A traditionally important 30% of the Bitcoin provide is currently command at a loss — which has led to a optimistic rebound doubly since March 2020. 


Bitcoin (BTC) hodlers face an important week in more ways that than one as $42,000 rekindles a familiar battle. 

As noted by on-chain analytics firm Glassnode on Mon, 30% of the BTC offer is now at a loss — historically, this has been a key number to defend for bulls. 

Mixed opinions on rebound chances

Bitcoin’s descent from $69,000 to current levels — at one purpose over 40% — is nothing uncommon, except for long investors, there's a selected reason to hope that current support holds. 

Looking back at historical worth performance, Glassnode reveals that after 30 minutes of the provision goes “underwater,” worth rebounds typically occur.

“As the bears apply pressure to the in-profit cohort of holders, Bitcoin bulls are defending a historically vital level of the % of provide in Profit metric,” employees explained within the latest edition of its weekly write up, “The Week On-Chain,” describing bulls as “under beleaguering.” 

“This magnitude of ‘top heavy supply’ was defended in two instances in the last few years.”

These were the post-COVID-19 market crash in March 2020 and summer 2021 within the aftermath of the China mining crushing. The half-hour in-loss level resulted in an top impulse move for spot price in both instances. 

Bitcoin percent of supply in profit annotated chart (screenshot). Source: Glassnode

Continuing, Glassnode acknowledged that identical result's nonetheless faraway from secure this point around. 

“The reaction from this level can possible offer insight into the medium-term direction of the Bitcoin market,” the newsletter continued. 

“Further weakness may motivate these underwater sellers to finally capitulate, whereas a strong bullish impulse may offer much needed psychological relief, and put more coins back into an unrealized profit.”

Others were additional optimistic, with fellow on-chain platform CryptoQuant expecting a optimistic outcome. 

“The Bull Run in July had simply begun once it had antecedently up to those levels. The bulls are sharply getting ready for the new run,” a journal post argued concerning the profit-to-loss ratio. 

“A hodler-dominated market”

Earlier, Cointelegraph according on the continued steely resolve by each long-term holders (LTH) and miners once it comes to preserving their assets.

( William Suberg, Cointelegraph, 2022)