Pre-CPI Macro Bifurcation: AI Infrastructure Tailwinds vs. Whale-Driven Deleveraging

With the US CPI print imminent, coordinated whale short positioning and a Fear & Greed Index at 27 are compressing risk appetite, even as AI-infrastructure narratives attract institutional flows. Stablecoin telemetry remains neutral, suggesting a defensive rotation into high-conviction Layer 1s while broader markets face downside convexity.