The analysis identifies a September trap, a historical pattern of a temporary price decline in September followed by a rally into October. Chainlink (LINKUSD) is currently at $22.73, ranked 11th with a $15.42B market cap, and is up 12.1% over the last week. A consolidation phase is expected before breaking out towards $28.69, which is crucial resistance level to monitor. The USDC dominance target is 3.72%. The analyst warns against being trapped, suggesting a potential pullback to $20. Federal Reserve expected rate cut. For Bitcoin the analyst expects more downside.