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Bitcoin Holds Below Recalibrated $102,000 Pivot That Could Define the Next Move

The figure represents the adjusted cost basis of recent buyers, excluding roughly 800,000 BTC linked to Coinbase.

Overview

  • Bitcoin trades around the mid-$90,000s after a brief push toward $97,000, remaining beneath the short-term holder realized price near $102,000.
  • On-chain analyst Darkfost identifies that level as the key behavioral pivot after removing a Coinbase-related movement of about 800,000 BTC from the dataset.
  • Short-term holders are currently underwater and have been taking profits on rebounds, with the risk of break-even selling if price fails to reclaim $102,000.
  • Trader Merlijn The Trader flags a developing daily double-bottom that would target roughly $110,000 on a clean break above $102,000, with structure at $95,500 and invalidation near $87,500.
  • Glassnode’s Chris Beamish says regaining the short-term holder cost basis is necessary for bullish momentum to re-accelerate.