1/6 Since last Sunday, the #bitcoin
price went from >$60k to <$50k in a dip that scared some (newer) market participants
Who were selling here, and are they done selling?
A small
using @whale_map data to zoom in on the price action of this last week

Who were selling here, and are they done selling?

A small

2/6 The market turnaround started last Sunday (April 18th), when price broke through $60k with increased volume
As can be seen in this
outflows chart, a lot of #bitcoin
moved that day that was bought by whales on August 3rd, 2020 for ~$11.2k
Looks like (>400%) profit taking
As can be seen in this


Looks like (>400%) profit taking
3/6 On Thursday (April 22nd), price also broke down the ~$1 trillion market cap price
On that day, a lot of
-owned #bitcoin
that were bought on December 22nd, 2020, for ~$23.8k moved
Looks again like (>100%) profit taking - this time by a slightly newer market participant
On that day, a lot of


Looks again like (>100%) profit taking - this time by a slightly newer market participant
4/6 Yesterday (April 23rd), the #bitcoin
price also broke through $50k in what felt like a mini-capitulation event
Zooming in on
movements again, this time there was a lot less action - only some by <1m old whales that bought around $60k and apparently accepted a ~20% loss

Zooming in on

5/6 This dip started with older
s taking profit, creating a cascading effect of profit taking all the way to capitulation by newbie
s
The good news; the Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) has completely reset, which means that profit taking is now neutral (which is bullish)


The good news; the Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) has completely reset, which means that profit taking is now neutral (which is bullish)