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Story: Bitcoin Stabilizes Near $86K as MVRV Ratio Turns Bullish for First Time Since January

By Steven Anderson

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Trump, Iran, and the Oil Connection. At the UN General Assembly in New York, President Donald Trump said a deal with Iran could happen…

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What the MVRV Ratio Is Saying. Glassnode flagged something worth watching. Bitcoin's market value to realized value ratio — the…

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Bitcoin's sitting near $86,000 and the chart nerds are paying close attention. The MVRV ratio just crossed a line it hasn't touched since January, and two major onchain platforms…

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Bitcoin hit $87,350 on Monday — its highest point since late January — before cooling slightly and stabilizing around $86,000 on Tuesday.

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The connection to Bitcoin isn't direct, but it's not nothing either. Falling oil prices tend to ease inflation fears, and that can shift sentiment toward risk assets.

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Glassnode flagged something worth watching. Bitcoin's market value to realized value ratio — the MVRV — crossed above its 365-day moving average.

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Right now, the MVRV sits at 1.62. Back in mid-August, it was at 1.19. That's a meaningful jump. But it's still well below 3.

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More context: $18.1 Billion Bitcoin and Ethereum Options Expire, Market Leans Bullish

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CryptoQuant added its own read. The MVRV ratio's 30-day moving average just broke through a multi-month resistance level, something that hadn't happened since January.

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That's a big number. And it's worth saying clearly — no one's promising it. These are indicators, not guarantees.

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The source didn't specify what official commentary, if any, could change that outlook. But both platforms noted that further strategic moves or statements from key players could…

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Related: Bitcoin Surges Past $78,788 Moving Average, Sparking Bull Market Speculation

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Broader geopolitical factors — the Iran situation, oil supply dynamics, how U.S. elections shake out — all stay in the mix as unknowns.

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Bitcoin's been here before. A metric crosses a threshold, analysts get cautious-but-excited, and then something completely unrelated blows up the thesis. Or it doesn't.

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