Today I go over why I think the crypto markets are bottoming, and why STRC could represent a form of leverage (marginal buying) that could propel BTC to higher prices. I go over what the 4 Year Cycle Theorists get wrong, and a different framework to help identify whether or not a bottom is forming. Join the HFA Premium Discord: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ New Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FarmerTaiki Understanding STRC: https://cryptonarratives.substack.com/p/understanding-strc-how-strategy-turns Farm Onchain $STRC (DYOR): https://app.apyx.fi/join/tzyaCc3 Other STRC Resources: https://strc.live/ticker/strc https://bitcoinquant.co/preferred-equity Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch PODCASTS: Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads Timestamps: 0:00 Framework for Identifying Tops/Bottoms 1:36 How the Q4 2025 Top Formed 5:11 Why I Think We're Bottoming 8:41 Introduction to STRC 12:11 Why STRC is Bullish 21:31 Risks 26:12 What I've Been Doing 28:04 Bear Markets Make You Rich MY VALUES: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY A lot of content creators are incentivized to pump out content for ad revenue. Taiki has never run YouTube ads on his channel because he believes in creating quality content, not monetizing your eyeballs via ads. On top of not running any YouTube ads, Taiki has never participated in a paid promotion, a channel sponsorship, or even a CEX ref-link. PREMIUM RESEARCH HFAResearch offers a Premium subscription. This is not meant to be a "copy trading" service or a “pump and dump” signal group. Taiki publishes two premium videos and an AMA livestream every week. Think of Taiki as your personal research analyst that keeps you on top of the markets so you can focus on what you do best. You also gain access to a private discord with the largest premium DeFi community. There, Taiki also gives frequent updates as well as real-time analysis on current events in crypto.