Recent market movements have sparked discussions within the cryptocurrency community, with many suggesting that the bull market has come to an end following Bitcoin’s 16% drop from its all-time high of $73.6K reached on March 14th. 

As sentiments shift towards bearish territory, historical trends indicate a potential reversal in prices, as they often move contrary to mass traders’ expectations. 

According to the #crypto crowd, the #bullmarket has essentially come to an end after #Bitcoin‘s -16% market value drop since the #AllTimeHigh of $73.6K hit back on March 14th. At the same time, #bearmarket mentions are increasing. Historically, prices move the opposite… pic.twitter.com/1fnGePwMV0

— Santiment (@santimentfeed) April 17, 2024

The current combination of a rapid decline in FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) and an increase in FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) presents a promising scenario for a potential market recovery, either preceding or shortly after the halving event.

Analysis from Intotheblock’s data reveals that Bitcoin is currently grappling with the $60k level, indicating a critical juncture for the cryptocurrency’s price trajectory.

Bitcoin is fighting the $60k level. Here’s what whales are doing

The biggest whales, holding at least 0.1% of the supply, haven’t started accumulating and even decreased their holdings slightly yesterday.

Large positive flows associated with these addresses have… pic.twitter.com/VXWGdidDaw

— IntoTheBlock (@intotheblock) April 18, 2024

While the largest whales, holding significant portions of the supply, have yet to initiate accumulation and even decreased their holdings slightly yesterday, there are positive indicators from addresses holding more than 1000 BTC.

These addresses have been actively buying the dip, significantly increasing their rate of accumulation since the recent market drop. Over the past 7 days, these addresses have accumulated approximately 16.3k Bitcoin, amounting to nearly $1 billion at the current price.

Bitcoin Whale Activity To Monitor As Movements Continue 

Further insights from Lookonchain data highlight recent activity involving four wallets depositing 900 BTC ($55.17M) to Binance in the past few hours. These BTC holdings were accumulated from Binance three months ago and, if sold, would yield a profit of approximately $13.91M. 

We noticed that 4 wallets deposited 900 $BTC($55.17M) to #Binance in the past 3 hours.

The 900 $BTC was accumulated from #Binance 3 months ago, and if sold would realize a profit of ~$13.91M.

Address:
bc1qkdlxstsa6ys3yz9nkge8ccmh207jky6ynsav6q… pic.twitter.com/ttGMj6LJZi

— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) April 18, 2024

However, despite these positive indicators, Bitcoin ETF net inflow for April 17, 2024, summed -$165M, marking the fourth consecutive day of negative inflows and suggesting strong selling pressure in the market.

While BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust experienced a single-day inflow of $18.1M, the lowest level in the past 37 trading days, other Bitcoin ETFs witnessed either outflows or zero flows. Notably, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust increased its single-day outflow significantly compared to the previous day. 

$BTC #ETF Net Inflow Apr 17, 2024: -$165M!

• The net inflow has been negative for the 4th day in a row, suggesting a strong selling pressure.

• Only #BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust $IBIT had a single-day inflow of $18.1M, but it is the lowest level in the past 37 trading… pic.twitter.com/V2K7RNIpfU

— Spot On Chain (@spotonchain) April 18, 2024

These dynamics underscore the complexity of the current cryptocurrency market environment, with both bullish and bearish signals influencing investor sentiment and market movements.

Disclosure: This is not trading or investment advice. Always do your research before buying any cryptocurrency or investing in any services.

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Filed under: Bitcoin - @ April 18, 2024 9:21 pm