Strategy's perpetual preferred stock, STRC, played a key role in the company's Bitcoin strategy this week after it saw more than $1.1 billion in daily trading volume. In an X post, Strategy declared April 13 the record date for STRC. Michael Saylor also noted that the security closed at par with just “one penny of volatility” after […]
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Across multiple market cycles, Bitcoin has shown a consistent technical pattern that often goes unnoticed until it’s already underway. Whenever price breaks down from a macro triangle structure, it has historically marked the beginning of a broader retracement phase rather than an immediate recovery. These large-scale consolidation formations often signal periods of compression, where price action tightens as the market prepares for a decisive move. How Large-Scale Consolidation Patterns Form On The Bitcoin chart The Bitcoin behavior is following a macro triangle breakdown that has remained structurally consistent across cycles. An analyst known as Rekt Capital on X mentioned that when BTC breaks down from its black macro triangle, price tends to retrace until it forms a bear market bottom over time. Related Reading: Bitcoin On The Brink: One Move Could Trigger A Massive Shift In cycles like 2018 and 2022, the macro triangle breakdown triggered rapid bearish acceleration before transitioning into a final accumulation range at the bottom. However, the current market structure echoes the 2014 macro triangle, where price was consolidating beneath the orange macro triangle base. If BTC continues to mirror 2014, it may remain in consolidation for an extended period, with the previous triangle base at around $82,500 acting as a ceiling for price action. Rekt Capital highlighted that BTC tends to form orange boxes as major consolidation zones after breaking down from macro triangles. In 2018 and 2022, these consolidation phases developed at the bear market bottom. Meanwhile, in 2014, BTC formed two distinct consolidation ranges, one immediately after the macro triangle breakdown and another later at the ultimate bear market bottom. If that historical structure repeats, the current consolidation may not mark the end of the downtrend. Instead, it could be an intermediate phase, potentially preceding additional macro downside over time, with a more definitive consolidation range forming closer to the eventual bear market bottom. Trading Below HTF EMAs Confirms Bitcoin Trend Direction Bitcoin’s current structure continues to support a strongly bearish bias. According to a crypto trader known as ctm_trader on X, a high-timeframe bearish head-and-shoulders pattern is forming, and the price is rejecting at the range highs, an area where risk-to-reward clearly favors short positions. Related Reading: Bitcoin Just Deviated From The Bearish Trend That Began In January And $86,000 Could Be Next At the same time, the majority of liquidity is sitting below the current price, while much of the upside liquidity has already been swept. The recent daily close printed a bearish doji candle. Meanwhile, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) remains in overbought territory, and the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) shows bearish momentum shifts. From a technical perspective, the price is trading below the high-timeframe Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs), showing that the broader trend remains bearish despite recent upward moves. On lower timeframes, BTC has already experienced a market structure shift, followed by a breakdown below recent lows. Furthermore, the latest rally was largely driven by news and not supported by organic price action. Historically, such impulsive moves tend to retrace. All of these combined make the downside the higher probability moves. Featured image from Pngtree, chart from Tradingview.com
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Crypto analyst Stephanie has stated that XRP is at a critical decision point, noting that the altcoin could still rally to $2. She also outlined the bearish scenario, in which XRP could still drop below the psychological $1 level. How XRP Could Rally To $2 As Price Is At A Decision Point In an X post, Stephanie stated that XRP is a decision point, with a multi-timeframe breakdown forming. She noted tight consolidation, with pressure building on the 4-hour timeframe. Meanwhile, there is a descending wedge on the daily chart, while on the weekly, the price is sitting at major support with an RSI reset underway. Related Reading: Why XRP Price Is About To Stage The Breakout Of The Decade The analyst stated that this is compression before expansion, which could trigger a bullish move. For the bullish trigger, XRP needs to break and hold $1.42, $1.45, and $1.60, which could then lead to a ‘fast’ rally to $2. However, there is also a bearish risk, as a liquidity sweep toward $1 and $0.90 could occur if XRP loses the range between $1.30 and $1.25. Commenting on the current XRP price action, Stephanie noted that the altcoin has been stuck in chop for months. However, she said that this setup is tighter than before, signaling that a big move is on the horizon. As such, the analyst remarked that it is not a matter of if, but of when and in what direction the altcoin will go. She alluded to the CLARITY Act, which she suggested could be a catalyst for XRP’s next move, as this week could prove pivotal for the crypto bill. Stephanie added that the market will not wait for the bill to pass before it reacts and that it could do so as soon as the bill’s markup is scheduled. Now May Be A Good Entry Point On-chain analytics platform Santiment suggested that now may be a good low-risk entry point for those looking to invest in XRP. This came as the platform cited its weekly social data, which shows that FUD for XRP is at its third-highest level in the past two years. The altcoin notably rebounded at its first and second-highest points of this FUD over the last two years. Related Reading: Crypto Expert Predicts A New XRP All-Time High Is In Sight As These 3 Technicals Align Santiment noted that, historically, when this level of bearish commentary replaces bullish comments, the probability of a relief rally increases significantly. They added that price moves in the opposite direction of the crowd’s expectations. As such, with retail investors currently bearish on XRP after a 63% price drop over the last 9 months, this may be the kind of signal that helps investors capitalize on their bearishness. At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $1.36, up over 2% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Pixabay, chart from Tradingview.com
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Hyperliquids HYPE climbed near $45 as oil contracts stayed among the exchanges busiest markets, boosting activity across HIP-3 markets.
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The payments giant is operating a validator node on the Tempo blockchain, taking a direct role in transaction validation as it expands infrastructure for stablecoin settlement.
Bitcoin climbed to its highest level since the early-February sell-off after US producer prices went up, but rose less than economists expected, in March, with easing oil prices and stronger equity markets adding to the rebound in risk assets. According to CryptoSlate's data, Bitcoin surged past the $76,000 mark during early US trading hours, with […]
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SUI price is currently annoyingly hovering, stalling, teasing a move… but not committing. After defending the $0.800 support from the lower boundary of a falling wedge, the asset has slipped into a tight consolidation phase. And honestly, it’s starting to feel like the market is just waiting for a reason to pick a direction. March …
A coordinated push to enact the CLARITY Act is colliding with a rapidly closing legislative window, prompting warnings from industry advocates that a failure to pass the bill this spring could stall crypto developments until the end of the decade. With the November 2026 midterms looming, the legislative calendar is shrinking, and the complex jurisdictional […]
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XRP is pushing against demand levels as the market finds some relief. The attempt is real. The market it is happening in has not been this thin since 2021 — and that changes what the push actually means. Related Reading: Ethereum Profit-Loss Indicator Is Hovering Just Below Neutral – The Market Waits for A Catalyst An Arab Chain report tracking XRP’s liquidity structure on Binance has identified a condition that reframes the current price action from both directions simultaneously. The liquidity index has fallen to approximately 0.053 — its lowest reading since 2021 — while the 30-day trading volume has contracted to approximately 3.77 billion XRP, one of the lowest levels recorded in recent years. The market is operating with a fraction of the participation that characterized XRP’s most active periods. That thinness is the context that makes the current relief attempt both fragile and potentially powerful. In a liquid market, the push above demand levels requires sustained, deep buying to hold. In a market this thin, the same move requires far less buying to succeed — because there is far less selling available to absorb. The order book that would normally resist a breakout has been depleted to a four-year low. XRP pushing above demand levels in a near-empty market is not the same as pushing above demand levels in a full one. The entry conditions are different. So is the potential outcome. The Price and the Liquidity Are Telling the Same Story. Neither Is Comfortable The Arab Chain analysis connects the liquidity reading to the price action in a way that is more precise than it initially appears. XRP trading near $1.33 with limited price movements is not a coincidence alongside the lowest liquidity reading since 2021 — it is a direct consequence of it. Thin markets produce narrow ranges. When fewer participants are present, and trading volumes are compressed, the forces required to move the price in either direction are reduced — but so is the market’s ability to sustain any move that does begin. The quiet is structural, not accidental. The report identifies this condition as reflective of a specific investor posture: caution combined with anticipation. Holders are not acting. They are watching. The market has reached a state of suspension where the absence of catalysts has produced the absence of activity — and the absence of activity has produced the absence of volatility. Each condition reinforces the others. What the report identifies as the defining characteristic of this phase is its temporary nature. Liquidity at four-year lows does not persist indefinitely. Markets in suspension eventually find a catalyst — macro clarity, a demand surge, a shift in institutional positioning — that breaks the equilibrium and ends the quiet. When that catalyst arrives in a market this thin, the response will not be gradual. The depth that would normally absorb and slow a directional move has been removed. What replaces quiet in a near-empty market is not noise. It is movement — and at current liquidity levels, the scale of that movement will be determined less by the size of the catalyst than by the absence of resistance to it. Related Reading: A Historic Ethereum Signal Just Fired – Discover What Happens Next XRP Pushes Higher Within a Weak Structure XRP is attempting a modest recovery, trading near $1.37 after weeks of compression following the February breakdown. The chart shows a clear transition from aggressive selling into a tight consolidation range between roughly $1.25 and $1.45. This range defines the current structure, with price repeatedly testing the upper boundary but failing to generate follow-through. Despite the recent push, the broader trend remains bearish. XRP continues to trade below the 50-day (blue), 100-day (green), and 200-day (red) moving averages, all trending downward. The 50-day average is now acting as immediate resistance, capping short-term upside attempts and reinforcing the presence of overhead supply. Related Reading: Ethereum Mirrors A 2023 Setup As Buyers Take Control Of Derivatives On Binance Volume dynamics provide important context. The February capitulation event, marked by a sharp spike in volume, suggests forced liquidations that likely cleared weak hands. Since then, volume has declined steadily, indicating reduced participation rather than strong accumulation. Structurally, XRP is showing signs of stabilization but not strength. The repeated inability to break above $1.45 highlights a lack of conviction from buyers. A confirmed shift in momentum would require a sustained move above $1.50, while a break below $1.25 would expose the market to another leg lower. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com
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