$BTC : This also helps explain why the current structure appears larger than the 2022 structure — not only in timing, but in size as well. ( See quoted post )
Let’s compare the rallies first:
2022: Bitcoin rallied from $34K to $48K, a gain of approximately 41.18%. 2026: Bitcoin rallied from $58K to $87K, a gain of approximately 50%.
The 2026 rally is approximately 21.42% larger in relative terms than the comparable 2022 rally.
As I’ve explained before, the current structure appears to be developing on a larger scale, with both upward and downward impulses proportionally larger than their counterparts in 2022.
Now, let’s compare the declines from the same structural point marked by the black boxes:
The projected 2026 decline is approximately 18.37% larger in relative terms than the comparable 2022 decline.
Notice the consistency: both the upward rally and the projected downward move are larger in percentage terms in the current structure.
This is also why a move from the same structural point can differ not only in duration but also in magnitude.
The current structure appears to be repeating a similar pattern to 2022, but each step is taking proportionally longer to develop. Because we’re potentially on a prolonged bearish cycle which is can last well over one year.
We must analyse Bitcoin’s entire price history to understand which previous cycle the current market is most likely to rhyme with — and, more importantly, why.
Instead of automatically assuming that Bitcoin must follow the 2018–2022 cycle, we need to examine the bigger picture and identify which historical structure best aligns with the current one.
That’s why assuming this bear market should last approximately one year simply because previous cycles did is, in my view, an arbitrary assumption without a complete structural analysis to support it.
This is exactly what I did a long time ago.
I analysed Bitcoin’s entire price history, comparing its larger structures, correction phases, and cycle durations rather than focusing on just one previous cycle.
My analysis points towards the current market rhyming with the prolonged 2013–2015 bear market, suggesting that this cycle could last well over a year.
The objective isn’t to force Bitcoin to repeat the most recent cycle. It’s to understand which historical pattern the current market structure most closely resembles.
History rhymes, but identifying the right rhyme requires analysing the entire history — not cherry-picking the cycle that fits your expectations.
I’ve now added the Bitcoin chart to provide a broader perspective on the current market cycle and highlight the striking similarities with the prolonged 2013–2015 bear cycle.
One of the most important similarities is the growing divergence between Bitcoin and the S&P 500.
During the 2013–2015 bear market, Bitcoin became increasingly disconnected from the S&P 500’s trajectory. While stocks continued trending higher, Bitcoin entered a prolonged structural decline and followed its own bearish cycle.
Interestingly, this type of divergence was less pronounced during other major Bitcoin cycles, when BTC and the S&P 500 generally followed more closely aligned market rhythms, with major corrections occurring around similar periods.
But this time, we appear to be seeing a pattern much closer to 2013–2015.
Once again, the S&P 500 continues pushing higher while Bitcoin appears to be moving through a prolonged bearish phase, increasingly diverging from the stock market’s bullish trajectory.
This is one of the reasons I believe the current cycle is following the 2013–2015 cycle in terms of timing and duration, rather than the shorter 2022 cycle.
Back then, the S&P 500 continued rising throughout much of Bitcoin’s bear market before eventually entering its own bearish phase. Ultimately, both markets experienced a major correction.
Could we be approaching a similar turning point in 2025–2027?
If this historical pattern plays out again, the S&P 500 could enter its own bearish phase just as Bitcoin moves into the next stage of its broader correction.
This is precisely the scenario I’ve been discussing for the past 3–4 months. With both charts now side by side, the historical similarities become even more compelling.
My Different analytical approaches are pointing toward the same possibility: the S&P 500 have already topped.
I was looking at the S&P 500 chart and noticed something interesting. Its current price action is beginning to resemble the structure Bitcoin formed around its $126K peak — both before and after the top.
Look at the similarities in price behavior and market structure across both charts.
Could we be watching the same pattern unfold again, this time in the stock market
Large-cap assets that tend to move with BTC often form very similar structures.
Price is following the 2022 structure step by step, but this time it’s developing on a larger scale. That also means it takes longer to fully develop than the 2022 structure.
This explains why one year of the bear market has already passed, yet price is still only around the middle of the overall structure.
Phase 2 of the correction will develop over the coming months, eventually leading to the true cycle bottom.
We can see the same three touches at the top, marked with the blue dots. This strongly suggests that the top is most likely already in.