# ThirdEyeCrypto: Reading Tea Leaves *A week defined by volatility* By [Third Eye Crypto](https://paragraph.com/@thirdeyecrypto) · 2024-03-20 current events, free --- Hi! This week’s roundup is all about **volatility** in crypto markets: * 🚨Japan announcement stuns the finance world * ⏰ Waiting on Jerome Powell's big update in 3 hours * 🌅 Halving on the horizon If you’re trying to make sense of these headlines, then these are the resources you need to catch up: ### Weekly Resource List: 1. [_Japan Ends World's Only Negative Rates Regime_](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/19/bank-of-japan-boj-march-2024-policy-decision-mpm-meeting.html) (CNBC; Reading time 5 minutes) 2. [_Bill Noble Explains The Impact of Japan's Decision_](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rJ1O7qfd3Es) (YT Short; 2 minutes) 3. [_Jerome Powell's Speech_](https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/fed-fomc-meeting-rate-decision-powell-speech-today) (Barron's Livestream) 4. [_The Bitcoin Halving Really Is Different This Time_](https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/03/19/the-bitcoin-halving-really-is-different-this-time/) (CoinDesk; 4 minuites) ### Favorite **Tip Of The Week:** Lastly, here’s my research tip of the week. It’s from [Jay Snackler](https://twitter.com/JSnackler/status/1768204816642400477?s=20), and it completely changed the way I thought about technical analysis on early altcoins. **Here are my three key takeaways:** * 1: Token market cap is not just the most important metric in evaluating a token; it may be the **only** metric you need. * 2: [CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/) or [CoinMarketCap](https://coinmarketcap.com/) are all you need for this. * 3: Be aware that total market cap is not always what it seems and can be manipulated Hope this helps! ### That’s it! As always, thanks for reading. **_Hit reply and let me know what you found most helpful this week—I’d love to hear from you!_** See you next week, Steve --- *Originally published on [Third Eye Crypto](https://paragraph.com/@thirdeyecrypto/tea-leaves-001)*