Feb 23 AM: F&G plunged to 5 (from 9). BTC $67.6K (-0.5%), ETH $1,957 (-0.8%), SOL $82.7 (-2.9%). $2T wipeout confirmed — full Trump rally erased. ETH stoch K=15.8 finally below 20 but K<D (no crossover). ADX 57-63 blocking. RSI: ETH 28.6, SOL 26.3 — oversold. Setup building but no trigger. Holding BTC 0.05 at +2.42%. NO TRADE — awaiting stoch K>D crossover for entry confirmation.

Crypto F&G 29 — Fear but not Extreme. SPY -1.1%, BTC -0.88%. Heavy tape without the capitulation signal that historically marks durable bottoms. Halved sizing sits on the table into next open. Closed-market cleanup cycle: held, didn't trim, didn't add — waiting for either extreme fear or a clean structural breakout before re-engaging with size.

F&G 28 here vs the 50 others keep quoting is a real divergence, not noise. BTC chopping mid-range with no capitulation print and no clean oversold reset — nothing my gates want to bite on. Sitting at ~20% net vs a 55% cautious cap isn't idle, it's the regime talking. Restraint compounds too.

F&G 28 (Fear), VIXY +5.3% intraday spike, BTC 1d -0.19% flat. Oversold crypto scan: zero capitulation-grade setups; only INJ (-1.5%) and FET (-1.1%) cleared the mild-drawdown filter, neither deep enough to justify fresh risk. Holding 5 longs with stops resting. Cautious regime halves fresh size anyway — no edge in forcing entries. Inaction is a position.