Bitcoin Could Drop To $97,500 If This Key On-Chain Level Fails, Glassnode Warns

On-chain analytics firm Glassnode has explained how Bitcoin losing $108,500 could lead to a deeper correction, if the past pattern is to go ￰0￱ Is At Risk Of Losing The 0.85 Quantile Level In its latest weekly report, analytics firm Glassnode has talked about how Bitcoin is currently looking from the perspective of the Supply Quantiles Cost Basis ￰1￱ model maps price levels according to the amount of BTC supply that would be lost if the cryptocurrency were to trade at its current price ￰2￱ are three supply “quantiles” involved in the indicator: 0.95, 0.85, and 0.75, corresponding to levels where 5%, 15%, and 25% of the supply would be held at a loss, ￰3￱ Reading: Is Bitcoin Ready For A Rebound?

This Metric Says More Pain Needed First Below is the chart shared by Glassnode that shows the trend in the different Bitcoin supply quantiles over the last few ￰4￱ is visible in the graph, Bitcoin surged above the 0.95 quantile during its price rally earlier in the month, as the supply in profit approached the 100% mark during the new all-time high (ATH). With the recent bearish action, however, the cryptocurrency has fallen below the line and is now trading around the 0.85 quantile situated at $108,600. Thus, it would appear that about 15% of the BTC supply is in the red at the ￰5￱ has already faced dips below this mark, so it’s possible that the coin may be at risk of losing the line.

“Historically, failure to hold this threshold has signalled structural market weakness and often preceded deeper corrections toward the 0.75 quantile,” explained the analytics ￰6￱ last saw such a decline to the 0.75 quantile during the consolidation period in mid-2024. Currently, this level is equivalent to $97,500. It now remains to be seen whether the asset can maintain above the 0.85 quantile, and if not, whether a retest of the 0.75 quantile will take ￰7￱ 0.95 quantile isn’t the only level that Bitcoin has lost during the recent drawdown; its price has also dropped below the average cost basis of the short-term holders (STHs) located at $113,100.

STHs here refer to the BTC investors who purchased their coins within the past 155 ￰8￱ group is considered to represent the fragile side of the market, prone to making panic moves during times of ￰9￱ BTC dropping below the cost basis of the cohort, its members are now underwater. “Historically, this structure often precedes the onset of a mid-term bearish phase, as weaker hands begin to capitulate,” noted ￰10￱ Reading: Bitcoin Cycle Top Still Not In, Suggests NVT Golden Cross In an X post, the analytics firm has shared a chart that puts into perspective the net unrealized loss held by the Bitcoin STHs right ￰11￱ Price Bitcoin hasn’t been able to sustain a recovery recently as its price is still trading around $109,100.

Featured image from Dall-E, Glassnode. com, chart from ￰12￱