The Fed is about to hold another rate meeting, and crypto has already 'tested the waters' for the stock market. Same macro data, but why is it always crypto that blows up first, while the stock market lags behind? The market action is a classic example: $BTC dipped about 1.3% in the past 24 hours, $ETH stayed mostly flat, while Nasdaq futures are still slightly in the green—on the surface, the two markets seem to be doing their own thing. But as soon as the Fed's tone leans even slightly hawkish, crypto—because it trades 24/7 and is highly leveraged—amplifies the sentiment into immediate price action. Meanwhile, the stock market has to wait for the next trading session to open before it starts digesting the same news. Macro events never target just crypto or just the stock market—it’s the same hand coming down on both. Crypto just happens to be the most leveraged and the first to crack. Which market’s initial reaction do you rely on more to gauge the Fed’s true stance this time?