- The recent price dip of Bitcoin reveals a shift in the attitude of his holders.
- In the past, this pattern has entered the silent whisper of a bear market.
Bitcoin’s [BTC] Recent price racement up to $ 74K indicates a remarkable shift in the market structure.
Short-term holders (STHs) are now encountering non-realized losses, while holders in the long term (LTHs) retain profitability despite the correction.
In the past, when STHS turned into LTHS, it often marked the start of a bear market.
According to Ambcrypto, an inflow of holders can increase the sales pressure in the event of loss. That is why once profitable holders leave their positions.
Although this shift still has to confirm a bear market, this narrow monitoring justifies. A continuation of this trend can indicate the early stages of a more extensive downward trend.
Psychological breakdown
The rapid price rating of Bitcoin in Q4 has led to an inflow of short -term holders (STHs), which are usually positioned for short -term wines and go out on the increase in the price.
Since the invalidation of the $ 96k support at the beginning of February, STH-hero has marked Supply decumulationIndicative for distribution under stress.
As illustrated in the graph below, STH has just not been -realized profit/loss (NUPL) shifted to a deep negative area (extremely red). Historically it is tailored to the early start of the Bear Marketgimes.


Source: Glassnode
Now that BTC is constantly under this realized threshold, around 3.6 million STH addresses remains in a state of non -realized loss.
Initially this can imply a latent bullish setup.
However, if this Holding behavior continues, it can lead to LTHS – a pattern that is often seen in the late stages of corrections or the beginning of bear markets.
Bitcoin infringement of the delivery zone to activate profitable
These portfolios, currently in a non -realized loss status, position for a BTC recovery to possibly break or to benefit from potential profit.
Since BTC last tested the $ 96k resistance two months ago, the long-term holding period suggests an approaching STH-to-LTH transition.


Source: TradingView (BTC/USDT)
In the event of a violation of this key resistance, a significant profitable event could unfold, causing the transition a potential distribution phase.
In response to this, this distribution phase would strengthen downward pressure, which makes it possible to catalyze a full-scaling Bear market as taking a profit escalates.
The longer bitcoin therefore consolidates under the resistance, the more Sell-side liquidity accumulates, which increases the risk of a market correction.
Market guards must remain vigilant.