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Story: Bitcoin Faces Bear-Controlled Shakeout as $100K Comes Into Focus

By Julie Binoche

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Capitulation Signals from On-Chain Metrics. Data from Glassnode and other on-chain analytics providers shows that short-term holders, those…

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Long Squeeze Turns Bounce into Bull Trap. The retreat from $110,000 also triggered a textbook long squeeze.

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Weak Spot Demand and Rebuilding Supply. Despite the liquidation flush, Bitcoin’s market remains under pressure.

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Implications of a Breakdown Below $100,000. Should Bitcoin breach $100,000, it would mark the first retest of this level in four months.

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Contrasting Views in the Market. Market opinions remain divided. Some investors interpret the pullback as an opportunity to…

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Role of Whales and Institutional Players. Large holders, or Bitcoin whales, are central to understanding recent market movements.

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Technical Outlook. From a technical perspective, Bitcoin is testing key support and resistance levels.

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Bottom Line. Bitcoin’s four-day decline reflects a combination of weak hands capitulating, long liquidations,…

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Bitcoin is experiencing one of its most turbulent periods in months, with recent price action signaling a potential retest of the $100,000 level.

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While dips are often viewed as accumulation points in crypto, Bitcoin’s recent movement suggests a bear-controlled environment.

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Data from Glassnode and other on-chain analytics providers shows that short-term holders, those holding Bitcoin for more than 155 days, are beginning to sell after the…

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Net Realized Profit/Loss (NRPL) flipped negative for Bitcoin this week, signaling that traders who were previously in profit are now closing positions at a loss.

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The result is a shakeout phase, with market structure temporarily disrupted. Even though the cryptocurrency briefly bounced to $110,000 last week, the recovery failed to hold,…

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The retreat from $110,000 also triggered a textbook long squeeze. On October 13, CoinGlass data showed that Binance’s long-to-short ratio for Bitcoin exceeded 60%, with a dense…

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This sharp unwind demonstrates that the market is still fragile. Low spot demand prevented the temporary $110,000 support from sustaining itself, converting what initially…

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