Bitcoin Rally Stalls as SOPR Spikes: Analyst Explains What It Means
Bitcoin’s recent climb appears to have momentarily slowed following a period of consistent upward momentum. After briefly trading above $104,000 earlier in the week, the price has since retraced to around $102,004, reflecting a modest 1.2% dip in the past 24 hours. Despite the pullback, BTC remains up nearly 20% over the past month and is currently trading 6.4% below its all-time high of $109,000 reached in January. CryptoQuant contributor Carmelo Alemán shared insights into the activity of long-term holders (LTHs), suggesting a potential link between the recent pullback and increasing....
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Bitcoin experienced a notable surge earlier this week, climbing above the $104,000 mark and registering a weekly gain of nearly 10%. However, after reaching this level, the asset appears to have encountered resistance, with upward momentum slowing and price action remaining relatively flat in recent days. At the time of writing, BTC is trading at $103,663, reflecting a modest 1.7% increase over the past 24 hours. Amid this price performance, one of CryptoQuant’s top analysts, Darkfost, offered insight into the current market stagnation. Related Reading: Bitcoin Rally Stalls as SOPR Spikes:....
Bitcoin has continued its rally breaking above $42k today, making many wonder whether $33k was the bottom. Here’s what the SOPR data says about it. Bitcoin Short-Term Holder SOPR Starts Turning Green Again As explained by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, the current BTC SOPR pattern may look similar to that around the bottom formation back in July of last year. The “Spent Output Profit Ratio” (or SOPR in short) is an on-chain indicator that tells us whether investors are currently selling at a profit or at a loss. The metric works by checking the history of each coin....
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin long-term holder SOPR has recently observed spikes, suggesting that this cohort is still continuing to sell. Bitcoin Long-Term Holder SOPR Spiked Up When Price Crossed $30k As pointed out by a CryptoQuant post, selling pressure in the market still looks to be high as long-term holders are also looking to sell. The “spent output profit ratio” is an indicator that tells us whether the overall market is selling Bitcoin at a profit or loss right now. The metric works by checking the on-chain history of each coin being sold to see what price it last....
The Bitcoin price could stagnate until early 2021, various on-chain indicators show, as investors could take profit. The Bitcoin price (BTC) reached the $19,400 mark in the past 24 hours, which has served as a critical resistance level since the start of December. However, on-chain indicators show that the dominant cryptocurrency could stagnate or consolidate until early 2021. Although BTC is nearing its all-time high at around $20,000, there are compelling reasons to expect more sideways action.On-chain analysts primarily explore two indicators to gauge the sentiment of an ongoing rally:....
As the Bitcoin price declines to $40k, on-chain data shows long-term holders have harvested some profits recently. Bitcoin Long-Term Holder SOPR Shows Some Spikes Recently As pointed out by an analyst in a CrypoQuant post, some BTC long-term holders seem to have participated in profit taking over the past day. The relevant indicator here is the spent output profit ratio (or the SOPR in brief), which tells us about the profit ratio of the whole Bitcoin market. The metric works by checking the past history of each coin being sold on the chain to see what price it was moved at before. If this....