 before pausing, and AMD, which moved from roughly 400–450 up to 650. He calls Broadcom's breakout a vindicated call from two weeks earlier, targeting "at least 413 by Christmas, maybe 490" with strong momentum. Palantir remains a favored holding tied to what he calls the "sovereign AI" theme, where enterprises build in-house AI stacks rather than relying solely on OpenAI or Anthropic.

On Tesla, he notes a breakout from support near 350.71 and expects a strong Q4, citing FSD adoption trends in Europe, while flagging mega-pack earnings as a risk. SpaceX faces resistance around 175–176, with James saying he'd prefer to buy in the "low 140s," noting Morgan Stanley's $300 price target commentary. He also revisits the Tesla/SpaceX pair chart, expecting a reversal back toward a 2.4 ratio.

Mixed signals on memory chips, miners and smaller altcoins

James says SK Hynix fell after analyst price-target cuts despite what he views as strong buyback plans, and flags a "kill zone" to add near the level he references on the chart. On Universal Micro (UMAC), he says the "kill box" near $16.70–$20 was nearly hit and sets an informal target of $40 within two to three earnings cycles. CleanSpark, a miner he holds, is down to an $11–$11.50 buy zone after hitting a prior sell level near $15.30.

Answering viewer questions, James says he would not buy Hyperliquid near all-time highs given thin user numbers (he cites "1,200 or 12,000" users) and falling revenue versus Pump Fund, preferring to wait for a pullback near $50. He reiterates a Solana target of "$300 bucks... in the next year or two," and dismisses Near Protocol as a coin he wouldn't touch despite revenue generation, preferring to concentrate in what he calls "the winning asset." He closes by stressing position sizing discipline, saying speculative "flyer" bets like EOS should remain a tiny fraction of a portfolio.