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CoinDeskCrypto · BTCFri · 10:41

While bitcoin holds near $63,000, some data points to pain ahead for bulls

Bitcoin is hovering near $63,000 with onchain data showing market price barely above realized price and ETF demand softening materially. This setup historically precedes further downside as the marginal cost basis of holders provides limited support and momentum fades.

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Bull case

BTC's realized price acting as a floor has historically been a strong mean-reversion signal in prior cycles, and any resumption of ETF inflows — which drove the move from $40k to $73k — could rapidly restore upside momentum toward ATH retests.

Bear case

Onchain data showing demand deterioration precisely when price sits at the thin realized-price support band is a historically reliable leading indicator of accelerating selling pressure, and with ETF flows — the dominant 2024 demand source — visibly weakening, the case for a floor here lacks conviction.

Both sides — weigh them yourself