Major Events That Could Flip Crypto Sentiment This Week: Powell’s Speech Tomorrow Keeps Everyone On Edge

[Ben Graham]

Amid Wall Street’s heightened expectations for future rate cuts, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will be speaking on Tuesday, 22 September 2025. Hence, the crypto market is bracing for volatility and has every reason to. 

Apart from Powell’s speech, a string of high-impact US economic data drops throughout the week. On Wednesday, 23 September 2025, home sales figures will be released. On Thursday, 24 September 2025, we’ll see existing home sales data shine a light on the strength of America’s housing market, along with the latest durable goods orders report. The health of both reports has influenced investment flows into digital assets in the past. 

But Thursday will be the real inflection point – with the revised Q2 GDP print set to reveal if the US economy is truly out of the woods or facing more ‘stagflation’ headwinds. 

On Friday, August’s Core PCE Index will drop. It is known as Fed’s preferred inflation gauge. 24 September 2025 will also see the preliminary Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index drop. Will this be the ‘make-or-break’ week for Bitcoin, Ethereum and other VDAs?

REMINDER:

FED CHAIR POWELL WILL DELIVER A SPEECH NEXT TUESDAY.

EXPECT VOLATILITY! pic.twitter.com/UYuBEe3a4W

— Crypto Rover (@rovercrc) September 21, 2025

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Powell’s Speech & Crypto Market Sentiment

Tomorrow, observers will dissect Powell’s comments for clues about upcoming October and December rate meetings. Moreover, it’s true that the global crypto market is bracing for a volatile week. After hovering above the $4.1 trillion mark for most of the weekend, digital assets took a sharp turn today, as over $75 billion evaporated in a few hours’ time.

Twitterati is wondering if volatility is the risk or is there is opportunity hiding in it? X user ‘Crypto Ex-Insider’ says, “Powell speeches often move markets more than the data itself. One word shift in tone can reprice trillions.”

Meanwhile, BTC has fallen to $112,749 – its lowest levels in the last ten days. According to an analysis shared by trader Merlijn, Bitcoin’s long-term chart once again echoes its historical cycle patterns.

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According to the analysis, every major bull run since 2017 has included a mid-cycle “trap”  a sharp correction that forces weaker hands out before the market resumes its rise.

In 2017, Bitcoin rose rapidly, and then it experienced a sharp decline that shook confidence, only to climb to historic levels a few months later. The same pattern repeated in 2021, with prices freezing around $60,000 and then surging up.

The present chart of Merlijn also indicates 2025 to be another instance of this pattern.

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Key Takeaways

Macro factors—traditionally the purview of Wall Street and central banks—now directly shape digital asset valuations, trading patterns, and investor psychology.

“Monetary policy is entering a new era,” noted The Kobeissi Letter, referencing the historic interplay between interest rate cuts, stagflation, and the growing wealth gap.

 

 

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