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🔴The Liquidity Crunch Behind the Sell-Of
Forget the clickbait. Your portfolio isn’t bleeding because of quantum FUD. It’s not just the Fed’s hawkish tone either.
The real driver is far more basic: liquidity or rather, the lack of it.
🔴The Treasury’s Silent Drain
Over the past few weeks, the U.S. Treasury has been aggressively rebuilding its Treasury General Account (TGA) , essentially Uncle Sam’s cash balance at the Fed.
As of February 11, 2026, that balance stood at about $915 billion, near the ceiling it has hovered around since the pandemic era .
To get there, Treasury has pulled roughly $150 billion out of the financial system.
That’s money no longer circulating in markets, leaving risk assets starved of liquidity.
🔴Crypto Isn’t Alone, No
This isn’t just a crypto story. The Magnificent 7; Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Nvidia, and Tesla have all stumbled out of the gate in 2026.
By mid-January, five of them were already in negative territory, with Nvidia and Apple down more than 2% each .
Some names have shed double digits since, confirming that the liquidity squeeze is hitting equities just as hard as .
🔴Will the Dump Continue?
YES AND NO
YES , if liquidity stays tight.
The Treasury General Account (TGA) is still near its ceiling around $915 billion.
If the Treasury keeps hoarding cash, it’ll keep draining liquidity from the system.
That means less fuel for risk assets like crypto and tech stocks.
Add a slowing economy, and the sell-off could drag on.
NO , if liquidity returns soon.
But here’s the flip side: unless we’re hit with another global shock, the TGA is likely to shrink next.
That would release liquidity back into the market.
Plus, $150 billion in tax refunds are set to hit by March, injecting fresh cash into households and potentially sparking a relief rally.
So while the pain feels real now, the setup for a bounce is quietly building.
The liquidity pendulum always swings and when it does, it moves fast.
The Big Picture
Markets don’t move on headlines , they move on liquidity.
Right now, the drain explains the dump. But once Treasury stops hoarding cash and refunds start landing, the tide could turn quickly.
Smart money is already watching the liquidity cycle.
Because when liquidity comes back, risk assets including crypto tend to roar back harder than anyone expects.