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Биткоин обрушился 6 февраля, и криптосообщество пытается понять, кто стоит за массовой распродажей. Появилось три версии — от азиатских хедж-фондов до банковских хеджирований и майнеров, переключающихся на искусственный интеллект(AI).
Гонконгские хедж-фонды и йеновый кредит
Одна из главных теорий указывает на азиатские хедж-фонды, которые делали ставки на рост биткоина с использованием заемных средств. По словам Паркера Уайта (Parker White), операционного и инвестиционного директора DeFi Development Corp, фонды из Гонконга использовали опционы, привязанные к биткоин-ETF вроде IBIT от BlackRock, и финансировали эти позиции за счет дешевых займов в японских йенах.
Схема работала просто: фонды обменивали йены на другие валюты и инвестировали в рисковые активы вроде криптовалют, рассчитывая на дальнейший рост цен. Когда биткоин перестал расти, а стоимость йеновых займов увеличилась, эти позиции с плечом быстро превратились в убытки. Кредиторы потребовали дополнительное обеспечение, что заставило фонды срочно распродавать биткоин и другие активы — это лишь усилило падение.
Morgan Stanley и структурные ноты
Бывший глава BitMEX Артур Хейес (Arthur Hayes) предложил другое объяснение. Он считает, что банки, включая Morgan Stanley, могли быть вынуждены продавать биткоин или связанные с ним активы для хеджирования своих позиций в структурных нотах, привязанных к спотовым биткоин-ETF.
Эти финансовые продукты позволяют клиентам делать ставки на динамику цены биткоина, часто с защитой основной суммы или барьерами. Когда биткоин резко падает и пробивает ключевые уровни — например, около $78 700 в одном из продуктов Morgan Stanley — дилерам приходится проводить дельта-хеджирование путем продажи базового актива или фьючерсов.
Это создает эффект «отрицательной гаммы»: чем сильнее падает цена, тем больше продаж для хеджирования требуется. В итоге банки из поставщиков ликвидности превращаются в вынужденных продавцов, что усугубляет нисходящий тренд.
Майнеры уходят в AI
Менее обсуждаемая, но тоже циркулирующая теория связывает падение биткоина с «исходом майнеров». Аналитик Джадж Гибсон (Judge Gibson) 7 февраля написал в соцсети X, что растущий спрос на дата-центры для искусственного интеллекта уже вынуждает майнеров биткоина менять направление деятельности, что привело к падению хешрейта на 10-40%.
В декабре 2025 года майнер Riot Platforms объявил о переходе к более широкой стратегии дата-центров и продал биткоинов на $161 млн. На прошлой неделе другой майнер, IREN, также анонсировал переход на дата-центры для AI.
Индикатор Hash Ribbons тоже подал тревожный сигнал: 30-дневная средняя хешрейта опустилась ниже 60-дневной — негативная инверсия, которая исторически указывает на серьезный стресс в доходах майнеров и повышает риск капитуляции.

По состоянию на 7 февраля средняя стоимость электроэнергии для майнинга одного биткоина составляла около $58 160, а чистые производственные расходы — примерно $72 700. Если биткоин опустится ниже $60 000, майнеры могут столкнуться с реальными финансовыми трудностями.
Мнение AI
С точки зрения системного анализа, три описанные теории могут быть не конкурирующими гипотезами, а звеньями одной цепи. Алгоритмические торговые системы способны превратить локальный шок в азиатском регионе в глобальный каскад: банковские хедж-боты реагируют на волатильность, майнеры видят падение рентабельности и ускоряют диверсификацию, а это создает дополнительное давление на рынок. Обвал индекса Dow Jones в мае 2010 года показал, как взаимосвязанные автоматизированные системы превращают небольшую турбулентность в катастрофу — индекс рухнул почти на 1000 пунктов за минуты.
Институциональный биткоин принципиально отличается от рынка 2017-2021 годов. Тогда распродажи провоцировали розничные инвесторы, теперь — банковские деск-трейдеры и риск-менеджеры со строгими алгоритмами. Рынок стал более «эффективным», но одновременно более уязвимым к системным сбоям. Парадокс в том, что профессионализация крипторынка делает его более уязвимым к каскадным эффектам.
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Bitcoin has always respected one rule more than any narrative: long-term structure matters most during macro stress.
Looking at the weekly chart, $BTC is still trading inside a long-term ascending channel that has guided price through multiple cycles.
Every major expansion phase has respected this structure, while every deep correction has tested its lower boundaries.
One level stands out historically and structurally: the 200-week moving average (200W MA).
Why the 200W MA matters
The 200W MA has acted as Bitcoin’s cycle floor during bear markets:
In 2018, BTC bottomed near it.In 2022, BTC briefly broke below it, triggering panic but also marking a generational accumulation zone.
If Bitcoin loses the 200W MA again, history suggests we should not ignore what comes next.
The $38,000 confluence
From the chart, $38,000 is not just a random number:
It aligns with the lower bound of the long-term channelIt overlaps with a key Fibonacci retracement zoneIt sits near prior high-volume consolidation areas
In 2022, when BTC lost the 200W MA, price didn’t collapse immediately but once structure broke, downside momentum accelerated. That same structural risk exists again if the level fails.
This doesn’t mean $38,000 must be reached but if the 200W MA breaks, this becomes a high-probability area of interest, not a prediction.
Market context matters
What makes this cycle different is that Bitcoin previously made new highs during a contracting macro environment, largely driven by ETFs and institutional access.
Now, the market is at a crossroads:
Either BTC holds long-term structure and confirms resilienceOr it repeats history, where structural breaks force price to seek deeper liquidity zones before the next expansion
Understanding this distinction is critical for risk management not just for traders, but for long-term holders as well.
This is not about fear it’s about preparation.
The 200W MA is the line between long-term confidence and structural stress
$38,000 is a level the market will react to if that line breaks
Structure breaks first narratives come later
If Bitcoin revisits the 200W MA, do you see it as a warning sign or a long-term opportunity?
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#bitcoin doesn’t move randomly.
It repeats behavior; just at different prices.

When you zoom out and compare the previous cycle to the current one, the structure is almost identical.

Let’s break it down 👇

📈 Phase 1: Higher High
Both cycles started the same way.
A strong bullish expansion that convinced everyone the trend would last forever.

🐂 Momentum was strong. Sentiment was euphoric.

🔻 Phase 2: Structural Break
After the higher high, price failed to continue.
Support zones broke. Momentum shifted.

🧱 Phase 3: Weekly Low Reaction
In both cycles, Bitcoin found a major weekly low.
Buyers stepped in. Hope returned.

This is where most traders got confused... thinking the worst was over.

⏸️ Phase 4: Range
This is where we are now.

Price is no longer trending.
It’s digesting the prior move inside a wide range.

Volatility increases. Direction disappears.
Traders get chopped. Investors get tested.

This phase is not about speed, it’s about patience.

💡 Key Insight
Phase 4 is not bearish.
But it’s also not bullish.

It’s a transition phase... where weak hands exit, strong hands accumulate, and the next big move is quietly prepared.

The same movie.
Different year. Different price.

🤔 Question:
Do you think this range resolves the same way as the last cycle… or does Bitcoin surprise everyone this time?

⚠️ Disclaimer: This is not financial advice. Always do your own research and manage risk properly.

📚 Stick to your trading plan regarding entries, risk, and management.
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For years, Bitcoin’s four-year halving cycle felt almost predictable. Each halving reduced miner rewards, tightened supply, and historically helped spark a bull run that peaked about 12 to 18 months later.
For over a decade, the rhythm felt almost mechanical.
2012 halving → 2013 peak
2016 halving → 2017 peak
2020 halving → 2021 peak
Then came April 2024. Miner rewards dropped to 3.125 BTC, and expectations were clear: strong rally, euphoric top, then a cooldown.
Here is a long-term view of Bitcoin's price action (logarithmic scale), showing historical halving cycles and the path through 2024–2026:

Bitcoin did deliver, climbing to roughly $126K in October 2025.right on schedule. Still, momentum faded faster than anticipated.
By mid-February 2026, Bitcoin trades around $69,000–$70,800, after briefly falling below $61,000. That marks a 45–50 percent decline from the peak. Significant, but still less severe than past corrections that often exceeded 70 percent.
▪️Why the Cycle Looks Different Now
Several structural changes are reshaping Bitcoin’s behavior.
Institutional flows dominate.
Since spot ETFs launched in 2024, fund inflows frequently outweigh daily miner supply, making capital movement a stronger price driver than halving scarcity.
Macro trends matter more.
Bitcoin increasingly reacts to interest rates, liquidity, and overall risk sentiment, behaving more like a global macro asset.
A larger market needs bigger money.
At trillion-dollar scale, supply cuts alone no longer trigger explosive rallies.
Here is a comparison chart overlaying the current post-2024 halving cycle against previous cycles (adjusted for time since halving):

▪️2026 Outlook: Three Possible Paths
Bullish: Some expect an extended cycle with targets between $150,000 and $250,000, driven by ETF demand, corporate adoption, and potential rate cuts.
Neutral: Others see Bitcoin maturing into “hard money,” trading roughly between $75,000 and $150,000 with slower, steadier growth.
Bearish: A deeper correction toward $50,000–$60,000 remains possible if macro
Here is a closer look at the 2025 peak and the 2026 correction so far:

▪️Bottom Line
The four-year cycle is probably not dead. But it is no longer the metronome controlling the entire market.
Bitcoin is evolving into a global macro asset, shaped more by institutional capital than predictable supply shocks.
And here is the practical takeaway many wish they understood earlier:
Do not anchor your strategy to old market structures.
Anchor it to where capital is moving next.
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A trip to $60,000 and back before coffee.

Bitcoin $BTC  spent the end of last week doing what it does best: reminding traders that fire-breathing dragons aren’t in fairytales only.

After a sharp drop to $60,033 on Thursday torched thousands of long positions, the world’s largest cryptocurrency bounced hard. By Friday, it had clawed its way back above $70,000. Still, that dip was the orange coin’s lowest level since October 2024 and roughly 52% below last year’s record of $126,000.

By Monday morning, Bitcoin looked almost calm. It hovered around $70,700, barely changed on the day. The contrast with last week’s price action felt dramatic. Bitcoin rarely travels in straight lines, and this was another reminder.

🤔 Buy the Dip or Declare It Gone?

As always, opinions split fast. Some traders rushed to declare Bitcoin’s demise (for the 463th time – there’s a website for that). Others quietly loaded up, calling the move a classic paper-hands shakeout.

Markets, by nature, lean optimistic. The real question is whether optimism has enough fuel to pull Bitcoin out of its recent slump and into a renewed upside phase. The bounce has been impressive, an 18% upswing, but conviction remains fragile.

🌪️ Volatility Is a Feature, Not a Bug

Extreme volatility comes with the territory. Bitcoin’s slide from a $126,000 peak in October arrived despite a crypto-friendly White House and accelerating institutional adoption.

For some investors, that raised uncomfortable questions about Bitcoin’s role during periods of geopolitical stress.

Digital gold? Perhaps. Perfect hedge? That debate remains open.

🧊 The Market Finds Its Feet, Carefully

The broader crypto market has stabilized, though nerves remain close to the surface and Bitcoin still commands the lion’s share, according to the dominance chart. Traders describe the tone as cautious rather than confident. Or every analyst’s favorite expression: cautious optimism.

One level stands out on everyone’s chart. The $60,000 threshold has emerged as the primary near-term support. It marked the floor of last week’s selloff and remains the line bulls prefer not to revisit anytime soon.

On the upside, $75,000 carries symbolic weight. A sustained break above that zone would strengthen the case that the worst of the bear phase has passed and that buyers are regaining control.

📈 Institutions Quietly Step Back In

While price action grabbed headlines, flows told a quieter story. US Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $221 million in inflows on February 6, suggesting that some investors viewed the selloff as an opportunity rather than a warning sign.

Institutional participation tends to move slowly and deliberately. These flows do not guarantee higher prices, but they add some confidence during moments of stress. For a market built on confidence, that matters.

🧮 The Levels That Matter Now

If $BTC is serious about $70,000, attention turns to a handful of technical levels that traders are watching closely.

But before that, let’s talk about the 200-week moving average near $58,000, a level Bitcoin respected during the recent dip. Holding above it keeps the longer-term structure intact.

Next sits the $73,000 to $75,000 zone, an area packed with prior support and resistance. Clearing it convincingly would signal momentum shifting back toward the bulls.

Beyond that, the path opens toward $81,000, a level that could act as the next magnet if sentiment continues to improve.

Again, that is if the OG coin manages to reel itself out of the sub-$70,000 area. The bounce from $60,000 reminded traders that sharp selloffs often attract bargain hunters and dip scoopers.

Off to you: So where do you stand right now? Are you holding your Bitcoin, exploring alternatives, or watching from the sidelines? Share how you are navigating this market in the comments.
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Hey. Looking at the charts and I see a familiar picture: BTC is back around 70k but has already been lower, $ETH and $XRP are also in the red. Everyone is talking about "market pressure" and "uncertainty." Sounds like a template excuse, let's break it down without the fluff.
Yes, Bitcoin couldn't hold above 74.5k — that's a fact. The chart did break the uptrend that had been holding for months. But is that really so important? The market always moves in waves: rally, correction, consolidation. We're just in a correction phase after a powerful rally. Short-term stop-losses got triggered, the weak hands got shaken out — business as usual.
The fact that crypto is correlating with the stock market right now is nothing new. When indices fall, investors take profits across all risky assets, including BTC. This isn't a crisis of faith in Bitcoin, it's simply a momentary capital reshuffle.
Here's what really stands out: the outflow from Bitcoin ETFs. Institutions are selling a bit — probably taking profits or waiting out the volatility. This creates additional pressure, but it's not a trend reversal. Remember how everyone feared selling from MT.Gox or governments? The market digested it and moved on.
Regulatory uncertainty in the US? It's always been there. While politicians argue, big capital isn't sitting idle — it's quietly accumulating on dips.
So, what is this: the start of a big drop or just a pause?
Personally, I see a healthy correction after a crazy run-up. The market is shedding overheated momentum. Key support levels (like that 60k area for BTC) are holding for now. If we don't see mass position closures by funds and panic in traditional markets, this looks more like a chance to buy the dip than a signal to flee.
The main question right now isn't "why are they falling?" but "is this for long?" What do you think — is this a deep correction or just a minor shakeout before the next leg up?
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A inicios de 2026, el mercado cripto no solo vive de "narrativas", vive de liquidez. Mientras muchos se distraen con el ruido diario, los grandes inversores están siguiendo una métrica que nunca miente: el M2 Global (la oferta monetaria).
Históricamente, Bitcoin ha funcionado como un "barómetro de liquidez". Cuando la Reserva Federal (FED) inyecta dinero o detiene su drenaje (Quantitative Tightening), BTC tiende a explotar.
Estado de la FED: Tras la reunión de enero de 2026, las tasas se mantienen en el rango de 3.5% - 3.75%. Aunque no hubo recortes inmediatos, la FED ha finalizado oficialmente el programa de contracción (QT), lo que significa que el "grifo" está listo para abrirse de nuevo.M2 Global: Actualmente, la oferta monetaria M2 está en niveles récord de $22.69 Trillones. Aunque la correlación con BTC ha sido volátil en los últimos meses, los analistas de Fidelity y CoinShares sugieren que estamos en un periodo de "acumulación silenciosa".El Precio hoy: Con Bitcoin cotizando cerca de los $68,000 - $70,000, el mercado está absorbiendo la presión de venta para prepararse para el próximo ciclo de flexibilización previsto para junio de 2026.
¿Por qué es el desencadenante oculto?
La liquidez de la FED actúa como combustible. Si el dólar se vuelve "barato" debido a la pausa en las tasas y la inyección de capital, los activos de suministro limitado —como Bitcoin— se convierten en el refugio preferido de las instituciones. Reportes de CoinShares indican que, en un escenario de "vuelo hacia la calidad", BTC podría alcanzar los $170,000 antes de que termine el año.
Estrategias para ganar en este mercado y no ser simplemente un espectador, aquí tienes tres tácticas profesionales:
DCA (Dollar Cost Averaging) Estratégico: No intentes adivinar el suelo exacto. Aprovecha las correcciones actuales hacia los $60,000 para promediar tu entrada. Históricamente, las zonas de "aburrimiento" preceden a las parábolas de liquidez.Seguimiento del M2 y Flujos de ETF: Monitorea los flujos de los ETF de Bitcoin al contado. Si las entradas institucionales superan los $50 mil millones, es una señal de que el "smart money" está posicionándose antes de la inundación de liquidez.Rotación de Capital: Una vez que Bitcoin rompa su máximo histórico, parte de esa liquidez fluirá hacia Ethereum y Alts de alta capitalización. Mantén un 70-80% en BTC como base sólida y usa el resto para buscar "betas" de mayor crecimiento.
Notal: "No esperes a que el dinero inunde el mercado para comprar; compra mientras el mercado todavía tiene sed".
¿Crees que Bitcoin superará los $100k antes de junio o la FED nos dará una sorpresa? 👇 ¡Te leo en los comentarios!
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BlackRock vừa chuyển 2,268 BTC ($156M) + 45,324 ETH ($91.8M) lên Coinbase Prime – Nhưng áp lực bán từ nhà đầu tư truyền thống đang giảm mạnh!
Dữ liệu on-chain mới nhất:
🔶 BlackRock (qua quỹ iShares Bitcoin Trust & Ethereum Trust) đã chuyển:

→ 2,268 BTC ≈ $156 triệu

→ 45,324 ETH ≈ $91.8 triệu

lên Coinbase Prime trong 24–48 giờ qua.

Quan trọng hơn:

Khối lượng chuyển BTC/ETH từ custodian (như BlackRock, Fidelity…) lên Coinbase Prime đang giảm rõ rệt trong những ngày gần đây.
→ Điều này cho thấy áp lực bán từ nhà đầu tư tổ chức truyền thống đang dịu đi đáng kể!
Trước đây, lượng lớn chuyển lên Prime thường là để chuẩn bị bán hoặc rebalance.
Giờ khối lượng giảm → Nhiều khả năng họ đang hold hoặc accumulate thêm thay vì dump.
Phân tích nhanh:
🔶 Tín hiệu tích cực cho BTC & ETH dài hạn: Smart money tổ chức bớt bán, nguồn cung trên sàn giảm → Giảm áp lực bán tháo.
🔶 Trong bối cảnh thị trường điều chỉnh, đây có thể là dấu hiệu bottoming hoặc chuẩn bị cho nhịp phục hồi khi tổ chức quay lại mua dip.
Bạn nghĩ sao? BlackRock đang “giữ hàng” chờ pump hay chỉ là điều chỉnh portfolio tạm thời?
Comment vị thế BTC/ETH của bạn bên dưới, tag bạn bè để cùng theo dõi nhé!
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After a sharp sell-off from the $97,000 region down to around $60,000, Bitcoin has just experienced one of the most aggressive corrections of this cycle.
What makes this move especially notable is that it unfolded despite strong structural support from Bitcoin ETFs and continued DCA activity by large funds, clearly signaling that selling pressure has significantly outweighed buying demand in recent weeks.
In simple terms, distribution has dominated accumulation. This imbalance can largely be explained by the broader monetary backdrop, which remains less supportive of risk assets.
As a result, capital has rotated defensively moving into stablecoins and traditional safe-haven assets as investors prioritize capital preservation over exposure to volatility.
From a short-term perspective, based on personal analysis and market structure, Bitcoin is likely to attempt a recovery toward the $80,000–$83,000 zone.
This area represents a major technical and psychological inflection point. How price behaves there will be critical:
A rejection could confirm continuation of the corrective phaseA strong acceptance and reclaim could signal a transition back into growth
The coming weeks are therefore pivotal for Bitcoin’s medium-term structure. This is the zone where the market must decide whether the recent move was a deep reset or the prelude to another expansion phase. Let’s see which path the market chooses.
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Bitcoin price forecasts still favor lower macro lows as traders brace for US inflation data and renewed Japan-driven currency volatility.
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$BTC $68,879 starts the second week of February still on the defensive after last week’s sharp drawdown, with traders increasingly eyeing a deeper retracement toward $60,000 — and even $50,000 — before a durable macro bottom forms.

Market forecasts agree that Bitcoin price action has not yet put in a reliable long-term bottom.CPI week comes as markets lose faith in Fed rate cuts in March.US dollar strength begins to fade as analysts eye a potential rerun of 2021 for Bitcoin-dollar correlation.Japan’s election turns heads, with analysis seeing a weaker yen and crypto headwinds to come.Bitcoin miners send large amounts to exchanges as the dust settles on the snap downside.

BTC price expected to attempt $60,000 retest
Bitcoin continues to trade above $70,000 as the week gets underway, but traders are anything but bullish on the short-term BTC price outlook.
Data from TradingView shows a lack of volatility around the weekly close, with BTC/USD staying around 20% higher versus its 15-month lows from last week.

In an X thread covering lower time frames, trader CrypNuevo warned that the current relief may end up as a manipulative move to liquidate late short positions.
“The intention to push price up first would be to hit the short liquidations that exist between $72k-$77k mainly. But this move is just a guess,” he wrote. 
“What we're really anticipating here is the long wick getting filled at least 50% of it in the next weekly candles.”

CrypNuevo implied that the lows could see at least a partial retest in the short term.
“It could be an immediate wick-fill. But in the case of having a move up first, then it could probably take around 5-8 weekly candles to get filled,” he forecast. 
At the weekend, Cointelegraph reported on a broad consensus that price would make new macro lows in the future — and that these could take BTC/USD to $50,000 or lower.

Trader Daan Crypto Trades meanwhile considered less exciting BTC price action to come next.
“After such a volatile few weeks, price will attempt to start ranging at some point. With this recent spike in volatility and big retrace yesterday, there's a good chance we are hitting that point about now,” he told X followers Sunday. 
“Would expect volatility to slowly come off a bit again, a range to be formed and from there on out we can reassess and look for opportunities.”
CPI due as Fed policy nerves emerge
The macro focus is back on US inflation data this week as wild gyrations in precious metals settle.
The January print of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), due Friday, forms the highlight and will follow various US employment data releases.
“Earnings season is also in full swing and macroeconomic uncertainty is elevated,” trading resource The Kobeissi Letter added on the week’s outlook.
Since announcing the new Chair of the Federal Reserve, President Donald Trump has failed to calm market nerves about future financial policy. His pick, Kevin Warsh, is thought to be notionally opposed to easing financial conditions — something that has already weighed on risk-asset performance.
Markets thus have little faith in interest rates going lower at the Fed’s next meeting in mid-March — even if Warsh is only due to take over in May.
Data from CME Group’s FedWatch Tool currently gives 82% odds of rates staying at current levels.

Commenting, analytics resource Mosaic Asset Company pointed to “stubborn” US inflation statistics as a reason for a more hawkish Fed — and associated market nerves.
“The combination of stronger economic growth and stubbornly high core inflation might starting casting a doubt on the interest rate outlook across the yield curve,” it wrote in the latest edition of its regular newsletter, “The Market Mosaic.”
Mosaic said that difficult conditions for the Fed were a “major catalyst behind the selloff in growth and AI stocks this year.”
“Rising rates makes the present value of future corporate profits worth less in today’s terms, while higher rates presents competition for investor capital as well,” it added.
As the week began, meanwhile, gold returned to the $5,000 mark, while US stocks futures joined Bitcoin in a relief bounce off Friday’s lows. 

US dollar at a ten-year crossroads
For both Bitcoin and the broader risk-asset market, US dollar strength is becoming an increasingly important potential volatility catalyst.
The US dollar index (DXY), which enjoyed a relief rally following a trip to multiyear lows near 95.5 in late January, is failing to reclaim levels above 98.

A strong dollar tends to result in pressure for Bitcoin, and while the correlation has undergone many changes in recent years, the long-term trend may provide bulls with a more reliable tailwind.
“Still holding that support. But really critical level for the long-term trend,” analyst Aksel Kibar wrote in recent dollar commentary. 
“$DXY can offer a great trade setup soon. Long or short. irrespective of direction.”

Kibar eyed DXY possibly now breaking out of a ten-year trading channel to the downside, but said that more data would be necessary before this was confirmed.
An alternative perspective comes from Henrik Zeberg, chief macro economist at crypto market insight company Swissblock.
In an X post last week, Zeberg likened the current relationship between BTC and DXY to early 2021 — around ten months before BTC/USD saw the blow-off top in its last bull market.
Far from breaking down, DXY could in fact be at the start of its next bull run.
“Strong DXY is BEARISH for BTC - just not in the initial phase of the Bull. Likely because ROTATION into US Assets,” he wrote. 
“In 2021 - we had 12 weeks of BTC rally into the new DXY Bull. The rally gained 130% into the TOP for BTC. I see same development again! +100% gain in BTC - into its FINAL TOP.”

An accompanying chart suggested a target for that “final top” at $146,000.

Yen weakness stays on the radar
For the short term, however, Bitcoin faces another macro hurdle: a new fiscal policy era in Japan.
After the reelection of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japanese stocks surged to record highs — and analysis now sees negative impacts for US investment vehicles and crypto.
“The landslide victory of Sanae Takaichi marks Japan’s shift toward aggressive fiscal stimulus and tolerance for currency depreciation,” analyst XWIN Research Japan wrote in a blog post published on onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant. 
“The ‘Takaichi Trade’ has lifted the Nikkei to record highs while reshaping global capital flows.”

XWIN referenced findings warning of “slowing inflows” into US equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs), thanks to a weaker yen increasing the attractiveness of Japanese bonds.
“Against this backdrop, Bitcoin faces short-term downside risk,” it continued. 
“In risk-off phases, BTC tends to correlate with U.S. equities, allowing equity-led de-risking to spill into crypto markets. This pressure does not reflect deterioration in Bitcoin’s on-chain fundamentals, but cross-asset risk management.”
As Cointelegraph reported, crypto markets remain highly sensitive to Japan-related news, with one theory even attributing the yen carry trade to last week’s BTC price crash.
Analyzing the yen situation ahead of the election, Robin Brooks, a senior research fellow at Brookings, described its weakness as a “political liability.”
“With the election out of the way, especially if Takaichi does well, the optics of Yen depreciation won’t matter nearly as much,” he predicted. 
“So the election is conceivably a catalyst for the next round of Yen weakening.”

Bitcoin miners see “exceptional” exchange inflows
Bitcoin miners are busy adjusting to current reality after Bitcoin’s 15-month lows — but research warns that a sell-off risk remains.
Related: Bitcoin difficulty plunges, Buterin sells off Ethereum: Hodler’s Digest, Feb. 1 – 7
Miner inflows to exchanges reached their highest levels since 2024 in recent days, with Feb. 5 alone seeing total deposits of 24,000 BTC.
Describing that tally as “exceptional,” CryptoQuant contributor Arab Chain said that the market is undergoing a “redistribution phase.”
“Notably, this rise in miner activity comes within a market environment characterized by clear volatility and reduced risk appetite among segments of traders, which could add an extra layer of short-term selling pressure,” a blog post explained.
“However, these inflows do not necessarily indicate the start of a prolonged downtrend, but rather may represent a natural redistribution phase within the market cycle.”

The classic Hash Ribbons indicator, which measures periods of miner stress, likewise continues its reaction to Bitcoin’s flash crash.
The indicator’s two moving averages of hash rate show no sign of forming a classic bullish cross, firmly invalidating its latest “buy” signal from early January.

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