The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics suddenly announced that the December PPI data will be delayed until January 30th of next year.

This postponement is not just a matter of changing the date. The data gap of over a month leaves the market, which was originally making decisions based on inflation indicators, hanging in the air. Without an anchor, the market tends to drift aimlessly—expectations begin to diverge, and emotions amplify each fluctuation.

Interestingly, some on-chain addresses have already started to act. Tracking shows that large holders with positions close to $550 million have recently increased long positions on BTC and SOL, and there is a clear accumulation of buy orders at key ETH price levels. These "smart money" clearly don’t intend to wait for the data to come out before making judgments but prefer to position themselves early during this chaos.

In the coming period, employment reports and speeches by Federal Reserve officials—every detail could be interpreted by the market as a directional signal. Volatility is likely to continue rising.

For ordinary participants, this stage is indeed somewhat awkward: it's easy to be left behind if you can't see the direction clearly, but if you can catch the rhythm, the cost of positioning at lows will be more advantageous than usual. The key is not to treat uncertainty as certainty for gambling.

Two strategies are worth considering:

First, control your position size. Don’t go all-in on a single judgment; follow the approach of those with large holdings—build positions gradually at key support levels, keeping risk exposure within a tolerable range.

Second, maintain quick responsiveness. Before the data is released on January 30th, if the market shows abnormal volatility, take profits when appropriate, cut losses when necessary—don’t hesitate. Moving quickly might not always mean the biggest gains, but it will at least prevent the worst losses.

On the night of January 30th, after the PPI data is released, the market will likely experience a rapid re-pricing within a few hours. Sharp rises and declines are possible, but true opportunities often hide within such intense volatility.

Whether you can seize this year's final market wave largely depends on how much effort you’re willing to put into monitoring the market and doing homework. Information asymmetry always exists, but at the very least, don’t let yourself be among the last to know.