The Death of the 4-Year Cycle? Why Macro Liquidity Matters More Than the Halving
Has the 4-year Bitcoin cycle broken? Discover why Global M2 liquidity and structural ETF demand now overpower the mechanical halving supply shock.
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Has the 4-year Bitcoin cycle broken? Discover why Global M2 liquidity and structural ETF demand now overpower the mechanical halving supply shock.
An anomalous BTC outflow was recorded this week: -31,900 BTC in a single day, which historically corresponds to large-scale accumulation. At the same time, stablecoin netflow turned negative - liquidity began leaving exchanges alongside BTC.
The structural and regime indicators have moved into positive territory in sync for the first time in three months. The only remaining drag - the funding rate - is still negative.
Discover how Global M2 and Spot ETF netflows are overriding the traditional Bitcoin halving cycle. Learn the thresholds, SQL formulas, and how to trade them.
Funding has been persistently negative for the second week in a row - short positions dominate the derivatives structure. Open interest has declined from $47.6B to $20.8B, signaling a major deleveraging event - the market has unloaded, but sentiment remains bearish.
The Sharpe Ratio is in deeply negative territory (-63 on the 365d, -287 on the fast version), and the MVRV Z-Score is at 0.49 - below its historical mean. The market is not paying for risk: risk-adjusted returns are negative, and network valuation is neutral but does not provide a buy signal.
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