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Over 70% of Bitcoin investments are underwater as prices drop, triggering record ETF volume and growing market stress.   Bitcoin dropped toward the $80,000 region and triggered heavy stress across the market. The slide pushed a large share of active capital into losses and set off a heavy change in sentiment.  The move also drove record volume in spot Bitcoin ETFs as traders searched for new footing. Bitcoin Drop Shows Large Share of Capital Underwater Bitcoin erased a large part of its gains from the October peak near $126,000. The coin fell to a seven month low and cut around 35% from that high. Data from Checkonchain shows that more than 70% of the dollars invested in Bitcoin now sit below break even. This chart shows the USD value of every coin in the Bitcoin supply priced when it last transacted onchain. Think of this as our collective invested cost basis. Over 70% of the USD invested in Bitcoin is now underwater. pic.twitter.com/9o89sg5y7d — _Checkmate 🟠🔑⚡☢️🛢️ (@_Checkmatey_) November 21, 2025 Analyst James Check explained that around 71.2% of the network’s realized capitalization holds a cost basis above $86,500. For context, this indicator measures the prices of each coin at its last on chain move.  It shows the average entry point for active investors. Bitcoin dropped under that level and has now trapped many holders who bought in the past year. These buyers entered during rallies near the highs and are now facing losses that grow as price drifts lower.  This zone now holds a dense cluster of volume that shows short term stress. Market Stress Builds As Unrealized Losses Grow One of Glassnode’s most popular indicators is the Relative Unrealised Loss indicator. This tracker measures loss levels of the average trader. Recently, the reading jumped to 8.5%.  A healthy bull…

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