Bitcoin price bottom not in, data says as whale orders hit 2-year low

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Bitcoin (BTC) is not astir to bottommost astatine conscionable beneath $17,000, caller investigation warns arsenic bid liquidity dries up.

In societal media posts aft Christmas, on-chain analytics assets Material Indicators flagged waning involvement successful protecting the existent BTC terms range.

Binance bid publication leaves "not overmuch to beryllium excited about"

With volatility inactive mostly absent from Bitcoin markets, analysts are keenly eyeing what could hap astatine this week’s yearly close.

The closing terms for BTC/USD connected Dec. 31 volition besides people the decision of the play and quarterly candles, and immoderate flash volatility could crook 2022 into a nightmarish carnivore marketplace year.

As Cointelegraph reported, the brace is presently down astir 60% year-to-date, portion versus its latest all-time precocious from November 2021, it has mislaid 76%.

This whitethorn inactive not beryllium capable to headdress the carnivore market, assorted analysts person warned, and now, bid publication information appears to underscore the imaginable for caller losses.

“Nothing illustrates sentiment for a terms level similar liquidity, and determination does not look to beryllium overmuch sentiment for this terms level being the bottom,” Material Indicators commented connected a illustration of BTC/USD bid publication enactment connected Binance.

BTC/USD bid publication illustration (Binance). Source: Material Indicators/ Twitter

The time prior, different station argued that determination was not “much to beryllium excited about” fixed existent bid publication volumes, these besides showing large-volume traders reducing exposure.

“BTC ranging prices person a batch to bash with declining whale interest,” probe steadfast Santiment continued connected the topic.

Another illustration highlighted what Santiment said was a “correlation” betwixt ample transactions of $1 cardinal oregon much and wide BTC terms strength. Those transactions are present astatine their lowest levels since December 2020.

BTC/USD annotated chart. Source: Santiment/ Twitter

“If prices proceed sliding and a spike occurs, this would beryllium a historically bullish signal,” it added.

"Lower BTC prices to come"

In its “Just Crypto” end-of-year summary and forecast, meanwhile, trading steadfast QCP Capital had much atrocious quality for crypto hodlers.

Related: Bitcoin hodlers beryllium connected grounds 8M BTC successful unrealized loss, information shows

Both Bitcoin and Ether (ETH) are owed to statesman a “Wave 5 hold lower” to statesman 2023, analysts believe, successful enactment with hazard assets and the U.S. dollar and bonds spot renewed strength.

“We proceed to expect immoderate ample rallies successful BTC to conscionable important selling pressure,” they wrote, describing Bitcoin arsenic “trading successful lock-step” with ETH.

An further correlation of its ain centered connected ARK Invest’s ARK Innovation (ARKK) exchange-traded fund.

“ARKK terms enactment is starring BTC by 2 months, which forewarns of little BTC prices to come,” QCP added alongside a comparative chart.

ARKK vs. BTC/USD illustration (screenshot). Source: QCP Capital

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