BTC Market Pulse: Week 45
In sum market remains fragile as stabilized technical momentum contrasts with weakening capital inflows and fading profitability. ETF outflows and slowing institutional demand highlight a lack of sustained liquidity support, while profit/loss dynamics continue to soften.
Bitcoin remained steady over the past week but failed to break above the cost basis of short-term holders. Momentum showed modest improvement and volatility stayed contained.
The RSI rose to 55.7, showing firmer momentum without overbought risk. Spot CVD strengthened as sell pressure eased, though spot volumes fell 11.4% to $10.9B, signaling lighter activity.
In derivatives, funding payments softened and futures CVD declined to -$789.6M, indicating renewed sell pressure. Options OI fell 7.7% to $49.2B, while the Volatility Spread widened to -6.45%, and the 25-Delta Skew rose to 9.17%, reflecting increased hedging demand.
ETF flows turned negative with $617.2M in outflows, pointing to profit-taking and softer institutional demand, though volumes held steady at $24.6B. The MVRV ratio eased to 2.05, implying reduced unrealized profits and selling pressure.
On-chain, active addresses edged up to 687K, while transfer volumes surged 27.6% to $11.1B, showing stronger capital flow. Fee volumes dipped slightly, and Realized Cap Change rose to 3.5%, consistent with steady accumulation.
Structurally, short-term holder supply rose to 18.2%, and Hot Capital Share climbed to 35.4%, reflecting moderate speculative interest. The Percent Supply in Profit fell to 84.0%, below its low band, a pattern typical of accumulation.
The NUPL slipped to -2.1%, showing persistent unrealized losses, while the Realized Profit-Loss Ratio improved to 1.7, hinting at selective profit-taking as confidence rebuilds.
In sum market remains fragile as stabilized technical momentum contrasts with weakening capital inflows and fading profitability. ETF outflows and slowing institutional demand highlight a lack of sustained liquidity support, while profit/loss dynamics continue to soften. On-chain accumulation persists but lacks conviction, suggesting capital rotation rather than fresh demand. In the absence of stronger inflows or renewed liquidity, the market risks extending into a longer consolidation, or even a drawn-out bear phase, as confidence rebuilds slowly across participants.
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