4.18 Market Pulse Report: Iran Restores Control Over the Strait of Hormuz, BTC Safe-Haven Trends Need a Rational Response

At 16:00 Beijing time on April 18, the Iranian military officially issued a statement announcing the restoration of full control over the Strait of Hormuz. This move was mainly driven by the U.S. repeatedly violating prior understandings. After the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Iran and Lebanon, and Iran’s phased reopening of the strait, it still continued to carry out maritime blockades, ultimately prompting a firm response from Iran.

As the Strait of Hormuz serves as a global core energy corridor, accounting for about 20% of the world’s oil transportation capacity, the tightening of control over the strait directly raises geopolitical risk in the Middle East. Global risk-aversion sentiment quickly heats up, and expectations of safe-haven capital flowing into BTC are significantly strengthened, bringing a clearly noticeable short-term safe-haven pull-up rally.

📌 Friendly Trading Reminder
With the current market affected by geopolitical developments, BTC’s short-term volatility will increase significantly. The 76200-76300 range is a key price turning point. All investors must do a good job in risk management.

Based on the market fundamentals, recent data shows that in the first quarter, mining companies collectively sold 32,000 BTC. Mining costs have already shown a comprehensive profit inversion, and combined with fluctuations in market sentiment indicators, uncertainty about the market situation has further increased. It is recommended that you strictly control your position size, set stop-losses properly, respond rationally to market fluctuations, and stay alert to black swan risks triggered by geopolitical events. Do not blindly follow the trend; safeguarding the safety of your holdings comes first.