Bitcoin tends to move in repeating phases: impulse → pause → impulse → exhaustion. The previous leg up was classic late-cycle behavior strong expansion, shallow pullbacks, and continuation after continuation.
That type of price action usually appears near the end of a cycle, not at the beginning. When upside momentum gets fully consumed, the market shifts its character.
What we’re seeing now is different. Lower highs are forming, price is compressing in a relatively tight range, and volatility is drying up. The waves still exist, but they’re no longer clean or impulsive like before. Structurally, this leans more toward distribution than fresh accumulation.
If previous cycles are any guide, #BTC may need more time to reset. That could mean extended sideways action, or even one deeper corrective move to properly shake out positioning before a true new expansion phase begins.
I’ll only turn structurally bullish again when price starts trending with clarity when impulse legs are followed by strong continuation, not hesitation. Until then, patience matters more than prediction.
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