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Posted: November 18, 2025

Key Takeaways 
Why is the Aave update a game-changer? 
It’s the first DeFi app to unveil a savings app with a yield of up to 6.5% and deposit protection. 

What’s the potential impact on the broader market? 
Analysts say the feature could advance DeFi toward mainstream banking territory despite risk concerns. 

DeFi lending giant Aave [AAVE] has unveiled a high-yield (up to 6.5%) savings app with a maximum insured deposit of $1 million per account, the first of its kind in the segment. 

For perspective, most regulated entities, particularly in traditional markets, hold insured deposits as part of investor protection against bankruptcy and other risks. 

As such, some market watchers believe the move would set the pace of the rest of the DeFi segment and drive adoption. 

According to a Research Analyst, Aylo, the move would make crypto more competitive, similar to other fintech products. 

“Higher yield, same risk as a bank account, accessible to everyone globally = DeFi wins”

Source: X

Another analyst, DeFi Dad, echoed a similar stance and added, 

“A truly zero-to-one moment for DeFi going mainstream.”

DeFi adoption meets risk concerns
Put differently, DeFi is poised to eat into banks’ lunch. In fact, Ethereum [ETH] Founder Vitalik Buterin recently stated that DeFi was ready to become the primary bank account. 

“We’ll be seeing…a growth in more and more cases of people, institutions, all kinds of users around the world actually using this as their primary bank account. Defi as a form of savings is finally viable.”

Source: The Block

Aave dominated Outstanding Debt ($17B out of a total of $21B) in the Ethereum space. That aligned with falling Federal Reserve rates, which pushed investors toward higher on-chain yields.

Since 2024, on-chain yields have offered, on average, better returns than typical short-term government bonds (T-bills). 

Source: Dune

According to the on-chain analytics platform, Sealaunch Intelligence, this yield outperformance reinforces DeFi’s value proposition.

“DeFi wins by offering a better value proposition: higher yield, accessible to everyone.”

Banks push back as risk debate grows
But the banks are pushing back against this integration and stablecoin yield. In fact, one of the umbrella bodies, Bank Policy Institute, recently warned that a DeFi contagion risk could hit traditional markets if the integration is allowed. 

Surprisingly, a DeFi bank run occurred a few weeks ago, draining $42 billion as certain yield-bearing stablecoins depegged on key platforms like Morpho [MORPHO].  

During the crisis, Aave positioned itself as safe from such systemic risks. However, other analysts noted that it is not an “isolated lending market,” meaning a depeg on a key asset could also trigger platform-wide and market-wide risks. 

That said, AAVE value didn’t react to the news and was struggling to hold on $170 as of writing. 

Key NotesLedn originated over $1 billion in loans, with $392 million issued in Q3 2025.Tether aims to expand global credit access while maintaining digital asset self-custody.Partnership focuses on integrating new products and exploring cross-domain crypto opportunities.
Stablecoin issuer and fintech platform Tether has announced a strategic investment in Bitcoin

BTC
$93 272

24h volatility:
0.2%

Market cap:
$1.86 T

Vol. 24h:
$124.45 B

-backed consumer lending firm Ledn.

The partnership comes as Tether continues to expand its services and agreements throughout the sector and Ledn caps off a banner company year. According to a Nov. 18 press release, Ledn had its strongest year-to-date in 2025, originating more than $1 billion in loans with $392 million issued in the third quarter alone.

Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, said in a statement that the partnership would expand global access to credit without requiring individuals to sell their digital assets. “This approach strengthens self-custody and financial resilience,” he added.

Cross-domain crypto cooperation
Tether and Ledn have not disclosed the amount of the strategic investment. However, a post on Twitter indicated that Ledn intended to use the funds to ship new products and features, expand into new markets, and seamlessly integrate Tether products into its platform.

Ledn announcement | Source: X.com

Ledn also offers high-interest, growth-oriented savings accounts which support USDC, USDT, and Bitcoin. Combined with the firm’s lending services, which allow individual holders to take out loans backed by their holdings, the firm offers end-to-end crypto growth services.

For its part, Tether has continued its streak of rapid expansion and partner investing. As Coinspeaker reported on Nov. 15, Tether is considering a $1.16 billion investment in German AI-powered robotics firm Neura. The potential deal would reportedly value Neura at around $12 billion.

Tether has also recently announced plans to partner with investment firm KraneShares and El Salvador-based Bitfinex Securities to create blockchain infrastructure for tokenized securities through the formation of a formal alliance.

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Hive Digital Technologies’ stock price has entered a bear market, down over 53% from its year-high.

Summary

Hive Digital stock price has tumbled by 53% from the year-to-date high.
The decline is because of the ongoing Bitcoin price retreat.
Rosenblatt and H.C. Wainwright analysts believe it can jump to $10.

The stock, listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol HIVE, traded at $3.50, down from its October high of $7.82. It has tumbled to its lowest level since Sept. 26.

Why Hive Digital stock has crashed
Hive Digital stock jumped by over 500% from its April low to its October high. This rally was driven by the recent Bitcoin (BTC) bull run that pushed it to a record high in October.

The company also surged after announcing plans to pivot into the artificial intelligence and high-performance computing industries. This strategy mirrors that of other Bitcoin mining companies, such as Core Scientific, IREN, and Bitfarms, which have become multi-billion-dollar entities. 

Recently, Hive stock price has crashed due to the ongoing crypto market downturn. Its retreat is also similar to other AI data center companies. CoreWeave, a former Bitcoin miner that has become the sector’s most significant player, has dropped 61% from its year-to-date high.

Similarly, IREN stock has dropped by 37% from this month’s high despite reaching a $9.7 billion deal with Microsoft. Bitfarms and Nebius are down 60% and 40%, respectively, from their recent peaks.

Top Wall Street analysts are bullish on Hive stock
Some major Wall Street analysts are highly bullish on Hive Digital stock and expect it to jump by 185% to $10. In a note, Rosenblatt noted that the management’s strategy was working, as evidenced by the Q2’26 report. 

The company had $87 million in revenue in the quarter, higher than the $80 million Rosenblatt had expected. Its Bitcoin mining revenue rose to $82 million, while its AI business brought in $5.7 million. The analyst wrote:

“With the stock selling off sharply in the recent market pullback, we see an attractive entry point and reiterate our BUY rating. Our Price Target remains $10 based on 12x our FY27 Adjusted EBITDA estimate.”

Meanwhile, H.C. Wainwright analysts also predicted that the Hive stock price will jump to $10, citing management’s plan to deploy 11,000 GPUs by the end of next year, up from ~5,000 today.

These investments will help it make $140 million in annualized AI cloud revenue by the end of next year. The analyst noted:

“ We are raising our price target to $10 from $8 previously. Our revised price target reflects a 5x EV/revenue multiple applied to our revised C2026 revenue estimate of $498.7M (down from $534.8M).”

Hive Digital shares technical analysis
Hive Digital stock chart | Source: crypto.news
The daily timeframe chart shows that the Hive stock has formed a cup-and-handle-like pattern. The cup’s upper side was at $5.54, while its lower side was at $1.28. It is now forming the handle section and has found support at the 200-day moving average. 

Therefore, remaining above this average will point to a rebound, initially to the cup’s upper side. The cup has a depth of about 77%. Measuring the same distance from the cup’s upper side gives a target of $9.8, which is a few points below the analysts’ estimate of $10.

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Bitcoin’s recent pullback toward the $93,000 level has been driven mainly by short-term market participants, according to new analysis released today by CryptoQuant. The firm

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Bitcoin Falls Under $95K: Galaxy Wallets See Notable BTC Outflows

Galaxy Digital wallets recorded an outflow of approximately 200 BTC, according to CryptoQuant data. This movement coincides with Bitcoin’s price falling below $95,000, its lowest

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TL;DR: CryptoQuant data shows whales selling billions in BTC, signaling market pressure. Profit-taking behavior suggests a possible local correction ahead. Analysts warn that continued whale

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Hyperliquid treasury merger vote delayed, postponing $888 million deal

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Quick Take
A vote on the merger to create the HYPE digital asset treasury has been delayed two weeks.
The plan to create Hyperliquid Strategies, which intends to raise up to $1 billion, was first announced back in July.
A merger designed to form a Hyperliquid digital asset treasury (DAT) with aspirations of raising $1 billion will take at least another two weeks to complete.

"Annoyingly we have to delay the shareholder vote for two weeks," Hyperliquid Strategies David Schamis posted to X on Tuesday. "In order to close we need [over 50%] of the outstanding shares to vote in favor of the deal."

The plan to create Hyperliquid Strategies, a DAT focused on accumulating and holding HYPE tokens, was first announced in July when Nasdaq-listed Sonnet BioTherapeutics, Inc. said it had agreed to merge with Rorschach I LLC to create the new crypto treasury firm.

Rorschach is a recently formed company created by an entity affiliated with Atlas Merchant Capital LLC, which in turn is an affiliate of Paradigm Operations LP, a major crypto VC and Hyperliquid backer. Hyperliquid is a popular decentralized perpetual exchange.

Including existing HYPE tokens already held by participants investing in the new DAT, and $305 million in cash, the deal was valued at $888 million when first announced.

Then last month, Hyperliquid Strategies told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission it hoped to raise up to $1 billion by selling shares. 

Although voting on the merger has been delayed, Schamis appeared confident that those Sonnet shareholders who have yet to vote will eventually favor the deal. "While over 95% of the votes that have been received to date have voted in favor we are still lacking the requisite total number of votes to get to the finish line," Schamis said. "We are confident that we will be able to achieve this by the December 2 date that we have set."

Schamis urged Sonnet shareholders to vote as soon as possible.

By most accounts, the DAT boom subsided weeks ago as the number of newly announced treasury companies fell. Simultaneously, DATs' market caps have cumulatively been taking a hit as the wider cryptocurrency market slumps. Many treasury firms have begun launching stock repurchase programs. 

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Standard Chartered says bitcoin sell-off likely over, eyes year-end rallyMarkets
• November 18, 2025, 12:25PM EST

UPDATED: November 18, 2025, 12:26PM EST

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Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick says bitcoin’s recent drop mirrors prior corrections of similar magnitude over the past two years, suggesting the sell-off is likely finished.
Metrics such as MicroStrategy’s mNAV falling to 1.0 reinforce his view that the downside is over, with a year-end rally now his base case.
Bitcoin's recent correction appears to have run its course, according to Standard Chartered’s head of digital assets research Geoffrey Kendrick, who says the decline resembles earlier drawdowns of nearly identical magnitude over the past two years.

In a Tuesday note, Kendrick said the latest drop — though faster and more painful — matches the third major sell-off in the current cycle, pointing to chart patterns showing similar percentage pullbacks.

"It is a simple argument, but the best ones often are," he wrote.

Bitcoin price chart

Source: Standard Chartered

Kendrick added that several market indicators have reset to extreme levels. One example is MicroStrategy’s net asset value multiple, or mNAV — a metric comparing the company's market cap with the marked-to-market value of its bitcoin holdings — which had fallen back to 1.0. He said these "absolute zero" readings suggest the market has hit a bottom.

"I think this is enough to signify the sell-off is over and to eventually disprove those who think the halving cycle remains valid," Kendrick wrote. "A rally into year-end is my base case."

Earlier this month, Kendrick reiterated his view that bitcoin’s drop below $100,000 may be the "LAST ONE EVER." But bitcoin still fell from above $105,000 to below $90,000 last week, erasing all of its year-to-date gains. It has since recovered slightly and is trading around $93,500, according to The Block’s bitcoin price page.

Bitcoin briefly touched about $89,420 earlier today — its lowest since February. Nansen research analyst Nicolai Sondergaard said market depth has fallen about 30% since the Oct. 10 record liquidation event, making prices highly sensitive to even modest selling. He added that while a dip toward the mid-$80,000s is possible based on options data, current levels or a rebound appear more likely.

"When liquidity is this thin, it takes far less capital to push the market in either direction, and when you layer leverage on top, volatility becomes inevitable," Sondergaard said.

Earlier today, analysts told The Block that bitcoin must reclaim the $95,000–$100,000 level to avoid further structural weakening as onchain stress and ETF outflows have intensified.

Kendrick had previously projected that bitcoin would reach $200,000 by year-end. When asked today whether he still holds that target, Kendrick declined to comment. His longer-term forecast, made earlier this year, sees bitcoin reaching $500,000 by 2028 on the back of growing investor access and declining volatility.

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Key takeaways:

Ether’s 20% monthly decline has pushed it into a clear daily downtrend, retesting $3,000 for the first time since July.

The Mayer Multiple falling below 1 signals a historically strong accumulation zone, resembling past bottoming phases.

Leveraged liquidity has reset, but clusters at $2,900 and $2,760 warn of further volatility before a potential recovery.

Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), has slipped nearly 20% in November, from $3,900 to retesting the $3,000 level on Nov. 17, a price last seen on July 15. The drawdown has pushed ETH into a well-defined daily downtrend, marked by consecutive lower highs and lower lows, placing the market in a technically fragile zone despite long-term accumulation signals starting to emerge.

Ether one-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewMayer Multiple drops below 1: What it means for ETHOne of those signals comes from Capriole Investments’ Mayer Multiple (MM), which measures the ratio between ETH’s current price and its 200-day moving average. A reading below 1 indicates Ether is trading at a discount to its long-term trend and has historically aligned with major accumulation zones.

Ethereum’s Mayer Multiple dropped below 1. Source: Capriole InvestmentsETH’s Mayer Multiple dropping below 1 for the first time since mid-June now places it back into the “buy zone,” a region that has previously preceded strong multimonth recoveries.

Throughout ETH’s history, sub-1 readings have typically indicated long-term bottoms, with the main exception being January 2022, when the metric remained suppressed due to the onset of a broader bear market. 

At the moment, MM levels resemble early-cycle reset conditions rather than the structural breakdown seen in 2022, positioning the current market closer to historical buy opportunities than to distribution or selling zones (usually found when MM > 2.4).

Liquidity resets, but deeper clusters remainDespite the macro accumulation setup, short-term price action remains vulnerable. Data from Hyblock Capital shows that even after sweeping the key $3,000 psychological zone, ETH still sits above several dense long-liquidation clusters.

“We’ve swept quite a few large (bright) long liq clusters. The next two below on ETH are $2,904 to $2,916 and $2,760 to $2,772,” Hyblock noted, implying the market may require a deeper liquidity flush before forming a durable base.

ETH long liquidity cluster under $3,000. Source: Hyblock Capital/XAdding to this, analytics platform Altcoin Vector highlighted that Ether’s overall liquidity structure has “fully reset,” a condition historically present before every major bottom. According to the platform, liquidity collapses tend to precede multi-week bottoming phases rather than immediate structural breakdowns.

Altcoin Vector added that the correction window remains open as long as liquidity rebuilds: if replenishment occurs in the coming weeks, ETH could enter its next expansion phase. However, the longer liquidity takes to return, the more prolonged the grind becomes, and the more structurally exposed ETH becomes to more downside.

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Key NotesEightco Holdings now controls 272 million WLD tokens, establishing a major strategic treasury position.OpenAI secures $100 million multiyear integration deal with Intuit, covering products like TurboTax.Worldcoin's technical analysis suggests potential bullish reversal with falling wedge pattern formation.
Worldcoin

WLD
$0.69

24h volatility:
2.7%

Market cap:
$1.61 B

Vol. 24h:
$156.37 M

climbed 3% on Sept. 12 after Eightco Holdings disclosed control of more than 10% of the token’s circulating supply. The enterprise infrastructure firm now holds roughly 272 million WLD, along with 11,068 ETH and $58.2 million in liquid assets, solidifying one of the largest strategic treasury positions in the project.

According to the official press release, Worldcoin is further intensifying efforts in global digital biometric verification through the rollout of Infinity by ORBS, a proof-of-human authentication system designed for large-scale enterprise adoption.

Eightco’s milestone news coincides with another major deal between Worldcoin’s parent firm OpenAI and fintech firm Intuit. According to the Wall Street Journal, Intuit commits to spend more than $100 million on a multiyear plan to integrate OpenAI for its products including TurboTax, whose global user base surpasses 100 million, including 39.9 million in the US.

Shares of Intuit gained 2.6% in pre-market trading on Sept. 12, aligning with the WLD price uptick.

In October, Worldcoin entered a major partnership with fast-rising prediction markets platform Polymarket. The deal saw Polymarket offer a 10% deposit incentive for new WLD users.

Worldcoin Price Analysis: Falling Wedge Signals Early Bullish Reversal Attempt
From a technical perspective, the 12-hour chart shows WLD reclaiming the falling wedge floor after a multi-week downtrend in early November. While the Breakout Probability model shows a 62% chance of further upside, the Bollinger Bands indicate initial resistance at the mid-band resistance near $0.74. Moreover, the RSI at 40.16 signals more room to run before WLD approaches overbought territory.

Worldcoin (WLD) Technical Price Analysis | Nov. 18, 2025 | TradingView

A decisive breakout above the wedge’s upper trendline near $0.75 would clear the path for more optimistic targets above $1.10, as hinted by the Falling Wedge projection. Failure to reclaim the mid-band or a close below $0.62 would invalidate the bullish setup and prompt a reversal to new November lows.

Best Wallet Presale Crosses $17.2M as AI Sparks Investor Interest
As OpenAI’s latest moves boost investor confidence, early-stage AI-driven projects like Best Wallet (BEST) are gaining traction.

Best Wallet Presale

Best Wallet offers secure storage, staking rewards, and integrated multi-chain access, combining self-custody and passive income opportunities.

Best Wallet presale has now raised $17.2 million. Early participants have less than 24 hours to secure BEST tokens at $0.026 via the official Best Wallet website before the next price tier unlocks.

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Clear skies mean stormy sales for Home Depot

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Home Depot said a lack of storms depressed October spending on repair-related materials and products, such as roofing and generators.

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Home Depot said that better-than-usual October weather led fewer shoppers to spend in the third quarter.
Fewer post-storm repairs will also likely drag on the fourth quarter's year-over-year results.
Other than the weather, the yearslong waiting game continues for a bounce-back in home improvement.

Bad weather is usually good business for companies that help people repair and rebuild. On the flip side, sales can suffer when the skies remain clear.

So it was for Home Depot, which said Tuesday that October's better-than-expected weather meant fewer shoppers came into its stores to spend in the third quarter.

"Our results were below our expectation, largely due to a lack of storms relative to historic norms," the retailer's head of merchandising, Billy Bastek, said on the third-quarter earnings call.

And not only has this year's weather been better than normal, last year was slightly worse than normal, which gave last year's numbers a lift and now makes year-over-year comparisons of Home Depot's sales look even tougher.

"We don't plan for storms per se, but there's, there's always some weather impact in the baseline," Home Depot CEO Ted Decker said on the call.

The executives also warned investors that fewer storms in one quarter also means fewer post-storm repairs in the next, so this year's fourth-quarter results could see a similar drag on sales.

"We're going to see even more quarter-over-quarter pressure from the storm activity," Decker said.

In addition to the hit to Home Depot's core retail business, the company also said the decrease in repair projects is contributing to softer sales at its recently acquired subsidiaries, GMS and SRS, which are distributors of specialty building and roofing supplies.

"SRS is much more in the re-roof than new construction," Decker said, "which is why it's disproportionately impacted with storms, particularly in their home and biggest market, which is Texas."

Setting aside the weather, Home Depot said the other pieces of the business continue to chug along as they have while the yearslong waiting game continues for a bounce-back in home improvement.

In short, some shoppers are still splashing out for higher-end appliances and tools, but many are deferring larger repair and renovation projects, especially if the project requires financing to complete.

Decker said that while contractors remain busy, job backlogs are starting to tick down, particularly for larger projects. And for many customers, factors like affordability, layoffs, and interest rates are still weighing on their decision to spend more.

"We still believe we have one of the healthiest consumer segments in the whole economy, but again, the economic uncertainty continues," Decker said.

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PERTH, Australia, Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Talga Group Ltd (ASX: TLG OTCQX: TLGRF), based in Australia focused on its Vittangi Graphite Anode Project in Sweden, today announced that Mark Thompson, Founder and Managing Director, will present live at the Australian Rare Earths & Critical Minerals Virtual Investor hosted by VirtualInvestorConferences.com, on November 19th, 2025

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Repligen Corporation (RGEN) Jefferies London Healthcare Conference 2025 November 18, 2025 8:30 AM EST

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Olivier Loeillot - President, CEO & Director

Conference Call Participants

Matthew Stanton - Jefferies LLC, Research Division

Presentation

Matthew Stanton
Jefferies LLC, Research Division

Thanks. My name is Matt Stanton. I'm on the life science tools and diagnostics team here at Jefferies. Happy to have the team from Repligen here with us today. We have CEO, Olivier Loeillot, as well as Jacob Johnson from IR. Gentlemen, thanks for joining us here today.

Question-and-Answer Session

Matthew Stanton
Jefferies LLC, Research Division

Maybe, Olivier, just to kick off, if I think back one of the hallmarks of Repligen's story has always been the outgrowth algorithm to the overall bioprocessing market. If we go back to pre-COVID, that was China, new modalities, new product and share gains. Maybe just help level set us on the go-forward outgrowth algorithm. Is it the same factors? Are there new factors? I know you've been focused on areas like fluid management, strategic accounts. So just maybe help level set us on the next 3 to 5 years, some of the main factors underpinning that outgrowth algorithm for Repligen.

Olivier Loeillot
President, CEO & Director

Well, good afternoon, everybody. Thanks, Matt, for welcoming us today. Yes, we're obviously very delighted by how quarter 3 has played out for us and even beyond quarter 3, how the first 3 quarters of the year have played out for us. We've had really a great performance across all of our businesses, but also across all of our market segments and even across all of our geographies. So obviously, really very delighted about that.

So 18% organic growth in the quarter. In fact, when you look back to the last 4 quarters, we grew anywhere between 14% and 18% for 4

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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Firefly Aerospace Inc. (“Firefly” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: FLY) for violations of the federal securities laws.

Investors who purchased the Company's securities pursuant and/or traceable to the Company’s Offering Documents issued in connection with its initial public offering (“IPO”) conducted on August 7, 2025, and/or between August 7, 2025 and September 29, 2025, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), are encouraged to contact the firm before January 12, 2026.        

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The class, in this case, has not yet been certified, and until certification occurs, you are not represented by an attorney. If you choose to take no action, you can remain an absent class member.

According to the Complaint, the Company made false and misleading statements to the market. Firefly overstated the growth potential and demand for its Spacecraft Solutions business. The Company overstated the commercial viability of its Alpha rocket program. Based on these facts, the Company’s public statements were false and materially misleading throughout the IPO period. When the market learned the truth about Firefly, investors suffered damages.

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Home Depot’s Q3 2025 performance suggests a significant housing market pressure and softening spend, with U.S. comparable sales rising only 0.1%.

The company’s modest top-line growth was largely masked by the GMS Inc. acquisition, indicating core organic sales growth is near-stalling and well below expectations.

Home Depot was forced to revise its full fiscal 2025 outlook, signaling severe pressure on profitability despite a shift toward B2B and wholesale audiences.

When it comes to consumer and corporate confidence, the bellwethers are increasingly ringing the alarm.

That was the case on Home Depot’s third-quarter 2025 investor earnings call Tuesday (Nov. 18).

“We believe that consumer uncertainty and continued pressure in housing are disproportionately impacting home improvement demand,” said Ted Decker, chair, president and CEO of The Home Depot.

While executives stressed that the retailer’s future is less about riding consumer waves and more about market share capture within the Pro segment, a highly resilient, less rate-sensitive business, the company still pointed to the macro realities as a crucial inflection point in both consumer behavior and the broader housing market.

“Our results missed our expectations primarily due to the lack of storms in the third quarter, which resulted in greater than expected pressure in certain categories. Additionally, while underlying demand in the business remained relatively stable sequentially, an expected increase in demand in the third quarter did not materialize,” Decker said, noting that this had forced the company to recalibrate its entire fiscal 2025 outlook.

The company’s comparable sales for the quarter rose only 0.2% globally and a marginal 0.1% in the critical U.S. market. For a retailer that is often the bellwether for discretionary spending on the home, this near-flat performance suggests a significant evaporation of organic demand. When The Home Depot posts comps this close to zero, it signals a complete absence of meaningful growth from its existing store fleet.

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Still, Decker claimed that Home Depot is growing market share, a crucial point suggesting that while the tide may be going out for the entire industry, The Home Depot is losing less water than its competitors.

Read more: Home Depot Bolsters B2B Business With Digital Planning Tool for Contractors 

A Strategic Pivot to Resilience Amid Ongoing Headwinds
Home Depot’s headline sales increase of $1.1 billion is complicated by the recent acquisition of GMS Inc., a move intended to bolster The Home Depot’s professional (Pro) segment. GMS contributed approximately $900 million in sales over eight weeks, meaning the organic, like-for-like growth was a meager $200 million. This is the first clue that the core business could be sputtering.

The acquisition of GMS, while strategically sound for long-term Pro-segment growth, effectively served as an accounting mask for a stalling retail environment in Q3. The full-year guidance reinforces this, with GMS expected to contribute $2.0 billion in incremental sales, yet the total sales growth forecast is only 3.0%. Without the acquisition, the organic sales growth target would be perilously close to 1%, a figure that is barely keeping pace with inflation.

The high-end Pro customer, often tackling large-scale remodels, is more insulated but still sensitive to rising costs and project timelines. The average DIY consumer, facing persistent inflation and economic uncertainty, is pulling back on large, discretionary projects like kitchen remodels or deck installations, instead opting for only essential maintenance or “light touch” décor upgrades. The 0.1% U.S. comp figure is the financial fingerprint of this constrained, cautious consumer.

Home Depot’s true alarm sounds in the EPS forecast. The company now anticipates a decline in diluted EPS of approximately 6.0% from fiscal 2024, or 5.0% on an adjusted basis. This is a significant revision and a clear signal that the topline headwinds are overwhelming cost-control measures.

Related: Seven in 10 Americans Live Paycheck to Paycheck. And Confidence Is Cracking 

The Home Depot is effectively bracing for a 5% to 6% reduction in profitability despite acquiring $2.0 billion in new revenue. This dynamic suggests margin compression is either more severe than expected in the core business, or the GMS acquisition, in its early phase, is dilutive to the overall margin profile. Given the context, it is likely a combination of both: a mix shift away from high-margin discretionary DIY goods, coupled with increased operating costs in a slow-growth environment.

The company is now in a period of strategic digestion, integrating GMS and optimizing its operational machine for a 0% growth environment. The challenge for leadership is to prove that this near-flat performance is an external market phenomenon, and not a structural erosion of the competitive moat.

The ultimate test will be whether the efficiency gains can keep the stock viable during this low-growth cycle, until consumer confidence and housing velocity inevitably return. The Home Depot has moved from the accelerator to the cruise control, bracing for an extended period of slow but steady market grinding.

Close-up of sign with logo at Silicon Valley headquarters of technology company Synopsys, Mountain View, California, May 3, 2019. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

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November 18, 2025 11:28 AM EST | Source: Destiny Media Technologies, Inc.
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 18, 2025) - Destiny Media Technologies Inc. (TSXV: DSY) (OTCQB: DSNY), a pioneer in music promotional delivery services, announced today that it will hold a live webinar on Monday, November 24, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) to discuss financial results for its fiscal year ended August 31, 2025. The Company plans to release the financial results before the market open on the same day, Monday, November 24, 2025.

Date: Monday, November 24, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time)

Attendees are encouraged to register prior to the scheduled time at the following:
DSNY Financials or by clicking on the Webinar Registration Form.

Attendees of the webinar can submit questions voluntarily during the live presentation. Cameras will remain off for all attendees throughout the session. Microphones will also remain muted unless an attendee chooses to engage in verbal questions, similar to the format used in traditional conference calls.

The webinar format will provide the Company an opportunity to present visual information.

For those without internet access, the webinar can be accessed via the following dial in details:

Direct dial in US: +1 31 262 66799 or +1 346 248 7799 or More International numbers
Webinar ID: 846 9853 9403

Attendees participating via dial-in will not have access to the webinar video stream or the question and answer functions.

A recording of the webinar will be available after the event at DSNY Financials.

About Destiny Media Technologies Inc.

Destiny Media Technologies Inc. ("Destiny") provides software as service (SaaS) solutions to businesses in the music industry solving critical problems in distribution and promotion. The core service, Play MPE®, is the world's leading provider of music promotional delivery services, dedicated to empowering artists and industry professionals with innovative solutions for success in the digital age. More information can be found on the DSNY website.

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Q3: 2025-11-18 Earnings SummaryEPS of $3.35 beats by $0.62

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Revenue of

$1.92B

(11.88% Y/Y)

misses by $66.06M

Elbit Systems Ltd. (ESLT) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 18, 2025 9:00 AM EST

Company Participants

Daniella Finn - Vice President of Investor Relations
Yaacov Kagan - Executive VP & CFO
Bezhalel Machlis - President & CEO

Conference Call Participants

Jordan Lyonnais - BofA Securities, Research Division
Seth Seifman - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division
Ellen Page - Jefferies LLC, Research Division

Presentation

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to Elbit Systems' Third Quarter 2025 Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.

I would now like to hand over the call to Daniella Finn, Elbit Systems' VP, Investor Relations. Daniella, please go ahead.

Daniella Finn
Vice President of Investor Relations

Thank you, Karen. Hello, everyone, and welcome to our third quarter 2025 earnings call. On the call with me today are Butzi Machlis, President and CEO of Elbit Systems; and Kobi Kagan, Corporate CFO.

Before we begin, I would like to point out that the safe harbor statement in the company's press release issued earlier today also refers to the contents of this conference call. As usual, we will provide you with both GAAP financial data as well as certain supplemental non-GAAP information. We believe that this non-GAAP information provides additional detail to help understand the performance of the ongoing business. You can find all the detailed GAAP financial data as well as the non-GAAP information and the reconciliation in today's press release.

Kobi will begin by providing a discussion of the financial results, followed by Butzi, who will talk about some of the significant developments during the quarter and beyond. We will then turn the call over to question-and-answer session.

With that, I would like to now turn the call over to Kobi. Kobi, please go ahead.

Yaacov Kagan

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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dateline Resources Limited (ASX:DTR)(OTCQB:DTREF)(FSE:YE1), today announced that Mr Stephen Baghdadi, Dateline’s Managing Director will present at the Australian Rare Earths & Critical Minerals Virtual Investor hosted by VirtualInvestorConferences.com, on November 19th, 2025

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Advancing the Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) for the 1.1 million ounce Colosseum Gold Project in California, with the BFS completion in early 2026.Wide drill intercepts up to 85m @ 1.33g/t Au returned from gold BFS infill drilling at Colosseum.New high priority gold breccia targets, all within 1.5km of Colosseum, currently being drilled, with three rigs on site.Rare earth geology, geochemistry and geophysical signatures genetically related to the Mountain Pass REE deposit, located 10km along strike to the south.Dateline owns 100% of the Argos Strontium Project in California, the largest and highest grade strontium project in the United States.
About Dateline Resources
Dateline Resources Limited (ASX: DTR, OTCQB: DTREF, FSE: YE1) is an Australian company focused on mining and exploration in North America. The Company owns 100% of the Colosseum Gold-REE Project in California.

The Colosseum Gold Mine is located in the Walker Lane Trend in East San Bernardino County, California. On 6 June 2024, the Company announced to the ASX that the Colosseum Gold mine has a JORC-2012 compliant Mineral Resource estimate of 27.1Mt @ 1.26g/t Au for 1.1Moz. Of the total Mineral Resource, 455koz @ 1.47/t Au (41%) are classified as Measured, 281koz @1.21g/t Au (26%) as Indicated and 364koz @ 1.10g/t Au (33%) as Inferred.

On 23 May 2025, Dateline announced that updated economics for the Colosseum Gold Project generated an NPV6.5 of US$550 million and an IRR of 61% using a gold price of US$2,900/oz.

The Colosseum is located less than 10km north of the Mountain Pass Rare Earth mine. Planning has commenced on drill testing the REE potential at Colosseum.

Dateline has also acquired the high-grade Argos Strontium Project, also located in San Bernadino County, California. Argos is reportedly the largest strontium deposit in the U.S. with previous celestite production grading 95%+ SrSO4.

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OXFORD, United Kingdom, Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced its integration with Microsoft Defender for Business, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and that its Sophos MDR for Microsoft environments solution has achieved Microsoft verified Small & Medium Business (SMB) solution status through the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA). Microsoft’s verified SMB Solution status highlights the crucial role of partner collaboration in protecting small and medium businesses against increasing cyberattacks. By achieving this status, Sophos has demonstrated that its solution is purpose-built for the needs of managed service providers (MSPs) and their SMB customers and is tightly integrated with Microsoft security technology, including Microsoft Defender for Business and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

Sophos MDR for Microsoft environments detects, contains, and neutralizes attacks within Microsoft 365 environments. It harnesses telemetry from a broad range of Microsoft solutions, including Microsoft 365, Defender for Office 365, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud Apps, Defender for Identity, Entra ID Protection, Purview DLP, and more. Combined with telemetry from Sophos and dozens of other vendors, Sophos’ proprietary threat intelligence, and 24/7 expert monitoring, Sophos MDR can detect and respond to advanced threats faster and help managed service providers strengthen customer protection. When an attack is detected in a Microsoft 365 environment, Sophos MDR analysts can execute a range of response actions including blocking user logins, terminating active sessions, and disabling suspicious inbox rules to accelerate resolution and improve security outcomes.

“Recognition as a Microsoft verified SMB solution, along with the approval of our integrations with Microsoft Defender for Business and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, underscores our shared commitment to democratizing cybersecurity and building a better together set of outcomes with Sophos and Microsoft,” said Rob Harrison, Senior Vice President of Product Management, Sophos. “Through our close alignment with Microsoft’s security technologies, we’re making enterprise-grade protection accessible to organizations of all sizes and cybersecurity maturity levels.”

“With the increasing volume and sophistication of attacks targeting small and medium-sized businesses, customers are seeking top-tier security solutions to protect themselves. That is why I am excited to congratulate Sophos on achieving Microsoft Verified: SMB Solution status. The new Sophos integrations with Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Microsoft Defender for Business will enable managed service providers to easily implement and scale the security services that small business customers need,” said Vasu Jakkal, CVP Microsoft Security.

About Sophos 
Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services. Sophos meets organizations wherever they are in their security maturity and grows with them to defeat cyberattacks. Its solutions combine machine learning, automation, and real-time threat intelligence with frontline human expertise from Sophos X-Ops to deliver advanced, 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and response. Sophos offers industry-leading managed detection and response (MDR) alongside a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity technologies — including endpoint, network, email, and cloud security, extended detection and response (XDR), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), and next-gen SIEM. Together with expert advisory services, these capabilities help organizations proactively reduce risk and respond faster, with the visibility and scalability needed to stay ahead of evolving threats. Sophos goes to market with a global partner ecosystem, including Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), resellers and distributors, marketplace integrations, and cyber risk partners, giving organizations the flexibility to choose trusted relationships when securing their business. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.

November 18, 2025 11:30 AM EST | Source: Hemostemix Inc.
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - November 18, 2025) - Hemostemix Inc. (TSXV: HEM) (OTCQB: HMTXF) (FSE: 2VF0), a leader in regenerative medicine, will attend the Innovations in Wound Care Conference from December 11-14, 2025 in Key West, Florida. The company will highlight its world-leading angiogenic cell therapy, ACP-01, which regenerates circulation, heals ulcers, alleviates pain, and improves quality of life for patients with advanced wound care needs including Peripheral Arterial Disease, Critical Limb-Threatening Ischemia (CLTI).

Last week, Hemostemix completed a Grand Rounds presentation at the University of Florida Department of Vascular Surgery, featuring Dr. Fraser Henderson, Neurosurgeon. The session reviewed clinical insights from the treatment of 498 subjects including across five Phase I trials, one Phase II double-blind randomized controlled trial, and one retrospective study. Four of Hemostemix' studies detailed wound healing that saved limbs from amputation, including the double blind randomized phase II trial of no option CLTI subjects:

Henderson et al. (J Biomed Res Environ Sci, 2024): Published ulcer size in the treated group decreased from a mean of 146 mm2 to 0.48 mm2 (p = 0.01) by 3 months (wound size reduced from the size of a wild strawberry to the size of one grain of sand). There was no significant decrease in the size of the ulcers of the placebo group (p < 0.54). At one year there were no complications related to treatment. The treatment group had one amputation (4.8%) and one death (4.8%); the placebo group had 2 amputations (25%) and 1 death (12.5%).Mutirangura et al. (Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand, 2009): Reported 83.3% of treated had clinically significant improvement of adequate circulation at the distal limb for the complete healing.Szabo et al. (Cytotherapy, 2013): At 2-year follow-up in the control group: 20% mortality and 75% required major amputations; in the treated group: 0% mortality, and 70% of limbs saved from amputation. At 3-month follow-up, the change in hemodynamic parameters showed a significant increase in the treated group over the control group.Misskey et al. (UBC & University of Toronto 2023): Healing of ulcers and resolution of ischemic rest pain occurred in the other 83% patients.Why It Matters: ACP-01 is currently available under Florida SB-1768. Up to 500,000 Floridians live with pain associated with non-healing wounds - a $500-$600 million market growing at CAGR of 5-6% that is expected to grow to $700-$800 million within the next five years.

Watch the CLTI Grand Rounds Replay on YouTube

Quote from Thomas Smeenk, President & CEO:
"Our mission is simple yet profound: to treat pain, heal wounds that otherwise will not heal, save limbs and improve patients' quality of life. ACP-01 is the world's leading therapy for regenerating circulation and healing wounds where traditional options have failed. We are proud to share our clinical success and collaborate with physicians at the Innovations in Wound Care Conference to advance patient care."

Investor Highlights:
Hemostemix operates in a global wound care market projected to exceed $20 billion by 2030, driven by rising rates of diabetes, vascular disease, and chronic wounds. With ACP-01 already available under Florida SB-1768 and supported by robust clinical evidence, Hemostemix is positioned as a first-mover in regenerative medicine for limb salvage. The company trades on (TSXV: HEM) (OTCQB: HMTXF) and (FSE: 2VF0), offering investors exposure to a high-growth sector with significant unmet medical need.

Media Contact:
Thomas Smeenk
President & CEO, Hemostemix Inc.
+1 (905) 580-4170
www.hemostemix.com

ABOUT HEMOSTEMIX
Hemostemix is an autologous stem cell therapy platform company, founded in 2003. A winner of the World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer Award, the Company has developed, patented, is scaling and selling autologous (patient's own) blood-based stem cell therapy, VesCell™ (ACP-01). Hemostemix has completed seven clinical studies of 318 subjects and published its results in eleven peer reviewed publications. ACP-01 is safe, clinically relevant and statistically significant as a treatment for peripheral arterial disease, chronic limb threatening ischemia, non ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, ischemic cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, and angina. Hemostemix completed its Phase II clinical trial for chronic limb threatening ischemia and published its results in the Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Science. As compared to a five year mortality rate of 50% in the CLTI patient population, UBC and U of T reported to the 41st meeting of vascular surgeons: 0% mortality, cessation of pain, wound healing in 83% of patients followed for up to 4.5 years, as a midpoint result. For more information, please visit www.hemostemix.com.

For further information, please contact: Thomas Smeenk, President, CEO & Co-Founder: EM: [email protected] / PH: 905-580-4170

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined under the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-Looking Information: This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking information. In particular, this news release contains forward-looking information in relation to the financing of the Company related to treatment of CLTI in Florida and the completion of the treatment of pain related to angina, peripheral arterial disease, chronic limb threatening ischemia, ischemic cardiomyopathy, non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, and total body ischemia with Angiogenic Cell Precursors (ACP-01) in furtherance of sales of VesCell™ (ACP-01), and the commercialization of ACP-01 via the sale of compassionate treatments under Florida SB 1768. There can be no assurance that such forward-looking information will prove to be accurate. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information. This forward-looking information reflects Hemostemix's current beliefs and is based on information currently available to Hemostemix and on assumptions Hemostemix believes are reasonable. These assumptions include, but are not limited to: the underlying value of Hemostemix and its Common Shares; the successful resolution of any litigation that Hemostemix is pursuing or defending (the "Litigation"); the results of ACP-01 research, trials, studies and analyses, including the analysis being equivalent to or better than previous research, trials or studies; the receipt of all required regulatory approvals for research, trials or studies; the level of activity, market acceptance and market trends in the healthcare sector; the economy generally; consumer interest in Hemostemix's services and products; competition and Hemostemix's competitive advantages; and, Hemostemix obtaining satisfactory financing to fund Hemostemix's operations including any research, trials or studies, and any Litigation. Forward-looking information is Subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Hemostemix to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and other factors may include, but are not limited to: the ability of Hemostemix to complete clinical trials, complete a satisfactory analyses and file the results of such analyses to gain regulatory approval of a phase II or phase III clinical trial of ACP-01; potential litigation Hemostemix may face; general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; general capital market conditions and market prices for securities; delay or failure to receive board or regulatory approvals; the actual results of future operations including the actual results of future research, trials or studies; competition; changes in legislation affecting Hemostemix; the timing and availability of external financing on acceptable terms; long-term capital requirements and future developments in Hemostemix's markets and the markets in which it expects to compete; lack of qualified, skilled labour or loss of key individuals; and risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic including various recommendations, orders and measures of governmental authorities to try to limit the pandemic, including travel restrictions, border closures, non-essential business closures service disruptions, quarantines, self-isolations, shelters-in-place and social distancing, disruptions to markets, disruptions to economic activity and financings, disruptions to supply chains and sales channels, and a deterioration of general economic conditions including a possible national or global recession or depression; the potential impact that the COVID-19 pandemic may have on Hemostemix which may include a decreased demand for the services that Hemostemix offers; and a deterioration of financial markets that could limit Hemostemix's ability to obtain external financing. A description of additional risk factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking information can be found in Hemostemix's disclosure documents on the SEDAR website at www.sedarplus.ca. Although Hemostemix has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Readers are further cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are placed will occur. Forward-looking information contained in this news release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking information contained in this news release represents the expectations of Hemostemix as of the date of this news release and, accordingly, it is Subject to change after such date. However, Hemostemix expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable securities law.

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Chip giant Nvidia and Microsoft announced Tuesday investments totaling $15 billion in AI startup Anthropic, creator of the Claude chatbot, as the AI investment frenzy continues amid emerging fears of a bubble on Wall Street.

Nvidia committed up to $10 billion while Microsoft—which owns 27% of Anthropic rival OpenAI—pledged up to $5 billion to the maker of Claude AI models.

The deal was part of a sweeping agreement that saw Anthropic commit to purchasing $30 billion in Microsoft's cloud computing capacity and adopt the latest versions of Nvidia's chip technology.

"We're increasingly going to be customers of each other," said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in an online video announcing the deal.

"We will use Anthropic models. They will use our infrastructure, and we'll go to market together to help our customers realize the value of AI."

The investments mark a significant realignment in the generative AI sector, where competition has intensified between ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and rivals including Anthropic, but also Google, which released its latest Gemini model on Tuesday.

California-based Anthropic was launched in 2021 by former OpenAI staff and positions itself as prioritizing safety in AI development. Its flagship product is the Claude chatbot and family of models.

With increasing talk among Wall Street analysts of an AI bubble, shares in Nvidia, the world's biggest company by market capitalization, were down as much as three percent amid a broad sell-off in the tech sectors.

Microsoft's shares were down nearly 3.5%.

Sources told CNBC that the fresh investment valued Anthropic at $350 billion, making it one of the world's most valuable companies. OpenAI was most recently valued at $500 billion.

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Wallets linked to LIBRA trading, as well as one tagged team wallet, exchanged USDC reserves for SOL. The LIBRA team bought the dip at an average price of $135.

The Chainlink ecosystem is currently showing signs of a major market turning point, with technical structures aligning perfectly with powerful on-chain metrics. The prevailing sentiment across several key indicators suggests that the heavy selling pressure may be bottoming out, setting the stage for a near-term rally. This technical and fundamental confluence is critical for assessing the immediate future of the LINK price.

The Technical Setup: Diagonal Support Holds FirmMarket observers have noted that the recent price action saw a precise contact with a long-standing diagonal trendline, which coincided directly with a crucial local demand area.

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Another alt that touched it's diagonal at the same time as the local demand area.

This looks good for a bounce. If it's a full-on reversal will be determined if it can get over the first resistance. pic.twitter.com/3Z5FucKyc6

— Osemka (@Osemka8) November 18, 2025 This simultaneous touch of two major support zones creates a high-probability setup for a bounce. LINK price today is therefore at a critical juncture; a successful rebound from this level would validate the strength of the underlying technical structure. 

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Furthermore, the market is currently experiencing the compression typical of a falling wedge pattern, according to other analyses. A confirmed breakout from this falling wedge could target levels well beyond the $30 mark, confirming a significant shift in market control.

On-Chain Sentiment Confirms Bottoming ProcessWhile technical charts provide the roadmap, on-chain data offers a glimpse into trader psychology and value. Santiment’s 30-day MVRV (Market Value to Realized Value) ratio shows that the asset has entered “Extreme Buy Zones.” 

This zone is historically significant because it indicates that the losses realized by traders have crossed into territory previously seen only at major historical bottoms. 

Therefore, the odds are turning significantly higher for a strong relief rally to trigger soon. This sentiment indicates that the asset is fundamentally undervalued at its current LINK price USD levels relative to what long-term holders initially paid for it.

Therefore, the immediate short-term future hinges entirely on the token’s ability to clear the first resistance area following this bounce. If the token can successfully vault past this initial overhead obstacle, the probability of a full-on structural reversal increases dramatically, bolstering the long-term LINK price forecast. 

Conversely, a failure to bounce decisively from the current demand area would invalidate the technical setup, necessitating a search for the next major support level.

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Bulls are not able yet to seize the initiative, and all of the top 10 coins remain in the red zone, according to CoinMarketCap.

Top coins by CoinMarketCapETH/USDThe rate of Ethereum (ETH) has declined by 4% over the last 24 hours.

Image by TradingViewOn the hourly chart, the price of ETH is about to break the local resistance of $3,068. If that happens, the upward move is likely to continue to the $3,100 zone by tomorrow.

Image by TradingViewOn the longer time frame, the rate of the main altcoin has made a false breakout of yesterday’s bar's low of $2,959. 

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If bulls can hold the gained initiative and the candle closes far from that mark, traders may expect a test of the $3,100-$3,150 range soon.

Image by TradingViewFrom the midterm point of view, the situation is similar. If the breakout of the support level happens, the accumulated energy might be enough for a more profound drop to the $2,800-$2,900 range.

Ethereum is trading at $3,065 at press time.

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