After another unsuccessful attempt to decisively reclaim the $72,000 resistance, bitcoin\u2019s price dipped by two grand again, slipping below $70,000.<\/p>\n
Popular analyst Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe weighed in on BTC\u2019s longer-term performance, explaining why the current environment could be a \u201cgreat time to buy.\u201d<\/p>\n
A week ago, bitcoin peaked at $76,000 for the first time in a month and a half. The subsequent rejection pushed it south to under $68,000, where it found some support and jumped to $72,000 yesterday. However, it was stopped once again and dipped below $70,000 earlier this morning, as it continues to be heavily influenced<\/a> by the war in the Middle East as well as the developments<\/a> in other financial markets.<\/p>\n Van de Poppe noted that short-term holders of the largest cryptocurrency are in \u2018massive losses, a phenomenon called \u2018Capitulation.\u201d He added that this metric\u2019s indications now mimic current market sentiment \u2018quite well.\u2019<\/p>\n The analyst explained that many investors anticipated a strong BTC rebound when it initially dropped to $80,000, which is why they bought more. However, as the asset continued to retrace to sub-$70,000 levels, their positions turned red almost two months ago.<\/p>\n This flipped<\/a> the overall market sentiment quite \u2018fearful,\u2019 and van de Poppe said he hasn\u2019t seen it this bad before. However, \u201cthis has proven to be a great time to buy assets, as markets are always higher 12 months after such a capitulation event.\u201d<\/p>\n The short-term holders of #Bitcoin<\/a> are in massive losses, a phenomenon called \u2018Capitulation\u2019.<\/p>\n One of the most interesting metrics is that it mimics current market sentiment quite well.<\/p>\n The recent crash on #Bitcoin<\/a> has had a similar impact to the COVID crash in 2020 or the drop\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/L9AXlnGrk6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe (@CryptoMichNL) March 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n In a slightly related post, fellow analyst Ali Martinez noted that Bitcoin\u2019s Realized Cap for new holders has \u201chit a significant low.\u201d According to him, this means that \u2018weak hands\u2019 have disappeared from the BTC market, as these red zones \u201crepresent a total washout of speculative froth.\u201d<\/p>\n Such instances led to major changes in market dynamics, as when speculative interest supply dries up, only \u201chigh-conviction holders\u201d are left. History shows that this is generally the transition point from a \u201ccooling period to the next major accumulation phase.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cweak hands\u201d have officially left Bitcoin $BTC<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bitcoin\u2019s Realized Cap for new holders has hit a significant low. Historically, these \u201cred zones\u201d represent a total washout of speculative froth.<\/p>\n When the speculative interest supply dries up, we are left with a market\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/2njSuchFS1<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ali Charts (@alicharts) March 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n A poszt Bitcoin Price Drops Below $70K as Short-Term Holders Hit Mass Capitulation<\/a> jelent meg el\u0151sz\u00f6r a CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After another unsuccessful attempt to decisively reclaim the $72,000 resistance, bitcoin\u2019s price dipped by two grand again, slipping below $70,000. Popular analyst Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe weighed in on BTC\u2019s longer-term performance, explaining why the current environment could be a \u201cgreat time to buy.\u201d BTC Tanks as STHs Reach Capitulation A week ago, bitcoin peaked […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[25],"class_list":["post-39179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feeds","tag-bitcoin"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
Weak Hands Are Out<\/h2>\n
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