- If short-term holders enter the accumulation phase, the price of BTC may rise.
- Derivatives market statistics remained bearish.
Bitcoins [BTC] price has been moving sideways for several weeks now. While several altcoins witnessed high volatility in their price action, the value of BTC remained below the $30,000 mark. However, some of the latest analysis indicated that an end to the slow-moving price action may be in sight.
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Will Bitcoin’s sideways movement end soon?
The king of cryptos has seemed comfortable under $30,000 for quite some time now. According to CoinMarketCap, the price of BTC moved only marginally over the past seven days. At the time of writing, it was trading at $29,364.40 with a market cap of over $571 billion.
However, the trend could end soon, as noted by a recent one analysis. SignalQuant, an author and analyst at CryptoQuant, highlighted the relationship between new capital inflows and the price of BTC. Unfortunately, the supply of all stablecoins has been decreasing over the past 18 months. Therefore, the analysis took into account USDT (ERC), which is linked to this year’s rally.
USDT (ERC) circulating supply grew in early December 2022, early March and mid-June 2023, followed by increases in BTC‘s price. Therefore, the circulating supply of USDT (ERC) is an important metric to keep an eye on. If the stat rises in the next few days, the price of BTC could rise.
Source: CryptoQuant
Another analysis highlighted the behavior of short-term holders, which could have an interesting impact on the market. AxelAdlerJr, an analyst and author at CryptoQuant, revealed that the Short-Term Holders (STH) cohort increased its supply by 100,000 BTC, totaling 4.2 million BTC from the previous 4.1 million BTC.
The STH cohort may enter an accumulation phase in the future. Since STH currently accounts for the bulk of the market’s inflows, this could be a bullish indication.
A look at the state of BTC
While the aforementioned analysis reveals that BTC price action could turn bullish, a check of other metrics suggested otherwise. For example, Bitcoin’s net deposits on exchanges were high compared to the 7-day average, meaning it was under selling pressure.
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The crypto’s aSORP was red, indicating that more investors were selling for a profit. The price of BTC generally deviates from the funding rate. In the press time scenario, BTCBinance’s funding rate was green, increasing the likelihood of a price drop.
However, weighted sentiment has improved in recent weeks.
Source: Sentiment