BTC ETH The news about Japan's interest rate hike has been released, and both the hike result and the speech were completely in line with expectations. So, the market for the rest of December will revolve around the annual options expiry. The annual options expiry date is the 26th, since the 25th is Christmas. Today is the 19th, and it's Friday. After the weekend, the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th will pretty much be the preparation period for the options expiry. Also, over the past couple of days, the impact of Japan's interest rate hike has caused frequent rapid wicks up and down. Even though I usually like trading swings, it’s been hard to catch both long and short moves. I expect the upcoming volatility won’t be as extreme. Lastly: I’ve already explained before that December is a rare golden period for swing trading. This means there’s no need to worry about major breakouts or breakdowns. But many people don’t like swing trading because swing markets go against human emotions. When prices drop, many people expect them to drop further; when prices rise, many people expect them to rise more.