1/27 1st day of the month.. #Bitcoin
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> market analysis time!
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This edition, I& #39;ll look at 3 questions:
- Why did we dip (again)?
- Is there still demand?
- Is there still room for growth?
A relatively long
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This edition, I& #39;ll look at 3 questions:
- Why did we dip (again)?
- Is there still demand?
- Is there still room for growth?
A relatively long
2/27 Alright, lets first just look at the price chart
#bitcoin
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> started the month strong, rallying to a new ATH at ~$64.9k, but then dropped to ~$47.0k (-27.56%), where it found a lot of confluence for support (e.g., Fibonacci, UTXO realized price, whale inflows, NVT Price)
#bitcoin
3/27 Upon writing these monthly analyses, I& #39;m spotting a trend: I& #39;m writing about a dip each month
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If anyone has an explanation for why the #bitcoin
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> price dips near the end of each month, I& #39;m all ears
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@WClementeIII also noticed this: https://twitter.com/WClementeIII/status/1385332498608046082">https://twitter.com/WClemente...
If anyone has an explanation for why the #bitcoin
@WClementeIII also noticed this: https://twitter.com/WClementeIII/status/1385332498608046082">https://twitter.com/WClemente...
4/27 So why these dips? Multiple angles to take.
First: Price ramped up FAST this cycle in comparison to 2017
#Bitcoin
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Some price exhaustion could be expected
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First: Price ramped up FAST this cycle in comparison to 2017
#Bitcoin
Some price exhaustion could be expected
5/27 As price ran up, more market participants became excited about #Bitcoin
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> and took on leveraged bets at an increasing rate, causing open interest on futures to skyrocket
Not just the #Bitcoin
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> price (&
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Not just the #Bitcoin
6/27 The amount of pain of those degenerate gamblers that aped long on leverage during this parabolic rise is visualized in this long liquidations chart
Lesson: when everyone & their mom is long, it pays to be short - especially if you& #39;re a
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Lesson: when everyone & their mom is long, it pays to be short - especially if you& #39;re a
7/27 ..which is exactly what happened
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I wrote a
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I wrote a
8/27 I concluded that thread with a chart of the Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR), that had just reset back to 1
This means that on average, the last sold coins were neither in profit nor at a loss - an indication that the & #39;profit taking potential& #39; turned neutral (which is good)
This means that on average, the last sold coins were neither in profit nor at a loss - an indication that the & #39;profit taking potential& #39; turned neutral (which is good)
9/27 Around that same time, the #bitcoin
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> price was touching @woonomic& #39;s NVT price model, which had worked as a support during the previous bull runs as well https://twitter.com/dilutionproof/status/1386272877255839744">https://twitter.com/dilutionp...
10/27 There was also a large drop in hash power on the network due to power problems in China, that caused the @woonomic& #39;s hash ribbons to compress, creating a miner capitulation signal on @caprioleio& #39;s indicator - which also is bullish https://twitter.com/dilutionproof/status/1386709488443576325">https://twitter.com/dilutionp...
11/27 Since then, the #bitcoin
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> price bounced back resiliently, even closing the month off at ~$57.8k, which is barely even a red candle (-1.7%)
What is encouraging, is that this rise was accompanied by large exchange withdrawals - the big boys are buying right now
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What is encouraging, is that this rise was accompanied by large exchange withdrawals - the big boys are buying right now
12/27 Perhaps an even more comforting thought; this last price rise was not accompanied by a rise in funding rates, which is a sign that it was spot-markets driven
The apes that went long & got rekt are now either on the sidelines or learned their lesson and bought spot
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The apes that went long & got rekt are now either on the sidelines or learned their lesson and bought spot
13/27 So what is the market sentiment like, currently?
I held a Twitter poll last week and the results were clear; respondents were indifferent short-term, but very much bullish on #Bitcoin
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> mid- to long-term
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I held a Twitter poll last week and the results were clear; respondents were indifferent short-term, but very much bullish on #Bitcoin
https://twitter.com/dilutionproof/status/1386280911755481094">https://twitter.com/dilutionp...
14/27 So is there still demand for #bitcoin
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> then?
Short answer: yes
Slightly longer answer: lets look at some trends
The declining exchange balances since last year& #39;s COVID-19 market panic is perhaps the most famous one, and overall still is intact
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Short answer: yes
Slightly longer answer: lets look at some trends
The declining exchange balances since last year& #39;s COVID-19 market panic is perhaps the most famous one, and overall still is intact
15/27 A similar pattern can be witnessed at the balances of Over The Counter (OTC) trading desks
The supply shortage is real; there is a decreasing amount of coins circulating on the market, which means that price must go up to entice HODL& #39;ers to sell
Chart via @mskvsk
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The supply shortage is real; there is a decreasing amount of coins circulating on the market, which means that price must go up to entice HODL& #39;ers to sell
Chart via @mskvsk
16/27 That trend becomes even more clear when you see that the liquid market supply has decreased on a daily basis all year so far, and thus the illiquid supply (coins in the hands of HODL& #39;ers with no history of selling) keeps growing
Charts via @WClementeIII
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Charts via @WClementeIII
17/27 A similar pattern can be witnessed with miners, that were taking profits in January but have stopped doing so since late March - and have been accumulating ever since
If these guys aren& #39;t taking care of the supply shortage, who will?
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Chart via @WClementeIII
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If these guys aren& #39;t taking care of the supply shortage, who will?
Chart via @WClementeIII
18/27 The answer is clear; if not for newly created #bitcoin
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The problem is with that is that HODL& #39;ers are not selling - they are buying
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The problem is with that is that HODL& #39;ers are not selling - they are buying
Again, chart via @WClementeIII
19/27 So that must mean that an increasing number of addresses are accumulating right now, right?
Corrrrectemundo!
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Again chart via @WClementeIII
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Corrrrectemundo!
Again chart via @WClementeIII
20/27 Right, but those addresses can all belong to a single
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Yup - more than ever
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Chart via.. ah you know who
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Yup - more than ever
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21/27 Another encouraging signal that demand is lining up: the stablecoin reserves on spot exchanges are currently relatively high, which is potentially a signal that dry powder is ready to buy the next dip - or perhaps FOMO in if price runs away from them
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22/27 What about the room for growth?
Like we saw with the BPT, the Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) Z-score recently reached relatively high levels, but has dropped, after #Bitcoin
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If this cycle is like the previous ones, there is room left
Like we saw with the BPT, the Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) Z-score recently reached relatively high levels, but has dropped, after #Bitcoin
If this cycle is like the previous ones, there is room left
23/27 Similarly, the Puell Multiple - a metric that quantifies to what extent the daily coin issuance is increased in comparison to its 1-year moving average - was at relatively high levels, but recently dropped after the hash rate drop on the network
24/27 Less convincing is the status of @hansthered& #39;s Reserve Risk that quantifies to what extent long-term holders are selling
Some HODL& #39;ers were taking profits during this run but in comparison to previous cycles, HODL& #39;er conviction is still high (waiting for higher prices?)
Some HODL& #39;ers were taking profits during this run but in comparison to previous cycles, HODL& #39;er conviction is still high (waiting for higher prices?)
25/27 @PositiveCrypto& #39;s Realized HODL Ratio uses a different approach to actually tackle that same angle - HODL& #39;er confidence
As expected, the RHODL Ratio paints a similar picture - still room for growth in comparison to previous cycles
Click below to read the last 2 tweets
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As expected, the RHODL Ratio paints a similar picture - still room for growth in comparison to previous cycles
Click below to read the last 2 tweets
26/27 To close off my monthly analysis thread, I like to use my #Bitcoin
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As the #Bitcoin
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> Price Temperature
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(When) will it catch up...?
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As the #Bitcoin
(When) will it catch up...?
27/27 To conclude:
- Compared to 2017, the bull run was intense; some exhaustion was normal
- The market was (over)leveraged, but now less so
- The demand for #bitcoin
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- If this cycle is like the others there is room for growth on most market cycle metrics
- Compared to 2017, the bull run was intense; some exhaustion was normal
- The market was (over)leveraged, but now less so
- The demand for #bitcoin
- If this cycle is like the others there is room for growth on most market cycle metrics