BTC Fails to Bounce on Death Cross, Raising Cycle-Top Concerns
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Bitcoin’s death cross fails to trigger a bounce, similar to the January 2022 bear market. BTC falls below 50-week SMA, with the last breakdown leading to a 66% drawdown. Over 102,900 whale transactions exceeding $100K were recorded this week. Bitcoin has formed a death cross without causing the typical bounce. This has raised concerns that the $126,000 top is already in. Analyst Colin Talks Crypto noted that the 50-day moving average has dropped below the 200-day moving average, but the price failed to rebound as it usually does. “This is an indicator that the BTC top is already in at $126k,” Colin stated. He identified only one other time Bitcoin exhibited this behavior: January 14, 2022, right after the 2021 peak, when the bear market was beginning. The Bitcoin “death cross” didn’t mark the bottom for a bounce as it often does. What does this mean? ➡️ This is an indicator that the BTC top is already in at $126k. ⬅️ It did this one other time, on 14 Jan 2022, right after the 2021 top, when the bear market was just… https://t.co/ZApZuAmsSr pic.twitter.com/WO4BQgyV1C — 𝙲𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚗 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚜 𝙲𝚛𝚢𝚙𝚝𝚘 🪙 (@ColinTCrypto) November 19, 2025 Historical Parallel Suggests Extended Correction Colin described this as the closest parallel to current conditions in terms of Bitcoin’s reaction timed with the death cross. “This is another clue the BTC top is more likely already in than not,” he explained. The analyst still expects a relief rally over the coming months but believes it may be just that: a bear market relief rally rather than a climb to new all-time highs. Bitcoin price is down 11% over the last seven days and almost 15% in 30 days. Analyst Ali added that Bitcoin has fallen back under the 50-week simple moving average. “The last breakdown from here…
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