Think Bitcoin’s Bull Run Is Over? Here’s Why the Peak Isn’t In Yet

The ongoing debate about whether Bitcoin’s recent highs marked the end of this cycle has grown louder, but according to market experts, the evidence strongly suggests ￰0￱ weighing three key dimensions such as on-chain data, liquidity conditions, and technical indicators, the same message echoes – the market still has significant upside left, and the final top is not yet in ￰1￱ Euphoria, No Top To start with, pseudonymous crypto analyst Bitblaze said that cycle tops are characterized by unmistakable ￰2￱ 2017 and 2021, for instance, Bitcoin did not just rise in price; it soared amidst massive retail euphoria, institutional mania, overheated on-chain metrics, and peaking global ￰3￱ of these conditions is currently ￰4￱ the on-chain side, indicators remain far from the overheated levels historically associated with cycle ￰5￱ Altcoin Season Index is sitting at 65, which shows strength but falling well short of the 90+ readings that have historically preceded market peaks.

Similarly, Bitcoin’s Reserve Risk is hovering at an ultra-low 0.0023, indicating long-term holders remain highly confident in BTC’s value and are not rushing for ￰6￱ MVRV Z-Score, another cycle-critical metric, is at just 2.1 compared to the overheated 7-9 levels at previous ￰7￱ the famed Pi Cycle Top Indicator shows no signs of danger as the critical moving averages still appear far apart, while the 12-month RSI remains elevated but nowhere near the 90-100 zones seen in past euphoric ￰8￱ on-chain signals are clear – the market may be strong, but it is not ￰9￱ conditions tell a similar ￰10￱ liquidity is still expanding and is projected to peak no earlier than Q1 ￰11￱ tops coincided with liquidity rollovers and central banks’ tightening policy, but today the opposite trend is in play, as easing conditions still fuel ￰12￱ and Ethereum’s “liquidity bands” further confirm that the current valuations are fair rather than ￰13￱ Bitcoin yet to trade above its $167K liquidity threshold and ETH still below its $6.1K band, both assets appear to have room for significant appreciation before encountering true cycle resistance.

Meanwhile, US liquidity, which disproportionately influences altcoins, is accelerating with money supply growth at 4.8% year-over-year, which happens to be the fastest pace since ￰14￱ these conditions, declaring a top seems ￰15￱ Still Point North Technical analysis also leans ￰16￱ dominance has just lost a three-year uptrend and flashed its first bearish cross since 2021, signaling potential strength in altcoins rather than imminent ￰17￱ has reclaimed its Gaussian channel for the first time in five years, which means that Ethereum is primed for further relative ￰18￱ the same time, the “Others/ETH” ratio reveals that altcoins are at historically oversold levels, echoing accumulation zones seen in March 2020, November 2022, and April 2025 – all of which foreshadowed explosive ￰19￱ historically come at moments of euphoria, not despair, and right now, the market sentiment is still cautious at best.