Traders think Bitcoin bottomed, but on-chain metrics point to one more capitulation event
The bull market euphoria that carried prices to new highs throughout 2021 has given way to bear market doldrums for any Bitcoin (BTC) buyer who made a purchase since Jan. 1, 2021. Data from Glassnode shows these buyers "are now underwater" and the market is gearing up for a final capitulation event.
As seen in the graphic above, the NUPL, a metric which is a measure of the overall unrealized profit and loss of the network as a proportion of the market cap, indicates that “less than 25% of the market cap is held in profit,” which “resembles a market structure equivalent to pre-capitulation phases in previous bear markets.”
Based on previous capitulation events, if a similar move were to occur at the current levels, the price of Bitcoin could drop into a price range of $20,560 to $25,700 in a “full-scale capitulation scenario.”
With the crypto market clearly trading in bear market territory, the question on everyone’s mind is “where is the bottom?”
One metric that can help provide some possible guidance is the Mayer Multiple, an oscillator that tracks the ratio between price and the 200-day moving average.
In previous bear markets, “oversold or undervalued conditions have coincided with the Mayer Multiple falling in the range of 0.6-0.8” according to Glassnode, and that is precisely the range where Bitcoin now finds itself.
Based on the price action from previous bear markets, the recent trading range of Bitcoin between $25,200 and $33,700 lines up with the B phase of the previous bear market cycles and could mark the low of BTC in the current cycle.
The Bitcoin realized price model also offers insight into what a potential price bottom for Bitcoin could be, with the current reading provided by the Bitcoin data provider
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