On-chain data shows CryptoQuant’s Bitcoin Bull-Bear Market Cycle Indicator has witnessed a deep plunge into the bearish territory recently. Bitcoin Bull-Bear Cycle Indicator Now Most Bearish Since 2022 Bottom In a new post on X, CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn has talked about the latest trend in the CryptoQuant Bitcoin Bull-Bear Market Cycle Indicator. This metric tells us, as its name suggests, about the market phase that the cryptocurrency is currently inside. The indicator is based on another CryptoQuant metric called the P&L Index, which combines the data of key on-chain indicators to build a single valuation index for Bitcoin. More specifically, the metrics that the P&L Index uses are the MVRV Ratio, NUPL, and LTH/STH SOPR. Related Reading: 46% Of Bitcoin Supply Now In Loss—What It Could Take For A Bottom The MVRV Ratio and NUPL both deal with unrealized network profits/losses, while the LTH/STH SOPR with profits/losses being realized by the investors through their transactions. According to CryptoQuant, the P&L Index’s interactions with its 365-day MA signal whether the asset is switching to a bull or bear market. Breaks above the MA indicate that the cryptocurrency is moving into a bullish regime, while falls below it can signal a bearish transition. The CryptoQuant Bitcoin Bull-Bear Market Cycle Indicator tracks the distance between the P&L Index and its 365-day MA to showcase whether the market is transitioning or if the metric is valued at an extreme. Now, here is the chart for the indicator shared by Maartunn that shows how its value has changed over the past decade: As displayed in the above graph, the CryptoQuant Bitcoin Bull-Bear Market Cycle Indicator plunged into the region below zero during the last few months of 2025, suggesting that the P&L Index crossed below its 365-day MA. As mentioned earlier, such a crossover is a sign of a bearish shift. Since the indicator has gone into this zone, its value has only fallen deeper as the cryptocurrency has seen its negative price action. Following the most recent drop, the metric has hit low levels not seen since the 2022 bear market bottom that followed the FTX crash. The trend is an indication that the P&L Index is approaching an extreme point below the 365-day MA. In the past, market lows have generally been reached alongside such values on the index. Related Reading: Bitcoin NUPL Back In Hope/Fear Region: What Happens Next? That said, the CryptoQuant Bitcoin Bull-Bear Market Cycle Indicator has usually spent a bit of time in the “extreme bear” zone before the cryptocurrency has found a reversal. It now remains to be seen how long the metric will take this time around. BTC Price At the time of writing, Bitcoin is floating around $68,000, down 4% in the last seven days. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
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Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) have extended their negative streak to a fourth consecutive week after US market weakness pushed global funds to over $170 million in weekly outflows. Related Reading: Bitcoin Should Be Flying—Instead, Quantum Risk Keeps It Grounded: Analyst Crypto Funds Outflows Extend Amid US Weakness According to the latest CoinShares data, crypto-based investment products recorded their fourth week of outflows amid the negative market sentiment of the past month. In a Monday report, James Butterfill, head of research at CoinShares, shared that global crypto funds closed the week with negative net flows totaling $173 million, bringing cumulative four-week outflows to $3.47 billion. Notably, crypto ETPs recorded over $1.7 billion in outflows each of the last two weeks of January as the market sentiment shifted, marking the largest negative net flows since November 2025. Over the past two weeks, investment products have seen outflows of $187m and $173m, respectively. The latest figures suggest that the strong selling pressure has slowed, although it has not yet reversed despite improved market sentiment. “The week began on a more positive note, with inflows of US$575m, followed by outflows of US$853m, likely driven by further price weakness. Sentiment improved slightly on Friday following weaker-than-expected CPI data, with inflows of US$105m,” he detailed. Meanwhile, ETPs’ trading activity also dropped notably, with volumes falling to $27 billion from a record $63 billion recorded the previous week. Butterfill noted that the funds also saw a sharp regional divergence in sentiment between the US and the rest of the world. Per the report, the US saw $403 million in outflows last week, while all other regions recorded $230 million in inflows. Germany, Canada, and Switzerland registered the strongest performance, with inflows worth $114.8 million, $46.3 million, and $36.8 million, respectively. Altcoins See Selective Resilience As the report noted, the two leading cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), saw the worst performance among major assets. The flagship crypto had the weakest sentiment, recording $133 million in negative net flows, fueled by BlackRock IBIT’s $235 million in outflows. However, short Bitcoin investment products also recorded outflows, totaling $15.4 million over the past two weeks, “a pattern often seen near market lows,” Butterfill added. Related Reading: Bitcoin At $8,000? Michael Saylor Says Strategy Still Won’t Break Ethereum suffered $85.1 million in outflows, led by BlackRock ETHA’s $112.7 million, while Hyperliquid saw $1 million in outflows. On the flip side, some altcoin-based investment products saw positive sentiment, continuing to attract fresh inflows last week. Crypto funds based on XRP led the charge with $33.4 million in inflows, adding to the previous week’s $63.1 million positive flows. Solana ETPs followed second with $31 million inflows, a notable increase from the $8.2 million recorded the week prior, signaling confidence in these assets despite the broader trend. Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com
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Dogecoin is flashing a rare weekly “bearish cross” just as traders debate whether last week’s $0.08 washout was the cycle’s reset or merely the first leg lower. The setup matters beyond DOGE itself because memecoin flows are increasingly being treated as a proxy for risk appetite across crypto. Is The Dogecoin Bottom In? A chart shared by Charting Guy shows the 20-week EMA crossing below the 200-week EMA, a technical event he argues has historically aligned with DOGE capitulation. “DOGE typically bottoms around when the 20 weekly EMA crosses below the 200 weekly EMA. That happened last week” he wrote, adding that he “increased my position by 50% at the lows” and that his community received buy alerts. That framing is colliding with more cautious range-based reads from other analysts watching spot structure instead of the moving-average signal alone. Related Reading: Dogecoin Is Now In The ‘Maximum Opportunity / Minimum Risk’ Zone: Crypto Analyst Daan Crypto Trades described the post-dip bounce as constructive, but explicitly framed it as range trade rather than trend confirmation. “DOGE Decent price action here over the past few days after the big $0.08 test last week. Currently seeing this $0.08-$0.13 area as a large range,” he posted. “Anything above that point would make me confident in a further move towards the Daily 200MA/EMA. Currently near the middle so hard to really assume a direction here the way it’s trading.” On his chart, DOGE/USDT was sitting around the middle of that band near $0.10–$0.11, with the upper range marker around $0.132 and the lower boundary near $0.088. In other words: not a clean trend, not a clean mean reversion, just a market waiting for a push. That “waiting” can be expensive in a leverage-heavy coin. CEO of Aphractal João Wedson struck a stark tone, warning: “If you are long on Doge, you will likely be liquidated soon!” Related Reading: Why Dogecoin (DOGE) Can’t Break $0.10 Despite Short-Term Bounce and Neutral RSI An aggregated liquidation heatmap shared by Alphractal highlights why this warning resonates with derivatives traders: thick bands of potential liquidation levels sit below current price over the past three days, suggesting stop-driven moves could cascade if DOGE starts trending instead of chopping. Wedson also argued that DOGE rallies can function as a broader volatility tell for Bitcoin, calling them “a risk signal for Bitcoin” and saying it “usually happens when Bitcoin is moving sideways.” Alphractal echoed the rotation narrative in a longer note on flows. “Over the past few days, memecoins have significantly outperformed BTC and other altcoins. What stood out the most was Dogecoin, where the number of trades surpassed all others in its category,” the account wrote. “However, in the last few hours, memecoins have started to correct while BTC remains relatively stable.” The near-term map is clean even if the conviction isn’t. Bulls need a decisive reclaim of the top of the $0.08–$0.13 range to credibly reopen the path toward the daily 200 MA/EMA that Daan flagged. Bears, meanwhile, will focus on whether the market revisits the $0.08 area and whether that level holds on a second test with liquidation clusters in play. At press time, Dogecoin traded at $0.10. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
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Solana failed to stay above $90 and corrected gains. SOL price is still above $85 and might attempt another increase in the near term. SOL price started a downside correction below $90 against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $85 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is a rising channel forming with resistance at $88 on the hourly chart of the SOL/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could extend losses if it dips below the $85 zone. Solana Price Starts Downside Correction Solana price failed to surpass $92 and started a downside correction, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. SOL dipped below $90 and $88 to enter a short-term bearish zone. There was a move below the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward wave from the $76.54 swing low to the $91.20 high. However, the bulls were active above the $82 support. The price is back above $85. There is also a rising channel forming with resistance at $88 on the hourly chart of the SOL/USD pair. Solana is now trading above $85 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. On the upside, the price is facing resistance near the $88 level. The next major resistance is near the $90 level. The main resistance could be $92. A successful close above the $92 resistance zone could set the pace for another steady increase. The next key resistance is $95. Any more gains might send the price toward the $102 level. Another Decline In SOL? If SOL fails to rise above the $92 resistance, it could start another decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $85 zone. The first major support is near the $82 level or the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the upward wave from the $76.54 swing low to the $91.20 high. A break below the $82 level might send the price toward the $76.50 support zone. If there is a close below the $76.50 support, the price could decline toward the $72 support in the near term. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for SOL/USD is gaining pace in the bullish zone. Hourly Hours RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for SOL/USD is above the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $85 and $82. Major Resistance Levels – $88 and $92.
On-chain data shows almost half of all Bitcoin is currently underwater, representing overhead supply that might need to be absorbed before a price bottom. Around 9.31 Million Bitcoin Is Now Being Held At A Loss In a new post on X, CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn has talked about why a true Bitcoin bottom takes time to form. To illustrate his point, Maartunn has shared a chart for the Bitcoin Supply In Loss, an indicator that measures, as its name suggest, the total amount of the cryptocurrency that’s being held at a net unrealized loss. As is visible in the above graph, the Bticoin Supply In Loss shrunk down to zero as the asset set its new all-time high (ATH) back in October. Since then, however, the metric’s value has sharply expanded as the cryptocurrency has gone through its bearish reversal. Related Reading: Bitcoin NUPL Back In Hope/Fear Region: What Happens Next? Today, the indicator is sitting at 9.31 million BTC, which is the highest that it has been since the 2022 bear market. In terms of supply percentage, this amount is equivalent to 46% of all tokens in circulation. Generally, holders in loss look forward to retests of their cost basis level so that they can exit with their capital back. Currently, there would be a significant amount of such investors. “A large share of holders are waiting to sell at breakeven or a small profit,” noted the analyst. Another on-chain indicator called the UTXO Realized Price Distribution (URPD) showcases which levels exactly the underwater hands bought their Bitcoin at. As displayed in the indicator’s chart, the Bitcoin loss supply is particularly clustered between the $80,000 to $95,000 and $105,000 to $120,000 ranges. Given the distance that the current BTC price has to these levels, it’s possible that traders who bought inside the ranges will stay underwater in the near future. Upward moves for the asset would naturally be met with selling pressure from these investors looking to cut their losses. “That overhead supply must be absorbed and redistributed to stronger hands before a durable bottom can emerge,” explained Maartunn. Related Reading: Bitcoin On-Chain Heatmap Shows All Major Metrics In The Red During the previous bear market, the Bitcoin Supply In Loss dropped to even lower levels than now and the market observed a long phase of consolidation before this transfer of loss supply to more resolute hands could occur. It now remains to be seen how long the cryptocurrency will take to reach a floor this time around. BTC Price Bitcoin has taken to sideways movement since its recovery from the $60,000 low as its price is still trading around $68,600. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
XRP price extended losses and traded below $1.520. The price is now consolidating losses but faces hurdles near $1.5150 and $1.520. XRP price started another decline and traded below the $1.550 zone. The price is now trading above $1.450 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a short-term bullish trend line forming with support at $1.4720 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it stays below $1.550. XRP Price Trims Most Gains XRP price failed to stay above $1.60 and extended its decline, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The price declined below $1.550 and $1.520 to enter a short-term bearish zone. The price even extended losses below $1.50. A low was formed at $1.4437, and the price is now consolidating losses. There was a minor upward move above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $1.6713 swing high to the $1.4437 low. The price is now trading above $1.450 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is also a short-term bullish trend line forming with support at $1.4720 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair. If there is a fresh recovery move, the price might face resistance near the $1.5150 level. The first major resistance is near the $1.520 level. A close above $1.520 could send the price to $1.550 and the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $1.6713 swing high to the $1.4437 low. The next hurdle sits at $1.5840. A clear move above the $1.5840 resistance might send the price toward the $1.620 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $1.650 resistance. The next major hurdle for the bulls might be near $1.6750. Another Drop? If XRP fails to clear the $1.520 resistance zone, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $1.460 level or the trend line. The next major support is near the $1.440 level. If there is a downside break and a close below the $1.440 level, the price might continue to decline toward $1.380. The next major support sits near the $1.350 zone, below which the price could continue lower toward $1.3250. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for XRP/USD is now losing pace in the bearish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for XRP/USD is now below the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $1.470 and $1.440. Major Resistance Levels – $1.520 and $1.550.
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Crypto sentiment has slid to what CryptoinsightUk founder Will Taylor describes as “historical lows,” and the damage is starting to show up in higher-timeframe indicators that rarely flash. In a Feb. 14 weekly note, Taylor argued the setup is shifting from “collapse” to late-stage drawdown and pointed to XRP priced in gold as one of the cleanest tells. Taylor framed the week as “another painful week in crypto,” but said the timing of the pessimism matters. On Bitcoin’s weekly chart, he wrote, BTC “has just hit oversold levels for only the third time in recent history,” adding that the prior two occurrences marked either the bear market low or “very close to it.” In his telling, extreme sentiment paired with a statistically rare signal leans toward exhaustion rather than fresh downside acceleration. The core of Taylor’s argument rests on positioning for a volatility expansion in Bitcoin dominance. He said Bollinger Bands on dominance are “extremely compressed,” a configuration he views as unstable: “Compression leads to expansion. And expansion leads to volatility. In simple terms, volatility is inbound.” Related Reading: Liquidity Or Liability? History’s Hard Lessons For The XRP Momentum Play Direction is the debate. Taylor’s base case is a downside break in dominance – eventually below 36% – which, if paired with a resilient or rising Bitcoin price, would imply not just new money entering crypto but rotation across the risk curve. He cited a prior episode as a template: in November 2024, when dominance fell by roughly 10 percentage points, “XRP saw a subsequent move of around 490%,” which he characterized as “a vertical expansion.” To corroborate the rotation setup, Taylor pointed to the OTHERS/BTC ratio: the market outside the top 10 relative to Bitcoin. On the monthly timeframe, he said RSI “has just crossed bullish,” and that the chart is “on the verge of printing” a second green monthly MACD volume candle after what he described as a bullish cross near the lows. The combined picture, he argued, is alignment: altcoins starting to regain relative strength as dominance volatility compresses. XRP Against Gold: A ‘Historic Zone’ Setup Taylor’s more specific claim centered on XRP priced in gold, a pairing he said is largely ignored despite being structurally informative. “When you look at XRP priced against gold, what you’ll notice is that we’ve pulled back into an extremely strong historical support region,” he wrote. “At the same time, on the monthly timeframe, the RSI has reached levels we have only ever seen once before. And that was just before the 2017 parabolic expansion.” From there, Taylor sketched a scenario rather than a prediction: if XRP holds that support and completes what he called a 4.236 Fibonacci extension “from this structure,” the move could be “around 20x against gold.” He stressed the usual caveat that relative performance doesn’t map cleanly to the dollar pair. “That does not automatically mean 20x against the dollar,” he wrote, noting gold itself could weaken, and “macro conditions could shift.” Related Reading: XRP Community Day Recap: The 7 Most Bullish Takeaways Still, he argued the relative signal is the point. In his framework, sustained outperformance versus gold suggests capital “aggressively rotating into risk,” a backdrop where altcoins tend to lead. Taylor added a second relative-strength angle: XRP versus Ethereum. He floated an Elliott Wave interpretation in which XRP may have completed wave one and wave two against ETH, setting up a potential wave three: “typically the most aggressive, most explosive leg.” While calling Elliott Wave “a framework, not a certainty,” he emphasized a momentum detail: monthly RSI holding above 50 through consolidation, which he viewed as consistent with continuation rather than breakdown. At press time, XRP traded at $ Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
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