These Metrics Say $108K Bitcoin Price Was Local Bottom.

Key takeaways:

  • Bitcoinโ€™s entity-adjusted dormancy flow dropped below 250,000, a historical buy zone.

  • The short-term holder NUPL turned negative, indicating seller exhaustion.

  • Bitcoinโ€™s V-shaped and double-bottom chart patterns suggest a potential rise to $118,000-$124,500 in the short term.

Bitcoin (BTC) price traded 5% above its local low of $108,650, with three indicators suggesting that this level may have marked the local bottom for BTC.ย 

Entity-adjusted dormancy hints at BTC bottom

One metric that can be used to determine whether the Bitcoin market has bottomed out is the entity-adjusted dormancy flow, which represents the ratio of BTCโ€™s current market capitalization and the annualized dormancy value (measured in US dollars).

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Historically, a drop in the indicator below 250,000 (red circles) presents a โ€œgood historical buy zoneโ€ and has often preceded significant price recoveries or marked the end of price corrections. The indicator dropped to a low of 133,300 on Thursday.

Bitcoin entity-adjusted dormancy flow. Source: Glassnode

Historically, breakouts above 250,000 after a previous dip have coincided with the beginning of significant bull runs. One instance is when Bitcoin bottomed out in July 2021 and began a new bull run, with the metric falling into the green zone. Bitcoin went on to hit a record high of $69,000 on Nov. 10.

With the indicator sending a bullish signal again, the price could rise from the current levels around $114,000 to test all-time highs in the near term.

As Cointelegraph reported, Bitcoinโ€™s spent output profit ratio (SOPR) has also dropped to 1.5, a zone that has historically aligned with local bottoms.

Bitcoin’s STH net unrealized profit/loss flips negative

Bitcoin’s short-term holder Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) has flipped negative, signaling stress among recent buyers, those holding BTC for less than 155 days.

โ€œSTH capitulation events have historically marked periods of market reset, often laying groundwork for renewed accumulation,โ€ said onchain data provider Glassnode in an X post on Monday.

Bitcoin: Long-term holder NUPL. Source: Glassnode

โ€œHistory says this capitulation zone often marks local bottoms,โ€ said crypto influencer Jack in an X post on Tuesday, adding:

โ€œThe setup screams early accumulation.โ€

Historically, negative short-term holder NUPL has coincided with price bottoms during bear markets or corrections, as it indicates widespread exhaustion among sellers.ย 

Once this selling pressure subsides, demand from long-term holders or new buyers can stabilize and drive prices upward.ย 

For example, negative NUPL readings were observed near the April local bottom below $75,000, before the BTC/USD pair price rallied 65% to its $124,500 record high.

More charts hint at $108,000 BTC price bottom

BTCโ€™s price action since Sept. 18 has led to the appearance of a V-shaped pattern on the 12-hour chart. This follows an initial drop that saw Bitcoin decline 7.8% to a low of $108,700 on Thursday.

Buyers accumulated more on this dip, resulting in a sharp reversal to the current levels. The relative strength index (RSI) has increased to 53 from the oversold zone at 27, indicating an increasing upward momentum.

BTC/USD 12-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView

As the price attempts to complete the V-shaped pattern, it could rise further toward the patternโ€™s neckline, around the $118,000 resistance zone, representing a 4% price increase from the current level.

Zooming out, a double-bottom formation on the daily chart projects a return to the all-time highs at $124,500, once the resistance at $118,00 is broken. Such a move would bring the total gains to 10% from the current price.

BTC/USD daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView

Bitcoinโ€™s market structure is โ€œjust clean,โ€ said crypto analyst Matthew Hyland, referring to a double bottom in the daily time frame and a potential breakout from an inverse head-and-shoulders pattern.

โ€œEntering Q4 post halving where BTC has found cycle highs historicallyโ€

As Cointelegraph reported, BTC price may rally toward the $140,000 range next if the resistance between $112,000 and $114,000 is broken.

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