Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing How Our News is Made Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Ad discliamer Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. The on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has pointed out how $136,000 could be the next price level of importance for Bitcoin, if current momentum continues. This Bitcoin Short-Term Holder Cost Basis Level Is Situated At $136,000
In a new thread on X, Glassnode has discussed what a few different on-chain indicators suggest regarding where Bitcoin is in the current cycle. The first metric shared by the analytics firm is the Short-Term Holder (STH) Cost Basis, which measures the average acquisition price of the investors who purchased their coins within the past 155 days. Related Reading Bitcoin Falls Below $117,000 Amid $3.5 Billion Profit-Taking Frenzy 16 hours ago
Below is a chart showing the trend in this metric over the last couple of years. Looks like the price of the asset crossed above the +1 STD level recently | Source: Glassnode on X
As displayed in the graph, the Bitcoin price broke above the STH Cost Basis earlier in the year and has since remained above the line, indicating the STHs as a whole have been in a state of net profit.
In the same chart, the analytics firm has also marked a few other levels, each corresponding to a specific standard deviation (SD) from the STH Cost Basis. With the recent price surge to a new all-time high (ATH) above $123,000, BTC was able to breach the +1 SD level, which has historically corresponded to heated market conditions.
After the pullback, though, the coin has returned below the mark, but still remains close to it. “If this momentum continues, the next key level is $136k (2 +std), a zone that has historically marked elevated profit-taking and local market peaks,” explains Glassnode.
While Bitcoin is still not overheated from the perspective of the STH Cost Basis model, other indicators paint a different picture. The STH Supply In Profit, an indicator tracking the percentage of the cohort’s supply that’s sitting on some gain, has recently surged far above the 88% threshold that has separated high-risk euphoric phases. The value of the metric appears to have touched 100% in recent days | Source: Glassnode on X
Another metric, measuring the percentage of STH volume that’s leading to profit realization, also similarly saw a jump significantly above the historical overheated cutoff of 62%. The trend in the profitable volume of the STHs | Source: Glassnode on X
“Such spikes often occur multiple times in bull markets, but repeated signals at these levels typically precede local tops and warrant caution,” notes the analytics firm.
During this spike of profit-taking, the ratio between the profit and loss being realized by the Bitcoin STHs spiked to a 7-day exponential moving average (EMA) value of 39.8. STH profit-taking appears to be massively outweighing loss-taking | Source: Glassnode on X
This is a value that’s, once again, extreme by historical standards. That said, spikes like this have generally occurred multiple times over the course of a cycle, before a top is finally attained. Related Reading Bitcoin Returns Under $117,000: Is Social Media FOMO To Blame? 1 day ago
“Historically, cycle tops follow with a lag, leaving room for further upside,” says Glassnode. “However, risk is elevated and the market becomes increasingly sensitive to external shocks. The current pullback aligns with this pattern.” BTC Price
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is floating around $118,800, up more than 8% in the last seven days. The trend in the BTC price over the last five days | Source: BTCUSDT on TradingView Featured image from Dall-E, Glassnode.com, chart from TradingView.com