After reaching a new historic record at the start of the year, Bitcoin recorded a drop of more than 15% in the first quarter of 2025. This situation causes concern for many short -term investors who leave the market with significant losses, comparable to those observed during the FTX fall.
Bitcoin traders undergo record losses similar to the FTX crash
Bitcoin traders are currently selling their assets at levels of loss never observed since the resounding collapse of FTX.
Analyst On-Chain Darkfost revealed this alarming trend on the X platform, sharing worrying data on the behavior of Bitcoin holders.
Since the beginning of February 2025, investors with Bitcoin for one to three months (categorized as short -term holders) are massively getting rid of their assets, thus accepting significant losses. These precipitated sales have reached a magnitude which even exceeds the correction periods of 2024.
The indicator Beneficiary/Loss margin, which measures the profitability of positions by comparing the purchase price during the current course, shows a drastic drop for this category of investors.
This metric makes it possible to quantify the extent of the profits or losses not made on the market, and its current level signals a strong selling pressure.
A capitulation that could announce a rebound!
The periods of massive capitulation of short -term holders have historically preceded significant increase in Bitcoin. This phenomenon is explained by a transfer of assets of “weak hands” (easily shaken investors) to “strong hands” (long -term investors more convinced).
Currently, despite this wave of sales at a loss, long -term holders continue to accumulate bitcoins. This divergence of behavior between the two categories of investors is often interpreted as a preliminary signal of a future price increase.
At the time of the editorial staff, Bitcoin is exchanged around $ 76,200, in sharp drop by almost 10 % over the last 24 hours. THE data de CoinmarketCap indicate that the entire cryptocurrency market is suffering, with even greater losses for altcoins.
The market is currently going through a decisive inflection point. This massive capitulation of short -term investors could, as in the past, announce a next Bitcoin rebound.
A signal all the more relevant as the whales have recently resumed their purchases for the first time since August 2024, despite a decline which now reaches almost 30% from the historic peak of $ 109,000.
Determining factors to monitor: The evolution of the behavior of institutional investors and the announcements of the Trump administration, whose recent protectionist measures have already caused the liquidation of $ 1.3 billion in 24 hours, bringing the BTC down under the symbolic bar of the $ 80,000, an event that has shaken the Crypto market.
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