This time, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has really made things difficult for the market—the October PPI data has been postponed due to the government shutdown and won’t be released until January 14 next year. For the crypto market, this essentially means several extra weeks of uncertainty.

Institutions are actually in an awkward position now. They had planned to use this data to adjust their positions, but now all those plans have been disrupted. During this kind of information vacuum, the market tends to overreact to any small piece of news. Major coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum are likely to follow sentiment in the short term, with volatility potentially being even more erratic than usual.

But looking at it from another angle, it’s not all bad. The data delay gives the market more time to digest other signals. When the data finally comes out in mid-January, it might actually bring a clear directional move—whether up or down, at least it’ll be easier to judge than this current state of uncertainty.

What you need to do now is actually pretty simple: don’t get swept up by short-term noise. Keep your eye on January 14, and prepare for both scenarios in advance. Don’t hesitate to set stop losses where needed, and don’t get greedy with profits that should be taken. In the crypto market, patience is always rewarded, and this time is no different.

Do you think this delay will have a more bullish or bearish impact on major coins?