Bitcoin has corrected 19% from its recent $87,000 peak, surpassing the historical bull-market average drawdown of 14.39%. On-chain data from CryptoQuant shows the Short-Term Holder SOPR at 0.987, indicating investors are selling at a loss. While these metrics historically signal a potential market bottom, broader macroeconomic pressures including rising yields and a stronger dollar continue to weigh on sentiment.
Bitcoin is down roughly 19% from its recent peak near $87,000, exceeding the historical bull-market average drawdown of 14.39%. CryptoQuant's SOPR at 0.987 shows short-term holders realizing losses, which historically marked major bottoms, but the article itself flags uncertainty over whether this is a bull-market dip or the start of a bear market. Bullish bottom-zone signals and bearish macro pressure (rate hike expectations, rising yields, strong DXY) roughly offset.
- • Short-term holder SOPR at ~0.987, indicating loss realization at levels seen near past cycle bottoms
- • 19% drawdown exceeds the 14.39% average of previous bull-market corrections
- • Risk that the correction is a bear market continuation rather than a bull-market dip
- • Macroeconomic headwinds: potential interest rate hikes, rising US Treasury yields, stronger DXY, weak AI-related stocks