Bitcoin market structure analysis: trend shifts, key levels, liquidity zones, and positioning signals. Clear BTC structure insights from Adler AM.
Institutional demand via ETFs shows no sign of confident accumulation: over the past 7 days, total netflow came in at −11,042 BTC, with only two positive sessions out of seven. Meanwhile, exchange netflow has remained positive throughout February - spot market supply pressure persists.
Price structure holds in the lower zone of the Donchian channel, confirming the bearish regime. The Bull-Bear Structure Index is slightly recovering on the back of exchange outflows - the divergence of signals requires price confirmation before changing position.
Liveliness peaked after the price ATH and began declining - a signal of transition from distribution to accumulation. The question is not whether the bear cycle has started, but how deep and how long it will be.
Short-term holders are realizing profits for the first time in a week - seller pressure is easing. However, MVRV remains deeply below the norm, and the durability of the reversal has yet to be confirmed.
The bear market ongoing since November 2025 has entered a deep phase after Friday's crash with a -46% drawdown. Price has approached the 1.25x Realized Price Band, which historically served as the boundary between correction and capitulation.
Unrealised losses tripled since January, SOPR Ratio dropped 40% from peaks - market in mid-cycle stress phase, but no signs of mass capitulation.
Today's FOMC is the key macro trigger, while BTC's internal structure has already improved over recent days. If financial conditions do not tighten, the bounce may solidify, but if the dollar and yields strengthen, the market will quickly return to defensive mode.
New 30-day pressure low, but price held. Buyers absorbing supply at key support.
Bitcoin is entering a zone that preceded the main capitulation phase in 2022. Net Realized P/L has dropped 97% from peaks and reached near-zero levels - exactly as it did before the decline from $30K to $16K.
Trend Pulse shifted from Neutral to Bear - both signals (14D return and SMA30 vs SMA200) are negative. Quarterly return of -19% confirms macro weakness without signs of extreme capitulation.
Price is testing the $89.8-90K zone - the cost basis of the freshest buyers. Holding this level is critical for stabilization; a breakdown means two cohorts go underwater simultaneously.
Sellers have regained control on derivatives after several weeks of buyer dominance, while US spot is not providing counter-demand - both signals point to a risk-off regime.
